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|athletics = [[NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] – [[Capital Athletic Conference|CAC]]<br/>[[Intercollegiate Sailing Association|ISA]] – [[Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association|MAISA]]
|athletics = [[NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] – [[Capital Athletic Conference|CAC]]<br/>[[Intercollegiate Sailing Association|ISA]] – [[Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association|MAISA]]
|sports = 13 varsity teams
|sports = 13 varsity teams
|colors = Navy and white<ref>{{cite web|title=Graphic Identity Guidelines|url=http://www.smcm.edu/publications/_assets/pdfs/SMCM_identity_guide_FINAL.pdf|publisher=St. Mary’s College of Maryland|accessdate=26 September 2014}}</ref><br>{{colorbox|#00205c}} {{colorbox|#FFFFFF}}
|colors = Navy and white<ref>{{cite web|title=Graphic Identity Guidelines|url=http://www.smcm.edu/publications/_assets/pdfs/SMCM_identity_guide_FINAL.pdf|publisher=St. Mary’s College of Maryland|accessdate=26 September 2014}}{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref><br>{{colorbox|#00205c}} {{colorbox|#FFFFFF}}
|affiliations = [[Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges|CPLAC]]
|affiliations = [[Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges|CPLAC]]
|website = [http://www.smcm.edu/ smcm.edu]
|website = [http://www.smcm.edu/ smcm.edu]
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The college is located in [[St. Mary's City, Maryland]]<ref name="msa.maryland.gov"/><ref name="nces.e8d.gov" /> and shares much of its campus with [[St. Mary's City, Maryland#Historic St. Mary's City: Reconstructed colonial town, museums and living history|Historic St. Mary's City]], the site of [[St. Mary's City, Maryland|Maryland's first colony]] and first capital. It is also the site of the fourth colony in [[British North America]].
The college is located in [[St. Mary's City, Maryland]]<ref name="msa.maryland.gov"/><ref name="nces.e8d.gov" /> and shares much of its campus with [[St. Mary's City, Maryland#Historic St. Mary's City: Reconstructed colonial town, museums and living history|Historic St. Mary's City]], the site of [[St. Mary's City, Maryland|Maryland's first colony]] and first capital. It is also the site of the fourth colony in [[British North America]].


St. Mary's City is also considered to be the birthplace of [[religious freedom]] in America<ref name="ReferenceB">"Religious Freedom Byway Would Recognize Maryland's Historic Role", Megan Greenwell, Washington Post, Thursday, August 21, 2008 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/15/AR2008081504104.html</ref><ref name="Cecilius Calvert 1633">Cecilius Calvert, "Instructions to the Colonists by Lord Baltimore, (1633)" in Clayton Coleman Hall, ed., Narratives of Early Maryland, 1633-1684 (NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910), 11-23.</ref><ref name="stmaryscity.org">"Reconstructing the Brick Chapel of 1667" Page 1, ''See section entitled'' "The Birthplace of Religious Freedom" https://stmaryscity.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Chapel-Reconstruction.pdf</ref> because of the unique mandates establishing and governing the British colony that once stood there,<ref name="Cecilius Calvert 1633"/><ref name="stmaryscity.org"/> requiring religious tolerance.<ref name="Cecilius Calvert 1633"/><ref name="stmaryscity.org"/>
St. Mary's City is also considered to be the birthplace of [[religious freedom]] in America<ref name="ReferenceB">"Religious Freedom Byway Would Recognize Maryland's Historic Role", Megan Greenwell, Washington Post, Thursday, August 21, 2008 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/15/AR2008081504104.html</ref><ref name="Cecilius Calvert 1633">Cecilius Calvert, "Instructions to the Colonists by Lord Baltimore, (1633)" in Clayton Coleman Hall, ed., Narratives of Early Maryland, 1633-1684 (NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910), 11-23.</ref><ref name="stmaryscity.org">"Reconstructing the Brick Chapel of 1667" Page 1, ''See section entitled'' "The Birthplace of Religious Freedom" [https://stmaryscity.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Chapel-Reconstruction.pdf]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref> because of the unique mandates establishing and governing the British colony that once stood there,<ref name="Cecilius Calvert 1633"/><ref name="stmaryscity.org"/> requiring religious tolerance.<ref name="Cecilius Calvert 1633"/><ref name="stmaryscity.org"/>


The internationally recognized ''Historic Archeology Field School''<ref name="Mary 2012">"Historic St. Mary's City Wins Archaeology Award", Baynet, Baltimore, MD - 1/23/2012, http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/25944</ref><ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref> is jointly operated by St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City.<ref name="Mary 2012">"Historic St. Mary's City Wins Archaeology Award", Baynet, Baltimore, MD - 1/23/2012, http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/25944</ref><ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref> The campus and the rest of St. Mary's City combined are considered to be one of the premier [[archaeological]] sites in the United States.<ref name="Mary 2012">"Historic St. Mary's City Wins Archaeology Award", Baynet, Baltimore, MD - 1/23/2012, http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/25944</ref>
The internationally recognized ''Historic Archeology Field School''<ref name="Mary 2012">"Historic St. Mary's City Wins Archaeology Award", Baynet, Baltimore, MD - 1/23/2012, http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/25944</ref><ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref> is jointly operated by St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City.<ref name="Mary 2012">"Historic St. Mary's City Wins Archaeology Award", Baynet, Baltimore, MD - 1/23/2012, http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/25944</ref><ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref> The campus and the rest of St. Mary's City combined are considered to be one of the premier [[archaeological]] sites in the United States.<ref name="Mary 2012">"Historic St. Mary's City Wins Archaeology Award", Baynet, Baltimore, MD - 1/23/2012, http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/25944</ref>
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===Historic Archeology Field School===
===Historic Archeology Field School===


In this capacity St. Mary's College of Maryland, in partnership with Historic St. Mary's City,<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, Aug 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref><ref>"Anthropology Department: Historic St. Mary's City", St. Mary's College of Maryland '''''describes close and multi-leveled relationship between Historic St. Mary's City and St. Mary's College of Maryland''http://www.smcm.edu/anthropology/historic_smc.html</ref><ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> also runs the Historic Archeology Field School<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, Aug 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref><ref>"Anthropology Department: Historic St. Mary's City", St. Mary's College of Maryland '''''describes close and multi-leveled relationship between Historic St. Mary's City and St. Mary's College of Maryland''http://www.smcm.edu/anthropology/historic_smc.html</ref> which is an internationally recognized institution.<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, Aug 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref> The field school has worked on over 300 archeological dig sites in the St. Mary's City area over the last 40 years.<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, Aug 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref>
In this capacity St. Mary's College of Maryland, in partnership with Historic St. Mary's City,<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, Aug 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">"Anthropology Department: Historic St. Mary's City", St. Mary's College of Maryland '''''describes close and multi-leveled relationship between Historic St. Mary's City and St. Mary's College of Maryland''http://www.smcm.edu/anthropology/historic_smc.html</ref><ref name="autogenerated2">"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> also runs the Historic Archeology Field School<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, Aug 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref><ref name="autogenerated1"/> which is an internationally recognized institution.<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, Aug 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref> The field school has worked on over 300 archeological dig sites in the St. Mary's City area over the last 40 years.<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, Aug 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref>


===Special areas of archeological research and historical study===
===Special areas of archeological research and historical study===
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===The St. Mary's Way===
===The St. Mary's Way===


The college community is guided by a set of principles called "The St. Mary's Way".<ref>"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Office of Student Affairs, http://www.smcm.edu/studentaffairs/</ref><ref>"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Staff Senate, http://www.smcm.edu/staffsenate/stmarysway.html</ref> These principles set a tone for a supportive, caring environment where a passion for curiosity, knowledge and discovery can occur.<ref>"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Office of Student Affairs, http://www.smcm.edu/studentaffairs/</ref><ref>"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Staff Senate, http://www.smcm.edu/staffsenate/stmarysway.html</ref> It also talks about the importance of making a difference in the world, informed by the natural beauty and historic meaning of the St. Mary's City area.<ref>"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Office of Student Affairs, http://www.smcm.edu/studentaffairs/</ref><ref>"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Staff Senate, http://www.smcm.edu/staffsenate/stmarysway.html</ref> The St. Mary's Way also sets a tone for integrity and tolerance of differences in viewpoint, background and experience.<ref>"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Office of Student Affairs, http://www.smcm.edu/studentaffairs/</ref><ref>"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Staff Senate, http://www.smcm.edu/staffsenate/stmarysway.html</ref>
The college community is guided by a set of principles called "The St. Mary's Way".<ref name="autogenerated3">"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Office of Student Affairs, http://www.smcm.edu/studentaffairs/</ref><ref name="autogenerated4">"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Staff Senate, http://www.smcm.edu/staffsenate/stmarysway.html</ref> These principles set a tone for a supportive, caring environment where a passion for curiosity, knowledge and discovery can occur.<ref name="autogenerated3"/><ref name="autogenerated4"/> It also talks about the importance of making a difference in the world, informed by the natural beauty and historic meaning of the St. Mary's City area.<ref name="autogenerated3"/><ref name="autogenerated4"/> The St. Mary's Way also sets a tone for integrity and tolerance of differences in viewpoint, background and experience.<ref name="autogenerated3"/><ref name="autogenerated4"/>
The text of the St. Mary's Way is as follows:<ref name="autogenerated4"/><ref name="autogenerated3"/>
The text of the St. Mary's Way is as follows:<ref>"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Staff Senate, http://www.smcm.edu/staffsenate/stmarysway.html</ref><ref>"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Office of Student Affairs, http://www.smcm.edu/studentaffairs/</ref>
{{Quote|'''''The St. Mary's Way'''''
{{Quote|'''''The St. Mary's Way'''''
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*Where people contribute to a spirit of caring and an ethic of service.
*Where people contribute to a spirit of caring and an ethic of service.
By choosing to join this community, I accept the responsibility of helping to build on its past heritage, of living its ideals, and contributing to its future.<ref>"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Office of Student Affairs, http://www.smcm.edu/studentaffairs/</ref><ref>"The St. Mary's Way", St. Mary's College of Maryland, Staff Senate, http://www.smcm.edu/staffsenate/stmarysway.html</ref> }}
By choosing to join this community, I accept the responsibility of helping to build on its past heritage, of living its ideals, and contributing to its future.<ref name="autogenerated3"/><ref name="autogenerated4"/> }}


===Tuition===
===Tuition===
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====Honors organizations====
====Honors organizations====


* [[Alpha Kappa Delta]] (sociology)<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/soan/AlphaKappaDelta.htm/ Alpha Kappa Delta]</ref>
* [[Alpha Kappa Delta]] (sociology)<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/soan/AlphaKappaDelta.htm/ Alpha Kappa Delta]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Beta Beta Beta]] (biology)<ref>Beta, Beta, Beta, National Biological Honors Society, Local Chapters, "Saint Mary's College of MD", http://www.tri-beta.org/localchapters.html</ref>
* [[Beta Beta Beta]] (biology)<ref>Beta, Beta, Beta, National Biological Honors Society, Local Chapters, "Saint Mary's College of MD", http://www.tri-beta.org/localchapters.html</ref>
* [[Omicron Delta Epsilon]] (economics)<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/econ/OmicronDeltaEpsilon.htm/ Omicron Delta Epsilon]</ref>
* [[Omicron Delta Epsilon]] (economics)<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/econ/OmicronDeltaEpsilon.htm/ Omicron Delta Epsilon]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Omicron Delta Kappa]]<ref>Omicron Delta Kappa: The National Leadership Honors Society, "Circle Page: St. Mary's College of Maryland" http://odk.org/circles/circle?circ=smcm</ref>
* [[Omicron Delta Kappa]]<ref>Omicron Delta Kappa: The National Leadership Honors Society, "Circle Page: St. Mary's College of Maryland" http://odk.org/circles/circle?circ=smcm</ref>
* [[Phi Alpha Theta]] (history)<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/history/honors.html/ Phi Alpha Theta]</ref>
* [[Phi Alpha Theta]] (history)<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/history/honors.html/ Phi Alpha Theta]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Phi Beta Kappa]] (national)<ref name="pbk.org">"Chapter Directory", section "S", The Phi Beta Kappa Society, http://www.pbk.org/home/chapterdirectory.aspx?z=S</ref>
* [[Phi Beta Kappa]] (national)<ref name="pbk.org">"Chapter Directory", section "S", The Phi Beta Kappa Society, http://www.pbk.org/home/chapterdirectory.aspx?z=S</ref>
* [[Pi Sigma Alpha]] (political science)<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/posc/PiSigmaAlpha.htm/ Pi Sigma Alpha]</ref>
* [[Pi Sigma Alpha]] (political science)<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/posc/PiSigmaAlpha.htm/ Pi Sigma Alpha]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Psi Chi]] (psychology)<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/psyc/PSICHI/Psichi.htm/ Psi Chi]</ref>
* [[Psi Chi]] (psychology)<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/psyc/PSICHI/Psichi.htm/ Psi Chi]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Sigma Pi Sigma]] (physics)
* [[Sigma Pi Sigma]] (physics)
* [[Sigma Tau Delta]] (English)<ref>Sigma Tau Delta International Honors Society, "Maryland (list): St. Mary's College of Maryland", http://www.niu.edu/sigmatd/chapterdirectory/Default.aspx?state=Maryland</ref>
* [[Sigma Tau Delta]] (English)<ref>Sigma Tau Delta International Honors Society, "Maryland (list): St. Mary's College of Maryland", http://www.niu.edu/sigmatd/chapterdirectory/Default.aspx?state=Maryland</ref>
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==== Student Fulbrights: second in the nation among public colleges ====
==== Student Fulbrights: second in the nation among public colleges ====


St. Mary's College has had many students and faculty win [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright awards]].<ref name="https">{{cite web |title=Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Scholars by Type of Institution |publisher=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]] |year=2012 |url=https://chronicle.com/article/Top-Producers-of-US/129451}}</ref><ref name="Southern Maryland Online">{{cite web |title=SMCM Awarded Highest Number of Fulbright Scholars in Maryland: Second Highest in Country for Public Colleges |publisher=Southern Maryland Online |date=October 23, 2009 |accessdate=March 31, 2014 |url=http://somd.com/news/headlines/2009/10669.shtml}}</ref> In the 2009-2010 academic year, the college had the second highest number of student Fulbright winners of any public liberal arts college in the nation.<ref name="Southern Maryland Online"/>
St. Mary's College has had many students and faculty win [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright awards]].<ref name="https">{{cite web |title=Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Scholars by Type of Institution |publisher=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]] |year=2012 |url=https://chronicle.com/article/Top-Producers-of-US/129451}}</ref><ref name="Southern Maryland Online">{{cite web |title=SMCM Awarded Highest Number of Fulbright Scholars in Maryland: Second Highest in Country for Public Colleges |publisher=Southern Maryland Online |date=October 23, 2009 |accessdate=March 31, 2014 |url=http://somd.com/news/headlines/2009/10669.shtml}}</ref> In the 2009-2010 academic year, the college had the second highest number of student Fulbright winners of any public liberal arts college in the nation.<ref name="Southern Maryland Online"/>


