The Key February 2010 Edition

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

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President’s annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast The seventh annual President’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast is scheduled for Friday, February 19, on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the Student Services Center ballroom. An increasingly popular event for the local faith-based community, it is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Pastor Clifford A. Jones Sr., senior minister of the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., is the keynote speaker.

Event highlights include musical selections by the university’s Gospel and Concert choirs, and a first ever Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Workshop that will immediately follow the event. The brainchild of Thompson, the workshop will offer prayer breakfast participants insight from the Department of Homeland Security Center for FaithBased & Community Initiatives relative to obtaining funding for faith-based initiatives to enhance the communities and the families of the Lower Eastern Shore.

Jones, a UMES alumnus, is especially community minded. In service to the community, he has organized and led numerous medical and religious mission teams of doctors, nurses, technicians and teachers to provide needed healthcare, medical supplies, and educational training in Jamaica, Africa and Guyana for children and families struggling in poverty. In addition, he has been a strong supporter of senior citizen programs. Under his leadership, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church provided the first satellite center for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Senior Centers over 15 years ago, offering exercise and other classes for seniors living in the area. April 2001, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Senior Centers awarded Jones a “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his contributions and leadership in making their community a better place to live, work worship and raise a family.

His published works can be found in the following books: “From Proclamation to Practice: A Unique African American Approach to Stewardship,” Judson Press, Valley Forge, Pa.; “How Can I Find God?,” Triumph Books, Liguori, Mo., 1997; “Consuming Passion: Christianity and the Consumer Culture,” InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Ill., 1998; and “From Brother to Brother,” Judson Press, Valley Forge, Pa. For more information about the President’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast or the Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Workshop or to purchase tickets, call 410-651-6102. Tickets are on sale for $40 per person or $350 for a table of 10. A portion of the proceeds are tax deductible and will benefit the UMES student scholarship fund.

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Page 3 Board of Visitors Research Scholarship

Page 4 - 5 Gala 2010 “A Night of Stars”

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UMES Doctor of Pharmacy Program Receives Accreditation Status The new Doctor of Pharmacy Program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is approved to admit its first class for the fall 2010 as a result of being recently granted Pre-candidate accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

First in a three-step process, Pre-candidate status is awarded by the ACPE Board of Directors to a new program that has not yet enrolled students.

“This first accreditation step is critical in allowing the UMES School of Pharmacy to pursue its strategic plan of growth and development for the Doctor of Pharmacy Program,” said Dr. Nicholas Blanchard, dean and professor, UMES School of Pharmacy and Health Professions.

The UMES Pharm.D. Program expects to enroll an initial class of 60 students, with enrollment reaching 180 by the third year of the program.

Once students are enrolled in the program, an on-site evaluation will take place by the ACPE to consider advancing the program to the Candidate accreditation status for programs with students attending classes, but have yet to have a graduating class. Full accreditation, the final step, will occur if candidate status is granted, the program develops as planned and has met all ACPE standards for accreditation and has graduated its first class. Graduates are then eligible to be licensed pharmacists by examination with respective state boards of pharmacy.

“The coming to fruition of the establishment of an accredited Doctor of Pharmacy Program is the fulfillment of the efforts of many people at UMES and the community who lent their support to the effort. I want to thank our many supporters, among them our elected officials, who wrote letters and advocated for UMES’ Doctor of Pharmacy Program,” said Thelma B. Thompson, president, UMES. “UMES’ goal is to offer an entry level professional degree that will graduate knowledgeable and compassionate students able to deliver comprehensive pharmaceutical care, especially in rural and underserved areas of the Eastern Shore.”

According to a recent report by the University System of Maryland, the state imports approximately 50 percent of its pharmacists from out of the state. A November 2005 Department of Labor Occupational Skill Shortage Assessment Report predicts a national shortfall of some 157,000 pharmacists by 2020.

Students eligible for admission into the program must hold a relevant degree or successfully complete the pre-pharmacy curriculum, which consists of two years of coursework that provides solid knowledge of biology, chemistry, mathematics and the social sciences.

For more information about the UMES Pharm.D. Program, contact Celia Williams-Fowlkes at 410-651-8354.

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Page 7 PGM Program Extension Unveils new logo Homecoming

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UMES’ Mosely Gallery celebrates Black History Month

By Dr. Anke VanWagenberg, Mosely Gallery director and an instructor of art history at UMES

“Points of Juxtaposition: A Gathering of Eight African-American Artists,” an exhibit featuring the works of area artists Tony Burton, Seldon Dix, Alex Gamble, Patrick Henry, Kennie Jones, Michael Morris, Ernie Satchell and Carl Williams will be on display in the Mosely Gallery of Art at UMES, February 126. An artist reception takes place on Thursday, February 18, from 5-7 p.m., as part of the university’s Homecoming Week festivities.

