The Key November 20, 2009 Edition

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UMES hosts third biennial International Workshop

President Thompson awards the Presidential Medal to Dr. Francis Kofi Ampenyi Allotey, professor of mathematics, scholar, nuclear physicist and international consultant in informatics for development.

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UMES, in partnership with the University of Cape Coast, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Golden Beach Hotels and the Central Region Development Commission, recently hosted its third biennial International Workshop in Accra, Ghana, where administrators, faculty and staff from some 20 domestic and international universities considered “Capacity Building for Global Competitiveness in Developing Economies: The Nexus of Technology Development and Transfer, Education and Culture.”

A cohort of Ghanaian government officials assembled to welcome President Thelma B. Thompson, her administrators and students as well as to help launch workshop proceedings.

In attendance were the Honorable Alex Tettey-Enyo, minister of education; the Honorable Kwesi Ahwoi, minister for food and agriculture; the Honorable Hannah Tetteh, minister of trade and industry; the Honorable Ama Benyiwa-Doe, Central regional minister; the Honorable Nii AmaALAshittey, Greater Accra regional minister; the Honorable Julianna Azumah-Mensah, minister of tourism; and the Honorable Kobby Acheampoing, deputy minister of tourism.

A communiqué resulting from the proceedings will detail best practices, lessons learned and creative initiatives geared toward enhancing institutional leadership and management capacity at African universities; food security and food self-sufficiency: challenges and opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa; creative partnerships to enhance research and engagement functions of institutions of higher learning for economic development; expanding INTERNATIONAL / continued on page 5

Hawk Radio UMES student disc jockeys junior Nigel Tatum, left, of Cheverly, Md., and sophomore Robert "Stretch" Bennett work the controls of the school's online radio Hawk Radio. After water destroyed the station's AM and FM transmitters, a decision was made to become Web-only. Photo by Joey Gardner

By Earl Holland of the Daily Times

When a mechanical accident knocked the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's student radio station WHWK off the air, no one would've ever imagined the disaster would've led to such a moment of optimism.

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Page 4 Marine and Evnironmental Studies

Opting towards a more cost-effective route than an expensive repair of its transmitters, WHWK, rechristened as "Hawk Radio," has evolved into a 24/7 station that can be heard by way of a personal computer, laptop and other wireless devices.

"We were able to go from being a local radio station to a global one that anyone can listen to as long as you have the Internet," said Fred Stephens, a member of the station's promotional team and a former WHWK general manager.

WHWK-AM was created in the 1990s as both an outlet to UMES' campus community and an instructional facility for radio production classes. In the 2000s, the station added an FM signal that offered a clearer signal to the campus. The station moved away from the traditional over-theair broadcasting after frozen water pipes broke and ruined both the AM and FM transmitters.

Instead of going through what could have been a long process in obtaining money to replace the transmitters, the decision was made to go the route of becoming a Web radio station.

Once the station was connected for Internet capabilities, the next step was to fill programming. During the WHWK days, the station ran 12 hours of live programming from noon, but would often have to rely on a CD that would be looped for continuous play until the next live shift the following day.

HAWK RADIO / continued on page 7 Page 5 Thurgood Marshall Event

Page 6 Athletic News

Page 7 Students Help Needy Families

Page 8 Calendar of Events Safe Water Clinic

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Roger R. Blunt Lecture Series

Michael Tardif, director of Integrated Project Delivery Systems for Grunley Construction Company Inc., in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, lectures on the topic, “Integrated Project Delivery and Building Information Modeling: A Contractor’s Perspective” as part of the annual Roger R. Blunt Lecture Series.

Pictured at the Roger R. Blunt Lecture Series, from left, are: Gains Hawkins, vice president for institutional advancement at UMES; Dr. Leon Copeland, professor and chair of the Department of Technology at UMES; Michael Tardif, lecture series guest speaker; and Dr. Ayodele Alade, dean of the School of Business and Technology at UMES. Photos by Mathew Whittiker

Small Farm Conference Held Pictured at the annual Small Farm Conference, from left to right, are (kneeling) a conference participant; John Barga, Farm Service Agency, Dorchester County; Dr. Thomas Handwerker, director, Small Farm Institute; Isaac Ballard, a part-time farmer; (middle row) a conference participant; Janet McAllister, Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NE SARE) Professional Development Program; Jason Challandes, Regional SARE educator; Carol Delaney, Farmer Grant specialist, NE SARE; Matthew Whittaker, research specialist, Food Science Technology; (back row) Erroll Mattox, UMES Small Farm agent; Craig Mast, Calvert Soil Conservation District; Dr. Gladys Shelton, interim dean, School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences; Berran Rogers, UMES Small Farm Program coordinator; Mark Rose, Assistant State Conservationist, NRCS; and Olga Walter and Jennifer Snoddy, Southern Maryland ReParticipants attend a workshop where they learned about nutrition practices and parasite prevention in sheep and goats in a hands-on setting. source Conservation and Development.

