Maryland ranks second in the nation in the Milken Institute’s recently released 2008 State Technology and Science Index, which takes inventory of the technology and science assets that can be leveraged to promote economic development in each state. Maryland moved up from fourth place to second thanks to strong positions across many indicators used by the Institute.
Md. Teachers Lead The Way In Bioscience
Maryland math and science teachers are leading the way when it comes to biosciences. Gigi Barnett eports they're part of a new teaching program at Stevenson University in Pikesville that could attract more students to biology and science careers. For the last week-and-a-half, Maryland science
teachers traded places with their students. It's hands-on learning of
biomedical sciences to help them better teach their students.
July 15 is the Conroy Scholarship deadline for sons, daughters of fallen soldiers
The deadline for the Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship is July 15, 2008. This scholarship, administered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission, is available to the sons and daughters of members of the United States armed forces who died as a result of military service or who suffered a service-connected disability of 25 percent or greater as a result of military service and to POW/MIAs of the Vietnam War and their sons and daughters.
Articulation agreement to be signed
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 will mark an important date for Prince George's Community College students studying for an associates degree in applied science in information security. Executives and faculty from both Capitol College and PGCC will sign an agreement between the two colleges for the articulation of PGCC's AASIS degree to the bachelor of science in information assurance degree at Capitol.
Universities and research centers in Maryland pulled in $1.56 billion in federal grants from the National Institutes of Health in 2007, according to a new study. The study, published June 18 by Families USA, a national nonprofit health care advocacy group, showed Maryland ranked fourth in the nation in fiscal year 2007 for total NIH awards. California, Massachusetts and New York were the only states ahead of Maryland. Pennsylvania rounded out the top five.
Goucher College's picturesque campus, on 290 leafy acres just north of Baltimore, plays well in college-admissions materials. Officials at this private liberal-arts institution, however, hope students will also be attracted by the opportunity to get away.
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Seurkamp Named Chair of Maryland Independent College and University Association
The Board of Trustees of the Maryland Independent College and University Association has elected Mary Pat Seurkamp, President of College of Notre Dame of Maryland, as Chair of the Board effective July 1, 2008. Elected by unanimous vote of the MICUA Board of Trustees—which includes the presidents of 18 private colleges and universities in Maryland—Dr. Seurkamp will lead the organization in implementing its strategic objectives.
Villa Julie Board Chooses Stevenson University as New Name
The Board of Trustees of Villa Julie College has voted to change the name of the institution to Stevenson University. The decision follows the approval of the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) last month for university status for Villa Julie. One of the main components of the new University will be the Villa Julie College of Arts and Sciences, which will occupy the institution's original campus on Greenspring Valley Road in Stevenson.
Washington County Public Schools: Educator of the Year
Music educator named county Teacher of the Year
Seven Marriotts Ridge High School juniors gathered around a baby grand piano in the chorus room at their Marriottsville school, all facing their director at the keyboard, Terry Eberhardt. Eberhardt smiled as he deftly played strains from "Imagine" by John Lennon.
Childers is Teacher of the Year
In Sue Childers’ class, the children know what a rhombus is. They also understand bar graphs and can tell you about the poison dart frogs in the Amazon rainforest. One of Childers’ students, 8-year-old Seth Bosse, did an exercise which asked him to describe his kite. ‘‘My kite has a set of four golden streamers plus shining blue bows,” Bosse wrote. ‘‘It is very large, so large that it takes about 12 people to hold it. The rest of it looks like a rainbow twinkling in the sky.”
Four College of Notre Dame Graduates Named County Teachers of the Year
Four College of Notre Dame of Maryland graduates have been named “Teacher of the Year” in their respective Maryland counties this spring.
Every once in a while as a journalist you see a scene that grips you and will not let go, a scene that is at once so uplifting and so cruel it’s difficult to even convey in words. I saw such a scene last weekend at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in Baltimore. It was actually a lottery, but no ordinary lottery. The winners didn’t win cash, but a ticket to a better life. The losers left with their hopes and lottery tickets crumpled.
