St. Mary's College of Maryland — Local services in Saint Mary's City

The greatest experience of my life. This is an amazing school! The student teacher ratio is 10:1 and that means you get to know your professors and can learn from them like you never could at a bigger school. The professors are amazing too, brilliant, caring people who are there to really teach.

What I have found is that the relationships that I have developed at a small school are profound, the smallness allows for this, plus the really special atmosphere of the place. I learned and grew so much at St. Mary's.

Nationwide (for the whole United States) the college student population will be dropping for the next 10 years (until 2024). That is due to a population shift for the whole country, so don't let that distract you from choosing a good school, all schools right now have a bit smaller enrollment each year. This is because less babies where born in the USA 18 years ago (among families that can afford college and have a history of sending their kids to college) than in the previous years (look it up), so it has nothing to do with the quality of schools (all of which are getting smaller enrollments each year)-- this will not change by the way, until 2024, when the population of 18 year olds will start to get larger again across the USA).

St. Mary's is not only an awesome place, but the State of Maryland has just added millions of dollars for new students in the coming years. This school isn't going away at all, and it's an incredible place. It is also rated one of the top public schools in all of the United States and that doesn't surprise me one bit, plus that tells you a lot about the schools future. I am so grateful for St. Mary's I can't even begin to tell you. What an awesome experience,...

Specifically reviewing the Commemorative to the Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland, which was created by the college on its campus. The commemorative does not appear on Google Maps but it is located near the athletic fields next to the stadium.

Sitting prominently where cabins for the enslaved once stood, the Commermorative is a multilayered beacon that calls the visitor to literally reflect on the lives of the enslaved and the legacy of chattel slavery in our own lives. Its structure is inspired by the “ghost cabins” in nearby St. Mary’s City.

The mirrors contain the text of erasure poems by poet Quenton Baker. “The erasure poetry that covers the structure is adapted from historical documents related to the Mackall-Brome plantation — one of three known plantations located on the land around St. Mary’s City. These documents include slave property and runaway slave advertisements, newspaper articles, and slave depositions of the Mackall-Brome family.”

Recordings of Baker reading the poems are available on the website for the memorial. I recommend listening as you visit; his words bring the Commemorative to life in a...

Situated adjacent to Maryland’s first capital, St. Mary’s College of Maryland is in a location steeped in history. I could write about the small class sizes and the quality liberal arts education, but you can read all about that on the SMCM website. You’re here on Google maps, so you probably want to know what you’ll see when you arrive.

The campus is beautiful and facilities such as the Performing Arts Center offer a variety of programming that is open to the public. You can also spectate at athletics events at the stadium and at the gymnasium. They host quite a few swimming events also. In the summer, the River Concert Series is a significant attraction (especially for the 4th of July performance).

St. Mary’s College of Maryland is definitely worth a visit. There is a reason so many alumni make it a point to come back every year at Alumni Weekend. Make sure you stay long enough to catch a sunset over the St....