This exhibition reflects a culmination of over 250 years of experiences and insightful excursions into creative points of view. It is a coming together of eight African-American artists from the Eastern Shore that find inspiration from life in America and from an older African consciousness.

In an exhibition such as this, it is often difficult to find a certain connection that unifies the whole, but it is nonetheless present. The exhibit is visually unified by elements of color, pattern, rhythm and a definite sense of spiritual awareness. These eight artists have drawn on their own unique art styles to depict the social ills, beauty, history and place of African“Crab Buoy 6319” by Seldon Dix Americans in this country using their brushes, camera lenses and computers. Works on display

“Mr. Jack’s Old Farm Truck” by Patrick Henry

include oils, watercolors, prints, mixed media, photography, sculpture and ceramics.

The show is made possible with the support of the Maryland State Arts Council, the Somerset County Arts Council and Delmarva Power.

The artist reception is sponsored by The Links Incorporated, Princess Anne Chapter.

The Mosely Gallery, located in the Arts and Technology Center on the UMES campus, 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, email gallery@umes.edu or visit www.umes.edu/mosely/.

“Blues at the Warehouse” by Mike Morris

Abstract by Alex Gamble

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University Board of Visitors members receive emeriti status Four members of UMES’ Board of Visitors have been honored with emeriti status in recognition of their many years of dedicated service to the institution.

Virginia Layfield, C. Payne Lucas, Rev. Charlotte Nichols and Armstead Ward are now emeriti members of the Board of Visitors. Layfield is the former president of Peninsula Regional Medical Center; Lucas (Class of 1959) is co-founder and president emeritus of Africare, the oldest and largest African-American led development organization working exclusively in Africa; Nichols is district superintendent of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference of the United Methodist Church; and Ward (Class of 1968) is a retired human resources executive with several national corporations.

“Each of these four outstanding champions of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has served this institution faithfully for many years and especially in their service as active members of the Board of Visitors,” said President Thelma B. Thompson. “While I will miss their thoughtful contributions at our regular meetings, I will still call out to them to seek their valuable input.”

The UMES Board of Visitors provides advice to Thompson in the areas of community relations, institutional development, government issues and alumni affairs.

For more information about UMES, contact the Office of Public Relations at 410-651-7773 or go to www.umes.edu.

Perdue awards UMES doctoral students scholarships for research Pictured from left to right are: Dr. Jurgen Schwarz, director and associate professor, Food Science and Technology Ph.D. Program, UMES; Dr. Gladys Shelton, interim dean, School of Agricultural and Natural Science, UMES; Dr. Dave Owens, vice president corporate research, Perdue; Mark Gooden, UMES doctoral student; Bridget Hagens, UMES doctoral student; and Dr. Bob Vimini, director, research and development, Perdue.

Bridget E. Hagens and Mark C. Gooden, doctoral students in UMES’ Food Science and Technology Program, are recipients of $5,000 Perdue Food Science and Technology Scholarships. The Perdue scholarship, a competitive award based on the merit of the applicants, is awarded annually, with 2009 being the first year two scholarships were awarded.

“We appreciate the continued support of our program through the Perdue Food Science and Technology Scholarship funded by the A.W. Perdue Foundation,” said Dr. Jurgen G. Schwarz, director and associate professor in the Food Science and Technology Ph.D. Program.

At Mississippi State University, Hagens earned a Bachelor of Science degree in animals and dairy sciences in 2004 and a Master of Science degree in beef nutrition in 2006. Prior to being accepted in the UMES Food Science and Technology Program in 2008, she completed a tour of duty in Iraq with the U.S. Army and continues to serve in the U.S. Army Reserves. At UMES, the Starkville, Miss., native is part of an ongoing research study to determine the impact of wild bird population movement and related environmental factors on the prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter on grazing animals of farmlands through fecal contamination. The study is being conducted at UMES and at Virginia State University.

Gooden, who completed his master’s degree in food and agriculture sciences at UMES in 1996, returned in 2007 to pursue a doctoral degree in

food science and technology. After completing his master’s program, he returned to his home in Jamaica to lecture at the College of Agriculture until his return to further his studies. Presently, his research is centered on lamb and goat meat in hopes to take the knowledge gained here back to Jamaica to improve the industry there.

