Dear Parent & Families,
This time of year can be a time of happiness but also stress for students. Your student may be looking forward to being with friends and family over the holidays while facing the reality of the end of the semester papers, exams, and final grades. We’ve geared this newsletter to cover both of those aspects.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is proud to announce that Dereck Rovaris, Vice President for Equity and Strategic Initiatives, was recently awarded a one-year grant through the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program. This program was established to help support Maryland higher education entities with their efforts to address student hunger, leverage programs to provide sustainable options for basic food necessities, and to develop awareness programs that recognize, correct, and prevent food insecurity. St.
Associate Professor of Psychology Scott Mirabile and colleagues recently published an article entitled "Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Coping with Children’s Negative Emotions Scale" in the Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Associate Professor Geoffrey Bowers, Professor Pam Mertz, and Associate Professor Kelly Neiles from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry presented a workshop at the 2022 American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) Transforming STEM Higher Education conference “Back to Broken” in Arlington, VA on Friday, Nov.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is proud to announce that Julia King, professor of anthropology, was recently awarded a two-year grant through the American Battlefield Protection Program of the National Park Service. The American Battlefield Protection Program awarded 1.1 million dollars to 14 projects charged with preserving and protecting historic battles fought on American soil.
Dear Parents & Families,
The pace of events continues as we head into the home stretch of the fall semester. We hope you will be able to join us for The Sacred Journey: The Beloved Community on November 4, and that you will encourage your student to be a part of this emerging St. Mary’s College tradition. There are also a variety of performances coming up, particularly in the Nancy R. & Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center, which will soon have its own web page.
