Last week in Annapolis, several bills passed out of the House of Delegates that encourage voter fraud. Here’s a list of those bills: HB 118 – Taxpayer-funded Scholarships for Illegal Aliens: This bill is a stiff punch in the gut to every law abiding American Citizen! HB 286 – Same Day Registration and Voting in […]
Maryland to Fund College Saving Accounts
For Over 13,000 Applicants Funding Exceeds $6.3 Million for 2018 Maryland 529 today announced that 13,381 eligible applicants for the 2018 Save4College State Contribution Program will receive a $250 or $500 contribution from the state to their Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer College Investment Plan, also known as Maryland College Investment Plan (MCIP), by the […]
Back to College: Avoiding Dating Abuse
Love is Respect On your way to college or already getting settled in? In addition to Ramen noodles, towels, and textbooks, the Governor’s Office of Crime and Control and Prevention wants college students to be prepared with something else: information on how to spot dating abuse or violence and what to look for in a […]
Governor Larry Hogan Announces College Affordability
Student Debt Relief Initiatives Includes Additional $385 Million Commitment, New “SmartStart” Portal; Higher Education Funding Tops $7 Billion Under Hogan Administration Governor Larry Hogan today announced a comprehensive series of initiatives to make a college education more affordable and provide relief to Marylanders burdened by student debt. Governor Hogan made the announcement at the Universities […]
CSM’s Summer Scholars Program Offers Taste of College
High School Students Study Cybersecurity, Earn College Credit in Program’s Inaugural Year The Summer Scholars Program at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) gives high-achieving high school students the chance to take an in-depth look at an area of interest, such as cybersecurity, music or robotics. By completing the three weeks of college-level study, the […]
Over 49,000 Maryland Students Receive Scholarships
Governor Larry Hogan Announces $83 Million in Student Need-Based Scholarships for 2017-18 Governor Larry Hogan today announced that 49,200 Maryland students will receive scholarships totaling $82,764,420 through the Maryland Higher Education Commission. These scholarships represent the 2017-18 initial awarding of the Howard P. Rawlings Education Excellence Award Program, the state’s largest need-based student financial aid […]
September is Campus Fire Safety Month
The beginning of a new term means classes, homework, friends and parties. With such hectic lives, students often do not pay attention to one thing that could seriously injure or kill them: The effects of fire. As a new semester begins on college campuses throughout the state, State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci reminds students […]
SMECO Awards College Scholarships
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) has awarded four scholarships to high school seniors for 2016. Each year, SMECO awards four college scholarships to students who live in the Cooperative’s service area. Scholarships are based on the applicants’ scholastic achievement, financial need, and school and community involvement. SMECO has awarded scholarships to 96 students in the […]
Job Fair for High School & College Students
Job Fairs Help High School and College Students Find Jobs The Calvert County Parks and Recreation Division will hold Student Job Fairs at the Northeast Community Center in Chesapeake Beach February 10 and at the Harriet Elizabeth Brown Community Center in Prince Frederick March 23. High school and college students are encouraged to tighten up […]
‘Ways to Pay for College’ Begins with FAFSA
CSM Hosts Workshops in La Plata and Prince Frederick to Help with Federal Aid Forms CSM Administrator Featured on MPT’s ‘Ways to Pay for College’ CSM Financial Assistance Director Chris Zimmermann, left, wants students to be informed on options to finance college so he took to the airwaves in a program on just that topic. […]