Antonio Ugues Jr Named Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary’s College Michael Bruckler May 03, 2019 - 3:49 pm
May 03, 2019
Provost and Dean of Faculty Michael Wick announced today that Antonio Ugues Jr., associate professor of political science, will serve as the director for the Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He will begin the position on Monday, July 1. Todd Eberly, associate professor of political science and public policy...
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So. Md Education News
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Arbor Day Foundation honors St. Mary’s College with 2018 Tree Campus USA recognition Michael Bruckler May 03, 2019 - 2:42 pm
May 03, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been honored with 2018 Tree Campus USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.
“This was a team effort that included hard work from our arboretum intern Sam Berenschot-Bucciero ’19, the sustainability fellow Kaitlin Aaby ’18, our campus arborist Justin...
Assoc. Prof. Jamieson Wins $25,000 For St. Mary’s College Computer Science Program from Sheetz Michael Bruckler May 03, 2019 - 10:15 am
May 03, 2019
Alan Jamieson, associate professor of computer science, recently won $25,000 to be used toward students in the computer science program at St. Mary’s College of Maryland from the gas and convenience store Sheetz through its Time Back initiative where the company connects and gives back to customers.
“It’s a great honor and a fantastic...
SMCM St. Mary's College of Maryland Recognized by EPA as Top Green Power User in the Capital Athletic Conference in 2018-19
St. Mary's College of Maryland Recognized by EPA as Top Green Power User in the Capital Athletic Conference in 2018-19 Michael Bruckler April 30, 2019 - 2:12 pm
April 30, 2019
St. Mary's College of Maryland has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an Individual Conference Champion in the 2018-19 College and University Green Power Challenge. St. Mary's College currently uses more green power than any other school in the Capital Athletic Conference.
Since...
Professor Johnson Awarded Fourth Residency Fellowship for Summer 2019 Michael Bruckler April 30, 2019 - 12:26 pm
April 30, 2019
Professor of Art Sue Johnson, has been awarded a one-month, fully-funded residency fellowship by the I-Park Foundation in East Haddam, Connecticut.
I-Park Residency Program is both an open-air and a closed-studio laboratory for individual creative pursuits in the fields of music composition/sound art, the visual arts, architecture, moving image, creative...
Students Vickery and Robinson Present at University of Virginia Michael Bruckler April 25, 2019 - 9:49 am
April 25, 2019
St. Mary’s College students Hannah Vickery ’19 and Shannon Robinson ’19 presented their St. Mary's Projects in psychology at the L. Starling Reid Undergraduate Psychology Conference at the University of Virginia on Friday, April 19.
Both Vickery, “Successful Intervention Techniques for Grieving Children,” and Robinson “Gender Stereotypes and LBGTQ Topics in the...
Students Newton and Powell Present at Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Michael Bruckler April 24, 2019 - 10:12 am
April 24, 2019
Environmental studies and biology students, Kajsa Newton ’19 and Dylan Powell ’19, gave poster presentations on their St. Mary's Project research at the spring 2019 meeting of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, which is a regional affiliate of the international Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation.
Newton's research used geospatial analysis to...
Professor of Anthropology Julia A. King Earns St. Mary’s College President’s Trailblazer Award Michael Bruckler April 23, 2019 - 4:25 pm
April 23, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan presented the 2019 President’s Trailblazer Award on Thursday, April 18, to Julia A. King, professor of anthropology at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
“When I created the Trailblazer Award in 2015, it was inevitable that Julie King would receive this award that recognizes...
Asst. Prof. Cai Artist-in-Residence in Singapore Michael Bruckler April 23, 2019 - 12:10 pm
April 23, 2019
Assistant Professor of Photography Tristan Cai recently participated in an artist-in-residence program at DECK, a premier arts space in Singapore that showcases contemporary photography. DECK’s mission is to support and nurture the community of photography enthusiasts in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
The residency award included a dedicated artist studio space from December 2018...
SMCM Professor Kellenbach Appointed Corcoran Visiting Chair in Christian-Jewish Relations at Boston College
Professor Kellenbach Appointed Corcoran Visiting Chair in Christian-Jewish Relations at Boston College Michael Bruckler April 23, 2019 - 11:11 am
April 23, 2019
Katharina von Kellenbach, professor of religious studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, has been appointed to the 2019-2020 Corcoran Visiting Chair in Christian-Jewish Relations at Boston College’s Center for Christian-Jewish Learning. Kellenbach is currently convener of the ZIF Research Group “Felix Culpa: Guilt as Culturally...
