Chief Martinez Named Finalist for Campus Safety Director of the Year Gretchen Phillips March 06, 2025 - 2:56 pm March 06, 2025
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Director of Public Safety Felix Martinez was named a finalist for “Campus Safety” magazine’s Director of the Year.
Through this program, the magazine honors executives in hospital, university and school security, law enforcement and emergency management.
“In Chief Martinez's short tenure at St. Mary's College of Maryland he has...
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So. Md Education News
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Four Psychology Professors Contribute to Society for the Teaching of Psychology Conference Angela Draheim February 27, 2025 - 4:23 pm February 27, 2025
During the week of Feb. 10, multiple psychology department members and collaborators presented at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology's Online Annual Conference on Teaching.
Assistant Professor of Psychology Kristina Howansky, Assistant Professor of Psychology Anandi Ehman, Associate Professor of Psychology Gili Freedman and...
Assistant Professor Digesh Raut Chaired Conference in Nepal Lee Capristo February 25, 2025 - 10:11 am February 25, 2025
Assistant Professor of Physics Digesh Raut served as chair of the organizing committee for the BCVSPIN conference: Particle Physics and Cosmology in the Himalayas, held from Dec. 9-13, 2024, in Kathmandu, Nepal. BCVSPIN (an acronym for Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and Nepal) was initiated in the late 1980s by Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam and...
President Jordan Featured on IngenioUs Podcast Gretchen Phillips February 18, 2025 - 11:00 am February 18, 2025
Listen as President Jordan offers an authentic glimpse into her inspiring leadership journey on the latest episode of the IngenioUs podcast.
In this episode, "Leading with Vision, Grace and Grit: The Transformative Leadership of Tuajuanda C. Jordan," President Jordan reflects on the forces that shaped her, the challenges she faced and her hopes for the future. The IngenioUs...
Musician-in-Residence Brian Ganz Featured on WETA Public Television Chuck Steenburgh February 17, 2025 - 3:29 pm February 17, 2025
Musician-in-residence Brian Ganz is featured throughout February on WETA Arts. The show, a portion of which was recorded at the Nancy R. & Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center on campus, focuses on Ganz's nearly 15-year quest to perform the entire catalog of 240 works by composer Fryderyk Chopin.
The next-to-last performance in that series takes place on...
Five Recent Graduates Named Fulbright Semi-Finalists Chuck Steenburgh February 05, 2025 - 4:22 pm February 05, 2025
Five 2024 St. Mary's College of Maryland graduates were named Semi-Finalists in the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Four candidates have been moved forward as potential English Teaching Assistants (ETAs)—to spend a year teaching English in a foreign country—while the fifth is in the running for a Study Award to pursue a master's degree in Belgium.
Professor of...
Keeping an Eye on Influenza Chuck Steenburgh February 07, 2025 - 12:49 pm February 07, 2025
Sometimes, germs and sickness can be a fact of life in a congregate living environment – such as on a college campus. As we learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, epidemiologists – public health workers who monitor causes of sickness and injury – are an essential part of a healthcare team.
Recently, St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) Health Services was recognized by the Centers for Disease...
SMCM Board of Trustees Approves New Academic Programs Chuck Steenburgh February 03, 2025 - 2:37 pm February 03, 2025
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) Board of Trustees approved two new academic programs during their winter meeting, Jan. 30 through Feb. 1 at the College. A data science minor and a 3+2 program in environmental science will be available to students beginning in the fall of 2025.
The interdisciplinary data science minor will leverage the skills and research activity...
Michael P. O'Brien '68 Presented with the Order of the Ark and Dove Chuck Steenburgh February 03, 2025 - 2:29 pm February 03, 2025
In recognition of his leadership, philanthropy, loyalty and dedication to St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the College's Board of Trustees presented Michael P. O’Brien ’68 with the highest honor bestowed by the College — the Order of the Ark and Dove award. The presentation was made on Friday evening, Jan. 31 at the Board's dinner in the Nancy R. & Norton T...
SMCM Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Tickle and Alumna Publish Article in Counselling Psychology Quarterly
Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Tickle and Alumna Publish Article in Counselling Psychology Quarterly Angela Draheim January 29, 2025 - 12:55 pm January 29, 2025
In December 2024, Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Tickle and Julia Fitzpatrick ’23 published an article entitled “Eye contact matters: exploring its influence on interpersonal comfort and self-disclosure in virtual interactions” in the journal Counselling Psychology Quarterly.
Eye contact is known to...