Loyola College in Maryland was selected as one of 39 two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico to receive a 2008 HP Technology for Teaching grant, which is designed to transform teaching and improve learning in the classroom through innovative uses of technology.
Extension of Veterans of Afghanistan, Iraq Conflicts Scholarship signed into law
Governor Martin O'Malley signed into law last week an extension of the Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship, which the Maryland Higher Education Commission's Office of Student Financial Assistance administers.
Department of Defense scholarships awarded
They say in weather that when it rains, it pours, and success is raining down on Capitol College in the form of U.S. Department of Defense Scholarships awarded to four exceptional students studying engineering and information assurance. Capitol, a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, has been issued a grant for three new scholarships under the Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship program.
Literary Prize Adds a Pleasing Epilogue to College Career
The elation of winning one of the nation's largest literary prizes for undergraduate students perhaps can be summed up best by the winner, Emma Sovich, 22, who described the moment in a breathless post-award interview.
Workforce Shortage Grants available through MHEC
Students entering college who want to make a difference in various areas of public service are eligible for financial aid from the Maryland Higher Education Commission. The agency is currently accepting applications for the Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant (WSSAG).
At its annual banquet Friday, the Board of Education recognized Stephen Decatur Middle School teacher Amy Gallagher as the 2008 Worcester County Teacher of the Year. Gallagher, an eighth-grade social studies teacher, was honored by Board of Education President Garry Mumford in front of 350 people at a banquet in the Clarion Hotel's Crystal Ballroom.
Bonnie Beavan, a mathematics teacher at Spring Ridge Middle School, has been named the St. Mary's County Public Schools Teacher of the Year for 2008. "While her efforts are exceptional, Ms. Beavan's results with students are phenomenal," wrote Ms. Kathy Norton, assistant principal of Spring Ridge Middle School, in her letter of recommendation.
Oakdale Middle School art teacher Kathy Tobery is the Frederick County Public Schools 2008 Teacher of the Year. The 11-year teaching veteran received the good news last week when the FCPS “Prize Patrol,” led by Dr. Linda Burgee, FCPS superintendent, visited Ms. Tobery during her planning time.
As a fifth-grader in western Pennsylvania, Cathy Stephens was once cast as Betsy Ross in the school play. She recalled being an "unlikely choice," but her teacher, Nancy Morrison, saw something special in her and gave her the confidence to take the part and change her outlook on life.
An educator at Franklin High School in Reisterstown, who believes veteran educators can play a key role in teacher retention and that to achieve on standardized tests students must be consistently challenged to think, has been named Baltimore County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year.
John Billingslea, the Franklin High School psychology teacher named yesterday as Baltimore County's Teacher of the Year, said that growing up on the family farm in northern Harford County taught him much about the value of hard work and the endurance he would need to sustain a career in education.
Fabiana Presley, a 10th-grade student at Broadneck High School, has never quite gotten algebra. But this year, she says, is different. "This year it's just easier to understand," she said, adding, "This is the only class I like on 'A' day."
Melissa "Missy" McFayden, a pre-kindergarten teacher at Ridgely Elementary School, was named Caroline County Public Schools Teacher of the Year on May 2, much to her surprise. "I can't believe it!" McFayden said, minutes after the announcement was made in front of staff, students and parents gathered for Field Day. "I don't think I've wiped the smile off my face." McFayden is finishing her seventh year at the school. She was nominated for the first time last year.
Villa Julie Becomes First Maryland Private Institution to Offer RN to BS Program Completely Online
In its continuing effort to combat the nursing shortage in Maryland and across the country, Villa Julie College has unveiled plans to also offer its RN to BS nursing degree option completey online. This new option will allow working nurses to earn an accredited bachelor's degree at their own pace without disrupting their personal and professional lives.
Resisting vocational 'tide': Armed with the literacy canon, St. John's graduates face world
The commencement ceremony yesterday at St. John's College in Annapolis was an apt display of a school that prides itself on individuality and freedom through learning. St. John's is known for its "great books" curriculum and for its old-fashioned approach to schooling.
