So. Md Education News

 

CSM CSM Donates College’s Medical Supplies and Equipment; Nursing Students Volunteer for the Front Lines of the Pandemic Response

When the national call to action sounded for public donations of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in mid-March, College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Health Sciences Division Chair Dr. Laura Polk rallied CSM colleagues in her division, the Science and Engineering Division and CSM’s Continuing Education and Workforce Development healthcare programs – and got to work. She immediately organized staff and faculty to gather the college’s PPE and medical supplies for local health care providers...

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CSM CSM Waives Online Course Fees for Credited Summer Classes, Registration Underway

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces that it will waive the $20 per credit online course fee for its 2020 Summer Sessions to help current and new students ease the pressure associated with transitioning to an online learning environment. Registration for the 2020 Summer Sessions is currently underway. CSM’s Summer Session I (six weeks) begins May 26; Summer Session II (11 weeks) begins May 26; Summer Session III (nine weeks) begins June 15; and Summer Session IV (six weeks)...

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CSM CSM Assists Students By Connecting Them to Resources, Loaning Laptops, Providing Financial Aid

CSM Foundation Raises Nearly $50,000; Provides Emergency Financial Aid to Students in Need The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is responding to the COVID-19 crisis by reaching out to students to offer a variety of assistance. “We Are Here For You” After closing campuses to the public March 17 to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, faculty and staff immediately began an outreach effort to help students impacted by the shift in learning and the economy. More than 500 students...

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CSM CSM Extends Remote Operations and Online Learning Through May 31; Campuses Remain Closed

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announced that it will maintain a virtual learning environment for its students for the rest of the spring semester and faculty and staff will continue to operate remotely through May 31. CSM’s campuses remain restricted to pre-approved and authorized personnel. This date may again be extended as CSM stands united with the nation in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. “At times like this, it is difficult to find the words to address all...

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CSM CSM Updates Operational Status: Online Classes Will Continue through April 30; Campuses Remain Closed

CSM Foundation Initiates CSM Hawks Student Emergency Fund The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces that it will maintain a virtual learning environment through April 30. Access to CSM’s campuses remains restricted to pre-approved and authorized personnel and all CSM work functions will continue to operate remotely through April 24. These dates may be extended as CSM joins its fellow Marylanders in the battle against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. “Because there remains a great...

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CSM UPDATE: CSM Faculty and Staff Move to Teleworking, Classes Remain Online, Campuses to Close March 19

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces that all instruction and college work-functions will operate remotely and access to CSM’s campuses is restricted to pre-approved and authorized personnel, effective Thursday, March 19. CSM will maintain in this operational status through April 3. CSM will maintain a virtual learning environment for its students and the classes that shifted to remote learning this week are not canceled. In addition to limiting public access to campuses, CSM...

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CSM UPDATE: CSM Revises Response to COVID-19 Pandemic, Continues Students Services, But Limits Public Access to all Campuses

Spring Sports Season is Canceled, Date to Withdraw/Change to Audit Extended The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will maintain a virtual learning environment for its students but limit access to its La Plata, Leonardtown and Prince Frederick campuses in a move to deepen its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective March 17, CSM campuses will be closed to the public except for employees and current students until further notice. In addition, CSM was advised today by the National...

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CSM UPDATE: CSM Takes Additional Steps to Limit Spread of Coronavirus

CSM Cancels All Events, Closes Fitness Centers, Reschedules or Cancels Some Classes Involving Hands-on Requirements The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces that it is taking additional steps to help in the national response to reduce the spread of COVID-19. As a precaution, the college is on track to begin reduced operations Monday, March 16, when it moves the majority of credit and non-credit classes to a virtual environment. In addition to moving classes online, CSM is making...

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CSM UPDATE: CSM to Move Classes Online March 16 to Help Limit Spread of Coronavirus, Campuses Remain Open

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces that it will transition to online instruction, effective Monday, March 16, as a preventative measure to help stop the spread of COVID-19. In addition, CSM faculty and staff have been briefed on the requirements for increased teleworking. CSM campuses will remain open. In line with moving to virtual classrooms, CSM is also looking at issues surrounding conferences, ConEd courses, scheduled programs and activities (competitions and events...

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CSM CSM and SMADC Invite Students to Grow Skills in Agriculture and Animal Science

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) and the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC) are joining forces to highlight exciting career opportunities in agriculture and animal science. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at CSM’s Leonardtown Campus and plan to attend a six-hour course that will help students identify and compare different segments of agricultural and farming industry specializations. Agriculture is one of the United States’...

