Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is increasing the presence of law enforcement at some schools. The Office of School Safety and Security secured a $276,000 grant that is allowing CCPS to enhance it security efforts through additional police coverage.
Jason Stoddard, director of school safety and security, said the grant is limited to increasing police presence at schools and will provide coverage at some elementary schools and the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center. CCPS selected...
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Superintendent Kimberly Hill has announced the Fresh Start Academy Advisory Board, which is composed of members representing the community and various organizations.
Dr. Dianna Abney, a Waldorf pediatrician and former director of the Charles County Department of Health, is the advisory board chair. The board will offer input and feedback on the Academy programs, policies and practices.
Other board members include: Catherine Meyers, representing the Center for Children; Linda McLaughlin...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Leonardtown Campus Engineering Student Club toured Exelon’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP) to learn about plant operations and career opportunities. The students received a presentation Nov. 8, about nuclear energy in general and on the operations at CCNPP, specifically.
“Plant engineers were able to thoroughly explain the scale that makes Calvert Cliffs the largest source of clean energy in Maryland,” said Club President Tim White. “The...
St. Mary’s College Students, Faculty, and Alumni Present at Society for Neuroscience Michael Bruckler November 19, 2019 - 10:58 am
November 19, 2019
St. Mary’s College students, faculty, and alumni recently presented at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago, Illinois. Alumna Brooke Steinhoff ’19 presented her joint St. Mary’s Project (completed with alumna Katie Robey ’19) “Antidepressant Efficacy of L-655,708 Following Infusions into the Medial Prefrontal Cortex” conducted...
SMCM Adjunct Professor Steve Lenik Publishes a Chapter in the Book "Historical Archaeologies of the Caribbean" from University of Alabama Press
Adjunct Professor Steve Lenik Publishes a Chapter in the Book "Historical Archaeologies of the Caribbean" from University of Alabama Press Stephan Lenik November 18, 2019 - 4:59 pm
November 18, 2019
Adjunct Professor of Anthropology Steve Lenik published a chapter “Kalinagos and Catholics in Dominica before 1763: Archaeology and History of Caribbean Frontiers” in the book “Historical Archaeologies of the Caribbean: Contextualizing Sites through Colonialism, Capitalism, and Globalism”...
Assistant Professor Amy Steiger Published in Two Journals Michael Bruckler November 18, 2019 - 4:36 pm
November 18, 2019
Assistant Professor of Theater Amy Steiger was recently published in the Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Journal. Titled, “Moving Forward, Living Backward, or Just Standing Still?: Newspaper Theatre, Critical Race Theory, and Commemorating the Wade-Braden Trial in Louisville, Kentucky,” Steiger’s essay describes how graduate students entering an MFA acting program...
Professors Taylor and Brandt published in Delmarva Review Michael Bruckler November 18, 2019 - 4:23 pm
November 18, 2019
Professor Emerita of Theater and Dance Merideth Taylor had four photographs published in the autumn quarterly issue of Burning Word Literary Journal, and her essay "Miss Mary and Merideth: Story of a Relationship" appears in the just released Volume 12 of the Delmarva Review, a literary journal of poetry and prose. Also Included in the Volume, is a review written by...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) and the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) are hosting a scholarship fair next month to educate students and parents in paying for college expenses. The fair is 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17 in the Business and Industry (BI) building of the CSM La Plata campus. The event is geared for high school juniors and seniors interested in learning about college scholarships.
The fair will also include parent workshops. Workshop topics range from college savings...
CSM Six CSM Hawks – Soccer and Volleyball Players – Earn NJCAA Division I and Division II All-Region XX Spots
Four College of Southern Maryland (CSM) women’s soccer players were named to 2019-20 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I All-Region XX teams, Region XX officials announced Nov. 15. In addition, CSM’s men’s soccer player Justin Miller was named a 2019-20 NJCAA Division I All-Region XX Honorable Mention and CSM women’s volleyball player Katelyn Kluh was named a 2019-20 NJCAA Division II All-Region XX Honorable Mention.
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Sophomore defender Cassidy...
Associate Professor Kevin Emerson Published in Scientific Journal PLoS ONE Michael Bruckler November 15, 2019 - 1:01 pm
November 15, 2019
Associate Professor of Biology Kevin Emerson, along with his colleagues at SUNY Albany and Universidade de São Paulo, have recently been published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE. Their paper continues their studies on the relationship between land use changes associated with deforestation and the genetic differentiation of the primary...
