So. Md Education News

CSM CSM Leonardtown Campus to Remain Closed Wednesday, Aug. 5; All Other CSM Campuses Will Open as Scheduled

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Leonardtown Campus will remain closed tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 5 due to unsafe travels conditions throughout St. Mary’s County caused by Tropical Storm Isaias. All other CSM campuses will open as scheduled. All student services, including admissions, advising, counseling, disability support services, financial assistance, the Registrar’s Office and Veterans Affairs remain available online. Please visit www.csmd.edu for more information and to find the...

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CSM CSM Closes Campuses Tuesday, Aug. 4, Due to Weather

Due to weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Isaias, CSM will close its campuses today, Tuesday, Aug. 4. All student services, including admissions, advising, counseling, disability support services, financial assistance, the Registrar’s Office and Veterans Affairs remain available online. Please visit www.csmd.edu for more information and to find the services you need.

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CSM CSM Delays Opening of Campuses on Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Anticipation of Weather Conditions

Due to anticipated weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Isaias, CSM will delay opening of its campuses until 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4. Visit http://ready.csmd.edu/emergency.html for changes or updates. CSM has remained in Restricted Operations – or in Phase 2 of its ‘Return to Campus Plan’—since July 7. CSM’s campuses are only open for students every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for those seeking services from, and who have an appointment with, admissions...

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CSM Wynne Briscoe is Named Southern Maryland Regional Director of Small Business Development Center at CSM

The Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces that Wynne Briscoe has been appointed director for the Southern Maryland regional office. The Southern Region SBDC at CSM provides free, confidential business consulting and low-cost business training to aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners in Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s counties. Briscoe previously served as SBDC business, management, technology and manufacturing consultant...

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CSM Ceremony Brings Students Together Virtually to Celebrate CSM’s 2019-2020 Athletes

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) held its Athletics Banquet virtually last month to recognize student-athletes and their accomplishments during the 2019-20 school year. Coaches, members of the Student Life and Athletics Department and faculty congratulated student-athletes in a video shared on CSM Athletics’ Facebook page and handed out the annual Male Athlete of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year awards. The athletes of the year were nominated by...

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CSM CSM Men of Excellence Mentoring Program Points Black Male Students Toward Success

Every fall for nearly a decade, the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has welcomed its African American students to join its Men of Excellence Program – a college-wide initiative aimed at improving the recruitment, success, retention, graduation and transfer rates of black men who enter as first-time, full- or part-time students at the college. The program was recently highlighted at a ‘Lunch and Learn’ as part of CSM’s 30-Day Justice Challenge that has had CSM communities spending the...

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CSM CSM’s August Calendar: Learn How to Dual Enroll, Register for Class, Transfer, or Participate in a Blood Drive at the Prince Frederick Campus

Dual Enrollment Information Session 5 – 7 p.m., Aug. 3. Zoom. CSM designed virtual sessions that will provide information to parents and their high school students on the Dual Enrollment program. Have your questions answered by the CSM enrollment team. Dual enrollment allows students to take classes at CSM for college credit, while satisfying their high school graduation requirements. RSVPs are required to access Zoom information. Free...

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CSM CSM Recognizes, Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act

Staff and faculty at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) recently joined to discuss the significance of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the passing of the landmark legislation. Via Zoom, host and Director of CSM’s Organizational Development and Learning Institute Trenace Richardson led a panel discussion that highlighted the ADA’s purpose, CSM’s myriad of disability services and the college’s unwavering commitment to work and promote...

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CSM CSM’s Grants Provide Tuition Support and More to Students Pursuing Essential, In Demand STEM and Cybersecurity Jobs

STEM jobs – in science, technology, engineering and math – are still among the most in demand in today’s ever-changing job market and despite the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. And the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has a way forward for students seeking careers in those fields thanks to a $953,243 award from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) program, and a second NSF grant for $257,912 to help students pursue degrees in...

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CSM Two CSM Students Earn Distinction as 2020 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars

Two College of Southern Maryland (CSM) students have been named 2020 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise and will each receive a $1,000 scholarship. CSM students Kia Robinson and Solomon Butler are two of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members nationwide who have earned this high distinction. The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program helps new Phi Theta Kappa members defray educational expenses while enrolled in associate degree programs. Scholars are encouraged to assume leadership roles by...

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CSM Power and Online Services Restored: However, La Plata Campus Remains Closed for Remainder of the Day

Update 12:18 p.m. Power has been restored to CSM’s La Plata Campus; however, the campus will remain closed for all pre-scheduled activities today and resume Restricted Operations as planned tomorrow, July 23. CSM has remained in Restricted Operations at all other campuses throughout this outage – or in Phase 2 of its ‘Return to Campus Plan’. Power and online services were disrupted at the La Plata Campus due to overnight storms. As of July 7, CSM’s campuses are only open every Tuesday...

