College of Southern Maryland (CSM) students enrolled in the First Year Seminar (FYS) chipped in as a team to purchase a bicycle for a 7-year-old boy from the Leonardtown Campus-based Giving Tree initiative where local families are adopted and gifts are donated by staff and students.
In addition, the Leonardtown Student Association hosted an annual holiday party on campus and wrapped the donated gifts Dec. 10.
Leonardtown Student Association members help wrap presents donated to area needy...
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The Charles County Scholarship Fund offers more than 50 scholarships to Charles County high school seniors. The application window is now open and closes March 1. Interested students can visit the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) website, ccboe.com, to view available scholarships, eligibility criteria and additional requirements. Applications must be complete and submitted online by March 1. Students need only to submit one application; late submissions are not accepted.
The application...
Congratulations to the Giving Tuesday Alumni Council Challenge Winners! Michael Bruckler December 20, 2019 - 9:45 am
December 20, 2019
Congratulations to the Giving Tuesday Alumni Council Challenge overall winner - Varsity Women's Lacrosse - for taking in a collective $6,000 in awards (1st place in the Blue Ribbon Bonus category with $3,000, and 1st place in the team competition with $3,000).
Thank you to all 22 student clubs and teams who created videos promoting the unique student life...
Professor Michael Cain Continues Work with USAID’s Power Africa Program in Uganda Michael Bruckler December 20, 2019 - 9:30 am
December 20, 2019
Michael Cain, professor of political science, has been working USAID’s Power Africa program in Uganda. Power Africa is a U.S. government-led partnership coordinated by USAID. Cain is a senior adviser to the Uganda project, working on activities to improve on-grid and off-grid electrification efforts including building capacity of solar...
Research Administrator Adam Malisch Certified Michael Bruckler December 20, 2019 - 9:10 am
December 20, 2019
Adam Malisch, research administrator in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, earned his professional accreditation in December. Only 38% of U.S. research administrators have such a professional accreditation, Certified Research Administrator.
Each semester in December and May, the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) invites the public to hear from contributors to the ‘Connections Literary Magazine’ publication. The magazine is a regional literary journal published twice a year that features the very best poems, stories, artwork and photography of Southern Maryland. Also included is featured material from visiting writers.
Click on the video below to hear from several contributors to the fall Connections as they read their stories...
The College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) six Guided Pathways will lead you to a rewarding career or prepare you for transfer to a bachelor’s degree program.
The college’s 92 programs were placed within six program clusters to help focus students as they begin their coursework. The Guided Pathways approach simplifies the process for students and helps to identify the credit or non-credit program that’s right for them by grouping similar programs.
The six pathways include: art and...
The Board of Education at its Dec. 10 meeting honored five Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students for accomplishments in the areas of academic achievement, career readiness and personal responsibility. Honored, from left, were Genesis Zelaya Villalobos, a fifth grader at Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School; Genesis Rodriguez Batalla, a fifth grader at Indian Head Elementary School; Emmaline Ogungbesan, a fifth grader at Billingsley Elementary School; Suki Aumavae, an eighth grader at...
Members of the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) La Plata Campus Engineering Club decided to do something special for area first responders this holiday season. As a way to show their appreciation, the club hand-made cards and stuffed gift boxes with cookies, nuts, snacks and teas and delivered the gifts to the volunteer men and women of the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department, the law enforcement officers at the La Plata Police Department and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, and to...
All Charles County public schools are closed Monday, Dec. 23 through Wednesday, Jan. 1. Schools reopen for students and teachers on Thursday, Jan. 2. Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) administrative offices are closed Dec. 24-25, and Jan. 1. The Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. during winter break.
The following is the indoor pool schedule for Henry E. Lackey and North Point high schools, and the Donald M. Wade Aquatic Center at St...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is participating in the St. Mary’s City annual Maryland Day Celebration on March 21. Each year, a fourth-grade student is selected through an essay contest to represent the school system and Charles County at the celebration. This year, students must write an essay about “Why is Charles County a great place to live?”
