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SMCM Malena Selected as Regional Scholar for the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Society of Biblical Literature

Malena Selected as Regional Scholar for the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Society of Biblical Literature Michael Bruckler September 12, 2019 - 12:37 pm September 12, 2019 Assistant Professor of History Sarah Malena has been selected as the Regional Scholar for the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Society of Biblical Literature for this academic year. The Regional Scholars' Program “recognizes promising younger scholars in the field of biblical studies. Its objective is to encourage their...

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CSM CSM Secures Transfer Agreements for CSM Students to 46 Universities, Including the American Business School in Paris

The College of Southern Maryland continues to make it easier, and more affordable, for CSM graduates to continue their academic journey to a four-year institution. CSM graduates who meet certain criteria are now given priority enrollment or guaranteed admission into 46 colleges and universities for 83 different degree programs nationwide – and internationally. Since the first of the year, CSM Coordinator of Transfer and Articulation Jacqui Rogers has signed 12 new articulation agreements...

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CSM Medical Laboratory Technology Course Supply Requirement: Sidewalk Chalk

“Where I come from, this is called graffiti,” laughed College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Mitchell A. Levy as he walked near CSM Medical Laboratory Technology Program (MLT) Coordinator and Associate Professor Tiffany Gill’s class. Then he agreed: At CSM, Gill’s approach to teaching blood mapping to her Wednesday morning students on the steps of the La Plata Campus library with sidewalk chalk – was “just fun.” CSM MLT Program Coordinator and...

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St. Mary's Co. Administrative Appointment Announced - September 11, 2019

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 – Superintendent of Schools, Dr. J. Scott Smith, announces the administrative appointment made by the Board of Education at its meeting of September 11, 2019. The Board appointed Ms. Heather Wysokinski as Supervisor of Assessment, Accountability, and Library/Media, in the Department of Assessment and Accountability. Ms...

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Charles Co. McDonough graduate is 2019 County Fair cover contest winner

Pimpika Hongsawadee, a 2019 graduate of Maurice J. McDonough High School, is the overall winner of the 2019 Charles County Fair art contest. Her artwork is displayed as the cover of the Charles County Fair Guide. She was chosen as this year’s winner by the Charles County Fair Board and Charles County Public Schools (CCPS). The following students were named overall winners at their grade level in the contest for artwork produced during the 2018-19 school year. Avery Robinson, kindergarten...

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CSM Celebrating a Legacy, CSM Foundation Recognizes Maryland Senate Leader and Community College Friend

College’s Friends Launch Center for Leadership Initiative Sept. 26 at Thomas V. ‘Mike’ Miller Jr. Celebration to Help Raise Next Generation of Leaders Celebrating a legacy of Maryland leadership and decades of strong support of higher education, the College of Southern Maryland Foundation is launching an initiative to establish the Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr. Center for Leadership at CSM. The longest-serving state senate president in the country will be recognized on Sept. 26 at the Running...

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CSM The Calvert Recorder Newspaper Shares CSM Students’ 9/11 Perspective

The Calvert Recorder newspaper today published a story entitled, “Living in a post-Sept. 11 world,” in which College of Southern Maryland (CSM) students, who were born shortly before Sept. 11, 2001, were asked to share their thoughts on living in a post 9/11 world of heightened security, constant surveillance and less privacy. “While none of the students can recall the attacks, they do recall their families’ recollection of how things used to be and how difficult it was to adjust to the...

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SMCM Henderson, Köse, Published in “Mathematics for Social Justice: Resources for the College Classroom”

Henderson, Köse, Published in “Mathematics for Social Justice: Resources for the College Classroom” Gretchen Phillips September 11, 2019 - 8:55 am September 11, 2019 Associate Professors Emek Köse (math) and Amy Henderson (economics) together published a chapter in a volume titled “Mathematics for Social Justice: Resources for the College Classroom.” Edited by Gizem Karaali and Lily S. Khadjavi, this volume “aims to support college instructors who wish to incorporate ideas and instances...

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SMCM Professor Silberschlag Conducts St. Ann Festival Orchestra

Professor Silberschlag Conducts St. Ann Festival Orchestra Michael Bruckler September 11, 2019 - 2:00 pm September 11, 2019 On Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 7 p.m., Professor of Music Jeffrey Silberschlag will conduct the St. Ann Festival Orchestra in Washington, D.C., for a performance of Joseph Jongen's thrilling Symphonie Concertante. The program also includes a performance by Christopher Houlihan, and solo organ works by Saint-Saëns, J.S. Bach, and more. Admission is by a suggested...

