CAMPUS RESOuRCES
General Tips
Don’t just rely on email and the phone to conduct work business! SMCM is a fairly small campus so we encourage you to walk to any particular office and meet your fellow staff members.
Be sure to read the InsideSMCM daily enewsletter to keep abreast of important announcements, events and news!
Quick Links: Create an Announcement (about upcoming events, deadlines, policies, new staff hires, etc.), Promote an Event (get it on the offical event calendar), Submit a News Post
Other helpful links:
EMS (Events Management System, you must be logged into the campus network)
External Speaker Guidelines (form for approval is built into the InsideSMCM Event Form)
Handshake (post a job opening for students)
Office of Human Resources (Employee Handbook, Holiday Schedules)
Annual events (to attend and/or volunteer)
Take care of your wellness!
The Wellness Committee, comprised of interested staff from across campus and working in partnership with staff from the Wellness Center, serves SMCM by supporting events and providing information that contribute to the physical and mental well-being of members of the college community. Since its founding in 2008, the Wellness Committee has sponsored the annual Wellness Fair, walking events in support of the local food pantry, coats/winter clothes drives for local churches, workshops (e.g., card-making, guided meditation), collection drives for Toys for Tots, etc. They have also partnered with Bon Apetit to offer healthy eating workshops. If you are interested in joining the Wellness Committee, contact Leslie Tucker at ljtucker@smcm.edu.
On the first Monday of every month from 3-4pm (times may be limited during flu season), the staff at the Wellness Center (Chance Hall) offers free blood pressure checks. Call ahead (x4289) to minimize wait time. This is not a doctor’s appointment and you will not be given recommendations for care; it is a check to inform you and may prompt you to discuss your health with your primary doctor.
Yale University offers a free online course on the Science of Well-Being. Consider taking it!
At the Campus Center
The Campus Store sells SMCM swag/merchandise, textbooks, art supplies, electronics, greeting cards and gift items. If you have extra plastic grocery bags, they are always in search of bag donations for the reuse/recycle program. Turn in 10 useable bags (no holes) and get a coupon for 10% off an item. Alumni always get 20% off SMCM swag.
Cole Cinema is a 100-seat movie theater that screens current movie releases free of charge on Fridays & Saturdays (sponsored by the Office of Student Activities and the Student Government Association). Seats are first-come, first-serve and students get priority but faculty and staff are welcome to join along with their families if there is room. A list of upcoming movies is available from the front desk of the Office of Student Activities and at https://sites.google.com/a/smcm.edu/sga/programs-board. During the week, the cinema is sometimes used for lectures by professors and guest speakers.
Where to Eat
Great Room @ Campus Center (open Weekdays: 7:00am-8:30pm, Weekends: 10:00 am - 7:30 pm) See today’s menu at http://stmarys.cafebonappetit.com/. Employees and their families receive discounted meal rates at the Great Room. See the Staff Senate website (http://www.smcm.edu/staff) for details.
Breakfast Nook @ the Great Room
Semester Hours: Weekdays 7:30 am - 1:30 pm
Daily Grind @ Campus Center (Campus Center) - Grab an Equal Exchange coffee, a smoothie, or grocery item
Semester Hours: Weekdays 7:30am-midnight, Weekends 10am-midnight
There is produce from SMCM's Kate Chandler Farm and products from other local sources available here
Solomon's Kitchen & Pub (Lewis Quad; open during the academic year) -
Grab & Go: Weekdays, 7:30 am - 2:00 pm
Late Night: Friday & Saturday, 4:00 pm - 2:00 am
Brew'd Awakening Café @ The Learning Commons - serving Starbucks coffee, bevarages and light snacks
Semester Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 1:30 pm
Same Same But Different Food Truck @ Trinity Church's Parrish Hall
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm (but may vary during summer)
On-campus places are great but try to get out of the office for lunch once in a while! Here are some favorites
Where to Find Computers
On Campus
Glendening Hall (1st floor near student services desk and 2nd floor loft outside the Career and Professional Development Center)
Goodpaster Hall Computer Labs (rooms 81, 72 and 70 in the basement) - available to use when not reserved for class or meetings
The Hilda C. Landers Library
The Learning Technology Center (in OIT Support Center) - available to use when not reserved for training or meetings
The Resource Room (Physical Plant)
Need to find a cheap computer for personal use off-campus?
SMARTCo located in Millison Plaza off of Great Mills Rd in Lexington Park refurbishes the old computers donated from SMCM. A refurbished desktop can be bought for $50. Their phone number is: 301-737-0394.
OIT Support Center (x4357)
The Office of Information Technology and the IT Support Center is located under the breezeway between the Library and the Campus Center. OIT provides an IT Orientation for all new staff and faculty. In this training you will learn about: password manager, Portal, creating support tickets* (https://www.smcm.edu/it/submit-a-support-ticket/), a brief intro to Google Apps, Blackboard (as needed) and get a OneCard. Contact OIT ASAP to set up an Orientation Session.
You can submit a support ticket for classroom support, computer support, Blackboard Support, GoTo Meeting Support, printing support, software support, any other IT-related support, marketing, web services (marketing via www.smcm.edu, inside.smcm.edu and/or go.smcm.edu).
Institutional Research-related support tickets are created via the KACE Systems Management Appliance Service Center.
Physical Plant (x4387)
The Physical Plant on campus houses the following departments: Maintenance, Housekeeping, Grounds and the Mailroom. To place a work order for any of these departments via the EPAC system (note: you must call the Physical Plant to obtain a login and password before you can use this system): Go to: www.smcm.edu, Select Inside SMCM, Scroll down to Campus Resources, Under the Tools & Resources subheading select EPAC.
Hilda C. Landers Library
A number of book and movie titles are available to check-out. Also, they have 6 different Kindles for SMCM students, facultymand staff to borrow loaded with all kinds of fantastic fiction. Ask for a Kindle at the Circulation (check out) desk on the first floor.
The Library has a Summer Reading Program each year. Check out details and join the reading circle!
This list is not meant to be exhaustive. For a full listing of campus resources, visit Inside SMCM | St. Marys College of Maryland and scroll to the bottom.