News

College is Open on February 9
St. Mary's College is open and operating on a regular schedule on Tuesday, February 9.

SMCM Would Like You To Know . . .
The first in a series of facts you should know about St. Mary's College of Maryland. (PDF)

MLK "Realizing the Dream" Awardees Announced
The winners of the first 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr., "Realizing the Dream" awards were recently honored at the sixth annual Southern Maryland Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast held at St. Mary's College of Maryland (SMCM).  Four winners from St. Mary's County were honored for embodying exemplary character as described in King's "I Have a Dream" speech. The winners were Aamon Smith (Great Mills); Everlyn Holland (Hollywood); Theodore Newkirk (Lexington Park); and Donald Shubrooks (California).  See full press release.

Sailing Team Honored by Governor
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley proclaimed Monday, February 1, 2010, a statewide day of celebration in honor of the St. Mary's College of Maryland (SMCM) Sailing Team.  The 28-member team comes from 14 states and four foreign countries.  The Governor presented the team with a proclamation honoring its 2009 Collegiate National Championship victory. 

Features

Talk by A. Elizabeth Walker '64 Canceled
Wednesday's talk by A. Elizabeth Walker '64 about her experience as the first African-American student at St. Mary's has been canceled and will be rescheduled for another date. 

Leah Eller on Green Chemistry
Chemist Leah Eller (SMCM) presents "Waging Chemical Warfare on Hazardous Waste: Green Chemistry at St. Mary's College of Maryland," at the Natural Science & Mathematics Colloquium on Wednesday, February 10 at 4:40 pm in Schaefer Hall 106.

St. Mary's Welcomes Barbara Hurd
The VOICES Reading Series presents Barbara Hurd (poet and nonfiction writer). Hurd is the author of four books, the most recent being Walking the Wrack Line: On Tidal Shifts and What Remains (2008). Daugherty-Palmer Commons on Thursday, February 11 at 8:15 pm. See full press release.