SMCM Students McPhillips and Welles Attend Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference; McPhillips Presents Poster
Students McPhillips and Welles Attend Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference; McPhillips Presents Poster Michael Bruckler November 15, 2019 - 12:34 pm
November 15, 2019
St. Mary’s College environmental studies major Erin McPhillips '20 and chemistry major Coleman Welles '20 attended the ninth annual Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference in Annapolis, Maryland, in November. The theme of the conference was Oceans: Exploration, Conservation, and Extreme Events. Both...
SMCM Assistant Professor Bowers and Alumnus Larsen ’19 Author Paper in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Assistant Professor Bowers and Alumnus Larsen ’19 Author Paper in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C Michael Bruckler November 15, 2019 - 8:52 am
November 15, 2019
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Geoffrey Bowers is the lead author on an article published this week in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C. St. Mary’s College alumnus Randy Larsen ’19 is co-authored on the paper “Influence of Smectite Structure and Hydration on Supercritical Methane Binding and Dynamics in Smectite Pores.”...
The Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) ParentVue, StudentVue and TeacherVue systems will be unavailable from 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18 while the system completes an update. Beginning Nov. 18, parents, students and teachers will have to use a new web address in order to access the programs.
CCPS is moving its data storage from the student information system, Synergy, to a new cloud-based environment. Effective Nov. 18, the link for ParentVue and StudentVue is...
More than 860 high school students in Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) are enrolled in Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) programs. The JROTC program curriculum is accredited through each military branch and teaches students about military history, leadership, wellness and life skills. Instructors from several high schools presented a JROTC program overview to the Board of Education at its Nov. 12 meeting.
Helping to present were Gunny Sgt. Clive Bailey of La Plata High...
SMCM Classical Pianist Brian Ganz Offers a Series of Four Free Concerts At St. Mary’s College with a Focus on Chopin
Classical Pianist Brian Ganz Offers a Series of Four Free Concerts At St. Mary’s College with a Focus on Chopin Michael Bruckler November 14, 2019 - 9:24 am
November 14, 2019
Brian Ganz will offer a series of four recitals over the next few weeks for classical music lovers in the St. Mary's College of Maryland community. Musician-in-Residence Ganz resumes his popular noon concert series with two PianoTalk offerings, the first on Tuesday, November 19, and the second on Wednesday, December...
CSM CSM Welcomes 153 Maryland Promise Scholarship Recipients This Fall, is Second in State For Number of Recipients and Money Awarded
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) welcomed 153 recipients of the Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship (MCCPS) to its campuses this fall – helping to launch the inaugural semester for the state initiative aimed at helping Maryland’s families afford college. CSM has the second most Promise Scholarships in Maryland in both recipients and total dollars awarded, $565,558.
The first scholarships were awarded to students across the state in August and provided up to $5,000 in...
Connecting with College of Southern Maryland audiences as part of the Connections Literary Readings held each semester, acclaimed poet and American Book Award recipient, Jericho Brown, read from his work at the Prince Frederick Campus, Nov. 1. While his work has been described as “an attempt to fight back against hate in its many guises,” Brown told the Connections audience that “people see things that are clearly in the work that are quite obviously subconscious that even after I was done...
Open Panel Discussion on Transportation, Trails & Community Design Policy for Health Michael Bruckler November 13, 2019 - 4:40 pm
November 13, 2019
The St. Mary’s County Health Department, in partnership with the environmental studies department at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, is hosting an open panel discussion on how community design and policy can improve public health and wellness.
This event will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., in the Cole Cinema...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed Sonja Cox, of St. Mary’s County, to serve the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) as trustee, effective through July 1, 2024.
Named one of the Daily Record’s 2016 Top 100 Women of Maryland, Cox is a graduate of the Leadership Maryland Class of 2010 and has served on several boards for various organizations in SMECO’s service territory. Most recently she became a board member of Southern Maryland Community Resources. Prior to her appointment as a CSM...
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 childcare providers of young children are invited to a FREE parent workshop on Monday, November 18, 2019, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Lexington Park Library. Childcare will be available and light refreshments will be provided.
This workshop focuses on Social-Emotional Learning and is part of...