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 »
Alumni Lend Helping Hands from Bay to Bay
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 »
Community Service Honor Roll
St. Mary’s College Receives High Honor for Community Service Work St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Honor Roll recognizes institutions of higher education that support exemplary community service programs and raise the visibility of effective practices in campus community partnerships. In the press Find out more »
Associate Professor Holly A. Blumner Begins Peace Corps Service
Holly A. Blumner, associate professor of theater, film, and media studies began her 27-month journey as a Peace Corps volunteer on July 5 in the Philippines. Initially, Blumner will receive three months of intensive language and culture training before receiving her location of service in the Philippines at the end of September 2014. “I wanted Find out more »
2014 Raíces Hispanas Service Trip to Nicaragua
In May, 12 St. Mary’s College students will leave campus behind to spend two weeks in Nicaragua. Rest and relaxation, however, will take a proverbial back seat on this trip. While in Limon 2, a village of 500 inhabitants on Nicaragua’s Pacific Coast, members of the college’s Raíces Hispanas Club will live and work in Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Recognized as a Top Volunteer-Producing College by Peace Corps
The Peace Corps recently released its 2014 rankings of the top volunteer-producing colleges and universities across the country. St. Mary’s College of Maryland is named among small schools on the list, with 11 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers worldwide. St. Mary’s College of Maryland has consistently ranked on the Peace Corps Top Colleges Find out more »
Patrick McMann ’17 Honored as Volunteer of the Year at the Maryland Zoo
While some of his teenage peers spent their summers hanging out at the pool and playing sports,Catonsville resident Patrick McMann spent his past three vacations from school cleaning cages and working with wild animals. Late last month, his efforts as a volunteer at the Maryland Zoo were recognized — he was named the zoo’s Volunteer of the Year. Read Find out more »
Students Infuse 1,000 Hours of Service into Local Community
St. Mary’s College of Maryland proudly launches St. Mary’s College Cares, a student-driven, community-service campaign. The St. Mary’s College Cares campaign, which will be an ongoing initiative to promote student volunteerism, will kick off in April, National Volunteer Month, with a goal to infuse 1,000 community-service hours into the St. Mary’s County community in an Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Students to Infuse 1,000 Hours of Service into Local Community in April — National Volunteer Month
Patuxent Habitat for Humanity, Leah’s House and other local organizations join in to kick off “St. Mary’s College Cares” Campaign St. Mary’s College of Maryland proudly launches St. Mary’s College Cares, a student-driven, community-service campaign. The St. Mary’s College Cares campaign, which will be an ongoing initiative to promote student volunteerism, will kick off in Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Earns Highest Honor for Community Service Work
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. This is the college’s third time making the list. “St. Mary’s College has a long history of Find out more »