Here's What's Happening This Week 6.5.2024.
TPP PROGRAM UPDATES
SoMD 2030 is funded by NAWCAD to build the STEM pipeline, increase career opportunities, and connect talented students with apprenticeships and internships in Southern MD. Learn more at: https://paxpartnership.org/somd-2030-workforce/ Contact: Jen Brown, SoMD 2030, Director at jennifer.brown@paxpartnership.org for more information.
Tuesday, July 2 from 5-7pm at the Pax River Naval Air Museum. IS YOUR COMPANY HOSTING A COLLEGE INTERN THIS SUMMER? Encourage them to attend the MEGA Intern Networking event on July 2! The Patuxent Partnership/ SoMD 2030 initiative and St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development are co-sponsoring a MEGA Intern and Young Professionals networking/social event. Interns and young professionals from across the tri-county area are welcome! The event is free and includes food, door prizes, and many chances to meet new people in southern MD! If you have interns in your organization that would be interested in attending, please have them respond via this link: https://forms.gle/BvFLsWtBgRyzrnws5. For questions please contact Jen Brown at Jennifer.brown@paxpartnership.org.
Youth Apprenticeship Program seeking companies to host apprentices! The Apprenticeship Maryland Program/Tech Jobs Rule (AMP/TJR) and the Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center (FCTC) welcome local companies to participate in the Youth Apprenticeship Program. We want to increase the number of apprentices and business partners for the 2024-25 school year. SMCPS Forrest Tech Center is working to place students in apprenticeship positions between now and September 2024. Calvert and Charles Counties are also in discussion for 2024-2025. If your company plans to participate next school year, please complete the 2024-2025 Youth Apprentice Industry Request Form: https://paxpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-2025-Youth-Apprentice-Industry-Request-Form-Updated-Jan-2024-3-1.docx and submit to kawhite@smcps.org Check out the AMP/TJR video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2FT6Mc1-00
Companies in Calvert County can contact Michelle McGuffin at mcguffinm@calvertnet.k12.md.us and companies in Charles County can reach Sandy Rooney at srooney@ccboe.com
The TPP Newsletter archived on our website here: https://paxpartnership.org/newsletter/.
TPP HAS OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE! Contact Kiki Hall for more information at 301-866-4088 or kiki.hall@paxpartnership.org
Thank you SAIC for being TPP’s FY24 Gold Sponsor!
Learn more about sponsorships
here: https://paxpartnership.org/membership/sponsorship-opportunities/
TPP – TECH BRIDGE – NAWCAD -NAVAIR
Tech Bridge–NAVAL https://www.secnav.navy.mil/agility/Pages/tech-bridges/southern-maryland/default.aspx
Don’t Miss: 26 June, 2024 |11:30am NAVY SBIR/STTR Open Topic Ask Me Anything Session – TechPort. (Hybrid) The Department of the Navy will pre-release its SBIR 24.4 Open Topics BAA on June 13, 2024, and is conducting an Open Topics AMA to learn about the unique features of this funding opportunity to seek commercial solutions to meet specific mission critical Naval needs. The Open Topics BAA will be open to receive proposals on August 1, 2024, and close to proposal submission September 4, 2024.
The program includes presentations from topic authors representing the three participating Systems Commands (SYSCOM) and a live discussion. Participating SYSCOMs include Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).
The hybrid Open Topics AMA session will be broadcast from two locations, offering both in-person and remote participation. In-person participation includes the following two locations:
· TechPort, 44185 Airport Road, California, MD 20619 (11:30 am EST)
· Austin Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St., Suite 150, Austin, TX 78701 (10:30 am CST)
Registration is required for remote and/or in-person participation. To register, please visit: https://share.hsforms.com/11E8KXTwVS9mEVDYxQ_bJpQcjf4c
EDUCATION
The UMCP's Maryland Applied Graduate Engineering office info session for graduate engineering programs at USMSM has been changed to a virtual event. Please visit here for more information: https://mage.umd.edu/shell
2024 Naval Horizons is a student essay contest introducing students to cutting-edge STEM topics impacting the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps through an engaging video series. The STEM topics in the video series include space weather, aerospace optometry, epidemiology, machine learning and more! The submission period for the contest is officially open to college and high school students who are U.S. citizens, and essays will be accepted until June 10, 2024, at 11:59 pm ET. Check out the flyer and learn more at https://navalhorizons.us
The Maryland Technology Internship Program (MTIP) Funds are available to partially cover summer intern salaries! MTIP will pay up to 50% of intern salaries. The intern paperwork is not overwhelming. Read program requirements: https://mtip.umbc.edu/employers/ - Now accepting applications for Summer 2024! Questions about MTIP contact: Jen Spencer Heilman, Program Director, Maryland Technology Internship Program at mtip@umbc.edu. Back-up: Christine Routzahn, Director, UMBC Career Center.