==== Faculty Fulbrights: third in the nation among public and private colleges ====
==== Faculty Fulbrights: third in the nation among public and private colleges ====
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*Multicultural Achievement Peer Program (MAPP)<ref name="Student Opportunity 2011"/> peer support for minority and other multicultural students<ref name="Student Opportunity 2011"/>
*Multicultural Achievement Peer Program (MAPP)<ref name="Student Opportunity 2011"/> peer support for minority and other multicultural students<ref name="Student Opportunity 2011"/>
*H. Thomas Waring Scholarship Fund<ref name="somdnews.com">Jesse Yeatman, Southern Maryland News, "St. Mary’s College celebrates Waring’s birthday: Entrepreneur has given hundreds of thousands in scholarships", September 12, 2012, http://www.somdnews.com/article/20120912/NEWS/709129720/1075/st-mary-s-college-celebrates-waring-s-birthday&template=southernMaryland</ref>
*H. Thomas Waring Scholarship Fund<ref name="somdnews.com">Jesse Yeatman, Southern Maryland News, "St. Mary’s College celebrates Waring’s birthday: Entrepreneur has given hundreds of thousands in scholarships", September 12, 2012, http://www.somdnews.com/article/20120912/NEWS/709129720/1075/st-mary-s-college-celebrates-waring-s-birthday&template=southernMaryland</ref>
*DeSousa-Brent Scholars Program, for any of the following: economically disadvantaged students, minority students, or first generation-in-family attending college (by generation, not just individuals: siblings may apply)<ref>Jesse Yeatman, Southern Maryland News, Freshmen get sneak peek at St. Mary’s College, Friday, July 19, 2013 http://www.somdnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130719/NEWS/130718979/1056/freshmen-get-sneak-peek-at-st-mary-x2019-s-college&&template=PrinterFriendlysomd</ref><ref name="washingtonpost.com">"St. Mary’s College of Maryland might freeze tuition", Washington Post, Jesse Yeatman, February 27, 2013 http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/st-marys-college-of-maryland-might-freeze-tuition/2013/02/27/0fbc0bde-8036-11e2-8074-b26a871b165a_story.html</ref>
*DeSousa-Brent Scholars Program, for any of the following: economically disadvantaged students, minority students, or first generation-in-family attending college (by generation, not just individuals: siblings may apply)<ref name="somdnews1">Jesse Yeatman, Southern Maryland News, Freshmen get sneak peek at St. Mary’s College, Friday, July 19, 2013 http://www.somdnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130719/NEWS/130718979/1056/freshmen-get-sneak-peek-at-st-mary-x2019-s-college&&template=PrinterFriendlysomd</ref><ref name="washingtonpost.com">"St. Mary’s College of Maryland might freeze tuition", Washington Post, Jesse Yeatman, February 27, 2013 http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/st-marys-college-of-maryland-might-freeze-tuition/2013/02/27/0fbc0bde-8036-11e2-8074-b26a871b165a_story.html</ref>
*Access Student Ambassadors<ref name="Student Opportunity 2011"/> outreach to top minority students in Maryland high schools<ref name="Student Opportunity 2011"/>
*Access Student Ambassadors<ref name="Student Opportunity 2011"/> outreach to top minority students in Maryland high schools<ref name="Student Opportunity 2011"/>
* St. Mary's College Office of Financial Aid, assistance in accessing many minority and need-based scholarships and grants
* St. Mary's College Office of Financial Aid, assistance in accessing many minority and need-based scholarships and grants
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'''In response to this concern, the school has been doing considerable work to increase African-American enrollment at St. Mary's College:'''
'''In response to this concern, the school has been doing considerable work to increase African-American enrollment at St. Mary's College:'''
*The school has worked to improve its outreach to minority students throughout the state.
*The school has worked to improve its outreach to minority students throughout the state.
*Numerous financial aid programs are available through the financial aid office regardless of student background as well as information on accessing minority scholarships and grants.<ref>"Financing Your Undergraduate and Graduate Education", St. Mary's College of Maryland, http://www.smcm.edu/financialaid/</ref>
*Numerous financial aid programs are available through the financial aid office regardless of student background as well as information on accessing minority scholarships and grants.<ref name="autogenerated5">"Financing Your Undergraduate and Graduate Education", St. Mary's College of Maryland, http://www.smcm.edu/financialaid/</ref>
*First generation students of all backgrounds have numerous funding options available through the college.<ref>"Financing Your Undergraduate and Graduate Education", St. Mary's College of Maryland, http://www.smcm.edu/financialaid/</ref> The college also has information on additional sources.<ref>"Financing Your Undergraduate and Graduate Education", St. Mary's College of Maryland, http://www.smcm.edu/financialaid/</ref>
*First generation students of all backgrounds have numerous funding options available through the college.<ref name="autogenerated5"/> The college also has information on additional sources.<ref name="autogenerated5"/>
*The school just received a top national ranking for on-campus race and class relations. It has been ranked 12th in he Nation for positive race and class relations on campus. This is based on student reporting that shows their feelings about relationships between student on campus of different races and economic classes (family of origin income).
*The school just received a top national ranking for on-campus race and class relations. It has been ranked 12th in he Nation for positive race and class relations on campus. This is based on student reporting that shows their feelings about relationships between student on campus of different races and economic classes (family of origin income).
*News articles report that African-American students on campus have a strong, active and supportive community.
*News articles report that African-American students on campus have a strong, active and supportive community.
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*Robotics lab
*Robotics lab
*St. Mary's College Jazz Ensemble<ref>J. Frederick Fausz, "Monument School of the People: A sesquicentennial history of St. Mary's College of Maryland", 1840-1990", SMCM, ISBN 0962586706, ISBN 978-0962586705</ref>
*St. Mary's College Jazz Ensemble<ref>J. Frederick Fausz, "Monument School of the People: A sesquicentennial history of St. Mary's College of Maryland", 1840-1990", SMCM, ISBN 0962586706, ISBN 978-0962586705</ref>
*Tidewater Music Festival<ref>J. Frederick Fausz, "Monument School of the People: A sesquicentennial history of St. Mary's College of Maryland", 1840-1990", SMCM, ISBN 0962586706
*Tidewater Music Festival<ref name="autogenerated1990">J. Frederick Fausz, "Monument School of the People: A sesquicentennial history of St. Mary's College of Maryland", 1840-1990", SMCM, ISBN 0962586706
ISBN 978-0962586705</ref>
*Summer Music Camp<ref>J. Frederick Fausz, "Monument School of the People: A sesquicentennial history of St. Mary's College of Maryland", 1840-1990", SMCM, ISBN 0962586706
ISBN 978-0962586705</ref>
ISBN 978-0962586705</ref>
*Summer Music Camp<ref name="autogenerated1990"/>
*International Education and Study Abroad Program
*International Education and Study Abroad Program
*Emerging Scholars Program
*Emerging Scholars Program
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*FOM (Foundations of Mathematics) projects
*FOM (Foundations of Mathematics) projects
*Writing and Speaking Center
*Writing and Speaking Center
*NAWCAD / AMOTL (Atomic Magneto-Optical Trapping Laboratory) program,<ref name="navair.navy.mil">"A matter of physics: NAWCAD internships provide students with experience and help warfighter", Navair News, Naval Air Systems Command, PAX River Naval Air Station, http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.NAVAIRNewsStory&id=5568</ref><ref>Transcript, "AIReel: Atomic Magneto-Optical Trapping Laboratory Interns", AIReel, Naval Air Systems Command, PAX River Naval Air Station, http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.download&key=2207F695-CE1B-4FA7-8E1E-C2813DAB387D</ref> partnership with Navy particle physics laboratory<ref name="navair.navy.mil"/><ref>Transcript, "AIReel: Atomic Magneto-Optical Trapping Laboratory Interns", AIReel, Naval Air Systems Command, PAX River Naval Air Station, http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.download&key=2207F695-CE1B-4FA7-8E1E-C2813DAB387D</ref>
*NAWCAD / AMOTL (Atomic Magneto-Optical Trapping Laboratory) program,<ref name="navair.navy.mil">"A matter of physics: NAWCAD internships provide students with experience and help warfighter", Navair News, Naval Air Systems Command, PAX River Naval Air Station, http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.NAVAIRNewsStory&id=5568</ref><ref name="autogeneratedmil">Transcript, "AIReel: Atomic Magneto-Optical Trapping Laboratory Interns", AIReel, Naval Air Systems Command, PAX River Naval Air Station, http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.download&key=2207F695-CE1B-4FA7-8E1E-C2813DAB387D</ref> partnership with Navy particle physics laboratory<ref name="navair.navy.mil"/><ref name="autogeneratedmil"/>
*Pre-Health Science program (forms personal pre-health science advisory committees for matriculating students)
*Pre-Health Science program (forms personal pre-health science advisory committees for matriculating students)
*SMURF (St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship program)
*SMURF (St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship program)
*[[Center for the Study of Democracy (St. Mary's College of Maryland)|Center for the Study of Democracy]]<ref>Miranda McLain, A&E Editor, The Point News, "Riedel Talks Foreign Policy", March 6, 2014 http://thepointnews.com/2014/03/faculty-spotlight-professor-cain-and-the-center-for-the-study-of-democracy</ref><ref>Maryland State Archives, "Maryland and the Federal Government: U.S. House of Representatives, STENY H. HOYER (Democrat), U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District" ''lists his role on advisory board'' http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/39fed/06ushse/html/msa01618.html</ref>
*[[Center for the Study of Democracy (St. Mary's College of Maryland)|Center for the Study of Democracy]]<ref>Miranda McLain, A&E Editor, The Point News, "Riedel Talks Foreign Policy", March 6, 2014 http://thepointnews.com/2014/03/faculty-spotlight-professor-cain-and-the-center-for-the-study-of-democracy</ref><ref name="maryland1">Maryland State Archives, "Maryland and the Federal Government: U.S. House of Representatives, STENY H. HOYER (Democrat), U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District" ''lists his role on advisory board'' http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/39fed/06ushse/html/msa01618.html</ref>
*The Gambia PEACE Program<ref>Jesse Yeatman, Southern Maryland News, "St. Mary’s College renews ties with Gambian university: Exchange program offers benefits to both institutions", http://www.somdnews.com/article/20130405/NEWS/130409425/1075/st-mary-x2019-s-college-renews-ties-with-gambian-university&template=southernMaryland</ref>
*The Gambia PEACE Program<ref>Jesse Yeatman, Southern Maryland News, "St. Mary’s College renews ties with Gambian university: Exchange program offers benefits to both institutions", http://www.somdnews.com/article/20130405/NEWS/130409425/1075/st-mary-x2019-s-college-renews-ties-with-gambian-university&template=southernMaryland</ref>
*Teacher Certification Program<ref name="msa.maryland.gov"/><ref>"National Liberal Arts Colleges Summary: St. Mary's College of Maryland" U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges and Universities Ranking, 2014 http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges/veterans</ref>
*Teacher Certification Program<ref name="msa.maryland.gov"/><ref>"National Liberal Arts Colleges Summary: St. Mary's College of Maryland" U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges and Universities Ranking, 2014 http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges/veterans</ref>
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*Pre-Law program
*Pre-Law program
*Student Designed Major Program
*Student Designed Major Program
*Desousa-Brent Scholars<ref name="washingtonpost.com"/><ref name="somdnews1"/>
*Desousa-Brent Scholars<ref name="washingtonpost.com"/><ref>Jesse Yeatman, Southern Maryland News, Freshmen get sneak peek at St. Mary’s College, Friday, July 19, 2013 http://www.somdnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130719/NEWS/130718979/1056/freshmen-get-sneak-peek-at-st-mary-x2019-s-college&&template=PrinterFriendlysomd</ref>
*Navigatiors Program<ref name="thebaynet.com"/>
*Navigatiors Program<ref name="thebaynet.com"/>
*Nitze Scholars<ref>"Doctors Without Borders Director to Speak at St. Mary's", TheBayNet.com, http://www.thebaynet.com/News/index.cfm/fa/viewStory/story_ID/26020/comment_categoryID/26020:News/comment/Y</ref>
*Nitze Scholars<ref>"Doctors Without Borders Director to Speak at St. Mary's", TheBayNet.com, http://www.thebaynet.com/News/index.cfm/fa/viewStory/story_ID/26020/comment_categoryID/26020:News/comment/Y</ref>
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*[[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], former [[Lieutenant Governor]] of Maryland, author, Director of the nonprofit organization, American Bridge
*[[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], former [[Lieutenant Governor]] of Maryland, author, Director of the nonprofit organization, American Bridge
*[[Jane Margaret O'Brien]]{{spaced ndash}} the St. Mary's College of Maryland's college's first female president (after it became a four-year college) and its fifth president overall (1996&ndash;2009); also Dean of Faculty, 1989–91, Middlebury College; President, Hollins College (now Hollins University), 1991–96; since retiring from the presidency she is now a faculty member in St. Mary's College overseas programs and an overseas center director
*[[Jane Margaret O'Brien]]{{spaced ndash}} the St. Mary's College of Maryland's college's first female president (after it became a four-year college) and its fifth president overall (1996&ndash;2009); also Dean of Faculty, 1989–91, Middlebury College; President, Hollins College (now Hollins University), 1991–96; since retiring from the presidency she is now a faculty member in St. Mary's College overseas programs and an overseas center director
*Gary Denny{{spaced ndash}} speechwriter for [[Nelson Mandela]], writer, historian<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bates|first1=Robin|title=St. Mary's and the Africa Connection: Writing for Mandela, River Gazette, Volume 3, No. 2, March 2003|url=http://www.smcm.edu/rivergazette/_assets/pdf/march03/writingformandela.pdf|website=http://www.smcm.edu/rivergazette/_assets/pdf/march03/writingformandela.pdf|publisher=St. Mary's College of Maryland|accessdate=15 June 2014|location=St. Mary's City, Maryland|format=PDF|year=2003}}</ref>
*Gary Denny{{spaced ndash}} speechwriter for [[Nelson Mandela]], writer, historian<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bates|first1=Robin|title=St. Mary's and the Africa Connection: Writing for Mandela, River Gazette, Volume 3, No. 2, March 2003|url=http://www.smcm.edu/rivergazette/_assets/pdf/march03/writingformandela.pdf|website=http://www.smcm.edu/rivergazette/_assets/pdf/march03/writingformandela.pdf|publisher=St. Mary's College of Maryland|accessdate=15 June 2014|location=St. Mary's City, Maryland|format=PDF|year=2003}}{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref>
*The Honorable [[James A. Kenney, III]]{{spaced ndash}}judge of the [[Maryland Court of Special Appeals]] (1997 - 2007),<ref>"COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS FORMER JUDGES", Maryland State Archives, http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/30sp/former/html/msa02636.html</ref> [[prosecutor|Assistant State's Attorney]] in [[St. Mary's County, Maryland]] (1964–67).<ref>"COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS FORMER JUDGES", Maryland State Archives, http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/30sp/former/html/msa02636.html</ref> Won the Maryland Leadership in Law Award in 2003<ref>"COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS FORMER JUDGES", Maryland State Archives, http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/30sp/former/html/msa02636.html</ref>
*The Honorable [[James A. Kenney, III]]{{spaced ndash}}judge of the [[Maryland Court of Special Appeals]] (1997 - 2007),<ref name="maryland2">"COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS FORMER JUDGES", Maryland State Archives, http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/30sp/former/html/msa02636.html</ref> [[prosecutor|Assistant State's Attorney]] in [[St. Mary's County, Maryland]] (1964–67).<ref name="maryland2"/> Won the Maryland Leadership in Law Award in 2003<ref name="maryland2"/>
*[[M. Elizabeth Osborn]], playwright, author, theater director, actress, theater critic, editor, and educator, in whose honor the annual M. Elizabeth Osborn award for an emerging American playwright is granted.<ref>"The M. Elizabeth Osborn Award", ATCA (American Theater Critics Association), http://americantheatrecritics.org/osborn-new-play-award/2011/2/24/the-m-elizabeth-osborn-award.html</ref><ref>Complete List of Osborn Award Winners, http://americantheatrecritics.org/osborn-new-play-award/</ref>
*[[M. Elizabeth Osborn]], playwright, author, theater director, actress, theater critic, editor, and educator, in whose honor the annual M. Elizabeth Osborn award for an emerging American playwright is granted.<ref>"The M. Elizabeth Osborn Award", ATCA (American Theater Critics Association), http://americantheatrecritics.org/osborn-new-play-award/2011/2/24/the-m-elizabeth-osborn-award.html</ref><ref>Complete List of Osborn Award Winners, http://americantheatrecritics.org/osborn-new-play-award/</ref>
*[[David Froom]]{{spaced ndash}} composer, Guggenheim Fellow,<ref>[[List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2003]]</ref> twice honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters (Ives Scholarship,<ref>http://www.artsandletters.org/awards2_popup.php?abbrev=Ives</ref> Academy Award for lifetime achievement<ref>http://www.artsandletters.org/press_releases/2006music.php</ref>), first prize in the Kennedy Center Friedheim Awards,<ref>[[Kennedy Center Friedheim Award#1993]]</ref> commissioned by the Fromm Foundation of Harvard<ref>http://music.fas.harvard.edu/fromm.html#past</ref> and the Koussevitzky Foundation of the Library of Congress,<ref>http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/1995/95-106.html</ref> published by ACA.<ref>http://composers.com/david-froom</ref>
*[[David Froom]]{{spaced ndash}} composer, Guggenheim Fellow,<ref>[[List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2003]]</ref> twice honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters (Ives Scholarship,<ref>http://www.artsandletters.org/awards2_popup.php?abbrev=Ives</ref> Academy Award for lifetime achievement<ref>http://www.artsandletters.org/press_releases/2006music.php</ref>), first prize in the Kennedy Center Friedheim Awards,<ref>[[Kennedy Center Friedheim Award#1993]]</ref> commissioned by the Fromm Foundation of Harvard<ref>http://music.fas.harvard.edu/fromm.html#past</ref> and the Koussevitzky Foundation of the Library of Congress,<ref>http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/1995/95-106.html</ref> published by ACA.<ref>http://composers.com/david-froom</ref>
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*[[Mary Adele France]] the first president of the junior college, in response to women gaining the right to vote in America, she is credited with convincing the Maryland legislature to expand the former St. Mary's Female seminary into a Junior College in 1927 (the school, now called '''St. Mary's College of Maryland''', is now a coeducational 4 year college, and has been for over 50 years). She was also a science and math teacher at the school.
*[[Mary Adele France]] the first president of the junior college, in response to women gaining the right to vote in America, she is credited with convincing the Maryland legislature to expand the former St. Mary's Female seminary into a Junior College in 1927 (the school, now called '''St. Mary's College of Maryland''', is now a coeducational 4 year college, and has been for over 50 years). She was also a science and math teacher at the school.
* Andrea Hammar, founder and first editor of the Slackwater Journal<ref name="m.somdnews.com">"SlackWater takes St. Mary’s oral histories, essays online: Project continues, but future of printed journals uncertain", Jason Babcock, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, http://m.somdnews.com/article/20130327/NEWS/130329127/1044/news&source=RSS&template=gazette</ref>
* Andrea Hammar, founder and first editor of the Slackwater Journal<ref name="m.somdnews.com">"SlackWater takes St. Mary’s oral histories, essays online: Project continues, but future of printed journals uncertain", Jason Babcock, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, http://m.somdnews.com/article/20130327/NEWS/130329127/1044/news&source=RSS&template=gazette</ref>
*[[Juliana Geran Pilon]]{{spaced ndash}}author of many books, including ''Notes from the other side of night'',<ref>{{cite book|last=Pilon|first=Juliana Geran|title=Notes from the other side of night|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=C-FtAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=12 August 2012|year=1979|publisher=University Press of America|isbn=978-0-8191-9510-4}}</ref> ''The UN: assessing Soviet abuses'',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pilon|first1=Juliana Geran|author2=Ralph Kinney Bennett|title=The UN: assessing Soviet abuses|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xQuPAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=12 August 2012|year=1988|publisher=Alliance Publishers for the Institute for European Defence & Strategic Studies|isbn=978-0-907967-90-3}}</ref> ''The Bloody Flag: Post-Communist Nationalism in Eastern Europe : Spotlight on Romania'',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pilon|first1=Juliana Geran|author2=Bowling Green State University. Social Philosophy & Policy Center|title=The Bloody Flag: Post-Communist Nationalism in Eastern Europe : Spotlight on Romania|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ArBoYKAPZgwC|accessdate=12 August 2012|year=1992|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-1-56000-620-6}}</ref> ''Why America Is Such a Hard Sell: Beyond Pride and Prejudice'',<ref>{{cite book|last=Pilon|first=Juliana Geran|title=Why America Is Such a Hard Sell: Beyond Pride and Prejudice|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ra_Li1zNZ54C|accessdate=12 August 2012|year=2007|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-5149-7}}</ref> ''Cultural Intelligence for Winning the Peace'',<ref>{{cite book|last=Pilon|first=Juliana Geran|title=Cultural Intelligence for Winning the Peace|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HCJwygAACAAJ|accessdate=12 August 2012|date=5 September 2009|publisher=Institute of World Politics Press|isbn=978-0-615-51939-5}}</ref> ''Soulmates: Resurrecting Eve''<ref>{{cite book|last=Pilon|first=Juliana Geran|title=Soulmates: Resurrecting Eve|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yQeSN5Nv5msC|accessdate=12 August 2012|date=11 October 2011|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-1-4128-4249-5}}.</ref> She is also Director of the Center for Culture and Security at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.<ref>"Wilson International Center Public Diplomacy Initiative: Participant Biographies: Juliana Geran Pilon" page 25, http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/SAGEbios.pdf</ref>
*[[Juliana Geran Pilon]]{{spaced ndash}}author of many books, including ''Notes from the other side of night'',<ref>{{cite book|last=Pilon|first=Juliana Geran|title=Notes from the other side of night|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=C-FtAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=12 August 2012|year=1979|publisher=University Press of America|isbn=978-0-8191-9510-4}}</ref> ''The UN: assessing Soviet abuses'',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pilon|first1=Juliana Geran|author2=Ralph Kinney Bennett|title=The UN: assessing Soviet abuses|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xQuPAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=12 August 2012|year=1988|publisher=Alliance Publishers for the Institute for European Defence & Strategic Studies|isbn=978-0-907967-90-3}}</ref> ''The Bloody Flag: Post-Communist Nationalism in Eastern Europe : Spotlight on Romania'',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pilon|first1=Juliana Geran|author2=Bowling Green State University. Social Philosophy & Policy Center|title=The Bloody Flag: Post-Communist Nationalism in Eastern Europe : Spotlight on Romania|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ArBoYKAPZgwC|accessdate=12 August 2012|year=1992|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-1-56000-620-6}}</ref> ''Why America Is Such a Hard Sell: Beyond Pride and Prejudice'',<ref>{{cite book|last=Pilon|first=Juliana Geran|title=Why America Is Such a Hard Sell: Beyond Pride and Prejudice|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ra_Li1zNZ54C|accessdate=12 August 2012|year=2007|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-5149-7}}</ref> ''Cultural Intelligence for Winning the Peace'',<ref>{{cite book|last=Pilon|first=Juliana Geran|title=Cultural Intelligence for Winning the Peace|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HCJwygAACAAJ|accessdate=12 August 2012|date=5 September 2009|publisher=Institute of World Politics Press|isbn=978-0-615-51939-5}}</ref> ''Soulmates: Resurrecting Eve''<ref>{{cite book|last=Pilon|first=Juliana Geran|title=Soulmates: Resurrecting Eve|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yQeSN5Nv5msC|accessdate=12 August 2012|date=11 October 2011|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-1-4128-4249-5}}</ref> She is also Director of the Center for Culture and Security at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.<ref>"Wilson International Center Public Diplomacy Initiative: Participant Biographies: Juliana Geran Pilon" page 25, http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/SAGEbios.pdf</ref>
*[[Norton Dodge]]{{spaced ndash}} Economist, collector of dissident Soviet era art. Smuggled thousands of Soviet dissident paintings, prints & sculptures out of communist Russia over a series of years and at great risk to his own life. Amassed one of the largest collections of Soviet-era art outside the Soviet Union. Now on permanent display at the [[Zimmerli Art Museum]] at [[Rutgers University]].
*[[Norton Dodge]]{{spaced ndash}} Economist, collector of dissident Soviet era art. Smuggled thousands of Soviet dissident paintings, prints & sculptures out of communist Russia over a series of years and at great risk to his own life. Amassed one of the largest collections of Soviet-era art outside the Soviet Union. Now on permanent display at the [[Zimmerli Art Museum]] at [[Rutgers University]].
* Zach P. Messitte,<ref>Philip Rucker, Washington Post, "High-Profile Professor Is Leaving St. Mary's", July 8, 2007 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/06/AR2007070602417.html</ref> political analyst in radio, television and print media,<ref>Philip Rucker, Washington Post, "High-Profile Professor Is Leaving St. Mary's", July 8, 2007 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/06/AR2007070602417.html</ref> political scientist,<ref>Philip Rucker, Washington Post, "High-Profile Professor Is Leaving St. Mary's", July 8, 2007 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/06/AR2007070602417.html</ref>
* Zach P. Messitte,<ref name="washingtonpost2007">Philip Rucker, Washington Post, "High-Profile Professor Is Leaving St. Mary's", July 8, 2007 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/06/AR2007070602417.html</ref> political analyst in radio, television and print media,<ref name="washingtonpost2007"/> political scientist,<ref name="washingtonpost2007"/>
*[[Earl Hofmann]]{{spaced ndash}} painter, sculptor, educator. Part of Baltimore's 20th century realist art school, studied with and assisted Jacques Maroger at the [[Maryland Institute College of Art]]. Considered a major part of the 20th century Baltimore art scene before relocating to Southern Maryland.
*[[Earl Hofmann]]{{spaced ndash}} painter, sculptor, educator. Part of Baltimore's 20th century realist art school, studied with and assisted Jacques Maroger at the [[Maryland Institute College of Art]]. Considered a major part of the 20th century Baltimore art scene before relocating to Southern Maryland.
*[[Luis Enrique Sam Colop]]{{spaced ndash}}[[Guatemala]]n/Native American linguist,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ais.arizona.edu/news/luis-enrique-sam-colop-1955-2011 |title=Luis Enrique Sam Colop, 1955-2011 &#124; American Indian Studies |publisher=Ais.arizona.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-12-19}}</ref> lawyer, poet, writer, newspaper columnist,<ref>[[Prensa Libre]] (newspaper), Guatemala.</ref> promoter of the [[Quiché language|K'iche' language]], and social activist.<ref>Nick Copeland [http://www.lasc.umd.edu/Publications/WorkingPapers/NewLASCSeries/WP21(NickCopeland).pdf Cruel Populism: Counterinsurgency Strategy and the Limits of Democracy in the Guatemalan Highlands], pages 10 and 29. LASC Working Paper N.21, University of Maryland</ref>
*[[Luis Enrique Sam Colop]]{{spaced ndash}}[[Guatemala]]n/Native American linguist,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ais.arizona.edu/news/luis-enrique-sam-colop-1955-2011 |title=Luis Enrique Sam Colop, 1955-2011 &#124; American Indian Studies |publisher=Ais.arizona.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-12-19}}</ref> lawyer, poet, writer, newspaper columnist,<ref>[[Prensa Libre]] (newspaper), Guatemala.</ref> promoter of the [[Quiché language|K'iche' language]], and social activist.<ref>Nick Copeland [http://www.lasc.umd.edu/Publications/WorkingPapers/NewLASCSeries/WP21(NickCopeland).pdf Cruel Populism: Counterinsurgency Strategy and the Limits of Democracy in the Guatemalan Highlands], pages 10 and 29. LASC Working Paper N.21, University of Maryland</ref>
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* [[Steny Hoyer]]{{spaced ndash}} [[House Majority Leader]] U.S. House of Representatives, (2007&ndash;2011) [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[Maryland's 5th congressional district]] (since 1981);
* [[Steny Hoyer]]{{spaced ndash}} [[House Majority Leader]] U.S. House of Representatives, (2007&ndash;2011) [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[Maryland's 5th congressional district]] (since 1981);
* [[Steven Muller]]{{spaced ndash}} president, [[Johns Hopkins University]] (1972&ndash;1990)
* [[Steven Muller]]{{spaced ndash}} president, [[Johns Hopkins University]] (1972&ndash;1990)
* General [[Andrew J. Goodpaster]],<ref>"St. Mary’s College dedicates ‘green’ Goodpaster Hall" October 17, 2007, Jesse Yeatman, Southern Maryland Newspapers Online, http://ww2.somdnews.com/stories/101707/entemor101146_32114.shtml</ref><ref>Robert Jordan, "An Unsung Soldier: The Life of Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster", Naval Institute Press, September 15, 2013, Appendix, page XXV</ref> [[Superintendents of the United States Military Academy|Superintendent]] of the [[West Point|United States Military Academy at West Point, New York]] (1977-1981), [[NATO]]'s [[SACEUR|Supreme Allied Commander, Europe]] (SACEUR) from July 1, 1969 and Commander in Chief of the [[United States European Command]] (CINCEUR) from May 5, 1969 until his retirement December 17, 1974.<ref name="goodpaster">{{cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/shape/bios/saceur/goodpaster.htm|title=General Andrew J. Goodpaster, USA|publisher=NATO|accessdate=2009-04-24}}</ref>
* General [[Andrew J. Goodpaster]],<ref>"St. Mary’s College dedicates ‘green’ Goodpaster Hall" October 17, 2007, Jesse Yeatman, Southern Maryland Newspapers Online, http://ww2.somdnews.com/stories/101707/entemor101146_32114.shtml</ref><ref>Robert Jordan, "An Unsung Soldier: The Life of Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster", Naval Institute Press, September 15, 2013, Appendix, page XXV</ref> [[Superintendents of the United States Military Academy|Superintendent]] of the [[West Point|United States Military Academy at West Point, New York]] (1977-1981), [[NATO]]'s [[SACEUR|Supreme Allied Commander, Europe]] (SACEUR) from July 1, 1969 and Commander in Chief of the [[United States European Command]] (CINCEUR) from May 5, 1969 until his retirement December 17, 1974.<ref name="goodpaster">{{cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/shape/bios/saceur/goodpaster.htm|title=General Andrew J. Goodpaster, USA|publisher=NATO|accessdate=2009-04-24}}{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref>
* [[William Donald Schaefer]]{{spaced ndash}} former [[Governor of Maryland]] (1987–1995); former [[Comptroller of Maryland]] (1999–2007)<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/trustees.html/ Board of Trustees]</ref>
* [[William Donald Schaefer]]{{spaced ndash}} former [[Governor of Maryland]] (1987–1995); former [[Comptroller of Maryland]] (1999–2007)<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/trustees.html/ Board of Trustees]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Ben Cardin]] {{spaced ndash}} [[U.S. Senator]] from Maryland (2007–present); Former speaker of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], (1979–1986); [[U.S. House of Representatives]] 1987–2007
* [[Ben Cardin]] {{spaced ndash}} [[U.S. Senator]] from Maryland (2007–present); Former speaker of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], (1979–1986); [[U.S. House of Representatives]] 1987–2007
*[[J. Frank Raley]] {{spaced ndash}} State Senator and state representative, president of St. Mary's College board for nearly three decades, advocate for education and economic development, award-winning environmentalist
*[[J. Frank Raley]] {{spaced ndash}} State Senator and state representative, president of St. Mary's College board for nearly three decades, advocate for education and economic development, award-winning environmentalist
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[[File:St Mary's College Commencement Ceremony 2013.jpg|thumb|500px|Congressman [[Steny Hoyer]]{{spaced ndash}} [[House Majority Leader]] U.S. House of Representatives, Congress, (2007&ndash;2011); [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[Maryland's 5th congressional district]] (since 1981); and [[Governor of Maryland|Maryland Governor]] [[Martin O'Malley]] at the St Mary's College Commencement Ceremony in 2013]]
[[File:St Mary's College Commencement Ceremony 2013.jpg|thumb|500px|Congressman [[Steny Hoyer]]{{spaced ndash}} [[House Majority Leader]] U.S. House of Representatives, Congress, (2007&ndash;2011); [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[Maryland's 5th congressional district]] (since 1981); and [[Governor of Maryland|Maryland Governor]] [[Martin O'Malley]] at the St Mary's College Commencement Ceremony in 2013]]
* [[Julie Croteau]]{{spaced ndash}} Women's Major League Baseball pioneer, inducted into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]
* [[Julie Croteau]]{{spaced ndash}} Women's Major League Baseball pioneer, inducted into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]
* Jamie Roberts (2011){{spaced ndash}}Assistant Coach, Catholic University Women's Basketball Team,<ref>"Catholic University coach killed after being hit by truck during charity bike ride", Washington Post, T. Rees Shapiro, June 15, 2014, http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/catholic-university-coach-killed-after-being-hit-by-truck-during-charity-bike-ride/2014/06/15/54a3742e-f49f-11e3-b22c-e48daaddce39_story.html</ref><ref>"St. Mary’s College of Maryland graduate Roberts dies, Killed in Kentucky accident; played three sports at St. Mary’s", James A. McCray III, Staff writer, Southern Maryland News, http://www.somdnews.com/article/20140618/SPORTS/140619067/1282/st-mary-x2019-s-college-of-maryland-graduate-roberts-dies&template=southernMaryland</ref><ref>"Catholic University Athletics: Women's Basketball - Jamie Roberts, ''Assistant Coach''", Catholic University Athletic Department, 2013-14, http://www.cuacardinals.com/sports/wbkb/coaches/jamie_roberts</ref> also named St. Mary's College Athlete of the Year in 2011<ref>"St. Mary’s College of Maryland graduate Roberts dies, Killed in Kentucky accident; played three sports at St. Mary’s", James A. McCray III, Staff writer, Southern Maryland News, http://www.somdnews.com/article/20140618/SPORTS/140619067/1282/st-mary-x2019-s-college-of-maryland-graduate-roberts-dies&template=southernMaryland</ref> and awarded the school's Athletic Director’s Award.<ref>"St. Mary’s College of Maryland graduate Roberts dies, Killed in Kentucky accident; played three sports at St. Mary’s", James A. McCray III, Staff writer, Southern Maryland News, http://www.somdnews.com/article/20140618/SPORTS/140619067/1282/st-mary-x2019-s-college-of-maryland-graduate-roberts-dies&template=southernMaryland</ref>
* Jamie Roberts (2011){{spaced ndash}}Assistant Coach, Catholic University Women's Basketball Team,<ref>"Catholic University coach killed after being hit by truck during charity bike ride", Washington Post, T. Rees Shapiro, June 15, 2014, http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/catholic-university-coach-killed-after-being-hit-by-truck-during-charity-bike-ride/2014/06/15/54a3742e-f49f-11e3-b22c-e48daaddce39_story.html</ref><ref name="somdnews2">"St. Mary’s College of Maryland graduate Roberts dies, Killed in Kentucky accident; played three sports at St. Mary’s", James A. McCray III, Staff writer, Southern Maryland News, http://www.somdnews.com/article/20140618/SPORTS/140619067/1282/st-mary-x2019-s-college-of-maryland-graduate-roberts-dies&template=southernMaryland</ref><ref>"Catholic University Athletics: Women's Basketball - Jamie Roberts, ''Assistant Coach''", Catholic University Athletic Department, 2013-14, http://www.cuacardinals.com/sports/wbkb/coaches/jamie_roberts</ref> also named St. Mary's College Athlete of the Year in 2011<ref name="somdnews2"/> and awarded the school's Athletic Director’s Award.<ref name="somdnews2"/>
* Warren Strobel (1985) {{spaced ndash}} journalist, U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security Editor for [[Reuters]] (2011–present),<ref name="politico.com">"McClatchy’s Strobel jumps to Reuters", Politico, April 08, 2011, http://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0411/McClatchys_Strobel_jumps_to_Reuters.html</ref><ref>"Warren Strobel: U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security Editor, Reuters", Muck Rack (verifies identity of journalists), http://muckrack.com/warren-strobel</ref> Senior Correspondent for Foreign Affairs, [[Knight Ridder]]/[[The McClatchy Company|McClatchy]],<ref name="politico.com"/> 2002-2009<ref>"Wrong on Iraq? Not Everyone: Four in the mainstream media who got it right" Steve Rendall, 4/2/2006, http://fair.org/extra-online-articles/wrong-on-iraq-not-everyone</ref>
* Warren Strobel (1985) {{spaced ndash}} journalist, U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security Editor for [[Reuters]] (2011–present),<ref name="politico.com">"McClatchy’s Strobel jumps to Reuters", Politico, April 08, 2011, http://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0411/McClatchys_Strobel_jumps_to_Reuters.html</ref><ref>"Warren Strobel: U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security Editor, Reuters", Muck Rack (verifies identity of journalists), http://muckrack.com/warren-strobel</ref> Senior Correspondent for Foreign Affairs, [[Knight Ridder]]/[[The McClatchy Company|McClatchy]],<ref name="politico.com"/> 2002-2009<ref>"Wrong on Iraq? Not Everyone: Four in the mainstream media who got it right" Steve Rendall, 4/2/2006, http://fair.org/extra-online-articles/wrong-on-iraq-not-everyone</ref>
* [[John F. Slade III]] (1964) {{spaced ndash}} Associate Judge with the 4th District Court of Maryland, former member of [[Maryland House of Delegates]]<ref>{{cite web|title=John F. Slade III|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/32dc/former/html/msa12307.html|publisher=Maryland State Archives|accessdate=24 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[John F. Slade III]] (1964) {{spaced ndash}} Associate Judge with the 4th District Court of Maryland, former member of [[Maryland House of Delegates]]<ref>{{cite web|title=John F. Slade III|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/32dc/former/html/msa12307.html|publisher=Maryland State Archives|accessdate=24 April 2014}}</ref>
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* [[David Fraser-Hidalgo]] (1992) {{spaced ndash}} member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], representing District 15, sits on the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce<ref>{{cite web|title=David Fraser-Hidalgo|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa16856.html|publisher=Maryland State Archives|accessdate=24 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[David Fraser-Hidalgo]] (1992) {{spaced ndash}} member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], representing District 15, sits on the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce<ref>{{cite web|title=David Fraser-Hidalgo|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa16856.html|publisher=Maryland State Archives|accessdate=24 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[Neil Irwin]] (2000) {{spaced ndash}} Author and Senior Economics Correspondent for the [[New York Times]]
* [[Neil Irwin]] (2000) {{spaced ndash}} Author and Senior Economics Correspondent for the [[New York Times]]
* Stephen R. McHenry (1981){{spaced ndash}}CEO of the nonprofit corporation MARBIDCO<ref>"Maryland Agricultural & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation", Maryland State Archives, Online Manual, http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25ind/html/01ag.html</ref><ref name="zoominfo.com">"Maryland Agricultural and Resource Based Industry Development Corporation", Zoom Info, http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Stephen-McHenry/29224152</ref> (Maryland Agricultural and Resource Based Industry Development Corporation), which was established by the [[Maryland General Assembly|Maryland State Legislature]] in 2004<ref>"Maryland Agricultural & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation", Maryland State Archives, Online Manual, http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25ind/html/01ag.html</ref> to advise and guide Maryland farmers, the Maryland seafood industry and forestry industry in establishing sustainable practices.<ref name="zoominfo.com"/><ref>"Maryland Agricultural & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation", Maryland State Archives, Online Manual, http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25ind/html/01ag.html</ref> The corporation also provides best practices technology adoption loans and works on land preservation issues as well.<ref name="zoominfo.com"/><ref>"Maryland Agricultural & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation", Maryland State Archives, Online Manual, http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25ind/html/01ag.html</ref>
* Stephen R. McHenry (1981){{spaced ndash}}CEO of the nonprofit corporation MARBIDCO<ref name="maryland3">"Maryland Agricultural & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation", Maryland State Archives, Online Manual, http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25ind/html/01ag.html</ref><ref name="zoominfo.com">"Maryland Agricultural and Resource Based Industry Development Corporation", Zoom Info, http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Stephen-McHenry/29224152</ref> (Maryland Agricultural and Resource Based Industry Development Corporation), which was established by the [[Maryland General Assembly|Maryland State Legislature]] in 2004<ref name="maryland3"/> to advise and guide Maryland farmers, the Maryland seafood industry and forestry industry in establishing sustainable practices.<ref name="zoominfo.com"/><ref name="maryland3"/> The corporation also provides best practices technology adoption loans and works on land preservation issues as well.<ref name="zoominfo.com"/><ref name="maryland3"/>
* [[Matthew Schissler]] (1993) {{spaced ndash}} founder of Cord Blood America, Inc.,<ref>"Matthew Schissler: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. 2013-11-05, http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=10999347&ticker=FROZ</ref> a pioneer in harvesting nonembryonic stem cells for medical use; and Pyrenees Investments; was a semi-finalist for the 2008 [[Ernst and Young]] Entrepreneur of the Year award.<ref>"Matthew Schissler: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. 2013-11-05, http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=10999347&ticker=FROZ</ref>
* [[Matthew Schissler]] (1993) {{spaced ndash}} founder of Cord Blood America, Inc.,<ref name="businessweek1">"Matthew Schissler: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. 2013-11-05, http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=10999347&ticker=FROZ</ref> a pioneer in harvesting nonembryonic stem cells for medical use; and Pyrenees Investments; was a semi-finalist for the 2008 [[Ernst and Young]] Entrepreneur of the Year award.<ref name="businessweek1"/>
* Kathleen Reineke {{spaced ndash}} St. Mary's County Teacher of the Year in 2014<ref>"St. Mary's Co. Educators Honored: Kathleen Reineke Selected as Teacher of the Year", April 29, 2014, Southern Maryland Online, http://somd.com/news/headlines/2014/18138.shtml</ref>
* Kathleen Reineke {{spaced ndash}} St. Mary's County Teacher of the Year in 2014<ref>"St. Mary's Co. Educators Honored: Kathleen Reineke Selected as Teacher of the Year", April 29, 2014, Southern Maryland Online, http://somd.com/news/headlines/2014/18138.shtml</ref>
* [[Paul Reed Smith]] (1978) {{spaced ndash}} [[luthier]], founder of PRS Guitars<ref>"PRS Guitars -- Chasing Perfection", Karsten Strauss, Forbes Magazine, April 15, 2013, http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2013/03/27/paul-reed-smith-guitars-chasing-perfection-profits/</ref>
* [[Paul Reed Smith]] (1978) {{spaced ndash}} [[luthier]], founder of PRS Guitars<ref>"PRS Guitars -- Chasing Perfection", Karsten Strauss, Forbes Magazine, April 15, 2013, http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2013/03/27/paul-reed-smith-guitars-chasing-perfection-profits/</ref>
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[[File:Margaret Brent Hall.jpg|thumb|right||350px|Margaret Brent Hall on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland. Named for [[Margaret Brent]] who, on the site of what is now the college, was the first woman to petition for the right to vote in America (in the Maryland Assembly in 1648).]]
[[File:Margaret Brent Hall.jpg|thumb|right||350px|Margaret Brent Hall on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland. Named for [[Margaret Brent]] who, on the site of what is now the college, was the first woman to petition for the right to vote in America (in the Maryland Assembly in 1648).]]


