{"id":1554,"date":"2026-01-06T21:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/president\/?page_id=1554"},"modified":"2026-07-22T19:30:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:30:35","slug":"office-of-the-president-draft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/president\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of the President"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1554\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1554-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1554-0\" id=\"presbio\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-1554-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1554-0-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"widget_text smcm-intro-section panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1554-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h2>Meet our President,<br>Dr. Rhonda Phillips<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1554-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1554-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span class=\"big-text\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhonda Phillips, Ph.D., FAICP was named the 8th president of St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland, effective July 1, 2025, by the unanimous decision of the Board of Trustees.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1554-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1554-0-1-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div style=\"display: flex; font-size: 2em; gap: 16px;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7StKUh2IblI?si=qZ-G3X2N_cbFl1Vg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1554-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"presbio\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1554-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-1554-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1554-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-gold-buttons panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-gold-buttons so-widget-smcm-gold-buttons-default-d75171398898-1554\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><nav class=\"smcm-gold-buttons\"><ul><li><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/board\/\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-people-line\"><\/i>Board of Trustees<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"\/president\/presidents-cabinet\/\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-people-group\"><\/i>President's Cabinet<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/directory\/president\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-user-group\"><\/i>President's Staff<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"\/president\/strategic-plan-2026-2029\/\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-list\"><\/i>Strategic Plan<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/news\/category?field_news_post_category_target_id=1767\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-comments\"><\/i>Messages to the Community<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/president\/inauguration\/\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-medal\"><\/i>Inauguration<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1554-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1554-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1554-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-slider panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-slider so-widget-smcm-slider-default-d75171398898-1554\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-slider-container\"><div class=\"splide id-94c5ee30-647e-4db1-b5f4-43375a69a137 \"><button class=\"splide__toggle smcm-slider-toggle\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"splide__toggle__play\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-play\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"splide__toggle__pause\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-pause\"><\/i><\/span><\/button><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"splide__list\"><li class=\"splide__slide\" data-splide-interval=\"5000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/0CS_4176.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A speaker stands at a podium on a stage with yellow chairs, balloons, and banners at St. Mary&#039;s College of Maryland event. A screen displays text and an image of sailboats.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/0CS_4176.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/0CS_4176-500x357.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/0CS_4176-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/0CS_4176-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/0CS_4176-1536x1098.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><p class=\"smcm-slider-caption\">President Phillips addresses prospective students and families at the Admission Open House<\/p><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\" data-splide-interval=\"5000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54767252719_ebf0cbeb9e_k.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A woman wearing a St. Mark\u2019s hat smiles and holds a navy blue tote bag at an outdoor event under a tent, with other people and bins visible nearby.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54767252719_ebf0cbeb9e_k.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54767252719_ebf0cbeb9e_k-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54767252719_ebf0cbeb9e_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54767252719_ebf0cbeb9e_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54767252719_ebf0cbeb9e_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54767252719_ebf0cbeb9e_k-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p class=\"smcm-slider-caption\">President Phillips shows off her gift bag at the Welcome to Campus event<\/p><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\" data-splide-interval=\"5000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54765779667_8c5295ba32_k.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A woman in academic regalia speaks at a podium during an outdoor ceremony, with faculty seated beside her and flags displayed in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54765779667_8c5295ba32_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54765779667_8c5295ba32_k-500x327.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54765779667_8c5295ba32_k-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54765779667_8c5295ba32_k-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/09\/54765779667_8c5295ba32_k-1536x1004.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><p class=\"smcm-slider-caption\">President Phillips addresses first-year students at Opening Convocation<\/p><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\" data-splide-interval=\"5000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/08\/0CS_4932.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A group of six people, including a person in a bird mascot costume, stand smiling in front of Dorchester Hall with a &quot;Welcome to Dorchester Hall&quot; sign above the door.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/08\/0CS_4932.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/08\/0CS_4932-500x400.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/08\/0CS_4932-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><p class=\"smcm-slider-caption\">President Phillips with students and Solomon during move-in 2025<\/p><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\" data-splide-interval=\"5000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/08\/webRGP_Students.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A woman speaks to a group of four people standing in a semicircle outside a brick building.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/08\/webRGP_Students.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/08\/webRGP_Students-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/08\/webRGP_Students-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><p class=\"smcm-slider-caption\">President Phillips talks with students at a summer River Concert<\/p><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\" data-splide-interval=\"5000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492478428_aa35f9890e_k.