Music, artwork, a games room, and comfortable lounges provide a pleasant setting for leisure-time or educational pursuits. Exhibits, debates, and musical performances are among the center's scheduled activities. Leadership programs, which give students the opportunity to gain practical knowledge as well as learn more about themselves and others, are offered year-round by Kirby's Student Activities Center staff. Their home page is on the UMD Web site under Student Services, Kirby Student Center. UMD Statesman UMD's weekly newspaper, the UMD Statesman, is written, edited, and managed by students.
Every student receives the paper through the student service fee.
Students can get involved with the paper in various ways. The paper is published every Thursday. The office includes an updated computer system, layout work area, darkroom, and business office. SA provides an arena in which students can discuss existing University policies and recommend new ones to meet the demands of an ever-changing institution. Its cabinet consists of a president, an administrative assistant, a vice president of academic affairs, a vice president of business affairs, a vice president of student affairs, and a student representative to the Board of Regents.