Out of everyone applying for jobs, how do you make yourself stand out? Patrick Paradzinski, Assistant Director of the Career Center, will answer this question at this week's TAS session. Come and learn tips about professional development, the skills employers are looking for, and how you can set yourself up for career success!
This session is TODAY in Phillips Library, Classroom 102!
The Discourse Society is a campus club that discusses current political and social issues in a non-threatening, no-shouting, no-interrupting, and no-insulting environment. The club has rules to allow free conversation for individuals who feel intimidated by social and political topics. Each week, a topic is chosen for discussion at the following meeting.
The topic for the first meeting is “Immigration and the Uncertain Future of Birthright Citizenship.”
The discussion will be held Tuesday night March 31 in KAC 107 starting at 7 p.m. Interested students should contact club president Rhoda Simms at r.g.simms@email.msmary.edu.
Please note: the club is for students only. In order to keep the conversation open and free for students, faculty, and others are respectfully asked not to join. Another meeting will be held on April 14. Please watch the Mount Messenger for information.
Mount Students! Each year, Student Life recognizes student leaders for their hard work, dedication, achievements, and contributions as ethical leaders here at the Mount. To prepare for this event, we are asking for your help in nominating your peers who are student leaders and are deserving of these awards.
Submit your nomination by Tuesday, March 31 at 5 p.m. We will be presenting the winners of these awards during our Student Life Awards celebration on Monday, April 27. Here's the opportunity for you to demonstrate your support, appreciation and recognition of your peers. Looking forward to receiving your nominations.
Mount Faculty, Administrators & Staff! Each year, Student Life recognize student leaders for their hard work, dedication, achievements and contributions as ethical leaders here at the Mount. To prepare for this event, we are asking for your help in nominating your peers who are student leaders and are deserving of these awards.
Submit your nomination by Tuesday, March 31 at 5 p.m.
We will be presenting the winner of these awards during our Student Life Awards celebration on Monday, April 27. Here's the opportunity for you to demonstrate your support, appreciation and recognition of your peers. Looking forward to receiving your nominations.
The next workshop this semester in the Transforming the Mount professional development certificate program for employees will be SES 104: Seeing Strengths: An Asset-Based Approach to Student Success. Facilitated by Rosie Bolen, it will be offered on Wednesday, April 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in O’Hara Dining Room and by Zoom. This workshop counts toward the Solidarity, Engagement, & Success track, and is for Mount employees only.
In higher education, students are too often viewed through a deficit lens that emphasizes gaps in preparation, knowledge, motivation, or support. This perspective not only overlooks students’ strengths but also reinforces structural inequities, as lowered expectations often translate into reduced opportunities, weaker support, and ultimately lower performance. An asset-based mindset, on the other hand, recognizes students’ inherent capabilities, cultural wealth, and resilience, and frames challenges as opportunities for growth.
Drawing on Tara Yosso’s (2005) community cultural wealth model and current scholarship on asset-based pedagogy, this workshop invites participants to examine differences between deficit- and asset-based thinking, practice reframing common deficit assumptions, and consider practical strategies for recognizing and building upon student strengths.
Please register at least one (1) week in advance if you wish to receive a meal.
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Last Saturday, six student teams from Mount St. Mary’s University competed in the annual Robert “Bob” Fram CSI Challenge, a hands-on forensic investigation competition designed to simulate real-world crime scene analysis. Each team consisted of three students tasked with processing a complex mock crime scene under strict time constraints.
The first-place team—Emma Kaden, Joelle Hamel, and Destiny Stansbury—earned top honors, with each student receiving a $100 cash prize for their outstanding performance.
Established to promote educational and career interests in forensic science and criminal investigation, the CSI Challenge is organized by the Mount’s Criminal Justice Student Association (CJSA) and co-sponsored by the Frederick Police Department. The event also draws participation from crime scene technicians and law enforcement professionals with expertise in forensic science, criminal profiling, and investigative procedures.
During the competition, students were dispatched to a meticulously recreated crime scene based on an actual case. Teams were evaluated on professionalism, evidence collection and preservation, written case documentation, witness interviewing, critical thinking, and team coordination. Participants conducted a full investigation, including DNA swabbing, latent fingerprint collection, blood evidence recovery, crime scene sketching and photography, and witness interviews, culminating in a comprehensive crime scene report.
Monsignor Tinder was a graduate of Mount St. Mary's University (C' 1964) and Seminary (C' 1968) with a lifelong connection to the Mount and commitment to our mission. He was an exemplary servant leader as a priest and pastor. This award honors the legacy of Msgr. Tinder by funding student participation in a conference, meeting, or other event that involves activities aligned with his example. This includes activities such as engaging in training centered around servant leadership, completing professional development toward living out the Mount's mission as a professional in your field, enhancing knowledge of the importance of a liberal arts education, deepening one's faith, or dialoguing about the relationship between faith and reason. Other activities aligned with the goals of the endowment will be considered. This award can be used to fund travel, registration fees, or other costs associated with participation in the event. Applications are due by no later than April 10, and the award should be spent by July 1, 2026. Please contact Dr. Sarah Krueger (s.b.krueger@msmary.edu) with any questions.
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