CSM President Dr. Maureen Murphy welcomes fifth-graders to Destination College.
“Raise your hands to show me how many of you are here at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) for the first time,” asked CSM President Dr. Maureen Murphy of a multi-purpose room full of fifth-graders this morning. After the entire room of students stretched their hands into the air, Murphy offered a prediction. “That’s what I thought,” she said. “Well, I promise you, it won’t be the last!”
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So. Md Education News
News from the local county public and private schools and colleges.
CSM CSM Partners with Earlbeck to Provide Training That Will Produce A Skilled, Work-Ready Welder Workforce
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) and Earlbeck Gases and Technologies (Earlbeck) have formalized their longtime training partnership with a memorandum of understanding today to provide students with the training and certification credentials needed to meet the expanding welder workforce opportunities.
Advancements in materials, processes and equipment make modern welding an increasingly high-tech skill. With an anticipated shortage of about 400,000 welders by 2024 as reported by the...
Ellen Flowers-Fields, Erin Ebersole, Sybol Anderson Accept Appointments
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces the appointment of three new members to its leadership team.
Ellen Flowers-Fields has accepted the position of associate vice president, Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CWD), effective Dec. 9. Erin Ebersole, Ed.D. has accepted the position of associate vice president, Planning, Institutional Effectiveness and Research (PIER), and Sybol Cook Anderson...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) and Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) are hosting a free Scholarship Resource Fair in December to help students and parents learn about several options to help pay for college expenses. The fair is 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17 in the Business and Industry (BI) Building at CSM’s La Plata Campus. The event is geared for high school juniors and seniors interested in learning about college scholarships.
The fair will include parent workshops which will...
When members of the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Engineering Club aren’t too busy sharing their passion about engineering with other students and area Boy and Girl Scouts, they get busy hearing from extraordinary guests both on campus and on the road.
Recently, the club hosted Naval Systems Air Command (NAVAIR) Aeronautical Engineer Theresa Shafer, PhD. Shafer shared exciting internship opportunities available at NAVAIR Patuxent River and discussed her career path with the military...
CSM CSM’s Academic Planning and Assessment Director Cami Cooley Earns Top Honors for Improving Students’ Learning Experience
College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Academic Planning and Assessment Director Cami Cooley recently won a top national honor for introducing a powerful online tool to engage CSM students and improve their learning and completion.
Cooley was named the 2019 First Place Champion by CampusLabs for “driving impactful change on campus” after initiating a real-time formative assessment tool in CSM’s classrooms that lets students know if they are learning the right material, while also letting...
CSM AmeriCorps VISTA Member Kelsey Stewart Helps CSM and St. Mary’s County Public Schools Close Workforce Gaps
Efforts Improve High School Students’ Knowledge of Higher Education
When Waldorf resident Kelsey Stewart graduated with her degree in Communications and Social Influence from the University of Maryland College Park, she knew she wanted to help communities better understand each other by engaging in meaningful activism. What she didn’t know was that her first job would be vigorously campaigning to teach high school students who don’t consider continuing their education in how to navigate the...
CSM ‘Giving Tuesday,’ Concerts, Auditions and a Scholarship Resource Fair Mark a Busy December at CSM
CSM Foundation Giving Tuesday. Dec. 3. The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Foundation will join colleges and nonprofits around the world to celebrate generosity by participating in Giving Tuesday, a 24-hour online giving event. Make an impact in the community by donating to CSM scholarships and programs. Gifts of every size will help transform lives. You may choose to double your impact by donating to a matching fund. For more information, email csmfoundation@csmd.edu, visit...
College of Southern Maryland (CSM) students traveled to Dulles Expo Center Nov. 16 to help Girl Scouts troops from the Nation’s Capital Council learn about CSM’s cyber and robotics teams. The Scouts who stopped by CSM’s booth got hands-on practice and personal advice from members of CSM Talons, the college’s competitive robotics team, and members of the CyberHawks, the college’s competitive cybersecurity team. In addition, many Girl Scouts earned their cyber and robotics badges.
CSM...
Sharing the Power of Generosity with CSM’s Students
Giving never gets old, especially when the generosity is part of the global initiative of #GivingTuesday. This 24-hour online giving blitz has become an annual tradition since 2012 for the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Foundation, which is focusing on the giving season by inspiring people to come together to support the communities they love. This year’s #GivingTuesday is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 3, following the frenzy of Black...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CSM CSM Women’s Basketball Preview: Hawks Start Hopeful 2019-20 Season with a Win Against Bryant & Stratton
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) women’s basketball season jumped off with a win Nov. 8 when the Hawks hosted the Bryant & Stratton College Bobcats. Karalina Lawrence led the Hawks scoring 17 of the winning 55 points to top the Bobcats, who scored 52.
CSM will play three more home games before going on the road for the first time when they play in the Harford Hoops Classic Nov. 29 and 30. There they face Hostos Community College and Nassau Community College.
The Hawks will have their...
The College of Southern Maryland Veterans Recognition Coin
This Veterans Day, and every day, the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is grateful for the men and women who have served, and who continue to serve, in the armed forces. CSM marked Veterans Day 2019 by hosting a veterans “Meet and Greet,” Nov. 8 at the Leonardtown Campus, and today students joined the CSM Student Association and Student Life to write thank you cards to be delivered to the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. This year...
CSM CSM Holds Dual Enrollment Information Night for Parents of High School Students Nov. 12, 13 and 14
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) invites area parents of high school students to attend an informational Dual Enrollment Parent Night at one of three of the college’s four campuses, Nov. 12, 13 and 14 to learn more about the opportunity that allows high school students to take classes at CSM for college credit while satisfying high school graduation requirements. The benefits of dual enrollment include a savings on tuition since dual-enrolled students pay half of CSM’s regular tuition...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) hosts the second free concert in its 2019 – 2020 Ward Virts Concert Series at its Prince Frederick Campus Sunday, Nov. 10. The concert features the Southern Maryland Chamber Players and starts at 3 p.m. with doors opening at 2:30 p.m.
The Ward Virts Concert Series celebrates the life and talent of Ward Virts, a talented Southern Maryland pianist who died suddenly in 1993. A group of Ward’s friends and classmates conceived the Ward Virts Piano Project...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) men’s basketball season got underway as November began with a weekend of court time during the CCBC Dundalk Mixer. The Hawks came out of the mixer stronger with a win in overtime over the ASA Brooklyn Avengers, but falling short with two losses; one to Mt. Zion Prep and to Bryant & Stratton College.
CSM Head Coach Alan Hoyt said he likes to use these weekend tournaments as a way to prepare the team for the scheduling they will encounter in regular...