St. Mary’s College Professor to Teach in Amsterdam via Prestigious Fulbright Grant Michael Bruckler February 12, 2019 - 1:28 pm
February 12, 2019
A St. Mary’s College of Maryland professor has received Fulbright Scholar grant for research and teaching abroad.
Jennifer Cognard-Black, professor of English and current chair of the English department, has been selected for a Fulbright grant for the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. This award is for a “Senior Professorship in...
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So. Md Education News
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SMCM New Environmental Studies and Historic St. Mary’s City Partnership Receives Grant Award from the Maryland Agricultural Council
New Environmental Studies and Historic St. Mary’s City Partnership Receives Grant Award from the Maryland Agricultural Council Adrienne Dozier February 08, 2019 - 2:43 pm
February 08, 2019
On Thursday, February 7, a faculty, staff, and student team representing the Heirloom Garden Project – a new partnership between the environmental studies program at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary’s City – received a grant award from the Maryland Agricultural Council during the...
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Presents Novelist Jamaica Kincaid Michael Bruckler February 08, 2019 - 9:55 am
February 08, 2019
The Office of the President presents writer, novelist, and professor Jamaica Kincaid on March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus. Part of the Presidential Lecture Series, the event is free of charge and open to the public but reservations are required at www.smcm.edu/kincaid.
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Brooke Steinhoff ’19 Awarded $500 Research Grant from Beta Beta Beta Biological Society Michael Bruckler February 08, 2019 - 9:24 am
February 08, 2019
St. Mary’s College student Brooke Steinhoff ’19 was awarded a $500 research grant from the Beta Beta Beta Biological Society for her research, “Antidepressant Efficacy of L-655,708 Following Infusion into the Medial Prefrontal Cortex.” Steinhoff, a biology major and neuroscience minor, is working with fellow student Katie Robey ’19 under...
St. Mary’s College Welcomes Visiting Anthropologist Sameena Mulla Michael Bruckler February 07, 2019 - 11:49 am
February 07, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s anthropology department presents Sameena Mulla, associate professor of anthropology at Marquette University, as the latest guest speaker in the Visiting Anthropologist Program. Mulla will discuss “Anthropology and Sexual Assault: U.S. Clinics and Courts in 21st Century,” on Monday, Feb. 25, beginning at 4:45 p.m. in Cole Cinema...
St. Mary’s College to Host Artists Presentations for Commemorative Memorial Michael Bruckler February 07, 2019 - 11:46 am
February 07, 2019
St. Mary's College of Maryland will host three artists who will present design proposals from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Feb. 12, 13 and 14 for a contemplative memorial to commemorate the lives of enslaved peoples of Southern Maryland.
Presentations, open to the public, by Norman Lee & Shane Allbritton of RE:Site (Feb. 12), The studio of Donna Dobberfuhl...
St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees Name Two to The Order of the Ark and Dove Michael Bruckler February 05, 2019 - 1:22 pm
February 05, 2019
During a special reception on the evening of Friday, February 1, St. Mary’s College of Maryland Board of Trustees named Hal Edwin “Ed” Cole Sr. (posthumously) and Loretta “Tiny” Taylor to The Order of the Ark and Dove. Cole’s daughter Trish accepted the honor on his behalf. The Order of the Ark and Dove was originally created in 1972 to honor those...
Comedian Roy Wood Jr. to present 13th Annual Twain Lecture at St. Mary’s College of Maryland Michael Bruckler February 04, 2019 - 2:47 pm
February 04, 2019
An Evening with Roy Wood Jr. takes place on Friday, April 12, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Michael P. O’Brien Athletic and Recreation Center, 19050 Hill Commons Drive. Wood is the 13th lecturer for the Annual Twain Lecture Series on American Humor and Culture. Ticket prices are $10 for general admission and $5 for Arts Alliance...
Completion Date and Dedication Celebration Announced for Jamie L. Roberts Stadium Michael Bruckler February 04, 2019 - 1:20 pm
February 04, 2019
Vice President for Business and Chief Financial Officer Paul Pusecker gave the St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Board of Trustees an update on the Jamie L. Roberts Stadium project at the regularly scheduled meeting on Saturday, Feb. 1.
According to Pusecker, unusually wet weather for the region resulted in muddy conditions which hampered site...
Andrew Cognard-Black Elected to the National Collegiate Honors Council Board of Directors Adrienne Dozier February 04, 2019 - 9:51 am
February 04, 2019
Andrew Cognard-Black of the St. Mary’s College department of sociology recently was elected by the National Collegiate Honors Council membership to serve on the board of directors. Selected from a slate of 10 nominees, he will fill one of three vacant seats on the Council’s board beginning this month.
