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===Off-campus events===
*Oyster Festival: The oyster-shucking contest at this annual festival is the last stop before the international championships of oyster shucking.
*St. Mary's County Fair: A "true hometown" county fair, complete with 4-H events, prize-winning animals, food, arts and crafts, and a carnival too.
*[[Point Lookout State Park|Point Lookout]] Ghost Tour: Twelve miles south of the College, Point Lookout State Park includes the remains of a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] prison for Confederate soldiers, many of whom died of malaria waiting for the War to end. A tour of their ghostly remains is held on Halloween.
*Concerts at Calvert Marine Museum: Big names perform at this outdoor venue, right across the bridge in [[Calvert County]]: [[Bob Dylan]], [[The Allman Brothers]], [[Travis Tritt]], [[Martina McBride]], [[Eddie from Ohio]].<ref name="autogenerated1" />
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For roughly the first 100 years (1840-1937) of its existence, the head of St. Mary's was called the “principal.” When the school received accreditation as a junior college and included within the Maryland state budget in 1937, the term “principal” was changed to "president.” The current president is [[Jane Margaret O'Brien]].
==General informationInformation==
[[Image:St Marys River.jpg|thumb|left|View of the St. Mary's River from the St. Mary's College of Maryland campus.]] The campus borders the [[St. Marys River (Maryland)|St. Mary's River]].
===Mission statement===
"Founded on the site of Maryland’s first capital, the College stands as a living legacy to the ideals of freedom and inclusiveness. Our beautiful residential campus on the banks of the St. Mary’s River inspires our work, our play, and our commitment to the environment."
===Student data===
*As of Fall 2007, the college had 1980 students.
**56% of students are female, 44% male.
*The Student:Faculty ratio in the Fall of 2007 was 12:1. <ref>[http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/college/CollegeAdmissions.aspx?iid=1022723 Princeton Review Admission Profile of St. Mary's College of Maryland]</ref>
== Management == === College Administration === === Board of Trustees === ===Relationship with Historic St. Mary's City===
St. Mary's College of Maryland and the Historic St. Mary's City have a close relationship. Students are often hired to work within the historic site, and those who aren't working are frequently found to be walking or biking along the miles of trail throughout Historic. Current students may visit the historical site for free.<ref>[http://admissions.smcm.edu/pages/exp_tour/exp_tour_low.asp?section=1&page=20 Virtual Campus Tour]</ref>
Nitze Senior Fellows visit St. Mary's College several times throughout their assigned year to give lectures and meet with Nitze Scholars and other St. Mary's College students.
Previous Nitze Fellows include: [[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]] (2007-2008); [[David E. Sanger]] (2006-2007); [[Edward P. Jones]] (2005-2006); [[Diane Rehm]] (2004-2005); [[Dr. Josiah Ober]] (2003-2004); [[Norine Johnson]] (2002-2003); [[Mario Livio]] (2001-2002); [[Wole Soyinka]], [[Henry Rosemont]], [[Michael Ellis-Tolaydo]], [[Lucille Clifton]] (Spring 2001); Judge [[Thomas Penfield Jackson]] (Fall 2000); [[Richard Lewontin]] (Spring 2000); [[Ben Cardin]] (Fall 1999).
==Student life ==
* Polar Bear Splash: an annual effort to raise awareness for [[Global Warming]]. More than one hundred students take a swim in the freezing St. Mary's River during this mid-winter event. <ref>[http://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2008/02/slideshow_a_cool_dip_for_a_war.html/ A Cool Dip for a Warming Planet]</ref>
* Shoe Tree: For a lot of students, throwing a pair of shoes or flip-flops tied together into the shoe tree marks a memorable "first time" on the college campus. <ref>[http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/1233840883062637188xouLeE oh so famous shoe tree pictures from college photos on webshots<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
=== Varsity sports===
