--- title: UMD to Host Press Conference with President and New Athletic Director date: 2018-06-25T20:50:00-04:00 author: admin canonical_url: "https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news-releases/umd-host-press-conference-president-and-new-athletic-director" section: News Releases --- News Releases # UMD to Host Press Conference with President and New Athletic Director The University of Maryland will host a press conference Tuesday morning with University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh and its newly named Director of Athletics Damon Evans. June 25, 2018 ## Contacts Office of Communications: **Contacts:** MEDIA RSVP TO: **WHAT:** The University of Maryland will host a press conference Tuesday morning with University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh and its newly named Director of Athletics Damon Evans. **WHO:** - University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh - University of Maryland Athletic Director Damon Evans - University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering Dean Darryll Pines, Head of the Search Committee - University of Maryland Field Hockey Head Coach Missy Meharg, Search Committee Member **WHEN:** Tuesday, June 26 at 10:00 a.m. **WHERE:** The Hotel at the University of Maryland Terrapin Ballroom, First Floor 7777 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD 20740 **MEDIA RSVP AND LOGISTICS:** - Media must RSVP to and will be required to show credentials at check-in. - Media check-in will begin at 9:00 a.m. - A mult box audio feed will be available. There will be a soundcheck at 9:30 a.m. - Validated parking will be available in the garage at The Hotel at UMD. Topics [ Athletics ](/news-releases?topic[]=athletics) [ Press conference ](/news-releases?topic[]=press-conference) Colleges & Schools [ Department of Intercollegiate Athletics ](/news-releases?unit[]=unit-department-of-intercollegiate-athletics)