St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s first academic honor society, awarded book prizes to five local high school scholars on November 14.
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland chamber singers with orchestra under the direction of Larry Vote, professor of music, will perform Handel’s “Messiah” on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. The concert will be held in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall, 47458 Trinity Church Road.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Visiting Professor of Biology Seabird McKeon has released the first episodes of “The Naturalist Podcast” (www.naturalistpodcast.com) from the new Maryland location. Covering all aspects of local and distant natural history, the podcast is a conversational adventure in what is going on outside of your front door. Hosted by evolutionary ecologist McKeon, and professional nature guide Lev Frid, this episode features fall adventures with squirrels, islands, and continents.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland was well represented and received at the second annual meeting of the Council on Undergraduate Research Transformations Project (CUR-T), funded by the National Science Foundation. The St.
Seabird McKeon, a visiting faculty member with St. Mary's College department of biology, has been named the natural history special initiatives coordinator for the Ecological Society of America. In this national role, McKeon will be championing the role of natural history clubs and organizations on college campuses, and launching the National Biodiversity Championships in the summer of 2019. An expert on global biodiversity and evolutionary ecology, McKeon currently teaches Coastal Ecology for St. Mary's College students.
On Friday, Nov. 30 at 4 p.m., Sahar Saleem, professor of radiology at the University of Cairo, will present a lecture “Recent Research on Egyptian Mummies: Harem Conspiracy and the fate of Ramesses III: CT Scans of the Royal Mummies Rewrite History,” in Cole Cinema, Campus Center on the St. Mary’s College campus.
The music department of St. Mary's College of Maryland will present Gian Carlo Menotti's holiday opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at the Bruce Davis Theater on the College’s campus on Friday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 1 at 3 p.m. The event is free of charge and open to the public but seating is limited. Reservations can be made by calling 240-895-4498.
Assistant Professor of Psychology Ayse Ikizler’s ’07 research is the focus of AMENA-Psy Research Spotlight: “Investigating Discrimination and Distress with Dr. Ikizler” by Minnah Farook.
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Aldom-Plansoen Professor Liza Gijanto was recently named an associate editor for "Historical Archaeology," the official journal for the Society of Historical Archaeology (SHA). She was invited to serve based on her expertise in African Historical Archaeology.