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) (www.smcm.edu) Computer Science Program seeks adjunct faculty motivated to work with undergraduate students and share their computational expertise.
Qualifications for Adjunct faculty:
· Masters degree in a computational field of study (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.)
· Up-to-date experience in the subject they will teach
· An interest in or experience in teaching
Bonus Qualifications: Adjunct faculty could also have
- The ability to teach class during the day
- Specific expertise in an area in which they work (Security, Distributed or Parallel Systems, AI, Networks, Graphics, Algorithms, etc.)
Benefits: Adjunct faculty gain
- Experience teaching at the college level
- The opportunity to recruit undergraduate students into future internships or jobs in their specific area
- The opportunity to interact with other faculty in the sciences
Additional information:
Standard adjunct pay is $4,500 per course
Evening class times are 6:10-7:25 PM twice a week, Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday | Daytime classes from 8:30-9:20 am at the earliest or 3:10-4:25 pm. Lower level classes (Intro 1, Intro 2, Data Structures) 10-25 students. These courses are typically taught in Java. Upper level classes (various subjects) 10-20 students. Our greatest need (currently) is in Intro 1 and Intro 2.
Contacts: Professor Alex Meadows, Department Chair of Math and CS, ammeadows@smcm.edu |Professor Simon Read, Computer Science Program Coordinator, sread@smcm.edu
Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Subscribe to their newsletter here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/Je5H45l/Subscribe Website: https://www.smcm.edu/democracy/
College of Southern Maryland, (CSM) Information, news and events: register: https://www.csmd.edu/news/index.html
CSM Kicks Off Summer with Cultural Events, a Ward Virts Concert and a Veterans Resource Day
June 6, 2024,|7 pm Provocations Faculty Excellence Speaker Series: “Exploring How Colleges Are Preparing for Increasing Hispanic Populations” with Jesse Gonzalez. La Plata Campus, Community Education (CE) Building, Room 101. Associate Professor of English Jesse Gonzalez will explore what colleges are doing around the nation to welcome and educate the growing Hispanic populations in our schools. Gonzalez will illustrate the statistics involving increased Hispanic populations nationally and locally, then highlight a few initiatives and programs and their results. The presentation will raise questions for our own community and CSM. Free. https://www.csmd.edu/calendar/2024/06/provocations-series-jesse-gonzalez.html
June 8, 2024 |10 am - 2 pm Veterans Academic and Community Resource Day at Regional Hughesville Campus, Center for Health Sciences. All veteran and military-connected community members are invited to join CSM’s Veterans Affairs team on June 8. New and returning students can take advantage of in-person services including registration assistance, advising, and assessments. Community resources will also be available to offer services to veterans. Free. Registration by June 3 encouraged but not required. https://www.csmd.edu/calendar/2024/06/vet-resource-day-jun8.html
Holiday: Juneteenth (College Closed). The college will be closed for the Juneteenth holiday on Wednesday, June 19 and reopen on Thursday, June 20.
https://www.csmd.edu/calendar/2024/06/holiday-juneteenth-2024.html
SUMMER PROGRAMS
growingSTEMS – is offering the following Summer Camps:
July 27-28th, August 24-25th, and September 7-8th, 2024 -Combat Robotics summer camp focused around Termite Class Combat Robots! Competitors in grades 3-5th are able to participate in this 2-day camp. Each camp will run on Saturday and Sunday, 10-3pm each day. There will be 12 slots per camp and each camp will be limited to 3 of each robot design.
Ant Weight (1lb) Combat Robotics Competition! Program participants (11+) will work with mentors to design and build their very own 1lb combat robot with the season culminating in our Ant Weight tournament! Registration for both camps here: https://growingstems.org/product/ant-weight-competition-registration/
NAWCAD and growingSTEMS Robotics Camp Session 2: August 6-8 | 8am -3pm. Registration: Visit growingstems.org/nawcad-camps Questions on eligibility please email: NAWCAD_PAXR_StrategicEducationalOffice@us.navy.mil
RESOURCES
Please note: Economic and Workforce Information Resources are copied to: https://paxpartnership.org/community-resources/.