The National Collegiate Honors Council...
Guest Speaker Brittany Packnett to be second Annual Barber Walker Lecturer Michael Bruckler February 04, 2019 - 9:40 am
February 04, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Black Student Union announces Brittany Packnett as the Second Annual Elizabeth Barber Walker Lecture guest speaker. Packnett’s lecture, “Building Bridges: An Intersectional Approach to Activism,” will take place on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall on the College’s campus. The...
SMCM A Ten-Minute Play Festival Featuring Student-Written Performance Pieces at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
A Ten-Minute Play Festival Featuring Student-Written Performance Pieces at St. Mary’s College of Maryland Michael Bruckler January 29, 2019 - 8:44 am
January 29, 2019
“Humanizing Histories: 7 Short Plays about Resistance,” a festival of 10-minute student-written performance pieces, opens on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. and runs through Sunday, Feb. 24 in the Bruce Davis Theater, Montgomery Hall, on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus. Ticket prices are $4 for teachers, students...
An Evening to Honor the Legacy of Lucille Clifton at St. Mary’s College of Maryland Michael Bruckler January 28, 2019 - 3:23 pm
January 28, 2019
The Office of the President presents “Nurturing the Compassionate Community: An Evening to Honor the Legacy of Lucille Clifton” on Friday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.) in Daugherty-Palmer Commons. The event, co-sponsored by the VOICES Reading Series, is free of charge and open to the public. The evening will feature poetry...
SMCM Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Barry Muchnick Presented on Innovative Environmental Studies Curriculum at Association of American Colleg
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Barry Muchnick Presented on Innovative Environmental Studies Curriculum at Association of American Colleges & Universities Conference Barry Muchnick January 25, 2019 - 6:02 pm
January 25, 2019
Barry Ross Muchnick, assistant professor of environmental studies, recently presented an invited talk at the annual conference of the Association of American Colleges & Universities in Atlanta, Georgia. His presentation highlighted the numerous and...
Gili Freedman quoted in the New York Times Angela Draheim January 23, 2019 - 12:37 pm
January 23, 2019
Assistant Professor of Psychology Gili Freedman was recently interviewed by The New York Times about her research on ghosting. The article was published on January, 22, 2019.
The full article can be found here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/smarter-living/why-people-ghost-and-how-to-get-over-it.html
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St. Mary’s College Presents Annual Reeves Lecture with Jeffrey Hammond Michael Bruckler January 22, 2019 - 3:16 pm
January 22, 2019
The annual Reeves Lecture with Jeffrey Hammond, professor of English and George B. and Willma Reeves Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts, will take place on Monday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. in Daugherty-Palmer Commons on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus. Titled, “I’m With Her: A Feminist Parable from Ancient Egypt,” The event is free of charge and...
The Career Immersion program at St. Mary’s College Michael Bruckler January 22, 2019 - 2:03 pm
January 22, 2019
The Career Immersion program at St. Mary’s College of Maryland provides students with an opportunity to get a taste of the working world during their college career.
Career immersion trips are group visits to companies and organizations focused on exposing students to various job fields.The trips are planned and organized by the staff of the Career Development Center and...
Professor Sue Johnson Awarded Two Residency Fellowships Michael Bruckler January 17, 2019 - 3:15 pm
January 17, 2019
Sue Johnson, professor of art, has been awarded two residency fellowships in 2019: The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation Residency Fellowship in New York and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Residency Fellowship in Amherst, Virginia.
The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts awarded 18 artists from around the world for its 2019 residency program from more...
Students Raynaud and Mehaffey Selected as Undergraduate Research Fellows Michael Bruckler January 16, 2019 - 11:29 am
January 16, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland anthropology students Melody Raynaud and Daniel Mehaffey have been selected as inaugural Undergraduate Research Fellows for the American Anthropological Association. Raynaud and Mehaffey are two of only six fellows selected from a nationwide pool of applicants.
With mentor William Roberts, professor of anthropology...
David Froom's Music Performed at Saxophone Symposium David Froom January 14, 2019 - 7:24 am
January 14, 2019
Professor of Music David Froom's "Before the Dawn" for saxophone and piano was performed by Tim Powell (saxophone) and Molly Orlando (piano) at the 41st International Saxophone Symposium, sponsored by the United States Navy Band, this year taking place at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. More information can be found here: http://www.navyband.navy.mil/saxophone/#/
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