Staff Laurel

April 23, 2024
The Office of Public Safety is pleased to announce that Public Safety Officer Katie Ringdahl has been selected as our Officer of the Year for 2024.

Officer Ringdahl started her career with the Office of Public Safety in 2021. Officer Ringdahl possesses a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice… Find Out More
March 28, 2024
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan announced today the retirement, effective May 31, of Vice President for Equity & Strategic Initiatives Dereck J. Rovaris Sr. Rovaris steps down after a 42-year career in higher education, the last two at the National Public Honors… Find Out More
February 5, 2024
Pamela Mann, associate librarian, and Amanda VerMeulen, director of the library and archives, published in the Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship. This special issue focuses on the place of teaching in the work of academic librarians. Co-authored with Jillian Sandy (Binghamton University),… Find Out More
July 31, 2023
The College's Associate Director of Waterfront Activities Rick Loheed has worked behind the scenes of the Governor's Cup Yacht Race for the past 15 years, but this year he has entered as a contestant, racing "Poor Richard" in the Dahlgren leg of the event. His crew includes members of the College's… Find Out More
July 11, 2023
Lee Capristo, director of writing and content in St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Institutional Advancement/Integrated Marketing office, won an Award of Excellence in the 35th Annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence Competition. The award recognized her writing of the Mulberry Tree magazine… Find Out More
February 7, 2023
Vice President for Equity and Strategic Initiatives Dereck Rovaris, PhD, was presented with a 2023 Diamond Award on Jan. 21 by the Not Alone Foundation, Inc. and the Academy of the Diamond in Atlanta, Ga. The award recognizes excellence in education leadership, diversity, equity, inclusion,… Find Out More
July 18, 2018
The newest members of the St. Mary's County Library Board of Trustees are two known faces at St. Mary's College of Maryland — Tressa Setlak and Michael Dunn.

Setlak, director of public safety for the College and Dunn, director of Title IX compliance and training/Title IX coordinator, were… Find Out More
July 17, 2018
Barry Muchnick, assistant professor of environmental studies, published an article in June 2018 in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. In “The Challenge of Coordinated Climate Change Education,” Muchnick and his co-authors highlight how sustainability educators can more effectively… Find Out More