Higher Ed Center to Host Open House
Southern Maryland Higher Education Center will hold an open house from 4 to 7 pm Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Meet the center’s university partners and program coordinators and learn about the more than 80 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral degrees, and graduate certificates that are offered.
Brush Up Resume for Job, Career Fair
The 2018 Tri-County Job and Career Fair will be held from 10 am to 2 pm April 10 at the College of Southern Maryland La Plata Campus Center for Business and Industry (BI Building) at 8730 Mitchell Road in La Plata.
Catch Some Tunes at Barbershop Extravaganza
The College of Southern Maryland will present a barbershop concert at 4 pm April 14. CSM’s Barbershop Extravaganza will feature catchy tunes performed by Southern Mix, a men’s barbershop chorus that rehearses and performs at the college, and special guest barbershop quartet Gimme Four.
Cherry Blossoms! Just in Time for Festival
The cherry blossoms are in bloom and just in time for the second annual Lexington Park Cherry Blossom Festival on Sunday, April 8, 2018. The festival is free and opens at noon with the Great Mills High School Hornets Marching Band and opening remarks by CAPT Jason Hammond, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
Newtowne Players Present ‘God’s Favorite’
Spring is finally here as well as The Newtowne Players’ latest production of “God’s Favorite,” written by celebrated playwright Neil Simon and directed by Rick Thompson. The show runs April 6-22, 2018, at the Three Notch Theatre in Lexington Park.
Bartilson to Head TechPort at the Airport
Brad Bartilson has been hired by the commissioners of St. Mary’ County and the University of Maryland to be the director of the county’s new TechPort at the Airport business incubator.
MedStar’s Red Hats Campaign a Success
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital put out a call earlier this year for red hats for babies born at the Leonardtown hospital. The results were tremendous.
DoD to Decentralize F-35 Program
The letter to the Pentagon announcing plans to decentralize the F35 program office came from the newly reconfigured office of the undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment. Each service running its own program is a more traditional model.
Roundtable Focuses on School Safety
School Safety was the focus of a March 28, 2018, roundtable discussion among parents, students, teachers, and school staff with Charles County Public Schools. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (Md.-5th) participated in the discussions.
Volunteers Needed for LEGO Robotics Day
The Patuxent Partnership is helping the College of Southern Maryland search for volunteers for the upcoming LEGO Robotics Competition.