Essays should include at least 150 words, but no more than 350 words. Students can submit either handwritten essays or typed essays with...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will close at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 for its winter break and will reopen at 8 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. The last day of full-term, 12-week and Minisession classes is Dec. 16.
The winter break closure affects all facilities, including the campuses’ fitness centers and pools.
Even though CSM is closed for winter break, Winter Session begins Dec. 19. Classes begin for spring full-term and Minisession I Jan. 21.
Winter Commencement will be at 6...
Charles Co. JROTC students celebrate at the 11th annual Col. Donald M. Wade Joint Services Military Ball
High school students in the Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps — better known as JROTC — gathered Friday, Dec. 13, for the 11th annual Col. Donald M. Wade Joint Services Military Ball held at North Point High School. The annual event celebrates the program that has a membership of more than 860 students attending one of the county’s seven high schools. The ball is an opportunity for instructors to honor seniors who have participated in their respective schools JROTC.
Emma O’Rourke, a...
St. Mary’s College Athletics Director Scott Devine to Retire in 2020 Michael Bruckler December 16, 2019 - 11:10 am
December 16, 2019
Scott Devine, director of athletics and recreation, will retire at the end of the 2020 school year. President of St. Mary’s College of Maryland Tuajuanda C. Jordan made the announcement.
“I am incredibly grateful for the vision and hard work Scott has put into the St. Mary’s College athletics department,” said Jordan. “For 20 years, Scott has poured his...
CSM CSM Fitness Instructor Credits a Tiny Aspirin and MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital for Saving Her Life; Reminds Us to Eat Mindfully During Holidays
Thanks to our community partner MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, this article is reprinted in its entirety from Healthy-Living Magazine Winter 2019 with permission.
Deanna Rothstein isn’t someone you’d expect to see being wheeled back for open heart surgery.
As a fitness instructor, the Leonardtown woman is focused on wellness in her personal and professional life. She is positive, ambitious, and enthusiastic about health.
Deanna works in the Wellness and Aquatics Center at the College of...
CSM Giving Tuesday Demonstrates Spirit of Giving at CSM as 247 Alumni, Employees and Friends Donate More than $137,800 To Support Student Success
With student support at the forefront, the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Foundation saw generosity in action as 247 individuals provided more than $137,800 during this year’s Giving Tuesday to initiatives that provide scholarships, programming and leadership potential for students at CSM.
A thank you squad of CSM students visited faculty and staff members and made calls to donors throughout Giving Tuesday to personally thank them for their generosity and support of student success at...
St. Mary’s College of Maryland to Join North Eastern Athletic Conference in 2021 Michael Bruckler December 12, 2019 - 10:06 am
December 12, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland will join the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC), beginning the 2021-22 academic year. Founded in 2004, The NEAC is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions, comprised of public and private institutions, are located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) hosted its first fun run last month to support the Southern Maryland Food Bank. More than 200 runners, walkers and families joined the Nov. 9 run around the La Plata High and Mary H. Matula Elementary school campuses as part of the first CCPS 5k Turkey Trot. Participants included CCPS employees.
The event raised $5,300, which Superintendent of Schools Kimberly A. Hill provided to Brenda DiCarlo, director of the Southern Maryland Food Bank, on Dec. 5...
Solid Brass Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Randy Runyon, will perform at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM), La Plata Campus, Fine Arts Center (FA Building), Brad and Linda Gottfried Theater Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. Solid Brass Jazz Ensemble is comprised of CSM students, local high school students, community members and local professional musicians.
CSM’s jazz ensemble, Solid Brass, performs at last year’s Holiday Jazz Concert. The concert will be held this year on Dec. 14 at the La...
Three Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) physical education (PE) teachers were recently honored by SHAPE Maryland, an organization that promotes and supports health and wellness.
The state chapter of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) named Michelle Ignaszewski of the F.B. Gwynn Educational Center as Maryland’s Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Brittany Aley of Benjamin Stoddert Middle School and Diana Gyuras of Billingsley Elementary School each received...