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SMCM Professors Cognard-Black, Patterson Simultaneously Release Video Lecture Series Through Great Courses

Professors Cognard-Black, Patterson Simultaneously Release Video Lecture Series Through Great Courses Gretchen Phillips August 16, 2019 - 4:13 pm August 16, 2019 Two St. Mary’s College of Maryland professors, Jennifer Cognard-Black (English) and Carrie Patterson (art) had courses released today through The Great Courses program. The Great Courses are a series of educational classes delivered in video and audio formats offered to “surround the world’s greatest teachers with a team of...

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CSM CSM’s Men’s Soccer Season Kicks Off Today As the Hawks Face Union County College

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) men’s soccer team kicked off its 2019 season today against Union County College at 12 p.m. in La Plata. CSM ‘s Zach Bowman said he was ready to get his first year underway as CSM’s head coach for men’s soccer. Coach Gary Knight This will be Gary Knight’s second year as an assistant coach for the men’s soccer team. He also serves as an assistant coach on CSM’s women’s soccer team. After gathering only one win and five goals last season, Bowman and...

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Charles Co. Postcards from Nanjemoy: Wish you were here — Middle-school students get back to nature

Middle-school students unplugged for the week and got in touch with the great outdoors during Nature Inventor’s Workshop, a day camp that combines STEAM — Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math — practices with activities like fishing, canoeing and making s’mores. Open to sixth, seventh and eighth graders, the camp is held at the Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Center. It includes less traditional camp activities like making kites out of trash bags, building a simple motor craft out of...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College Announces Dates for Fall Festival Hawktoberfest: October 4-5, 2019

St. Mary’s College Announces Dates for Fall Festival Hawktoberfest: October 4-5, 2019 Michael Bruckler August 21, 2019 - 1:39 pm August 21, 2019 Registration is now open for one of St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s most popular events, Hawktoberfest, Oct. 4-5, 2019. Combining family weekend and homecoming, the annual event attracts more than 1,000 visitors to the College’s waterfront campus each year for a weekend full of festive fall activities. Hawktoberfest weekend is comprised of a...

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Charles Co. CCPS offering free breakfast during first week of school

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will offer all students free breakfast the first week of school, Sept. 3-6. The goal is to provide students with a jump-start to the new school year and an opportunity to start the day with a healthy breakfast. Breakfast items to be served include milk, cereal, juice and fruit with an additional option of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for high school students. “We want students to come back to school ready to not only begin a new school year, but to...

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SMCM Alumna Alex Schoen ’17 an Invited Lecturer in Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquia Series

Alumna Alex Schoen ’17 an Invited Lecturer in Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquia Series Michael Bruckler August 21, 2019 - 10:12 am August 21, 2019 St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Biology Department presents Alex Schoen ’17 to discuss “Sharks, Stress, and Steroids: A Millennial Mystery,” as part of the Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquia series. The talk takes place on Sept. 25 at 4:45 p.m. in Schaefer Hall 106. Schoen, visiting the National Public Honors College from the...

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Charles Co. School system sponsors bus hotline for parents, students

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is sponsoring a bus hotline for parents to call with questions about school bus routes. Call 301-932-6655 to access the hotline. The hotline is available 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 29-30, and 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 3-4. Bus route information for the 2019-20 is now available through the School Locator feature on the CCPS website, ccboe.com. School Locator is designed to allow the public to enter an address and see which three schools – elementary, middle...

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Charles Co. Admin Institute starts off new school year with focus on the power of words, school safety

School leaders from Charles County’s 37 public schools and centers kicked off the 2019-20 school year last week during the annual Administrative Leadership Institute. The annual event welcomes Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) principals, vice principals and administrative assistants with three full days of professional development to kick off the new school year. The Institute was held Aug. 14-16 at North Point High School. The 2019 theme was “The Power of Your Words.” The...

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CSM CSM Academic Affairs Vice President Mitchell Levy Appointed Editor of ‘Synergy’ Newsletter

Publication Focuses on Student Success and Learning The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces that Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Mitchell A. Levy has been appointed editor of a leading, international student affairs association publication. Levy will oversee “Synergy,” a professional development newsletter published by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Student Affairs Partnering with Academic Affairs (SAPAA) Knowledge Community...

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CSM CSM’s Michelle Ruble Becomes President of National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrations

The College of Southern Maryland’s Executive Director of Student Life and Athletics Michelle Ruble has been named the President of the National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrations. Ruble has played a pivotal role in putting CSM’s athletes and athletic programs at the top of the leader boards in the region, state and beyond – since joining the CSM team 18 years ago. Ruble said she is thrilled and honored to accept the appointment as NATYCAA. Established in 1987, NATYCAA is...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Featured in The Princeton Review’s “Best 385 Colleges” Guide for 2020

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Featured in The Princeton Review’s “Best 385 Colleges” Guide for 2020 Michael Bruckler August 19, 2019 - 12:21 pm August 19, 2019 St. Mary’s College of Maryland is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduates to earn their college degree, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles and recommends St. Mary’s College in the 2020 edition of its annual college guide, “The Best 385 Colleges.” Only about 13 percent of...

