Career and Professional Development Staff Awarded for Program Development, Innovation Gretchen Phillips March 22, 2023 - 2:58 pm
March 22, 2023
Working to guide students to career paths tailored for them, three staff of St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) earned a distinguished award from the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE).
Professional Pathways Director Michael Dunn, along with Julianne Petrilla, coordinator for the...
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SMCM SMCM Students, Alumni and Professors Present Research at Eastern Psychological Association Conference
SMCM Students, Alumni and Professors Present Research at Eastern Psychological Association Conference Angela Draheim March 14, 2023 - 4:47 pm
March 14, 2023
Students Nicholas Ashenfelter ‘23, Nicollete Iacona '23 and Caroline Taylor '23, alumni Mackenzie Brooks ‘22, Mason Drusano '22, Julia Kochman '23, Gabriel Richards '22, Drew Sonnenberg '22 and Jacinda Thomas '22, Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Tickle and Assistant Professor of Psychology Gili Freedman presented research at...
SMCM SMCM Psychology Students, Alumni, and Professors Contribute to Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference
SMCM Psychology Students, Alumni, and Professors Contribute to Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference Angela Draheim March 14, 2023 - 3:33 pm
March 14, 2023
Summer Taylor '23 and Sydney McGurk '23, alumni Kayla Luhn '22 and India Oates ’21 and assistant professor of psychology Kristina Howansky presented research at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference in mid-February 2023.
Taylor, Luhn, McGurk and Howanksy gave a...
Six Students to Present Research at Phi Alpha Theta Conference Lee Capristo March 16, 2023 - 7:50 am
March 16, 2023
Six St. Mary's College of Maryland students were selected to present their research at the 2023 Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honors Society) Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference on March 25 at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. The students and their research topics are as follows: Sophie Hannah '23 (The Changing American Definition of Femininity and Women’s Gender...
Associate Professor of History Garrey Dennie Keynotes Garifuna Conference Lee Capristo March 14, 2023 - 1:56 pm
March 14, 2023
Associate Professor of History Garrey Dennie delivered the keynote address on day two of the 10th International Garifuna Conference held March 9-11 in the Caribbean nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Organized by the Garifuna Heritage Foundation in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Open Campus, the conference theme was “From Reaction to...
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Pam Mertz Named a 2023 Fellow of the ASBMB Lee Capristo March 13, 2023 - 11:33 am
March 13, 2023
Pam Mertz, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been named a 2023 fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). According to the ASBMB website, the honor is given to members “with a history of exceptional and sustained service to the society as well as a distinguished record of professional accomplishment to...
Angélique Kidjo to Deliver 2023 Commencement Address Chuck Steenburgh March 07, 2023 - 9:14 am
March 07, 2023
International superstar and goodwill ambassador Angélique Kidjo will be the 2023 Commencement speaker at St. Mary's College of Maryland on Saturday, May 13, 2023. The Commencement ceremony beings at 10 a.m. on the College's Townhouse Green in St. Mary's City. The five-time Grammy winner will perform in concert at the Nancy R. & Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center on the campus...
College Receives $1,000,000 Appropriation for Aquatic Lab Renovation Chuck Steenburgh March 03, 2023 - 11:05 am
March 03, 2023
Students in the marine science program and related fields of study at St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) for years to come will be the beneficiaries of a $1,000,000 federal appropriation secured for the college by U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D, 5th), in whose district the College lies. The funds will support a renovation of the College’s 30-year-old aquatic lab...
"Africa's Premier Diva," Angélique Kidjo in Concert Chuck Steenburgh February 22, 2023 - 1:49 pm
February 22, 2023
Five-time Grammy award winner Angélique Kidjo is bringing her energy and incredible talent to a concert performance at the Nancy R. & Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland on Saturday, May 13 at 7 p.m. One of the greatest artists in international music today, a creative force with 16 albums to her name, Time Magazine has called...
Professor of History Christine Adams on "All Things Tudor" Podcast Lee Capristo February 21, 2023 - 5:19 pm
February 21, 2023
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Professor of History Christine Adams and sister and coauthor Tracy Adams, professor of French in the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, were featured on the Feb. 14 episode of the “All Things Tudor” podcast. The talk, titled “The Femme Fatale Summit: French Mistresses,” provided...
Professor King and Adjunct Instructor Strickland Published in Journal Gretchen Phillips February 21, 2023 - 8:18 am
February 21, 2023
Professor of Anthropology Julia King and Adjunct Instructor of anthropology Scott Strickland ’08 along with Chief Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe were published in the January edition of The William and Mary Quarterly.
