The Key November 19, 2010 Edition

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A newsletter for UNIVERSITY of MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends

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UMES hosts construction management lecture Louis Henry Gilford may not be a household name on the Eastern Shore, but some of the high-profile locations of some of his company’s design/build projects should be very familiar.

Gilford, founder and chief executive of Gilford Corp., a minority-owned general contracting company in Beltsville, Md., will be the speaker for the fourth annual Roger R. Blunt Lecture Series on current topics in construction management. The event will be Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 11 a.m. in the Student Services Center at UMES. Gilford will speak on “Preparing for Careers in the Construction Business.”

“Mr. Gilford is a very accomplished entrepreneur whose construction company has survived many challenges during very difficult economic times. He wants to share his successful formula with others in the construction business, particularly students pursuing careers in the field,” said Dr. Leon Copeland, chair of the Department of Technology at UMES. Gilford Corporation’s experiences range from modest remodeling projects to new construction valued at $56 million. The company is part of a joint venture building the Washington, D.C., Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial scheduled for completion in the summer 2011. Other notable projects are renovations to the Washington Monument and the construction of the 350-acre Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., the largest economic development project in Prince George’s County history.

Gilford’s International Division renovated the U.S. embassies in Paris and Rome.

Prior to founding the company, Gilford oversaw construction cost

estimates for Dillingham Corp., a California-based heavy construction firm.

The work involved earth and rock excavation for tunnels, waste water treatment plants, subways, and locks and dams. As a manufacturing mechanical engineer with the International Business Machines Corp., in Gaithersburg, Md., Gilford designed the tools and equipment used to assemble NASA’s Saturn V rocket instrument unit control center.

Louis Henry Gilford, P.E. Gilford earned a Bachelor of Science in construction engineering from Alabama A&M University. He is certified as a civil engineer in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Wisconsin. His expertise is in heavy and building construction; municipal and highway engineering; and construction cost estimating, management and safety.

The Blunt lecture series at UMES was created by its namesake, Roger R. Blunt, CEO of Essex Construction LLC of Rockville, Md., and a benefactor of the university’s Construction Management Technology (CMT) program.

The program is the only four-year degree program of its kind in Maryland and the surrounding region. An upper division of the program is offered at The Universities at Shady Grove to serve graduates of associate degree programs in the Washington, D.C., area. UMES’ CMT program is accredited by the American Council of Construction Education.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 410-651-6465.

Perdue continues its support of UMES graduate research Michline Brice and Robert Korir are the recipients of 2010 Perdue Food Science and Technology Scholarships. The Perdue scholarship is a $5,000 merit award that goes to graduate students in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Food Science and Technology program.

Perdue has been a UMES partner in support of

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Left to right: Dave Owens, vice president for research and development for Perdue, his colleague, product development director Dan Grall; graduate students Michline Brice and Robert Korir; UMES development director Veronique Diriker and Jurgen Schwarz, director and associate professor, Food Science and Technology doctoral program.

graduate school scholarships since 2005 and has underwritten awards for two deserving graduate students since 2008.

Dr. Jurgen G. Schwarz, director of the Food Science and Technology program, said industry support for food science study and research is critical for institutions like UMES, which are continued on page 6

Page 2 Athletic Scholarship Class of ’69 Donates

Page 3 Hometown Hero Hawk Fund

Page 4 - 5 Campus Events Review

Page 6 Athletics

Page 7 ETS Confernce

Page 8 Thanksgiving Tips Calendar of Events

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Johnny Sample, who began and ended his colorful 11-year professional football career playing in two landmark games, will now officially be remembered closer to his athletic roots at Maryland State College, his alma mater.

A $10,000 gift to the school, now known as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, establishes the John B. Sample Scholarship Fund. It will provide need-based financial aid for student-athletes who play intercollegiate sports at UMES. Evelyn Sample-Oates, her brother, Barkley, and sister, Sabrina, created the fund as a tribute to their late father, a 1958 graduate of the university.

“My father was my hero,” said SampleOates. “He loved this university and my brother, sister and I are happy to be able to start this fund in his memory to benefit student-athletes,” Sample-Oates said.

As a rookie defensive back with Baltimore, Sample played in the historic 1958 championship game where the Colts defeated

the New York Giants 23-17. The game, often referred to as “The Greatest Game Ever Played,” was the first in professional football to go into overtime.

In his final season, Sample made an interception for the New York Jets in their 16-7 win over the Colts in the AFL-NFL Championship Game, the first time the term “Super Bowl” was used. The Jets’ victory is considered one of the greatest upsets in American sports history.