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A person speaks at a podium on a stage at St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland, with two people seated nearby and banners and flags in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492478428_aa35f9890e_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492478428_aa35f9890e_k-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492478428_aa35f9890e_k-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492478428_aa35f9890e_k-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492478428_aa35f9890e_k-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><p class=\"smcm-slider-caption\">President Phillips addresses the SMCM community for the first time<\/p><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\" data-splide-interval=\"5000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492212966_249c8911b7_k.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Two adults in business attire sit on stage in front of a yellow banner with an eagle logo and a U.S. flag, appearing attentive during an event.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492212966_249c8911b7_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492212966_249c8911b7_k-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492212966_249c8911b7_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492212966_249c8911b7_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492212966_249c8911b7_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54492212966_249c8911b7_k-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><p class=\"smcm-slider-caption\">President Phillips and her spouse, Mark M. Miller, PhD.<\/p><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\" data-splide-interval=\"5000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54491343442_5e4701a013_k.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A security officer talks and laughs with a man in sunglasses and a woman in a brown blazer at an indoor social event. Other people mingle in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54491343442_5e4701a013_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54491343442_5e4701a013_k-500x387.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54491343442_5e4701a013_k-1024x792.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54491343442_5e4701a013_k-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/54491343442_5e4701a013_k-1536x1188.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><p class=\"smcm-slider-caption\">President Phillips was introduced to the SMCM community on April 22<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"splide__pagination\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1554-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1554-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>President Rhonda Phillips earned her bachelor\u2019s degree of geography and her master\u2019s degree of economic development at the University of Southern Mississippi. She applied those degrees to her first professional positions with the City of Birmingham, Alabama, then at the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the International Development Research Council. She earned a M.S. Economics degree and a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology\u2014the first woman to earn that doctorate.<br \/>\nDr. Phillips returned to the University of Southern Mississippi for her first academic professional position, as Director of the Community Planning Program in the Department of Geography and Economic Development. She gained further academic experience at Arizona State University, then as founding Dean of the John Martinson Honors College at Purdue University as well as Professor of Agricultural Economics. As President of Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Dr. Phillips helped stabilize the future of that historic institution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1554-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1554-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1554-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>During her academic career President Phillips was named a three-time Fulbright recipient including as a UK Ulster Policy Fellow in Northern Ireland; a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners; and a Fellow of the American Council on Education.<br \/>\nPresident Phillips is a passionate advocate for the vital roles of honors learning; the liberal arts, sciences, fine arts, and athletics; and interdisciplinary teaching and research within academies of higher education. She is a dedicated advocate for the vital contribution of higher education to the personal growth and career development of her students\u2014as well as the social, economic, and environmental progress of our communities. She seeks to exemplify those values within her own teaching, research, and academic leadership as President of St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1554-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1554-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-1554\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/webRPhillipsApril2025-2.jpg\" width=\"384\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/webRPhillipsApril2025-2.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/webRPhillipsApril2025-2-320x400.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2025\/06\/webRPhillipsApril2025-2-200x250.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" title=\"Evoto\" alt=\"A woman with red hair wearing a navy blazer and white turtleneck stands indoors, smiling, in front of shelves filled with black binders.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1554-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1554-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1554-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1554-4-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"text-align: ;\">Latest <strong>News<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1554-4-0-1\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"smcm-feed-horizontal-container\"><div class=\"smcm-feed-horizontal-row\"style=\"width:33.333333333333%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/smcm-welcomes-shontay-kincaid-presidents-staff\"><div class=\"row-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/convert_to_webp_only\/public\/news\/2026\/07\/KincaidShontay.jpg.webp?itok=vJc7fP-b\" alt=\"\"><\/div><h3>SMCM Welcomes Shontay Kincaid to President&#039;s Staff<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-feed-horizontal-row\"style=\"width:33.333333333333%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/elizabeth-h-mitchell-joins-smcm-vp-advancement\"><div class=\"row-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/convert_to_webp_only\/public\/news\/2026\/07\/Elizabeth-Mitchell-Headshot.jpeg.webp?itok=XygXDL0u\" alt=\"\"><\/div><h3>Elizabeth H. Mitchell Joins SMCM as VP for Advancement<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-feed-horizontal-row\"style=\"width:33.333333333333%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/campus-bookstore-transition\"><div class=\"row-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/convert_to_webp_only\/public\/news\/2026\/07\/54410227918_06ead5f03f_k_0.jpg.webp?itok=-vcFbU_8\" alt=\"\"><\/div><h3>Campus Bookstore Transition<\/h3><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1554-4-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/news\/president\">More News from the President<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1554-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1554-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1554-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Feedback<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1554-5-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1554-5-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Feedback from the SMCM community is always welcome. 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