Honors College Overnight Stay Program – Looking for hosts.

Spring semester means the Honors College is gearing up for recruitment! This semester we are bringing back the Honors College Overnight Stay Program, which will give select students the opportunity to spend the night with an Honors student and get a better look at the University of Maryland and the Honors College! The program will run from approximately 6:30pm on Thursday, April 4th until 8:00am on Friday, April 5th. There is also a mandatory training session on Wednesday, March 27th at 6:00pm in the Anne Arundel Basement Lounge.

We are looking for Honors students to serve as hosts for this program. It’s going to be a fun night and a great opportunity to show off the Honors College! Please note that you must live in traditional housing to serve as a host (north campus or north hill).

If you are interested in hosting students for the Honors Overnight Stay Program, please fill out and submit this survey by noon on Monday, February 4^th: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG5pWFdzMGl4MzY4QThrX3NhZGtGbEE6MQ#gid=0

*Please note if you are an Honors Ambassador or Banneker/ Key student and have already completed this survey, please don’t complete this again.*

Below you will find more information about the program and your responsibilities as a host. Program coordinators can also be reached at haovernightstay@gmail.com if you have additional questions.


Hi, my name is Kasandra Hunter and I will be one of the student coordinators for the Overnight Stay Program this semester. I am a senior in the University Honors Program majoring in Microbiology and minoring in French Studies. I've been active with Honors Ambassadors since the second semester of my freshman year and I'm excited to see the relaunch of this awesome program! Let's have a productive semester and set the bar high for the relaunch of the Honors Overnight Stay Program!

Hi! I’m Katy Rennenkampf, the other student coordinator! I am a senior in the University Honors Program, majoring in Math, Econ, and English. I have previously served as a student coordinator for Honors ambassadors, and can’t wait to work with you again with the Overnight Stay Program! It’s going to be an awesome and exciting semester for Honors recruitment!

We’re excited to relaunch the Honors College Overnight Stay Program this semester. The program will give prospective students the chance to spend the night at Maryland and experience life on campus more fully—this will be a powerful recruitment tool.

As part of your participation in this program, hosts will be asked to host 1-2 prospective freshmen, as space permits. Hosts will have to attend a mandatory training session on March 27th at 6:00 p.m. in the Anne Arundel Lounge.

On the night of the Overnight Stay Program, hosts will report to the Anne Arundel Basement by 6:30 p.m. on April 4th to begin welcoming student guests. Students will be arriving at 7pm, checking in, dropping off luggage, and participating in a program orientation. Hosts and their guests will participate in fun evening activities and spend the night together. Hosts will bring their students to the Stamp Student Union by 8:00 a.m. on Friday, April 5th, so visiting students can participate in the Spring Open House.

We hope that you will join us in this awesome and exciting program! If you have any questions please contact us at haovernightstay@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you—and if you are planning to participate, please submit our informational survey to indicate your interest and availability by noon, Monday, February 4th.

Thank you and welcome back to the spring semester!