In the article, “Rappahannock Oral Tradition, John Smith’s Map of Virginia, and Political Authority in the Algonquian...
Two Staff Elected to Healthy St. Mary's Partnership Gretchen Phillips February 08, 2023 - 2:03 pm
February 08, 2023
Two St. Mary’s College of Maryland staff were recently named to the 2023 Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership (HSMP) Steering Committee by members of the partnership.
Kelsey Bush, community liaison for St. Mary’s College, will co-chair the Violence, Injury, and Trauma Action Team and Jess Jolly, the College’s director of counseling, will co-chair the Behavioral Health Action...
SMCM St. Mary's College of Maryland Board of Trustees Maintain Flat Tuition Rate for Fourth Consecutive Year
St. Mary's College of Maryland Board of Trustees Maintain Flat Tuition Rate for Fourth Consecutive Year Chuck Steenburgh February 06, 2023 - 10:38 am
February 06, 2023
The St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees approved tuition and fees for the 2023-2024 academic year in their meeting on Saturday, February 4, maintaining a fourth consecutive year of no increase in tuition. The Board also received an update on the progress of the College’s strategic plan, as well as news that Moody’s...
Garms and Goethel Present Research at Alaska Marine Science Symposium Lee Capristo January 30, 2023 - 10:47 am
January 30, 2023
Sophia Garms, environmental studies major in the Class of 2023, presented her research "Investigating the critical thermal maximum of Pacific Arctic Bivalves" at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage, Alaska, from Jan. 23-27, 2023. Garms' research mentor, Marine Biology Visiting Assistant Professor Christina Goethel, also presented her research "Effects...
Prof. Wooley, President of Association of Departments of English Gretchen Phillips January 31, 2023 - 2:53 pm
January 31, 2023
Christine Wooley, professor of English at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, recently began a year-long term as president of the Association of Departments of English (ADE) after being named to the position last spring. The ADE supports academic departments focused on studying literature, writing and culture by helping its members successfully lead and manage their...
Professor of History Adriana Brodsky Featured Guest on Podcast Lee Capristo January 30, 2023 - 4:42 pm
January 30, 2023
Professor of History Adriana Brodsky was interviewed by “Bridges to Argentina” podcast host Gabriele Dumpys Woolever as one of a six-part series, “Immigrant Stories & Lives.” The series, directed by Benjamin Bryce, discusses the history of immigration to Argentina. Brodsky’s interview, “This is Not Your Gefilte Fish: Couscous, Cookbooks, and the Making of Modern Argentine...
Professor Mertz Gives Invited Talk at UT Austin Pamela Mertz January 30, 2023 - 12:08 pm
January 30, 2023
Pamela Mertz, professor of chemistry & biochemistry, gave an invited talk at the University of Texas at Austin on January 26, “One Rubric to Rule Them All: The Megalorubric for Assessment of Program Learning Outcomes.” The talk focused on the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s development of a rubric where course assignment grades map onto a program level assessment system...
Intercultural Sexual Intimacy and Mixed Marriages Betul Basaran January 22, 2023 - 11:49 am
January 22, 2023
Professor Betül Başaran was invited to attend the international conference on the Balance of Justice in the Ottoman Empire, where she talked about her research on intercultural sexual intimacy and mixed marriages among foreigners and Ottoman women in the early modern era. Her paper entitled "Actors and Agents in Murky Legal Waters" emphasized women's agency in such relationships...
Professor Williams Published in The Journal of Values-Based Leadership Angela Draheim January 12, 2023 - 4:16 pm
January 12, 2023
Professor of Psychology Elizabeth Nutt-Williams and colleagues recently published an article entitled "Cultivating Authentic Leaders: Toward Conceptual Coherence and Sustainable Practice" in The Journal of Values-Based Leadership.
As a follow-up to their empirical study of global authentic leaders (Williams et al., 2021), the authors wanted to better...
Professor of Art Sue Johnson Awarded Individual Artist Fellowship Lee Capristo January 07, 2023 - 2:40 pm
January 07, 2023
Professor of Art Sue Johnson has been awarded a prestigious 2023 Virginia Commission for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship. One of eight artists in the state of Virginia to receive this award, Johnson will use the fellowship support to complete work on her forthcoming artist book, "Burn a Pan Tonight: Still Life with Woman." The project focuses on images of women...