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CSM CSM La Plata Campus Closes Today Due to Power Outages Caused by Overnight Storms

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) La Plata Campus is closed today, July 22, due to power outages caused by last night storms. CSM remains in Restricted Operations at all other campuses – or Phase 2 of its ‘Return to Campus Plan’. Currently, CSM’s campuses are only open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for students seeking services from admissions, advising, computer labs, counseling, disability support services, financial assistance, the Registrar’s Office...

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CSM With Unemployment Numbers Rising, CSM Invites Community to Attend a Virtual Open House for Continuing Education/Workforce Development

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will host a Virtual Open House July 29 at 5 p.m. for the community to learn about the numerous programs in place that make instruction and certifications affordable, accessible and pertinent to today’s ever-changing workforce. “Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that first-time applications for unemployment benefits topped 1.3 million last week, and 10,568 of those claims where filed by Marylanders,” shared CSM Associate Vice President of...

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CSM Board of Trustees Issues Statement Confirming CSM’s Commitment to Building Culture of Equity, Condemning Injustice in all Forms

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Board of Trustees issued a statement today confirming its commitment to building a culture of equity and condemning injustice in all its forms. Statement from the Board of Trustees We commit to work for the change we seek. We believe the College of Southern Maryland advances social justice and economic mobility for all Southern Marylanders through its educational programs. As members of the Board of Trustees at the College of Southern Maryland, we...

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CSM CSM to Host Red Cross Blood Drive August 25

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will again partner with the American Red Cross this summer to sponsor a third blood drive at its Prince Frederick Campus Aug. 25. The CSM Student Government Association is leading this third effort that also coincides with the recent #SleevesUpMD challenge issued by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and the Maryland State Police asking all Marylanders to help replenish the area’s blood banks. CSM will host an American Red Cross blood drive at its Prince...

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CSM Seven CSM Student-Athletes Makes NJCAA All-Academic Teams

Seven student-athletes from the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) were named to the 2019-20 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Academic Teams for maintaining a grade point average (GPA) above 3.6, the NJCAA announced last Friday. Sophomore Katelyn Kluh, member of the CSM’s volleyball and women’s basketball teams, and sophomore Sierra Walker with CSM’s women’s cross country team were named to the All-Academic First Team. This is Kluh’s second consecutive year making...

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CSM Governor Hogan Appoints Cordelia Postell of Charles County to CSM Board of Trustees

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan appointed Charles County resident Cordelia Postell to serve CSM as trustee, effective 2020 through 2025. Postell is an accomplished educator and leader in her military, civilian and faith-based paths in life. She has served in various capacities, to include science teacher, STEM school coordinator; Non-commissioned Officer in Charge, and in more recent years, as founding principal and administrator at all grades, pre-K through grade 12. Postell and her husband...

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CSM ‘[Students] Inspire Me … How They Find a Way to Achieve Their Goals with Grace’ – CSM President Talks with Southern Maryland Woman Magazine

The following article is reprinted in its entirety with permission from the July 2 edition of Southern Maryland Woman Magazine, in which College of Southern Maryland President Dr. Maureen Murphy reflects on the American experience during a global pandemic and the important role community colleges have always played in closing social equity gaps. Dr. Murphy, you earned a Ph.D. in American Studies. Why? I am fascinated with the ever-changing American experience. [This country was] founded...

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CSM CSM and Tri-County Council Partner to Launch ‘Getting Southern Maryland Back to Work’ Initiative in Response to COVID-19 and Rising Unemployment Numbe

Town Hall Meetings with Region’s Businesses Underway The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) and the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland (TCCSMD) announce a new regional workforce development collaboration set to immediately respond to the economic catastrophe caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. TCCSMD’s Workforce Development Division and CSM’s Continuing Education & Workforce Development Division have partnered to launch the Getting Southern Maryland Back to Work initiative – a joint...

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CSM ‘Humans of Calvert County’ Facebook Page Features CSM Registrar Sharing Powerful Message about Community Colleges – and CSM

The following post is reprinted in its entirety, with permission, from the Humans of Calvert County Facebook page. The Humans of Calvert County is modeled after Humans of New York, which doesn’t share names as a general rule, with the thought that it helps make the story being shared the most important piece of what is being discussed, rather than who said it. (Although we think the person who said this is pretty darn important.) “I’m a Maryland girl. I was born and raised in Montgomery...

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