Berran Rogers has acted as the program coordinator of the Small Farm Outreach and Technical Assistance Program of the Maryland Cooperative Extension at UMES for the last year. Photos by Jim Glovier

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Dingwall wins coveted Jefferson Award

Steve Hammond of WBOC TV surprises Brenda Dingwall with the Jefferson Award for her contributions to the community. Photo by Suzanne Street

WBOC TV’s Steve Hammond recently presented a coveted Jefferson Award to Brenda Dingwall for her many contributions to the community, with her work as director of two camps, the UMES’ “Reach for the Stars” summer camp and “Camp Agape,” among them.

“The fundraising efforts for both camps are primarily handled by Brenda Dingwall,” said David Warren, who nominated Dingwall for the award. “Her genuine concern and love for all of these children have made an immeasurable impact on her community, her family and her friends.”

The Jefferson Award, a Nobel Prize for public service, honors ordinary people who do extraordinary things for their communities. Sixteen local citizens will be awarded the 2010 Jefferson Award, which was created in 1972

by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft Jr., and Sam Beard.

A local finalist will be selected in March to attend a June banquet in Washington, D.C., that’s held annually in honor of Jefferson Award finalists across the nation. On the national level, five from the pool of local finalists will be chosen by the Board of Selectors to receive the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for “Outstanding Community Service Benefiting Local Communities,” and four national winners will be awarded as well. Past winners of the national award include Cesar Chavez, Jimmy Carter, Walter Chronkite, General Colin Powell, Arthur Ashe, Paul Newman, Oprah Winfrey and Peyton Manning.

Dingwall is the equal opportunities director at NASA- Goddard Space Flight Center in Wallops Island, Va., where her job lends itself to her altruistic nature and to her expressed desire to see every human being treated with dignity. At UMES, the annual “Reach for the Stars” summer camp is sponsored by the Space Flight Center and Worcester County. While the camp serves traditional students, one-third of the camp’s residents are students with disabilities and one-third are students who are economically and socially at risk.

Camp Agape, situated at Camp Mardela in Denton, Md., is also directed by Dingwall. The residential camp is reserved for young people of parents who are incarcerated. Dingwall’s work has whittled away at the 80 percent statistic representing young people who follow their parents to prison.

Dingwall recently earned a Master of Science degree in rehabilitation counseling at UMES. She reside in Snow Hill with her husband David Dingwall, pastor of St. Paul’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Ocean City, and her three sons, Alex, Nick and Ian.

Holiday Season Fundraiser Supports Literacy Project Some UMES students are raising funds this holiday season with a Buy-ABook project to help provide textbooks and readers for East African Kyamulinga School students and their teachers.

More than 200 pupils at the Kyamulinga Public Primary School located in Uganda, East Africa, are attending classes in a brand new facility these days, due in part to the Buy-ABrick project that yielded $8,000 in donations from UMES students who founded the Hawk Children’s Fund (HCF). Closely akin to the Buy-A-Brick project, the Buy-A-Book project goal is to raise cash and pledges totaling $4,000.

In cooperation with the organization Partnering for Africa’s Future (PAF), HCF has set its sights on addressing the lack of educational materials and proper teacher training that contributes to the low literacy rates among Ugandan children. A 2006 study conducted by the Ugandan Minister of Education and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation found that less than 7 percent of the country’s children had the ability to fluently read, write, hear and speak their own language. Today, the national curriculum in Africa

requires that children study their own language through what is equivalent to the third grade in the U.S. and then begin to learn English.

The Kyamulinga School Literacy Project, an outgrowth of the partnership between PAF and HCF, will work in collaboration with the Kyamulinga School Management Committee; the headmaster; the teachers; Katamba Joel, the school’s founder; and Kibuuka Jane, a qualified teacher and headmaster of a government school in Africa, to turn things around. In addition to providing textbooks and readers to establish a reading library, the Literacy Project goals include providing for all teachers proper training in reading, writing, listening and speaking skills; instituting policy and programs to increase the reading culture at the school; and funding a three-year evaluation tool that will collect data and report at the end of each year the successes or areas of improvement that need to be undertaken.

