2026 Maryland Metropolitan Education Expo

• 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.: Employer Arrival and Setup
• 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Career Fair - Networking
• 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.: Lunch Break
• 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.: On-Site Interviews

Career Fair + On-Site Interviews:

• For Profit: $350
• School District: $300
• NonProfit Organizations (Summer camps, etc.): $200
• UMD Campus Office: No cost for the first two representatives

Registration package includes 1 table and 2 representatives; for interviews, it would allow for 2 interview schedules (8 students/schedule).

Additional tables are available for purchase on the registration form for $150 each.

• Friday, February 13, 2026: Registration deadline (to be included in print materials)
• Wednesday, February 4, 2026: Payment and Cancellation deadline

*All organizations may sign up candidates for interviews on the day of the event. However, we do provide early access to review and select UMD candidates for interviews in advance of the event.

While the University Career Center will not provide the option for employers to coordinate interview schedules using Handshake this year, employers opting to host on-site interviews on the afternoon of the Expo will have the option of managing their own interview schedules by:

• Scheduling candidates in advance of the MMEE Expo by reviewing the MMEE 2026 Resume Book, which will be shared by Monday, Feb 9. 

AND/OR

• Employers may invite candidates of interest to to schedule 20-minute interviews on-site during the morning session of the Expo.

Important Dates:

• Monday, November 17: Employer registration opens in Handshake
• Monday, January 12 - Sunday, February 8: Students/alumni submit their resume to the MMEE 2025 Resume Book
• Monday, February 9: MMEE 2026 Resume Book sent to School Systems/Nonprofits for review 
• Tuesday, February 10 - 17 (OPTIONAL): Employers correspond directly with preferred candidates to build their interview schedule for afternoon on-site interviews.
• Wed, February 18 9:30-12:00pm: MMEE Career Fair Interact with interested candidates. Sign them up for 20-min interviews, if participating in afternoon session.
• Wed, February 19 1:00-5:00pm: Participating employers will conduct 20-minute candidate interviews. This allows each recruiter to interview 8 candidates between 1 pm and 5 pm. The schedule will begin with the first interview from 1 -1:20 pm. We will allow a 10-minute transition period (5 minutes for candidates to exit the space and another 5 minutes for the next interviewees to get settled), and then the next interview will begin at 1:30. Career Center staff will manage the interview transitions.

MMEE Sponsorship
*All sponsorship is in addition to the organization's registration fee

Event Sponsorship: $500

• Opportunity for prime booth location at the fair
• Opportunity for UCC to provide enhanced signage and balloons at your fair booth for the duration of the fair
• Opportunity to include the organization's logo on the fair website
• Opportunity to be recognized as a sponsor on signage throughout student/alumni and employer registration areas during the fair
• Opportunity to include organization's logo in printed fair booklet
• Opportunity to participate in a Fair Preparation event (workshop or resume reviews)

Branded Items Sponsorship: 

Donate branded items with your organization’s logo to enhance the student experience at the fair. Items may include:

• Bags
• Pens
• Hand sanitizer
• Mints

Select one of the sponsorship levels during the career fair registration process and contact Sharena Payne at spayne13@umd.edu or 301-314-7237 to complete sponsorship forms.