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SMCM Newsroom > Archives for Campus & Community > Community Affairs and Initiatives

St. Mary’s College Alumna Heather Husk Named Finalist in Washington Post 2018 Teacher of the Year

May 31, 2018

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland alumna Heather Husk ’00 has been selected as a finalist in the Washington Post 2018 Teacher of the Year. Husk has taught at Leonardtown Middle School since the fall of 2004, first as a special education teacher and then as a sixth grade social studies teacher. “In addition to working Find out more »

Filed Under: Announcements, Awards & Distinctions, Community Affairs and Initiatives, Featured News, Students and Alumni Tagged With: Featured on SMCM's Home Page

St. Mary’s College Recognized by EPA as TOP Green Power user in the Capital Athletic Conference in 2017-18

May 8, 2018

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized St. Mary’s College of Maryland as a Conference Champion in the 2017-18 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 April 2006, EPA’s Green Power Partnership has tracked and recognized the Find out more »

Filed Under: Accomplishments, Announcements, Community Affairs and Initiatives, Featured News Tagged With: Featured on SMCM's Home Page

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Joins American Talent Initiative, Aiming to Educate More High-Achieving, Low-and Moderate-Income Students

April 18, 2018

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland announced today that it has joined the American Talent Initiative (ATI), partnering with top-performing institutions to commit to the collective goal of enrolling 50,000 additional talented, low- and moderate-income students at colleges and universities with strong graduation rates by 2025. As part of ATI, a Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative led by Find out more »

Filed Under: Announcements, Arts & Culture, Community Affairs and Initiatives, Featured News Tagged With: Featured on SMCM's Home Page

The Center for the Study of Democracy Presents “Key Issues in the 2018 Midterm Elections”

March 27, 2018

pictured (L-R) State Senator Steve Waugh, Steve McMahon

St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Center for the Study of Democracy presents “Key Issues in the 2018 Midterm Elections,” on Wednesday, April 18 at 6 p.m. in Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall on the College’s campus. The event is free of charge and open to the public. There have only been three midterm elections Find out more »

Filed Under: Community Affairs and Initiatives, Featured News, Lectures and Talks Tagged With: Center for the Study of Democracy, Featured on SMCM's Home Page

Agencies Align on Education

March 23, 2018

(L-R) Bonnie Green, executive director, The Patuxent Partnership; Ashley Johnson, NSWC IHEODTD technical director; Scott Kraft, NSWC IHEODTD commanding officer; Tuajuanda C. Jordan, St. Mary’s College president pictured

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and The Patuxent Partnership formalized an educational partnership agreement that will advance scientific research and foster academic growth in science, mathematics, technology, and engineering. Representatives from those organizations gathered on the College campus Friday, March 23, to sign Find out more »

Filed Under: Announcements, Community Affairs and Initiatives, Featured News Tagged With: Featured on SMCM's Home Page, President

St. Mary’s College Community Shows Hurricane-Strength Kindness

February 16, 2018

Each February, one week is dedicated to random acts of kindness. At St. Mary’s College of Maryland it doesn’t take a designated day, week, or month to invoke the kindness of those in our community. Genie Torres, office associate I for admissions, experienced the strength of the SMCM community’s kindness first-hand when she found herself Find out more »

Filed Under: Community Affairs and Initiatives, Faculty & Staff, Featured News Tagged With: Featured on SMCM's Home Page

St. Mary’s College’s Educational Studies Program Presents Book Discussion on Teaching Practices for Undocumented Students

February 12, 2018

St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s educational studies program presents Lori Dodson ’04, Sandra Duval, and Anne Marie Foerster Luu for a book discussion on “Teachers as Allies: Transformative Practices for Teaching DREAMers & Undocumented Students,” on Monday, Feb. 19, 5 p.m. in Daugherty-Palmer Commons on the College’s campus. The realities faced by DREAMers and undocumented students Find out more »

Filed Under: Announcements, Community Affairs and Initiatives, Diversity, Featured News, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDEs), Lectures and Talks Tagged With: Educational Studies, Featured on SMCM's Home Page

14th Annual Southern Maryland Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast, Jan. 15; Keynote Address by Nandi Crosby-Jordan ’91

December 6, 2017

Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the 14th Annual Southern Maryland Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 15, at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The breakfast will begin at 6:30 a.m. and costs $10 payable at the door. The program will begin at 8 a.m. at no cost, Find out more »

Filed Under: Community Affairs and Initiatives, Featured News, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDEs) Tagged With: Diversity and Equity, Featured on SMCM's Home Page, Inclusion

St. Mary’s College and Alumnus John Bell ’95 Announce Scholarships

November 14, 2017

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland, along with trustee and alumnus John Bell ’95, are pleased to announce the establishment of two new scholarships for Harford County residents who have been admitted to St. Mary’s College. The John Bell Havre de Grace Scholarship and the John Bell Harford County Scholarship are two merit-based scholarships with preference Find out more »

Filed Under: Announcements, Community Affairs and Initiatives, Featured News, Grants and Gifts Tagged With: Board of Trustees, Featured on SMCM's Home Page, Scholarships

St. Mary’s College Students Raise $14K and Collect 9,816 Non-perishable Items for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief

September 28, 2017

St. Mary’s College of Maryland students led by the Student Government Association collected nearly $14,000 in monetary donations and 9,816 non-perishable items currently being distributed by the Pasadena Independent School District in southeastern Texas. “I am beyond proud to see not only our students join together to help those devastated by this natural disaster, but Find out more »

Filed Under: Announcements, Community Accomplishments, Community Affairs and Initiatives, Faculty & Staff, Featured News, Laurels, Student Highlight, Students and Alumni Tagged With: Featured on SMCM's Home Page

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