Sample died April 26, 2005, the only professional football player to win championship rings playing in the old National Football League, the defunct American Football League and the Super Bowl. He also played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins.

According to Kimberly Dumpson J.D., UMES’ director of alumni affairs and planned giving, the fund is open to receive additional gifts. Sample-Oates started the fund with a $10,000 pledge. Endowed funds at UMES must reach $10,000 before scholarship monies are dispersed.

For more information, contact Dumpson at 410-651-7686 or by emailing kdumpson@umes.edu.

Student-athletes to benefit from scholarship

Kimberly Dumpson J.D., director of alumni affairs and planned giving at UMES, at left, accepts a check for $10,000 benefitting student-athletes from Evelyn Sample-Oates, daughter of the late Johnny Sample, professional football player and Maryland State alumnus.

Maryland State Class of ’69 remembers alma mater Class commemorates 40th anniversary with donations to university It’s been four decades since the Class of 1969 graduated from Maryland State College, now known as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Dianna Rogers Ford and Dr. Herman Eure have challenged their classmates to mark their anniversary with a donation to the school.

Elizabeth Doane of Fort Worth, Texas, originally of Princess Anne, took the challenge to heart. She and her husband, William, established the Elizabeth Y. Doane and William T. Slater Scholarship with a $25,000 bequest to the university. The fund will provide merit-based scholarships for freshmen at UMES from Somerset and Wicomico counties.

“UMES holds great memories for me,” said Doane. She lists attending summer camp, taking piano and ballet lessons and being a member of the 4-H Club at the school when she was a youth. As an adult, she met her husband, William Slater, a former vice president for advancement at UMES, there. “The university and its people prepared me to achieve a successful career. I want to help provide educational opportunities for other students from the area,” she said.

Ford and Eure are leading by example. They created The Class of 1969 Empowerment Scholarship to which he made a $1,000 gift and she made a $1,969 gift to symbolize the class year. The goal is to raise $40,000 for need-based scholarships for students majoring in criminal justice, education, English, modern languages, history or fine arts.

Ford gave back to her alma mater, “so that I could help some young person reach their lifelong goal of attending college.” Ford, a guidance

counselor at Patterson High School in Baltimore, sees living on a college campus as a positive influence on young people’s lives. “It can change attitudes and behaviors and build a sense of responsibility that is needed to mature to a healthy adult,” she said.

Eure points out the impact the recent William T. Slater and recession has had on available funds for Elizabeth Doane students, particularly at historically black institutions such as UMES, knowing what it meant to him as a student.

“Without (financial) support, I would never have been able to attend Maryland State,” Eure said. “As an out-of-state student, my tuition was double that of an in-state student. I remember staff in the Financial Aid Office doing ‘magical things’ to ensure that I would be able to return each semester.”

According to Kimberly Dumpson J.D., director of alumni affairs and planned giving, the fund is accepting additional gifts. It must reach the endowment level of $10,000 before spendable income from the fund can be distributed. To learn more about ways to contribute to the UMES Campaign for Academic Excellence—a seven-year, $14 million commitment to raise funds for student scholarships—contact Dumpson at 410-651-7686 or by email at kdumpson@umes.edu.

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Dumpson named Hometown Hero

During an Oct. 18 campaign visit to Salisbury, Gov. Martin O’Malley singled out Kimberly Dumpson J.D., UMES’ director of alumni affairs and planned giving, as a “Hometown Hero.” O’Malley saluted Dumpson for her generous community spirit and service on a variety of boards involved in altruistic works. Dumpson gave O’Malley a sticker featuring her favorite quote: “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” – Helen Keller

ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE

Sponsored by UMES’ School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Contact Veronica Bruce to schedule your appointment

410-621-2292 Thursday, Dec. 2 11 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Student Services Center Ballroom

Basic requirements for blood donors • 17 years of age • Minimum weight – 110 lbs.

• General good health • Please eat a good meal and drink plenty of fluids within three hours before giving blood • Present a photo ID or two other forms of ID You will be asked to fill out a (computer) touch-screen questionnaire that takes about 5 minutes.

Free snacks are provided after a donation.

Takes roughly 45-to-60 minutes.

Let’s show Delmarva UMES cares.

Hawk Children’s Fund awarded $7,000 grant from The Palmer Foundation A team of Hotel and Restaurant Management students at UMES submitted a grant proposal to The Palmer Foundation to aid in launching literacy programs in 10 rural villages in Uganda.

“We only asked for $5,000, but they ended up giving us $7,000,” said Erica Tyler, a 21-year-old senior, who serves on the Research and Grants Committee for the Hawk Children’s Fund. “We’re very excited.”

Since its inception in 2008, the Hawk Children’s Fund – under the direction of HRM instructor Rick P. Gormley – has significantly impacted underprivileged children in Africa thanks to local donors and grants from non-profits like the Palmer Foundation.

The Washington, D.C.-based organization funds programs that “focus on helping youth through critical transition periods, protecting the environment and fostering public health.” The Palmer Foundation previously awarded a $4,000 grant to the Hawk Children’s Fund in 2008, which resulted in the construction of the Kyamulinga Village School a year later.

“Our goal has always been to help the children in Africa, particularly in the areas of health and education,” said Tyler, a native of Crisfield.

This month, HRM is hosting a sold out fundraising dinner on Friday, Nov. 19, for the Hawk Children’s Fund, which has assisted in building a school, providing books and installing a water-tank system and solar energy panels in Uganda.

“In ticket sales alone, we have raised over $1,400,” Gormley said.

However, Tyler says the HRM team still has a lot more fundraising to do. At the start of the semester, students set out with a goal of raising $5,000 in donations.

“We promised to match the Palmer Foundation grant,” she said. “So our next step is figuring out how we are going to raise an additional $2,000.”

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

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Prospective students attend College Fair Some 1,500 area high school juniors and seniors attended the ninth annual Tri-County College Fair sponsored by the university.

Prospective students visited displays by over 90 college representatives from institutions around the country. Faculty and student volunteers from various departments on campus were on hand to share what UMES has to offer.

UMES representatives at the Tri-County College Fair, from left, are: Rick Ward, Dwayne Barnes, Miracle Creighton, all admissions counselors and recruiters at UMES; Darlene Jackson-Bowen, chair of the Physician’s Assistant Department and an event presentor; Sharon Neal-Horsey, admissions counselor; and Tyrone Young, director of admissions and recruitment, both of UMES. Photos by Jim Glovier Graduate assistants in the UMES Department of Criminal Justice, Chinyere Onyeozi (far left) and Mauresha Spencer (far right) inform visiting high school students Shante Douglass of Delmar High and Lottie Smith of Pocomoke High about opportunities in the field of criminal justice.

Student volunteers in the UMES Department of Business, Management and Accounting greeted prospective college students at the Tri-County College Fair and spoke to them about the major. Pictured from left are Michael Muir, Courtney Tull, Bobby Swift and Mike Tyler.

Drama Society presents fall production

Photo by Jim Glovier

Galen Kane, a junior majoring in business administration/marketing, portrays The Prodigal Son surrounded by the unscrupulous men and women on the streets of Babylon.

Members of UMES’ Drama Society along with university faculty and staff presented “God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse and a Prayer” for the fall production held Nov. 4-6. The play is adapted from the 1927 book of poems by James Weldon Johnson.

Cast members and stage crew brought scenes from the Bible to life.

Audience members came face-to-face with Noah, the Prodical Son, Adam and Eve, Jesus and Moses.

Corey Newborns, a UMES alumnus and current staff member in the Auxiliary Department, plays the part of Noah. He is shown in front of the Ark preaching to the crowd and warning them of the 40-day flood to come. Photo by Jim Glovier

UMES Drama Society Director Dr. Dameron-Johnson accepts kudos for a successful production.

Photo by Matthew Whittiker

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Comic book artist of Marvel and DC Comics fame opens exhibit Pictured from left at the opening reception are: Brad Hudson, art instructor and designer of the sequential art (comic book art) curriculum at UMES; Michael Golden, well-known comic book artist and writer; Kason Washington, a senior fine arts major and Mosely Gallery intern; and Dr. Anke Van Wagenberg, gallery director.

Solomon Isekeije, interim chair of the Fine Arts Department at UMES, presents comic book artist Michael Golden with an award in honor of Lifetime Achievement to Comic Book and Illustrative Arts during the opening reception of an exhibit in the Mosely Gallery featuring Golden’s work.

Photos by Jim Glovier

Michael Golden signed copies of several books featuring his art during the event. “I am fortunate to be in the industry long enough to get to this,” Golden said of being asked to appear at special events to share his life-long work.

Michael Golden, a well-known comic book artist and writer in the New York-centered industry, appeared at the reception of an exhibit featuring his art at the Mosely Gallery. Golden is most recognized for his work on Marvel’s “The Micronauts” and his co-creation of the X-Men’s “Rogue” character.

“It is a very big deal for us to have Mr. Golden here (at UMES) since he travels all over the world,” said Dr. Anke Van Wagenberg, gallery director. “His work is amazing,” she said. “He uses no pencil sketch underneath, its’ brush and ink. The marks are so fine that it looks like pen, but it’s not.”

Golden’s art pieces are originals. For the black- and- white images, a photographer takes the image and prints it on an overlay. For color prints, the photo is imprinted on a heavy weight acetate. All of the color is then hand-painted. “I have sold smaller pieces (than the one displayed) for $90,000 at an art auction—collectors offer double that,” said Golden.

Brad Hudson, art instructor and designer of the sequential art (comic book art) curriculum at UMES, was instrumental in Golden exhibiting at the school. Hudson came to know him through industry conventions such as the Comic Con in Baltimore. “I’ve been taking students to conventions for a few years to develop the program,” Hudson said. “It was very important to our program to have him come and share his artwork and technique with our students.”

Lamar Waul, a junior majoring in art at UMES, saw the visit as a way to “let people know about us and our department.” Although Waul is concentrating in photography, not sequential arts, he saw the visit as inspiring. “It showed me that an artist can actually live off of his work,” he said.

UMES’ annual Small Farm Conference

Joan Norman

Photos by Matthew Whittiker

UMES’ annual “Small Farm Conference” earlier this month attracted the largest turnout in its seven-year history, reports Small Farm Program Coordinator Berran Rogers.

Some 150 people attended the two-day event Nov. 5 and 6, where they participated in a diverse program offering new knowledge, skills and management strategies designed to help farmers meet economic and environmental challenges.

Joan Norman of One Straw Farm delivered the conference’s keynote speech, “Adapting As Your Market Changes.”

Pre-conference sessions offered entrepreneurship training and an informative tour of UMES’ Agriculture Research and Teaching Farm.

Several new offerings were part of the 2010 conference: programs and fun activities specifically for youth who attended with their parents and free one-on-one business coaching by the Natural Resources Conservation

Service.

Sessions on small plot intensive farming, income opportunities in pastured poultry, government farm programs, generating profits from alternative fruits, growing/marketing herbs and specialty niche crops, and common sense approaches to good agricultural practices certification rounded out the event.

Conference sponsors were: the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; the Risk Management Agency - Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program; the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program; the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; and the Farm Service Agency – all part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

UMES’ conference partners were LESSON Inc., the UMES/UME Rural Development Center and the University of Maryland Extension 4-H Youth Development Program.

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ATHLETICS UNIVERSITY of MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE

Collegiate men’s basketball

Hawks sluggish in second half in loss to tulane, 91-62 White leads UMES with 17 points

By Maggie Hayon, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

Senior Kevin White (Brooklyn, N.Y.) tallied 17 points – 13 in the second half – but it wasn’t enough as the UMES men’s basketball team lost its regular-season home opener, 91-62, to Tulane University Nov. 12.

Two other Hawks scored in double digits; junior Dishawn Bradshaw (Baltimore) and senior Freddy Obame Obame (Libreville, Gabon) each tallied 11 points. Junior Tyler Hines (Sicklerville, N.J.) led the team with nine rebounds.

“Dishawn made some big baskets for us early on,” head coach Frankie Allen said. “He is a threat as a scorer and we’ll continue to look to him to make big shots for us.”

White started the scoring for UMES with a layup less than 10 seconds after tip-off, but the Hawks fell behind 11-4 before making a comeback.

UMES scored seven straight points with two baskets by Bradshaw and two free throws from redshirt junior Hillary Haley (Oxon Hill, Md.) to knot the score at 11.

The momentum shifted the Hawks’ way with less than 10 minutes remaining in the first half as Obame Obame powered into the lane and drew a foul to create a three-point play.

UMES forced a turnover on the subsequent inbounds play for the Green Wave. Obame Obame mimicked his previous play, was fouled but missed the free throw. The Hawks lead 16-13.

Tulane regained the lead at 23-20 before Bradshaw hit a three with 6:41 remaining to tie the score and reenergize the crowd. UMES took the lead less than a minute later with another three-pointer by Bradshaw.

The Green Wave would surge ahead by five at the 2:40 mark before a

tip-in by redshirt sophomore Mark Robertson (Lakewood, N.J.) brought the score to 33-30 with two minutes remaining in the first half.

