The Key February 13, 2015 Edition

A newsletter for students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends Calvin Garrison used to drive a 1994 Dodge Spirit 35 miles from his Berlin home to UMES, where he is a dean’s list student majoring in business administration.

Before Thanksgiving, the car’s engine gave up, putting his anticipated graduation in 2016 in jeopardy. Replacing a costly motor was not in Calvin’s modest budget.

Marcella Whaley arranged for her son to use another vehicle temporarily so he could complete the fall semester. Calvin went into the holiday break from classes unsure if he would return for spring classes.

Whaley discreetly entered

Selfless student rewarded for his volunteerism

February 13, 2015 his name in a holiday season contest sponsored by Delaware Auto Exchange in Felton. The owners had inaugurated a social media campaign to find a motorist who desperately needed transportation.

The contest attracted more than 1,500 applications, according to C.J. Faison, one of the auction’s owners and a former racecar driver.

“We read every one of them,” Faison said.

Calvin and his mother visited the car auction Jan. 3 under the pretense of doing research on what a vehicle might cost. To Calvin’s surprise, the owners announced he was the winner REWARDED / continued on page 6

UMES’ School of Pharmacy and Health Professions received a $10,000 donation from Walgreens, an Illinoisbased company with more than 8,000 pharmacies.

Half of the gift will be earmarked for scholarships while the other half will be used to promote diversity and inclusion programs.

“My colleagues and I are pleased to represent Walgreens in this effort,” said Phil Anderson, the Delaware South pharmacy supervisor. “The Walgreens corporation has shown a strong commitment to

Walgreens $10,000 gift supports diversity

INSIDE

From left, Walgreens’ regional executives Philip D. Anderson, Dr. Danielle Gunderson and Craig Clarke present a ceremonial check representing a $10,000 gift to UMES School of Pharmacy and Health Professions representatives, Dr. Cynthia Boyle (interim dean) and Dr. Jim Bresette (associate dean for development and external relations).

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Solar Power Seniors Win Essay Contest

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USO Patricia Kiah to Speak

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MADE UMES Hosts Honda

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UMES, Annapolis Museum Partner New Food Truck

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Hawk Freshmen

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Faculty Spotlight Valentine’s Day Giving Bryan Collier Exhibit

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Calendar of Events

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Circling the Oval

UMES engineering technology students UMES’ Engineering Technology students are required to focus on emerging technology issues facing local communities, the state and nation. Students spend a semester, sometimes longer, researching, experimenting, designing, testing and implementing an “engineering mastery solution” to a problem they select or are assigned.

Over the past 18 months, Dr. Emin Yilmaz reports, upperclassmen in his classes have made important contributions to the study of how solar panels might be used more effectively and efficiently.

Four mechanical

Greg Harding, Christian Carlsson, Jake Vincent and Okadike Nwaije.

take the next step in solar power

engineering technology students who took Yilmaz’s mechanical systems design class picked a solar electric energy research project that he says shows promise.

The engineering question that Christian Carlsson, Greg Harding, Okadike Nwaije and Jake Vincent tackled before they graduated is important to the UMES community and Maryland’s economic development efforts: expanding energy production using “green” sources. Their project focused on increasing the energy output of fixed-solar panel electric energy farms without major disturbances to current panel installations, or using more land.

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UMES seniors win national essay contest Two University of Maryland Eastern Shore seniors studying become a conservation officer with the U.S. Forestry Service or the U.S. Fish Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences will attend the U.S. Department and Wildlife Service. of Agriculture’s 2015 Agricultural Outlook Forum Feb. 19-20.