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CSM COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS): CSM Reviews Protocols, Continues to Monitor Reports

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is monitoring reports surrounding the COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus) and reviewing emergency response protocols. Included among these efforts, CSM’s Emergency Management Policy Group has met on the issue and is reviewing its Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) to ensure all potential response efforts are streamlined, understood and effective. CSM continuously communicates with students, faculty and staff to take necessary precautions and exercise...

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CSM Second Hawk Feeder Location on College of Southern Maryland La Plata Campus

Pictured from left to right: Division of Academic Affairs Vice President Eileen Abel, Professor Stephanie McCaslin, and Program Manager Laurie Cangelosi College of Southern Maryland (CSM) continues growing an initiative to support students, staff, and faculty who experience food insecurity by recently placing a second Hawk Feeder station at the La Plata Campus in the atrium of the Francis P. Chiaramonte, MD, Center for Science and Technology (ST) Building. Hawk Feeder stations rely on...

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CSM Artist Beverly Ress Shares: ‘Drawing Is A Way To Pay Attention.’ Her Exhibit ‘Sic Transit Gloria Mundi’ Continues at CSM’s Tony Hungerford Memorial Ar

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) presents the exhibition ‘Sic Transit Gloria Mundi’ featuring the work of artist Beverly Ress through March 19 in the Tony Hungerford Memorial Art Gallery. From her website, Ress describes her work as the exploration of the connection between the physicality of memento mori and the enduring abstraction of ideas. “I have been drawing representationally for many years, using found objects, working with colored pencils on Arches paper. I am interested in...

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CSM CSM’s Robotics Team – the Talons – Head to Ninth Straight World VEX U Competition

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) competitive robotics team – the Talons – is off to a busy and successful 2020 season, earning titles in two major robotic competitions and landing a spot on the world stage at the World VEX U Competition for the ninth consecutive year. The CSM team now has its eyes set on – and is fine-tuning its robots for – the 2020 VEX Robotic World Championship in Louisville, Kentucky April 22-25. It’s there that the Talons hope to surpass their impressive position...

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CSM Academic Associate Vice President Dr. Mitchell Levy Accepted Into Harvard University Graduate Institute of Educational Management

The College of Southern Maryland’s Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Mitchell A. Levy has been accepted into the Harvard University Graduate Institute of Educational Management Class of 2020 to be held in July. This program prepares senior leaders in higher education to address the most pressing challenges they face, including setting strategic direction and getting buy-in from key stakeholders, competing successfully in a dynamic marketplace, optimizing the impact of...

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CSM CSM’s Lisa Creason Joins Small Business Development Center in Calvert County

Calvert County has a new Small Business Development Center (SBDC) consultant to provide no-cost, confidential business start-up, growth and management advice. College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) SBDC Consultant Lisa Creason joined the Calvert County Government Department of Economic Development team in December and will be co-located with the county staff to provide one-on-one guidance and advice to all Calvert County business owners. “I’ve been a program assistant with the SBDC in La...

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CSM Beyond CSM: Upcoming Transfer Fairs Help Students Make Decisions About the Next Step in Their Education

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will host three transfer fairs in February — Feb. 24 at the La Plata Campus; Feb. 25 at the Leonardtown Campus and Feb. 25 at the Prince Frederick Campus. These events are a valuable opportunity for CSM students to meet representatives from a variety of colleges and universities, explore college majors, degree programs and meet with CSM faculty to gather information about planning the next step in their education. CSM graduates who meet certain...

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CSM CSM Holds Dual Enrollment Information Night for Parents of High School Students Feb. 18, 19 and 20

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) invites area parents of high school students to attend an informational Dual Enrollment Parent Night at one of three of the college’s four campuses, Feb. 18, 19 and 20 to learn more about the opportunity that allows high school students to take classes at CSM for college credit while satisfying high school graduation requirements. The benefits of dual enrollment include a savings on tuition since dual-enrolled students pay half of CSM’s regular tuition...

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CSM National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Honors CSM Faculty with Excellence Awards For Outstanding Commitment to Students

College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Faculty Excellence Award Recipients Dr. Melanie Osterhouse and Latasha C. Gatling have been selected as the college’s 2020 honorees for the annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Awards. NISOD’s Excellence Awards recognize men and women each year who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment and contribution to their students and colleagues. In 1989, in connection with a University of Texas at Austin...

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CSM Tony Hungerford Memorial Art Gallery to Feature ‘Sic Transit Gloria Mundi’ by Beverly Ress

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) presents an exhibition – ‘Sic Transit Gloria Mundi’ – featuring the work of artist Beverly Ress Feb. 10-March 19 in the Tony Hungerford Memorial Art Gallery. From her website, Ress describes her work as the exploration of the connection between the physicality of memento mori and the enduring abstraction of ideas. “Once I have drawn something as perfectly representational as I can, I like letting it go – taking a chance on ruining it, by cutting it...

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