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

SMCM Students Kick off Semester with Community Service

September 14, 2017

They moved in on a Thursday afternoon. Two days later, approximately 400 new students were volunteering in the community for Seahawk Service Day. Organized by senior Whittni Pickens, Seahawk Service Day included projects at Point Lookout State Park, Trinity Episcopal Church, Calvert Marine Museum, Historic St. Mary’s City, St. Mary’s River Watershed Association, Little Flower Find out more »

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

Students Initiate Disaster Relief Effort to Help More than 56,000 Students and their Families Devastated by Hurricane Harvey

September 6, 2017

St. Mary’s College of Maryland students led by the Student Government Association have initiated a disaster relief effort called St. Mary’s College Cares to collect non-perishable items to aid more than 56,000 students and their families devastated by Hurricane Harvey. St. Mary’s College alumni located in southeastern Texas helped coordinate with the Pasadena Independent School Find out more »

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

St. Mary’s College to Host “From Slavery to Freedom” Symposium

September 4, 2017

The African and African Diaspora Studies program at St. Mary’s College of Maryland will host its first annual fall symposium “From Slavery to Freedom: The Struggle for Civic Virtue at St. Mary’s and Beyond” on Friday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. in the Blackistone Room of Anne Arundel Hall. The event Find out more »

Filed Under: Announcements, Community Affairs and Initiatives, Featured News, Laurels, Lectures and Talks, Music Tagged With: African & African Diaspora Studies, Featured on SMCM's Home Page

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Troy Townsend ’07 Talks Clean Energy at TEDxLeonardtown

August 22, 2017

Troy Townsend in a lab with student

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Assistant Professor of Chemistry Troy Townsend ’07 will be one of the featured speakers during the “Creating Change Locally” TEDxLeonardtown event taking place on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Leonardtown High School, 23995 Point Lookout Road. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxleonardtown-tickets-34524292087 Townsend Find out more »

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

Susan L. Dyer appointed to St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees

July 12, 2017

Susan L. Dyer has been appointed to the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Board of Trustees for a six-year term of service. “As a resident of St. Mary’s County Susan brings a unique perspective to the College, along with years of leadership and strategic initiative in both the military and the private sector,” said Tuajuanda Find out more »

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

St. Mary’s College Receives River Champion Award

June 5, 2017

Dr. Jordan and Bob Paul hold up award

    On Sunday, June 4, on behalf of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, President Tuajuanda C. Jordan was given the River Champion Award by the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association during its annual “A River Affair” celebration. The celebration took place on the State House lawn overlooking the St. Mary’s River. This is the Find out more »

Filed Under: Accomplishments, Awards & Distinctions, Campus & Community, Community Accomplishments, Community Affairs and Initiatives, Featured News Tagged With: environment, Featured on SMCM's Home Page, President, Sustainability

Alumni Lend Helping Hands from Bay to Bay

April 20, 2017

St. Mary’s College of Maryland alumni formed teams across the country to give back to local communities, April 22 and 23. Groups of alumni and some current students are joining other volunteers for 12 service projects during Bay to Bay Service Days, exemplifying the principles and lessons they learned as students through the St. Mary’s Find out more »

Filed Under: Campus & Community, Community Affairs and Initiatives, Students and Alumni Tagged With: Community service

Dr. Jordan reviews final report of the National Commission on Financing 21st Century Higher Education

December 16, 2016

St. Mary’s College President Tuajuanda C. Jordan was invited to be a panelist at the release of the final report of the National Commission on Financing 21st Century Higher Education. The event took place on Dec. 14 at the Press Club in Washington D.C. The University of Virginia Miller Center created the non-partisan National Commission Find out more »

Filed Under: Community Affairs and Initiatives

13th Annual Southern Maryland Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast, Jan. 16

December 12, 2016

Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the 13th Annual Southern Maryland Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 16, 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: Arts & Culture, Campus & Community, Community Affairs and Initiatives, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDEs)

San Francisco Mime Troupe to perform “Freedomland” at SMCM

September 20, 2016

Performances of “Freedomland” are free and open to the public, however, seating is limited so reservations are required. To make reservations, contact the Theater Box Office at boxoffice@smcm.edu or (240) 895-4243. “Freedomland” is presented by the Department of Theater, Film, and Media Studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The San Francisco Mime Troupe is Find out more »

Filed Under: Campus & Community, Community Affairs and Initiatives

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