Professor of English Karen Leona Anderson Published, Invited Reader Lee Capristo May 01, 2023 - 4:18 pm
May 01, 2023
Professor of English Karen Leona Anderson wrote a short essay about her previously published poem, “Rat” that was published recently in Poetry Daily’s “What Sparks Poetry: Ecopoetry Now.” Additionally, on May 4, Anderson is an invited reader at the “The Materials Issue” poetry reading, a collaboration between the Phillips Collection and the Maryland Institute College of Art...
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Several Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high school student athletes were selected as the 2022-2023 fall and winter season The Washington Post All-Met athletes, ranking from first-team, second-team, third-team and honorable mention. Every year, coaches from more than 250 schools in the Washington D.C., metropolitan area are invited to nominate top athletes from their sports. Final selections are made by The Washington Post's scholastic sports staff.
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SMCM Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Cassie Gurbisz Leads SMCM's Participation in $3.5 Million NSF Grant Collaborative
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Cassie Gurbisz Leads SMCM's Participation in $3.5 Million NSF Grant Collaborative Chuck Steenburgh April 28, 2023 - 1:18 pm
April 28, 2023
St. Mary’s College of Maryland is part of a collaboration of six institutions that was recently awarded a $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The project, led by Penn State, focuses on how aquatic plants and animals, such as clams, salt marshes and seagrasses, affect carbon cycling in the...
On behalf of the Board of Education of Charles County, Board Chairperson Michael K. Lukas asked for Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) to share the following information about the process to fill a vacant Board seat in District 1.
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Nominations for the 16th annual Special Education Citizen Advisory Committee (SECAC) Appreciation Awards are due by Monday, May 8. Parents and guardians can nominate a person or team who has made a difference in the life of a child with special needs.
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Joins JED Campus to Support Student Mental Health Chuck Steenburgh April 28, 2023 - 12:56 pm
April 28, 2023
St. Mary’s College of Maryland announced that it has joined JED Campus in support of student well-being and mental health. The program is a nationwide initiative of The Jed Foundation (JED) designed to help schools evaluate and strengthen their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs and systems to ensure that schools have the...
Each year, the Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) names one school librarian as its School Librarian of the Year for exemplary service and achievements in the field. Nominees and finalists for the award are divided and categorized by each county in Maryland. This year, two Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) media specialists were honored — Karen Ferruzza of Arthur Middleton Elementary School and Jacob Gerding of Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School. Gerding was named one of...
Graduating St. Mary’s College of Maryland Students to Present St. Mary’s Projects May 1 & 2 Chuck Steenburgh April 26, 2023 - 4:09 pm
April 26, 2023
St. Mary’s College of Maryland cordially invites the community to the St. Mary’s Project presentation sessions on Monday and Tuesday, May 1-2. Presentations will take place at various times and locations on those two days, according to the chart below. The largest presentation takes place on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Michael P...
The Board of Education of Charles County at its April 24 work session approved four administrative appointments. The appointments include two new Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) elementary principals, and the approval of two current CCPS acting principals to principals.
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SMCM Professor of History Betül Başaran awarded a Virtual Fellowship from the Folger Shakespeare Library
Professor of History Betül Başaran awarded a Virtual Fellowship from the Folger Shakespeare Library Betul Basaran April 25, 2023 - 1:15 pm
April 25, 2023
Professor of History Betül Başaran received a short-term Virtual Scholarly Research Fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library for the academic year 2023-24, in support of her project, “Cross-Cultural Intimacy and Mixed Marriages in the Ottoman Empire.” The award was made from a competitive pool of international candidates and will...
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Charles County Envirothon. The program allows high school students to study the natural world while learning hands-on, practical skills in the areas of aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife and an annually changing fifth topic related to the environment. This year’s fifth topic is Adapting to a Changing Climate.
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Professor Mertz Interviewed about ASBMB’s Summer Education Meeting and NSF Grant Pamela Mertz April 13, 2023 - 5:27 pm
April 13, 2023
Pamela Mertz, professor of biochemistry, was interviewed for an article that recently appeared in ASBMB Today on the ASBMB summer education meeting that will be held at Suffolk University in Boston this July, “Transforming undergraduate education in the molecular life sciences.” Professor Mertz is the primary organizer of this conference with three...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is seeking two parent volunteers, two high school student volunteers and three teachers to serve on its attendance committee.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) and the Board of Education of Charles County would like input on the 2024-2025 school calendar. The Board of Education approves the school calendar one to two years in advance.
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The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a 6 p.m. work session on Monday, April 24, in the boardroom at the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata. The meeting will stream live on the CCPS website at www.ccboe.com. The meeting will also stream to YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@ccpsmd.
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Assistant Professor Soo Bin Jang Published on Asian American Identity-Based Mentoring Soo Bin Jang April 19, 2023 - 11:24 am
April 19, 2023
Assistant Professor of Educational Studies Soo Bin Jang, PhD and her colleagues recently published an article entitled "Negotiating Asian American identities: Collaborative self-study of Korean immigrant scholars' reading group on AsianCrit" in The Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Through a collaborative process of reading, discussing, and...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Department of Community Engagement and Equity will hold a public meeting 6-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, on the Title VI Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education Grant.
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Tutoring eighth-grade math as a high school student turned into a calling and successful career for North Point High School mathematics teacher, Joseph Burton. Burton has been a long-time educator with Charles County Public Schools (CCPS), centering his career around his impact as a math teacher at North Point since 2009. Burton graduated from Ohio University in 2009 with a bachelors in education, took a job as the math teacher at North Point the same year and has not looked back. Burton was...
Charles Co. Charles County Public Schools MESA teams advance to states after placing at county level
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) teams recently competed in the regional Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) Showcase held March 31 at North Point High School. Overall winners were selected at the elementary-, middle- and high-school levels.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) pupil personnel workers (PPW) will host a Community Day next month. The event — held rain or shine — will be from 3 to 6 p.m., Thursday, May 18, at St. Charles High School.
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