Student/Faculty/Staff Updates
Thank you all for your votes!! NDMU has made it into the top three for both "Best Graduate Program" and "Best Undergraduate Program". Tune in to The Daily Record on October 13 to hear if we win the top spot!
School of Arts, Sciences & Business
Art is a bridge for cross-disciplinary possibilities.
Interdisciplinary artist and professor Ryan Hoover's collaborations in science and art, digital and hands-on design, partnerships with the University Maryland Center for Environmental Science for Chesapeake Baby restoration, and partnerships with other wildlife institutions, hit this concept home. We are thrilled to have Ryan Hoover share his creativity and experience with our students and the broader community.
Host: Art Department
Co-Hosts: Biology, Physics
Who's Invited? NDMU community and open to the public
When: 12:30 - 1:30pm Thursday, September 25, 2025
Where: FOURIER HALL 103
Notre Dame of Maryland University is pleased to host In the Wake of: Resilience and Revolution, a compelling exhibition that examines the intersection of social unrest and artistic expression. This exhibition features the work of Devin Allen, J.M. Giordano, and Paul Abowd whose work captures the raw emotion, tension, and solidarity that defined the 2015 Baltimore Uprising and explores their lasting impact on communities. Curated by Joy Davis, In the Wake of offers an insightful reflection on the power of art to challenge, inspire, and transform in moments of societal upheaval.
School of Education
Drs. Molly Dunn, Stephanie Savick, and Rachel Durham have published their second article stemming from their work on the FOCUS (Focus on College Understanding and Success) grant, conducted across three local high schools. The article introduces the term “College Access Literacy” to describe “the variety of oft-hidden, social and cultural capital-rich skills and knowledge necessary for students to navigate the college application process, gain admission, and succeed academically.” The article is featured in the latest volume of the Journal of College Access and is available here.
Dr. Ryan Schaaf and associate faculty member Keri Engel recently submitted their manuscript, The Learning Arcade: Empowering Education with Gaming, to Linus Learning for publication. The book explores game-based learning as a transformative tool in education and will be available in both softcover and digital formats.
Angelo J. Letizia has recently published two works, the first is a peer-reviewed journal article titled Exploring the Everyday Through Poetry: Autoethnography, Poetic Inquiry, and Arts-Based Research as Astrolabe and Telescope in the Journal of Autoethnography. The article can be found here: Exploring the Everyday Through Poetry | Journal of Autoethnography | University of California Press
Letizia has also published his second fiction book The Last Number and Other Stories, with Silver Bow Press which can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Number-Other-Stories/dp/1774033755.