The Key December 4, 2009 Edition

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UMES plans star-studded gala to support student scholarships

Lou Gosset, Jr.

Clarence Clemons

Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars are poised to grace the campus of UMES in support of the university’s 11th annual gala early next year. President Thelma B. Thompson announced the names of the celebrities who have reserved their spot at what promises to be a spectacular, Hollywood-style, red-carpet event that only the best party on the Eastern Shore can offer.

“More important than their pledge to be here is their commitment to helping us raise more scholarship dollars for our deserving students than ever before,” said Thompson.

Academy-award winning actor Lou Gosset Jr., has pledged his support as has “The Big Man” Clarence Clemons, the legendary B. B. King, Heisman-award winning rusher and receiver Herschel Walker and renowned golfer Lee Elder, with more to come.

Gosset is the recipient of every known acting accolade, including an Oscar, multiple Golden Globes, Emmys and People’s Choice Awards. He is known for such critically acclaimed work as “An Officer and a Gentleman,” 1982, for which he won his Oscar; “Enemy Mine,” 1985; “Iron Eagle,” 1985, 1986, 1992, and 1995; “To Dance with Olivia,” 1997; and “Jasper, Texas,” 2003, to name a few. Recently, he appeared as the new lead on the popular science fiction series “Stargate SG-1,” and won for himself a new generation of fans worldwide.

Clemons, affectionately known as “The Big Man,” has captivated audiences for over forty years with his distinguished abilities as a saxophonist. A member of

B. B. King

Herschel Walker

Lee Elder

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Page 2 Winter Commencement Alan Newberry Day

Page 3 Satchell Gift Concert Choir Award

Page 4 Demanche Wins Award Research Interns

Page 5 Senior Art Exhibit

Page 6 Athletic News

Page 7 Gospel Concert Exercise Science

Page 8 Calendar of Events

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Over 246 to graduate at UMES Winter Commencement Winter celebrations abound this time of year. UMES has cause to celebrate as approximately 246 graduates turn their tassels signifying the conferring of their degrees at the 13th annual Winter Commencement on Friday, December 18, at 10 a.m. in the Williams P. Hytche Athletic Center.

Following opening activities and selections by the university’s Concert Choir and Wind Ensemble, the commencement address will be delivered by the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, a democratic U. S. congresswoman for the District of Columbia, now in her 10th term. Attributed to her success in writing bills and having them enacted, she is known as one of the most effective members of the House in producing legislation, despite not being able to vote on final passage of legislation in the House because Norton she represents a non-state.

She is currently chair of the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Emergency Management and Public Buildings. Norton serves on three rather than the customary two House committees, where she has full voting rights. In 2007, she successfully completed a four-year campaign for the House vote when the House passed H.R. 1905. At present, she is working to move the D.C. House Voting Rights Act of 2009 forward without a gun provision.

Norton has been a champion for her district, striving for and achieving statehood and full congressional voting representation. She was successful in having bills passed, which provided $10,000 to all district high school graduates to attend any public college in the nation or $2,500 to attend any private college because the district does not have a higher education system of state colleges. She is also credited with a $5,000 homebuyer tax credit to district residents and tax breaks to district businesses.

A national leader in civil and feminist rights prior to her election, Norton was the first woman to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She served on boards at three Fortune 500 companies as well as the boards of civil rights and other organizations. In surveys, she was named one of the 100 most important American women and the most powerful women in Washington.

Norton is a full-time tenured professor of law at Georgetown University. She received her bachelor’s degree from Antioch College in Ohio

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and earned a law and master’s degree in American studies from Yale. Yale Law School awarded her the Citation of Merit as Outstanding Alumna and the Yale Graduate School awarded her the Yale Wilbur Cross Medal.

During the commencement ceremonies, honorary degrees will be presented to Alan Newberry, president and chief executive officer of Peninsula Regional Health System and CEO of Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md. , and Rilous Carter, vice president of Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida. Newberry will receive the Doctor of Science, while Carter will receive the Doctor of Humane Letters.