Tulane led 37-30 at halftime, but the difference in the game came in the second half when the Hawks were outscored 54-32.

“We played well in the first half and we just didn’t execute in the second half,” Allen said. “Tulane was more aggressive in the second half and they really took it to us. On the defensive end, we gave up far too many easy baskets and we absolutely have to get better defensively.”

White scored the first six points of the second half for the Hawks as they brought the score back within 10 with 16:22 remaining in the game.

At the 13:03 mark, White took a crisp pass from Hines in the paint to bring the score to 62-43.

With 10:37 remaining, freshman Joseph Swift (Brooklyn, N.Y.) stole the ball and drove strong past three Green Wave defenders to make another threepoint play for the Hawks and set the score at 66-49.

White scored two more points off a UMES fast break and executed a crowd-pleasing crossover dribble in the middle of the lane at the 7:49 mark to make the score 74-51.

The Hawks scored five points in the game’s final five minutes – all coming at the free throw line.

“This was obviously just our first game of the season, but we still didn’t perform like I thought we would and could,” Allen said. “We will get better and we have to keep the spirits up as it’s a long season that is just beginning.”

Five Tulane players scored in double digits and were led by Kendall Timmons’ double-double of 24 points and 15 rebounds.

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headquarters next spring.

The UMES Center for Food Science and Technology, through teaching, research and outreach programs, is committed to enhancing the safety, quality and availability of foods important to the Eastern Shore, including poultry, seafood, produce and small farm animals. The doctoral program, under Schwarz’s direction, is part of the UMES School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences. Dr. Gladys Shelton is its dean.

The Salisbury, Md.-based Perdue Farms is the leading producer of fresh chicken in the eastern United States. The family-owned company has built a reputation over the past 90 years of emphasizing quality and innovation.

Chairman Jim Perdue is the third generation Perdue to lead the company.

The company employs more than 20,000 people at Perdue facilities throughout the eastern half of the U.S. and around the globe as well as some 2,200 farm families raising and caring for chickens and turkeys.

Contact the university’s Office of Institutional Development at 410-6516676 for more information about the Perdue Scholarship for Food Science and Technology or the UMES Center for Food Science and Technology.

training the next generation of professionals looking to enter the field.

“We are humbled by the faith in our program the A.W. Perdue Foundation has expressed by continuing to support the Perdue Food Science and Technology Scholarship,” Schwarz said.

The focus of Brice’s doctoral project is developing “a predictive model for survival and growth” of Salmonella bacteria on shrimp. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native earned her bachelor’s degree from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from Delaware State University in 2008 with a concentration in food science and technology.

Korir, who grew up in Kenya, is pursuing a master’s degree working on a project evaluating “the microbial quality and safety of fresh produce.” He received a Bachelor of Science degree in general agriculture - with emphasis on plant and soil science – from UMES in 2008.

During an informal, on-campus ceremony recognizing Korir and Brice, Dave Owens, Perdue’s vice president for research and development, extended both students an invitation to present reports on their work at the company’s

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Improving Student Achievement and Teaching Quality Conference Comes to UMES a national commitment to provide low-income kids a quality pre-school experience,” Sciarra said. The Education Law Center advocates introducing these students to formal instruction as early as three years of age.

ETS has worked with HBCUs like UMES since 2003 on “the dual challenges of improving teaching quality and student achievement,” ETS spokeswoman Barbara Klish said. The goal is boosting the number of “qualified minority teachers gaining licensure for UMES President Thelma B. Thompson, left, Dr. Michael Nettles, Senior Vice President of ETS’s Policy Evaluation & Research Center and Dr. Karen A. Verbeke, chair of UMES’ K-12 classroom teaching.”

Department of Education, attended a teacher-quality conference on campus that the testing Teacher education is a cornerstone program at organization and the university co-hosted earlier this month.

UMES, university President Thelma B. Thompson UMES and the Educational Testing Service co-hosted a national noted. “We were founded 124 years ago to train teachers,” Dr. Thompson conference Nov. 8 that focused on strategies to improve the quality of said. “We have not lost sight of our mission.” teacher training and student achievement.

The conference attracted a delegation from Morgan State University, The university’s Department of Education coordinated the event at the including its former president and UMES alumnus Earl Richardson.

Richard A. Henson Center, which featured speakers from the New JerseyRichardson plans to resume teaching after a sabbatical and said he’s based non-profit, Maryland lawmakers and educators from the K-12 and concerned about finding ways to help future teachers do a better job of higher education sectors. handling science and math instruction.

