Photo Essay: Visit Maryland Day By Sandra Nyanchoka

Outside The Stamp Student Union where the "Visit Maryland Day" event took place in the Grand Ballroom on Friday, Oct. 25. Photo by Sandra Nyanchoka.

University of Maryland's mascot, Testudo, welcomes visitors inside the Grand Ballroom for the "Visit Maryland Day" event on Friday, Oct. 25.  Photo by Sandra Nyanchoka.

Parents meet with staff from the School of Architecture at the "Visit Maryland Day" event on Friday, Oct. 25.  Photo by Sandra Nyanchoka.

Parents, students, and staff mingle at the "Visit Maryland Day" event on Friday, Oct. 25.  Photo by Sandra Nyanchoka.

Representatives from the College of Arts & Humanities at the "Visit Maryland Day" event on Friday, Oct. 25. Photo by Sandra Nyanchoka.

Parents, students, and staff mingle at the "Visit Maryland Day" event on Friday, Oct. 25.  Photo by Sandra Nyanchoka.

Two University of Maryland servers set up a table with drinks and food at the "Visit Maryland Day" event on Friday, Oct. 25.  Photo by Sandra Nyanchoka.

Parents and students gather around a table filled with snacks at the "Visit Maryland Day" event on Friday, Oct. 25.  Photo by Sandra Nyanchoka.

University of Maryland's mascot, Testudo, poses for a picture with a parent inside the Grand Ballroom during the "Visit Maryland Day" event on Friday, Oct. 25. Photo by Sandra Nyanchoka.