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CSM is filling the winter air with music all month long, with a series of concerts showcasing the incredible talent of our student and community musicians. The musicians and campus community dedicate this year's Winter Chorale Celebration and Latin Ensemble Concert to Professor Gina Johnson, who we tragically lost on Oct. 28, 2024. We invite the entire Southern Maryland community to join us to honor the life and memory of Gina and to celebrate the lives she touched. These two performances are free and open to the public.
The early bird gets the worm, and the early college student gets something much better: the best access to scholarships and financial aid. The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open, so submit your FAFSA for next year as soon as possible. Remember that you need to submit a new FAFSA for each academic year.
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Grab something scrumptious on campus this week from one of our visiting food trucks! The food truck schedule includes food from Freshly Made 4 U, Grizzly Mountain Grill, Taste of the Tides, and YaYa's Trini Truck. As a reminder: for the LaPlata Campus the food trucks are now located in parking lot 7, along the fence next to the baseball field. View the food truck and vendor schedule for the week of Dec. 2.
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Unwind from the busy semester before finals with the La Plata Campus Association at De-Stress Fest on Dec. 3.
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Join fellow students, staff, and faculty on Dec. 4 for our annual winter celebration. Wrap gifts donated for local children in need, enjoy a catered meal, de-stress before exams, and give back to your community. (You do not have to donate an item to participate in the Winter Celebration!)
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Bring your ideas to life with our state-of-the-art maker equipment during Anime Night at the Makerspace on Dec. 6. Create gifts and collectibles like 3D figurines, T-shirts, bags, and much more!
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Help us make our Anime Night an unforgettable experience! Sign up to volunteer on Dec. 6 and together we’ll bring the Makerspace’s power level over 9000. (No experience required, but if you get that reference, this is definitely the event for you.)
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Connections Literary Magazine ReadingJoin the contributors to the Fall 2024 Connections Literary Magazine on Dec. 6 as they read and discuss their published works.
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Join us Dec. 9 in the Zen Zone—a serene, calming space for you to unwind and de-stress during exams.
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Get into the holiday spirit with Blockbuster and Bites: Christmas Edition on Dec. 10. Enjoy a cozy day of festive films, seasonal snacks, friendship, and fun!
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Do you keep your cool in tense situations? Do you have a natural ability to make people feel safe and like everything will be okay? Join CSM’s English, Communication, and Languages Department on Dec. 12 for a panel discussion on post-pandemic careers related to communicating clearly and calmly in crisis situations.
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Connect directly with our transfer partners and get answers to your questions, straight from the source! Learn more and register for the sessions you’re interested in at csmd.edu/transferthursdays.
This week, Dec. 5: Drexel University, Salisbury University, Old Dominion University – ODU Global
This week, HawkTalk features CSM Communication Professor Michelle Brosco Christian:
"We communicate every single day, so knowledge about the discipline of communication can be taken out of the classroom and used immediately in your day-to-day life. It doesn't get more real than that!”
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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.
NEED HELP UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL AID? Figuring out how to keep college affordable—the kinds of financial assistance available and how to apply, just for starters—can be complicated and confusing. We can help! Check out CSM’s FinancialAidTV for short, easy-to-digest videos on a wide range of topics, including FAFSA, scholarships, 1098-Ts and much more.
Whether you’re looking for an on- or off-campus job, a paid internship, or a potential career path, College Central Network is the go-to career posting site for CSM students and alumni. Upload your current resume or create one using a template and start searching for the position that’s right for you. There’s also a video and print library on topics related to getting and keeping the job, such as salary negotiations, attending job and career fairs, and more!
Join us as we spread joy and hope in our community! To participate, pick a snowflake from the Giving Tree and donate a present to a local child in need by Dec. 3.
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