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Fall 2025 Career & Internship Fair

Our Fall 2025 Career & Internship Fair will take place over the course of 3 days:

TBD | STEM Focus
TBD | STEM & All Industries
TBD | All Industries

Registration is now open! No on-site registration will be available.

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Departmental Campus Career Fairs

Date: Friday, September 19, 2025, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Adele H. Stamp Student Union at the University of Maryland
This event brings together top employers and talented undergraduates from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. This fair is open to Smith undergraduate students and Smith undergraduate alumni. Students will be seeking externships, internships, and full-time opportunities from all eight business majors: accounting, finance, marketing, supply chain management, operations management and business analytics, information systems, management, and international business.
Recruiters: Registration is now open! Sign in to your HireSmith account to register.
Questions? Contact Luke Dieguez, Assistant Director of Smith Employer Relations, at ldieguez@umd.edu.

Date: Monday, September 22, 2025, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Adele H. Stamp Student Union at the University of Maryland
The University of Maryland's Department of Computer Science Internship and Career Fair is a bi-annual event. Attendees include undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. computer science students who are looking for challenging and rewarding internships, co-ops, and full-time careers that will value and foster their technical capabilities. This private event connects many of the department's 3600+ undergraduate students and 250 graduate students to innovative and exciting companies.
Recruiters: Registration is now open! Register in Handshake.
Questions? Contact cscareerfairs@umd.edu.

Date: Friday, October 17, 2025, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Kim Engineering Rotunda at the University of Maryland
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Career Fair is held twice a year during both the spring and fall semesters. Each fair is attended by students seeking internships or full-time employment.
Recruiters: Registration will open August 1, 2025!
Questions? Contact Darcy Long, External Relations Coordinator, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at dlong123@umd.edu.

Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Location: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Colony Ballroom, at The University of Maryland
UMD's Environmental Career & Internship Fair is open to employers seeking to hire for full-time, part-time, and internship positions in the fields of environmental policy, research, GIS, conservation, and sustainability. While engineering organizations looking to hire in these fields are welcome to participate, this fair is not targeting environmental/civil engineers as a primary student audience.
Recruiters: Registration will open fall 2025! Register in Handshake.
Questions? Contact Casey Miller, Career Services Program Director, UCC@AGNR at caseymil@umd.edu.

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Kim Engineering Building at the University of Maryland
You are invited to attend the Quantum Leap Career Nexus, the premier networking, recruitment, and mentorship event for careers in quantum science, engineering, and information. This fair is attended by hundreds of quantum-skilled and quantum-curious students, postdocs, and early career professionals from across the nation. Read more about the past event here.
Recruiters: Registration is now open! Register in Handshake.
Questions? Contact the UMD Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation at rqs@umd.edu.

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Atrium, at the University of Maryland
The Communication & Media Career & Internship Fair connects students with employers looking to hire for full-time and part-time jobs and internships in the fields spanning communication, media, entertainment, marketing, production, and more. Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to connect with employers in your career fields of interest!
Recruiters: Registration will open summer 2025. Register in Handshake.
Questions? Contact Kate Juhl, Career Services Program Director, UCC@ARHU at kjuhl@umd.edu.

Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Kim Engineering Rotunda at the University of Maryland
Engineering Career Services hosts a Chemical, Materials, and Bioengineering career fair each fall and spring. Employers will have the opportunity to meet with undergraduate and graduate students, all of whom are seeking either internships or full-time employment.
Recruiters: Registration is now open! Register here.
Questions? Contact Ron Mentzer, Employer Relations Coordinator, Engineering Career Services, at rmentze1@umd.edu.

Date: Friday, October 31, 2025, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Kim Building Rotunda at the University of Maryland
Engineering Career Services host a Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering career fair each fall. Employers can meet with students for career opportunities.
Recruiters: Registration is now open! Register here.
Questions? Contact Ron Mentzer, Employer Relations Coordinator, Engineering Career Services, at rmentze1@umd.edu.

Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2025, Time TBD
Location: School of Public Health Concourse, at The University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park, is the state’s flagship university and one of the nation’s preeminent public research institutions. Don't miss this FREE opportunity to connect with our top Terp talent, undergraduate and graduate students interested in networking and learning more about career opportunities in the dynamic field of public health.
Recruiters: Registration will open fall 2025! Register in Handshake.
Questions? Contact Jodi Hammer, Career Services Program Director, UCC@SPH at jhammer2@umd.edu

Date: TBD
Location: TBD
This fair is an excellent opportunity to connect employers with University of Maryland undergraduate, graduate students, and alumni seeking full-time, part-time, and internship positions in various fields that value language and cross-cultural skills and opportunities to work, teach, or intern abroad. This fair is also open to students from other local colleges and universities. Space is limited.
Recruiters: Registration will open summer 2025! Register in Handshake.
Questions? Contact Kate Juhl, Career Services Program Director, UCC@ARHU at kjuhl@umd.edu.

Employer Industry Meetup Series

The University of Maryland (UMD) Career Center hosts Industry Meetups throughout the semester. UMD’s student body encompasses students from 50 states and 116 countries and includes 102 undergraduate majors, 115 master's programs, and 84 doctoral programs. Our meetups are a great opportunity to connect in-person with and recruit prospective, skilled, and diverse candidates to empower your organization.

Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: University Career Center, Hornbake Library - South Wing, 3rd Fl at the University of Maryland
The University Career Center & The President's Promise is hosting an On-Campus & Part-Time Jobs Meetup. The event will be held in person, on campus at the University Career Center. This is an informal event where students can explore on-campus and near-campus part-time employment, and employers can meet students actively seeking paid part-time opportunities.
Recruiters: Registration is now open! Please register in Handshake.
Questions? Contact the University Career Center at careerfairs@umd.edu.

Date: TBD
Location: Hornbake Library, INFO Commons at the University of Maryland
This boutique career fair brings together about 20 creative technology employers seeking early talent for internships and full-time jobs. All students (undergrad and grad) are welcome to attend, but this event targets students studying fields such as Information Science, Technology & Information Design, Social Data Science, Immersive Media Design, Graphic Design, and Human-Computer Interaction.
Recruiters: Registration will open fall 2025! Register in Handshake.
Questions? Contact Kevin Kenneally, Program Director, UCC@INFO at kkenneal@umd.edu.

Date: TBD
Location: TBD
The University Career Center & The President's Promise is excited to host the Just In Time Meetup. This in-person networking event offers students, especially upcoming May graduates, the chance to explore paid full-time and internship opportunities.
Recruiters: Registration will open fall 2025! Register in Handshake.
Questions? Contact the University Career Center at careerfairs@umd.edu.

Networking Events

Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025, 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Colony Ballroom, at the University of Maryland
Employers and UMD alumni working in the fields of applied economic research, government, consulting, policy analysis, financial services/wealth management, and other related industries are welcome to participate. This recruiting and networking event offers an excellent opportunity to interact with over 200 talented students, even if you are not actively recruiting. Space is limited.
Recruiters: Registration is now open! Register in Handshake.
Questions? Contact Ronda Ansted, Career Outreach Strategist, Department of Economics, at ransted@umd.edu.

Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025, 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Atrium, at the University of Maryland
We are seeking employers and UMD alumni within the fields of law enforcement, government, advocacy, and legal fields to attend and share their career paths and knowledge with current students. This could serve as an excellent way to brand your organization or give back to a Terp! This event is primarily for networking and career exploration! This will provide students with a place to learn about career paths, in-demand skills, make new contacts, and potentially gain job or internship leads. If your organization is recruiting, contacts made at this event could lead to new hires! However, even if positions are not currently available, we hope you will attend, share career advice, and answer questions about the work you do. Space is limited.
Recruiters: Registration will open fall 2025!
Questions? Contact Sharena Payne, Associate Director of Employer Relations, at spayne13@umd.edu, or Shannon Sibel, Career Outreach Specialist, at ssibel@umd.edu