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Articles Tagged ‘ Dean Bayless ’

March 21, 201210:16 pm

News-in-Brief: Dean Laura Bayless Leaves College

Photo Courtesy of the SMCM Website.

By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief

On Feb. 24, President Urgo sent an all-campus email informing the College community that Laura Bayless would be stepping down from her positions as Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at the end of the academic year. Five days later, however, Urgo sent another email explaining that Bayless had left her position [...]

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April 12, 201112:33 pm

Director of Public Safety Resigns

Former Director of Public Safety, Chief Christopher M. Santiago (Photo from www.smcm.edu/publicsafety)

By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor and Dave Chase, Former Managing Editor

On Tuesday, April 12, Dean of Students Laura Bayless confirmed that former Director of Public Safety Christopher Santiago is no longer employed with St. Mary’s College. Santiago, who formerly served as the Assistant Director of Campus Safety for Keene State College in New Hampshire, began his work as Director of Public Safety on Sept. 7, 2010, making his tenure just over seven months long.

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August 31, 201112:15 pm

Summer Sees Staff Changes

By Amanda Zelaya, Former Editor-in-Chief

Last year during a President’s Council meeting, it was proposed that the positions of Coordinator of Student Activites and the Judicial Affairs officer should be two different positions instead of a joint position held by one person.

September 22, 20109:16 am

St. Mary’s Campus to Extreme Weather: Can’t Touch This

By Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor

On Thursday, Sept. 2, and Friday, Sept. 3, the St. Mary’s campus community experienced rain showers and cloudy skies related to Hurricane Earl. It was the first weather-related incident of the college year and the first incident that could have required emergency actions.

February 9, 20105:56 pm

Dean Bayless Wins ACPA Award

By Amanda Zelaya, Former Editor-in-Chief

Recently, The American College Personal Association (ACPA) with a Diamond Honoree Award honored St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Dean of Student Affairs Laura Bayless. This award is given in recognition of Dean Bayless’ achievements in student affairs. “[The Diamond Honoree Award] is meant to honor student affairs professionals who have done good work over the [...]

December 8, 200911:55 am

College Periodic Review Report Submitted for Campus Feedback

By Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief

Acting President and Provost Larry Vote has asked that the campus community provide feedback on the current draft of the Middle States Periodic Review Report available on the Portal.

November 3, 20098:56 am

Colleges Nationwide Look into Creating ‘Sexiling’ Policies

By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor

Throughout the history of collegiate on-campus residences, most colleges and universities have tiptoed around a particularly touchy subject that has lately received its own name and has only recently been openly discussed. That subject is “sexiling.”

October 19, 20096:46 pm

Campus Drug Referrals Reach a Nine Year High

By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief

The Office of Public Safety recently released the annual crime statistics for 2008. One statistic is particularly eye catching: drug use on campus has nearly doubled compared to the past nine years.

September 22, 20098:07 am

New policies added to student handbook

By Peter Sparklin, Assistant Editor-In-Chief

New policies have been added to the student handbook, To the Point, detailing new medical amnesty and Good Samaritan, sanction reduction, and missing person policies, as well as changes to older policies regarding the use of evidence in judicial affairs, appeals, and sexual assault. One highly discussed policy was the medical amnesty policy, which says [...]