Suicide, Addiction Recovery Discussed at Meeting
The Behavioral Health Action Team of the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership, supported by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, held a meeting Aug. 12, 2016, and the meeting highlighted the importance of the restriction of suicide means, as well as gave the details of the Medication Assisted Recovery Support, or MARS, Survey.
Mobile Vet Center Comes to CSM
Starting out in college can be difficult for anyone, but there are specific challenges for veterans who have returned from deployment and are making the transition to both civilian and college life. To help with that transition, the US Department of Veterans Affairs has created a mobile vet center, a way to bring readjustment counseling and information to veterans, and the center will be at the College of Southern Maryland in September.
Solomons Will Inspire Plein Air Artists
Thirty-one artists will be painting throughout Solomons in an open-air art extravaganza that will benefit students attending the College of Southern Maryland and the community. With inspiration from the land and sea, visiting artists from across the nation will capture local scenes on canvas during the 2016 Solomons Plein Air Festival in Solomons, MD. A portion of the proceeds from the event will support the CSM Foundation’s Dennis Lake Smith Art Scholarship.
Hoyer: Fed Pay Raise ‘Step in Right Direction’
President Obama has proposed a pay raise for federal employees in 2017. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) says it is a “step in the right direction.’
Pilots Surveyed Like the F-35 Best
A Heritage Foundation survey of fighter jet pilots finds every surveyed pilot likes the F-35 better than any other fighter jet.
MedStar Recognized for Quality Innovation
A culture of patient safety and infection reduction is paying off at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. The hospital is one of only seven in Maryland and Virginia to receive VHQC’s 2015 Quality Innovation Award.
How Good Is the F-35 Helmet?
The F-35 helmet is a marvel, expensive, and still not everything a pilot might wish for.
‘The Runner Stumbles’ Comes to Main Stage Theatre
As the 19th century was turning to the 20th, a trial for the murder of a nun in a remote parish of Michigan rocked a small community. Milan Stitt wrote a play about the real-life story, and in September that play will be presented by the College of Southern Maryland Main Stage Theatre.
‘Engineer Like a Girl’ at CSM
For the second year, girls in the region converged on the College of Southern Maryland Leonardtown Campus so they could “Engineer Like a Girl,” attending a week-long camp that focused on a wide range of engineering disciplines.
New Ops Center for Atlantic Test Ranges
Construction has begun of a new operations center for the US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Atlantic Test Ranges has begun. slated for completion in 2017. The project will boost the ATR’s ability to support simultaneous test operations for future and current naval aviation programs, including unmanned systems and virtual, live, and constructive battlespace environments.
