The Key April 24, 2015 Edition

A newsletter for students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends

UMES presents Renewable Energy Seminar Series

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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is serving this month as the host site for five early evening presentations on the basics of solar and wind energy sources.

The “Introduction to Renewable Energy” seminar series is being led by Bruce M. Williams, a renewable energy consultant who has conducted research at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and the University of Delaware.

The series, which is free, is underwritten by a U.S. Department of Energy grant and supported by the Maryland Energy Administration and Princeton Energy Resource International. The first session attracted 53 participants, including 22 online.

Williams and the sponsors say the seminar is designed to be a primer on solar and wind energy geared to appeal to a broad audience, including beginners. The goal is to provide seminar participants with an understanding of the engineering principles, economics and policies behind renewable energy designs.

Participants can earn a “certificate of completion” by attending all five sessions in person or via a webinar.

The first 90-minute session April 14 was an overview, “Introduction to Renewables: Wind & Solar,” and was followed two days later by “Data Collection, Analysis, Resource Assessment.” Earlier this week, sessions focused on “Project Planning, Site Selection, Impact Assessment” and “Grid Connection/Integration, Micro-Grids, Off-Grids.”

The final session April 28 is on “Applications, Policies, Subsidies, Economics.”

UMES invested in a 17-acre solar-energy collection system on campus in 2011 to reduce its electricity bills, while the City of Crisfield is actively pursuing plans to build wind turbines to help the bayside municipality achieve electric savings as well.

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Donors Recognized Kinesiology

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SOP 5K Run Senior Art Show Bell’s Birthday

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CMT Student Awarded Committee Awards Students Fine Art Show Winners Students Create Mural

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UMES sponsors Graduate Education Week

After holding its annual research symposium successfully for the past five years, the School of Graduate Studies held its first Graduate Education Week, April 20-23. This year’s festivities were also held in conjunction with the university’s observance of the 125th anniversary of the signing of the Second Morrill Act that solidified the 1890 land-grant universities.

Along with the traditional mix of plenary speakers, workshops, panel discussions and oral and poster research presentations by undergraduates and graduates, guest speakers such as Drs. Hadi Ghasemi and Suzanne Ortega shared their knowledge to more than 200 attendees.

Ghasemi, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Houston and director of the Nanotherm research group, was the STEM speaker. His research focuses on surface physics, nanotechnology and heat transfer. He is the recipient of several awards in the field of heat transfer and thermodynamics, including the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship and the Russell Reynolds award in thermodynamics. Ghasemi received a doctorate from the University of Toronto and did postdoctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ortega currently serves as president of the Council of Graduate Schools. Prior to that, she was the senior vice president for academic affairs for the University System of North Carolina. She has held several leadership positions in higher education administration. Her research interests lie in mental health epidemiology, health services, and race and ethnic relations. She has been principal or co-principal investigator on over $6 million in state and federal grants.

SU/UMES Collaborate on Health Holder Tour Summer Language Program Rotaract Induction

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Basketball Camp Art Shell Golf Tournament

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Cabaret Prayer Breakfast African Dance

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Calendar of Events

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Circling the Oval

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These Three Gents As an undergraduate, students learn responsibility, develop lasting friendships and lessons that will be with them for life.

When I sat down with Kevin Chase, Franklin Ausby and William Washington to talk about UMES, fellowship and giving back, it was apparent that they had learned much more.

These three gents developed a friendship as undergraduates at UMES in the late 1970s at a time when the university faced many challenges, including a fight to remain open despite threats of closure or merger with neighboring Salisbury State College.

Undoubtedly, their friendship was solidified through their membership in Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Inc., whose motto is “through loyalty and integrity, we shall achieve greatness.” Founded at Morgan State University in 1962, Groove Phi Groove was formed as an alternative to mainstream Greeklettered fraternities and has among its purposes the promotion of academic awareness and alleviating social and economic problems in disadvantaged communities.

As members of the only non-Greek organization on the yard, these three gents developed solidarity of purpose and commitment to one another and the university that would become their alma mater. “It taught us to be distinguished in certain things,” said Ausby, who joined the organization in fall 1980. “We were determined to become a model for black male leadership.”

A couple years ago, Ausby contacted the Office of Alumni Affairs about hosting a reception for “the Grooves” during the university’s homecoming activities. What began as an opportunity to gather and reminisce with old friends quickly turned to a greater purpose.

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Kinesiology is new name for exercise science UMES’ Department of Exercise Science has been rebranded as the Department of Kinesiology.

Kinesiology, according to Dr. Margarita S. Treuth, the department chair, is a more comprehensive term that “involves the study of physical activity and its impact on health, society and quality of life.”

The American Kinesiology Association, Treuth notes, defines the discipline as “areas of study (that include) exercise science, sports management, athletic training and sports medicine, socio-cultural analyses of sports, sport and exercise psychology, fitness leadership, physical education-teacher education and pre-professional training for physical therapy, occupational therapy, medicine and other health related fields.”

“You can see how the full definition defines the field and encompasses other areas than just exercise science,” Treuth said.

“Exercise science” traditionally has been a popular major at UMES. Approximately 255 students are currently enrolled in the program.

In December, the university awarded 26 degrees and for the 2013-14

academic year, 33 students graduated with an exercise science degree.

Graduates, however, will still receive a degree that reads “Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science,” Treuth said.

The department’s switch to the new name adopted without fanfare in September is “the current trend in the field,” she said.

The University of Maryland (College Park) has a kinesiology department, Treuth noted, and departments across the country have moved away from physical education and exercise science to kinesiology.

The name change should be beneficial to graduates.

“Students can pursue graduate education in fitness-related professions (such as exercise leader, personal trainer),” Treuth said.

Students who major in kinesiology with the Clinical Concentration also will be prepared with a pre-professional training component for health profession graduate programs including athletic training and physical therapy, the latter of which UMES offers as a graduate program.

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Fine arts graduates display works

School of Pharmacy raises funds for epilepsy Over 100 runners and walkers participated in the 3rd annual 5K Strides for Epilepsy organized by the UMES School of Pharmacy Student Government Association. The April 4 event held at the Salisbury Zoological Park raised $3,000 to bring awareness to the neurological disorder that causes seizures and impacts brain functioning.

There is no cure for epilepsy. Coping with the disorder, said Emanga Ekinde, the event coordinator and second year pharmacy student from Minnesota, is a lifelong battle for patients and their families not only physically but socially due to stigmas associated with the condition. Anticonvulsants are commonly prescribed to minimize seizures, but can have side effects. Pharmacists play a key role in helping manage an epileptic patient’s drug therapy regimen and its side-effect profile.

“A pharmacist is the last healthcare professional patients will see before taking their medication,” Ekinde said. “By counseling patients and their family members about the proper administration and possible side-effects, we ensure the patient understands the importance of taking their medication and what to do in case of a reaction.”

“Planning for the fundraiser is always a major undertaking,” Ekinde said.

“Fortunately, students, faculty and staff in the School of Pharmacy volunteered their time and talent to help make this year’s race a success,” Ekinde said.

Since its inception in 2013, 5k Strides for Epilepsy has raised some $9,000 to support United Needs and Abilities (UNA), a Salisbury-based non-profit that helps individuals with developmental disabilities, and Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE), an agency committed to funding epilepsy research.

Interest in starting a 5-kilometer walk/run, Ekinde said, stemmed from the research of Dr. Patrice Jackson-Ayotunde, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences and student government faculty advisor.

“She’s really passionate about epilepsy research and inspires us, her students, to work diligently to increase awareness of the disease and raise funds for drug research. The team and I were very lucky to work with her and I know in the future each race will touch more people and continue to be a great success.”

President Bell celebrates milestone birthday President Juliette B. Bell celebrated a milestone birthday April 15 when she turned 60. Bell’s office staff surprised her with cake, flowers and refreshments.

“ARTINGIFTS,” a play on “ART” and “PARTING GIFTS” is the title May candidates for graduation in the visual art program crafted for an art exhibit in the Mosely Gallery—their last as students at UMES. The show, featuring the works of Joanna Webb, Ryan Philoche and Quinton Walker, opens April 30 with a reception from 4-6 p.m.

The graphic illustration and sequential arts students planned all aspects of the exhibit as part of a senior seminar course, said Susan Holt, Mosely Gallery director. Along with the theme, the students also designed the show’s postcard and poster graphic which depicts silhouettes of the three artists offering gift boxes.

Holt said the works include oil paintings, sculptures, drawings and computer graphics. “One of the students is also a tattoo artist and will display examples of his work on mannequins.”

The show closes May 14, the evening before commencement, with another reception especially for proud parents and family members, Holt said.

Exhibits in the Mosely Gallery are free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. Call 410-651-7770 for more information on this or other exhibits.

This summer, June 11-August 13, UMES alumnus Patrick Henry will compile a juried show in the gallery featuring selected works

by UMES artists who are not a part of the visual arts program of the Department of Fine Arts. The purpose of the exhibit, Holt said, is to highlight the “hidden talents” among the UMES community. Entries are due May 11.

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Fine arts faculty win awards

UMES student receives award from community group

Fine arts chairman Chris Harrington won the grand prize at the Art Institute & Gallery’s competition for its newest exhibit, “Take Me Out To The Ballgame – Popcorn, Peanuts & Cracker Jacks.” Harrington’s “Honoring the Negro Leagues” is a mixed media display.

Photo courtesy: Executive Office of the Governor Adjunct prof. Mathew Shockley (and UMES alum) won second in the competition with his oil on canvas of Henry Aaron. Both works will be on display through May 8.

Jarjeet Singh, left, and Ishaq Pitt, right, (not pictured Raquel Reese) were three UMES students recognized by the Greater Salisbury Committee at its annual awards banquet last Friday. Singh, the top award recipient from UMES with $1,000, was honored along with top awardees from Salisbury University and Wor-Wic Community College. Gov. Larry Hogan and his wife, Yumi, (center) attended the event.

UMES students create city mural Leonard Nimoy, pictured as “Star Trek’s Mr. Spock,” is “large and in charge” giving the Vulcan salute for “Live long and prosper” on a mural on Salisbury’s Downtown Plaza thanks to its UMES creators. The wheat paste mural was affixed to the west side of the Powell building by students from faculty member Brad Hudson’s Drawing 2 classes April 17, as part of the city’s Third Friday event. A photograph of Nimoy was divided into a 36 panel grid with each student painting a panel. The panels were then reunited to form the mural—a project sponsored by the public arts sub-committee of the Salisbury Arts and Entertainment District Committee.

Construction management student awarded Seated from left, UMES administrators and faculty Dr. Kimberly Whitehead, Dr. Derek Dunn and Bijan Shapoorian are pictured with UMES construction management technology senior Andris Goldschmidts, (center standing) and his mother and friend. Goldschmidts received the Student Achievement and Leadership Award at an annual event at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Md. where the program is housed. Selection is based on GPA, extracurricular activities and volunteerism among other attributes. Goldschmidts, who works fulltime in the field while attending the program, Shapoorian said, is organized, detail-oriented and still finds time to participate in the student club’s activities.

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UMES offers high school students summer language program Study Chinese in high tech setting

High school students can get a leg up at UMES this summer learning Chinese, a language that is in high demand in the current and future workforce.

Registration is now open for The Summer Language Experience, a two-week, intensive, non-residential program designed to provide beginners with an introduction to the language as well as cultural understanding.

“This is a great opportunity for motivated high school students who want to make the most of their summer by

studying a foreign language,” said Tammy Gharbi, program coordinator of the Foreign Language Instructional Center at UMES. “It would take nearly 15 weeks in a traditional school year to accomplish the 60 hours of instruction offered in The Summer Language Experience.”

The course is taught by a native-speaking instructor in a state-of-the-art language learning classroom. The program runs weekdays August 3-14.

The fee is $200. All materials are included. Visit www. umes.edu/FLIC or call 410-651-6543 for more information.

UMES and SU health students collaborate From left, third year UMES physical therapy student Lauren Lee and Salisbury University’s Alex Pomponio (nursing) and Justin Morris (respiratory therapy) were part of an inter-professional clinical simulation at UMES. Some 100 health professions students at the two institutions attended the event designed to share resources while educating on the roles of other health professionals to remove “professional silos.” Attendees worked together on case studies related to Parkinson’s disease, cystic fibrosis and hip replacement and toured the cadaver-anatomy lab. The event stemmed from the Eastern Shore Collaborative for Inter-professional Education of Health Care Professionals—a group made up of health professions faculty from SU and UMES.

Construction management students tour site Students in UMES’ Construction Management Technology program got a behind the scenes look at the interior of the new science building during a tour by a Holder construction company representative.

UMES Rotaract Chapter inducts new members Current members of UMES’ Rotaract Club welcome new members recently inducted during a meeting of the Rotary Club of Salisbury.

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Events

Bobby Collins to host his first basketball camp at UMES Bobby Collins, newly minted Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year, has announced the creation of his first series of youth basketball camps to be held at UMES. Collins, also the 2015 MEAC Coach of the Year, will host both a team and individual camp for boys and girls entering first through 12th grades.

“I really hope that area youth are able to attend one or both sessions of our inaugural camps,” said Collins. “I developed these camps under the premise that this area needs a premier destination for youth who want to develop their skills in the game of basketball. We want to be known for providing great fundamental teaching and team play in both a fun and safe environment.”

UMES will first host a team camp June 19-21, specializing in team development, both mentally and physically, working on all aspects of the game, from plays, to passing, to defensive sets. The cost for the team camp is $275 per team.

Collins then will lead the individual camp June 22-25. The sessions start each day at 9 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. Lunch is not provided, but can be purchased. Each camper to the individual camp receives a T-shirt and basketball. The second session camp is a station-oriented camp with each

focusing on individual skills and also uses contests and games and 3-on-3 play to enhance their skill set. The cost is just $100 per child.

“I am confident that you find our instructors and facilities to be some of the finest in the country,” Collins said. “If developing your child’s basketball skills while also creating memories that will last a lifetime is what you are looking for, than I am sure you won’t be disappointed by Bobby Collins Basketball Camps.”

Collins in his first year at UMES made a name for himself, leading the Hawks to an 18-15 mark, their best record in 41 years. It concluded with an invitation to the CIT Postseason Tournament, the first NCAA post season appearance for UMES since 1973-74. This season, he coached several All-MidEastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) players and the 2015 Riley Wallace National Player of the Year, Mike Myers.

Registration is available online at www.umesmbbcamps.com or by printing out the brochure located on the site and mailing it in. You can request a hard copy be mailed or get more information by calling Coach Trevor Deloach at 410-651-8155 or emailing him at tmdeloach@umes.edu.

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If you missed one of these fine special events, make sure to put them on your calendar for next year.

The Gye Nyame African Dance Troupe Performance

UMES’ Jazz & Blues Cabaret

President’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast GENTS / continued from page 3

At that time, the three gents had been working with Chase’s Gist Foundation, a non-profit named in memory of Chase’s friend, Andre Gist, a graduate of West Virginia University and member of the Tampa Bay Bandits. The Gist Foundation (www.gistfoundation.org) provides funding for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities who struggle to get through school. It was “at some point, [we] had an epiphany and understanding that we had a responsibility to give back,” said Kevin Chase, spring 1980 Groove initiate.

Instead of simply gathering for fun and fellowship, the gents undertook an effort to raise funds to support the UMES Foundation, focusing in particular on the Circle of Hope Fund that provides funding for students with financial needs to continue their education.

“When we pledged, we said this was a level of commitment we said we would do, and the work starts now. This is what we are supposed to do,” Ausby said.

The three western shore of Maryland residents first set a goal of raising $1,000 for the Circle of Hope Fund by hosting a series of events throughout the year – a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday dance in January, a pre-homecoming party in February and an Atlantic City bus trip in August.

The effort succeeded and the three gents walked out onto court in their distinguished black jackets and presented their first contribution to the university at center court during Homecoming 2012. The next year, they doubled their contribution, presenting a gift of $2,000. Recognizing that they would do, in Chase’s words, “what ever it takes to motivate others to give back,” the gents have raised nearly $15,000 and are hoping to raise $7,000 more for the Circle of Hope Fund so that these funds can have a “positive impact on the university.”

Perhaps William Washington, who was initiated into Groove Phi Groove in fall 1979, said it best: “when we go on with our careers, you have to look back and pull somebody else up.”

Kimberly Conway Dumpson, executive vice president, UMES

T HE U MES M IS S IO N The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the state’s historically black, 1890 land-grant institution, has its purpose and uniqueness grounded in distinctive learning, discovery and engagement opportunities in the arts and science, education, technology, engineering, agriculture, business and health professions.

UMES is a student-centered, doctoral research degree-granting university known for its nationally accredited undergraduate and graduate programs, applied research and highly valued graduates.

UMES provides individuals, including firstgeneration college students, access to a holistic learning environment that fosters multicultural diversity, academic success, and intellectual and social growth.

UMES prepares graduates to address challenges in a global, knowledge-based economy while maintaining its commitment to meeting the workforce and economic development needs of the Eastern Shore, the state, the nation and the world.

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april may 2 27 30 june Gospel Choir Concert 5 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center UMES Gospel Choir performs.

410-651-6575

UMES Wind Ensemble Concert 7 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center 410-651-6571

Opening Reception Art Exhibit 4-6 p.m.

Mosely Gallery “Graduating Art Student Show.” May graduates in the Department of Fine Arts showcase portfolio pieces. Show on display through May 14.

410-651-7770 or www.moselygallery.com

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Art Exhibit Opening Reception 4-6 p.m.

Mosely Gallery “Selected Works by UMES Artists.”

Group show of campus-wide talent curated by local artists and UMES alumnus Patrick Henry.

Show on display through July 31.

410-651-7770 or www.moselygallery. com

Art Shell UMES Celebrity Golf Classic* 8 a.m. tee off Great Hope Golf Course, Westover, Md. Advanced registration required.

Registration includes a pairing party, 18 holes of golf with a celebrity, food and drink on the course, an awards banquet and commemorative gifts. $200 per player/$750 foursome 4410-651-UMES *Unless stipulated (*) all events listed are free and open to the public.

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