PSYC Events

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Psychology Department Events:	When/Where
Welcome to PSYC Day Join us for Welcome to PSYC Day, a festive event to kick off the Fall semester and bring together students, faculty, and staff from across the Department of Psychology. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the start of the academic year, explore student involvement in the department, and build community. Each year, dozens of labs, student groups, and special programs participate - and hundreds of students attend! Enjoy sweet treats, prizes, and great conversations. Full list of participants - TBD	Monday, September 14th, 2026 12:00-1:00 pm BRB Colonnade
Coffee in the Courtyard Connect with graduate students, faculty, and staff over coffee during our monthly programs. Learn about opportunities, careers, graduate school, and more!	Fall 2026 TBD
Transfer Integration Program (TIPS) TIPS is designed to provide practical guidance to Psychology Transfer Students on how to effectively manage the academic and social challenges of being a University of Maryland Undergraduate Psychology Major. TIPS events will be held monthly throughout the fall and spring semesters.	Fall 2026 / Spring 2027 TBD
ABA Therapy Panel (Virtual Event)	TBD
Everything I/O Psychology Networking Night (Virtual Event) Learn more about the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology including careers, graduate school, internships, professional associations/development, and research. Connect with Alumni, Graduate Programs, and Organizational Professionals within this fast growing field of I/O PSYC.	TBD
Mastering Your Master's Degree Grad School Search Panel (Virtual Event)	TBD
Career Shuttle	TBD
Career Exploration Night Connect with UMD alumni and organizations to learn about career paths options related to psychology at the UMD Psychology Career Exploration Night. This event offers the opportunity for you to chat individually, or in small groups, with professionals who have successfully established themselves in the career fields listed below. Some organizations will also be sharing internship and full-time job openings. Registration will open late December 2026.	Tuesday March 2nd, 2027 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Enter the PhD Workshop Interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in psychology? The workshop is geared toward current First-year and Second-year psychology majors and will answer questions such as: Why should I consider a doctoral degree (PhD) in psychology? What are the differences between a master's degree and a doctoral degree in psychology? What are the different career paths available to those who earn a PhD in psychology? What are the different research areas of psychology? What is life as a psychology graduate student really like? What steps can I start taking now to be a desirable candidate for psychology PhD programs? ...and any questions you have that are not on this list This workshop is organized by the Department of Psychology's Diversity Committee as part of our effort to increase graduate study opportunities for students from groups that are underrepresented in the field of psychology. RSVP - more details to be announced later.	Friday April 30th, 2027 9:00 am - 5:00 pm BPS 1140 A/B
PSYC Terp Multicultural Town Hall The Town Hall is an opportunity to learn about students’ experiences of inclusion, representation and climate in our undergraduate courses. Results from the Department of Psychology’s Undergraduate Climate Survey will be presented, followed by student-led small group conversations about the strengths and directions for continued advancement of inclusive efforts in undergraduate courses. Lots of changes have been made to the undergraduate program based on what students share at this Town Hall—so, please come and add your voice!	Spring 2027 TBD
Undergraduate Psychology Research Fair Learn about the exciting research being conducted by PSYC Terps! Make connections with your PSYC Terp community. Learn about the labs and projects in our department and get involved. This is a great experience for any students involved in on-campus research, especially those students planning to pursue graduate study.	Spring 2027 TBD
PSYC Senior Celebration Celebrate PSYC seniors!	Wednesday May 5th, 2027 12:00 - 1:00 pm BPS 1140 A/B
2027 Main Commencement 2027 BSOS Commencement	Monday, May 24th, 2027 BSOS Ceremony TBD

Psychology Department Events:

When/Where

Welcome to PSYC Day

Join us for Welcome to PSYC Day, a festive event to kick off the Fall semester and bring together students, faculty, and staff from across the Department of Psychology. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the start of the academic year, explore student involvement in the department, and build community.
Each year, dozens of labs, student groups, and special programs participate - and hundreds of students attend!
Enjoy sweet treats, prizes, and great conversations.
Full list of participants - TBD

Monday, September 14th, 2026

12:00-1:00 pm

BRB Colonnade

Coffee in the Courtyard

Connect with graduate students, faculty, and staff over coffee during our monthly programs.
Learn about opportunities, careers, graduate school, and more!

Fall 2026 TBD

Transfer Integration Program (TIPS)

TIPS is designed to provide practical guidance to Psychology Transfer Students on how to effectively manage the academic and social challenges of being a University of Maryland Undergraduate Psychology Major.
TIPS events will be held monthly throughout the fall and spring semesters.

Fall 2026 /

Spring 2027 TBD

ABA Therapy Panel (Virtual Event)

TBD

Everything I/O Psychology Networking Night (Virtual Event)

Learn more about the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology including careers, graduate school, internships, professional associations/development, and research.
Connect with Alumni, Graduate Programs, and Organizational Professionals within this fast growing field of I/O PSYC.

TBD

Mastering Your Master's Degree Grad School Search Panel (Virtual Event)

TBD

Career Shuttle

TBD

Career Exploration Night

Connect with UMD alumni and organizations to learn about career paths options related to psychology at the UMD Psychology Career Exploration Night.
This event offers the opportunity for you to chat individually, or in small groups, with professionals who have successfully established themselves in the career fields listed below. Some organizations will also be sharing internship and full-time job openings.
Registration will open late December 2026.

Tuesday March 2nd, 2027

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Enter the PhD Workshop

Interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in psychology?
The workshop is geared toward current First-year and Second-year psychology majors and will answer questions such as:
- Why should I consider a doctoral degree (PhD) in psychology?
- What are the differences between a master's degree and a doctoral degree in psychology?
- What are the different career paths available to those who earn a PhD in psychology?
- What are the different research areas of psychology?
- What is life as a psychology graduate student really like?
- What steps can I start taking now to be a desirable candidate for psychology PhD programs?
- ...and any questions you have that are not on this list
This workshop is organized by the Department of Psychology's Diversity Committee as part of our effort to increase graduate study opportunities for students from groups that are underrepresented in the field of psychology.
RSVP - more details to be announced later.

Friday April 30th, 2027

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

BPS 1140 A/B

PSYC Terp Multicultural Town Hall

The Town Hall is an opportunity to learn about students’ experiences of inclusion, representation and climate in our undergraduate courses.
Results from the Department of Psychology’s Undergraduate Climate Survey will be presented, followed by student-led small group conversations about the strengths and directions for continued advancement of inclusive efforts in undergraduate courses.
Lots of changes have been made to the undergraduate program based on what students share at this Town Hall—so, please come and add your voice!

Spring 2027 TBD

Undergraduate Psychology Research Fair

Learn about the exciting research being conducted by PSYC Terps!
Make connections with your PSYC Terp community.
Learn about the labs and projects in our department and get involved.
This is a great experience for any students involved in on-campus research, especially those students planning to pursue graduate study.

Spring 2027 TBD

PSYC Senior Celebration

Celebrate PSYC seniors!

Wednesday May 5th, 2027

12:00 - 1:00 pm

BPS 1140 A/B

2027 Main Commencement

2027 BSOS Commencement

Monday, May 24th, 2027

BSOS Ceremony TBD

BSOS Feller Center Events:

Career Events for BSOS Majors

Psychology Career Exploration Night