The [[Center for the Study of Democracy (St. Mary's College of Maryland)|Center for the Study of Democracy]] is an [[interdisciplinary]] joint initiative of St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City.<ref name="lexleader.net">"Pax Defense Forum to Focus on China Seas" Lexington Leader, Thursday, April 11, 2013 · http://lexleader.net/pax-defense-forum-focus-china-seas/</ref><ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref>
The [[Center for the Study of Democracy (St. Mary's College of Maryland)|Center for the Study of Democracy]] is an [[interdisciplinary]] joint initiative of St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City.<ref name="lexleader.net">"Pax Defense Forum to Focus on China Seas" Lexington Leader, Thursday, April 11, 2013 · http://lexleader.net/pax-defense-forum-focus-china-seas/</ref><ref name="autogenerated2"/>
It explores historical and contemporary issues related to democracy and also provides presentations by government officials and other leaders from both developed and developing countries<ref name="Archaeology, Narrative 2012">"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 68, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> and notable scholars.<ref name="lexleader.net"/><ref name="Archaeology, Narrative 2012"/> The Center also offers a Democracy Studies minor through St. Mary's College of Maryland.
It explores historical and contemporary issues related to democracy and also provides presentations by government officials and other leaders from both developed and developing countries<ref name="Archaeology, Narrative 2012">"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 68, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> and notable scholars.<ref name="lexleader.net"/><ref name="Archaeology, Narrative 2012"/> The Center also offers a Democracy Studies minor through St. Mary's College of Maryland.


