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Sam Rosenblatt ’18 Presents Original Research at Annual Meeting of the Southern Regional Honors Council 

Sam Rosenblatt ’18 presented the results of his original research at the annual meeting of the Southern Regional Honors Council in Arlington, Va., April 5-7. His talk, titled “Making the Most of the Network Data We Have: The Robustness of Efficacy for Targeted Immunization Strategies,” presented research that is part of a project that started with Find out more »

St. Mary’s College Students Win at Phi Alpha Theta Conference

Four St. Mary’s College history students – Caitlin Schoen ’18, Abigail Rose ’20, Megan Root ’19, and Sara Casper-Woodhead ’19 – presented their papers at the Phi Alpha Theta (National Honors History Society) Regional Conference. Two students won awards for their papers. Root won second prize in the world history category. Schoen’s paper prompted the judges Find out more »

St. Mary’s College Student Orban ’20 Lands Fellowship at National Institute of Standards and Technology

This summer, Peter Orban, class of 2020, will conduct an Undergraduate Research Fellowship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (U.S. Department of Commerce) Physical Measurement Laboratory in Gaithersburg, Md. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is one of the nation’s premiere research institutions for the physical and engineering sciences and, as the lead Federal Find out more »

Anthropology Students Presented at Annual AnthroPlus Graduate Student Conference

Three St. Mary’s College students majoring in anthropology, Patrick Martin ’18, Rita Druffner ’18, and Matthew Borden ’19, presented their work recently at the University of Maryland College Park annual AnthroPlus graduate student conference. St. Mary’s College alumna Katie Boyle ’14 also attended the conference with the students. Martin’s presentation was based upon his St. Mary’s Find out more »

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Ranks No. 1 among Peace Corps’ top volunteer-producing small colleges

In its 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list, the Peace Corps announced this week that St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked no. 1 among small schools. This is the second consecutive year St. Mary’s College of Maryland has ranked among the top five small-sized schools. SMCM ranked No. 4 last year. “Peace Corps Find out more »

St. Mary’s College MAT Students Score Big

Did you know St. Mary’s College students in the Master of Arts of Teaching program average scores better than 75% of standardized test-takers nationally? In order to become certified, prospective teachers across the country must pass the following tests: Elementary Education: Instructional Practice and Applications, Principle Learning and Teaching K-6, and Principle Learning and Teaching Find out more »

Alumna St. George Jones ’94 Named Director of Artistic Programming for Confluence Arts Center

Brenna St. George Jones (Theater ’94) has been hired as the director of artistic programming for the Confluence Arts Center. The Confluence Arts Center, scheduled to open in fall 2018 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, will include a 1,200-seat theatre and a flexible 400-seat theatre. St. George Jones was most recently senior director of an arts center Find out more »

Two St. Mary’s College students win undergraduate awards

Two students conducting their St. Mary’s Project research with Aileen Bailey, professor of psychology and Aldom-Planseon Honors College Professor, have received grants to support their work. Marilyn Steyert ’18 was awarded an undergraduate research grant from Sigma Xi. Her grant is for $918 (Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research) to support her research on “The role Find out more »

José Ballesteros Publishes Anthology of Latinx Poetry

José Ballesteros, Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of the Arts, published the first anthology of Latinx poetry of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. ​The anthology, “Knocking on the Door of the White House,” was curated and co-edited by Ballesteros and showcases the work of more than 20 D.C.-based poets and numerous translators. The anthology includes the translation work Find out more »

BB&T sponsors Bookbag to Briefcase at St. Mary’s College of Maryland

  St. Mary’s College of Maryland recognizes BB&T and Regional President Chris Holt ’86 for supporting the College’s Bookbag to Briefcase program as the title sponsor for the 2017-18 academic year. The Bookbag to Briefcase program, formed several years ago, is designed to connect St. Mary’s College students with industry experts in small group settings. “This program Find out more »