Urban forestry is the management of trees and green spaces to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced in enhance quality of life and promote environmental late January that Ellis Collier and Jamal Palmer will protection. The field has become a popular one over the join 28 of their peers at the Arlington, Va. event — part of past two decades, but according to practitioners, many the federal agency’s Student Diversity Program. Participants issues still need to be addressed to make it have impact. were chosen based on essays in which they described their Palmer’s choice of undergraduate majors at UMES perspectives on “Agriculture as a Career.” is unique; only two students currently are enrolled in the “When you first think of agriculture, you think upstart program — a dynamic that leads to a lot of onefarming,” said Collier, a general agriculture major. But on-one time in and out of the classroom with professors. the field “… has a very widespread umbrella and more Palmer knew the field was something he wanted to opportunities than any other field you can think of.” do since high school. “In a program with ExxonMobil™ “Agriculture is a field where everyone is invited,” learning about renewable energy, I was involved in Ellis Collier Collier said. “I take agriculture, but I am also a criminal restoring a garden and making it more appealing, which justice minor and plan on being a lawyer.” sparked my interest in urban forestry.”

Collier noted the USDA is a multi-faceted agency with “The Outlook Forum,” Vilsack said, “will give these divisions involved with civil rights, human resources, students the chance to lay the groundwork for their future, computing and financial departments, and offer positions hear speakers from diverse backgrounds in ag-related for many professionals. professions and, like previous program winners, the forum Palmer agrees; “You can do so much with agriculture will help the students expand their opportunities in their because it overlaps with other disciplines. If you’re in chosen fields.” computer science, you can use those technical abilities The program is open to students from all of the for instance to measure the amount of field on a crop with nation’s land-grant colleges and universities, Hispanicglobal positioning systems.” serving institutions and agricultural and renewable Palmer plans on using his degree in urban forestry to resources.

Jamal Palmer

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UMES students demonstrate support for the military Students and faculty members of UMES’ School of Pharmacy and Health Professions participated in a joint community Pedersen service project Feb. 4 with local HealthMart pharmacists and regional representatives of McKesson Corp., a San Francisco-based health care services company.

Nearly five dozen people joined forces to help the United Services Organization, better known as the USO, assemble care packages with toiletries and other comforts-of-home items that will be sent to members of the nation’s military serving overseas.

Volunteers gathered at the Fountains Wedding & Conference Center in Salisbury to package the donated items, an activity that attracted news coverage by WMDT, Salisbury’s ABC47 affiliate.

“It’s really important to me, you know, just supporting anything that the military is doing,” physical therapy student Danielle N. Pedersen told a WMDT reporter.

“My uncle flies Blackhawk helicopters for the Army,” she said, “and my dad was in the Navy for 27 years, so I really know how much it means to them.”

Kiah descendent to speak at UMES

Pedersen and other student volunteers also wrote personal notes to the would-be recipients expressing thanks for their service to the country.

“It’s just so wonderful … to be a part of this and to learn what they’re doing.” Katharine H. Jessen, another physical therapy student, said in the broadcast report.

Steve Emerson, a McKesson sales vice president from Virginia, said his company likes “to focus on … the men and women in active duty service who are out there … defending our country.”

Jeff Sherr, president of Apple Discount Drugs in Salisbury and a UMES’ pharmacy program advocate, told WMDT the care-package exercise is important because it brings “the pharmacists up on the learning curve” and allows “them see where pharmacy is headed. It’s becoming much more patient-centric rather than talking just about dispensing.”

Dr. James Bresette, a retired captain of the U.S. Public Health Service and associate dean for external relations in UMES’ pharmacy school, helped plan the activity he declared a resounding success.

“In terms of our students’ commitment to their careers, motivation to serve their patients and the desire to positively affect the lives of others in a community distant and unseen, we can be proud of the professionals (UMES) is producing,” Bresette said.

Patricia Kiah, a Princess Anne native with roots in the UMES community that date to the early 20th century, will appear at UMES Saturday, Feb. 21 as the keynote speaker for the Richard A. Henson Honors Program Leadership Forum.

The event will be held in the Student Services Center and is open to all UMES students and members of the community at-large.

The Forum is a required activity for freshmen and sophomores in the honors program. Kiah will deliver her remarks at 10 a.m. in the SSC Ballroom on the topic, “From Social Work to Show Business – You Can Be Who You Want, Do What You Want and Go Where You Want – I Did.” Kiah is the daughter of T. Waldo Kiah, a Maryland State College education professor, and Lois Robinson Kiah. She grew up on the campus. Her grandfather was Thomas Henry Kiah, the fifth leader of the institution when it was known as Princess Anne Academy.

