Schedule of Events
Thursday, February 7
5:30 - 6:30 PM
St. Mary's Hall
America, India and Pakistan
To the Brink and Back:
Avoiding Armageddon in Asia
Recent Events:
Wednesday, November 28
5:00 PM | Cole Cinema
The Libertarian Vision
of a Limited Government
Lectures on Liberty
Dr. Daniel Mitchell
CATO Institute
Co - Sponsored with the
Economics, Lecture and Fine Arts Departments
Thursday, November 8
What Just Happened? A Discussion of Tuesday's Election
Washington, D.C.
Co-Sponsored with the Office of Alumni Affairs and the Political Science Department
Tuesday, November 13
5:00 PM | St. Mary's Hall
Proposition 8: The Play
Co-Sponsored with the Departments of Art, Art History and Political Science
-A dramatic reading of court arguments surrounding same sex marriage in California-
5:30 PM | St. Mary's Hall Russia and America: What Can We Expect in the Next Four Years? James S. Collins, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- an assessment of U.S./Russian relations with the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia -
Program Highlight
Thursday, February 7America, India and Pakistan to the Brink and Back: Avoiding Armageddon in Asia
5:30 - 6:30 PM St. Mary's Hall
Student Spotlight

St. Mary's Votes!
Since its inception in 2004, the club has registered over 850 young people to vote in State and National elections. In 2008, the club expanded its role in civic engagement to include working as election and poll judges during primary and general elections.
2011 - 2012 Events
Thursday, August 11
NASA Policy Group
8:00am – 3:00pm | River Center
Monday, September 12 Voices Reading Series 9-11 Commemoration with Reading for the Lucille Clifton Memorial Anthology DPC | 8:15pm Co-sponsored by the Arts Alliance of St. Mary’s College, Maryland Humanities Council and the English Department Thursday, September 15 Constitution Day Prof. Garret Epps A lecture by civil rights expert, Professor Garret Epps of the University of Baltimore School of Law
Glendenning Annex | 6:50pm
Thursday, September 22
Imagining Slaves as Loyal Confederates: A Dangerous and Enduring Fantasy
Co-sponsored with the Patuxent Partnership
8pm | St. Mary’s Hall Co-sponsored by the Lecture and Fine Arts Committee, Democracy Studies, History, and the History Club Monday, September 26 Political Murder in Latin America A lecture by John Green 8:15pm | Cole Cinema Co-sponsored with the History Department Tuesday, September 27 Battle of Chile, Part 1 Film screening and Discussion 8:15pm | Cole Cinema Co-sponsored with the Political Science Department and International Languages and Cultures Thursday, October 6 Public Forum on Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant 7:00pm | Calvert Marine Museum Co-sponsored by The League of Women Voters and the St. Mary’s NAACP Wednesday, October 12
4:00pm | Cole Cinema
Co-sponsored with the Political Science Department Wednesday, October 26 South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Commission Talk Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
8:00pm | St. Mary’s Hall
Co-Sponsored by Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Thursday, October 26
Tuesday, November 8
Bag It
Film Screening
6:30pm | Cole Cinima
Co-sponsored by The League of Women Voters
Thursday, November 17
Building Peaceful Partnerships in the 21
st Century: The Importance of the Peace Corps
Aaron Williams, Director of Peace Corps
4:15pm | DPC
Spring 2012
St. Mary's County School Board Candidate ForumSt. Mary's County Circuit Court Candidate Forum
Maryland Day Celebration (Historic St. Mary's City)