To date, HCF has raised $2,500 toward its goal.

For more information or to contribute to the Hawk Children’s Fund, visit www.hawkchildrensfund.org.

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A group of junior from underrepresented and senior students segments of the from colleges and population, who are universities across the interested in science and nation studied marine may not realize the and environmental possibilities is what PEP sciences in Woods is all about.” Jearld, a Hole, Mass., while native of North Carolina, Photos courtesy of PEP/NOAA gaining college credit received his bachelor’s through UMES through the new in biology from UMES, attended Partnership Education Program, or PEP. graduate school in Oklahoma and has “This program complements other worked at NOAA Fisheries since 1976. initiatives in STEM and in the marine Two out of the 16 PEP sciences in particular, which are offered at participants, Joe’Ella Caddle of UMES,” said Dr. Paulinus Chigbu, director Trinidad, West Indies, and Samara of the Living Marine Cooperative Research Lawrentz of Nassau, Bahamas, are Science Center at UMES. marine science students from UMES. PEP is designed to promote diversity Caddle, a senior, studied the history in the science community of Woods Hole, and ecology of Eel Pond at Woods home to six major marine research Hole with research mentor Joel Sohn laboratories and thousands of of MBL. Caddle, who loves to be out investigators who conduct research in the field, collected samples and worldwide, through a summer science identified species in the pond and internship program. The students spent used the Woods Hole Historical Joe’Ella Caddle Samara Lawrentz four weeks in classes focusing on global Collection to discover history about climate change followed by six to eight weeks of hands-on individual the source. “The skills and knowledge gained will help me to be more research projects with a scientific mentor from one of the participating prepared for graduate school and in deciding on my own research institutions. Participating institutions are the Marine Biological Laboratory project,” said Caddle.

(MBL), the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, the Sea Education Lawrentz, a junior, learned to use image analysis software and imaging Association (SEA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Woods Hole techniques to estimate the reproductive health of monkfish with another Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Woods Hole Research Center research mentor Dr. Anne Richards of NOAA Fisheries. “I never did this (WHRC). before, and although I am more interested in field work, it was a really As head of the advisory committee for the Woods Hole Scientific good learning experience. I can use image analysis in many applications, so Community Diversity Initiative signed by the six organizations in 2004, Dr. who knows where [in her career path] it will lead,” she said.

Ambrose Jearld Jr., a fisheries biologist at NOAA and the PEP program For the PEP organizers, that is the kind of reaction they had hoped for. director, has spent “We think the his career working program succeeded to make the in providing scientific opportunity for community a more students, and we welcoming place to hope PEP individuals with succeeded in different changing backgrounds and expectations on experiences. “We many levels,” said need a lot of Jearld. “We still different ideas and have a long way to viewpoints, and we go. PEP 2009 was need to be one group of recruiting young students, one people into the summer. Diversity field,” Jerald said doesn’t come of the diversity naturally, and we effort. “Expanding have to keep at it. It the opportunities is worth the Ambrose Jearld Jr. for young people investment.”

U.S. college students get credit at UMES for marine and environmental studies New Woods Hole, Mass., program encourages diversity, self-discovery

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Students attend Thurgood Marshall College Fund anniversary event Students from UMES were among the 600 students enrolled at 47 public HBCUs that recently attended the 22nd annual anniversary weekend and gala in New York City.

This year’s theme, “TMCF at 22: Lighting the Path for Tomorrow’s Leaders,” celebrated the achievements of the country’s foremost visionaries, activists and organizations that use their status to affect positive change in their communities.

Hosted by actor Danny Glover, the gala is the pinnacle of the weekend’s annual activities, which includes a Leadership Institute Recruitment Conference and Career Fair, a fashion show and an awards ceremony. The weekend also serves as the organization’s largest annual fundraiser. Glover announced that a record $6.2 million was raised at this year’s event to assist in leadership development, development of programs, scholarships and capacity-building for the HBCUs. “Our supporters dedicated their resources in spite of From left to right, Lisa Chance, a graduate education major; Ariel Jones a freshman lean times to show their commitment to the future of Amer- biology major; Tanequa Wise, a freshman criminal justice major; Stacie Turner-Fooks, a ica,” said Dwayne Ashley, president and CEO, Thurgood Mar- freshman physician’s assistant major; Jennifer Whittington-Kenney, a graduate education major; and Alston Hill, a senior business education major; attend the shall College Fund. “Their gifts will have an immediate Thurgood Marshall College Fund Gala. Not pictured are Phylicia Gibbs, a senior math impact on investing in the national need to produce leadmajor; Shakena Goode, a senior accounting major; and Kathleen Rhodes, a senior ers.” math major.

“Student leaders from UMES attended a selection of forced that education is the career that I want several workshops each day geared toward preparing them for Thurgood to be in.”

Marshall internships related to their fields of study,” said Aundra Roberts, Gibbs is president of the UMES Chapter UMES Honors Program assistant and the university representative accomof Habitat for Humanity, president of the New panying the students. The offerings this year were for STEM majors which Orleans Education Project, has served as an include science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and for educaambassador for the Thurgood Marshall tion majors.

Teacher Quality and Retention Program, is a “This is the first year that they have invited education majors to be staff leader for the “In Honor Words” part of this conference, since it has traditionally been focused around manewsletter and has served as a student hostjors that will enter into the corporate world,” said Phylicia Gibbs, a senior ess for the UMES Gala. mathematics education major at UMES. “We learned about equity among students, lesson planning, classroom management and many other issues Aundra Roberts, program assistant in the UMES Honors Program, accompanies the that are faced in the classroom. It was an incredible experience that reinstudents to the event.

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higher education access and quality in Africa; and producing globally competent citizens.

Well ahead of what appears to be an emerging trend, presidential initiatives at UMES center on creating globally competent citizens at the university that’s home to some 4,300 students. With more and more institutions of higher learning augmenting their undergraduate study programs with study abroad opportunities, that emerging trend finds some universities establishing international cohorts equaling upwards toward 25 percent of their student body and creating recruitment efforts that target foreign students.

“The international perspective in higher education is crucial to the development of leaders who are sensitive to the role America plays in shaping the national and international agenda,” said Thompson. “UMES aims to imbed internationalism in some curricula and to extend its concept of international education through continuing education and cooperative ventures with foreign universities, government agencies, non-government agencies and private industry.”

Linkage agreements between international organizations and UMES began in the late eighties. To date, twenty-one international linkages have been forged– eight of them developed under the leadership of Thompson in accordance with the overarching goal of the University System of Maryland to ensure that undergraduate students develop the international perspective necessary for success in a global economy.

During the conference, the university established its first international alumni chapter and Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyi Allotey, professor of mathematics, scholar, nuclear physicist and consultant in informatics for development, was awarded the UMES Presidential Medal Award for his role as an international giant. Known for his work on soft x-ray spectroscopy, Allotey established the principle widely regarded as the “Allotey Formalism,” for which he received the Prince Philip Gold Medal Award in 1973. In Ghana he is regarded as “a phenomenal inspirer” in that he is responsible for influencing the study of physics and mathematics in Ghanaian schools, colleges and universities.

For more information on the third biennial International Workshop, visit www.umes.edu/internationalworkshop2009 and click on 2009 Workshop Program.

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Hawk Talk: A weekly recap of UMES Athletics For complete recaps, results and news of Hawk athletics, visit www.umeshawks.com.

By Maggie Hayon, sports information assistant, and the Office of Media Relations, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

MEN’S BASKETBALL The men’s basketball team coasted to a 91-38 exhibition victory over Division III Stevenson University in front of 1,731 recently at the William P. Hytche Athletic Center.

Redshirt freshman Mark Robertson (Lakewood, N.J.) recorded 22 points, 17 of which were in the second half, and five steals, both game-highs, in his first game in a Hawk uniform. He finished the game four-for-five from the 3-point range and nine-for-10 in field goals in 32 minutes of play.

Four other Hawks scored in double digits as redshirt sophomore Hillary Haley (Oxon Hill, Md.) scored 14, juniors Freddy Obame Obame (Libreville, Mark Robertson Gabon) and Jamal Edwards (Mays Landing, N.J.) both had 11, while sophomore Tyler Hines (Sicklerville, N.J.) chipped in 10.

In addition to his 11 points, Obame Obame blocked two shots and had five rebounds in 14 minutes of play. Junior Kevin White (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had a game-high eight assists while also producing nine points. Freshman Sean Berry (Irvington, N.J.) grabbed eight rebounds to lead both teams.

BOWLING The bowling team posted a 9-1 mark in the first MEAC event of the season. The Northern Division match-up pitted the Lady Hawks against their rivals from the region, including two ranked squads in No. 6 Delaware State and No. 15 Morgan State. UMES had just one hiccup against the field in a 1024-961 loss in team games to Delaware State on the first day of competition.

Other than that, UMES cruised to wins over Howard (1028-848), Coppin State (1066-807), MSU (996-917) and Hampton (1099-1032) in team games. Nine of the 10 Hawks on the roster saw action and combined they posted 15 games of 200 or more. Junior Maria Rodriguez (Ibague Tolima, Colombia) tallied four of those games herself in five tries, for a pin fall of 1,100 and an average of 220.

Juniors Katherine Brown (Level Green, Pa.) and Kristina Frahm (Oswego, Ill.) both tallied three games over the two century mark with Brown posting an 887 pin fall in four games and the highest average of the team with a 221.75. Frahm tallied a 637 pin fall in three games with a 212.3 average.

Sophomore Paula Vilas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) tallied two games over 200 and posted a 630 pin fall in three games with a 210 average. Redshirt freshman Kaitlyn Young also bowled well with one 200 plus game plus a 608 pin fall and an average of 202.67.

In baker games, UMES went a perfect 5-0, avenging their loss to Delaware State 736-701, while topping the remaining four MEAC teams.

VOLLEYBALL Sophomore Christine Edwards (Lakewood, Calif.) recorded 10 kills and a match-high, tying seven service aces, as UMES defeated Coppin State 30 (25-16, 25-10, 25-17) recently at the Hytche Center. The win improved the Hawks to 20-6 overall (9-0 MEAC) and assures UMES of their third

consecutive 20-win season under head coach Don Metil.

The Hawks outhit Coppin State .436-.069 and tied a season-high with 17 service aces, a feat UMES first accomplished on Oct. 23 at Howard.

Seniors Whitney Johnson (Prince Frederick, Md.) and Caylin Woodward (Garden Grove, Calif.) tallied nine and seven kills, respectively.

Three Hawks had eight digs apiece as UMES led CSU, 33-25.

Freshman Karin Vikterlof (Orebro, Sweden), sophomore Rebecca Prado (Annandale, N.J.) and Woodward had eight digs each to lead the team.

Redshirt junior Samantha Chukwura (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had three of the Hawk’s seven block assists as UMES totaled 3.5 total blocks. Freshman Bella Jade Romero (Arlington, Texas) had 21 of the team’s 38 assists.

During the same weekend of conference play, Edwards and Johnson each finished with double-digit kills as the Hawks completed an undefeated season in the MEAC with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-18) win over Howard at the Hytche Center. Edwards tallied 12 kills, four aces and three digs, while Johnson had 10 kills, two aces and a block solo, helping UMES (21-6, 10-0) to their 12th consecutive victory.

Senior Thonya Joseph (Bridgetown, Barbados) recorded a match-high .636 hitting percentage with seven kills. Woodward led all players with five aces. She also had seven kills, six assists and two digs. Romero had 27 of the Hawks’ 36 assists to go along with four digs and an ace.

As a team, UMES outhit Howard, .372-.148. The Hawks tallied 16 aces to just one for the Bison.

The volleyball team recently designated a game as Breast Cancer Awareness night. Pictured from left are Kathy Dekker of the American Cancer Society and Sharone Grant, director of the UMES Student Health Center.

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS MEN’S BASKETBALL Travels to Springfield, Mo., to take on Missouri State at 9:05 p.m. on Fri., Nov. 20, The Citadel at 6:30 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 21, and Eastern Michigan at 6:30 p.m. on Sun., Nov. 22.

Takes on American at home on Sat., Nov. 28, at 2 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Travels to Brooklyn, N.Y., to take on Manhattan at 3 p.m. on Sun., Nov. 22, and Long Island at 5 p.m. on Tues., Nov. 24.

BOWLING Hosts the Eastern Shore Hawk Classic in Millsboro, Del., on Fri, Nov. 20, Sat., Nov. 21 and Sun., Nov. 22, beginning at 11 p.m.

Travel to Lebanon, Ill., for National Collegiate Team Match Games beginning at 8 a.m. on Fri., Nov. 27 and Sat., Nov. 28.

CROSS COUNTRY NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on Tues., Nov. 24. Times and competitors TBA. WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Quarterfinals in Baltimore, Md., on Fri., Nov. 20, with semi-finals on Sat., Nov. 21 and finals on Sun, Nov. 22. Times and competitors TBA.

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Resident’s Life offers

“A Day of Thanksgiving” Save the Date

Two area directors in the Office of Residence Life at UMES, Clifton Harcum and Phillip Thomas, have spearheaded a community service project, “A Day of Thanksgiving” to present some 100 needy families in Somerset County, as designated by the Department of Social Services, with a holiday meal.