She was educated in Somerset County public schools; the current Kiah Hall, named for her grandfather, is where she attended high school. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Morgan State University.

After graduating, Kiah went into social work and then moved on to work in fashion, advertising, film and television. For the past 10 years, she has been the art department coordinator for the popular CBS TV series, NCIS. She keeps physically active running in marathons, spinning, hiking, camping, cycling and gardening. She also enjoys travel and politics. She and her husband, Andy Shuttleworth, have been married for 29 years.

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School News

‘MADE’ making male retention inroads Young men of color who struggle to succeed are a major concern in America. So much so that President Obama a year ago launched “My Brother’s Keeper,” an initiative underscoring the national commitment to focus on ways to help male students become leaders and change agents.

UMES introduced its own male-retention initiative, Men Achieving Dreams through Education (MADE) in 2013. The goal is to encourage male students to embrace a philosophical and cultural shift in the way they approach their transition from adolescence to adulthood in a college setting.

Clifton Harcum, a UMES alumnus, is coordinating the university’s Male Student Success and Retention program assisted by Andre Webb and Michael Taylor.

“MADE’s mission is to empower, inspire and encourage the personal growth and development of UMES’ campus men,” Harcum said.

MADE provides an array of activities and workshops that promote and highlight achievement: socially, academically and professionally. The aim, Harcum says, is to promote academic and social success while endorsing “cultural pluralism” and dialogue on topics and issues related to male student development.

Harcum says he believes that by providing a holistic approach to education, male students will become better leaders and more effective in their communication, personal relationships and academic career.

MADE’s core values, Harcum notes, are based upon leadership, brotherhood, professionalism, integrity, respect, academic excellence, practicing high ethical standards and being community stewards.

Since its inception, more than 360 men have participated in the initiative and have been involved in such civic engagement activities as partnering with the Maryland Food Bank and Salvation Army at Thanksgiving to distribute over 600 meals to families in need of assistance in the surrounding community.

Some participants serve as mentors at Somerset County schools, while others organized a breast cancer awareness march that attracted 200 student-participants and raised $450 for Women Supporting Women, a

local non-profit.

Male students attend monthly leadership workshops, focus on preparing students for life after college, provide opportunities to discuss the complexities of manhood, network with professionals and learn about scholarships, grants and internships opportunities.

“MADE has had a great impact on the way I think, act and interact with others,” said senior Ryan A. Philoche, an applied design major. “It feels good to be a part of an initiative that strives to build its members into better people.”

This past November, MADE held its inaugural Student Success Summit, which brought together over 100 men from across the campus to participate in workshops led by the Rev. Akil Dickens and Margo Gross, both UMES alumni.

So far, Harcum said, MADE’s early successes include an 85 percent retention rate and 30 percent of its participants have been averaging a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

“MADE’s holistic approach to engaging men on campus has made a noticeable impression on and off campus,” Harcum said. “Our aspiration … is to continue to recruit, engage and retain more male students on campus.”

Photos by Valentine Anamelechi

UMES hosts Honda Campus All-Star Challenge

UMES played host to a Honda Campus All-Star Challenge regional qualifying tournament Jan. 31 that drew nine other teams, including competitors (pictured) representing Sojourner-Douglas, Howard, West Virginia State, Cheney, Bowie State, Central State, Lincoln (Pa.) and Morgan State.

From left, seniors Courtney Rhodes (biology), Mariah Dennis (biology) and Jonathan Wheeler (computer science), all seniors, represented UMES during a preliminary round of the day-long quiz tourney won by the University of the District of Columbia.

UMES is hoping to qualify for an at-large bid to the national event.

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UMES, Annapolis museum partner on sports exhibit “Hometown Teams,” a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition exploring the nation’s love of sports and connection to its culture and identity, began its Maryland tour through five communities at the BannekerDouglass Museum in Annapolis Feb. 7.

“Untold Stories: Athletes of Maryland’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” a companion exhibition produced in partnership with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, runs through October 2015.

“Untold Stories” is a one-of-a-kind exhibition that celebrates the stellar achievements of the state’s athletes who helped shape the face of African-American college athletics and excelled in football, basketball, track, tennis, bowling and lacrosse.

Museum visitors will be introduced to unknown aspects of HBCU athletics. One featured school once caught spies from a rival team hiding on its campus, and UMES earning the distinction of being the first HBCU to win the women’s NCAA bowling championship.

Featured athletes include UMES’ Art Shell, a pro football Hall of Fame member and the first African-American in the modern era to coach a professional football team, tennis pioneer Ann Koger and two-time Olympic medalist Rochelle Stevens.

“We greatly appreciate the opportunity to create a space where stories about athletes from Maryland’s four HBCU’s can be told,” said Shakia Gullette, the Banneker-Douglass Museum’s curator of exhibitions.

The relentless winter wind won’t be the only thing to blow students away. The be right burger™ food truck made its spring semester debut, adding some flavor to campus dining options.

The tempting aroma grabs your senses from across the yard. A crowd of hungry patrons is also a sign the truck isn’t far. Now, getting a lunch on the way to algebra class is easier than explaining the quadratic formula.

The distinctive orange “brb” truck is part of the expansion of food options the university began offering this school year along with Chick-fil-A, Starbucks and Mondo Subs in the Student Services Center.

The truck’s signature “Hawk Burger” is a menu favorite. Nothing says school pride like perfectly grilled patties topped with provolone cheese and barbecue sauce.

The “Samurai” burger is nothing to be played with. Teriyaki sauce and wasabi mayo

Artifacts showcased in the exhibition range from a megaphone used by spirit squads in the 1950s to a commemorative medallion from the 1986 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

“Our goal is to honor the legacy of those who have come before us while Art Shell at Maryland State College celebrating the history which is currently being made by today’s college athletes,” Gullette said. “Sports unite every American and through ‘Untold Stories’ we hope to broaden the conversation on HBCU athletics.”

‘brb’: New Truck on the Block

can send the right kind of kick to your taste buds.

Customers also have the option to custom build a burger, equipped with all their favorite toppings.

French fries and onion rings compliment any meal and won’t take a toll on the average college wallet. Menu prices are financially friendly, which

By Jasmin Dixon, a senior majoring in marketing all students can be thrilled about.

Well, how does the food taste?

Talking to some students, it can be described in one word: “Bomb.” That’s what Chris, a freshman, told me after he inhaled his meal outside the “brb” truck. Nothing but good reviews have surfaced, and word-of-mouth is building a loyal customer following.

UMES is a trendsetter for the local area. Food trucks are scarce on the Lower Shore and now the UMES community has a delicious one of its own.

If that isn’t something to brag about then what Seniors Tanelle Williams and Devante Turnbull are among the is? new food truck’s loyal customers.

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Hawk frosh have bright future at UMES Two freshmen on the UMES men’s basketball team are making important contributions to this season’s turn-around performance that has the attention of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Ryan Andino, a long-range shooting specialist from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has provided first-year coach Bobby Collins with backcourt muscle off the bench, often hitting crucial three-point shots when they’re needed.

Andino, a guard, has been the Hawks’ fourth leading scorer and the team’s best shooter at the free-throw line.

Swingman Stephen Spurlock of Cedar Hill, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, provides an energetic spark off the bench. Although not logging as many minutes as Andino on a team dominated by eight upperclassmen, Spurlock has made the most of his time on the court and also ranks among the team’s leaders in free-throw percentage.

Here’s a quick look at the two frosh around whom Collins is building his fledging program’s foundation: Ryan Andino - #0

Stephen Spurlock - #5

Before games: listens to music by artists Migos and Drake

Before games: he prays and listens to music to help focus on the game

Biggest sports moment: hitting a game-winning jumper in a crucial Florida AAU basketball game Best non-athletic accomplishment: made prep school honor roll at Fishburne Military Academy Best advice received: “You have to believe to achieve.”

Hobbies outside of basketball: writing Favorite movie: “Ocean’s Eleven”

Biggest sports accomplishment: winning the district championship during high school for the 2012-13 season; led Newman Smith High School over West Mesquite High School Best advice he’s received: “There is no substitution for hard work. What you put in is what you get out.”

Favorite book: “Teammates Matter” by Alan Williams Favorite movies: “The Wood” and “He Got Game”

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of a pristine 2002 Hyundai Sonata.

“I have a wonderful mother,” Calvin, 20, said. “At first, I didn’t believe it.”

The gift of a car to help a college student stay in school is compelling, but there’s more to the story. Since his days at Stephen Decatur High School, Calvin has been devoted to doing volunteer work.

“He does so much. His mother did a terrific job describing what a terrific person Calvin is,” Faison said. “It was hard not to pick someone like that.”

At UMES, Calvin contributed 300 hours of volunteer work through the university’s AmeriCorps program. Much of that effort was working as a mentor and tutor in an after-school program at the Garland Hayward Youth Center in Princess Anne, where the building’s namesake knows Calvin well.

“He’s a conscientious person who works hard,” Hayward said. “He’s a good role model. I think he’s very deserving of (the car) because of how much he gives of himself.”

Calvin was the student government president at Stephen Decatur High, where one of his favorite causes was promoting an anti-bullying campaign.

He also spearheaded a campaign that generated a $3,000 donation to “Pennies for Patients,” a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society cause.

Outside of school, he has been a leader in the Berlin Youth Club and is a member of the Deliverance Family Worship Center in Salisbury, where fellow church members often rely on him for transportation.

Those were among the highlights Faison and a small committee at the Delaware Auto Exchange said made Calvin’s selection “a no-brainer for us.”

“We did this (give-away) because we wanted to see how it would change people’s lives,” Faison said. “The main goal was to find a deserving person.

There are a lot of needy people out there.”

Calvin sat through a three-hour auction the day he was told he won the car so he could personally thank Faison’s father, Ron. “That speaks to the kind of young man he is,” C.J. Faison said. “Most people would have gotten the keys and driven off. I can tell you my father was really impressed with Calvin.”

In addition to awarding a car that put Calvin back on the road to earning a degree from UMES, Delaware Auto Exchange also pledged to help him with insurance and free maintenance for a year as well as provided gasoline gift cards.

“I don’t call it my vehicle,” Calvin said. “I call it my vehicle to help others.”

School News

Faculty Spotlight

Barrett-Gaines

Dr. Madhumi Mitra professor of biological and environmental sciences, and Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, an engineering and aviation sciences professor, attended the “Exploring Basic and Applied Sciences for Next Generation Frontiers” conference in Jalandhar, India this past fall. They were among nine keynote speakers who Mitra Nagchaudhur addressed the gathering.

Nagchaudhuri spoke on the “Cross-disciplinary Projects in Agricultural Automation, Remote Sensing and Environmental Stewardship.” His areas of expertise are in biofuels and renewable energy; engineering mechanics; robotics and control systems; precision agriculture and remote sensing.

Mitra’s topic was “Addressing the Global Trilemma of Food, Energy and Environment: Are Seaweeds the ideal candidates?” Her research interests include algal ecology; seaweeds in human health and nutrition, including bio-monitoring and the biosorption potential of seaweeds and sea grasses; water quality; and reconstruction of the past environment and climate from microfossils The international conference attracted agriculture, biotechnology and physical sciences researchers who shared their knowledge and views on how basic and applied sciences can be used to confront society’s challenges. Experts from the fields of biotechnology and biosciences, chemistry and physical sciences attended the two-day event that was also attended by the Governor of Punjab and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was on a trade mission.

supporting programs and initiatives fostering diversity and inclusion within the pharmacy profession and in the communities we serve.”

Anderson was joined by two colleagues on the 85th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s birthday who presented the donation to Dr. Cynthia Boyle, interim dean of UMES’ pharmacy school.

“This is a gift we not only appreciate and accept on behalf of our pharmacy students, but one that continues to be a vital resource for them,” Boyle said. “Because of our three-year accelerated doctor of pharmacy program, our students are limited in the hours they can work outside our intensive program while pursuing their degree.”

