Here's What's Happening This Week 3.20.2024.
TPP PROGRAM UPDATES
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 |8am – 4:45pm -TPP 2024 DEFENSE SUMMIT – Keynote speaker The Honorable Russell Rumbaugh, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management & Comptroller) – USMSM SMART Bldg. Thank you to our sponsors: Diamond Sponsor: Northrop Grumman, Gold Sponsors: Chenega Agile Real Time Solutions, LLC, SAIC - Silver Sponsors: NSI, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, MIL Corp - Lunch Sponsor: Resource Management Concepts Inc. See the agenda for the program and register here: https://paxpartnership.org/tpp-events/defsummit2024/
SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, April 17,2024 – NAWCAD Industry Day at USMSM SMART Bldg. Registration opening soon. NOTE: The NAVAIR Standard Labor Category Guide (SLC) on our website Resources page: Link here: https://paxpartnership.org/program-resources/
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | 5:00 – 7:30pm TPP/ANA Panel with Maritime Patrol Association - Maritime Patrol: Eyes and Ears of the Fleet with Keynote Speaker & Moderator: VADM Frank “Spanky” Morley, Principal Military Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition). Panelists on event page - Pax River Naval Air Museum, Flight Technology Hall. Sponsored by ASEC. Registration: https://paxpartnership.org/tpp-events/april2024panel/
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, working with government, industry, and academia. Learn more details about the SoMD 2030 workforce development initiative: https://paxpartnership.org/somd-2030-workforce/ Contact: Jen Brown, SoMD 2030, Director at jennifer.brown@paxpartnership.org for more information.
AMP/TJR 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 will be working this spring to place students in apprenticeship positions that begin between June 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 https://paxpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-2025-Youth-Apprentice-Industry-Request-Form-Updated-Jan-2024-3-1.docx to kawhite@smcps.org Check out the AMP/TJR video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2FT6Mc1-00
TPP IS HIRING! We are looking for a Senior Staff Accountant. See job description here:http://class.somd.com/Jobs-and-Careers-Offered/ad/90756/Senior-Staff-Accountant.html
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
TPP – TECH BRIDGE – NAWCAD -NAVAIR
Tech Bridge – NAVAL X here: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/agility/Pages/Archive/tb_southernmaryland.aspx
EDUCATION
Please visit our new improved STEM-LINK website for all things related to STEM. Link: https://paxpartnership.org/stem-link/
April 15-17, 2024 Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center- The Mock Interview Fair in person at the Forrest Center need volunteers to serve as interviewers. This is a learning tool, so that students experience a "real" job interview with people from the industry and community. A firm commitment is needed from interviewers by March 18th, 2024, to meet the scheduling process. Please submit this form to RSVP at this link!
- Monday, April 15th: Academy of Health Professions, Certified Clinical Medical Assisting, Digital Media Production (formerly TV/Video Production), and Hospitality and Tourism.
- Tuesday, April 16th: CADD, Engineering, IT Networking, and Manufacturing Engineering Technology (formerly Production Engineering).
- Wednesday, April 17th: Carpentry, Dental Assisting, Electrical Wiring, Graphic Communications, and the Teacher Academy of Maryland.
Saturday, 18 May 2024 NAWCAD and The Patuxent Partnership (TPP) are pleased to announce the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics - Inspiring the Next Generation (STEM-ING 2024) event for our eleventh year. The event will be at the SMCM. The one-day STEM-ING event is designed for middle school girls in the tri-county region to gain confidence in STEM and learn about STEM fields and associated careers. 100 young women will hear from Wonder Women, positive role models in the STEM industry and academia, and will have an opportunity to select from up to 10 fun, interactive, and challenging STEM related workshops. If you are interested in volunteering, please register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-stem-ing-volunteer-registration-tickets-795469539807 . High School volunteers must register with Facilities, Events, or as a Workshop Assistant. Volunteer Training Night is on Thursday, 16 May. During this STEM-ING event, the students will attend 3 STEM related workshops. Link here: https://www.stem-ing.org/2024-stem-event/ Our Workshop Team Leads, Laura Ross (e.ross12.civ@us.navy.mil)and Kristen Finnegan (kristen.t.finnegan.civ@us.navy.mil), are looking for new workshop events and activities for the upcoming 2024 STEM-ING event. Please share your ideas.
The Maryland Technology Internship Program (MTIP) helps Maryland retain top tech talent by increasing the number of paid technical internships offered in Maryland. 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.
