Professors Bowers, Mertz, and Neiles Present Workshop at AAC&U STEM Conference Pamela Mertz November 07, 2022 - 12:03 pm
November 07, 2022
Associate Professor Geoffrey Bowers, Professor Pam Mertz, and Associate Professor Kelly Neiles from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry presented a workshop at the 2022 American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) Transforming STEM Higher Education conference “Back to Broken” in Arlington, VA on Friday, Nov. 4. The title of the...
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So. Md Education News
News from the local county public and private schools and colleges.
Professor Julia King Receives National Park Service Grant Leslie Mangold November 02, 2022 - 12:59 pm
November 02, 2022
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is proud to announce that Professor Julia King was recently awarded a two-year grant through the American Battlefield Protection Program of the National Park Service. The American Battlefield Protection Program awarded 1.1 million dollars to 14 projects charged with preserving and protecting historic battles fought on...
President Jordan Named to Maryland Humanities Board Gretchen Phillips October 26, 2022 - 9:36 am
October 26, 2022
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan was recently named to the Maryland Humanities board, representing St. Mary’s County. She is among seven new members announced by the organization earlier this month.
Maryland Humanities is a statewide nonprofit organization that creates and supports educational experiences in the humanities that inspire all...
Professor of History Christine Adams Gives Podcast Interview, Invited Lecture Lee Capristo October 24, 2022 - 10:50 am
October 24, 2022
Professor of History Christine Adams and her co-author/sister Tracy Adams, were interviewed for a New Books Network podcast about their book, "The Creation of the French Royal Mistress: From Agnes Sorel to Madame DuBarry" (Penn State Univ. Press, 2021). The podcast, recorded in September 2021, was published on Oct. 21, 2022 and can be heard at this link...
Professor of History Christine Adams Gives Invited Lecture at UIUC Lee Capristo October 24, 2022 - 10:38 am
October 24, 2022
Professor of History Christine Adams gave an invited lecture at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign on Oct. 11. Her lecture, "Fashion and Politics: Elégantes and Merveilleuses under the Directory and Beyond,” stems from her current book project on the cultural and political impact of the Merveilleuses, a group of fashionable young women in late...
SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Board of Trustees Reviews Progress on Strategic Planning and Other Initiatives
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Board of Trustees Reviews Progress on Strategic Planning and Other Initiatives Chuck Steenburgh October 17, 2022 - 12:18 pm
October 17, 2022
The St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees met on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14 and 15, 2022, receiving reports on the progress of strategic planning, academics, enrollment and retention, and other College activities. The board also approved a number of items, including a Facilities Renewal Policy and board meeting...
SMCM Professor Arnett Delivers Keynote Address to Delaware Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Professor Arnett Delivers Keynote Address to Delaware Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Chuck Steenburgh October 17, 2022 - 10:12 am
October 17, 2022
Professor & Chair of Educational Studies Katy Arnett was the keynote speaker for the fall conference of the Delaware Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (DECTFL) on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 in Newark, Delaware. Her keynote was entitled: "From Deficit to Barriers to Opportunities: Transforming What it Means to be an Inclusive...
Prof. Başaran Attended Conference, Presented Paper in Belgium Betul Basaran September 30, 2022 - 4:20 pm
September 30, 2022
Over the summer, Betül Başaran, professor of history and religious studies attended The First World War in the Middle East: Aftermath and Legacies conference in Ypres, Belgium over the summer where she presented a paper titled "Transnational Networks and Elite Women's Philanthropic Work after WW1: The Turkish Princesses of Hyderabad”
During and after World War I...
Inalienable Rights Panel Sparks Discussion Chuck Steenburgh October 09, 2022 - 6:15 pm
October 09, 2022
“Can the inalienable rights referenced by the fathers of the Constitution exist for all Americans in the 21st ce0ntury?” That was the question posed to a national media panel before more than 350 students, faculty & staff, and community members on Friday evening, October 7, 2022 in the Nancy R. and Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center auditorium.
Moderated by Jessica Yellin, former...
Maria Hinojosa delivers inaugural Gwen Ifill Lecture Chuck Steenburgh October 06, 2022 - 12:02 pm
October 06, 2022
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa, anchor and executive producer of Latino USA and founder of Futuro Media Group, delivered the inaugural Gwen Ifill Lecture at St. Mary’s College of Maryland on Tuesday, October 4.
