Equity and Inclusive Diversity

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The Equity and Inclusive Diversity Office works to nurture an environment at CSM that is welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of all students, staff, faculty, and visitors—a college community that is free from discrimination, intolerance, and harassment.

The office builds partnerships college-wide and in the Southern Maryland community to provide programs, advocacy and support, training, and other activities that promote a culture of equity in a time of growth and change. We aim to strengthen our region’s richly diverse community by increasing understanding and appreciation of it.

"We commit to work for the change we seek. We believe the College of Southern Maryland advances social justice and economic mobility for all Southern Marylanders through its educational programs. As members of the Board of Trustees at the College of Southern Maryland, we commit to supporting the work of the college in building a culture of equity and strengthening an inclusive environment that nurtures and supports all learners. We condemn injustice in all its forms. Racism violates our core values and will not be tolerated. As citizen trustees, we commit to and hold ourselves accountable for equity in all facets of our policy governance of the College of Southern Maryland." — CSM Board of Trustees, July 5, 2020

Our Work

SOUTHERN MARYLAND COMMUNITY

CSM’S INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

INCLUSIVITY

ACTIONS TO ADDRESS INEQUITY

  • icon actions to address inequityThe Ally software suite enables students with disabilities to access course materials.
  • Employees engage in peer-led and professional workshops to advance equity knowledge.
  • Hawk Pantries address our community’s food insecurity, in partnership with Farming 4 Hunger, Maryland Food Bank, and others.
  • CSM is an Achieving the Dream college, focusing on closing student equity gaps.
  • CSM President Dr. Maureen Murphy and the CSM Foundation created a $75,000 endowment for the Dr. Maureen Murphy Distinguished Professorship for Equity in Education.

Recognition

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education’s 2019-20 Top 100 rankings (of over 1,000) ranked CSM as:

  • No. 11 in multi-ethnic engineering graduates
  • No. 27 in multi-ethnic business graduates
  • No. 48 in total minority engineering graduates
  • No. 49 in Asian American business graduates
  • No. 59 in Hispanic engineering graduates
  • No. 61 in African American mental and social health graduates
  • No. 61 in multi-ethnic information services graduates
  • No. 68 in African American business graduates

aspen prize top 150 logoThe Aspen Institute recognized CSM twice as one of the top 150 community colleges based on performance in four areas: learning, transfer, workforce alignment, and equity.


 

logo-diverse-issues-higher-education.jpgPresident Murphy was recognized by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as one of 25 women who have made significant contributions to higher education in America.

Oct
10
Fall Festival at Regional Hughesville Campus - Carnival Theme
11:30 AM
Regional Hughesville Campus, 6105 Foster Place, Hughesville MD, 20637, Courtyard
Oct
11
Fall Festival at Leonardtown Campus - Carnival Theme
11:30 AM
Leonardtown Campus, 22950 Hollywood Road Leonardtown, MD 20650, Great Lawn
Oct
12
Transfer 101 In-Person Workshop
4:00 PM
La Plata Campus, Business (BU) Building, Room 208
Oct
17
Fall Festival at La Plata Campus - Carnival Theme
11:30 AM
8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata, MD 20646, HT Lawn
Oct
18
Fall Festival at Prince Frederick Campus - Carnival Theme
11:30 AM
Prince Frederick Campus, 115 J.W. Williams Road Prince Frederick, MD 20678, PFA Lawn
Oct
30
Halloween Spook-Tacular
5:00 PM
Regional Hughesville Campus
Nov
7
Popcorn + Pretzels with CSM President Dr. Wilson
2:00 PM
La Plata Campus, Center for Business and Industry (BI) Building, Room 104
Nov
9
Popcorn + Pretzels with CSM President Dr. Wilson
2:00 PM
Leonardtown Campus, Building C, Lobby
Nov
9
Transfer 101 In-Person Workshop
4:00 PM
Prince Frederick Campus, Building A, Room 109
Nov
14
Popcorn + Pretzels with CSM President Dr. Wilson
2:00 PM
Prince Frederick Campus, PFA Atrium
Nov
16
Popcorn + Pretzels with CSM President Dr. Wilson
2:00 PM
Regional Hughesville Campus , HS 100
Jan
16
Mar
4
Popcorn + Pretzels with CSM President Dr. Wilson
2:00 PM
Prince Frederick Campus, PFA Atrium
Mar
5
Popcorn + Pretzels with CSM President Dr. Wilson
2:00 PM
La Plata Campus, Center for Business and Industry (BI) Building, Room 104
Mar
18
Popcorn + Pretzels with CSM President Dr. Wilson
2:00 PM
Regional Hughesville Campus, Room HS 100
Mar
21
Popcorn + Pretzels with CSM President Dr. Wilson
2:00 PM
Leonardtown Campus, Building C, Room 104
Mar
27
Easter Egg-stravaganza
4:00 PM
Regional Hughesville Campus, Courtyard
Apr
8
Apr
24
Graduation Cap Decorating
2:00 PM
Regional Hughesville Campus, HS 100
May
1
Graduation Cap Decorating
2:00 PM
La Plata, Leonardtown, and Prince Frederick Campuses
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