Directions to campus and other visitor information is available at
http://www.urhome.umd.edu/commencement/info/familyFriends.cfm
Below are suggestions for which campus entrance to use for each of the College’s commencement venues:
Cole Student Activities Building
From Route 1, use the main entrance and continue to the top of Campus Drive. Follow signs to Stadium or Regents Garage, or lot Z. From Route 193: turn onto Stadium Drive, at the traffic circle, turn right onto Valley Drive and check for available space in parking garage. To reach Cole, continue through Lot 1,then left onto Campus Drive.
Comcast Center
From Route 1, exit to Route 193 West. At the first light, turn left onto Paint Branch Drive. Follow signs for parking.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center-Deckelboum Concert Hall
From Route 1, exit to Route 193 West. At the second light, turn left onto Stadium Drive. At the circle, turn right onto Valley Drive. The Center will be on the right. Stadium Drive parking garage is to the left. Follow signs for parking.
Memorial Chapel
From Route 1, enter campus through the main gate onto Campus Drive. Follow signs for the Regents Lane parking garage.
Reckord Armory
From Route 1, enter campus through the main gate onto Campus Drive. Follow signs for the Regents Lane parking garage.
Ritchie Coliseum
On Route 1, across from the Rossborough Inn. Follow signs to the closest parking garage if the venue's lot is full.
Please Note: Parking on commencement day can be extremely limited for many campus venues. Disabled guests and those with limited mobility, even those with disabled permits, are encouraged to arrive early. All locations have a limited number of handicapped parking spots, but these tend to fill up quickly. Guests are encouraged to consider dropping off disabled guests at the venue and then proceeding to the nearest available parking.