Newberry joined Peninsula Regional, Delmarva’s largest hospital, in 1992 as executive vice president and chief operating officer. It is now the cornerstone of a fully integrated health delivery system with over 3,000 employees and affiliates. He was promoted fin 1997 to president and CEO, a position he held until last year when Peggy Naleppa transitioned to president of the medical center in preparation for Newberry’s retirement on January 1, 2010. He continues to serve as chief executive officer of Peninsula Regional. He serves on various health care boards and committees and is a leader in the community, having served on the Salisbury Urban Ministries, The Greater Salisbury Committee, the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce and the Wicomico Visioning Committee. At UMES, he is the vice chairman of the Business School Advisory Council.

Carter is a 35-year veteran of the hospitality industry. He began his career at Walt Disney World in 1997 as a member of the resorts food and beverage team and steadily rose to positions of increasing managerial responsibility. Among them were: general manager of food and beverage at Epcot, director of catering and convention services for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and general manager of Disney’s Carter Coronado Springs Resort. Prior to his career at WDW, Carter held positions at Renaissance Hotels and Resorts and Hyatt Hotels and Resorts across the U.S. Guests for the commencement exercises are encouraged to be seated one half-hour prior to the start of the event in order to observe the student and faculty processional. No tickets are necessary. For more information, visit www.umes.edu/commencement.

Friday, December 18, is designated Alan Newberry Day at UMES. The honor, for which he will be awarded the honorary Doctor of Science degree during the 2009 Winter Commencement ceremony, commemorates the many contributions of the Peninsula Regional Medical Center CEO to the Lower Shore community.

Under his watch, hospital services increased while patient and medication safety prevailed, and the physical plant nearly doubled in size, having grown almost 30 percent.

Over the past 10 years, Newberry’s administration experienced substantial growth in the number of emergency room visits, which increased by 64 percent, and in the amount of total operating revenue, which rose from $153.5 million to $355.6 million (up over 132 percent). For his work and dedication to quality, the hospital earned a number of national clinical awards, recognitions and certifications, having most recently been awarded the HealthGrades 2009 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence. Peninsula Regional is the only hospital on the Delmarva Peninsula to achieve this distinction and one of just 270 in the nation.

For UMES, the Newberry administration has provided support for two faculty lines, one for the Department of Physical Therapy in 2006 following a $60,000 gift and one for the Physician Assistant Department following a $150,000 gift. The mutually beneficial working relationship between Peninsula Regional and UMES began at UMES in 1998, when faculty and students produced research findings and updates for the hospital, while hospital personnel gave instructional lectures to UMES students.

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Satchell gift endows scholarship for the visual arts Ernest Satchell, The Ernest R. and professor and chair of Elsa M. Satchell the Department of Fine Scholarship Endowment Arts and an alumnus for the Visual Arts from the Class of ‘63, provides need-based and his wife Elsa scholarships for Satchell, library students who have technician III in special declared visual arts as collections at the their major, including Frederick Douglass art education, Library, both at UMES, photography, graphic recently made a illustration, sequential $10,000 contribution to arts and any other visual a fund for the visual arts major created in arts. the future. Additional The fund was contributions to the originally created by a Pictured from left to right, Kimberly Dumpson, Esq. , director of Alumni Affairs and Planned Giv- endowment may be gift from members of made by sending a ing, and President Thelma B. Thompson accept a check for $10,000 from Elsa and Ernest Satchell to endow a scholarship fund for the visual arts at UMES. Photo by Jim Glovier the UMES Department check payable to the of Fine Arts. Dr. Anke UMES Foundation with VanWagenberg, Mosely Gallery director; and Michel Demanche, the Ernest R. and Elsa M. Satchell Scholarship Endowment for the Visual Christopher Harrington and Brad Hudson, all associate professors in the Arts in the memo line to the Division of Institutional Advancement, UMES, department, established the fund in November in honor of the Satchells and Backbone Road, Princess Anne, MD 21853. Contributions may be tax their many years of dedicated service to the university. deductable. For more information, call 410-651-7773.

