At the start of this school year, Milton M. Somers Middle School was without a math teacher for some of its eighth graders. Somers had a math vacancy for about 90 students enrolled in grade-level math. Vacancies in certain academic areas such as math and science are common; solutions often include long-term substitutes or pulling other staff to fill vacancies. In this case for Somers, the administrative leadership team worked with Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff to launch a pilot...
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The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) women’s soccer team will advance in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XX Tournament after knocking Hagerstown Community College out of the tournament on Hawk’s turf Saturday, Oct. 26, by a score of 1-0.
The women Hawks return to defend their winning streak against the CCBC – Essex Knights in the semifinals round Tuesday, Oct. 29. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the tournament is being hosted by Harford Community...
The College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) Board of Trustees awarded 11 full-time faculty members tenure at its Oct. 24, 2019 meeting.
“CSM has an amazing team of talented and dedicated professors,” shared CSM President Dr. Maureen Murphy. “These awards demonstrate our commitment to our outstanding faculty and to maintaining the highest level of academic excellence for our learners.”
The following members of CSM faculty have met or exceeded the standard set forth in the tenure review policy...
“Friday Night Lights” took on all new meaning for Girl Scout Troop 196, of Bryans Road, when they spent their troop meeting with College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Engineering Club and Pre-Engineering Coordinator Jehnell Linkins to learn about the exciting and fun things happening in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
The Cadettes met at CSM’s La Plata Campus Oct. 25, to learn that problem-solving can be fun and to earn their Robotic Badges in Mechanical...
When the Career and Technical Education (CTE) program started in Charles County Public Schools (CCPS), it was housed at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center and very much under enrolled, said Kimberly Hill, superintendent of schools. She was a vice principal at Stethem at the time and a member of the team charged with improving the rigor of the CTE program.
“The value of CTE cannot be overstated,” she said during a tour of program offerings at Stethem, and La Plata and North Point high...
CSM CSM Hosts Author Mona Hanna-Attisha for 2019 One Maryland One Book Tour to Discuss: ‘What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope
The College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) La Plata Campus is one of six November stops in the One Maryland One Book tour featuring author Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha as she discusses her book “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City.” Hanna-Attisha will speak and sign copies of her book Nov. 4 as part of this year’s One Maryland One Book program. The book chronicles Hanna-Attisha’s efforts to uncover the contamination of Flint, Michigan’s drinking...
The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review an appeal by a former La Plata High School student, Caleigh Wood, asserting the school violated her First Amendment Rights.
The decision reaffirms a favorable U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruling earlier this year that the school did not “impermissibly endorse any religion and did not compel Wood to profess any belief.” The Fourth Circuit’s decision rejected Wood’s claim that she was forced to embrace Islam during a...
President Jordan Receives CEO's Excellence Award at Inaugural PGCPS Hall of Fame Gala Gretchen Phillips October 22, 2019 - 1:56 pm
October 22, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan received the 2019 CEO’s Excellence Award and was inducted into the Prince George’s County Public Schools’ Hall of Fame, Friday, October 18, at the inaugural Excellence in Education Foundation (EFF) for PGCPS’ Alumni Hall of Fame Gala held at the MGM National Harbor Hotel.
A graduate...
The College of Southern Maryland is a certified affiliate of the Bee Campus USA Program. CSM’s Bee Campus USA plan includes the planting of native, pollinator-friendly plants and a least-toxic integrated pest management plan, along with ideas for awareness events and student service-learning projects enhancing pollinator habitats.
See here for the latest update on CSM”s bee campus.
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St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees Recognize Faculty Promotions Michael Bruckler October 21, 2019 - 11:15 am
October 21, 2019
In a special presentation on Friday, October 18, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Board of Trustees recognized the following faculty promotions.
Promotion to Full Professor:
Betül Başaran (religious studies) joined the St. Mary’s College faculty in 2005. She is a scholar of the Ottoman Empire as well as the social and economic history of the Middle East...
