Honors Humanities Living
As an Honors Humanities student, you can enjoy a unique on-campus living experience in one of the best dorms at the University of Maryland!
Anne Arundel Hall, the Honors Humanities home base.
Anne Arundel Hall
Home to Honors Humanities students, the Honors College central office, and the Honors Humanities faculty and staff offices, Anne Arundel Hall is conveniently located behind McKeldin library, providing quick access to the mall, South Campus dining hall, the Student Union, and most academic buildings. Rooms have air conditioning (!) and include singles, doubles, and triples. The building is wheelchair accessible and has several rooms equipped and accessible for persons with disabilities.
Honors Humanities is committed to making its residence halls welcoming spaces. Each person, including LGBTQ community members, persons with disabilities, and students with religious housing needs, has a rightful place in our community. To the best of our ability, we will work with you to meet your housing needs. To read more about LGBTQ campus housing resources, visit the Reslife LGBTQ Housing website, email Honors Humanities, or confidentially contact reslife directly by emailing Michelle McCubbin at mmccubbi@umd.edu. If you would like to discuss with us how we can best meet your housing needs, please email us at hhum@umd.edu.
About Anne Arundel Hall
Amenities
- Most academic buildings and libraries are less than a 5-minute walk away.
- Lounge and study space on each residence hall floor.
- A charming community lounge space in the Anne Arundel Hall cupola.
- Air conditioning available year round.
- Wired and wireless internet access in each room. Dorm rooms include data jacks and cable connections.
- Baby grand piano in the ground floor lounge.
- Video projector and sound system in study rooms, as well as the ground floor lounge.
- A cozy student library on the first floor.
- A 24-hour study lounge on the ground level.
- 24-hour access to the kitchen.
- Exterior barbeque grill.
- Microwaves on every floor.
- Package pick-up facilities located in Queen Anne's Hall, directly adjacent to Anne Arundel Hall.
- Living-Learning Program offices located on the ground level; Honors College central offices located on the first floor.
- Shuttle UM stop located right outside the buildings. Free shuttles include the campus connector, the grocery shopping shuttle, and the Prince George's Plaza shuttle, among others.
Location
Anne Arundel Hall is conveniently located in the heart of the University of Maryland's campus. It is directly across the street from Tawes Hall, the home of the English Department, as well as the Mitchell Art-Sociology building, the home of the campus art library. The dorm has easy access to the McKeldin Library and the McKeldin Mall, and is a five-minute walk to the Stamp Student Union and the South Campus Dining Hall.
If you would like to schedule a visit to Honors Humanities, please email hhum@umd.edu. To learn more about housing at UMD, visit the Resident Life Home Page.
Honors Humanities Community
Honors Humanities fosters a tight-knit community and liberal-arts experience by hosting regular social, educational, and professional events. These events take place in the dorm, on campus, in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, and beyond. In addition to the regular Council programming described below, Honors Humanities hosts such things as visits to the Challenge Course at Eppley, food trucks, a Sophomore weekend trip to NYC, and more.
In Honors Humanities, I met some of my truest friends, I participated in some of the most memorable debates and discussions of my college career, and made tons of amazing memories while I was at it. I learned things about myself, about my friends, and about my world.
The strong sense of community and support in HoHum helped acclimate me into a huge college campus. Since I felt so welcome and accepted in HoHum, I was better able to put myself out there outside of HoHum because I knew I had a home in HoHum to come back to.
Washington, D.C. and the Baltimore Metro Area
The University of Maryland and College Park are only a 10-minute metro ride to Washington, D.C. and a 30-minute MARC ride to Baltimore or Annapolis. Living in the Washington, D.C. - Baltimore Metro Area allows you the opportunity to experience so much. These are just a few of the cultural, political and natural wonders available to you as a Terp: