ST. MARY'S CITY, Md., May 11 -- St. Mary's College of Maryland issued the following news release:

Students in Dr. Barry Muchnick's Applied Sustainability Practicum class participated in the Maryland General Assembly process to support the creation of a new statewide On-Farm Composting Grant Program. Rosa Hance, founder of Enhanced Impact LLC and SMCM adjunct instructor, joined the class - which focuses on change agency and sustainability - to lead a workshop on Maryland's legislative process. After screening bill hearings and discussing effective advocacy, students workshopped e-mails to their legislators and testimony for the next hearing during the legislative session in February. Several SMCM students officially submitted their testimon...