St. Mary's College of Maryland was recently awarded a Maryland State Arts Council Folklife Network grant totaling $40,500 to represent Southern Maryland as a Maryland Regional Folklife Center in the Maryland State Arts Council’s Folklife Network.

This summer, the St. Mary's College Pre-Med club put together a GoFundMe fundraiser for a local food pantry. Over three months, the club collectively raised a total of $900, which was used to purchase needed perishable food items (i.e. milk, eggs, bread, etc).The remaining donation funds were donated in cash to the food pantry. If you are interested in joining the Pre-Med Club, or have questions regarding the fundraiser, please contact the organizer Lauryn Ridley. Email: laridley@smcm.edu. 

Cassie Gurbisz, assistant professor of environmental studies, has received a grant for $19,073 from the Ferry Cove Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding the Chesapeake Bay oyster aquaculture industry. Partnering with Dr.

Professor of Biology Karen Crawford will be interviewed on today’s Science Friday regarding her milestone study on achieving the first gene knockout in a cephalopod using the squid Doryteuthis pealeii.

Barry Muchnick, associate professor of environmental studies, was recently awarded a three-year, $18,110 subaward as part of a $1.077 million National Science Foundation grant for a project titled: Developing a Next Generation Concept Inventory to Help Environmental Programs Evaluate Student Knowledge of Complex Food-Energy-Water Systems (NSF award number 2013373). The collaborative research project brings together researchers from University of Northern Colorado, St.

St. Mary's College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan has appointed Kelsey Bush as interim chief diversity officer. He will join St. Mary’s College on August 17 and will report directly to the president.  

St. Mary's College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan has appointed Shana Meyer as interim vice president for student affairs. She will join St. Mary’s College on August 13 and will report directly to the president.