April 06, 2007

Summer Courses open to the public

(St. Mary's City, MD) April 5, 2007 - St. Mary's College of Maryland (SMCM) has room in its summer school for you. The College has about 50 courses planned including many foreign language courses, a learn-to sail program for adults, and a unique photography trip to Italy. Courses begin in mid-May and include college credit. For more information, visit the Web site www.smcm.edu and click on the Join us for Summer Button (www.smcm.edu/continuinged/newsummer) or contact the Office of the Registrar at (240) 895-4336.

Earn the equivalent of two semesters of language study this summer by enrolling in two courses that span 10 weeks. Language courses will be offered in Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Latin, Russian, German, and the West African language, Wolof. (Wolof is offered for students in the study-abroad program with the University of The Gambia.)

A unique travel study course is being offered for the firsttime. The Photographic Learning Vacation in Northern Italy is a ten-day trip centered around the rich and sensuous Piedmont region of Italy, where the College's Alba Music Festival performers visit. The trip starts in Alba but makes day-trips to outlying areas, including a two-day exploration of nearby Venice. For more information, consult the itinerary at http://www.smcm.edu/continuinged/Summer2007/pdfs/Italyphoto.pdf, or contact the Office of Lifelong Learning and Professional Programs at (240) 895-2200.

Adults who want to learn to sail from the best, can sign up an intensive two-week course in basic sailing during the sunset hours in late May. Enjoy St. Mary's reputation as the home of one of the top sailing team in the nation. For more information, visit http://www.smcm.edu/continuinged/Summer2007/pdfs/learntosail.pdf, or contact Mike Ironmonger at (240) 895-4291. To sign up for the class, contact the Office of Livelong Learning and Professional Programs at (240) 895-2200.

St. Mary's College of Maryland is ranked one of the best liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. With roots going back to 1840, SMCM is the state's only public honors college, offering the academic excellence of a top private college with the openness and affordability of public education.