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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14 College of Southern Maryland Students Meet with Southern Maryland Delegation Members During Annual Advocacy Day Event
Students representing Maryland’s 16 community colleges rallied in Annapolis Feb. 4 as part of the Maryland Association of Community College’s Student Advocacy Day.
Community college students and presidents from around the state rallied in Annapolis on Feb. 4 before meeting with elected representatives to advocate for more robust state fiscal support of Maryland’s...
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
Dr. Maureen Montgomery, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – Parents, grandparents, and child care providers of children are invited to several FREE parent workshops. Conscious Discipline focuses on Social-Emotional Learning and are part of the research based Conscious Discipline program developed by Dr. Becky Bailey. Child care will be available and light refreshments will be...
Arthur Middleton Elementary School students learned about the importance of voting Monday, Feb. 3, and that it is OK to be kind to people despite having differing opinions.
The Rev. Akil Dickens, youth pastor at Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, has visited Prince George’s County schools for years presenting Black History Month assemblies. He was invited to Middleton by the school’s secretary, Dawn Hudson, a parishioner at Ebenezer AME. Dickens held three assemblies — one each for...
The College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) Board of Trustees at its January meeting awarded two full-time faculty members tenure.
CSM Associate Professor of Physics, Engineering and Mathematics Dr. John Short, who teaches at the Leonardtown Campus, and CSM Professor and Coordinator of Psychology Dr. Suzette Wright, who teaches at the La Plata Campus, have met or exceeded the standard set forth in the tenure review policy as established jointly by college administrators and CSM Faculty Senate...
Professor Sue Johnson Awarded Fully-Funded Residency Fellowship Michael Bruckler February 05, 2020 - 11:27 am
February 05, 2020
Sue Johnson, professor of art, has been awarded a fully-funded residency fellowship by The Millay Colony for the Arts. The colony is one of the oldest multidisciplinary artist residencies in the world. Since its inception by Norma Millay in 1973, thousands of writers, poets, visual artists, screenwriters, playwrights, filmmakers, and composers have been invited...
The College of Southern Maryland Foundation announces that Bob Carpenter and David Osterhouse have joined the Foundation’s board as its newest directors. Both businessmen are residents of Calvert County.
The CSM Foundation, a nonprofit, 501(c)3 charitable organization established in 1970, helps increase access to higher education at CSM through scholarship funding and assures the excellence of that education by raising and managing funds for college projects and objectives – including...
SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Board of Trustees Approve New Test Optional Admission Policy for Fall 2021
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Board of Trustees Approve New Test Optional Admission Policy for Fall 2021 Michael Bruckler February 04, 2020 - 1:00 pm
February 04, 2020
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Board of Trustees approved a new test optional admissions policy on Saturday, February 1, 2020. This means first-year applicants seeking admission to the College beginning in the fall of 2021 may choose whether or not to provide standardized testing (SAT or ACT scores) as part of the...
A Piccowaxen Middle School team advances to the state MathCounts event next month after finishing among the top five teams at the regional competition held Feb. 1 at Calvert Middle School. The state competition is set for March 14 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
The Piccowaxen team earned fifth place overall among competing teams from Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s counties. Team members are Ethan Harris, sixth grade; Charlie Dement and Addison Sheridan, seventh grade; and...
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Presents ESPN Analyst and Bestselling Author Jay Williams Michael Bruckler February 04, 2020 - 11:31 am
February 04, 2020
The Office of the President presents ESPN analyst and bestselling author Jay Williams on March 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus. Part of the Presidential Lecture Series, the event is free of charge and open to the public but reservations are required at...
The Board of Education’s next monthly meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building on Radio Station Road in La Plata. The public portion of the meeting begins at 1 p.m. and student and staff recognition starts at 4:30 p.m. The meeting is televised live on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOS Channel 12 and is rebroadcast throughout the week.
Board meetings stream live on the school system website, ccboe.com. The following is a tentative meeting agenda and is...