Colonial St. Mary's City, which was on the site where St. Mary's College of Maryland is located today, was a place where struggles over 'Liberty of conscience' in religion,<ref name="stmaryscity.org"/> representative political practices,<ref name="Lois Green Carr 1671">Dr. Lois Green Carr, "Margaret Brent (ca. 1601-1671)", MSA SC 3520-2177, Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series), http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/002100/002177/html/bio.html</ref><ref name="articles.baltimoresun.com">Jo-Ann Pilardi, Baltimore Sun, "Margaret Brent: a Md. founding mother", March 05, 1998 http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-03-05/news/1998064114_1_margaret-brent-lord-baltimore-calvert</ref> freedom of the press, and minority rights all came to the fore at various times. Utilizing early Maryland as a case study in "emerging democracy," the foundation works to apply the lessons of the region's history to a domestic and international discussion of democracy's role in the modern world.<ref name="lexleader.net"/><ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) ''We the People'' initiative awarded the Center a $500,000 challenge grant in September 2004.<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/ Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary's College of Maryland]</ref>
Colonial St. Mary's City, which was on the site where St. Mary's College of Maryland is located today, was a place where struggles over 'Liberty of conscience' in religion,<ref name="stmaryscity.org"/> representative political practices,<ref name="Lois Green Carr 1671">Dr. Lois Green Carr, "Margaret Brent (ca. 1601-1671)", MSA SC 3520-2177, Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series), http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/002100/002177/html/bio.html</ref><ref name="articles.baltimoresun.com">Jo-Ann Pilardi, Baltimore Sun, "Margaret Brent: a Md. founding mother", March 05, 1998 http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-03-05/news/1998064114_1_margaret-brent-lord-baltimore-calvert</ref> freedom of the press, and minority rights all came to the fore at various times. Utilizing early Maryland as a case study in "emerging democracy," the foundation works to apply the lessons of the region's history to a domestic and international discussion of democracy's role in the modern world.<ref name="lexleader.net"/><ref name="autogenerated2"/> The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) ''We the People'' initiative awarded the Center a $500,000 challenge grant in September 2004.<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/ Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary's College of Maryland]</ref>


Notable advisory board members include:
Notable advisory board members include:


* [[Steny Hoyer]], U.S. Representative and House Majority Leader, United States Congress<ref>Maryland State Archives, "Maryland and the Federal Government: U.S. House of Representatives, STENY H. HOYER (Democrat), U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District" ''lists his role on advisory board'' http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/39fed/06ushse/html/msa01618.html</ref><ref>"Center for the Study of Democracy: Purpose and Inspiration for Our Work", St. Mary's College of Maryland, CFSOD, http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/about/advisory.html</ref>
* [[Steny Hoyer]], U.S. Representative and House Majority Leader, United States Congress<ref name="maryland1"/><ref name="autogenerated6">"Center for the Study of Democracy: Purpose and Inspiration for Our Work", St. Mary's College of Maryland, CFSOD, http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/about/advisory.html</ref>
* [[Benjamin C. Bradlee]]{{spaced ndash}} vice president at large, ''[[The Washington Post]]''<ref>"Center for the Study of Democracy: Purpose and Inspiration for Our Work", St. Mary's College of Maryland, CFSOD, http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/about/advisory.html</ref>
* [[Benjamin C. Bradlee]]{{spaced ndash}} vice president at large, ''[[The Washington Post]]''<ref name="autogenerated6"/>
* [[Thomas Penfield Jackson]]<ref name="thepointnews.com"/> {{spaced ndash}} presiding judge in the ''[[United States v. Microsoft]]'' case, former Judge, [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia]].<ref>"Center for the Study of Democracy: Purpose and Inspiration for Our Work", St. Mary's College of Maryland, CFSOD, http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/about/advisory.html</ref>
* [[Thomas Penfield Jackson]]<ref name="thepointnews.com"/> {{spaced ndash}} presiding judge in the ''[[United States v. Microsoft]]'' case, former Judge, [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia]].<ref name="autogenerated6"/>
* [[Ben Cardin]] {{spaced ndash}} [[U.S. Senator]] from Maryland (2007–present); Former speaker of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], (1979–1986); [[U.S. House of Representatives]] 1987–2007<ref>"Center for the Study of Democracy: Purpose and Inspiration for Our Work", St. Mary's College of Maryland, CFSOD, http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/about/advisory.html</ref>
* [[Ben Cardin]] {{spaced ndash}} [[U.S. Senator]] from Maryland (2007–present); Former speaker of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], (1979–1986); [[U.S. House of Representatives]] 1987–2007<ref name="autogenerated6"/>
* [[Michael Steele]], Former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland<ref>"Center for the Study of Democracy: Purpose and Inspiration for Our Work", St. Mary's College of Maryland, CFSOD, http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/about/advisory.html</ref>
* [[Michael Steele]], Former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland<ref name="autogenerated6"/>
* [[Martin E. Sullivan]], Director, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery; former director of Historic St. Mary’s City<ref>"Center for the Study of Democracy: Purpose and Inspiration for Our Work", St. Mary's College of Maryland, CFSOD, http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/about/advisory.html</ref>
* [[Martin E. Sullivan]], Director, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery; former director of Historic St. Mary’s City<ref name="autogenerated6"/>


===The James P. Muldoon River Center===
===The James P. Muldoon River Center===
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The center studies, records and documents as well as interprets and reports on current and historical life in Chesapeake Bay communities.<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="More Than Oral History 2005"/> The center also has a public education mission. Students engage in [[historical research]] and [[Heritage interpretation|historical interpretation]] as well as documenting [[Oral history|oral histories]]<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Pages 68 and 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> of living residents.<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/> The center utilizes interdisciplinary collaboration<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/> and also fosters public education and debate.
The center studies, records and documents as well as interprets and reports on current and historical life in Chesapeake Bay communities.<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="More Than Oral History 2005"/> The center also has a public education mission. Students engage in [[historical research]] and [[Heritage interpretation|historical interpretation]] as well as documenting [[Oral history|oral histories]]<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Pages 68 and 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> of living residents.<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/> The center utilizes interdisciplinary collaboration<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/> and also fosters public education and debate.


