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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CSM College of Southern Maryland to Break Ground on New Center for Health Sciences Building at Regional Hughesville Campus
Marks New Era in Health Care for Region
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) begins a new era of health care in Southern Maryland this month with the groundbreaking for its new centralized Center for Health Sciences building at its Regional Hughesville Campus. CSM will celebrate and hear from local dignitaries and regional health care officials during the Aug. 27 sod-turning ceremony starting at 10 a.m.
The Center for Health Sciences is projected to be completed in March 2021 and will be...
The College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) flexible learning options are designed for those with busy schedules. To meet that commitment, CSM will offer the entire Business Management Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree program in an accelerated schedule making it possible for students to complete their Business Management degree in 15 months.
CSM is also launching accelerated classes for most evening classes this fall. This new student success initiative builds on students’ abilities...
SMCM Professor Grogan Receives the 2019 Pi Sigma Alpha/James I. Lengle Chapter Advisor Recognition Award
Professor Grogan Receives the 2019 Pi Sigma Alpha/James I. Lengle Chapter Advisor Recognition Award Michael Bruckler August 13, 2019 - 3:04 pm
August 13, 2019
Susan Grogan, professor of political science, has been selected to receive the 2019 Pi Sigma Alpha/James I. Lengle Chapter Advisor Recognition Award. This award recognizes Grogan’s nearly 30 years of service as faculty advisor to Sigma Omicron Chapter at St. Mary's College of Maryland and the chapter's unbroken record of initiates...
Darrell M. West to Discuss Cyber Security and Election Interference at St. Mary’s College Michael Bruckler August 13, 2019 - 12:21 pm
August 13, 2019
The Center for the Study of Democracy, a joint project of St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary’s City, will host the 2019 Constitution Day Lecture featuring Darrell M. West on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. in the College’s Cole Cinema, Campus Center. This event is free of charge and open to the public.
Each year the Center...
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Named a 2019 Best College Value by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Michael Bruckler August 13, 2019 - 11:30 am
August 13, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been named to the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance list of the Top 500 Best College Values of 2019. St. Mary’s College is ranked 143 in overall ranking, 29 in out-of-state public rankings and 48 in-state public rankings.
Introduced in 1998, Kiplinger’s rankings highlight public schools, private...
CSM CSM Announces Labor Day Weekend Schedule Aug. 31 – Sept. 2, Prepares for Fall Semester to Start Sept. 3
There is Still Time to Register for Fall Classes
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces all CSM campuses will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, to observe the Labor Day holiday. In addition, CSM’s La Plata, Leonardtown, Prince Frederick and Regional Hughesville campuses will be closed Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sunday, Sept. 1. The holiday closure applies to all CSM fitness and aquatic centers.
CSM welcomes back students and begins its 2019 fall semester Sept. 3. With more than 100 programs...
SMCM Professor Emerita Paskow Donates Father’s Letters to Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress
Professor Emerita Paskow Donates Father’s Letters to Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress Michael Bruckler August 12, 2019 - 2:09 pm
August 12, 2019
Professor Emerita of Literature and Language Jackie Paskow donated her father's letters to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/vets/) in Washington D.C. Her father was Brigadier General Wheeler G. Merriam, who fought alongside General Patton from North Africa until meeting up with the...
SMCM St. Mary’s College Professors and Students Participate in St. Croix Plantation Heritage Study Tour
St. Mary’s College Professors and Students Participate in St. Croix Plantation Heritage Study Tour Michael Bruckler August 12, 2019 - 10:08 am
August 12, 2019
Steve Lenik, adjunct professor of anthropology, Garrey Dennie, associate professor of history, and nine students from St. Mary’s College of Maryland participated in a St. Croix Plantation Heritage Study Tour from July 13 - August 1, 2019. The group unearthed findings of the enslaved families who lived in the long row houses at...