So. Md Education News

News from the local county public and private schools and colleges.
Joanne Goldwater Selected as a Panelist for Spring 2023 Institute Kathleen Pusecker April 07, 2023 - 9:02 am April 07, 2023 Joanne Goldwater, associate dean for retention and student success in the Office of Student Success Services, has been selected to present on a panel for the Maryland Association of Institutional Research at their Spring 2023 Institute Friday, April 28, 2023. At the panel session "Student Success Panel: Bridging the Work of IR and Student Success," Goldwater and...
Professor of Art Sue Johnson Awarded Paris Summer Fellowship Lee Capristo April 05, 2023 - 10:27 pm April 05, 2023 Sue Johnson, professor of art, has been awarded a two-month fellowship in Paris, France at Cité Internationale des Arts in summer 2023. Located in the Marais along the Seine, she will have a live-work studio space in the well-known arts complex that offers fellowships to an international community of artists. Based on archival research in Paris, Johnson will create new...
Professor of Mathematics Sandy Ganzell Co-Edits Two-Volume Set Lee Capristo April 05, 2023 - 10:17 pm April 05, 2023 Professor of Mathematics Sandy Ganzell is co-editor with Eli Goldwyn and Aaron Wootton of “Mathematics Research for the Beginning Student," Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Springer Link, 2022). The textbooks are part of the Foundations for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics series. Ganzell wrote a chapter in Volume 1, titled “Mosaics and Virtual Knots.”
Bay to Bay Service Days Kicked Off with Four Local Projects Gretchen Phillips April 04, 2023 - 1:26 pm April 04, 2023 Alumni, students and community members got their hands dirty on Sunday, April 2, in the name of the St. Mary’s Way, as the College’s Alumni Association kicked off its annual Bay to Bay Service Days. Since 2017, supporters across the country have volunteered to give back to their local communities during the month of April - National Volunteer Month. SMCM alumni in states...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is looking for outstanding volunteers who support children by contributing time and resources to schools and the school system. The 2023 Outstanding Volunteer of the Year “Be the Difference” awards program recognizes outstanding school volunteers for their valuable contributions to schools, students, staff and CCPS. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source...
Congressman Hoyer Visits Campus Chuck Steenburgh April 04, 2023 - 11:43 am April 04, 2023 U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, whose Maryland 5th Congressional District includes St. Mary's County, visited St. Mary's College of Maryland on Monday, April 3. Highlights of the congressman's visit included the Schaefer Hall aquatic lab, the Nancy R. & Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center and the Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland on a tour conducted by SMCM President Tuajuanda C...
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Students on the Unified Bocce team at La Plata High School lacked necessary resources when it came time to practice at the school. Bocce is a sport played on a bocce court, or an area of play featuring a hard surface and the team did not have a certified bocce court to practice on at the school. The team practiced in a hallway without the bounds that a bocce court allows for making it more difficult to have accurate practices. The need for a proper bocce court was evident, so Skyler Smith...
Professor of English Beth Charlebois Has Chapter Published Lee Capristo March 29, 2023 - 10:18 am March 29, 2023 Professor of English Beth Charlebois was recently published in "Shakespeare and Cultural Appropriation" (Routledge, 2023), edited by Vanessa I. Correder, L. Monique Pittman, Geoffrey Way. Her chapter, titled "Prospero in Prison: Adaptation and Appropriation in Margaret Atwood's Hag-Seed" analyzes Atwood's fictional adaptation of "The Tempest" entitled "Hag-Seed." Charlebois...
Fourth and fifth grade students recently competed in the Elementary Mathematics Challenge sponsored by SMECO and Charles County Public Schools. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
Professor of Spanish José Ballesteros Publishes Several Poems Lee Capristo March 29, 2023 - 11:28 am March 29, 2023 Professor of Spanish José R. Ballesteros had several of his poems published in the Summer/Fall 2022 edition of The Journal of the South Central MLA (John Hopkins University Press). Each of Ballesteros' poems is published with a translated counterpart, one in Spanish and one in English. Thematically, the poems address empowering the outing of traumatic experiences from a...
Professor of Business Silvio Borrero Participates on ICFES Board Lee Capristo March 29, 2023 - 10:04 am March 29, 2023 Inaugural William Seale Professor of Business Silvio Borrero participated in the Colombian Institute of Education Evaluation (ICFES) board of directors meeting on March 15. Borrero has been a member of the ICFES board of directors since 2017, when he was appointed by Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos. ICFES is a government organization responsible for the evaluation...
Professor Mertz presents on teaching Gen Z and iCn3D at Discover BMB Pamela Mertz March 27, 2023 - 7:50 pm March 27, 2023 Pam Mertz, professor of biochemistry, presented a talk, “The Gen Z Student: Who Do We Teach” in the session “Teaching Gen Z: Challenges and Opportunities” at the ASBMB Discover BMB meeting in Seattle, Washington on March 25. In addition, on March 27, she helped facilitate a workshop on iCn3D, a web-based molecular modeling program from the National Center for...
Sociologist Andrew Cognard-Black Receives Grant for Research Lee Capristo March 29, 2023 - 9:42 am March 29, 2023 Andrew Cognard-Black, assistant professor of sociology, is the recipient of a grant from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) to support his research project titled "Honors and Beyond." The grant covers travel and other expenses associated with accessing restricted-use student data from the College and Beyond II Studies (CBII) housed at the...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) middle and high school students, along with their parents and caregivers were invited to attend the behavioral health conference at Thomas Stone High School on March 9. The focus of the event was to provide resources for parents/caregivers to learn more ways to support their children and for middle and high school students to learn how to support their overall well-being. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds...
Institutional Advancement Marketing Team Earns Awards Chuck Steenburgh March 24, 2023 - 5:27 pm March 24, 2023 The Institutional Advancement marketing team of St. Mary’s College of Maryland earned two gold awards, a silver and a merit in the 38th Annual Educational Advertising Awards (EAA). The gold awards were for the design of the admitted student pocket folder and for the design of the Admission seahawk cutout poster. The silver award was for the design of the program for the Grand...
The Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) middle school basketball finals were held Friday, March 24 at St. Charles High School. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
Three career and technical education (CTE) courses are reopening their application windows through 3 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, for Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students interested in select programs. April 11 is the first day back from the CCPS spring break of April 3 to 10. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
Three Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) elementary students were recently named 2023 Carson Scholars. The Carson Scholars program recognizes students for high academic achievement, humanitarian qualities and community service. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high schools are soaring into the heights, Harvard Law (What? Like it’s hard), and Crunchem Hall Elementary School’s chokey this spring with a slate of stage shows. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
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