of students attend a graduate, PhD or certification program six months after graduation
21% 90%
of students are employed, continuing their education or in the military six months after graduation
of students participate in internships, international experiences & undergraduate research (2016)
Best Values (Kiplinger’s, 2017)
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89%
of students graduate in six years compared to 54% average for Maryland four-year public institutions
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78%
INTERNSHIP SITES 2016-17 INCLUDE:
public liberal arts colleges (U.S. News & World Report, 2018)
Adobe Apple, Inc. Baltimore Conservation Leadership Corps Booz Allen Hamilton Center for Food Safety Discovery Communications Edward Jones
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EMPLOYERS FOR THE CLASS OF 2016 INCLUDE:
Beltway Companies Calvert Marine Museum City of Annapolis Office of Environmental Policy Federal Communications Commission Feeding America Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Manned Flight Simulator Facility Office of the Public Defender in St. Mary’s County Point Lookout State Park San Francisco Mime Troupe Sturgis Boatworks The Enoch Pratt Free Library U.S. Food and Drug Administration Washington Redskins
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University of Pennsylvania University of Virginia University of Chicago University of Michigan Johns Hopkins University Rice University
Even Star Organic Farm KBRWyle Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Maryland General Assembly – Senator Waugh Maryland Park Service Maryland State Archives Montgomery County Public Schools Peace Corps Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute T. Rowe Price The Wilson Center U.S. Department of the Navy Wells Fargo
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SOME GRADUATE SCHOOLS WITH SMCM STUDENTS:
YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR MISSION
PREPARE FOR LAUNCH
At St. Mary’s College of Maryland, we intentionally transform ambitious students into entrepreneurial thinkers through intellectual, practical and professional skills prepared for multiple careers. Through personalized living and learning experiences, we combine our academic environment, community and location to help you emerge as an engaged, global citizen, ready for a world not yet imagined.
YOUR LIFE AFTER SMCM
YOUR FUTURE BEGINS IN YEAR ONE JAYSON WILLIAMS ’03
ERIN SINES ’97
MATT NEWCOMER ’05
Program director for the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
YEAR ONE: EXPLORE
Internships: Working with employers across all
including an informational interview, a day of
exclusive opportunities to St. Mary’s College
service, job shadowing, and a semester-long
students with both credit and non-credit internships.
co-curricular engagement, students explore
Internship supervisors evaluate students and discuss
As a student, Jayson was president of the student government
reproductive health and anti-corruption programs. She was formerly
career opportunities and begin to develop a
ways each intern can continue to grow.
association. Now he is president and CEO of Mayson-Dixon Strategic
a policy analyst at the Population Reference Bureau. She earned her
personalized Career and Leadership Development
Professional Fellowship Program: Students
Consulting, specializing in strategic planning for government agencies,
master’s degree in public health from Columbia University.
Plan (CLDP). The CLDP aligns educational
apply for on-campus internships through the
experiences with personal career goals.
Professional Fellowship Program. These fellowships
Through increasingly immersive activities
disciplines and throughout the region, we bring
are competitive and designed to develop student skills in oral and written communication,
YEAR TWO: PREPARE
information literacy, critical thinking and problem-solving, organizational ability, analytical
Students develop transferable skills
reasoning and quantitative analysis, teamwork and leadership skills.
including project management and
YEAR FOUR: LAUNCH
budgeting while enhancing team work, leadership, and supervisory skills through a group service learning project. Throughout
Meeting recruiters through networking receptions, career immersion trips and on-campus recruiting, students focus on executing their Career and Leadership Development Plan and
Major: political science Major: economics
Major: student-designed
Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. She leads the Foundation’s global
nonprofits, political officers and community developers. Matt is vice president and chief financial officer. In its first year, the company grew from one home office to three offices, seven full-time employees, and eighteen clients. In November 2016, Jayson was recognized as one of the Baltimore Business Journal’s 2016 class of 40 Under 40 for his growing business and public service.
ALEXIS NICHOLS ’10 Major: English
DAKIM GAINES ’09 Major: biology
DINO VILSON ’09 Major: biology
These former roommates each got their shot at St. Mary’s College. Dakim earned a PhD in molecular pharmacology from Rutgers University. Dino graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine and is pursuing his residency in urology at Stanford University. Dakim
launching into their future.
Alexis is an award-winning actress living in Los Angeles, California. On
chose SMCM because of the small class sizes and accessibility to
career paths associated with their project.
Career Immersion Trips: Regional employers open their doors to small groups of students
camera, she is most known for her role as Lucille Ball in “Becoming
professors. Dino liked the community atmosphere. “I enjoyed my
Additionally, teams will meet with community leaders to explore how their project
for a day-long visit, connecting students to employers and industries for insight on what
Lucy,” a role that garnered her best actress wins from the International
time as an orientation leader – introducing new students to the
impacts the region and its citizens.
it takes to break into certain fields. The day might include a panel discussion, tour of the
Independent Film awards, W.I.N.D. (Women, Inspiration, Nation &
College’s diverse, collaborative community and the St. Mary’s Way.”
business, and interviews for full-time jobs.
Diversity) Film Festival, and Cinerockom in Beverly Hills. Alexis’ first
the year, students learn about professional
YEAR THREE: EXPERIENCE
Career Fair and Campus Interviews: The Career Fair gives students a chance to talk with
In addition to engaging in an internship or professional fellowship, students conduct
employers before applying to jobs. Many students are offered an interview on the spot and
a personalized skills gap analysis and identify actionable ways to maximize their
receive an offer for a job or internship within days of the event. Students can sign up for on-
advantage in the job market.
campus interviews.
animated feature film and television series can be found on Netflix, where she voices three characters in the English version of the animated series “Little Witch Academia.”