The next day, the Council of the Great City Schools released an “If you have better teaching, then better learning will follow,” Dr. “achievement gap” report noting black males in middle and high schools Richardson said. remain far behind their white counterparts academically.

Francine Madrey, an associate dean of education at Winston Salem “Addressing the achievement gap is extremely urgent,” ETS’ Michael (N.C.) State University, agreed.

Nettles said. “It’s not an issue we can continue to approach casually. I “I’m always looking for ideas and strategies we can incorporate in our firmly believe our economic recovery hinges on finding ways to bridge that (teacher education) program to help our teachers close the achievement gap.” gap,” Dr. Madrey said.

“The old way of doing things and using old resource methods no Like many HBCUs, Madrey said her institution also is focused on longer are the solution,” Nettles said. recruiting minorities to choose the teaching profession as a career because Equitable funding for schools in poor, urban and rural areas also was they are under-represented. a conference topic.

The UMES conference ended with a spirited panel discussion featuring David Sciarra of the Education Law Center said “we need to ensure lower Eastern Shore lawmakers and superintendents from four area public there are adequate resources and that they are going to schools with the school systems. greatest challenges.” Relying exclusively on “per-student” funding The educators pointed out that their schools are being asked to do distribution formulas are outdated, Sciarra said. more to satisfy state and federal-level mandates, but funding to pay for them “We’re not going to be able to close the education gap unless we make has not kept pace.

Campus Group observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month Women of Distinction partnered with the Office of Residence Life and the Department of Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs at UMES to sponsor the informational series, “Ladies, Get Empowered,” for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The event, which kicked off with a tour of the Life Crisis Center in Salisbury last month, helped educate college women about the different forms of abuse, the warning signs of relationship violence, the dangers of date rape and ways to become “empowered” for their protection. The final part of the series took place earlier this month with a “Females Only” campus forum. Each attendee received purple ribbons to honor victims and survivors of domestic violence. Data currently supports that women between the ages of 2024 are at the greatest risk of abuse.

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Giving thanks to you Tips for enjoying the bounty of Thanksgiving, guilt-free

By Elisabeth DeSwart, UMES dietetic intern Dr Virginie Zoumenou, DI Preceptor

Thanksgiving is a time to gather with friends and family—and a time of temptation to overindulge. Food can be a way we show love for one another, and it can be hard to strike a balance between accepting your family’s offerings, while staying true to your own health goals. Here are some tips for a healthy Thanksgiving with all the flavor: Bring a Snack For the hours before the feast, bring a healthful snack to stave off hunger pangs. A vegetable platter with low fat dressing for dip to share is a good choice. Local markets often make them to order for pick-up.

Balance At dinner, the name of the game is moderation. You can still have richer dishes, like mashed potatoes and gravy, just in smaller portions. Fill your plate—half with non-starchy vegetable dishes, one quarter with turkey and lean meats, and one quarter with starches of your choice. Eat slowly, savoring each mouthful and leave a little room for dessert.

Sweets for the Sweet Yes, you can have dessert! Have a small slice of the dessert of your choice. If you are given a large portion, you can ask your neighbor if they’d like to share. Pumpkin pie is filled with vitamin A and fiber. Advice for diabetics – eat less carbohydrates at dinner so that you can still have a small dessert without your blood sugar soaring.

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& Entertainment FALL 2010 CALENDAR *Unless stipulated, all events listed are FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. For more information, call 410-651-6669 or 410-651-6571.

NOVEMBER 23

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE 7 p.m. / Student Services Center Theater

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FALL FAMILY RECITAL 11 a.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

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FALL FAMILY RECITAL 11 a.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

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OPENING RECEPTION-ART EXHIBIT Graduating Senior Show 4-6 p.m. / Mosely Gallery Hours: Mon. through Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Show on display until Dec. 16

Drink Water Sodas, juices and alcoholic beverages contain a lot of calories. By drinking water, you can stay hydrated without the added calories. If the thought of plain water leaves you flat, try some seltzer water with a squeeze of lime or a splash of juice.

Still Hungry?

If you are hungry for a second helping, have more servings of the non-starchy vegetables. Or, wait 20 minutes – studies have shown that there can be a delay between when we are actually full and when we feel full.

Don’t Stress Avoid the “all or nothing” mentality. Let’s face it, no one’s perfect. If you do go a little overboard on Thanksgiving, don’t beat yourself up. This can lead into an “I already blew it!” binge that lasts through the holidays. The key is to get right back on track the next day and consider adding some extra cardio to work off the extra calories.

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