June 4, 2026

CSM’s Smith Earns Leadership Award

Leadership Award

Dorothea Smith, a College of Southern Maryland Trustee, has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the Trustee Leadership Award for the Northeast Region by the Association of Community College Trustees.

At CSM, You Can Engineer Like a Girl

Engineer Like a Girl

Summers at the College of Southern Maryland are about fun, learning, and new experiences, especially when it comes to Engineer Like a Girl.

CSM’s Drum Circle Class Sets Its Own Rhythm

Drum Circle

The College of Southern Maryland offers close to 400 personal enrichment classes every year, and one class has its students matching rhythms and making noise. The Drum Circle class is a fun and interesting way to make friends, learn a skill, and lose oneself in the lessons.

CSM Professor Will Live Stream During Eclipse

eclipse

Dr. Stephanie McCaslin, College of Southern Maryland math professor, will be live streaming from Nebraska during the solar eclipse on Aug. 21.

Poinsett Awarded for Faculty Excellence

Poinsett

Prof. Sandy Poinsett was honored this year with the CSM Faculty Excellence Award, an annual honor given to one member of the college’s permanent faculty. Prof. Poinsett’s award was announced at the college’s spring commencement ceremony May 18, 2017, at the La Plata Campus.

CSM Grows Innovation, Tech Opportunities

CSM Grows Innovation, Tech Opportunities

The College of Southern Maryland, along with Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, College Park, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Commerce, have endowed $8.6 million in three new research professorships.

Studies Center Begins Archiving Materials

Archiving

College of Southern Maryland’s Anna Kephart has been granted an archiving dream. As coordinator of the Southern Maryland Studies Center at CSM, Ms. Kephart has begun the process to evaluate and organize mountains of materials handed over by the Maryland Independent newspaper.

SMECO, CSM Team Up for Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Each time Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative announces a training class for apprentice linemen, hundreds of applications come in. However, many of the applicants lack the basic skills they need to even apply. To combat this problem, SMECO has teamed up with College of Southern Maryland to create a pre-apprenticeship program.

Colonial Dames Award Scholarship

Colonial Dames

Chloe Dickson has earned accolades at the College of Southern Maryland for her pursuit of knowledge about history.

CSM Bricks Honor Service, Families

Bricks

Three College of Southern Maryland campuses are home to some very special sidewalks, and newly dedicated bricks have been added to the walkways at the Leonardtown and Prince Frederick campuses.