NEWS: DOD Issues Class Deviation on Cybersecurity Standards for Covered Contractor Information Systems. The class deviation is available on the Defense Pricing and Contracting public website at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA000814-24-DPC.pdf.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | 4:30- 7:00pm St Mary’s Young Professionals Sunset Cruise with Captain Phil (FREE) More here: https://www.facebook.com/events/7514278345291796/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D
Saturday July 20, 2024 | 9am -5:30pm Hive Hysteria event by growingStems - Team 836 The RoboBees. Open to the public. Hive Hysteria is a combat robot competition that pushes the boundaries of design and engineering. This year's edition will feature twenty 12lb combat robots battling it out in an exciting arena. The event is expected to attract an audience of robotics enthusiasts, students, families, and media representatives. 44099 Commerce Ave, Hollywood, MD 20636.
Calvert County is hosting a Southern Maryland Cyber Summit on June 20 at CSM. Please see the following registration link for more details and feel free share with anyone who may be interested in attending:
https://eplussouthernmdcybersummit24.splashthat.com/?utm_campaign=Events&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8VQKPXtg0PChgTd2B7Abd-x8s8NngKhjt9GXuTCx6v9sIfbYtzxbEULFBu__Y-2UKGdGOYuLjKHLyrN2ekDrfI4-CThw&_hsmi=2&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email
INCOSE SOMD is getting active again! https://www.incose.org/ That means we're running monthly "Systems Engineering Forums". The forums are INCOSE events for all local systems engineers, but we're not checking ID or anything: anyone with an interest in systems engineering is welcome to stop by. Longer term, we're also looking for engineering-themed opportunities to get more engaged. Details to be determined, but please keep INCOSE in mind if something comes up. More info coming soon.
Aerospace Workforce: At Maryland Aerospace Day in February, one discussion point was workforce development for the aerospace industry in Maryland. Industry representatives shared that they have positions that are hard to fill and would like to engage with Maryland Colleges and Universities to determine the best path to solve that problem with graduates from Maryland. To prepare us for future discussions between industry in the state and higher education, we've developed a survey, the full link is at the bottom of this email. Hoping for as many responses and will start to process the responses next week. Thanks so much for your help and please let me know if you have any questions. Aerospace Occupation Survey - Formstack
The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) is the formally chartered, nationwide network of over 300 federal laboratories and research centers, that fosters commercialization, best practice strategies and opportunities for accelerating federal technologies out of the labs and into the marketplace. New industries, businesses, and jobs that can be created, when a new technology is brought to market, are just a few of the successes that take effect through technology transfer (T2), and the FLC is here to promote, facilitate, and educate labs and industry about that process. FLC Newsletter registration: https://federallabs.org/flc-highlights/flc-digest-newsletter
Pax River Naval Museum (PRNAM) Become a PRNAM member today: https://www.paxmuseum.com/membership
Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Southern Region, stay informed and follow-on social media and here: https://www.sbdchelp.com
SBDC Online Training- Check out their NO-Cost Online Training & Workshops! https://www.marylandsbdc.org/training
SBDC and the Baltimore District Office of the Small Business Administration (SBA) are launching a series of "Access to Funding" events across the state. Tailored for entrepreneurs seeking start-up capital, funds for recovery, or growth financing, these events provide a unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with a variety of lenders in a dynamic speed lending format. Find a location near you and register for this pivotal networking event. Registration: https://www.sba.gov/events?keyword=Funding&field_event_dates_value=All&district=56&in_person_or_online=All
SBIR/STTR Proposal Lab -Maryland life science and technology businesses with a compelling innovation, TEDCO and Team leverage decades of experience in writing, reviewing, and winning SBIR/STTR and other federal grants and contracts to position you for up to $275,000 of non-dilutive Phase I funding from the National Science Foundation. Our team is comprised of experts at OST Global Solutions and the Maryland Small Business Development Center, with subject matter expert proposal reviewers culled from TEDCO’s Network Advisors. Apply here: https://tedco.tfaforms.net/84 TEDCO Newsletter subscribe here: https://www.tedcomd.com/subscribe-tedcos-newsletters.
