Members of the SMCM Jazz Ensemble perform on Friday, March 8 (Institutional Advancement / Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

Tap Dance master Gerson Lanza and SMCM Jazz Ensemble Director Ellington Carthan led a free tap master class on Friday, March 8, in the Recital Hall of the Dodge Performing Arts Center. (Institutional Advancement/Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

Poets chat with a student before the Honoring the Legacy of Lucille Clifton event. (Institutional Advancement/Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

The Maryland Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the Nancy R. & Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center on Mar. 5 (Institutional Advancement / Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

Members of The Nightingales Acapella perform at the Black Student Union's Black History Month Bash on Feb. 28 in the Nancy R. & Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center. (Photo by Institutional Advancement / Integrated Marketing & Communications intern Ashlyn Conley '26)

President Jordan poses with a group of students and a visiting young goat named Tiny Tim on Saturday, March 2, during Relay for Life. (Institutional Advancement/Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

The boats coming out of winter storage is a sure sign that spring is around the corner. (Photo by Lilian R.)

Blue heron in St. John's pond, with grasses in the foreground. (Photo submitted by Grace J. '26)

Students Aidan and Abby waited their turn to donate at the Red Cross Blood drive outside Daugherty-Palmer Commons on Feb. 21 (Institutional Advancement/Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

Seahawk logo on the gable end of Jamie L. Roberts Stadium #lookup (Institutional Advancement / Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

Timber frames go up in the new Visitor Center at Historic St. Mary's City next door to Anne Arundel Hall. (Institutional Advancement / Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

Vice President Dereck Rovaris introduces speakers from the Parents' Circle Families Forum during the Campus Conversations event on Feb. 21 (Institutional Advancement / Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

President Tuajuanda C. Jordan delivers the State of the College message, Feb. 23 (Institutional Advancement/Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

The SMCM Asian & Pacific-Islander American Club (APAC) hosted a Lunar New Year 2024 celebration on Feb 10 at DPC. The event was co-sponsored by the Chinese language program and the Asian Studies Program. (Photo submitted by Professor Charles Musgrove)

The King's Singers from King's College, Cambridge, UK, wowed a sold-out crowd at the Dodge Performing Arts Center auditorium on Feb. 16. (Institutional Advancement/Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

Musician-in-residence Brian Ganz delivers his Piano Talk on two of Chopin's works in the Dodge PAC Recital Hall on Feb. 7 (Institutional Advancement/Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

Morning clouds over Goodpaster and Schaefer halls (Photo submitted by Jessica Jolly, director of counseling services in The Wellness Center)

The SMCM Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jeffrey Silberschlag, gave the first of two Spring concerts on Feb. 9. (Institutional Advancement / Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)

Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Jerri Howland spent time talking with students at Great Mills High School recently for a Black History Month Read In event. (Institutional Advancement / Integrated Marketing & Communications staff photo)