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
Thursday, March 28 "Free Trade vs. Fair Trade: Where Economists Get it Right, and Wrong"A Lecture by George DeMartino Josef Korbel School of Internation Studies
University of Denver6:00 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.
William Donald Schaefer Internship for Government Service
About** The Center for the Study of Democracy is currently accepting applications to the Schaefer Internship for Government Service for Summer 2013. Applications are available at the Center's offices in Kent Hall, Rooms 103 and 105, or by clicking on the links below.**
In 2003, the Center for the Study of Democracy created the Schaefer Internship for Government Service. The competition is open to current St. Mary's College of Maryland students who wish to pursue a career in government service.
The goal of the program is to allow undergraduates a hands-on experience in public policy with the hope that they will be inspired to choose public service as a calling. This summer internship carries a stipend of $1000 and assistance towards placement within a local, state or federal agency related to the winner's field of interest. Recipients have worked in a variety of public service jobs that included: working for the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Department of Education, and working for a St. Mary’s County Judge on the experimental Teen Drug Court.
Recent recipients of this internship have had great and varied experiences working within government agencies. Interns have attended Congressional committee meetings and year-end reviews with the Board of Education. They have also worked in the field, from physically revitalizing inner-city schools with the Believe in Our Schools program, to assisting in the removal of invasive plants species with the Maryland Department of the Environment.
Qualifications
Current St. Mary's College sophomore or junior; 3.3 GPA; willingness to work for at least six weeks during the summer and ability to work in at least one of the following locations: St. Mary's County, Annapolis, Baltimore, or Washington, D.C.
Recent Recipients
2010: Lara Southgate ('11)
2009: Alex Borman ('10) and Sara Metz ('10)
2008: Olivia Schnitzer and Elizabeth Benge
2007: Benjamin Spears ('08)
2006: Kerry Crawford ('07)
2005: Elizabeth Luginbill ('06)
2004: Geoffrey Sanzenbacher ('05)
2003: Richard Romer ('04)
