St. Mary’s College of Maryland offers students an honors-level liberal arts and sciences education on par with the nation’s renowned private liberal arts institutions, but with public college access and affordability. In so doing, we have an immediate impact on our region and state with our graduates carrying forward their learning experience as contributing citizens throughout the nation and world. All of us in this sector, along with those holding college degrees, need to help message the value of higher education and the ability it provides for moving forward, both individually and in our communities, states and nation.