Concert Choir awarded $5,000 Aetna Health Insurance and the Aetna Foundation recently presented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir with a $5,000 first place award as the winners of the Aetna Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Health Program’s 2008 ambassadors.

The award is the product of Aetna’s designation as the 2008-09 National Premier Partner of the “105 Voices of History” choir, a national choir comprised of student representatives from each of the country’s 105 HBCUs. The sponsorship supports the choir’s annual performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as well as the chorister’s efforts to encourage healthier lifestyles on their respective campuses.

“When the students returned from the 2008 concert, they were challenged by Aetna to develop a list and poster to demonstrate 105 ways to live healthier on HBCU campuses,” said Dr. Sheila Harleston, director of choral activities at UMES and one of the 2009 conductors of the “105 Voices of History.” “The poster

was presented at the 2009 concert and we were elated to recently receive notice of our first place entry.”

The poster was the product of a concerted effort spear-headed by Shakia Paylor and Michelle Turnbull. Ironically, Paylor was the winner of the UMES Concert Choir’s annual Health Fest last year.

Aetna representatives will visit UMES, the first place winner, and will display the winning poster in their corporate office. Clark Atlanta University won the second place award of $3,000, while Morehouse College received $2,000 for third place.

“Aetna is proud to support the ‘105 Voices of History,’” said Floyd Green, head of community relations for Aetna and honorary chair of the 2009 events. “This relationship highlights Aetna’s historical involvement with the country’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and shows how Aetna can work with 105 campuses and communities around the country as they develop ways to live healthier lives.”

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Using a Holga plastic 120 Leaks Magazine: Low Fidelity film camera, a creative eye for Photography, the sponsor of capturing contemporary the competition. images on film and her own “In the world of digital special techniques in and out imagery, the Holga and many of the darkroom, UMES low-fi cameras are tools of associate professor and liberation. I also find by photographer Michel overexposing the film and Demanche recently won first bleaching back to reveal the place in one of the categories image makes for the of the 2009 Holgapalooza unpredictable, something most National Photographic photographers dislike. My Competition for her entry final results are never what I titled “Finding Santa.” anticipate when I click the “I think that I saw Santa shutter,” said Demanche. on one of his vacation days Demanche is known for a and quickly captured both his multi-media manner of art image and some of his special visualization. Often her work is magic,” said Demanche. “The the result of stories that blurring, scratches and manifest into painting, mixed unusual qualities of the image works on paper or come from some of my own photography. Her works have special magic when I take the been displayed in the Whitney picture and in the processing Museum of American Art, The “Finding Santa,” Demanche’s award-winning photograph captures Santa on of the film.”

Women’s Museum and the vacation riding his Harley Davidson chopper.

Demanche’s photograph Franklin Furnace Archive. As a won first place for one of native Texan, she is included Michel Demanche takes a three special categories: in the Houston Museum of photograph along Deal “Plastic Dreams,” “Strangest Fine Art, Chase Manhattan Island Road across from and Most Bizarre” and “Street the nature preserve during Bank, part of the Frito Lay a recent photography Photography.” Out of 2,500 Corporation and the former Eclass field trip. entries, her “Finding Santa” Systems. Regionally, her work Photo by Gabby Mitchell, a junior Fine Arts major. was selected as The Holgablog is park of the Levinson and Toycamera.com Award for Collection at Sheppard Pratt in “Strangest and Most Bizarre” Baltimore. Demanche is represented by William Campbell photograph. The image will appear in the next issue, Issue 16, of Light Fine Art in Texas and Causey Contemporary Gallery in Brooklyn, New York.

“Finding Santa” wins UMES faculty/photographer national award

MARC U*STAR and MBRS RISE programs fare well at research symposia

By Dr. Jennifer Hearne, assistant professor of biochemistry, Department of Natural Sciences

Currently, I serve as the co-director of the Minority Access to Research Careers Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (MARC U*STAR) and the Minority Biomedical Research Support Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (MBRS RISE) programs with Chair of the Department of Natural Sciences and MARC U*STAR Director Dr. Joseph Okoh. The other co-director, Dr. Kelly Mack, is on assignment to the National Science Foundation. The MARC U*STAR and MBRS RISE programs are served by dedicated faculty.

The mission of the programs is to stimulate undergraduates’ interest in biomedical research and to increase the number of wellprepared minority students for entry into graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. or M.D. / Ph.D. degree in biomedical sciences. An integral part of the trainees’ preparation is participation in summer research experiences.

The MARC U*STAR and MBRS RISE trainees experienced a highly successful summer in earning biomedical research internships at prestigious institutes. Rashalai Currington, a senior chemistry major, earned a summer internship at Princeton University. Her aim was to purify the Actin Homolog MreB from Caulobacter crescentus. Oneil Gardner, a senior biology major, earned an internship at Dartmouth College. The aim of Gardner’s research was the purification of recombinant Human Acyl-Coenzyme A: Cholesterol Acyltransferase (ACAT1) protein from HEK293 cells. Dr. Anthony K. Nyame, professor of biochemistry, mentored and continues to mentor Currington and Gardner.

Michael Brown, a senior biology major, interned at the University of Minnesota. The aim of his research was to elucidate the cellular markers in the extended amygdala associated with acute morphineinduced withdrawal. Damilola Adepegba, a senior biology major, participated in the Bioinformatics Bioengineering Summer Institute at

the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Shanel Byas, a senior chemistry major, earned an internship at the University of WisconsinMadison. There she studied the knockdown E-cadherin gene expression in human embryonic stem cells. Nerissa Mckenzie, a senior biology major, was accepted to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center to conduct research on the defects of cilia and flagella that contribute to Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. Ann Fowajuh, a sophomore chemistry major, attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

UMES investigators were pleased to accept MARCU *STAR and MBRS RISE trainees during the summer of 2009. Dominique Dotson, a junior biology major, accepted a position with Dr. Nyame. Olivia Martin, a junior biology major, was mentored by Drs. Paulinus Chigbu and Eric May. Nicole Addy and Fatiha Malik, senior biology majors, were mentored by Drs. Joseph Pitula and Ali Ishaque, respectively.

On October 10, the 12th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences was hosted by UMBC. Approximately 400 undergraduate investigators from around the country attended the event to present their research findings. This year the MARC U*STAR trainees won three awards in Poster Session I. Gardner won first place in Biological Sciences I; Currington won second place in Chemical Sciences I; and Brown won first place in Biological Sciences VI. During the week of November 3, Drs. Okulate, Ishaque, Pitula, Okoh and I accompanied the trainees to the annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students held in Phoenix, Ariz. In addition to these individuals, Dean of the College of Arts and Professions Dr. Rita Lamb added her extensive experience in mentoring to the development of the students. Among the over 2,500 minority undergraduate students that converged in Phoenix to present their research, Gardner was recognized for his research in the Biochemical Sciences.

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Graduating UMES art students exhibit work A variety of artworks in various mediums created by graduating students in the Department of Fine Arts at UMES will be on display at the Mosely Gallery in the Arts and Technology building December 8 through 17. Themed “Masterminds and their Pursuit of Perfection,” a reception from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, opens the show and provides an opportunity to meet the artists.

“All realms of the fine arts have fascinated me for over 20 years, but pursuing it as my livelihood was never encouraged. As a result, I “Sariphic Mike1” approached college for Photo by Chris Clarke business and almost abandoned my passion for the arts. Now, looking back at what I have achieved and how I plan to fulfill my love further, I am extremely grateful for UMES. I can only hope that many after me will take full advantage of what this art program has to offer,” said Darius Corry, an exhibitor in the Senior Art Exhibition and intern in the gallery. Corry is from Prince George’s County.

David Price of St. Mary’s County, who also took an interest in the arts at an early age, said, “It wasn’t until high school that I discovered graphic design and found my passion. Coming here to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore sharpened my skills, while broadening my knowledge of art as a whole. I found new ways to express my individuality, while becoming a better artist to prepare for my career.”