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CSM The College of Southern Maryland Remembers

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SMCM Alumna Katelynne Cowart ’15 Named Executive Director of Community School Collaborative

Alumna Katelynne Cowart ’15 Named Executive Director of Community School Collaborative Michael Bruckler September 10, 2019 - 4:00 pm September 10, 2019 In August, alumna Katelynne Cowart ’15 became the executive director of Community School Collaborative, a nonprofit located in Livingston, Montana. According to their website, the mission of Community School Collaborative is to enrich students’ educational experience and social development by engaging the talents, skills and...

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SMCM Tredway Published in the Journal, Ethnic and Racial Studies, one of the American Sociological Association's top-tier journals

Tredway Published in the Journal, Ethnic and Racial Studies, one of the American Sociological Association's top-tier journals Michael Bruckler September 10, 2019 - 11:29 am September 10, 2019 Visiting Professor of Sociology Kristi Tredway's article, "Serena Williams and (the Perception of) Violence: Intersectionality, the Performance of Blackness, and Women’s Professional Tennis," has been published in the journal, Ethnic and Racial Studies, one of the American Sociological Association's...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Ranked Fifth Best Public Liberal Arts College in U.S. News & World Report

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Ranked Fifth Best Public Liberal Arts College in U.S. News & World Report Michael Bruckler September 09, 2019 - 3:07 pm September 09, 2019 St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the National Public Honors College, is ranked as the nation’s fifth best public liberal arts college in U.S. News & World Report’s “2020 Best Colleges” released Monday, Sept. 9. St. Mary’s College also ranks 92 on the national liberal arts colleges list, public and private (compared to 95...

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SMCM NASA Historians to Speak at St. Mary's College

NASA Historians to Speak at St. Mary's College Michael Bruckler September 09, 2019 - 11:42 am September 09, 2019 Join NASA Chief Historian William Barry and NASA Preservation Officer Rebecca Klein on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, as they describe some of this nationally significant history. In a panel discussion, Barry will share “Some Things You Probably Don’t Know about NASA History,” and Klein will describe managing this amazing history in “Then and Now; Then in Now: A Tale of Two...

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SMCM Assistant Professor Eden’s Book Shortlisted for Central Eurasian Studies Society Book Award

Assistant Professor Eden’s Book Shortlisted for Central Eurasian Studies Society Book Award Michael Bruckler September 09, 2019 - 10:19 am September 09, 2019 Assistant Professor of History Jeffrey Eden’s book “Slavery and Empire in Central Asia” (Cambridge University Press, 2018), has been shortlisted for the CESS Book Award. This award, created by the Central Eurasian Studies Society, "is presented to the author of the book or monograph that represents the most important contribution to...

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SMCM Tredway published in Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture

Tredway published in Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture Michael Bruckler September 09, 2019 - 9:21 am September 09, 2019 Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Kristi Tredway's article, "Rainbow Flags Over Margaret Court Arena: Commemoration vs. Grassroots LGBTQ Social Activism at the Australian Open Tennis Championships," has been published in the journal, Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture. The article can be accessed here...

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Charles Co. Henson opens school with words of kindness

Words matter at Matthew Henson Middle School, and kindness was the word of the day on Sept. 3 as schools opened for the 2019-20 school year. Wearing matching gray shirts with the message “One kind word can change someone’s entire day,” Henson staff gathered at the front of the school and shared kind words, hugs and encouragement to nearly 800 students as they filed out of buses and cars. The encouragement and kind words didn’t stop at the front door. As sixth graders joined their homeroom...

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SMCM Newly Dedicated Jamie L. Roberts Stadium a Game Changer for St. Mary’s College

Newly Dedicated Jamie L. Roberts Stadium a Game Changer for St. Mary’s College Michael Bruckler September 07, 2019 - 3:18 pm September 07, 2019 St. Mary’s College of Maryland held a dedication ceremony today for the new Jamie L. Roberts Stadium located across Mattapany Road from the Michael P. O’Brien Athletics and Recreation Center. Construction of the stadium began after the official ground-breaking ceremony on September 17, 2016. In attendance during the ceremony were Jamie L. Roberts’...

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SMCM Professor Ben Click gives Keynote Address for Literacy Conference

Professor Ben Click gives Keynote Address for Literacy Conference Michael Bruckler September 06, 2019 - 3:22 pm September 06, 2019 On August 20, Professor of English Ben Click gave the keynote address for the Conference on Literacy sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Public School System. The title of his talk was “Teachers: Our Best Hope at Raising Literacy Rates.” Click holds a five-year term as editor of The Mark Twain Annual, published by the Center for Mark Twain Studies in Elmira...

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CSM CSM’s Women’s Volleyball Kicks Off 2019 Season

The College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) women’s volleyball team started the 2019 season on the road when they traveled to Montgomery College to take on the Raptors Sept. 3. Though they lost that match, Head Coach Jenica Leonard said she has high expectations for this year’s team. “This year we are coming in with a lot of high volleyball IQ,” Leonard said. “A lot of our players have travel experience. I definitely have high expectations as far as competition. There’s definitely some teams...

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