“I just feel that it has been rough out here for many families, and I want to help those who may need some assistance,” said Harcum, an area director with the Office of Residence Life and a Clifton Harcum graduate student pursuing a degree in guidance and counseling.

Harcum and Thomas looked to area businesses and the UMES community to contribute to the cause. Among the local businesses that have donated are Dollar General, Food Lion, Shamrock, Superfresh and Sysco. The Princess Anne Town Commissioners and the Maryland Food Bank have also lent their assistance. Organizations, Grove Phi Groove on campus and the Freemason East Gate Phillip Thomas Lodge #65 of Prince Hall, of which both Harcum and Thomas are members, have contributed.

Families that have received a voucher and instructions will pick up a box of food items, one box per family, at the university. Food will not be served.

“When you are in a position to affect positive change you must; realizing that your actions will speak louder than any words you can utter,” said Thomas, an area director with the Office of Residence Life and an undergraduate student in rehabilitation services.

For more information or to donate or volunteer, contact Harcum at 410621-0497 or by email at chharcum@umes.edu or Thomas at 410-651-8306 or by email at pmthomas@umes.edu.

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Holiday Celebration Tuesday, December 1 3 p.m.

Student Services Center Theater Reception immediately following in the SSC Ballroom Open to all UMES faculty and staff members

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Marilyn Buerkle, the club's advisor and a member UMES' English Department, knew in order to maintain and increase the station's following, there had to be sufficient programming for off-hours such as overnights and when school is out.

"It's hard to promote a service if it's not consistent," she said. "Having the ability to have an automated service available helps us gather more listeners and have a greater voice on the campus."

Earlier this summer, the station was equipped with software enabling full automation for the station with a library of more than 4,800 songs ranging from rock, hip-hop and R&B. Through the hawkradio.org Web site, there is a catalog of the station's more than 4,800 songs where listeners can click on a song and have it played within minutes.

With the benefits the upgrades to the station have been for members of the club, members of the radio production class are also able to work "We're trying to give the students real-world experience," said Eric Hammond, a technical advisor for the station.

Bill Reddish, who teaches the radio production class at UMES, said the

facility provides technological advantages with the myriad of software available.

"It gives students an opportunity to experiment with something they couldn't do on their personal computer," he said.

As a result of the new format, Stephens said awareness of the station has increased throughout the campus community, leading to more people showing up to the station's weekly meetings.

"We've seen an interest in the student radio that's been the highest we've ever seen," Reddish said.

While the station has gained footing within the campus community, Hammond said one issue that prevails is trying to distinguish themselves.

"We're still fighting the battle of people confusing us with (UMES' public radio station) WESM or asking where we are on the airwaves," he said.

As for that day when WHWK ceased to exist, Buerkle said the accident enabled the station to rethink its plans while expanding its reach.

"We were able to create an opportunity out of catastrophe," she said.

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FALL FAMILY RECITAL 11 a.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts UMES GOSPEL CHOIR FALL REVIVAL 7 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center UMES GOSPEL CHOIR CONCERT 5 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center GRADUATING SENIOR SHOW 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Mon. through Fri. Mosely Gallery OPENING RECEPTION Graduating Senior Show 4-6 p.m.

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KEEP UMES BEAUTIFUL! DO NOT LITTER!!!

UMES sponsors Safe Drinking Water Clinic

Homeowners can have their private well water tested for free during a two-hour Safe Drinking Water Clinic slated for Saturday, December 5, at 9:30 a.m.at the Food Science and Technology Building at UMES. Drinking water will be tested for pH, total Coliform bacteria, E. coli bacteria, nitrates and total dissolved solids. Procedures for collecting the water sample are available with pre-registration prior to Monday, November 23.

The clinic aspires to teach participants how to avoid, detect and treat water contaminants that may affect the quality of their drinking water. Topics of discussion include: proper well maintenance; land use impacts; wellhead protection; water testing and interpretation; solving water problems; and water conservation.

“Thousands of Delmarva residents rely on a private well system for their home drinking water,” said Corrie Cotton, research assistant professor, department of agriculture, food and resource sciences, UMES. “The homeowner has the sole responsibility of managing the quality of their private well to ensure it meets drinking water safety standards to protect their family’s health.”

Sponsored by the UMES Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, registration can be made by calling 410-651-6630 or by e-mail at cpcotton@umes.edu.