Jeanaye Wright of Salisbury has had a passion for photography since she took her first photography class at James M. Bennett High School. She

Medicine. Shanel Byas, a senior chemistry major, earned an internship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There she studied the knockdown Ecadherin gene expression in human embryonic stem cells. Nerissa Mckenzie, a senior biology major, was accepted to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center to conduct research on the defects of cilia and flagella that contribute to Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. Ann Fowajuh, a sophomore chemistry major, attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

UMES investigators were pleased to accept MARCU *STAR and MBRS RISE trainees during the summer of 2009. Dominique Dotson, a junior biology major, accepted a position with Dr. Nyame. Olivia Martin, a junior biology major, was mentored by Drs. Paulinus Chigbu and Eric May. Nicole Addy and Fatiha Malik, senior biology majors, were mentored by Drs. Joseph Pitula and Ali Ishaque, respectively.

On October 10, the 12th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

was inspired mainly by the photographs she saw in fashion magazines and the beauty of the female body. Some of the photographers who influenced her most are Minor White, Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz and Joseph Cartwright. After graduating from UMES, Wright plans on furthering her education in the field of commercial photography by attending graduate school in the fall.

“I want to be more of a graphic novelist,” said Chris Clarke of Prince George’s County. “I like to create epic stories that have the reader “Melanie” connect with a character, and Photo by Jeanaye Wright instead of reading about the character, they become that character.” Clarke found inspiration from his older brother. Starting at a very young age drawing Ninja Turtles and comic book superheroes, he then branched out and began to draw styles of modern age books. His interests lie in photography and sequential art, better known as comic book art.

Brittany Reeder of Charles County will also display her work. She is majoring in photography and plans on pursuing a career in commercial photography.

The exhibit includes works in paint, graphic design, photography and sequential art. The Mosely Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Class tours are by appointment. For more information, call 410-651-7770, e-mail gallery@umes.edu or visit www.umes.edu/mosely/.

in the Chemical and Biological Sciences was hosted by UMBC. Approximately 400 undergraduate investigators from around the country attended the event to present their research findings. This year the MARC U*STAR trainees won three awards in Poster Session I. Gardner won first place in Biological Sciences I; Currington won second place in Chemical Sciences I; and Brown won first place in Biological Sciences VI. During the week of November 3, Drs. Okulate, Ishaque, Pitula, Okoh and I accompanied the trainees to the annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students held in Phoenix, Ariz. In addition to these individuals, Dean of the College of Arts and Professions Dr. Rita Lamb added her extensive experience in mentoring to the development of the students.

Among the over 2,500 minority undergraduate students that converged in Phoenix to present their research, Gardner was recognized for his research in the Biochemical Sciences.

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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 marked their first victory of the season over American, 65-58, at home.

Senior Neal Pitt (Fort Washington, Md.) and redshirt junior Tim Burns (Franklinville, N.J.) led all scorers with 16 points apiece. Junior Kevin White (Brooklyn, N.Y.) continues to have a tremendous season for UMES as he had 13 points of his own, four rebounds and five assists. He also ended the first half in dramatic fashion by banking in a half-court shot as the buzzer sounded.

Prior to that, the team embarked on an eightday road trip that included a visit to Milwaukee, Wis., Kevin White to play Marquette University and then Springfield, Mo., to participate in the Hispanic College Fund Challenge.

Redshirt sophomore Mark Robertson’s (Lakewood, N.J.) hot-shooting from behind the arc was not enough to propel the Hawks over Marquette as they lost by a score of 86-60. Robertson hit four of his five 3-point shots in the first half and ended the game with 15 points, two blocks, two steals, one rebound and one assist. Redshirt sophomore Hillary Haley (Oxon Hill, Md.) led UMES in scoring with 22 points.

Three Hawks scored in double digits, but it wasn’t enough as UMES lost to host Missouri State, 70-53, in the Hispanic College Fund Challenge. Haley and White led the Hawks in scoring with 11 points apiece, while Robertson poured in 10 points of his own.