St Mary’s College of Maryland Intern Program:
- Friday, 22 March, 2024 | 7-8:30pm- Internship Film Festival to raise the profile of internships and celebrate the work of our employer partners and interns. SMCM is launching our first ever Internship Film Festival during Career Week in March 2024. The event will have a live audience and will feature prizes for the top video submissions. More information can be found in Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/44420/employer_previewtoken=TCjkdnDKghk5LHFivW6wzjEOL8AVep2n1WNgqdGAPaNT0YYRF6gY-g
- Tuesday, 26 March, 2024 |10am-2pm- Career & Internship Fair at St. Mary's College of Maryland- Hire for your open positions—including internships and jobs for graduating students—plus network with students exploring career paths and build awareness of your organization. Located at the Recreational Courts in the Athletics and Recreation Center. Admission is complimentary; optional boxed lunches are $15 each. Contact: Melissa Golowski at magolowski@smcm.edu or 240-895-4203. Registration is online in Handshake:
https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/45638/employer_preview?token=7w9X2d2imC80a1WnS9IBr0fgcf0vSy5LD_231nzwvTkOnlc9lpTXDA
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/
CSD Upcoming Events
- March 27, 2024 |6:30-9:00 pm - Esther Mujawayo, Lecture and Reception Daugherty-Palmer Commons.
- April 10 or 11, 2024 (TBD) -Americas Dialogue Series/Public Lecture at Cole Cinema
- April 11, 2024 | 5pm -Primary Election Candidate Forum at Lexington Park Library
- April 13th, 2024 | 10:00am-National Civics Bee. Link: https://inside.smcm.edu/events/national-civics-bee
College of Southern Maryland, (CSM) Information, news and to register: https://www.csmd.edu/news/index.html.
- April 18, 2024, 2024 - The “14th Annual Nonprofit Institute Conference”- “Community Unity: Building a Resilient Nonprofit Sector” Registration opens in mid-March- CSM President Dr. Yolanda Wilson returns as the keynote speaker! More here: csmd.edu/NPIconference
- Training solutions for businesses, powered by the CSM. Contact them here: https://workforce.csmd.edu
SCHOLARSHIPS
CSM Alum Destiny Morgan Establishes ‘Kuinua Together’ Scholarship to Uplift Future Tech Leaders - Over the past five years, the Foundation has awarded an average of over 600 scholarships a year for a total of more than $4 million. Donors can start their own scholarship fund with as little as $1,000 or donate to one of the dozens of established scholarships, including Kuinua Together, at https://www.csmd.edu/foundation/give/index.html
The National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) announces open season for Scholarship Applications for the 2024/2025 Academic Year. Applications are being accepted now through April 15th via email, NDTAHQ@ndtahq.com. NDTA wants to provide scholarships to students pursuing an education in logistics, transportation, or passenger travel. The goal is to foster the growth and development of logistics and transportation professionals. They provide students with scholarships, and with the opportunity to join the Industry Connect Program (ICP). To learn about the scholarship qualification details and to see what it takes to apply for a scholarship, go to https://www.ndtahq.com/foundation/ call 703-751-5011 or send an email to ndtahq@ndtahq.com. Read student testimonials from previous scholarship recipients to learn about the impact it has had on their studies.
2024 Naval Horizons is now live! 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
SUMMER PROGRAMS
growingSTEMS – is offering the following Summer Camps:
- June 8-9th, 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 years+) 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 Summer 2024 Opportunities in Stem:
RESOURCES
Please note: Economic and Workforce Information Resources are copied to: https://paxpartnership.org/community-resources/.
Wednesday, April 10 • 4:00-8:00 pm USMSM Open House- Stay Close Go Far! Join them at the USMSM Open House to explore the many different educational opportunities available right in Southern Maryland! Grand Hall, Building 3 (SMART)
April 11, 2024 |6:00 pm Navy League of the United States Patuxent River Council Annual Membership Business Meeting at Olde Town Pub, Leonardtown.
Friday, 10 May 2024 | 26th Annual Patuxent River Council of the Navy League Golf Tournament Registration 8:00-8:45am / 9:00am Shotgun Start at Cedar Point Golf Course- Registration for each player is $120 which covers green fees, cart, on-course refreshments, lunch and a donation to the Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society. To reserve a spot (foursome or individual), please provide the following information via mail (Name & phone for each player for base access) to The Navy League, P.O. Box 454, Lexington Park, MD 20653, or e-mail to swhite@htii.com. Pre-payment is preferred, but payments can be made during registration. Please make checks payable to the Navy League and mail it above address.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) email subscription: subscriptions@service.govdelivery.com
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
FLASH! The Autonomy Workforce Summit is now free to all attendees! April 3 - 4, 2024 - University of Maryland MATRIX Lab and the A. James Clark School of Engineering is hosting an Autonomy Workforce Development Summit at the USMSM campus. A great lineup of keynote speakers represent government, industry, and academia, including Dr. Kimberly Sablon and Chris Collins with OUSD(R&E) and Vikram Manikonda from BlueHalo. Registration: https://go.umd.edu/2024-autonomy-summit-registration. Full program and more info: https://autonomy-work-summit.umd.edu/
June 24 – 28, 2024- St. Mary's College of Maryland - Departments of Chemistry Physics and Biology 2024 STEM Summer Solar Cell Camp: CAD design, code, 3D print and race your solar car! Link to application: https://forms.gle/t3xU2Aiy1p8ygpCY6
July 15 – 26, 2024- University of Maryland MATRIX Lab - James Clark School of Engineering 2024 STEM Summer Camps: 3D print, code, fly drones, and more: https://lnkd.in/dz42zT6q The 2023 highlights: https://lnkd.in/dYhxa2Fg Application & more information here: https://go.umd.edu/2024-stem-summer-camp
NIST Risk Management Framework Aims to Improve Trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence -New guidance seeks to cultivate trust in AI technologies and promote AI innovation while mitigating risk. Read more here: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/nist-risk-management-framework-aims-improve-trustworthiness-artificial
Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) is accepting nominations for the 2025 Executive Program. LSM is calling for nominations of outstanding mid- to senior-level executives who are passionate about creating a better community for all. Nominate a colleague today! https://www.leadershipsomd.org/programs/nominations/
Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Southern Region, stay informed and follow-on social media and here: https://www.sbdchelp.com.