CSM CSM’s Benny C. Morgan Concert Series Features an Afternoon with Timothy Hudson on the Trumpet Feb. 15
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) continues its 2019-2020 Benny C. Morgan Concert Series Feb. 15 at its Leonardtown Campus with a free 3 p.m. performance by Trumpeter Timothy Hudson. He will be accompanied by CSM’s Arts, Humanities, Social Science, and Education Division Chair and Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music, Theater, and Dance Dr. Stephen Johnson on the piano.
Trumpeter Timothy Hudson will perform at the upcoming Benny C. Morgan Concert Series.
Hudson has performed...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is hosting its first Early Learning Launch event 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 21 at La Plata High School. The event will provide resources for families with children ages 5 years and younger. Resources include school readiness activities for parents and children. Community partners also will be on site to share additional resources for children ages birth to 5 years old.
Some of the partners include Charles County Parks and Recreation, Pure Play Every Day...
Two Charles County Public Schools educators achieved national certification last month from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). National Board Certified Teachers complete a rigorous assessment process to be eligible for the designation.
Casey Cleary of Benjamin Stoddert Middle School and Sonia Matthew of Milton M. Somers Middle School join 36 other CCPS educators who completed the process to become nationally certified. The assessment measures what accomplished...
David Froom Wins National Composers Competition David Froom February 03, 2020 - 9:38 am
February 03, 2020
Professor of Music David Froom's clarinet concerto, "Canzoni di Notte" has been announced as the first prize-winner of the Riverside Symphony's National Composers Competition. As the winner, this work will receive its premiere performance in Alice Tully Hall (New York City), conducted by George Rothman and featuring clarinet soloist Narek Arutyunian. The concert will be on Saturday...
The value of hands-on learning outside of a conventional classroom is changing the career goals for College of Southern Maryland (CSM) student Shannon Roberts, 48, of Port Republic.
Roberts, who is working toward an associate degree in Pre-Professional Health Science with a concentration in physical therapy at CSM, was one of five students at the college selected for a 12-week internship at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s (UMCES) Chesapeake Biological...
SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Board of Trustees Freeze Tuition and Fees for 2020-2021 Academic Year
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Board of Trustees Freeze Tuition and Fees for 2020-2021 Academic Year Michael Bruckler February 01, 2020 - 11:53 am
February 01, 2020
Today the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s College of Maryland announced a freeze in tuition, fees, and room and board costs for the 2020-2021 academic year. The decision was made after a review of recommendations from a Board of Trustees Task Force, formed in 2019 at the request of President Tuajuanda C. Jordan. The Task...
Alumnus Ethan Elliott '06 Receives NASA Medal Joshua Grossman January 31, 2020 - 12:42 pm
January 31, 2020
St. Mary's College alumnus Ethan Elliott, who was a physics major in the class of 2006, received a NASA Early Career Public Achievement Medal on October 29, 2019, from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA awards the medal for “unusual and significant performance during the first 10 years of an individual’s early career. The contribution is significant in that, for an employee who...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) welcomes Erik Koch as the new head coach of its Men’s Golf program. Koch comes to CSM after working at Lackey High School for 23 years. While at Lackey, he coached golf from 2003 to 2007 and took the Chargers to two state championships. He also coached Lackey’s girl’s varsity basketball, football and softball teams.
Koch replaces former CSM Head Golf Coach David Russell, who stepped down after last season and recommended Koch to CSM. Koch is keeping...
CSM Clarinetist Takako Mato Kicks off the 2020 Ward Virts Concert Series at Prince Frederick Campus Feb. 9
Clarinetist Takako Mato will perform for the Ward Virts Concert Series at 3 p.m. in Prince Frederick.
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) continues its 2019-2020 Ward Virts Concert Series Sunday, Feb. 9 at its Prince Frederick Campus with a free performance by clarinetist Takako Mato.
The Ward Virts Concert Series celebrates the life and talent of Ward Virts, a talented Southern Maryland pianist who died suddenly in 1993. A group of Ward’s friends and classmates conceived the Ward Virts...