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Helping Students Navigate “Firsts”
The biggest obstacle Giuseppe Gordillo-Terreros faced going to college wasn’t the apprehension of move-in or the first day of classes: It was the application process. As the first person in his family to go to a four-year university, he found it very challenging to navigate the lengthy paperwork, including applying for FAFSA.“I relied a lot on people who were there to help me in high school," said Gordillo-Terreros, a junior pursuing his Bachelor of Science degree in architecture. "Without them, I probably wouldn't even be here at UMD."View Article Details for Helping Students Navigate “Firsts” 
Four UMD Students Named Ferguson CLE Fellows
Four undergraduate students from the University of Maryland were selected to be a part of the Ferguson Centers for Leadership Excellence’s (CLE) third class of Ferguson Fellows.Manasa Alur, Kerem Bulut, Anjali Sharma and Cameron Williams are among 62 students that were selected for this year’s program, which supports students pursuing careers in real estate or related fields through financial and professional opportunities.View Article Details for Four UMD Students Named Ferguson CLE Fellows 
College Park’s ‘Main Street’ Finishes Safety Upgrade
This article was originally published in Maryland Today. Written by Allison Eatough ’97. Chester Harvey’s commute from Washington to the University of Maryland via Metro and a foldable bicycle has always been eco-friendly, if not always convenient. Sometimes he’d have to use the sidewalks and clunk over the concrete seams every second. Or he’d take an indirect route using shoulders and side streets to avoid busy Baltimore Avenue.View Article Details for College Park’s ‘Main Street’ Finishes Safety Upgrade 
Green Infrastructure Makes “Cents” for Cities
A new brief on the economic benefits of green infrastructure demonstrates the dollars and “sense” behind trails, urban trees and other landscapes, making a case for communities to “scale up” nature-based solutions. Developed by UMD’s Environmental Finance Center for the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the summary will be shared with global and U.S. policymakers at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan this month.View Article Details for Green Infrastructure Makes “Cents” for Cities 
Congratulations to the Sustainable Maryland Class of 2024!
The Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland announced that 17 Maryland municipalities were honored at the Sustainable Maryland Awards Ceremony at the Maryland Municipal League’s annual Fall Conference last week.View Article Details for Congratulations to the Sustainable Maryland Class of 2024! 
Amy Gardner Named Professor Emerita
Amy Gardner, a longtime clinical professor of architecture who helped create a national benchmark for the Architecture Program’s studio curricula at the University of Maryland, has been named professor emerita of architecture by University President Darryll J. Pines.View Article Details for Amy Gardner Named Professor Emerita