SMCM Associate Professor Barrett Emerick Named an Editor of an Online Journal, and Republished in an Ethics Textbook
Associate Professor Barrett Emerick Named an Editor of an Online Journal, and Republished in an Ethics Textbook Gretchen Phillips January 10, 2025 - 9:43 am January 10, 2025
Associate Professor of Philosophy Barrett Emerick recently became an editor of “Feminist Philosophy Quarterly” (FPQ). The online journal is open-access, peer-reviewed and dedicated to promoting feminist philosophical scholarship. FPQ is one of three journals that specializes in feminist philosophy.
Additionally...
Professor Bailey Presents on Data Science Instruction in Psychology Angela Draheim January 15, 2025 - 2:48 pm January 15, 2025
Professor of Psychology Aileen Bailey, in collaboration with Associate Professor of Psychology James Mantell, recently presented on “Increase in Data Science Confidence following Enhanced Data Science Instruction in Psychology Lab Courses” and “Collaboratory Enhancing Data Science Skills in Psychology Majors” at the Annual National Institute on the Teaching of...
Associate Professor Kathy Koch Featured on Christopher Reeve Foundation Website Gretchen Phillips January 14, 2025 - 3:24 pm January 14, 2025
Katherine Koch, associate professor of educational studies, was recently recognized by the Christopher Reeve Foundation for publishing “EMS Response to Patients with Special Needs: Assessment, Treatment, and Transport” (Fire Engineering). Koch was featured as the EMS Spotlight on the organization's website in December.
Koch published the textbook...
James Ripple '24 Publishes a Research Article Anish Agashe December 31, 2024 - 3:02 pm
December 31, 2024
James Ripple (Physics, class of 24) along with Assistant Professor of Physics Anish Agashe recently published a research article titled, "The Tolman VII space-time in the presence of charge and a cosmological constant", in European Physical Journal C.
The authors had been working on this article since the summer of 2023 and it took slightly over a year for it to be fully prepared...
Professor of Art Sue Johnson Shows Work in Georgia Lee Capristo December 29, 2024 - 8:09 pm
December 29, 2024
Sue Johnson, professor of art, is exhibiting 15 works from her recent project, “Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines” in COLLECTive Concerns: Collage and Assemblage now on view at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, Georgia through March 15, 2025. Curated by Reni Gower/Wylie Contemporary. The exhibition will travel through 2026 to University Art Gallery, Central...
Community Affairs Liaison Bush '94 Named to Judicial Panel by Governor Moore Chuck Steenburgh December 28, 2024 - 1:17 pm
December 28, 2024
Governor Wes Moore announced the appointment of Kelsey Bush '94, community affairs liaison at SMCM, to the Judicial Nominating Commission for Calvert and St. Mary's Counties.
The commission, one of 16 such regional bodies in Maryland, plays a critical role in the selection of judicial candidates.
Bush has served on a number of local and statewide...
Eight Students Earn valuable IT Security Credential Gretchen Phillips December 20, 2024 - 3:51 pm
December 20, 2024
Eight St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) students were able to participate in CompTIA Security+ certification training thanks to a partnership with Resource Management Concepts (RMC). Each student passed, earning the industry-standard certification and adding an essential component to their respective resumes.
RMC, a leading information technology services company...
St. Mary’s College Wins 2025 NCAA/MOAA Division III Award for Diversity and Inclusion Nairem Moran December 12, 2024 - 1:35 pm
December 12, 2024
The St. Mary's College of Maryland Department of Athletics & Recreation has been awarded the 2025 NCAA and Minority Opportunities Athletic Association Award for Diversity and Inclusion, recognizing their outstanding commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment within the athletics community.
St. Mary's College joins Division I...
President Jordan discusses College and Career Readiness Gretchen Phillips December 11, 2024 - 5:13 pm
December 11, 2024
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda Jordan and members of the Carnegie Postsecondary Commission of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in Baltimore and in Prince George’s County met last month to discuss effective programs, partnerships and pipelines to prepare marginalized students for college and careers.
The first day of the...
SMCM Psychology Students, Alumna and Professors Contribute to Two Conferences in November 2024 Angela Draheim December 10, 2024 - 7:20 pm
December 10, 2024
The SMCM Department of Psychology was well-represented at two national conventions in November.
On Nov. 15, 2024, Lorelai Symmes '25 presented a poster entitled "The Association Between Psychological Inflexibility and Disordered Eating Pathology: A Systematic Review" at the 58th Annual Convention of the Association of Cognitive and...