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CSM CSM Welcomes Students For 2019 Fall Semester with a Busy September Calendar

CSM Offers Walk-in Schedule for Advising, Career and Transfer Services. Aug. 5-Sept. 13. College of Southern Maryland (CSM); La Plata, Leonardtown and Prince Frederick campuses. CSM’s Office of Advising, Career and Transfer Services will observe an all-walk-in schedule to assist students from Aug. 5 through Sept. 13. There will be no appointments available during this time. The hours for walk-ins will be available at http://csmd.edu/advising. CSM Closed for Labor Day Holiday. Aug. 31-Sept...

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CSM Summers at CSM – One Student’s Hamlet Interpretation in English Lit is Icing on the Cake

A student enrolled in the English Composition and Literature summer class at the College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) Leonardtown Campus took her creativity to the next level when she was studying Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Brittany Higgs, 28, of Mechanicsville, baked a cake and highlighted the better-known characters of Hamlet – with icing. Traditionally, CSM English Instructors Norm Bleakley and Barbara Link ask students to go beyond by taking acts and scenes from Hamlet and make YouTube...

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SMCM Jamie L. Roberts Stadium dedication set for Sept. 7 at St. Mary’s College of Maryland

On Saturday, Sept. 7, after much anticipation, the campus and local community will gather to celebrate St. Mary's College of Maryland's newest facility, Jamie L. Roberts Stadium, and honor the legacy of its namesake. Open to the public, the official dedication ceremony begins at 12:30 p.m. (gates open at noon) at the stadium facility located across Mattapany Road from the Michael P. O'Brien Athletics and Recreation Center. The state-of-the art facility consists of a grass athletic field, an...

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SMCM Jason Rezaian to Deliver the 2019 Benjamin C. Bradlee Distinguished Lecture in Journalism at St. Mary’s College of Maryland

In July of 2014, Jason Rezaian and his wife were detained in their Iranian home and he went on to spend 544 days in Tehran's Evin prison, released on the same day that the historic nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was implemented. On Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m., former U.S. correspondent Rezaian will deliver the Benjamin C. Bradlee Distinguished Lecture in Journalism on the topic of his book, "Prisoner" (Anthony Bourdain Books, 2019). The lecture will be held in Auerbach...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Named a 2019-20 College of Distinction

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Named a 2019-20 College of Distinction Michael Bruckler July 25, 2019 - 4:54 pm July 25, 2019 St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been recognized for its committed implementation of high-impact educational practices, earning its title as one of the nation’s Colleges of Distinction. Colleges of Distinction’s selection process consists of a review of each institution’s freshman experience and retention efforts alongside its general education programs, alumni...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College Chemistry and Biochemistry Professors’ and Students’ Research Published in the Journal of Chemical Education

St. Mary’s College Chemistry and Biochemistry Professors’ and Students’ Research Published in the Journal of Chemical Education Michael Bruckler August 16, 2019 - 10:42 am August 16, 2019 Kelly Neiles, associate professor of chemistry, Geoffrey Bowers, assistant professor of chemistry, Daniel Chase, assistant professor of chemistry, Amanda VerMeulen, research & instruction librarian, Douglas Hovland, chemistry lab coordinator, Andrew Koch, professor of chemistry, and former student Elan...

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SMCM Villadsen Receives National Radio Astronomy Observatory Grant to Support Student Research

Villadsen Receives National Radio Astronomy Observatory Grant to Support Student Research Joshua Grossman August 15, 2019 - 9:53 am August 15, 2019 Jackie Villadsen, assistant professor of physics, has been awarded a $13,000 grant from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). The funds will provide stipends, conference travel support, and research computing for students participating in research with Villadsen. Their research will be tied to two sets of radio telescope...

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SMCM Wooley Published in PMLA: The Journal of the Modern Language Association of America

Wooley Published in PMLA: The Journal of the Modern Language Association of America Michael Bruckler August 15, 2019 - 9:16 am August 15, 2019 Christine Wooley, associate professor of English and associate dean of curriculum, has a new article in PMLA: the journal of the Modern Language Association of America, which is the top critical journal in the field of English studies. Each issue is sent directly to over 25,000 college and university teachers of English and foreign languages...

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SMCM Byrd Presents Biosafety Best Practices, Guidelines at Summer Conferences

Byrd Presents Biosafety Best Practices, Guidelines at Summer Conferences Gretchen Phillips August 14, 2019 - 9:20 am August 14, 2019 Professor of Biology Jeff Byrd gave two invited presentations this summer. On June 22, he presented “Best Practices for Biosafety in Teaching Laboratories” at Microbe2019, the general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, held this year in San Francisco, California. On August 1, he presented “ASM Biosafety Guidelines 2.0: Changes Envisioned after...

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