SMECO Bike Ride Raises $25K
SMECO employees host fifth annual SMECO 75 Bike Ride, collect $25K for Melwood’s Operation: Tohidu.
MedStar Series: Living Well with Chronic Conditions
MedStar’s Living Well six-week-long series on self-management of chronic conditions helps you manage your symptoms and live your life your way. Three different workshops will be offered. The first workshop begins Aug. 14.
Bricks Honor Friends, Neighbors
The College of Southern Maryland has found a way to create a timeless tribute to the people and places that make the region unique. The walkways at all three campuses now have brick areas in which friends and neighbors are able to purchase bricks with names engraved on them, and a recent ceremony at the Leonardtown campus marked yet another brick space for these names.
Hoyer, QB Launch ‘Financial Football’
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer joined Washington football team’s quarterback Kirk Cousins, SECU of Maryland, and Visa in an effort to help students learn about financial literacy and skills through a statewide launch of an interactive money management video game called Financial Football.
Student Athletes Honored at CSM Banquet
Student athletes at the College of Southern Maryland were recognized for sportsmanship, academic achievement, and athletic excellence during the 2015-16 season at the annual athletic awards banquet held in May.
New CSM Vice President Focuses on Diversity
The College of Southern Maryland’s new vice president of Institutional Equity and Diversity Office, Danelle McClanahan, has a vision for CSM, in which the diversity of the faculty reflects the diversity of the students. In that vision, the college will expand and enhance programs that help all students, foster inclusion, and create students who are ready for a global career market.
CSM Celebrates Local Nonprofits, Volunteers
For six years, the College of Southern Maryland’s Nonprofit Institute has offered a day-long event offering education, collaboration, and information for the nonprofit organizations across Southern Maryland. This year, the institute added to that event by honoring some of the most giving and dedicated volunteers in the region.
The College of Southern Maryland’s Nonprofit Institute held a day-long conference that offered education, collaboration and information for the nonprofit organizations across Southern Maryland. This year, the institute also honored some of the most giving and dedicated volunteers in the region.
Saturday Lab Work Moves to Main Hospital
Patients who need laboratory or blood work on Saturdays will see a slight change to the process at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. The hospital is relocating its weekend outpatient lab work services from the Outpatient Pavilion to the main hospital. This change started July 2, 2016.
Four Seniors Awarded Scholarships
Since 1993, SMECO has awarded scholarships each year to seniors in the cooperative’s service area, for a total of 96 students. Students Alexandra Bryant, Simran Kaur, Maria Karisma Magsakay and De’ja McCleary each will receive a $1,500 college scholarship.
Students Tout Dual Enrollment
US Education Secretary John King Jr. and Under Secretary Ted Mitchell visited the La Plata campus of the College of Southern Maryland in May to talk to students who participate in the college’s dual enrollment program in a roundtable.