It also publishes the ''Slackwater Journal''<ref name="More Than Oral History 2005"/> and maintains an extensive archive.<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref>
It also publishes the ''Slackwater Journal''<ref name="More Than Oral History 2005"/> and maintains an extensive archive.<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="autogenerated2"/>


The center's mission statement says: "We aim to offer a closer look at the rich and complicated legacies of the past, at the social and environmental challenges facing the present, and at our collective visions for the future."<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/slackwater/ The Slackwater Center of St. Mary College of Maryland]</ref>
The center's mission statement says: "We aim to offer a closer look at the rich and complicated legacies of the past, at the social and environmental challenges facing the present, and at our collective visions for the future."<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/slackwater/ The Slackwater Center of St. Mary College of Maryland]</ref>
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''The project includes:''
''The project includes:''


**'''Oral folk life (folk culture) and oral history interviews of the people of St. Mary's County, Maryland and other Southern Maryland communities.'''<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Pages 41 and 68, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> Includes an oral history collection of more than 2,000 folk life and oral life history taped & transcribed interviews, documenting the traditional Chesapeake Bay Tidewater cultures of Southern Maryland.<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/>
**'''Oral folk life (folk culture) and oral history interviews of the people of St. Mary's County, Maryland and other Southern Maryland communities.'''<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="autogenerated7">"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Pages 41 and 68, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> Includes an oral history collection of more than 2,000 folk life and oral life history taped & transcribed interviews, documenting the traditional Chesapeake Bay Tidewater cultures of Southern Maryland.<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/>
**'''Oral histories documenting the transition to modern St. Mary's County.'''<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Pages 41 and 68, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> Uses oral histories of key historical witnesses and participants to document St. Mary's County's transition to its modern era.<ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref>
**'''Oral histories documenting the transition to modern St. Mary's County.'''<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="autogenerated7"/> Uses oral histories of key historical witnesses and participants to document St. Mary's County's transition to its modern era.<ref name="autogenerated2"/>
**'''''The Slackwater Journal.'''''<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="More Than Oral History 2005"/> The archive is also a repository for issues of the ''Slackwater Journal'',<ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> which has articles and interviews about the history, culture and people of Southern Maryland, past and present.<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="More Than Oral History 2005"/><ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref>
**'''''The Slackwater Journal.'''''<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="More Than Oral History 2005"/> The archive is also a repository for issues of the ''Slackwater Journal'',<ref name="autogenerated2"/> which has articles and interviews about the history, culture and people of Southern Maryland, past and present.<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="More Than Oral History 2005"/><ref name="autogenerated2"/>
**'''St. Mary's College of Maryland oral histories.'''<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Pages 41 and 68, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> Documents the growth and history of St. Mary's College of Maryland.<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Pages 41 and 68, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref>
**'''St. Mary's College of Maryland oral histories.'''<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="autogenerated7"/> Documents the growth and history of St. Mary's College of Maryland.<ref name="m.somdnews.com"/><ref name="autogenerated7"/>


===Historic St. Mary's City Commission===
===Historic St. Mary's City Commission===


[[File:The St. John's Site.jpg|thumb|left|500px|The St. John's Site<ref>"Maryland At A Glance, Museums: St. Mary's County", Online Manual, Maryland State Archives, http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/museums/sm/html/sm.html</ref><ref>"Historic St. Mary's City: St. John’s Site Museum", http://stmaryscity.org/research/st-johns-site/</ref> (on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland):<ref>"Historic St. Mary's City: St. John’s Site Museum", http://stmaryscity.org/research/st-johns-site/</ref> One of the most historic spots in Maryland<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org">Henry M. Miller, Ph.D., "St. John’s Site", Historic St. Mary's City, https://hsmcdigshistory.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/07/St-Johns.pdf</ref> and possibly North America.<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org"/><ref>"Historic St. Mary's City: St. John’s Site Museum", http://stmaryscity.org/research/st-johns-site/</ref> The first [[Maryland General Assembly]] (the Maryland colony's first legislative body) met here,<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org"/> one of the earliest laws protecting [[religious freedom]] was written and passed here,<ref>"Historic St. Mary's City: St. John’s Site Museum", http://stmaryscity.org/research/st-johns-site/</ref> possibly the first African American to serve in a legislative body in American history<ref>"Matthias da Sousa: Colonial Maryland's Black, Jewish Assemblyman", Susan Rosenfeld Falb, MARYLAND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE, VOL. 73, No. 4, DECEMBER 1978 http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5800/sc5881/000001/000000/000293/pdf/msa_sc_5881_1_293.pdf</ref> served and voted here,<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org"/> the first demand in America for a women's right to vote occurred here,<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org"/> an early colonial governor lived here<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org"/> and the first treaties between the Maryland colonists and the Susquehanna Indian Nation where ironed out here as well.<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org"/>]]
[[File:The St. John's Site.jpg|thumb|left|500px|The St. John's Site<ref>"Maryland At A Glance, Museums: St. Mary's County", Online Manual, Maryland State Archives, http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/museums/sm/html/sm.html</ref><ref name="stmaryscity1">"Historic St. Mary's City: St. John’s Site Museum", http://stmaryscity.org/research/st-johns-site/</ref> (on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland):<ref name="stmaryscity1"/> One of the most historic spots in Maryland<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org">Henry M. Miller, Ph.D., "St. John’s Site", Historic St. Mary's City, https://hsmcdigshistory.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/07/St-Johns.pdf</ref> and possibly North America.<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org"/><ref name="stmaryscity1"/> The first [[Maryland General Assembly]] (the Maryland colony's first legislative body) met here,<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org"/> one of the earliest laws protecting [[religious freedom]] was written and passed here,<ref name="stmaryscity1"/> possibly the first African American to serve in a legislative body in American history<ref>"Matthias da Sousa: Colonial Maryland's Black, Jewish Assemblyman", Susan Rosenfeld Falb, MARYLAND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE, VOL. 73, No. 4, DECEMBER 1978 http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5800/sc5881/000001/000000/000293/pdf/msa_sc_5881_1_293.pdf</ref> served and voted here,<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org"/> the first demand in America for a women's right to vote occurred here,<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org"/> an early colonial governor lived here<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org"/> and the first treaties between the Maryland colonists and the Susquehanna Indian Nation where ironed out here as well.<ref name="hsmcdigshistory.org"/>]]
[[File:Archeology museum at the St. John's-Site on campus of St.Mary's College of Maryland.jpg|thumb||left|500px|Archeology museum<ref>"Historic St. Mary's City: St. John’s Site Museum", http://stmaryscity.org/research/st-johns-site/</ref> at the St. John's-Site on campus of St.Mary's College of Maryland.<ref>"Historic St. Mary's City: St. John’s Site Museum", http://stmaryscity.org/research/st-johns-site/</ref> With over 200 archeological sites within 2 miles of the campus,<ref>"Discovering the Past", ''See History section'' HSMC (Historic St. Marys City) Official website, http://stmaryscity.org/research/</ref> St. Mary's College students of history, archeology, American politics, African American studies and also students in the Museum Curator Degree Program can take hands-on courses in archeological excavation (taking part in real life archeological digs),<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref> as well as hands on experience with artifact analysis<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref> and preservation<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref> as well as museum curator work and historic interpretation. [[The Baltimore Sun]] has called the area around St. Mary's College "an archeological jewel."<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref>]]
[[File:Archeology museum at the St. John's-Site on campus of St.Mary's College of Maryland.jpg|thumb||left|500px|Archeology museum<ref name="stmaryscity1"/> at the St. John's-Site on campus of St.Mary's College of Maryland.<ref name="stmaryscity1"/> With over 200 archeological sites within 2 miles of the campus,<ref>"Discovering the Past", ''See History section'' HSMC (Historic St. Marys City) Official website, http://stmaryscity.org/research/</ref> St. Mary's College students of history, archeology, American politics, African American studies and also students in the Museum Curator Degree Program can take hands-on courses in archeological excavation (taking part in real life archeological digs),<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref> as well as hands on experience with artifact analysis<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref> and preservation<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref> as well as museum curator work and historic interpretation. [[The Baltimore Sun]] has called the area around St. Mary's College "an archeological jewel."<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref>]]
Historic St. Mary's City, which sits next to the college, is a State-run [[archeological]] research, historical research, preservation and interpretation center and an indoor and outdoor museum complex.<ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> The area managed by the commission also includes a reconstructed colonial town and sailing ship, located on the historic site of Maryland's first colony.<ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref>
Historic St. Mary's City, which sits next to the college, is a State-run [[archeological]] research, historical research, preservation and interpretation center and an indoor and outdoor museum complex.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> The area managed by the commission also includes a reconstructed colonial town and sailing ship, located on the historic site of Maryland's first colony.<ref name="autogenerated2"/>


St. Mary's College and Historic St. Mary's City jointly coordinate programs of study<ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> in [[archeology]], [[history]], [[museum studies]], [[African American studies]], [[political science]] and [[theater]]. This includes both classroom and also hands-on opportunities in archeological excavations, museums, and historic interpretation work.<ref name="Bay Journal 2006">"Interpreters help visitors bring Historic St. Mary’s City back to life", Bay Journal, Lara Lutz on October 01, 2006, http://www.bayjournal.com/article/interpreters_help_visitors_bring_historic_st_marys_city_back_to_life</ref> including [[museums]],<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/>
St. Mary's College and Historic St. Mary's City jointly coordinate programs of study<ref name="autogenerated2"/> in [[archeology]], [[history]], [[museum studies]], [[African American studies]], [[political science]] and [[theater]]. This includes both classroom and also hands-on opportunities in archeological excavations, museums, and historic interpretation work.<ref name="Bay Journal 2006">"Interpreters help visitors bring Historic St. Mary’s City back to life", Bay Journal, Lara Lutz on October 01, 2006, http://www.bayjournal.com/article/interpreters_help_visitors_bring_historic_st_marys_city_back_to_life</ref> including [[museums]],<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/>


The commission and its grounds are considered to be is a major center for colonial [[archeological]] research and [[historical research]] in the United States.<ref>"Historic St. Mary's City Wins Archaeology Award", Baynet, Baltimore, MD - 1/23/2012, http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/25944</ref> There have been over 200 archeological digs in St. Marys city worked on by the school over the last 30 years.<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/>
The commission and its grounds are considered to be is a major center for colonial [[archeological]] research and [[historical research]] in the United States.<ref>"Historic St. Mary's City Wins Archaeology Award", Baynet, Baltimore, MD - 1/23/2012, http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/25944</ref> There have been over 200 archeological digs in St. Marys city worked on by the school over the last 30 years.<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/>


All St. Mary's Students may also attend St. Mary's City's public access historical sites and all of its museums for free, year round.<ref>[http://admissions.smcm.edu/pages/exp_tour/exp_tour_low.asp?section=1&page=20 Virtual Campus Tour].</ref>
All St. Mary's Students may also attend St. Mary's City's public access historical sites and all of its museums for free, year round.<ref>[http://admissions.smcm.edu/pages/exp_tour/exp_tour_low.asp?section=1&page=20 Virtual Campus Tour]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}.</ref>


===The Maryland Heritage Project===
===The Maryland Heritage Project===


The Maryland Heritage Project is also a collaboration between St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City.<ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> It focuses on the [[reconstruction (architecture)|reconstruction]] of [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial]] buildings in the Historic St. Mary's City living history area,<ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> ongoing development of St. Mary's museum exhibits<ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> and also indoor and outdoor historic interpretation.<ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref>
The Maryland Heritage Project is also a collaboration between St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> It focuses on the [[reconstruction (architecture)|reconstruction]] of [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial]] buildings in the Historic St. Mary's City living history area,<ref name="autogenerated2"/> ongoing development of St. Mary's museum exhibits<ref name="autogenerated2"/> and also indoor and outdoor historic interpretation.<ref name="autogenerated2"/>


This involves ongoing projects in archeological research<ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> (including working on active archeological excavations),<ref>"Archaeology, Narrative, and the Politics of the Past: The View from Southern Maryland", Page 41, Julia King, University of Tennessee Press; July 30, 2012, ISBN 1572338512, ISBN 978-1572338517</ref> historical research as well as management, preservation and analysis and interpretation of period artifacts and documents. The project also provides hands-on as well as classroom studies in [[archeology]], [[anthropology]], democracy studies, [[history]], international languages and cultures, and [[museum studies]].
This involves ongoing projects in archeological research<ref name="autogenerated2"/> (including working on active archeological excavations),<ref name="autogenerated2"/> historical research as well as management, preservation and analysis and interpretation of period artifacts and documents. The project also provides hands-on as well as classroom studies in [[archeology]], [[anthropology]], democracy studies, [[history]], international languages and cultures, and [[museum studies]].


===The Historical Archaeology Field School===
===The Historical Archaeology Field School===
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[[File:Archeology student working on a colonial dig on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland..jpg|thumb|right|Archeology student working on an archeological excavation on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland. The college has an internationally recognized archeology program,<ref name="Mary 2012">"Historic St. Mary's City Wins Archaeology Award", Baynet, Baltimore, MD - 1/23/2012, http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/25944</ref><ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/> which it operates jointly with Historic St. Mary's City.<ref name="Mary 2012">"Historic St. Mary's City Wins Archaeology Award", Baynet, Baltimore, MD - 1/23/2012, http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/25944</ref><ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/>]]
[[File:Archeology student working on a colonial dig on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland..jpg|thumb|right|Archeology student working on an archeological excavation on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland. The college has an internationally recognized archeology program,<ref name="Mary 2012">"Historic St. Mary's City Wins Archaeology Award", Baynet, Baltimore, MD - 1/23/2012, http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/25944</ref><ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/> which it operates jointly with Historic St. Mary's City.<ref name="Mary 2012">"Historic St. Mary's City Wins Archaeology Award", Baynet, Baltimore, MD - 1/23/2012, http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/25944</ref><ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/>]]


St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's Commission also jointly run the Historic Archeological Field School every summer<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref><ref>"Anthropology Department: Historic St. Mary's City", St. Mary's College of Maryland describes close and multi-leveled relationship between Historic St. Mary's City and St. Mary's College of Maryland, http://www.smcm.edu/anthropology/historic_smc.html</ref> It hosts collection-based courses, beginner to advanced level archeological field training and also summer institutes.<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/about_marylandheritage.html/ Maryland Heritage Project].</ref> The school is attended by students from all over the United States and other countries as well.<ref name="Mary 2012"/><ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/> Many of its graduates now hold prominent positions in the field.<ref name="Mary 2012"/>
St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's Commission also jointly run the Historic Archeological Field School every summer<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com">Kenneth K. Lam, "Unearthing early American life in St. Mary’s City: St. Mary’s City is an archaeological jewel on Maryland’s Western Shore", Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2013, http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/08/unearthing-early-american-life-in-st-marys-city/#1</ref><ref>"Anthropology Department: Historic St. Mary's City", St. Mary's College of Maryland describes close and multi-leveled relationship between Historic St. Mary's City and St. Mary's College of Maryland, http://www.smcm.edu/anthropology/historic_smc.html</ref> It hosts collection-based courses, beginner to advanced level archeological field training and also summer institutes.<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/about_marylandheritage.html/ Maryland Heritage Project]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}.</ref> The school is attended by students from all over the United States and other countries as well.<ref name="Mary 2012"/><ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/> Many of its graduates now hold prominent positions in the field.<ref name="Mary 2012"/>


The students not only study, but also work in many of the active archeological dig sites in St. Mary's City.<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/> Providing extensive hands-on experience, the school teaches all aspects of professional archeological work, including working in real archeological digs, analyzing and conserving artifacts,<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/> as well as cataloging, archiving and related historical research. The school has been in existence for more than 40 years.<ref name="Mary 2012"/><ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/>
The students not only study, but also work in many of the active archeological dig sites in St. Mary's City.<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/> Providing extensive hands-on experience, the school teaches all aspects of professional archeological work, including working in real archeological digs, analyzing and conserving artifacts,<ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/> as well as cataloging, archiving and related historical research. The school has been in existence for more than 40 years.<ref name="Mary 2012"/><ref name="darkroom.baltimoresun.com"/>
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===Chesapeake Writers' Conference===
===Chesapeake Writers' Conference===
[[File:14.StMarysCollege.SMC.MD.14June2011.jpg|thumb|400px|St. Mary's College of Maryland, May Russell Hall. May Russel was the second president of St. Mary's College, she served from 1948-1969.]]
[[File:14.StMarysCollege.SMC.MD.14June2011.jpg|thumb|400px|St. Mary's College of Maryland, May Russell Hall. May Russel was the second president of St. Mary's College, she served from 1948-1969.]]
A summer program that brings together notable authors, writers and educators to foster writers of novels, poetry and other venues.<ref>Ted Pugh, Southern Maryland Newspapers Online, "Chesapeake Writers’ Conference held in St. Mary’s County St. Mary’s College of Maryland hosts workshops on the ‘meaningful art’", July 10, 2013 http://www.somdnews.com/article/20130710/NEWS/130719825/1115/chesapeake-writers-x2019-conference-held-in-st-mary-x2019-s-county&template=southernMaryland</ref> Workshops in writing, classes, lectures, mentoring by notable authors and faculty; creative nonfiction, fiction and poetry are offered.<ref>Ted Pugh, Southern Maryland Newspapers Online, "Chesapeake Writers’ Conference held in St. Mary’s County St. Mary’s College of Maryland hosts workshops on the ‘meaningful art’", July 10, 2013 http://www.somdnews.com/article/20130710/NEWS/130719825/1115/chesapeake-writers-x2019-conference-held-in-st-mary-x2019-s-county&template=southernMaryland</ref>
A summer program that brings together notable authors, writers and educators to foster writers of novels, poetry and other venues.<ref name="somdnews3">Ted Pugh, Southern Maryland Newspapers Online, "Chesapeake Writers’ Conference held in St. Mary’s County St. Mary’s College of Maryland hosts workshops on the ‘meaningful art’", July 10, 2013 http://www.somdnews.com/article/20130710/NEWS/130719825/1115/chesapeake-writers-x2019-conference-held-in-st-mary-x2019-s-county&template=southernMaryland</ref> Workshops in writing, classes, lectures, mentoring by notable authors and faculty; creative nonfiction, fiction and poetry are offered.<ref name="somdnews3"/>