Connect with Maryland’s B2G sector by attending conferences, industry days, and other events. Information here: https://go.activecalendar.com/doit-md/?&ql=y&search=y
Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs Monthly Small Biz Bulletin https://gomdsmallbiz.maryland.gov/Pages/Business-Resources.aspx
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Tri-County Council (TCC) - Business Engagement Specialist Team (B.E.S.T.) monthly Business News/Updates newsletter! Email: BESTeam@tccsmd.org to request to subscribe.
Check out the most up-to-date Hot Jobs! For a list of employers hiring part-time or full-time positions: https://bit.ly/wklyfhotjobs
COMMUNITY NEWS & ACTIVITIES
St Mary’s College of Maryland https://www.smcm.edu/ Check for events here: https://inside.smcm.edu/events?page=1
Friday, June 14, 2024 – 6-9pm Mulberry Music Festival with Gabe Stillman - Walking Eagle – Everyday Everybody – Shamans of Sound. Venue: Townhouse Green, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
June 16-22, 2024 The eleventh annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference. More here: https://www.smcm.edu/annualevents/chesapeake-writers-conference/
Friday, Jun 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm River Concert Series at Townhouse Green - A Southern Maryland tradition, this family-friendly music festival, and winner of two Governor's Awards for Arts, Tourism, and Community Economic Development will again be held. https://www.smcm.edu/river-concert/
Historic Sotterley - Information & to register for events here: https://www.sotterley.org/events. Tour season is open!
Sat, June 8, 2024 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Habitat Scavenger Hunt
Wed, June 12 | 7:00 pm Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Patricia Samford
Fri, June 21 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Art in the Gardens
Fri, June 28, 2024 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Art Inspired by Birds
St Mary’s County newsletter here: https://www.yesstmarysmd.com/newsletter/.
Historic St. Mary’s City, (HSMC)- See all events & to register: https://www.hsmcdigshistory.org/events/. Info / Register: email hsmcc.groups@maryland.gov; 301-994-4371 / 301-994-4372
June 7 & 8, 2024 | 10:00 am—4:00 pm Tidewater Archaeology Days
June 14, 2024 | 2pm 1634 Members Only - St. Mary’s Fort Tour with Dr. Travis Parno
June 20, 2024 | 10:00am- 11:00am Lil Pirates - Designed for children 3 - 4 years old with an accompanying adult. Registration is required.
June 21, 2024 | 10:00am- 11:00am Lil Pirates II - Designed for children 5 - 7 years old with an accompanying adult. Registration is required.
June 21 & 22, 2024 | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm & 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Sin and Scandal at St. Mary's - An Adults Only Tour at Godiah Spray Tobacco Plantation. 47621 Old Cove Road. Lexington Park, MD- For ages 18+ Cost: $20 Registration is required.
June 22, 2024 | 12:00 pm—6:00 pm BeerFest State House lawn. 47418 Old State House Road. St. Mary’s City, MD Admission: $20 for tasters (or $18 in advance), and $10 for designated drivers. Children 15 and under receive free admission. Rain or shine. Info: www.hsmcBeerFest.org
Sat, June 29, 2024, |10am -5pm – Community, Culture & Cuisine, entertainment and cultural flair from a wide variety of diverse communities in Lexington Park and beyond. Attendance is free! St. Mary’s Square: 21600 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park. Learn more about the entertainment, cuisine and sponsors here: https://stmaryscdc.org/LexBA/
St. Mary’s County Museum Division - Please visit: museums.stmarysmd.com. Sign up for their newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/8818922c0fdc/march2024?e=5cb0e4248f
St. Clement’s Museum- Water taxi service is available through October 31, 2024.
Dinner & Cruise Series Returns to St. Clement’s Island Museum. These themed cruises offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy a fun evening of cruising on the St. Clement’s Island Water Taxi, a delicious seafood dinner, and a dessert reception. To reserve your ticket, visit: DinnerAndACruise.eventbrite.com See here for events:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1658464684962822/1658464704962820/?event_time_id=1658464704962820
St. Clement’s Island Museum & Piney Point Lighthouse Museum Free Admission to Military Members from May to September
Drayden African American Schoolhouse in Drayden. Free Open Houses June 15, 16 & 19 (special Juneteenth holiday hours), July 6, August 3, September 7, and October 5.
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