Hawk Pitch Challenge

Your College. Your Ideas. 

Help Shape The Future of CSM.

Do you have a great idea for how to improve the college or the student experience? 

Is there something missing that would support you in your education?

Submit a Hawk Pitch. Your Voice is Important!

We invite everyone on campus to submit a pitch and help shape the future of CSM. We need everyone invested in improving processes that advance our Mission and drives student success. This isn’t just about big projects, or shiny objects; it’s about simple changes, led by the people who know this place best—you!

For Students

For Faculty And Staff

Hawk Pitch Overview

Watch the Video:
Igniting Innovation at CSM

See how ideas submitted through Hawk Pitch are transformed into innovation at CSM.

Student Projects

Hawks 'First to Soar' Peer Mentorship Program

Hawks 'First to Soar' Peer Mentorship Program

Spring 2025, First Place, By Keziah MacKall

'Night of the [BLANK]' Series

'Night of the [BLANK]' Series

Spring 2025, Second Place, By Diante Keita

DMProvement To Possibility

DMProvement To Possibility

Spring 2025, Third Place, By Israel Cheatham

Soaring Together: CSM Alumni Directory

Soaring Together: CSM Alumni Directory

2024, First Place, DaShawn Rustin

Little Free Textbook, Natalie Filbey

Little Free Textbook

2024, Second Place, Natalie Filbey

Hawk Tales: Library Expansion

Hawk Tales: Library Expansion

2024, Third Place, Sarah Sbordone

Hawk Help Through Tutoring

Hawk Help Through Tutoring

2023, First Place, Austin Fowler

Healthy Snacks At CSM

Healthy Snacks at CSM

2023, Second Place, Lydia Morris

CSM Hawk Media Influencer

CSM Hawk Media Influencer

2023, Third Place, Merresha Henry

Faculty and Staff Projects

bright yellow bench on campus

Chat Bench

2025

Walkway made of pavers leading to the vegetable garden

Garden Project at Prince Frederick

2022, By Alan Hemming

Classroom with international flags on banners

English Learning and Cultural Center 

2022, By Professor Jennifer Mitchell

CSM employees wear matching shirts and pose for a group photo

Veterans Academic Day

2024, By Professor Anthony Stout

smiling children

Home Education to Higher Education - Bridging the Gap

2021, By Shaunda Holt

Graduates in their caps and gowns walk in a line down the sidewalk

Electronic Dean's List Certificate 

2021, By Carol Harrison

Woman completes a yoga pose on a mat outside

Achieve Calm and Learn On

2021, By Judi Ferrara

A cartoon character of an eagle dressed as a spy, wearing sunglasses and a fedora, holding a magnifying glass, with a briefcase labeled "MISSION: POSSIBLE."

About the College Innovation Alliance (C.I.A.)

In 2020 a group of faculty and staff teamed up with the hopes to make CSM better by developing a creative-safe platform where students, staff and faculty could dream up ideas on ways to improve how we live, learn, and work. This platform came to be known as Hawk Pitch. That group of faculty and staff is the C.I.A.

Learn More about the C.I.A.

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