Upcoming Events
Tuesday, March 26"Global Economic Integration After the Great Recession,
and the Importance of Free Trade"with Simon Lester of the CATO Institute
5:30 PM
Cole Cinema
Monday, March 25
Maryland Day
Friday, April 5
Margaret Brent Lecture
Ms. Elsa Walsh
5:30 pm St. Mary's Hall
Co - sponsored with the
Women, Gender and Sexuality Minor
Tuesday - WednesdayApril 23 - 24
Patuxent Defense Forum 2013:
"Rivalries and Conflicts
in the South China Sea:
How Can the U.S. Promote
Greater Stability?8 am Cole Cinema
Recent Events:
Monday, February 25The Future of Fracking
in the Chesapeake
5:30 PM | St. Mary's Hall
Co - sponsored with the
St. Mary's River
Watershed Association
League of Women Voters
of St. Mary's County
and the
Natural Science and
Mathematics Colloquium
A discussion of gas extraction on
the East Coast and the new gas
revolution associated with fracking
Thursday, February 7
5:30 PM | St. Mary's Hall
Avoiding Armageddon:
America, India and Pakistan
to the Brink and Back
A Lecture by Bruce Reidel
of the Brookings Institution
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
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
Program Highlight
William Donald Schaefer Internship for Government Service
A tribute to Governor Schaefer's many contributions to St. Mary's College and the State of Maryland, the Schaefer Internship for Government Service aims to allow undergraduates hands on experience in public policy with the hope that they will be inspired to choose public service as a calling.
Application - Due March 25Student 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.
Fall 2011
Thursday, August 11 2011
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
Daughtery - Palmer Commons | 8:15 PM
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
Redistricting Challenges in Maryland
Co-sponsored with the Political Science Department
Wednesday, October 26
Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Thursday, October 26
Tuesday, November 8
Film Screening
Century: The Importance of the Peace Corps
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)
