Terps for Change Participant Application Fall 2025

Terps for Change is a semester-long program in which volunteers, led by student coordinators, visit a local site to perform hands-on community service once a week. To engage more deeply with and better understand systemic inequities, volunteers participate in weekly facilitated dialogues focusing on team-building, social issue education, identity, inclusion, and more. Volunteering with Terps for Change is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on service experience in a specialized issue area, professional development skills, and the ability to speak across differences about complex topics.


Fall 2025 Dates:

  • Mandatory Kick-Off Orientation for All Volunteers: September 22, 2025, 4-5 PM
  • Volunteering and Dialogue Starts: Monday, September 29, 2025 (week of)
  • No volunteering during the week of Thanksgiving
  • Participating volunteers must be able to commit to the full semester program ending the week of Monday, December 8, 2025, which includes 2-3 hours of service per week and 1 hour of dialogue per week.


Please submit your application by Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be accepted.


All NEW Terps for Change volunteers will be required to do a 15-minute interview, which will take place from September 9th to September 16 2025.


You will receive an email from Terps for Change in September with details on scheduling your interview.


Application Deadline: Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 11:59 pm.


If you have further questions about Terps for Change or the application process, please refer to the website (www.stamp.umd.edu/t4c) and/or contact us at terpsforchange@umd.edu.

 
 
 

Your ID used to sign in to UMD CAS (Ex: paltr)

 

Your 9-digit University ID number

 

Please provide the name you would like to be referred by.

 
Phone
 

UMD requires that all university communication be sent to students' Terpmail email addresses. Make sure your account is set up and check it regularly. (Ex: hmcninch@terpmail.umd.edu or hmcninch@umd.edu)

 
 
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Please confirm below that you are a student at the University of Maryland (College Park) that is currently enrolled in classes for the current semester.

 

You must hold a valid driver's license and a clean driving record. Virtual training and more information will be provided on ELMS. (in person test driving will be available upon request)

 

Please be specific, such as "my advisor told me about it", "from the CMNS listserv", or "[specific individual] recommended I apply".

 
 
 
 
 
 

Site Placement Information

Please rank in order all service sites based on time/day of the week availability and site preference. Choice #1 being the most interested, Choice #2 being the second, and so on. If you are not available for a time/day of week, please do not rank that as a preference. All site times listed include travel to and from the site, and are subject to change as we approach the beginning of our program. Please note that all Fall 2025 sites are taking place in person. Visit www.stamp.umd.edu/t4c to learn more about each community partner.


**Note: When placing applicants at our volunteer sites, we take into account both your preferences and the community partner’s needs. This means that we cannot guarantee placement at your first-choice site, but we do strive to get you placed at one of your top three choices. We hope that you will consider this carefully when providing your preferences and keep an open mind to our placement decisions.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mandatory Dialogue Placement Information

Please indicate your availability for weekly dialogue below. All dialogues are in person.


*PLEASE NOTE*


If you are a returner participant we have a returner track to our dialogue program! Please choose one of the three dates for the returner track if possible!

 
 
 

Please use this space to express any questions or concerns you may have, for example: changes to your schedule that may occur, other obligations you may want us to be aware of when placing you.