SMCM St. Mary’s College Title IX Office Awarded Five-year Grant from the Maryland Department of Health
St. Mary’s College Title IX Office Awarded Five-year Grant from the Maryland Department of Health Michael Bruckler April 22, 2019 - 1:45 pm
April 22, 2019
Over the next five years, the College’s Title IX Office will receive a total of $50,000 from the Maryland Department of Health’s Rape and Sexual Assault Prevention Program at the Center for Injury and Sexual Assault Prevention. The focus of the grant is “Preventing Campus Sexual Assault through Social Norms Change” and on implementing...
Professors Receive Grant to Develop Teacher Education Program in Computer Science Michael Bruckler April 19, 2019 - 2:21 pm
April 19, 2019
Lindsay Jamieson, associate professor of computer science; Alan Jamieson, associate professor of computer science; and Angela Johnson, professor of educational studies and director of teacher education, received a $19,049 grant from the Maryland Center for Computing Education to develop a preservice teacher education program in computer science.
The...
St. Mary’s College of Maryland presents the Inaugural Mulberry Music Festival – Act 1 Michael Bruckler April 19, 2019 - 1:39 pm
April 19, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland presents the inaugural Mulberry Music Festival – Act 1, featuring chart-topping gospel recording artist Jason Nelson and a diverse lineup of local musicians, on Friday, June 14, 2019, from 6-9 p.m. on the College’s Townhouse Green. The event is free of charge and open to the public.
“At St. Mary’s College, we...
SMCM Chemistry and Biochemistry Students Present Research at National Conferences Kelly Neiles April 18, 2019 - 3:36 pm
April 18, 2019
Nine St. Mary’s College of Maryland chemistry and biochemistry students presented their original research at two national conferences in Orlando, Florida, this spring: the 257th National American Chemistry Society (ACS) conference and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) annual meeting, part of Experimental Biology 2019. The...
Professor of Art Sue Johnson Named in The Washington Post Exhibition Review of “Misprints” Michael Bruckler April 17, 2019 - 4:56 pm
April 17, 2019
Professor of Art Sue Johnson is mentioned in The Washington Post exhibition review by Mark Jenkins (April 12, 2019) of the exhibition “Misprints” at the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, Maryland. Johnson is among the 24 artists included in the exhibition that focuses on the curious ‘accidents,’ some purposeful, that can happen during...
SMCM Students Explore Tropical Marine Ecology at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize Seabird McKeon April 16, 2019 - 8:24 pm
April 16, 2019
Lauren Swam '19, Isaac Hersh '19, and Colin Cassady '19, recently had a firsthand experience studying marine ecology on the coral reefs of Belize. Interviewed for The Naturalist Podcast (http://www.naturalistpodcast.com/the-naturalist-podcast-episode-27-on-carrie-bow-cay-with-lauren-isaac-and-colin/), the three shared their encounters towing through seagrass beds...
SMCM History Students Present Research at Phi Alpha Theta Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference Adrienne Dozier April 16, 2019 - 8:58 am
April 16, 2019
Four St. Mary’s College students presented their original research at this year’s Phi Alpha Theta Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference at Bowie State University on March 30, 2019. Phi Alpha Theta is the national history honor society. The regional conference showcases undergraduate and graduate research that focuses on primary historical sources and...
Tayo Clyburn Announced as Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion/Chief Diversity Officer Michael Bruckler April 11, 2019 - 5:04 pm
April 11, 2019
St. Mary's College of Maryland has appointed Tayo Clyburn as vice president of diversity and inclusion/chief diversity officer. He will join St. Mary’s College in July 2019 and will report directly to President Tuajuanda C. Jordan.
“I’m honored and excited for Tayo to join St. Mary’s College as the Vice President for inclusive diversity...
Asst. Prof McBride Published in Policy in Focus Michael Bruckler April 11, 2019 - 9:35 am
April 11, 2019
Linden McBride, assistant professor of economics, has published the policy article, "The Puzzling Persistence of Rural Poverty," in Policy in Focus, a regular publication of the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth. It was written in collaboration with Esteban Quiñones, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
The article discusses the puzzle of persistent rural poverty and the...
Asst. Prof. Foster Published in Memory & Cognition Michael Bruckler April 11, 2019 - 9:22 am
April 11, 2019
Assistant Professor of Psychology Nathaniel Foster has published “Why Does Interleaving Improve Math Learning? The Contributions of Discriminative Contrast and Distributed Practice” (Memory & Cognition, 2019).
Interleaving is a study technique that involves studying exemplars from different categories in a non-systematic, pseudorandom order under the constraint that no two...