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Facilities

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Service & Maintenance Staff 622
Campus Size 1,250 acres
Student Centers Adele H. Stamp Student Union
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries
  • Hornbake Library
  • McKeldin Library
Popular Places to Chill
  • Adele H. Stamp Student Union
  • Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
  • Eppley Recreation Center
  • The Mall
Bowling on Campus TerpZone, located in the basement of Stamp
Coffeehouse on Campus
  • Coffee Bar in Stamp
  • Footnotes Café at McKeldin Library
Movie Theater on Campus Hoff Theater in Stamp

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One of the most significant reasons for attending Maryland is its beautiful campus and awe-inspiring facilities. There’s no avoiding the bountiful cherry blossoms and flower arrangements on the grounds. Large trees around campus shade students from the strong sun during the hotter months. The buildings are not too shabby, either. Students rave about the Eppley Recreation Center (ERC), the Stamp Student Union, and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The ERC is so large that it sometimes feels like an airport. The pools are heated and have speakers mounted deep below. Thankfully, the ERC offers healthy, fun, and challenging experiences for students at all levels of fitness. Students who live on North Campus are thrilled that the ERC is a part of their home—it’s only minutes from the residence halls. The Stamp Student Union has come a long way and provides students, especially commuters, with a place to hang out in between classes and after the school day is complete. At the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, students interested in performance art can breathe in creativity, beauty, and progress—without hearing a single note of music. As for the “beauty” of some of the residence halls, that’s another story.

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Facilities at University of Maryland - College Park

ashleygreen22

Kinesiology and Exercise Science '15

4.6
A

Great Facilities

The Rec Center has a fully equipped gym, pool (indoor and outdoor), basketball, slushy store and etc. But right outside the gym their are 3 volleyball courts, soccer field and 2 basketball courts. Practically all the facilities have lounge areas and places to get food.

May 25, 2012

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Facilities at University of Maryland - College Park

ars710

Liberal Arts and Humanities '11

5.0
A+

Gym

The gym is beautiful and new with top of the line equipment. It is also really easy to rent out equipment such as a volleyball, lock, etc...

May 02, 2012

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Facilities at University of Maryland - College Park

katieumd

Political Science and Government '13

4.6
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Everything Is Kept up Really Well!

The facilities are really excellent. With such a huge campus, there's really everything. We have the Stamp Student Union in the center of campus which has a great food court, tons of meeting rooms, and even a bowling alley. The gym is HUGE and has something for absolutely everyone.

Apr 26, 2012

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User rating for University of Maryland - College Park - Facilities is 4.6 out of 5 based on 60 user reviews.

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Classroom Setting This is a classroom in the Kim Building. Many other lecture halls look like this, as well.
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Hornbake Library Hornbake Library is the other major library in addition to McKeldin Library. Hornbake also holds numerous classrooms.
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"Green" Initiatives

UM is recognized as a Campus Sustainability Leader on the College Sustainability Report Card. An example of the University's efforts includes when students constructed gardens on the roof of the Diner, growing produce from campus dining compost.

Favorite Things To Do

The ERC is always busy—everyone loves going to the gym, and the fact that it's open until 12 a.m. six days a week makes it even more appealing. Movies at the Hoff Theater and performances from numerous comedy groups are always a big draw. The libraries are never empty, either—people never seem to have a lack of things to do around UMCP!

See a movie at the Hoff Theater, go to a comedy show, grab a coffee and chill in the Coffee Bar café, go to the ERC and work up a sweat, or go swimming and tanning in the outdoor pool at the ERC when it’s nice out.

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