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A newsletter for students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends CIRCLING
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April 26, 2013
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Bell outlines university’s path in installation speech Juliette B. Bell is confident after 9½ months at the helm of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore that it has the foundation to achieve eminence in teaching, research and public service. “UMES is already an excellent institution,” Bell said in an inaugural address that followed her formal installation as president. “I have been many places and (have) seen many different college campuses. I know quality when I see it.” Moving from excellence to eminence, the motivational theme Bell has chosen for her administration, however, “is more than a slogan or mantra.” “It is a state of mind, a way of life and a statement of expectations,” she said. “It is UMES saying that we expect to start with excellence as the baseline. We UMES bested powerhouses Morrisville State and Johnson & Wales to bring home first place in the International Food Service Executives Association annual culinary challenge. “We didn’t place last year, so it was redemption for me, especially,” said captain David Cox, a senior from Suitland, Md.–the only returning team member. Cox, four fellow Hotel and Restaurant Management students and a chaperone boarded a plane headed for Dallas April 10 for the IFSEA event as part of its 2013 conference. The thought on their minds….what would be this year’s mystery ingredient. “There’s only 90 minutes for the whole competition,” Cox said. “The
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expect to engage in continuous improvement. We aim high to move our university to the next level.” In a 20-minute speech to an audience that included Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, University System of Maryland Chancellor William Kirwan and her immediate family, Bell laid out a six-point plan for reaching that goal. She called on university constituencies to support a strategy that emphasizes marketing, investment and collaboration. UMES, she said, also should be nimble while focusing on niches that define it as a university. Dr. Juliette B. Bell presents herself to the audience after being And, she added, doing so with a installed as the university’s 15th leader and receiving the symbol of the office, the university medallion, made especially for the occasion. sense of excitement, “because … we Platform guests behind her, from left, are: Regent Louise Gonzales, are poised at the precipice of change.” Regent Patricia Florestano, Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, USM “We have to tell our story,” she Chancellor William Kirwan and USM Board Vice Chairman Barry Gossett. PHOTO BY JOEY GARDNER
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HRM students bring home first place honors
UMES’ team that took first place in the IFSEA’s culinary challenge, from left, are: Marlon Bouie, Kadijatu Kargbo, David Cox, Jade Overton and Jamel Smith.
Page 2 Pinder Named to Business Hall of Fame Doctor Training Collaboration NAACP Reactivated SGA Executive Board Named
first 10 minutes is dedicated to planning the menu.” Competitors face-off in individual equipped kitchens and a shared pantry of over 132 items. “We don’t know what will be there,” Cox said. Teams have to evaluate the items quickly to prepare three samples of three courses; an appetizer, entrée and dessert. They don’t go with recipes in hand, either, Cox said, so they have to use the skills and experience they’ve acquired at their respective schools to be successful. The UMES student team HRM / continued on page 7
Page 3 Research Symposium Research Winners Faculty Awards
Page 4-5 Inauguration Celebration Week
Page 6 Bowling Champs Volleyball Coach Named
Page 7 Service Awards Dinner Theatre
Walk a Mile Vanguard
Page 8 Calendar of Events Mother Daughter Banquet Art Shell Save the Date Phi Kappa Membership