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.
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) - Facebook: Tri-County Council's Southern Maryland Job Source 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
May 4, 2024 | 3:00pm COSMIC Symphony’s concert titled Sounds of the Screen will feature International Vocalist Lisa Harmon and the music heard across your favorite films, including Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, James Bond, Titanic, and more. Concert free of charge. Nancy R. and Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center, SMCM.
Historic Sotterley - Information & to register for events here: https://www.sotterley.org/events. Tour season is over! Will open in May.
- March 23 & 30, 2024 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm- Growing for Good Volunteer Planting Days
- March 25-29, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm- Spring Break Activities – A week in the Woods
- Please save these dates and check their event calendar at sotterley.org/events in the coming weeks to find out more!
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, April 20, 2024 | 8am-3pm Southern Maryland National Heritage Area EXCHANGE- A Regional Planning Forum at USMSM Smart Building. More information to come!
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/.
- 23 March 2024 | 10:00am - 4:00pm 1 p.m. Maryland Day ceremony the Margaret Brent Pavilion (parking in the State House parking lot, 47418 Old State House Road). Activities begin at 1o:00am. The program opens with a blessing offered by Francis Gray, Piscataway-Conoy tribal chairman. This year's featured keynote speaker will be Hess Stinson, Descendants Coordinator at Catoctin Furnace Historical Society. Free admission.
- Maryland Dove Captain Will Gates will receive the Cross Bottony Award, for his years of dedicated service to the institution.
- A new award will be given in 2024 posthumously to Mary Bohanan, a longtime Historic St. Mary’s City supporter and the HSMC Events Manager. Because of her dedication and devotion to the museum, her family will be given the first Peter Aloysius "Pete" Himmelheber Award for Outstanding Contributions to Historic St. Mary's City.
- March 26-29 HSM Spring Break Activities- info for events above.
St. Mary's College of Maryland (SMCM) https://www.smcm.edu/
- DON’T MISS! Fri, Mar 22, 2024, 11:30am - 12:30pm- The psychology department welcomes Michael H. Becker as the fourth and final speaker in its 2023-2024 lecture series: The Psychology of Conflict and Peace. He will present "Summoning the Mob: Why People Support Political Violence." Goodpastor Hall-195
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 most days starting March 25 – October 31, 2024.
- Mon, March 25, 2024 | 10:00am – 5:00pm - Maryland Day at St. Clements Island Museum- Celebrate the founding of Maryland at the state’s birthplace at St. Clement’s Island Museum with FREE admission to the museum all day FREE water taxi rides, official ceremony featuring guest speakers and program - including the exchange of ceremonial gifts between the Piscataway and the English settlers (2:00 p.m.) and more. A commemorative mass on St. Clement’s Island will occur at 10:00 a.m. More info on the day: https://www.facebook.com/events/364803442836596
Saturday, April 13, 2024 | 8pm -12am - An evening of fun – Casino Night fundraiser for Carolyn E. Parker Foundation and Reach Back and Lift1, Inc. – help ensure all 8th graders have outfits for end of year formal dance on behalf of the Carolyn E. Parker Foundation and Reach Back and Lift 1, Inc., you are invited to the 2nd Annual Cinderella & Prince Charming Casino Night at The Rex Theater. Help make dreams come true for every 8th-grade girl and boy looking forward to their End of the Year Dance! Try your luck at the poker table, the craps table, or spin the wheel at the roulette table. Tickets are on sale now via Eventbrite at https://cpcball24.eventbrite.com. For those that are unable to attend, you can demonstrate your support by becoming a sponsor. Visit our website at https://rbal1.org/ and select your sponsorship level. For more information, please call 240-844-2558, bj.hall@rbal1.org |
