Student Spotlight: Kielce Gussie to Study Church Communication in Rome (Mount St. Mary's University)
After completing her Mount undergraduate degree in theology in May, Kielce Gussie, C'19, will head to the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome to study Church communication in the university's licentiate program. Affectionately known as Santa Croce ("Holy Cross" in Italian), the university is not just a school for seminarians and priests. Approximately 25 percent of students are from the laity and 21 percent are women.
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Kiel Mutschelknaus’ Space Type Generators let you make hypnotic animations right from your browser (MICA)
I recently found myself entranced by a series of type generators — websites that allow you to create experimental animated type, then transform them into personal pieces of moving art. It’s easy to lose track of time playing with all the settings. And if you get frustrated (and I honestly don’t believe you can because they’re so fun) there are presets you can toggle to help.
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Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Professor Marie Nolan Earns Career Achievement Award in Palliative Care
Marie Nolan, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, professor and executive vice dean for the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON), received the Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. The award celebrates Nolan’s major contributions to research, theory, and education in nursing and interdisciplinary palliative care.
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Stevenson University Raises Alcohol Awareness
Alcohol awareness at Stevenson University educates students about the harmful effects and consequences of alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse is a national campus epidemic, and education about it is crucial for students.
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Two events to celebrate a century of ROTC, military science at McDaniel College
Two events in early April will highlight the longstanding relationship between McDaniel College and the U.S. Army, the April 2 SmartTALK conversation with Maj. Gen. Duane Gamble, who began his army career in McDaniel’s ROTC program, and the April 6 Green Terror Battalion 100th Anniversary Gala, which celebrates a century of ROTC at McDaniel.
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To survive, small colleges are rethinking the liberal arts (Goucher College & St. John's College)
Hiram College, located in a historic northeast Ohio village whose 1,200 residents are in equal numbers with the student body, has long had a progressive tilt.
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McDaniel College Hosts Program Helping Immigrant Students Transition To Life In The U.S. (VIDEO)
At McDaniel College, a program is helping immigrant students transition to life in the United States.
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Loyola’s study abroad programs ranked No. 3 in nation among master’s institutions
Loyola University Maryland is ranked No. 3 in the nation among master’s institutions that had the most students who studied abroad in mid-length programs for the 2016-17 academic year.
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Students become the experts during crime scene investigation challenge (Mount St. Mary's University)
On the campus of Mount St. Mary’s University, about 100 students were the experts on a crime scene.
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Hood Students Helping Women in Need
When seven students from Hood College learned that feminine hygiene products are one of the most highly requested items in homeless shelters and are also one of the least donated, they decided to launch Project Astraea. Due to the stigma surrounding menstruation, we have been trained not to think about tampons or pads. However, Project Astraea aims to end unequal access to feminine hygiene products by bringing light to an underrepresented problem and connecting donors, non-profits, organizations, and those in need.
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MICA receives $30K grant to support printmaking programs
The Maryland Institute College of Art has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support its programming around a historic Baltimore printing collection.
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Mount St. Mary's hosts opioid lecture
David Brooks gets the hardest substance use disorder cases. Brooks runs Brooks Behavioral Services LLC, which has offices in Frederick and Thurmont. At his offices, he works to help those with substance use disorder find the root cause of their addiction rather than treat the symptoms, he said in a March 13 lecture about opioids at Mount St. Mary’s University’s Frederick campus.
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Carroll Community College, McDaniel College sign transfer agreement
Officials from Carroll Community College and McDaniel College announced a new articulation agreement Monday making it easier for Carroll students to transfer and complete course work for bachelor’s degrees in elementary education or the secondary education/PreK-12 education minor at McDaniel.
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Evergreen Museum and Library names new director and curator (Johns Hopkins and Stevenson)
Lori Beth Finkelstein, a museum educator who most recently worked at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, has been appointed the new director and curator of Evergreen Museum and Library. She assumed the role today.
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Medical students in Maryland celebrate residency placements on Match Day (Johns Hopkins University)
For the past decade, the Vasiljevic sisters have been inseparable. Katarina, 27, and Marija, 26, both attended Johns Hopkins University, graduating with bachelor’s degrees in neurology.
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