The UMES Center for Food Science and Technology, through its teaching, research and outreach programs, is committed to enhancing the safety, quality and availability of foods important to the Eastern Shore region, including poultry, seafood, produce and small farm animals.

Headquartered in Salisbury, Md., Perdue Farms is the No. 1 brand of fresh chicken in the Eastern United States. The family-owned company boasts a family commitment to quality and innovation that goes back to its founding in 1920. Chairman Jim Perdue is the third generation Perdue to lead the company. Currently, the company employs more than 20,000 associates who work at Perdue facilities throughout the eastern half of the U.S. and around the globe, and some 2,200 farm families who raise and care for chickens and turkeys.

For more information about the Perdue Scholarship for Food Science and Technology or the UMES Center for Food Science and Technology, contact the UMES Office of Public Relations at 410-651-7580.

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UMES Gala sells out

Phenomenal response to UMES’ announcement of a star-studded, annual gala resulted in an early sell-out of tickets. Some 450 fast-acting ticket holders will dine in the midst of Lou Gosset Jr., B.B. King, Dionne Warwick, Herschel Walker, Clarence Clemons, Patty Duke and Lee Elder on Saturday, March 6.

This year’s event “A Night of Stars,” featuring not one, but two separate events, promises to be one never seen before on the Eastern Shore.

In addition to the main event’s four-course Mardi Gras dinner prepared by the Hotel and Restaurant Management Students at UMES, live

and silent auctions with items donated by the celebrities and area businesses, music by the Daryl Davis Band and the UMES Jazz Ensemble and dancing, this year’s event has some added pizzazz for smoozing with the stars. Sponsors and VIP ticket holders will meet and greet the celebrities during a Friday pre-event reception in Ocean City and be admitted into Saturday’s Paparazzi Party prior to the start of the Gala.

“We are delighted with the response of the community and are blessed with the support of the celebrities,” said Dr. Veronique Diriker, director of development, UMES.

Tickets aren’t the only thing going fast. Area businesses have been quick to offer their sponsorship of the UMES Gala. To date, The Daily Times, WBOC TV-16, Clear Channel, Double R, American Airlines, Courtyard Marriott in Ocean City and Rus Design have offered in-kind contributions to assure the event’s success.

Although tickets are sold out, it’s not too late to be part of what President Thelma B. Thompson touts as “the Best Party on the Eastern Shore.”

Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

Proceeds benefit student scholarships. For more information, contact Diriker at 410-651-7773.

Top entertainment to perform at Gala UMES has a line-up of top entertainment talent for “A Night of Stars.”

As the “magnificent seven” celebrities have volunteered their time as the university’s guests, they will not be performing while on campus. The UMES Jazz Ensemble will perform during cocktail hour and music students and faculty will offer soothing sounds during dining. Daryl Davis, who has played alongside many greats, and his band will provide music for after dinner dancing.

Davis, a blues and boogie woogie pianist and vocalist, has worked with Elvis Presley’s Jordanaires, Chuck Berry, The Legendary Blues Band, Percy Sledge and many others.

He has toured nationally and in Europe.

Davis’ first CD “American Roots” received Daryl Davis rave reviews from leading Blue’s magazines and won several Washington Area Music Association awards for Best Artist in the Roots and Blues categories. His second CD, “Alternate Routes,” has just been released.

The UMES Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. John R. Lamkin, director of bands at UMES, is comprised mainly of music education majors who are preparing to share the jazz idiom to young music students once they graduate and become instrumental music educators. They have

performed on the East Coast and abroad and with several legendary jazz musicians such as Wynton Marsalis and Wycliffe Gordon. A saxophone quartet, made up of Brian Perez, director of woodwinds at UMES, and three music students will perform during dinner.

New this year, a Friday night pre-event reception for VIP guests in Ocean City features L.A.’s Kevin Sasaki and Rebecca Holden accompanied by a local trio. The two have combined to perform a new musical show, “Together Forever,” a musical tribute to the songs of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. Sasaki has appeared in Showtime’s “Fat Actress” with Kirstie Alley and has performed in venues and corporate and charity events on the West Coast. Holden, known for her hit NBC series, “Knight Rider,” with David Hasselhoff, has also Rebecca Holden Kevin Sasaki appeared on several series including “Three’s Company,” “Magnum PI” and more. She has starred in major Broadway productions and has appeared on TNN and CMT. Holden has a new album out, “Dare to Dream.”

