Registration is now open for one of St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s most popular events, Hawktoberfest, Oct. 19 - 21, 2018. The annual event attracts more than 1,000 visitors to the College’s waterfront campus each year for a weekend full of festive fall activities.

In early August, Angela Draheim '03, academic program support coordinator and web specialist for the psychology department, represented the Zeta Chapter of Maryland at the 45th Triennial Council of Phi Beta Kappa held in Boston, Massachusetts.

Join pianists and faculty members Eliza Garth, Brian Ganz and Beverly Babcock for four days of piano heaven at St. Mary's College of Maryland with the Piano Festival by the River: A Retreat for Pianists and Piano Lovers, Aug. 31 - Sept. 3, 2018. 

St. Mary’s College Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Cassie Gurbisz’s research on Chesapeake Bay grasses is featured in an article in today’s Baltimore Sun. The article discusses the impact of flooding on oysters and grasses as another surge of stormwater and pollution flows through Conowingo Dam.

The department of theater, film, and media studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland will host its eleventh annual film series, “Visions and Voices: Indigenous Media from the Americas,” at 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 19, Sept. 24, Oct. 15, and Oct. 22. The series will take place in the College’s Cole Cinema, Campus Center, and will highlight the works of four award-winning filmmakers.

Cecile Walton, class of 2019, spent her summer as a mount-making intern at the National Museum of African Art.

Libby Nutt Williams, professor of psychology and department chair, was invited to participate on a panel on "Leadership in the Society of Counseling Psychology and the Academy" at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA). 

Julia King, professor of anthropology, was featured on the cover of Historical Archaeology when she was named the 2018 recipient of the J. C. Harrington Award in recognition of her contributions to archaeology spanning decades. Society of Historical Archaeology’s most prestigious award is presented once a year for lifetime contributions to the discipline centered on scholarship.