To earn a scholarship, Boyle said, students are required to have a

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Dr. Kathryn Barrett-Gaines, director of African-American studies at UMES, was the keynote speaker Feb. 8 at a Black History Month program at New Dimension Ministries in Salisbury. She was the guest of Bishop Jesse Abbott, pastor of the church and father of Jawanda Abbott, an administrative assistant in academic affairs and arts minister for the church.

Barrett-Gaines spoke on “the importance of black history to us all, and the importance of not limiting our learning to February.” She also relayed the message that it is appropriate to discuss black history in a church. “It is in church that we build our faith and hope, but it is in history books that we build our understanding.”

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On Feb. 9, energy produced by the students’ research project exceeded 494 kWh, or roughly equivalent to the energy stored in about 190,000 AA batteries.

They looked at power output of UMES’ 7,000-panel solar farm on the east side of campus as well as other installations. For fixed-panel installations, such as those at the Perdue Farms Inc. corporate headquarters and at the university’s one-axis tracking system, they found power output increased and decreased as the sun’s angle relative to the panel installation changed during the day.

Their solution: track the sun across the sky more closely.

Combining their engineering skills and knowledge with modest financial support and material provided by the Department of Technology, the students came up with designs for two-axis tracking systems.

Time and resources were limited in building what Yilmaz characterized as an encouraging and workable design, so the Department of Technology helped out by purchasing a two-axis tracker. Students installed it on a temporary pole and attached the solar panels in an outdoor laboratory area at the rear of the ThomasBriggs Arts & Technology Center.

The solar panel installation and tracking system cost about $2,500, Yilmaz said.

Nwaije continued to work on the project as an independent research project and completed temporary electrical wiring. He also installed a communication system to track power production over the web.

Harding and classmate Jeffrey Thomas, who graduated in December, partnered a year ago and took on the challenge of converting temporary trenches in the initial set-up to lay electrical cables. Following the spring 2014 semester, Yilmaz put the finishing touches on the system by laying permanent cables and arranging for connections to the power grid.

The system has been operational since June 2014.

Yilmaz says planning is underway to extend UMES Mechanical Engineering Technology research and experimentation activities to include wind power.

minimum 2.5 GPA and submit an essay explaining their significant efforts to raise awareness and play an active role in educating others about diversity and inclusion related to the pharmacy profession.

Since the School of Pharmacy admitted its first class in 2010, Boyle said, Walgreens has been a consistent UMES partner contributing more than $80,000 to underwrite 30 scholarships ranging in value from $250 to $2,000 as well as a breakout room in Somerset Hall and support for individual student events.

“We value our longstanding relationship with Walgreens in preparing pharmacists for practice,” said Dr. Jim Bresette, the school’s associate dean for development and external relations. “Together, we are working to improve the health of our patients and our communities.”

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Calendar

National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show* 7-9:30 p.m. /Doors open at 6 p.m.

William P. Hytche Athletic Center Greek organizations display their skills in the art of stepping. $12 in advance/$15 at the door.

410-651-6434 or UMEStickets.com HawkMania Pep Rally Noon-1 p.m.

Student Services Center, Rotunda Get ready for the game with the Thunderin’ Hawks Pep Band.

410-651-6277 Homecoming Game* 2 p.m. Women’s 4 p.m. Men’s Doors open at noon William P. Hytche Athletic Center Homecoming basketball games vs Delaware State Hornets. $25 includes both games/free for UMES students with ID. 410-651-7747 or UMEStickets.com

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Black History Month Assembly 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center Dr. Hank Frierson, associate vice president and dean of the University of Florida’s graduate school gives the keynote address. UMES’ Concert Band and Choir perform.

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Gourmet Luncheon Series* Noon Richard A. Henson Center A series of gourmet lunches by the students and faculty of the Hospitality and Tourism Management program.

February 16, 18, 23 & 25 March 4 & 30 April 6 & 8 May 4 & 6

$12.

Advanced tickets required.

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Maryland Eastern Shore Spelling Bee 10 a.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center Top spellers from local elementary and middle schools vie to represent the Lower Shore at the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Washington, D.C. 410-621-2355 UMES Trombone Day 7 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center 410-651-6571