Music lovers in the St. Mary's College of Maryland community have much to look forward to on Nov. 13. At noon, Musician-in-Residence Brian Ganz will perform the second recital in his fall series "Chopin: Spirit of Poland," entitled "The Heroic Chopin." The program, which will take place in St. Mary's Hall on the college campus, will feature a Chopin masterpiece, the "Heroic" Polonaise, as well as the rarely heard E-flat minor Polonaise, Op. 26, No. 2.

Katherine Koch, assistant professor of educational studies, presented at the EMS World Expo held Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 in Nashville, Tennessee. Koch, who is a paramedic as well as an assistant professor, spoke on assessing, treating and transporting patients with special needs. She spoke about the important role that EMS providers have in fine-tuning assessment questions to the patient. “Physical impairments don’t necessarily correlate with cognitive competence,” she said.

Professor of Economics and Landers Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts Asif Dowla’s article “Climate Change and Microfinance” published in Business Strategy and Development, was one of the journal’s top 20 most downloaded recent papers among articles published between July 2

In a special presentation on Friday, October 26, St. Mary’s College of Maryland Board of Trustees recognized the following faculty promotions:

Recently, a Congressional candidates debate with Andy Harris and Jesse Colvin in the 1st Congressional District was hosted on Cecil TV with Todd Eberly, St.

Jeffrey Eden, assistant professor of history, has recently published the book, “Slavery and Empire in Central Asia” (Cambridge University Press, 2018). The book is an in-depth study of the slave trade that spurred the Russian conquest of Central Asia.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked fifth among 399 most environmentally responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review. The education services company known for its test prep and tutoring services, books, and college rankings features St. Mary’s College in the 2018 edition of its free book, The Princeton Review Guide to 399 Green Colleges and its ranking of "Top 50 Green Colleges."

St. Mary’s College of Maryland announces the new Patuxent River Science & Technology (PRS&T) Consortium Scholarship Fund. Envisioned and championed by AMEWAS, this scholarship fund is the result of a collaboration among six local government contracting companies and aims to ensure some of Southern Maryland’s brightest students can afford college.

The St. Mary’s College of Maryland Music Department will present The Clazzical Project in a Halloween Eve concert featuring spooky classical themes and jazz renditions on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall. Highlighting music by Saint-Saens, Mozart, and others, the concert is free of charge and open to the public. Costumes are encouraged.

Linden McBride, assistant professor of economics, has been published in The World Bank Economic Review.