UMES fell to Eastern Michigan University, 76-51. Robertson and White led the Hawks in scoring with eight points apiece.

Seventeen points by Pitt were not enough for UMES to get by The Citadel, as they lost 88-62 in their final game of the HCFC to start the season 0-5. In a breakout game for Pitt, he nearly doubled his point total of the season, which was 19 points entering the contest against the Bulldogs.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Senior April McBride (New Rochelle, N. Y.) poured in a career-hightying 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as the Lady Hawks fell to Long Island, 81-71, at the Wellness Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Freshman Chelsea Sanders (Rochester, N. Y.) led all players with 22 points and grabbed six rebounds and McBride picked up a double-double, but the Lady Hawks fell, 88-58, to Manhattan.

BOWLING Taking a break from the grueling NCAA schedule, the No. 4 (tied) bowling team traveled to the National Collegiate Match Games recently and took second place overall, while posting a 3-1 NCAA record. The event, a United States Bowling Congress (USBC) tournament, allows UMES to bowl in the sectional qualifier later in the year, an event the Lady Hawks won last season.

UMES bowled No. 4 (tied) Central Missouri University, the only other NCAA team in attendance. The Lady Hawks bowled them four times, twice in team games and twice in baker format. In team games, UMES combined two

games to take one match 1857-1642 and the other 1916-1750. In Baker matches, the Lady Hawks posted a 741-859 loss and took a 763-698 win.

Individually, freshman Anggie Ramirez (Bogota, Colombia) posted a 1273 pin fall over six team games for an average of 212. 167 and earned MVP honors for the weekend. The 3-1 NCAA mark gives UMES a 39-11 overall record.

Prior to that, the Lady Hawks took the bronze medal in the fifth annual Eastern Shore Hawk Classic, a 20-team tournament. Sophomore Paula Vilas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) was named Tournament MVP. She had a dominating performance of 1015 pins and a 203 average on the second day of the event.

Paula Vilas

VOLLEYBALL On the eve of the start of the 2009 MEAC Volleyball Tournament, the MEAC released its 2009 post-season volleyball honors. UMES took two of the top three honors as head coach Don Metil earned his second Coach of the Year award, while freshman setter Bella Jade Romero (Arlington, Texas) was named Rookie of the Year.

Metil earned his second nod in just three seasons at the helm of UMES Volleyball. He posted his third straight 10-0 record in conference play.

Whitney Johnson UMES was 30-of-31 in MEAC games played this season. Metil also recorded his third straight 20-win season.

Romero made it two straight for the Hawks with the Rookie of the Year Award. She totaled 890 assists (10 per game) to help UMES hold their dominance in the conference’s Northern Division. She posted 16 30-plus assist performances and recorded five double-doubles this season. Romero was second in the MEAC in assists per set.

Even though the Hawks posted great numbers this season, they received only one player on the First-Team. Senior Whitney Johnson (Prince Frederick, Md.) earned her third straight honor. Senior Caylin Woodward (Garden Grove, Calif.), arguably the best all-around player to ever wear maroon and gray, was a Second-Team selection. Last season’s Rookie of the Year, Christine Edwards (Lakewood, Calif.) also earned Second Team honors.

Johnson recorded a match-high 11 kills leading the No. 1 seeded Lady Hawks to a 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-18) victory over fourth-seeded Norfolk State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Championship at Coppin State.

Edwards registered 12 kills and redshirt junior Samantha Chukwura (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led the way with an . 800 hitting percentage as UMES dispatched Bethune-Cookman, 3-0 (25-10, 25-21, 25-20), in the semifinals of the MEAC Championship.

The Lady Hawks fell in the MEAC Championship game to Florida A&M, 3-1 (17-25, 23-25, 25-20, 23-25), for the third consecutive season. The loss for UMES snapped a 15 match winning streak and ended the Hawks’ season at 24-7.

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Worship, song and dance part of revival and concert Four evenings of food for the soul are planned for December 8-11 as part of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Gospel Choir’s annual revival beginning at 7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center. A concert at 5 p.m. on December 12 is the culmination of the event.

