Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Former Student Trustee
May 1, 20124:33 pm
Suicide Awareness Video Produced by Former Student Trustee
By Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Former Student Trustee
Suicide and depression have long been held as taboo subjects in our modern society and through many points in history. The St. Mary’s Health and Counseling Center, along with videographer Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, decided to make this video in order to breach that taboo and attempt to reach out to anyone in society going through similar [...]
May 3, 201112:05 am
Sustainability Fellow Position Vital to College Mission, Purpose
By Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Former Student Trustee
As our country and our state struggle to cope with the recession, we at St. Mary’s College of Maryland have seen a lot of cuts. We all know workers across the State are hurting and administrators at the College are worried. But as we tighten our belts and trim down our budgets, there are some things that we have to save— the things that make us who we are.
May 3, 201112:00 am
Student Trustee: College Left in Capable Hands
By Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Former Student Trustee
In February of 2009, I was selected to be the 2010-2011 Student Trustee. It was the beginning of a 27-month commitment, and I had no idea what I was getting into. Over these past 27 months, I have continued to be a student, and just added on the opportunity to represent all students before the Board of Trustees. I’ve used my position to push for change, to fight for the rights of students, and to better every aspect of the school I could think of. I’ve used the position to gain access to certain areas, to sit on committees I might not otherwise have been invited to, and to get meetings on short notice with school administrators. But now I’m graduating.
April 19, 201112:01 am
Giving What You Can to Keep St. Mary’s Great
By Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Former Student Trustee
A girl I know turned to me and said that this was her last semester, she couldn’t afford to come back. Two days later, a guy stopped me on the path, to ask about financial aid possibilities, saying he was working twenty-hour weeks on top of school and still not making ends meet. Five days later, another person said she was taking twenty-four credits this semester, in an effort to graduate early to avoid additional debt.
April 5, 201112:01 am
Student Trustee: News in Brief On Campus Life
By Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Former Student Trustee
Since there are no huge things happening on campus these days, I figured I’d give a news-in-brief style article this week. So here goes nothing.
March 22, 201112:03 am
SGA Substantive and Vital to St. Mary’s
By Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Former Student Trustee
When I came to St. Mary’s as a freshman (way back in the day when we were still called freshmen), the thought of joining the Student Government Association (SGA) had never crossed my mind. It still hadn’t more than a year later when then-SGA President Sunny Schnitzer suggested I apply to be the Student Trustee.
March 1, 201112:05 am
Should St. Marys Have Merit Aid?
By Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Former Student Trustee
I continue to talk to people who can no longer afford a St. Mary’s education. At the same time, there are people at this school that can conceivably afford the full cost, but don’t have to thanks to merit-based aid.
February 15, 201112:03 am
Tuition Increases Likely for All Students
By Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Former Student Trustee
Allow me to apologize in advance, because most of what you’re about to read will not be good news. There will be a tuition increase this year – likely around six percent for in-state and an equal dollar amount for out-of-state.
February 2, 20116:00 pm
An Offshore Account Comes Free With the Position
By Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Former Student Trustee
As we dive deeper into the search process for the 2012-2013 Student Trustee, I’d like to take an opportunity to fill you all in on what the Student Trustee actually does that makes the position moderately important.
November 16, 201012:03 am
Student Trustee: Who We Are at St. Mary’s
By Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Former Student Trustee
The name St. Mary’s College of Maryland is steeped in meaning and tradition. We have long identified ourselves based on the sense of community people experience when they come here, or when they visit. As an institution, we have never doubted who we are, or what we do.