Effective December 20, 2019, the Fitness Center at the Prince Frederick Campus of the College of Southern Maryland will close. The Wellness, Fitness and Aquatics services and programs will continue as usual at the college’s La Plata and Leonardtown Fitness and Aquatics Centers.
CSM’s fitness centers and pools remain available at both the La Plata and Leonardtown campuses. These programs offer a wide range of health, wellness and fitness options, including memberships, aquatics and exercise...
Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020 Recognizes St. Mary’s College of Maryland Michael Bruckler October 21, 2019 - 9:50 am
October 21, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the National Public Honors College, was recently acknowledged in the 2020 edition of the “Fiske Guide to Colleges.”
For more than 30 years, millions of students, parents, and guidance counselors have relied on the Fiske Guide to Colleges during their college search. Compiled by former New York Times education editor Edward...
SMCM SMCM Alumni Hall, Schuller, and Kimball, and their professor, Jessica Malisch, highlighted in Maryland Ornithological Society Newsletter
SMCM Alumni Hall, Schuller, and Kimball, and their professor, Jessica Malisch, highlighted in Maryland Ornithological Society Newsletter Jessica Malisch October 18, 2019 - 8:36 am
October 18, 2019
St. Mary’s College alumni Lauren Hall ‘19, Livia Shuller ‘19, and Melanie Kimball ‘19, along with their St. Mary’s Project (SMP) mentor, Jessica L. Malisch, assistant professor of physiology, were featured in an article in the September-October Newsletter of the Maryland Ornithological Society...
The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28 in the boardroom at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The topic will center on the future of public schools. The Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education — also known as the Kirwan Commission — put forth recommendations to improve the quality of the state’s public education system. Board members want to hear what CCPS parents and students, and county residents would like to...
Since 2017, the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has offered micro-food pantries, named Hawk Feeders, at each of CSM’s four campuses. Hawk Feeders help address the short-term basic food needs any student may be experiencing. Built by a CSM faculty member, the Hawk Feeders are stocked through individual donations by faculty, staff and students as well as through food drives, under the adage, “Give what you can, take what you need.”
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Linda Greer an Invited Lecturer in Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquia Series Michael Bruckler October 17, 2019 - 3:18 pm
October 17, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Biology Department presents Linda Greer to discuss “The Environmental Impact of Fashion” as part of the Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquia series. The talk takes place on Nov. 20 at 4:45 p.m. in Schaefer Hall 106.
Greer will discuss the fashion industry’s surprisingly large environmental footprint...
SMCM Associate Professor Gijanto Named English Editor for the Society for Africanist Archaeology bulletin, Nyame Akuma
Associate Professor Gijanto Named English Editor for the Society for Africanist Archaeology bulletin, Nyame Akuma Michael Bruckler October 17, 2019 - 3:00 pm
October 17, 2019
Congratulations to Liza Gijanto, associate professor of anthropology, who was recently named the English editor for the Society for Africanist Archaeology bulletin, Nyame Akuma.
According to the website, The Society of Africanist Archaeologists is an organization of archaeologists, researchers from associated...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) presents an exhibition featuring the work of photographer Lisa Elmaleh, who documented her life in photographs in the rural outskirts of Paw Paw, West Virginia, as she learned to live more deliberately. “the Lightness and the Dark” will be on display in the Tony Hungerford Memorial Art Gallery Oct. 28-Dec. 12.
From her website, www.lisaelmaleh.com, Elmaleh writes: “Me and my large-format 8×10″ camera (named Fitzgerald Fitzwilliam Fitzgeorge) go on...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will host the Southern Maryland Concert Band (SMCB) in the Brad and Linda Gottfried Theater at the La Plata Campus Fine Arts Center, Oct. 26.
The SMCB was formed in 1984 by Charles Armstrong as an all-volunteer, non-profit community-based ensemble of adult and student instrumentalists dedicated to performing quality concert band music for audiences in and around Southern Maryland. Armstrong, a former supervisor of music and longtime band director in...
Due to a power outage, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School is closed today, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. SMECO is working to address the issue.