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In Residence at the Starr Center, Writer Cam Terwilliger is Finishing His First Historical Novel Exploring the 18th-Century American Frontier

August 1, 2018Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD—What was life like two centuries ago in the forested Iroquois country, a place where cultures met and frequently clashed? It takes considerable literary skill to craft a historical novel that brings to life a society living on the edge of the Western wilderness. Evoking the beauty, danger, and wonder of the 18th-century American […]

High and Wides Concert in Chestertown Relocated to Hynson Pavilion

July 26, 2018Across Our Desk

Due to the weather forecast, tonight’s Riverfront Concert with the High and Wides, presented by Washington College’s Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, has been moved to Hynson Pavilion, Wilmer Park, Chestertown. Parking is available in the Wilmer Park parking lot. Please note, that due to construction there is NO parking available […]

Washington College and Dixon Valve Team Up to Send Furniture to Veterans in Need

July 25, 2018July 25, 2018Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD—Washington College has teamed up with Dixon Valve and Coupling to donate 44 bedroom sets—bed, chest of drawers, chair, and desk—to help military veterans transition from homelessness into new housing. The furniture, which in mid-July moved from the campus to the Veterans Multi-Service Center Thrift Store in Philadelphia thanks to a donated tractor-trailer from […]

Celebrating the Year of the Bird, Washington College Announces New Scholarship For Students Pursuing Interests in Ornithology

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD — Marking the 20th anniversary of the Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory and the Year of the Bird, Washington College has announced a new scholarship for students who are interested in the science and study of birds. The Washington College Ornithology Scholarship will be awarded to two students in the incoming class of 2023, […]

Washington College Alumna and Former Development Director to Return to Lead Advancement Team

July 23, 2018July 23, 2018Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD — Susannah “Susie” Chase ’90, who ran Washington College’s Development Office for five years and has honed her skills in a career focused on development and management in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors, will return to her alma mater to become Vice President for Advancement. Chase, who was the College’s development director […]

With Deep Eastern Shore and Washington College Roots, The High & Wides, Performing July 26, 2018

July 21, 2018Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD—There comes a moment in the work of some artists when they begin to open doors in their craft in a way that makes people sit up and take notice. In the case of the group The High & Wides, whose roots are firmly entwined in the Eastern Shore and Washington College, that moment […]

Rose O’Neill Literary House’s Third Annual Cherry Tree Young Writers’ Conference Features Readings by Conference Faculty

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD—The Cherry Tree Young Writers’ Conference, which invites high school students to Washington College to work with esteemed writers, will feature readings on July 18 and 19, 2018 highlighting the conference’s faculty. On July 18, James Allen Hall, conference director and director of the Rose O’Neill Literary House, will join poet Jehanne Dubrow in […]

Mark C. Hampton will return to Washington College into the newly created position of Executive Vice President of Strategy and Operations.

June 30, 2018June 29, 2018Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD— Mark C. Hampton, who led Washington College’s Office of Finance and Administration for two years before taking a position at the New York Institute of Technology, is returning to Chestertown to take on a newly created leadership role at the College, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Operations. In this position, Hampton will […]

Summer Literary Salon Features Poets, Fiction Writers, and Essayists, Plus Local Musicians

June 12, 2018Across Our Desk

The Rose O’Neill Literary House’s Summer Literary Salon will feature readings by H.G. Carrillo, David MacLean, Lynn Melnick, and the Literary House’s 2018 Cave Canem Fellow, Lauren Russell, as well as music from The Pam Ortiz Band. This free, public event on June 19, 2018 starting at 4:30, will be followed by a book signing […]

Washington College’s 2018 Riverfront Concert Series Kicks Off on June 28 With Sombarkin’

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018Across Our Desk

Slip into summer with Washington College’s Riverfront Concert Series, which this year kicks off with Sombarkin’, the acclaimed a capella gospel, blues and jazz trio, who will open the Thursday evening series on June 28 at 6:30 p.m. Produced by the Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, the free concerts take place […]

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