Mission

We, the students, faculty, and staff of the College Park Scholars Program, a select academic living-learning community at the University of Maryland, are a family committed to scholarship, citizenship, and the love of learning.

As members of our community, we:
Strive for academic excellence, commitment, and integrity;
Value curiosity, creativity, and persistence;
Encourage collaborative and multi-disciplinary teaching and learning;
Embrace critical and constructive thinking;
Celebrate the lasting joys of learning and scholarship;
Welcome all scholars, novice and practiced;
Accept success and failure as inspiration for change;
Respect individual differences and multiple perspectives;
Model honest, ethical and responsible behavior;
Participate as active members of the community;
Care for each other and our living environment;
Seek challenges and take risks to accomplish our goals;
Learn to serve, to lead, and to act so we make a difference in the world.