Welcome to the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Alumni and Development website.

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) is the largest college on the University of Maryland campus, offering four of the five most popular majors and granting 35 percent of the university’s degrees.  Our more than 40,000 alumni use their behavioral and social sciences training in boardrooms, classrooms, and courtrooms across the United States and around the globe.  From the halls of the U.S. Capitol to the most remote villages of the world, BSOS alumni are bringing their expertise to the most pressing social, economic, political, and cultural questions of our time.

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The Campaign for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences:

Who we are and what we will become as individuals and societies is fundamentally rooted in the choices people make.  To understand human behavior, then, is to hold the key to not only understanding the past, but to changing the future.

To continue to advance the mission of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences well into the 21^st Century, we are embarking on a Great Expectations Campaign to improve support for our talented faculty, allow easier financial access to the best and brightest students, and provide state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities.  During the campaign, we seek to enhance the college community by raising funds to:

• Endow academic chairs to attract and retain the very best faculty and provide operational funds to support the development of junior faculty;

• Fund scholarships to assure access as well as to provide opportunities for our students to take advantage of learning opportunities outside of the traditional classroom; and

• Transform our lecture halls, classrooms, labs and community clinics with 21^st Century technology.

Each and every gift, regardless of amount, makes a difference in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.  For more information about how you can support BSOS, please contact the Alumni Relations and Development Office at (301) 405-3475.

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Board of Visitors was established to ensure that the college's future growth and directions are shaped with the insights and experience of a set of individuals who are leaders in their fields and distinguished in their careers.  The Board of Visitors includes:

     Dennis Cardoza (Government and Politics, 1982)
     U.S. Representative (CA-18)

     Raymond G. LaPlaca (Law, 1981)
     Partner: Knight, Manzi, Nussbaum, and LaPlaca, P.A.

     Singleton B. McAllister (African-American Studies, Government and Politics, 1975)
     Attorney: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, P.C.

     Neil Moskowitz (Economics, 1980)
     Chief Financial Officer: Credit Suisse First Boston

     Martin Perschetz (Government and Politics, 1974)
     Attorney: Schulte, Roth, and Zabel, LLP

     Patricia Maguire Semple (Sociology, 1970)
     Executive Director: United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

     Craig A. Thompson (African-American Studies, Government and Politics, 1992)
     Partner: Venable LLP

Alumni Chapter Board

The Alumni Chapter Board serves to involve alumni and friends in the life of the College and its academic departments. The Alumni Chapter Board includes:

     Paul Mandell (Government and Politics, 1995)
     President: Clutch Legal Staffing

     Lisa Parzow (Criminology, 1976)
     President: Law Resources

     Robert Ramos (Economics, 1988)
     Financial Planner: Wealth Management Partners, LLP

     Melissa Richman (Hearing and Speech Sciences, 1991)
     Speech/Language Pathologist: National Rehabilitation Hospital

     Robert Satterfield (Economics, 1995)
     Financial Advisor: UBS Financial Services