===''Rising Tide''===
===''Rising Tide''===
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===Baltimore Hall Library===
===Baltimore Hall Library===


St. Mary's Baltimore Hall Library subscribes to 1,000 periodicals in print and has access to around 20,000 in electronic format. Furthermore, the school participates in the consortium of Maryland public colleges and universities (USMAI), through which library materials from 15 other institutes in the University of Maryland System are accessible.<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/Library/index.html/ St. Mary's College Library]</ref>
St. Mary's Baltimore Hall Library subscribes to 1,000 periodicals in print and has access to around 20,000 in electronic format. Furthermore, the school participates in the consortium of Maryland public colleges and universities (USMAI), through which library materials from 15 other institutes in the University of Maryland System are accessible.<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/Library/index.html/ St. Mary's College Library]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref>


===Arts Alliance===
===Arts Alliance===


Funds grants for faculty and guest artists during the year, gives annual cash award to students in the arts, furthers outreach on the college campus and within the outstanding community, and works on the development of the college's art collection.<ref>[http://www.artsallianceofstmarys.org/aboutus.cfm Arts Alliance of St. Mary's College of Maryland]</ref> The Arts Alliance of St. Mary's College of Maryland is also sponsors of the summer River Concert Series.
Funds grants for faculty and guest artists during the year, gives annual cash award to students in the arts, furthers outreach on the college campus and within the outstanding community, and works on the development of the college's art collection.<ref>[http://www.artsallianceofstmarys.org/aboutus.cfm Arts Alliance of St. Mary's College of Maryland]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref> The Arts Alliance of St. Mary's College of Maryland is also sponsors of the summer River Concert Series.


==Athletic programs==
==Athletic programs==
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===Sports accomplishments===
===Sports accomplishments===
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{{anchor|SailingTeamAccomplishments}}
[[File:St. Mary's College of Maryland-Sailing Team-practicing.jpg|thumb|600px|St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing Team drills. The St. Mary’s College of Maryland sailing team currently holds 15 national titles<ref name="sailingworld.com"/> and the school has produced more than 135 ICSA All-American sailors<ref name="sailingworld.com"/><ref name="smcmathletics.com">"SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Coed All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/all_american</ref><ref>"SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Women's All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/womens_all_american</ref> and also four Olympic sailors,<ref>St. Mary's Colleges of Maryland Athletics information, [http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/index].</ref> one of whom earned a silver medal at the Olympics.<ref>[http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/index].</ref> The co-ed and the women's teams have been ranked first in the nation two years in a row.<ref name="Sailing World Sailing Rankings">[http://www.sailingworld.com/article_search.jsp?typeID=489&categoryID=589&m=1/ "Sailing World Sailing Rankings"].</ref>]]
[[File:St. Mary's College of Maryland-Sailing Team-practicing.jpg|thumb|600px|St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing Team drills. The St. Mary’s College of Maryland sailing team currently holds 15 national titles<ref name="sailingworld.com"/> and the school has produced more than 135 ICSA All-American sailors<ref name="sailingworld.com"/><ref name="smcmathletics.com">"SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Coed All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/all_american</ref><ref name="smcmathletics1">"SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Women's All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/womens_all_american</ref> and also four Olympic sailors,<ref>St. Mary's Colleges of Maryland Athletics information, [http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/index].</ref> one of whom earned a silver medal at the Olympics.<ref name="smcmathletics2">[http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/index].</ref> The co-ed and the women's teams have been ranked first in the nation two years in a row.<ref name="Sailing World Sailing Rankings">[http://www.sailingworld.com/article_search.jsp?typeID=489&categoryID=589&m=1/ "Sailing World Sailing Rankings"]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}.</ref>]]
'''Sailing'''
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* St. Mary’s College of Maryland sailing team currently holds 15 national titles<ref name="sailingworld.com"/>
* St. Mary’s College of Maryland sailing team currently holds 15 national titles<ref name="sailingworld.com"/>
* Sailing team has produced more than 135 ICSA All-American sailors<ref name="sailingworld.com"/><ref name="smcmathletics.com"/><ref>"SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Women's All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/womens_all_american</ref>
* Sailing team has produced more than 135 ICSA All-American sailors<ref name="sailingworld.com"/><ref name="smcmathletics.com"/><ref name="smcmathletics1"/>
* Four [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] sailors- one of whom earned a [[silver medal]] at the Olympics.<ref>[http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/index].</ref>
* Four [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] sailors- one of whom earned a [[silver medal]] at the Olympics.<ref name="smcmathletics2"/>
* In 2006, the women's team won the Atlantic Coast Championship, defeating many venerable schools, including [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[Yale University|Yale]], [[Georgetown University|Georgetown]], and the [[U.S. Naval Academy]].
* In 2006, the women's team won the Atlantic Coast Championship, defeating many venerable schools, including [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[Yale University|Yale]], [[Georgetown University|Georgetown]], and the [[U.S. Naval Academy]].
* The co-ed and women's teams have been ranked first in the nation by ''[[Sailing World Magazine]]'' for the past two years.<ref name="Sailing World Sailing Rankings"/>
* The co-ed and women's teams have been ranked first in the nation by ''[[Sailing World Magazine]]'' for the past two years.<ref name="Sailing World Sailing Rankings"/>
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* 17 NCAA Division III athletic teams (9 in women's sports, 8 in men's sports).
* 17 NCAA Division III athletic teams (9 in women's sports, 8 in men's sports).
*The St. Mary's College Men's basketball team has been a notable team since the 2007–08 season, winning the Capitol Athletic Conference title 5 times, and making 5 NCAA Division III tournament appearances, including reaching the Sweet 16 in 2008 and 2010, and the Elite 8 in 2011 and 2013.
*The St. Mary's College Men's basketball team has been a notable team since the 2007–08 season, winning the Capitol Athletic Conference title 5 times, and making 5 NCAA Division III tournament appearances, including reaching the Sweet 16 in 2008 and 2010, and the Elite 8 in 2011 and 2013.
* In the spring of 2008, St. Mary's Men's Basketball team was ranked 24th in the nation after making an appearance at the 2007-2008 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament.<ref>[http://athletics.smcm.edu/men%27s_basketball/0708releases/mbbD3Ranking.pdf/ "Seahawks Ranked 24th in Final Division III Poll"].</ref>
* In the spring of 2008, St. Mary's Men's Basketball team was ranked 24th in the nation after making an appearance at the 2007-2008 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament.<ref>[http://athletics.smcm.edu/men%27s_basketball/0708releases/mbbD3Ranking.pdf/ "Seahawks Ranked 24th in Final Division III Poll"]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}.</ref>


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===Student participation in governance===
===Student participation in governance===


The Student Trustee, a voting member of the Board of Trustees, is chosen from among the students to act as a direct link between the Student Body and the Board of Trustees.<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/studenttrustee/ Student Trustee Information]</ref> Aside from the Student Trustee position, students also participate in numerous other committees with faculty and other members of the administration.
The Student Trustee, a voting member of the Board of Trustees, is chosen from among the students to act as a direct link between the Student Body and the Board of Trustees.<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/studenttrustee/ Student Trustee Information]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}</ref> Aside from the Student Trustee position, students also participate in numerous other committees with faculty and other members of the administration.


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* Sports clubs{{spaced ndash}} Club [[Soccer]], [[Crew]] Club, [[Cross country running|Cross Country]] & [[Track and field|Track]], [[Dodgeball]] Club, [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]] Club, [[Fencing]] Club, [[Skateboarding|Longboard]]ing Club, Men's [[Rugby union|Rugby]], [[Rockclimbing]] Club, [[Sailing]] Club, [[Softball]] Club, [[Water Polo]] Club, [[Windsurfing]] Club, Women's Rugby, Women's St. Mary's [[Ultimate Frisbee|Ultimate (Frisbee)]] Team
* Sports clubs{{spaced ndash}} Club [[Soccer]], [[Crew]] Club, [[Cross country running|Cross Country]] & [[Track and field|Track]], [[Dodgeball]] Club, [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]] Club, [[Fencing]] Club, [[Skateboarding|Longboard]]ing Club, Men's [[Rugby union|Rugby]], [[Rockclimbing]] Club, [[Sailing]] Club, [[Softball]] Club, [[Water Polo]] Club, [[Windsurfing]] Club, Women's Rugby, Women's St. Mary's [[Ultimate Frisbee|Ultimate (Frisbee)]] Team
* Social Engagement Clubs{{spaced ndash}} Black Student Union, FUSE, [[National Alliance on Mental Illness| National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)]], Raices Hispanas, St. Mary's [[LGBT symbols|Triangle and Rainbow]] Society (S.T.A.R.S.)
* Social Engagement Clubs{{spaced ndash}} Black Student Union, FUSE, [[National Alliance on Mental Illness| National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)]], Raices Hispanas, St. Mary's [[LGBT symbols|Triangle and Rainbow]] Society (S.T.A.R.S.)
* Media Board{{spaced ndash}} The HAWK Radio [http://www.seahawkradio.com]([[radio]]) and ''Point News'' ([[college newspaper]])
* Media Board{{spaced ndash}} The HAWK Radio [http://www.seahawkradio.com/]([[radio]]) and ''Point News'' ([[college newspaper]])


===Residence organizations===
===Residence organizations===
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===Public charter within the State of Maryland===
===Public charter within the State of Maryland===


St. Mary's, although a state-operated institution, is independent of the [[University System of Maryland]]; it opted out of the system in 1992. However, in early 2006, St. Mary's joined the University of Maryland Academic Telecommunications System (UMATS), which interconnects the University System of Maryland with several other networks, including the Internet and [[Internet2]] networks.<ref>[http://netservices.smcm.edu/internet2.php/ Net Services].</ref>
St. Mary's, although a state-operated institution, is independent of the [[University System of Maryland]]; it opted out of the system in 1992. However, in early 2006, St. Mary's joined the University of Maryland Academic Telecommunications System (UMATS), which interconnects the University System of Maryland with several other networks, including the Internet and [[Internet2]] networks.<ref>[http://netservices.smcm.edu/internet2.php/ Net Services]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}.</ref>


===School mascot===
===School mascot===
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====Goodpaster Hall====
====Goodpaster Hall====


Goodpaster Hall, an academic building devoted to chemistry, psychology, and educational studies that opened in January 2008, was built to a [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design]] (LEED) rating of Silver.<ref name="mhec.maryland.gov">State of Maryland Higher Education Commission, "St. Mary’s College of Maryland – Green Initiatives" http://mhec.maryland.gov/highered/green/smcmgreen.asp</ref> It is one of few "[[Green Politics|green]]" buildings in the state of Maryland.<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/goodpaster/ Goodpaster Hall: Office of Development].</ref>
Goodpaster Hall, an academic building devoted to chemistry, psychology, and educational studies that opened in January 2008, was built to a [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design]] (LEED) rating of Silver.<ref name="mhec.maryland.gov">State of Maryland Higher Education Commission, "St. Mary’s College of Maryland – Green Initiatives" http://mhec.maryland.gov/highered/green/smcmgreen.asp</ref> It is one of few "[[Green Politics|green]]" buildings in the state of Maryland.<ref>[http://www.smcm.edu/goodpaster/ Goodpaster Hall: Office of Development]{{dead link|date=March 2015}}.</ref>


====Energy conservation====
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==References==
==References==
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St. Mary's College of Maryland
Former names
 • St. Mary's Female Seminary (1840 - 1927)
 • St. Mary's Female Seminary Junior College (1927–1949)
 • St. Mary's Seminary Junior College (1949–1968)
TypePublic coeducational liberal arts college[1][2]
Established1840; 184 years ago (1840)
EndowmentU.S. $30.3 million
PresidentTuajuanda C. Jordan
Academic staff
231
Undergraduates1,901[2]
Postgraduates32[2]
Location, ,
United States

38°11′12″N 76°25′51″W / 38.18666°N 76.43094°W / 38.18666; -76.43094
CampusRural, waterfront on St. Mary's River, near the Chesapeake Bay, 319 acres (approximately 1.3 km²), Located on site of first Maryland Colony, St. Mary's City, Maryland
ColorsNavy and white[3]
   
NicknameSeahawks
AffiliationsCPLAC
Websitesmcm.edu

St. Mary's College of Maryland, established in 1840, is an American public,[1][4][5] secular (non-religious) and co-educational four-year liberal arts college[1] located in St. Mary's City, Maryland.[2]

It is a public honors college,[5] and is one of only two colleges with this designation in the United States.[6] With about 2,000 enrolled students, the institution offers bachelor's degrees in 24 disciplines.[2] as well as a master's program and numerous certification programs.[7]

The college is located in St. Mary's City, Maryland[1][2] and shares much of its campus with Historic St. Mary's City, the site of Maryland's first colony and first capital. It is also the site of the fourth colony in British North America.

St. Mary's City is also considered to be the birthplace of religious freedom in America[8][9][10] because of the unique mandates establishing and governing the British colony that once stood there,[9][10] requiring religious tolerance.[9][10]

The internationally recognized Historic Archeology Field School[11][12] is jointly operated by St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City.[11][12] The campus and the rest of St. Mary's City combined are considered to be one of the premier archaeological sites in the United States.[11]

Calvert Hall, St. Mary's College of Maryland, the public honors college.

National rankings

In 2014, U.S. News and World Report, in its annual "Best College and Universities" report, ranked St. Marys College as "6th" in the nation under the category "Top Liberal Arts Public Schools" in the "Colleges" ranking (6th in the nation for Public Liberal Arts Colleges).[13]

In the same report, St. Marys College of Maryland was ranked 4th in the nation[14] under the category "Best Colleges for Veterans".[13]

31 degree programs and minors

St. Mary's College of Maryland offers over 31 different undergraduate degrees and minors, and it has a masters program in education.

See Academics (Modern day college)

School's role in researching and interpreting Maryland's founding history

However, in addition to this, since 1840, the school has been charged by the state in various capacities in researching,[15] interpreting and memorializing Maryland history at the site of Maryland's first colony and capitol,[15] St. Mary's City, Maryland,[15] which is also where the college is located.[15]

Historic Archeology Field School

In this capacity St. Mary's College of Maryland, in partnership with Historic St. Mary's City,[12][16][17] also runs the Historic Archeology Field School[12][16] which is an internationally recognized institution.[12] The field school has worked on over 300 archeological dig sites in the St. Mary's City area over the last 40 years.[12]

Special areas of archeological research and historical study

The school has a deep and multilayered relationship to the St. Mary's City area and it's historic landscape.

In its special role as a historical and archeological research institution charged with studying the founding history of Maryland, and charged by the State of Maryland with researching the history of the emergence of Democracy in Maryland, St. Mary's College of Maryland studies the following historic events that occurred in the area of St. Mary's City, Maryland and the periods in which they occurred.

This also includes premier museums on and near campus, highlighting archeology and area history related to all of the above.

School's inspirational historic grounding

This research also includes a special focus and draws inspiration from local milestone historical events related to the struggle for establishment of democracy in Maryland,[15] in many of its aspects,[15] including:

  • The early development of representative legislature in Maryland.[15]
  • The historic struggle for the establishment of religious freedom in America.[15]
  • The historic beginnings of the quest for Women's suffrage in America[15]
  • The historic struggle for minority rights in America[15]
  • The beginnings of freedom of the press in the Southern colonies[15]

History

The first Lord Baltimore, George Calvert, a Catholic during a time of persecution of Catholics who won the original grant for the Maryland Colony and who also envisioned it as a place of religious tolerance.[9]
Small painted icon, dating to between circa 1615 and circa 1620, Walters Museum, Baltimore.

