Gifts for Grads
Looking for more ways to celebrate? Graduates and their family and friends can use these these gifts to celebrate, congratulate, and share pride in our UMD graduates.
You have the opportunity to celebrate your graduate and cement their achievement forever in College Park with the gift of a membership in the University of Maryland Alumni Association.
Special graduation gift options are available at the UMD bookstore.
Gift your grad an official University of Maryland class ring! It is the perfect keepsake they will cherish long after graduation.
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Commemorate their achievement by personalizing a brick that will be displayed on Legacy Plaza at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, steps away from SECU Stadium. Use promo code GRAD to save.
When it comes to selecting diploma and certificate frames, Herff Jones is the way to go! They offer high-quality value and customization that perfectly represents your grad.
Recognize your student’s hard work and dedication by making a Legacy Gift in your student’s honor. This tribute gift is a way to express support and gratitude to the University and to the faculty and staff who have been meaningful in your student’s education.
Leave your legacy and be a part of Maryland’s senior class gift tradition. Contribute $10 to the senior class gift fund and receive a custom Terp Alum tassel charm to wear at all Commencement activities.
All proceeds from the class gift will go towards the voted fund of choice by the Class of 2026. The voting will take place at the Leave Your Legacy: A Champagne Toast event on February 26, 2026. All graduating students will receive an email invite to this event at the start of the Spring 2026 semester.
Join your fellow classmates for the Alumni Association’s annual Grad Bash event, in partnership with the Department of Athletics. Don't miss your chance to run through the iconic football tunnel from Jones Hill House to SECU Stadium, rub Testudo's nose for one more dose of good luck, be featured in a Class of 2026 video and celebrate with a DJ, photobooth and more.
GradImages, a photography partner, will take photographs of each graduate as they cross the stage at their school or college ceremony. They will also take photos of every graduate at the main ceremony, prior to the procession. While there is no obligation to purchase prints, the graduate will receive color proofs emailed approximately two weeks after commencement. In order to receive the proofs, be sure to complete the address card distributed in the line-up area prior to the procession.
Finding your graduate’s photos after the ceremony is easy. Visit www.gradimages.com to view and purchase custom photo products like prints, plaques, specialty gifts, and more.
You can also pre-register your contact information using this direct link. Upon completion, you will receive a coupon code for 20% off an order of $50 or more.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your photos, please contact our Customer Service Department at (800) 261-2576, online at www.gradimages.com, or email ecc.giservice@gradimages.net. GradImages has a large team of customer care representatives ready to help graduates and family members with anything they may need.
We are pleased to partner with The Commencement Group during the days of commencement activities to provide grads and their guests with pop-up gift stands, located outside all of our ceremony venues.
Grab a shirt for the Class of 2026, containing the names of all the names* of this year's Terps grads - alongside flowers, kukui nut leis, and graduation plush toys.
For assistance with any products purchased on ceremony day, email info@thecommencementgroup.com or call (888)-287-3973.
*Some eligible graduates' names may not appear on the class shirt, due to the university's privacy policy, which excludes the names and likenesses of those who opt into the policy from being mentioned in various forms of media, and also applies to information shared with third-party vendors such as The Commencement Group. This policy may influence the inclusion of their names on any initial editions of the shirt. Contact The Commencement Group for additional assistance.