Open Mic Night kicks off the revival on Tuesday, December 8. According to Karen Evans, president of the Gospel Choir, members of the campus community and the general public are invited to come prepared with a song of praise, dance, poem or words of inspiration and encouragement to share.

Wednesday, December 9, through Friday, December 11, guest ministers and evangelists accompanied by dance or song will be the evenings fair.

The theme of the Gospel Choir’s concert on Saturday, December 12, is “The Gift of Salvation.” Doors open at 4 p.m.

Admission for each revival evening and the concert is free.

For more information, call 410-651-6575 or e-mail ddjohnson@umes.edu or dctaylor@umes.edu.

Exercise Science students attended scientific meeting Students and faculty in the Department of Exercise Science attended the 32nd annual scientific meeting of the MidAtlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine recently in Harrisburg, Pa. Pictured from left to right (front row) are Nicole Ouzts, Riesha Dodd, Beatrice Nelson, (second row) Kellie Gourdine, Lynsey Hayes, Leslie Blair, Jordan Barnes, Stacey Sharples, (back row) Marvin Reeves, Christina Moon, Max Sutton, Solona McMillan, Adrienne Newby, Richard Warren and James Heimdal.

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Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band for more than three decades, he has been an integral part of what some say is the greatest rock and roll band in the world. In addition to making music, he has carved out an acting career with appearances in several television shows like “Different Strokes,” “My Wife and Kids” and HBO’s hit series “The Wire.” Today, he writes scripts and musical scores for television and film, and his book “Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales” was released late last month. His trip to the Shore will be especially eventful, in that Clemons attended the university, then Maryland State College, on a football scholarship.

King, a living legend by every measure, is acclaimed for his expressive singing and guitar playing. He is possibly the most respected and recognized bluesman in the U.S. and abroad. This year, Time Magazine named King number three on its list of the 10 best electric guitarists of all-time. He is an inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as well as the Blues Hall of Fame.

His impressive list of awards includes the National Medal of Arts, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and 15 Grammy Awards. The “King of the Blues” has wowed audiences throughout the world for the past 60 years; some of his best known songs are "Rock Me Baby,” "The Thrill is Gone" and "I Like to Live the Love.”

Walker is known for his athletic prowess on the football field. A stellar performer in both collegiate and professional football, he won the Heisman Trophy as a junior at the University of Georgia and went on to set 10 NCAA records. As a professional player, he made his mark as one of football’s premier rushers and receivers, having played for the New Jersey Generals, the

Dallas Cowboys, the Minnesota Vikings, the Philadelphia Eagles, the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys. He left the NFL ranked second in all-purpose yards and had the occasion to compete in the Olympics. More recently, his autobiography “Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder” made the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover nonfiction. In addition, he was a contestant in the second season of the Donald Trump reality television show “Celebrity Apprentice,” and in September, he was signed by “Strikeforce,” a U.S. based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization, to compete in their heavyweight division.

Elder is credited with breaking through one of the most long-standing racial barriers in U.S. sports. A renowned golfer, he dominated the all-black United Golf Association during his heyday and went on to qualify for the PGA in November 1967 at the age of 34. He became the first African-American to play in the Masters Tournament at Augusta National on April 10, 1975. In 1997, Elder was a spectator at Augusta when Tiger Woods won his first major, becoming the youngest winner of the Masters and the first of African or Asian descent. Tiger was quoted as saying, “I’m the first, but I wasn’t the pioneer.

Charlie Sifford, Lee Elder, Teddy Rhodes-those guys paved the way for me to be here. I thank them. If it wasn’t for them, I might not have had the chance to play here.” For his life’s work, Mr. Elder has been inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the NCAA Hall of Fame.

The UMES Gala, themed “An Evening with the Stars,” is scheduled for Saturday, March 6, 2010. For more information about how to become a part, call Dr. Veronique Diriker at 410-651-7773 or Andrea Sims at 703-589-7400.

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

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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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