James Arthur and Charlie Henley
September 21
A VOICES Reading Series presentation. The series has been dedicated for nearly 40 years to bringing emerging and established creative writers from across the nation to read for the St. Mary’s College community.
Open House at St. Mary’s College
September 23, October 14, November 11
Plan a visit to St. Mary’s College. Meet our faculty, staff and coaches. Hear from our students why they chose St. Mary’s College and why you should too. Tour our waterfront campus and you’ll see what makes St. Mary’s College different.
Elena Passarello
October 5
Elena Passarello is an American writer, actor and professor. Her essays about popular culture have been published in national literary journals such as “Creative Nonfiction,” “Gulf Coast,” “Slate,” “Iowa Review,” and “Ninth Letter.” A VOICES Reading Series presentation.
Hawktoberfest
October 20 and 21, 2017
At the College’s combined homecoming and family weekend celebration, over 1,000 alumni and parents join the current students on campus for a full weekend of activities and entertainment. Registration opens August 21.
Library Dedication
October 21, 2017
Ceremony dedication to rename the College’s library to the Hilda C. Landers Library. Landers was a 1923 graduate of the St. Mary’s Female Seminary. Support to date from Hilda C. Landers, her husband Arthur E. Landers, and their trusts is estimated at $6.4 million. Nearly 2,000 students have received merit and financial support through these gifts
Elena Passarello
October 5
Elena Passarello is an American writer, actor and professor. Her essays about popular culture have been published in national literary journals such as “Creative Nonfiction,” “Gulf Coast,” “Slate,” “Iowa Review,” and “Ninth Letter.” A VOICES Reading Series presentation.
Joy Castro
November 16
Joy Castro is a memoirist best known for her memoir “The Truth Book: Escaping a Childhood of Abuse Among Jehovah’s Witnesses.” She also writes poetry and short fiction, and has published two novels, “Hell or High Water” and “Nearer Home,” a book of short stories, “How Winter Began,” and a collection of essays, “Island of Bones.” A VOICES Reading Series presentation.
Giving Tuesday
November 28, 2017
During this 24-hour campaign, the College community rallies together to give back to St. Mary’s on this global day of giving.
Christopher Merrill
December 7
Christopher Merrill has published four collections of poetry, including “Watch Fire,” for which he received the Peter I. B. Lavan Younger Poets Award from the Academy of American Poets. He has also published translations, several edited volumes, and four books of nonfiction. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages, and his journalism appears in many publications. A VOICES Reading Series presentation.
Alan King
January 25, 2018
A VOICES Reading Series presentation. The series has been dedicated for nearly 40 years to bringing emerging and established creative writers from across the nation to read for the St. Mary’s College community.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Prayer Breakfast
January 15, 2018
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the 14th Annual Southern Maryland Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The breakfast and program will be held in the J. Frank Raley Great Room, Campus Center.
An Evening to Honor the Legacy of Lucille Clifton
March 1, 2018
The event, presented by the Office of the President and the VOICES Reading Series, features poetry readings and reflections to honor St. Mary’s College’s former Distinguished Professor of the Humanities Lucille Clifton.
Writers’ Harvest
March 8, 2018
A VOICES Reading Series presentation. The series has been dedicated for nearly 40 years to bringing emerging and established creative writers from across the nation to read for the St. Mary’s College community.
Kai Davis
March 29, 2018
A VOICES Reading Series presentation. The series has been dedicated for nearly 40 years to bringing emerging and established creative writers from across the nation to read for the St. Mary’s College community.
David E. Sanger Presented by the Presidential Lecture Series
April 6, 2018
“Where does America go from Here?” is the topic of Sanger, a national security correspondent for The New York Times and bestselling author of “Confront and Conceal: Obama’s Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power” (Crown, June 5, 2012). A regular guest on CBS’ “Face the Nation” and “Charlie Rose”, Sanger is known as one of the nation’s most lucid analysts of geopolitics, national security, and globalization.
“Knocking on the Door of the White House: Latina and Latino Poetry in Washington D.C.” Group Reading
April 12, 2018
A VOICES Reading Series presentation. The series has been dedicated for nearly 40 years to bringing emerging and established creative writers from across the nation to read for the St. Mary’s College community.
Bay to Bay Service Days
April 21 and 22, 2018
Alumni and students from Annapolis to San Francisco gather to give back to their communities by participating in local service projects.
Alumni Weekend
June 7 to 10, 2018
Alumni Weekend is the largest alumni celebration of the year. Every summer, more than 1,000 alumni return to their home on the river to reunite with old friends, learn about new College developments, and rediscover the beauty of the St. Mary’s College campus.