St. Mary's College of Maryland is located on the original site of Maryland's first colony, St. Mary's City,[12] which was also the first capital of Maryland[18] and is considered to be the birthplace of religious freedom in America.[8][10]

Colonial St. Mary's City was actually only a town and at its peak had between 500 and 600 residents. However as the colony quickly expanded and settlements spread throughout the Eastern part of what is now Maryland, the town remained the capitol and representatives would travel from all over the colony to participate in the Maryland General Assembly, the colony's first legislative body.

The Colony was founded under a mandate by the colonial proprietor, Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore of England, that the new settlers engage in religious tolerance of each other.[9][10][19] The first settlers were both Protestant and Catholic during a time of persecution of Catholics.[19] This mandate was unprecedented at the time, as England had been wracked by religious conflict for centuries.

The following history passed through times of new ideas, times of setbacks, long periods of oppression and times of hope, liberation and renewal; beginning in the 1600s and running through the Civil War period through the 20th Century and up to present days.

The school evolved in response to many milestone events, and in some cases the school contributed to history as well as being influenced by it:

To learn more see the History of St. Mary's College of Maryland

Academics (modern day college)

Goodpaster and Schafer Halls on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland. They are named, respectively, after General Andrew J. Goodpaster, the former Superintendent of West Point Military Academy and William Donald Schafer, the former Governor of Maryland. Both men were very involved in the ongoing development of St. Mary's College of Maryland and each served on its Board of Trustees for years.

Public honors college core curriculum

St. Mary's College is a public honors college.[5][20] It is one of only two such Public Honors Colleges in the United States. As a part of this, it maintains a core honors-level curriculum that all of its students, regardless of major, must complete.

Non-religious and coeducational

The school is non-religious (secular) and has been since it was started in 1840 (The name St. Mary's commemorates Maryland's first colony, "St. Mary's City", which once stood where the college stands now).

The school has been coeducational (both male and female students) since 1949.

The St. Mary's Way

The college community is guided by a set of principles called "The St. Mary's Way".[21][22] These principles set a tone for a supportive, caring environment where a passion for curiosity, knowledge and discovery can occur.[21][22] It also talks about the importance of making a difference in the world, informed by the natural beauty and historic meaning of the St. Mary's City area.[21][22] The St. Mary's Way also sets a tone for integrity and tolerance of differences in viewpoint, background and experience.[21][22]

The text of the St. Mary's Way is as follows:[22][21]

The St. Mary's Way

St. Mary's College of Maryland lies in a setting of natural beauty and historic meaning which enhances our ability to reflect on our lives in an increasingly complex, technological, and interdependent world. As a member of St. Mary's College of Maryland, I accept the St. Mary's Way and agree to join in working with others to develop this College as a community:

  • Where people respect the natural environment and the tradition of tolerance which is the heritage of this place
  • Where people cultivate a life-long quest for disciplined learning and creativity
  • Where people take individual responsibility for their work and actions
  • Where people foster relationships based upon mutual respect, honesty, integrity, and trust
  • Where people are engaged in an ongoing dialogue that values differences and the unique contributions of others' talents, backgrounds, customs, and world views
  • Where people are committed to examining and shaping the functional, ethical values of our changing world
  • Where people contribute to a spirit of caring and an ethic of service.

By choosing to join this community, I accept the responsibility of helping to build on its past heritage, of living its ideals, and contributing to its future.[21][22]

Tuition

According to the Maryland Higher Education Commission, St. Mary's College of Maryland, despite being a public institution, competes mostly with elite private colleges.[23] The commission reported in 2014 that the cost of obtaining a degree at St. Mary's College is $30,000 less when compared to the average costs of the elite private colleges that it competes with.[23]

Degrees

Undergraduate degrees

The college has 31 undergraduate programs that allow a choice of 24 majors,[2] leading to a Bachelor of Arts (BA),[2] and 26 minors.[1]

69% of St. Mary’s students major or minor in a second academic discipline.

Popular degree programs: biology, economics, English, history, political science, psychology.[2]

Graduate study

The college offers a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT).[2] including teacher certification[1][2]

Honors organizations

Graduation rates

Freedom of conscience statue on the campus of St. Mary's College. Completed in 1934 for the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Maryland colony and the birth of religious freedom in America.

81% overall graduation rate (including longer than four years)[2]

70% four-year graduation rate,[2] highest of any public institution in Maryland[2] and third highest in the United States among public colleges.[33]
(69% of students pursue dual concurrent degrees or dual minors, which may take longer than four years, in some cases).

10% transfer out rate (students who transfer out of St. Mary's to other undergrad schools)[2]

First year retention rate

87% of students enroll for a second year[2]

Financial aid

79% of students are receiving financial aid[2]

66% of students are receiving grants or scholarships.[2]

Institutional honors society membership

The school is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.[29]

Overseas programs

The Institute of International Education has recognized St. Mary's College of Maryland as being 17th in the nation (public and private schools combined) for the percentage of its undergraduate students who study abroad for at least one semester.[34]

Approximately 60% of St. Mary's students study abroad, half of them for a full semester or more.

Fulbright program

Student Fulbrights: second in the nation among public colleges

St. Mary's College has had many students and faculty win Fulbright awards.[35][36] In the 2009-2010 academic year, the college had the second highest number of student Fulbright winners of any public liberal arts college in the nation.[36]

Faculty Fulbrights: third in the nation among public and private colleges

In the 2011-2012 academic year, it had the 3rd highest number of faculty Fulbright winners in the United States among nation among public and private baccalaureate colleges (undergraduate colleges).[35]

Music program

Since 2003, the Fiske Guide to Colleges has ranked St. Mary's College of Maryland as one of the best small universities/colleges in the U.S. for music study. St. Mary's College of Maryland is the only public liberal arts college listed.

Leadership development programs

There are many opportunities for leadership development on campus, including positions as a resident assistant (RA), as an orientation leader (OL), on the school's student Judicial Board, as a Multicultural Academic Peer Program (MAPP) mentor, within the active Student Government Association (SGA), and among the various programs boards.

General student services

  • Academic counseling service[2]
  • Career counseling service[14]
  • Employment search services for students[14]
  • Navigator programs,[37] in all departments (guidance, support and advocacy in staying on track academically)
  • Emerging Scholars Programs (ESP)s in science, technology, engineering, math and computer science[37]
  • Psychological counseling and life counseling (confidential, available through health center)
  • Support groups (confidential, sponsored by health center)
  • St. Mary's College Office of Financial Aid, assistance in accessing financial assistance for tuition and living expenses

Disabled students

The school also has an office of disability services.[14]

Programs for minority and economically disadvantaged students

Prince George's Hall, campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland.
  • Office of Student Development[38] provides support and advocacy for minority and economically disadvantaged students.[38]
  • Multicultural Achievement Peer Program (MAPP)[38] peer support for minority and other multicultural students[38]
  • H. Thomas Waring Scholarship Fund[39]
  • DeSousa-Brent Scholars Program, for any of the following: economically disadvantaged students, minority students, or first generation-in-family attending college (by generation, not just individuals: siblings may apply)[40][41]
  • Access Student Ambassadors[38] outreach to top minority students in Maryland high schools[38]
  • St. Mary's College Office of Financial Aid, assistance in accessing many minority and need-based scholarships and grants
  • College Bound Foundation (assists disadvantaged students from the city of Baltimore)[38]
  • Many scholarships for minority students, first generation to college students and students with disabilities.

African-American student enrollment

African-American student enrollment at St. Mary's College dropped in recent years. Rising tuition and need for more state funding for first generation to college students has been cited as a key reason. This includes a drop from 14% African American student enrollment in 1992[42] to just 7% African-American student enrollment in 2013[43]

The school has been working in many areas to improve enrollment and has numerous financial aid programs for minorities, and is reaching out to African-American communities across the state. The schools goal is to greatly increase African-American student enrollment.

In the spring of 2014 a report shows the African-American student population having increased to 8%.

Increase in African-American faculty

At one point in the early 1980s, there were no African-American faculty at the school.

  • As of 2010 there were 69 African-American faculty at the school,[44] including 57 full-time and 12 part-time professors and instructors.[44]

2014: New President

The school's new President, Doctor Tuajuanda Jordan, is also a person of African-American heritage.

Effort to increase African-American student enrollment

Research has shown that, due to the relatively recent history of segregation in the United States, available funding for "first generation to college" students affects African-American populations disproportionally—Many news sources mention that adequate funding for first generation college students is actually one of the very biggest issues behind lagging African-American enrollment—elite liberal arts college's which are viewed by the state of Maryland as St. Mary's College's competitors, have been described in the news media as having traditionally had bigger endowments and could offer more scholarships.

In response to this concern, the school has been doing considerable work to increase African-American enrollment at St. Mary's College:

  • The school has worked to improve its outreach to minority students throughout the state.
  • Numerous financial aid programs are available through the financial aid office regardless of student background as well as information on accessing minority scholarships and grants.[45]
  • First generation students of all backgrounds have numerous funding options available through the college.[45] The college also has information on additional sources.[45]
  • The school just received a top national ranking for on-campus race and class relations. It has been ranked 12th in he Nation for positive race and class relations on campus. This is based on student reporting that shows their feelings about relationships between student on campus of different races and economic classes (family of origin income).
  • News articles report that African-American students on campus have a strong, active and supportive community.
  • The school has several programs that can assist minority students seeking support.
  • To be generally more competitive, the school secured a lowering of its tuition from the state in 2014.

Cost of school

St. Mary's College of Maryland, which is public, is unusual in that it competes mostly with elite private colleges. The state of Maryland reported this year that St. Mary's College of Maryland costs $30,000 less as compared to the average cost of elite private colleges in obtaining a college degree.

Looking at tuition in March 2014, Kiplinger ranked St. Mary's College of Maryland as one of the "Best Values in Colleges".[46]

The school provides millions of dollars in financial aid and extensive help to students in securing financial assistance.

National ranking for "Best schools for veterans"

In 2014, U.S. News and World Report, in its annual "Best College and Universities" report, ranked St. Marys College 4th in the nation[14] under the category "Best Colleges for Veterans" in the "Colleges" ranking[13]

Special programs

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Accreditation

The school is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[2][4]

School President

St. Mary's College's new President, Tuajuanda Jordan, was appointed in 2014. She is the former dean of two other colleges and holds a PhD in biochemistry.

Faculty

The school has 150 full-time faculty,[2] 14 are current Fulbright scholars (the college faculty has earned 30 Fulbright research awards in the past 20 years).

There is a 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio,[2] one of the lowest in the nation.

Notable faculty

  • Lucille Clifton – former Poet Laureate of Maryland; two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist
  • Michael Glaser – former Poet Laureate of Maryland
  • Todd Eberly – Political analyst and commentator[59] often quoted in the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun and the Washington Times,[60] also heard on radio stations WYPR and WBAL.[60] Author of American Government and Popular Discontent: Stability without Success. Was named One of the Most Influential Voices in Maryland Politics by Campaigns and Elections magazine.[60]
  • Charles Adler – Professor of Physics and author of "Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction".[61][62][63]
  • Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, author, Director of the nonprofit organization, American Bridge
  • Jane Margaret O'Brien – the St. Mary's College of Maryland's college's first female president (after it became a four-year college) and its fifth president overall (1996–2009); also Dean of Faculty, 1989–91, Middlebury College; President, Hollins College (now Hollins University), 1991–96; since retiring from the presidency she is now a faculty member in St. Mary's College overseas programs and an overseas center director
  • Gary Denny – speechwriter for Nelson Mandela, writer, historian[64]
  • The Honorable James A. Kenney, III – judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals (1997 - 2007),[65] Assistant State's Attorney in St. Mary's County, Maryland (1964–67).[65] Won the Maryland Leadership in Law Award in 2003[65]
  • M. Elizabeth Osborn, playwright, author, theater director, actress, theater critic, editor, and educator, in whose honor the annual M. Elizabeth Osborn award for an emerging American playwright is granted.[66][67]
  • David Froom – composer, Guggenheim Fellow,[68] twice honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters (Ives Scholarship,[69] Academy Award for lifetime achievement[70]), first prize in the Kennedy Center Friedheim Awards,[71] commissioned by the Fromm Foundation of Harvard[72] and the Koussevitzky Foundation of the Library of Congress,[73] published by ACA.[74]
  • Michael Bunn – musician, Principal Tubist of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, and Filene Center Orchestra at Wolf Trap Farm Park.
  • David Kung – professor for How Music and Mathematics Relate[75] from The Great Courses
  • Henry Rosemont Jr. – One of the world's top Confucian scholars,[76] author of "A Chinese Mirror; Rationality and Religious Experience";[76] "Radical Confucianism and The Chinese Classic Of Family Reverence: A Philosophical Translation Of The Xiaojing".[76]
  • Katherine Socha – winner, 2008 Alder Award[77] from the Mathematical Association of America
  • Jeffrey J. Byrd – microbiologist, science editor, author. Editor for the The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microbiology, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, formerly called the Journal of Microbiology Education.
  • Mary Adele France the first president of the junior college, in response to women gaining the right to vote in America, she is credited with convincing the Maryland legislature to expand the former St. Mary's Female seminary into a Junior College in 1927 (the school, now called St. Mary's College of Maryland, is now a coeducational 4 year college, and has been for over 50 years). She was also a science and math teacher at the school.
  • Andrea Hammar, founder and first editor of the Slackwater Journal[78]
  • Juliana Geran Pilon – author of many books, including Notes from the other side of night,[79] The UN: assessing Soviet abuses,[80] The Bloody Flag: Post-Communist Nationalism in Eastern Europe : Spotlight on Romania,[81] Why America Is Such a Hard Sell: Beyond Pride and Prejudice,[82] Cultural Intelligence for Winning the Peace,[83] Soulmates: Resurrecting Eve[84] She is also Director of the Center for Culture and Security at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.[85]
  • Norton Dodge – Economist, collector of dissident Soviet era art. Smuggled thousands of Soviet dissident paintings, prints & sculptures out of communist Russia over a series of years and at great risk to his own life. Amassed one of the largest collections of Soviet-era art outside the Soviet Union. Now on permanent display at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University.
  • Zach P. Messitte,[86] political analyst in radio, television and print media,[86] political scientist,[86]
  • Earl Hofmann – painter, sculptor, educator. Part of Baltimore's 20th century realist art school, studied with and assisted Jacques Maroger at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Considered a major part of the 20th century Baltimore art scene before relocating to Southern Maryland.
  • Luis Enrique Sam Colop – Guatemalan/Native American linguist,[87] lawyer, poet, writer, newspaper columnist,[88] promoter of the K'iche' language, and social activist.[89]

Notable trustees

Nitze fellows

Kent Hall, Social Sciences building on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland.
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland

Nitze senior fellows visit St. Mary's College several times throughout their assigned year to give lectures and meet with Nitze scholars and other St. Mary's students.

Previous Nitze fellows include:

Notable alumni

Congressman Steny Hoyer – House Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives, Congress, (2007–2011); U.S. Representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district (since 1981); and Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley at the St Mary's College Commencement Ceremony in 2013

Institutions

The Center for the Study of Democracy

Margaret Brent Hall on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland. Named for Margaret Brent who, on the site of what is now the college, was the first woman to petition for the right to vote in America (in the Maryland Assembly in 1648).

The Center for the Study of Democracy is an interdisciplinary joint initiative of St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City.[114][17] It explores historical and contemporary issues related to democracy and also provides presentations by government officials and other leaders from both developed and developing countries[115] and notable scholars.[114][115] The Center also offers a Democracy Studies minor through St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Colonial St. Mary's City, which was on the site where St. Mary's College of Maryland is located today, was a place where struggles over 'Liberty of conscience' in religion,[10] representative political practices,[19][116] freedom of the press, and minority rights all came to the fore at various times. Utilizing early Maryland as a case study in "emerging democracy," the foundation works to apply the lessons of the region's history to a domestic and international discussion of democracy's role in the modern world.[114][17] The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) We the People initiative awarded the Center a $500,000 challenge grant in September 2004.[117]

Notable advisory board members include:

The James P. Muldoon River Center

Side of the Muldoon River Center on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland. The center is a 13,000 square foot eco-friendly facility[119] that houses the marine biology laboratories of the St. Mary's River Project which is run by the college,[56] and studies the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers.[56]

The St. Mary's River Project/marine biology research

The St. Mary's River Project, which is a part of the Muldoon River Center, is a state and federally funded marine biology research program,[56] administered through St. Mary's College of Maryland.[56]

Using the St. Mary's River and other nearby waters as field laboratories, the project investigates and monitors the water quality and the ecological health of both the St. Mary's River[56] and the Chesapeake Bay. The project also promotes environment awareness and stewardship in Chesapeake Bay communities.[56] Students work and study in all aspects of the programs activities, including classroom and hands-on field and laboratory learning.

