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...
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So. Md Education News
News from the local county public and private schools and colleges.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Associate Professor of Math Sarah Hand has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Recognition from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). This national award recognizes instructors who demonstrate a passion for learning, a willingness to support every student inside and out of the classroom and who participate in college committees to go beyond what is required to ensure student success. Named in honor of...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will host homeschool students at its Prince Frederick Campus Feb. 7 to share how CSM can help them jump start their college education. Participants can tour the campus; experience a CSM class; learn about dual enrollment, support services and transfer information and talk to current homeschooled dual enrollment students.
CSM began offering special opportunities for homeschoolers during the school year this semester. Known for its outstanding Kids’ and...
Clarity Coffee House held its grand opening at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) this week offering all who work, visit and attend classes and events at the La Plata Campus a variety of locally roasted espresso beverages, coffees, teas, smoothies, snacks and frappes.
Clarity is a locally owned business originating in Indian Head, Maryland. Its owners and operators, Mark Steele and Marilyn Weimer, are highly supportive of local culture, business development and student success...
CSM Concerts, Homeschool Experience Day, Dual Enrollment Seminars, College Transfer Fairs and 10th Annual Nonprofit Institute Conference Highlight Busy Fe
CSM Homeschool Experience Day. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Feb. 7. College of Southern Maryland (CSM), Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. CSM will host homeschooled students at its Prince Frederick Campus to share how the college can provide these students an early college education. Participants can tour the campus; experience a CSM class; learn about dual enrollment, support services and transfer information; and talk to current...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has released its dean’s list for the fall session. Students who have earned 12 or more credits at CSM are eligible to be considered for the dean’s list. At the end of the fall, spring and summer sessions, full- and part-time students who have completed at least six credits during the semester and have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better will be included in the dean’s list. For information about CSM, visit www.csmd.edu,
Anne Arundel...
508 Candidates, Ages 19-62, Earn Degrees and Certificates
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) honored 508 candidates for 465 degrees and 255 certificates during its 21st Winter Commencement Jan. 16 at the La Plata Campus. The degrees and certificates spanned 64 programs of study.
Of the students earning recognition, 133 were from Calvert County, 166 were from Charles County and 165 were from St. Mary’s County. The majority of degrees, or nearly 31 percent, were in the field of arts and...
CSM NAWCAD Executive Director Leslie D. Taylor To CSM Graduates: “CSM is No Longer a Place You “Go To”, It is Now a Place You “Come From’
The following remarks were provided by NAWCAD Executive Director Leslie D. Taylor on Jan. 16, during the 2020 winter commencement ceremonies at the La Plata Campus.
Thank you for this tremendous honor to speak to you today. Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
These are always my favorite types of events – getting to see this new generation of educated professionals as you eagerly await writing a new chapter in your lives.
There’s much energy and enthusiasm in this room. And, again, it...
The following remarks were provided by Dr. Sarah E. Merranko, president of the Faculty Senate at the College of Southern Maryland, on Jan. 16, during the 2020 winter commencement ceremonies at the La Plata Campus.
At commencement speeches, graduates usually hear a lot of advice. Often it involves some version of “Dare to Dream” or “Don’t Give Up on Your Dreams.” And so on and so on like an endless hallway filled with motivational posters. I have a different idea to put before you today.
A...
The following students were recognized as candidates for associate degrees, certificates or letters of recognition at the 21st Winter Commencement ceremony on Thursday, January 16 at the College of Southern Maryland’s La Plata Campus.
Anne Arundel County
Annapolis
Iqura Kainat Rehman
Baltimore City
Lovella Marie Esto
Baltimore County
Cameron L. Honeycutt
Calvert County
Broomes Island
Josephine Nicole Trahan
Chesapeake Beach
Marisa B. Lebow
Kelly A. Carson...
During the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) nursing recognition ceremony Jan. 16, as part of the college’s 21st Winter Commencement, 41 associate degree nursing candidates received their nursing pin.
The nursing pin is a treasured symbol CSM Nursing Professor Jeanne Hill told the graduates and their families during the ceremony. She explained how the modern pinning ceremony dates to the 1860s, when Florence Nightingale was awarded the Red Cross of St. George in recognition for her...
CSM Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Awards $500,000 for CSM Velocity Center at Indian Head
Military Alliance Council Partners with College of Southern Maryland to Receive Maryland Strategic Demolition Funds
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) through the Division of Neighborhood Revitalization has awarded $500,000 to the Charles County Chamber of Commerce Military Alliance Council (MAC) for the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Velocity Center at Indian Head. Funded through DHCD’s Strategic Demolition Fund, the college’s project is the only...
CSM ‘Vision 2020: Roadmap to Clarity’ Guides Nonprofit Institute at CSM’s 10th Annual Conference Feb. 20
Regional nonprofit organizations will learn to map a road to clarity at the College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) 10th Annual Nonprofit Institute (NPI) Conference Feb. 20. Representatives from the region’s nonprofit organizations are invited to attend this event that is designed to spark ideas of how organizations can derive greater values from their resources. Registration opens today, Jan. 15.
Maggy Sterner
Keynote Speaker Maggy Sterner is a branding coach for entrepreneurs, small...
The College of Southern Maryland will be closed Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The college will resume its normal schedule Tuesday, Jan. 21. The first day of classes for the spring 2020 semester and minisession I is also Jan. 21.
While the college is closed on Jan. 20, access to online services, including registration, remains available at www.csmd.edu through my.CSMD services.