June 4, 2026

CSM Celebrates 58th Spring Commencement

58th spring commencement

More than 600 candidates for 912 degrees and certificates were celebrated at the College of Southern Maryland’s 58th spring commencement on May 18, 2017, at the La Plata Campus.

CSM Nursing Programs Re-Accredited

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Two of the Health Sciences Division programs at the College of Southern Maryland have been re-accredited. The Associate Nursing Degree and Practical Nursing Certificate programs at the college have been granted eight years of accreditation with the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.

College to Honor Gottfried’s Legacy

College to Honor Gottfried's Legacy

The College of Southern Maryland and the CSM Foundation will celebrate the legacy and the many contributions of retiring President Dr. Brad Gottfried at a special evening June 3 at the newly opened Center for Trades and Energy Training at the CSM Regional Hughesville Campus.

Senior Health & Fitness Day Set at CSM

Senior Health & Fitness Day Set at CSM

Staying healthy during the senior years can be a challenge; College of Southern Maryland’s Department of Wellness, Fitness, and Aquatics is here to make sure Southern Maryland residents are up to that challenge. The college will host National Senior Health & Fitness Day on all three campuses from 10 am to 1 pm May 31, 2017.

English Professor Earns Excellence Award

English Professor Earns Excellence Award

The College of Southern Maryland recognized Denise Snee for being the recipient of this year’s Annual Faculty Excellence Award Honoring Adjunct Faculty at the college’s 18th Winter Commencement held in January.

Talons Get to Semi-Finals at World Championship

Talons

For the College of Southern Maryland Talons, 2017 is the best year ever.

Retiring President Gottfried to Give Keynote

Retiring President Gottfried to Give Keynote

Dr. Bradley Gottfried will give his last speech as president of the College of Southern Maryland on May 18 at spring graduation.

Center for Trades and Energy Training Opens

Center for Trades and Energy Training Opens

College of Southern Maryland has cut the ribbon on its new Regional Hughesville Campus, realizing the college community’s dream of having its new Center for Trades and Energy Training, located in the center of the tri-county region.

Students Create Prize-Winning PSAs

CSM Students Honored for PSAs

Four College of Southern Maryland students were honored for public service announcements they produced last semester as part of their digital media production class. Students from CSM and Towson University were invited to create and submit 30-second PSAs that warn state residents about the danger of items being stolen from cars in Maryland.

Contractor Wants to See More Women in Trades

Barbara Scotland has been a technical writer, an English professor, and a department chair, and now, thanks to training by the College of Southern Maryland, she is a housing contractor. Scotland, a resident of Hughesville, wants to see more women in trades.