The laboratories and offices of the project are located in the Muldoon River Center, a geothermally heated and cooled building on the campus waterfront.

Geothermal project at the Muldoon River Center

The Muldoon River Center has a geothermal heating and cooling system,[120] with special pipes running 300 feet down into the ground, to tap the deep soil's energy management potential.[120] The system cools the building in the summer[119] and warms it in the wintertime[119] with an extremely low impact on the environment.

Display diagramming geothermal energy system underneath the Muldoon River Center[120] on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland.[120] The building houses marine biology labs and also the college sailing team.

The Slackwater Center

The Slackwater Center studies the current events, culture and history of St. Mary's County and other rural Chesapeake bay and Southern Maryland communities.[78][121] Its focus is interdisciplinary and it studies the region from both an historical and contemporary point of view.[78][122]

The center studies, records and documents as well as interprets and reports on current and historical life in Chesapeake Bay communities.[78][122] The center also has a public education mission. Students engage in historical research and historical interpretation as well as documenting oral histories[78][123] of living residents.[78] The center utilizes interdisciplinary collaboration[78] and also fosters public education and debate.

It also publishes the Slackwater Journal[122] and maintains an extensive archive.[78][17]

The center's mission statement says: "We aim to offer a closer look at the rich and complicated legacies of the past, at the social and environmental challenges facing the present, and at our collective visions for the future."[124]

Slackwater Archives

Preservational and curatorial roles are also played by the Slackwater Center, primarily through the Slackwater Archives and the Slackwater Southern Maryland Documentation Project.[78]

The mission of the archives includes preserving, transcribing, analyzing and interpreting:[78]

  • Southern Maryland Documentation Project (The only work and collection of its kind in the region that includes extensive oral history's of the region, preserving local history and documenting community issues still unfolding as current events in Southern Maryland).[78]

The project includes:

    • Oral folk life (folk culture) and oral history interviews of the people of St. Mary's County, Maryland and other Southern Maryland communities.[78][78][125] Includes an oral history collection of more than 2,000 folk life and oral life history taped & transcribed interviews, documenting the traditional Chesapeake Bay Tidewater cultures of Southern Maryland.[78]
    • Oral histories documenting the transition to modern St. Mary's County.[78][78][125] Uses oral histories of key historical witnesses and participants to document St. Mary's County's transition to its modern era.[17]
    • The Slackwater Journal.[78][122] The archive is also a repository for issues of the Slackwater Journal,[17] which has articles and interviews about the history, culture and people of Southern Maryland, past and present.[78][122][17]
    • St. Mary's College of Maryland oral histories.[78][125] Documents the growth and history of St. Mary's College of Maryland.[78][125]

Historic St. Mary's City Commission

The St. John's Site[126][127] (on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland):[127] One of the most historic spots in Maryland[128] and possibly North America.[128][127] The first Maryland General Assembly (the Maryland colony's first legislative body) met here,[128] one of the earliest laws protecting religious freedom was written and passed here,[127] possibly the first African American to serve in a legislative body in American history[129] served and voted here,[128] the first demand in America for a women's right to vote occurred here,[128] an early colonial governor lived here[128] and the first treaties between the Maryland colonists and the Susquehanna Indian Nation where ironed out here as well.[128]
Archeology museum[127] at the St. John's-Site on campus of St.Mary's College of Maryland.[127] With over 200 archeological sites within 2 miles of the campus,[130] St. Mary's College students of history, archeology, American politics, African American studies and also students in the Museum Curator Degree Program can take hands-on courses in archeological excavation (taking part in real life archeological digs),[12] as well as hands on experience with artifact analysis[12] and preservation[12] as well as museum curator work and historic interpretation. The Baltimore Sun has called the area around St. Mary's College "an archeological jewel."[12]

Historic St. Mary's City, which sits next to the college, is a State-run archeological research, historical research, preservation and interpretation center and an indoor and outdoor museum complex.[17] The area managed by the commission also includes a reconstructed colonial town and sailing ship, located on the historic site of Maryland's first colony.[17]

St. Mary's College and Historic St. Mary's City jointly coordinate programs of study[17] in archeology, history, museum studies, African American studies, political science and theater. This includes both classroom and also hands-on opportunities in archeological excavations, museums, and historic interpretation work.[131] including museums,[12]

The commission and its grounds are considered to be is a major center for colonial archeological research and historical research in the United States.[132] There have been over 200 archeological digs in St. Marys city worked on by the school over the last 30 years.[12]

All St. Mary's Students may also attend St. Mary's City's public access historical sites and all of its museums for free, year round.[133]

The Maryland Heritage Project

The Maryland Heritage Project is also a collaboration between St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City.[17] It focuses on the reconstruction of colonial buildings in the Historic St. Mary's City living history area,[17] ongoing development of St. Mary's museum exhibits[17] and also indoor and outdoor historic interpretation.[17]

This involves ongoing projects in archeological research[17] (including working on active archeological excavations),[17] historical research as well as management, preservation and analysis and interpretation of period artifacts and documents. The project also provides hands-on as well as classroom studies in archeology, anthropology, democracy studies, history, international languages and cultures, and museum studies.

The Historical Archaeology Field School

Archeology student working on an archeological excavation on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland. The college has an internationally recognized archeology program,[11][12] which it operates jointly with Historic St. Mary's City.[11][12]

St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's Commission also jointly run the Historic Archeological Field School every summer[12][134] It hosts collection-based courses, beginner to advanced level archeological field training and also summer institutes.[135] The school is attended by students from all over the United States and other countries as well.[11][12] Many of its graduates now hold prominent positions in the field.[11]

The students not only study, but also work in many of the active archeological dig sites in St. Mary's City.[12] Providing extensive hands-on experience, the school teaches all aspects of professional archeological work, including working in real archeological digs, analyzing and conserving artifacts,[12] as well as cataloging, archiving and related historical research. The school has been in existence for more than 40 years.[11][12]

New Leadership for the Chesapeake

The New Leadership for the Chesapeake program trains student's in environmental leadership and advocacy as it relates to the Chesapeake Bay. In addition to leadership and advocacy training, classes and field work also focus on the biological and resource management issues affecting the Bay. The program leads to a certificate.

Chesapeake Writers' Conference

St. Mary's College of Maryland, May Russell Hall. May Russel was the second president of St. Mary's College, she served from 1948-1969.

A summer program that brings together notable authors, writers and educators to foster writers of novels, poetry and other venues.[136] Workshops in writing, classes, lectures, mentoring by notable authors and faculty; creative nonfiction, fiction and poetry are offered.[136]

Rising Tide

Journal of educational studies written by student interns and faculty of the Master of Education program at St. Mary's College of Maryland. Named after the adage "A rising tide lifts all boats."

The Boyden Collection is a 2,000 piece art collection on the campus.

The Boyden Gallery sponsors a series of year-round shows and exhibits showcasing student, visiting art and artist, faculty and also community works featuring a diverse range of themes and media.

Notable artworks

Some notable items in the collection include works of art by: Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson, William Merritt Chase, Buckminster Fuller, Marc Chagall, Thomas Hart Benton, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, and Ad Reinhardt.

Art shows and exhibitions

The Boyden Gallery rotates between in-house, visiting and community art shows.

Student programs

St. Mary's College art students receive training and assist in curatorial management, planning and design of gallery shows and special programs.[137] The gallery also hosts all-student shows.

Young at Art program and exhibitions

Starting in 2014 the Boyden Gallery and the St. Mary's College of Maryland Masters in Teaching program entered into a partnership with St. Mary's County schools to foster and display works by promising local students.[138] The program involves St. Mary's College of Maryland faculty and students in working with talented local young artists. The program also sponsors a professionally juried competition and a special yearly exhibitions.[138]

St. Mary's College Archives

Baltimore Hall Library

St. Mary's Baltimore Hall Library subscribes to 1,000 periodicals in print and has access to around 20,000 in electronic format. Furthermore, the school participates in the consortium of Maryland public colleges and universities (USMAI), through which library materials from 15 other institutes in the University of Maryland System are accessible.[139]

Arts Alliance

Funds grants for faculty and guest artists during the year, gives annual cash award to students in the arts, furthers outreach on the college campus and within the outstanding community, and works on the development of the college's art collection.[140] The Arts Alliance of St. Mary's College of Maryland is also sponsors of the summer River Concert Series.

Athletic programs

St. Mary's College of Maryland has the highest percentage of student-athletes on Capital Athletic Conference's All-Academic team for 6 years in a row.

St. Mary's College teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Seahawks are a member of the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC). In St. Mary's College, there are 15 varsity sports:

St. Mary's Seahawks varsity lacrosse player in motion.
Varsity Teams
Seasons
  • Fall Sports:

Field Hockey, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Men's and Women's Cross Country, and Volleyball

  • Winter Sports:

Men’s and Women’s Swimming, Men’s and Women’s Basketball

  • Spring Sports:

Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse, Men’s and Women’s Tennis

Sailing program

Part of the Sailing Team fleet at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

St. Mary's College has three different sailing teams on campus, as well as a sailing club, and a windsurfing club. The Varsity Sailing Team and Offshore Sailing Team both compete in intercollegiate events around the country and occasionally in international regattas held in venues such as Europe. The Keelboat Sailing Team competes in racing events held by One Design or PHRF (Handicap) organizations in the Chesapeake Bay and other East Coast locations.

The college sailing fleet

Keelboats

Dinghies

Wind surfing The college has many racing-outfitted windsurfers.

Sports accomplishments

St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing Team drills. The St. Mary’s College of Maryland sailing team currently holds 15 national titles[119] and the school has produced more than 135 ICSA All-American sailors[119][141][142] and also four Olympic sailors,[143] one of whom earned a silver medal at the Olympics.[144] The co-ed and the women's teams have been ranked first in the nation two years in a row.[145]

Sailing

Drawing on students from many Chesapeake Bay communities, St. Mary's College of Maryland is one of the top-ranked varsity sailing schools in the nation.[119]

Awards and titles include:

Basketball

  • 17 NCAA Division III athletic teams (9 in women's sports, 8 in men's sports).
  • The St. Mary's College Men's basketball team has been a notable team since the 2007–08 season, winning the Capitol Athletic Conference title 5 times, and making 5 NCAA Division III tournament appearances, including reaching the Sweet 16 in 2008 and 2010, and the Elite 8 in 2011 and 2013.
  • In the spring of 2008, St. Mary's Men's Basketball team was ranked 24th in the nation after making an appearance at the 2007-2008 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament.[146]

Baseball

St. Mary's athletics are also recognized for its storied varsity baseball team.

Student life

Student body

The school has 1,901 undergraduate students[4] and 32 graduate students[2][4]

More than 1,600 students live on campus and in traditional-style residence halls and about 300 students commute

Housing

On campus living includes dorms. suites, apartments, and townhouses. Within the residences there are four living-learning centers on campus: an International Languages & Cultures (ILC) House; a Women In Science House (WISH); a Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSX) House and an Eco-House. Furthermore, there are nine Substance and Alcohol Free Environment (SAFE) suites and apartments on campus, as well as floor of a residence hall. Other students join the IBA.

Student townhouses on campus

Student participation in governance

The Student Trustee, a voting member of the Board of Trustees, is chosen from among the students to act as a direct link between the Student Body and the Board of Trustees.[147] Aside from the Student Trustee position, students also participate in numerous other committees with faculty and other members of the administration.

Student data

As of fall 2013

  • the college had 1,901 undergraduate students.[2][4]
  • There were 32 graduate students[2][4]

As of fall 2012 (the following data runs on a different reporting cycle than the data above)--

  • 59% of students were female, 41% male.[2]
    • 12% of students were from out of state.[2]
    • 97% of undergraduate students attended full-time.[2]
    • 76% of students were Caucasian, 7% were African-American, 4% were biracial or multiracial, 5% were Hispanic, 2% were Asian, 3% were of undetermined ethnicity, 0% were American Indian or Alaskan Native, and 2% were nonresident international students.[2]
    • 19% of students were of minority heritage from any group,[2] not including the percentage of nonresident international students who may also be minorities in the United States.[2]
    • Thirty-seven countries are represented among the students.
  • The student:faculty ratio was 10 to 1[2] one of the lowest student faculty ratios for a public college in the United States.[2] It is also among the lowest when compared to private colleges.[2]

Student clubs

St. Mary's College hosts more than 100 student-run, SGA-sponsored clubs.[148]

Residence organizations

Campus commons, St. Mary's College of Maryland.

The majority of the on-campus student population lives in traditional college dormitories, group suite apartments and townhouses; 85% of students live on campus.

St. Mary's does not have any social sororities or fraternities. Instead, part of its student residences run on a house system. Each house has its own educational theme, so residents may form community around shared interests.

Campus residence houses include:

  • International Languages & Cultures (ILC) House
  • Women In Science House (WISH)
  • Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSX) House
  • Eco-House
  • Furthermore, there are nine Substance and Alcohol-Free Environment (SAFE) suites and apartments on campus, as well as the entire floor of a residence hall.

On-campus traditions and events

2

Seven Wonders

Black-eyed Susans, the state flower of Maryland.[151] Seed packets of black eyed Susans are given out at some St. Mary's College ceremonies and students are encouraged to plant them around the campus.

The Seven Wonders are seven notable campus landmarks. New students are inducted into the traditions of SMCM by orientation leaders in a tour of the Seven Wonders during orientation and it is a graduation tradition for the departing class to tour the seven wonders and recount stories the evening before graduation. Thus a student's time at SMCM begins and ends with tours of the Seven Wonders.
The seven "wonders" are:

  1. The Shoe Tree (see above)
  2. The Bell Tower
  3. St. John's Pond (see above)
  4. Maryland Freedom of Conscience Statue on Route 5 (a.k.a. The Naked Man)
  5. Garden of Remembrance Fountain
  6. 'Hidden' Grave
  7. Church Point
The Garden of Remembrance, one of the campus "Seven Wonders" and a popular spot for weddings as well as for students to study.

General information

Public charter within the State of Maryland

St. Mary's, although a state-operated institution, is independent of the University System of Maryland; it opted out of the system in 1992. However, in early 2006, St. Mary's joined the University of Maryland Academic Telecommunications System (UMATS), which interconnects the University System of Maryland with several other networks, including the Internet and Internet2 networks.[152]

School mascot

St. Mary's mascot is the Seahawk, which is a nickname for the osprey. These birds are native to St. Mary's City and sometimes they can be seen diving from great heights into St. Johns Pond, in order to catch fish.

Green initiatives

Goodpaster Hall

Goodpaster Hall, an academic building devoted to chemistry, psychology, and educational studies that opened in January 2008, was built to a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating of Silver.[153] It is one of few "green" buildings in the state of Maryland.[154]

Energy conservation

By upgrading fixtures, adjusting campus facilities operations and raising the campus community awareness about wasteful energy usage, St. Mary’s College is making progress in using energy more efficiently, containing energy expenditures and reducing its impact on the environment.[153]

Geothermal system at the Muldoon River Center

St Mary's Crossroads Path on St. John's Pond.
See Geothermal project at the Muldoon River Center above.

Green Energy Fund/student energy referendum

St. Mary’s College students voted to create a Green Energy Fund by raising student fees $25 per year.[153] The purpose of the Green Energy Fund is to purchase Renewable Energy Credits to offset 100% of the College’s electricity use and fund renewable energy projects on campus.[153] St. Mary’s College received the 2008 EPA Green Power Leadership Club award for their efforts.[153]

Recycling and composting programs

St. Mary’s College is expanding its recycling and composting programs.[153] Student volunteers have been collecting recyclable and compostable material from the residences.[153] Compostable bins will soon be available all across campus.[153] The College is looking into partnering up with local farms to develop a larger scale composting facility that can accommodate the significant quantities of compostable food waste from the cafeteria.[153]

Green cleaning products

St. Mary’s College is transitioning to 100% environmentally responsible Green Seal certified cleaning products.[153]

Sustainable groundskeeping

St. Mary’s College’s groundskeeping crews are at the forefront of environmental stewardship by implementing sustainable practices.[153] Their efforts include protecting the St. Mary’s River by developing green buffer areas, creating green spaces and wildlife habitat, using integrated past management and minimizing the usage of synthetic fertilizers.[153] SMCM has applied to the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program.[153]

Campus composting

The college runs a composting system to handle the majority of its biodegradable waste.[153]

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