UMES Jazz Ensemble

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Campaign contributions

UMES is in the midst of a seven-year, $14 million campaign, with a priority to raise private gifts for endowed student scholarships. Thus far, the university has raised over $10 million.

For more information about the campaign or how to make a charitable gift to UMES, contact Dr. Veronique Diriker, director of development, at 410-651-7773 or vdiriker@umes.edu.

Bank of America presents check to UMES Monty Sayler, right, senior vice president at Bank of America, presents a $5,000 check to Gains Hawkins, vice president for institutional advancement, UMES, in support of student scholarships. The donation brings Bank of America’s cumulative charitable contributions to UMES to $25,000 during the university’s Campaign for Academic Excellence. UMES has named the Bank of America Classroom on the first floor of Hazel Hall in recognition of the banking and financial services institution’s philanthropic support.

UMES names classroom in honor of First Shore Federal’s contributions Marty Neat, right, president of First Shore Federal Savings and Loan of Salisbury, with Gains Hawkins, vice president for institutional advancement, UMES, stand in front of the classroom on the second floor of Hazel Hall named after the local financial institution in recognition of its support of the university. Cumulative donations of $25,000 during the seven-year (2004-2011), $14 million Campaign are recognized by the naming of a classroom in honor of the donor. First Shore Federal recently made a $5,000 gift to the university in support of student scholarships. The gift, coupled with an earlier charitable donation of $20,000 to endow a scholarship for students transferring from Wor-Wic Community College to major in construction management technology at UMES, boosts First Shore’s giving during the UMES Campaign for Academic Excellence to $25,000.

The Chesapeake/Eastern Shore chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently made a $1,500 gift to UMES’ Construction Management Technology (CMT) Program.

The gift will go to the Ronney D. Spencer Endowed Scholarship Fund, which provides need-based scholarships to CMT majors.

The late Ronney D. Spencer served as a faculty member in the UMES CMT Program from 1980-2003. He made tremendous contributions to ABC and UMES. “Students and faculty in the Construction Management Program are most appreciative of the Eastern Shore chapter of ABC for its continuing support of the Spencer Endowment,” said Dr. Leon Copeland, chair of the CMT Program at UMES. Recent scholarship recipients are Keith Parks (2005-06), now an assistant project engineer with Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in Easton, Md.; Evan Ross (200708), a project engineer with Turner Construction Company in Philadelphia, Pa.;

UMES Construction Management Technology Program receives gift

UMES recently received $1,500 for student scholarships for its Construction Management Technology (CMT) Program from the Eastern Shore chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Pictured, from left to right, are: Dr. Carlos Salgado, UMES assistant professor of technology; Dr. Leon Copeland, professor and chair of the UMES CMT program; Dr. Joseph Arumala, UMES professor of technology; and Matt Smith, chairman of the Eastern Shore chapter of ABC.

and Jimmy Barreau (2008-09), assistant project engineer with Agate Construction Company in Metuchen, N.J.ABC is a non-profit trade association dedicated to the principals of merit shop construction, and is the only national construction association promoting the merit shop philosophy. There are over 25,000 firms in more than 79 chapters nationwide that make up ABC. In the Chesapeake/Eastern Shore chapter there are over 250 members.

The UMES Construction Management Technology Program is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education and is the only four-year construction education program in Maryland.

UMES offers full-time construction management study at its Princess Anne campus and part-time study at the Universities of Shady Grove in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

For more information, call the UMES Department of Technology at 410-651-6468.

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PGA Golf Management Program Fourteen students of the first cohort of UMES’ PGA Golf Management Program recently qualified for the PGA of America Level 1 Checkpoint, a major step toward their graduation.

Pictured from left to right are: Devan Scott, Lewis Schnauble, Andrew Haldeman, Chad Dailey, Brett Emrick, Zach Allen, Jacob Roeder, Johnny Martin, Anthony Long, JM Payne, Minsoo Soh, Brian Anderson, Mark Simshauser and Justin Sims.

Extension unveils new name and logo to better reflect mission, university ties

Homecoming: All for the love of the Hawks

What’s in a name?

Despite Shakespeare’s assertion that “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” an organization’s name can mean a great deal in terms of its identity, marketing efforts and ability to thrive.

There’s no doubt that the University of Maryland (UM) is a well-recognized name, or “brand.” And in an effort to strengthen public recognition of its university affiliation, the organization formerly known as Maryland Cooperative Extension has been renamed the University of Maryland Extension (UME).

