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STEAM Festival

Velocity Center Hosts STEAM-Powered Community Festival

April 18, 2025

The weather may have been cool and damp, but inside the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Velocity Center at Indian Head on April 12, things were heating up with science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics at the fourth annual Art of Innovation STEAM Festival. 

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CSM Digital Media Students Win Big with Public Safety PSAs

April 15, 2025

Ten College of Southern Maryland (CSM) digital media production students earned top honors, and more than $6,200 in scholarships, for their creative public service announcements (PSAs) aimed at preventing vehicle theft in Maryland.

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CSM Combines Writing and Math Centers to Enhance Student Support

April 8, 2025

College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has updated its math and writing centers into a combined location at the La Plata Campus, while continuing to offer dedicated math and writing assistance at its Leonardtown and Prince Frederick campuses. CSM’s writing center services are free to the Southern Maryland community.

Jazz Festival

CSM Showcases its 20th Annual Jazz Festival April 4-5

April 3, 2025

The College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) 20th Annual Jazz Festival, April 4-5, will give area public school jazz bands a chance to sharpen their skills – and give music lovers a chance to hear some of the finest local jazz artists from the Southern Maryland region and beyond at CSM’s La Plata Campus.

WomenLead Conference

CSM Conference Brings Women Together to Realize and Empower their Professional Goals

March 28, 2025

Women from across the region gathered their talents and strengths together Saturday, March 22, at College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM’s) first WomenLead conference, that was inspired by a CSM communication student, developed in partnership with students, and saw students serving on panels. Approximately 175 people attended the conference entitled ‘Purpose-Driven Vision: Move from Ideation to Action’ that set out to empower and energize women entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders during Women’s History Month.

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CSM Campuses Open 10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 20; Online Courses Continue as Scheduled

February 20, 2025

Due to weather conditions, all College of Southern Maryland (CSM) campuses and instructional sites will open on a delayed schedule beginning at 10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 20. All in-person classes will begin at 10 a.m. and all in-person classes that were planned before 10 a.m. will not be held. All online classes and online services will be held and available as scheduled. Essential operations employees should report to work following the direction of their supervisors.

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CSM Hosts 35 Middle and High School Teams in 'High Stakes' Robotics Tournament

February 19, 2025

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) hosted 35 teams of local and regional middle- and high-school students last weekend at the Southern Maryland VEX V5 Robotics Tournament held at the La Plata Campus. At the Feb. 15 tournament, student-team-built robots were inspected, put to the test, judged, and awarded for their high-tech efforts.

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University of Maryland Baltimore County President Emeritus Speaks at CSM

February 17, 2025

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) welcomed Freeman Hrabowski III, President Emeritus of University of Maryland Baltimore County, Jan. 29 at its La Plata Campus where he delivered CSM’s first Master Leadership Class to executive, senior, and student leaders using his book, The Empowered University.

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CSM Celebrates Naming of Hank Willoughby Foundation Center for the Arts

February 10, 2025

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Foundation renamed the CSM Fine Arts Center at the La Plata Campus to the Hank Willoughby Foundation Center for the Arts Feb. 7, 2025, to honor the significant contributions that the Hank Willoughby Foundation has made to improve student progress and completion.

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