In keeping with the purpose of the lecture series, named for the trailblazing former co-anchor of the “PBS NewsHour,” Hinojosa described the...
Three SMCM Math Students Present at NAM MathFest Lee Capristo September 27, 2022 - 10:23 am
September 27, 2022
Three St. Mary's College of Maryland mathematics students presented at the National Association of Mathematicians Undergraduate MathFest held September 23-25 at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Kelsi Anderson '25, Kimani Daley '24 and Ryan Knight '25 presented work they did this summer as part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at SMCM. They...
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Receives Largest Gift in College History Gretchen Phillips September 24, 2022 - 3:17 pm
September 24, 2022
New Facility to be Named Nancy R. and Norton T. Dodge
Performing Arts Center
Students at St. Mary’s College of Maryland for decades to come will be the beneficiaries of the largest gift in the College’s history, announced today during the grand opening ceremony for the new Performing Arts Center and Learning Commons. Longtime benefactor Nancy R...
Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland Garners 2022 CODAaward Chuck Steenburgh September 23, 2022 - 10:00 am
September 23, 2022
The Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland was named the winner in the "Public Spaces" category of the 2022 CODAawards competition.
The internationally acclaimed CODAawards celebrate the projects that most successfully integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural, or public spaces. The CODAawards program honors the...
St. Mary's College Board of Trustees Approves Pillars, Timeline for Strategic Plan Gretchen Phillips September 14, 2022 - 2:39 pm
September 14, 2022
The St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees approved the pillars and timeline for the strategic plan development in 2022-2023 during a special open session meeting Monday evening. The four pillars on which the strategic plan will be based are as follows:
Create an innovative, distinctive and competitive academic identity that attracts and...
Neal Katyal to Deliver Judge William O.E. Sterling Constitution Day Lecture Gretchen Phillips September 09, 2022 - 4:06 pm
September 09, 2022
A leading national voice on the Supreme Court will be speaking and taking questions from the public at St. Mary’s College of Maryland on Friday, September 16, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary's Hall. The Center for the Study of Democracy, a joint venture between St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City...
Two Seahawks, One League Gretchen Phillips September 06, 2022 - 4:42 pm
September 06, 2022
Julie Croteau '93 (Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park) and Skylar Kaplan '25 (Glen Burnie, Md./North County) made the cut for their respective baseball programs at St. Mary's College of Maryland — Croteau having blazed the trail for Kaplan and many others as the first-ever female to play collegiate baseball. But it's off the field where their life experiences parallel once again, this time Croteau and Kaplan...
Sports Photographer Bill Wood Holds Exhibition in Boyden Gallery Lee Capristo August 31, 2022 - 11:22 am
August 31, 2022
Emotion in Action: The Sports Photography of Bill Wood
St. Mary's College of Maryland's Boyden Gallery opens the fall semester with "Emotion in Action: The Sports Photography of Bill Wood," running through November 19. A special opening reception to meet the photographer is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Boyden Gallery, located on the second floor...
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Welcomes Students Back to Campus Chuck Steenburgh August 29, 2022 - 4:51 pm
August 29, 2022
St. Mary’s College of Maryland welcomed students back to campus this week, marked by the arrival of first-year students on Thursday, Aug. 25 and the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 29. The incoming first-year class of 416 is the largest at the College in 10 years.
“Our first-year class, the largest in 10 years, was drawn from the largest applicant pool in St...
President Jordan Speaks at Historic Sotterley Chuck Steenburgh August 22, 2022 - 4:35 pm
August 22, 2022
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda Jordan was one of the principal invited speakers at Historic Sotterley’s “Day of Unity and Healing” on Saturday, August 20, 2022.
In delivering the educational call to action for the day, President Jordan fashioned her charge to the assembled audience by blending the Declaration of Independence’s pronouncement that “all men are created...
Director of Athletics & Recreation Crystal Gibson Joins NADIIIAA Board Nairem Moran August 19, 2022 - 4:00 pm
August 19, 2022
Director of Athletics & Recreation Crystal Gibson has been selected to join the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA) Board of Directors as announced by the organization on Thursday, Aug.
18.Gibson, along with Dana Harmon, director of physical education, recreation & athletics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Matt...