IMPORTANT DATES
March 7: Classes end for Spring 7-Week Session I; summer registration opens for current students.
March 14-20: Spring Break: No credit classes. Campuses close on March 15 at 5 p.m. and will reopen March 21.
March 15: Deadline to apply to participate in the May Graduation Ceremony
March 21: Classes begin for Spring 7-week Session II
April 4: Last day to withdraw without a grade or change a credit to an audit (or vice versa) for Spring 15-Week Session
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SPRING BREAK MARCH 14-20
Next week is Spring Break! There won’t be an edition of HawkTalk for the week of March 14; we will resume on March 21.
NEW TRANSFER AGREEMENT: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
Go farther and achieve more with the latest additions to CSM’s more than 220 transfer and articulation agreements with four-year colleges and universities. CSM students who earn their associate degree in business administration have a new pathway to complete their bachelor’s in agribusiness management or in environmental and energy resource management at West Virginia University (WVU). Visit Transfer Services for the full list of more than 220 articulation agreements and search by institution or program of study!
MASKS OPTIONAL STARTING MARCH 8
Following significant declines in COVID-19 health metrics at the county, state, and national levels, CSM will lift the indoor mask requirement on all campuses and implement a mask optional policy, beginning March 8.
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HAPPENING THIS WEEK
GETTING UNSTUCK: SIMPLE AND SMART WAYS TO OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION
Procrastination is common, but it can be a real liability to good mental health and academic success. Join us
March 9 for this workshop to learn the causes of procrastination and, most importantly, how you can shift your mindset and habits to work and cope more effectively.
REGISTER HereTRANSFER THURSDAY
Connect directly with our transfer partners and get answers, straight from the source! Learn more and register for the March 10 sessions you're interested in.
CSM THEATER PRESENTS: 'ODDMENTS'
Family may be found in the strangest places. A group of young assault survivors leans on each other in their healing journeys. Little do they know, their beloved therapist, who founded and leads the group, has motives that shroud his dark past.
Free admission to performances on March 11-13; check the Theater and Dance page for showtimes and tickets. Due to strong language, themes of assault, and flashing lights, this production may not be appropriate for all patrons.
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REAL STUDENTS, REAL STORIES: IN THEIR OWN WORDS
This week, hear from Travil Greene, a CSM student who transferred to Towson University to study sports medicine:
"I am a stand-up, stand-out kinda guy, and I try to always approach everybody with respect.
I don’t mind being myself. That’s something I’ve learned over the years: I actually enjoy being myself, rather than being someone I’m not. And it taught me something else, that when you don’t work so hard to be like everybody else, you actually stand out more.
I love learning and educating myself, and I love conversations that teach me new things. As a kid, growing up, I was curious, always asking questions. Being in college is fun to me—maybe not everything that comes with it!—but I love doing it.
At CSM, my experiences were great, especially my first year. I loved it. It was a great education, and it all felt very university-esque: the classes I was taking, the faculty and staff, the campus and the buildings.
I joined the Men of Excellence and was part of a great group of guys. It was a really supportive environment, like a family, and we looked out for each other. Mr. Fenner was a great mentor, and I could always tell that he really was invested in seeing us succeed, by all the questions he asked, how he checked in on me, and the way he’d make sure we always had everything in order so we could move onto whatever’s next.
I’ve moved on to Towson University to study sports medicine and kinesiology, and I wouldn’t have been able to do it without CSM.
I’m very sports oriented. I love basketball, I love playing it and everything about it, and I want to turn it into a career, as a trainer or something of that nature, at the professional or college level.”
STUDENT RESOURCES
CSM COLLEGE SURVIVAL GUIDE
The College Survival Guide is a recurring feature that directs members of the CSM community to free resources and support for whatever challenges they may be facing. At CSM, no hawk has to fly alone.
LIVING WITH A DISABILITY? Disability Support Services is here to ensure equitable access to education for all of our students. DSS assistance isn’t limited to physical or “obvious” disabilities, either; students living with “invisible disabilities” like dyslexia or ADHD can also get the support they need.
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