“Extension programs are based in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) at the University of Maryland, College Park, and at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and are delivered to state residents in every county and Baltimore City,” said Dr. Nick Place, associate dean and associate director of UME. “Our new name formally recognizes this connection and extension’s role as the outreach vehicle of university research and teaching throughout both campuses, the University of Maryland System’s many institutions, and across the entire state.”

With the new name comes a new look and logo. The focus, though, hasn’t changed. If anything, says Dr. Place, we’re working to keep UME even more responsive to the needs of the community, economy and environment by focusing on four impact areas: local food and agricultural systems; environment and natural resources; and healthy living and resilient communities.

Unbiased, research-based programs related to these impact areas are available through offices in the city of Baltimore and all 23 Maryland counties. The traditional extension programs of 4-H Youth Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, Sea Grant Extension, Agriculture, Home Horticulture and Natural Resources will serve as keystones in this clientneeds-focused effort.

For more information about UME 1890 programs at UMES, go to www.umes.edu/1890-mce or call 410-651-6206.

February presides as the season of love. Cupids, hearts, cards and confections can be found all over town to express one’s affections. At the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, it’s all for the love of the Hawks and coming home.

“We expect hundreds of Hawks to find their way back to the area to celebrate the annual week packed with events,” said Kimberly Conway Dumpson, J.D., director of alumni affairs and planned giving. “Homecoming 2010 isn’t just for alumni. Many of the events are open to the community as well.”

The Homecoming Concert features guest artists slated to arrive on campus for one show only on Thursday, February 18, at the William Hytche Athletic Center. The show begins at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. General admission tickets are $35. Call 410-651-6434 for more information.

President Thelma B. Thompson hosts the seventh annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on Friday, February 19, at 8 a.m. in the Student Services Center Ballroom. Pastor Clifford A. Jones Sr., senior minister of the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., is the keynote speaker. Performances by the university’s Gospel and Concert choirs along with Friendship’s choir can be heard. Following the event, a first ever Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Workshop takes place. For more information, call 410-651-6102.

Tickets are $40 per person or $350 for a table of 10. A portion of the proceeds are tax deductible and will benefit the UMES student scholarship fund.

Other events open to the public include a Homecoming Step Show and Comedy Show. Greek-lettered organizations take to the stage to showcase their talents in the art of step dancing on Thursday, February 19 at 7 p.m. in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center. General Admission is $10. Late Night Laughter on Saturday, February 20, at 9 p.m. features guest comedians (list artists). (Say something about them). General admission tickets are $10.

For more information, call 410-651-6434.

It’s not homecoming without a game and all the hoopla surrounding it.

The UMES Hawks take on the Coppin State Eagles in basketball action on Saturday, February 20. Doors open at noon with the women’s game at 2 p.m. and the men’s game following at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20. For more information call 410-651-7747. A pre-game pep rally features activities, food and music.

Post-game fireworks are set to light the sky at approximately 9 p.m. following the game.

For a complete listing of Homecoming Events including those open exclusively for UMES alumni, call 410-651-8419 or visit www.umes.edu.

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February 1-26

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HOMECOMING STEP SHOW 7 p.m. / Doors open at 6 p.m.

William P. Hytche Athletic Center Greek-lettered organizations showcase their talent in the art of stepping. $10 general admission

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HOMECOMING BASKETBALL GAME Doors open at noon / William P. Hytche Athletic Center 2 p.m. women’s basketball / 4 p.m. men’s basketball UMES vs. Coppin State $20 general admission / Pre and post game events

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LATE NIGHT LAUGHTER 9 p.m. / Doors open at 8 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts Professional comedians (TBA) perform $10 general admission

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN READ-IN “As Soft As Cotton” by J. Carter-Ball Call for more information 410-651-7696

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH SYMPOSIUM “Sports and the Struggle for Peace, Justice and Prosperity” Sports is never just about the game.

Various events based on the theme.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART EXHIBITION Artist reception. February 18 / 5-7 p.m.

“Points of Juxtaposition” Eight local artists display work Mosely Gallery / Hours: Mon. through Fri., 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

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HOMECOMING CONCERT 7 p.m. / Doors open at 6 p.m.

William P. Hytche Athletic Center / Artists TBA $35 general admission

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PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL INTERFAITH PRAYER BREAKFAST 8 a.m. / Student Services Center Ballroom Rev. Clifford A. Jones, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, N.C. $40 general admission / $350 per table of 10

* Unless stipulated, all events listed are FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. For More information, call 410-651-6669.

For Homecoming Events, visit www.umes.edu/alumni.

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