The Key November 14, 2014 Edition

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Hardwood aficionados have spoken, and the nation’s No. 1 college basketball mascot is: UMES’ Harry T. Hawk.

At least that’s according to College Court Report, an upstart website committed to chronicling all things hoops taking place in arenas across higher education’s landscape.

Harry T. easily won an online bracketstyle competition styled after the NCAA’s immensely popular tournament known as March Madness. Collectively, Harry T. tallied a whopping 76.3 percent of votes in defeating six opponents “big”-head-to”big”-head.

College Court Report chose 64 mascots from colleges or universities that play Division 1 basketball and created a winand-move on contest it dubbed the Mascot Mayhem Challenge.

Harry bested other birds like UNCWilmington’s Sammy the Seahawk, The Oregon Duck and YoUDee from the University of Delaware. Testudo from the University of Maryland College Park and Duke’s Blue Devil tried to compete, too, but just couldn’t wing it.

In the end, it was the BIG guy from Princess Anne who emerged from the tournament’s “West” bracket, defeating Bradley University’s Kaboom in the final round of voting that closed Nov. 8.

Harry T. does not grant interviews but issued a statement through UMES’

Soaring above the mayhem: Harry is college hoops’ top mascot

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athletics department expressing “sincere gratitude” to everyone who voted for him over the past several weeks.

“I’ve watched our women’s bowling team win national championships, our women’s volleyball and men’s crosscountry teams win conference titles,” Harry T.’s statement said, “and it’s humbling to now be in their company.”

UMES athletics director Keith Davidson called Harry’s win “a real feather in our cap. Hearty congratulations.”

Harry’s campaign got a familial boost in mid-October when his nephew, HH3, signed on to help with the ever-expanding list of duties that go with being UMES’ popular goodwill ambassador.

While Harry was swooping up votes, HH3 assumed the unofficial role of spokesbird and campaign manager, making public appearances on and off campus. A key endorsement came from the Birds-of-aFeather Flock Together Apolitical Action Committee headed by close friend, Sherman the Shorebird of Salisbury.

“If I wanted to prove I am the ‘best,’” Harry T. said in his acceptance statement, “I knew I would have to follow Horace Greeley’s advice: ‘go West, young hawk.”

“I did – and I am humbled by this honor,” Harry T. said, adding an emphatic, “Hawk Pride!”

MICHAEL S. STEELE 2014 Winter Commencement Speaker Michael S. Steele, the first African-American to be elected to statewide office in Maryland a decade ago, will serve as winter commencement speaker at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Dec. 12.

Steele served four years as lieutenant governor and as chairman of the Republican National Committee in 2009.

In Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s administration, Steele’s priorities included reforming the state's Minority Business Enterprise program, improving the quality of Maryland's public education system (he championed the state’s historic Charter School law), expanding economic development in the state and fostering cooperation between government and faith-based organizations to help those in need.

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After leaving elected office and taking over at the RNC, the self-described "Lincoln Republican" was charged with revitalizing the Grand Old Party after Americans elected a Democratic president.

During his tenure as chair, the RNC broke fundraising records (over $198 million raised during the 2010 Congressional cycle) and Republicans won 63 House of Representative seats in Congress, the biggest pickup since 1938. His commitment to grassroots organization and party building at the state and local levels produced 12 governorships and the STEELE / continued on page 4

Page 5 EcoArt Exhibit Faculty Spotlight Blunt Lecture Held Dietetic Conference

Page 6 Brown Inducted into HOF PGA Sponsors Tournament Basketball Season Tickets

Page 7 Drama Society Performs College Fair Chick-fil-A Open Club Foodball

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UMES was named co-winner of the “1890 University of the Year” award by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ Council of 1890 Universities at its 2014 annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., last week. President Juliette B. Bell and a delegation from UMES accepted the award on the “I am encouraged that the institution’s mission and university’s behalf. president’s goal to reach eminence are exemplified by UMES shared the honor with North Carolina A&T State University. The award recognizes best overall performance in the presentation of this award. This award is a great each of the Teaching, Research and Innovation categories over testament to the achievements of our institution as an the previous two academic years. According to the organization, HBCU that strives to go above and beyond duty.”

UMES and NC A&T were among the top three in six of 14 UMES Senate Chair Dr. Lombuso S. Khoza categories.

UMES’ increase in the number of undergraduate students participating in study-abroad programs — the largest among institutions considered for the award — led to it receiving the “International Student Development Award” as well.

The awards were based on self-reported data submitted in a number of “outcome categories,” including student retention, research revenue and expenditures, which were then evaluated by peers.

“The 1890 Teaching, Research and Innovation Awards not only serve as a means to recognize the advances of 1890 university campuses in these areas, but (they) serve as a means to tell the story of how black public universities are going above and beyond their call of duty,” said John Michael Lee Jr., APLU’s vice president for access and success.

Twenty historically black institutions comprise the APLU’s Council of 1890 Universities. Bell is chair of its executive committee.

Mosely Gallery awarded Community Foundation grant

Susan Holt, UMES’ Mosely Gallery director, accepts a check representing a $5,000 Community Needs grant from Doug Wilson, the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore’s president and CEO. Photos of Peter Stern’s “Nentego” series are in the background.

UMES held the second in the 2014 Presidential Lecture Series, as former Jamaican ambassador to the United Nations, Curtis A. Ward, addressed students, faculty, staff and members of the community on, “International Engagement.”

UMES’ Mosely Gallery is the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. The Community Needs grant, one of 23 awarded in the region, will support multicultural events at the gallery.

“This grant will ensure that our exhibition calendar and programs will be fully funded,” Susan Holt, the gallery director, said.

“It is greatly needed in order to bring high quality art to our area.

We are very grateful for the Foundation’s community support.”

“The Community Foundation is a proud supporter of UMES and all of the wonderful programming it provides to the community, of which the EcoArt exhibit is an example,” said Doug Wilson, the Foundation’s president and CEO.

2014 Presidential Lecture Series “The Presidential Lecture Series was initiated as an opportunity to bring to campus distinguished speakers to broaden our perspectives and for our community to be enriched.”

UMES President Juliette B. Bell

“We live in an interconnected and interdependent world. It is within UMES’ capabilities to engage in global endeavors to prepare graduates for the world in which they must compete and succeed.”

Curtis A. Ward

Pictured, from left, are: Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, dean of UMES’ graduate school and chair of the cultural affairs committee; Sonia Ward, the ambassador’s spouse; Ward; UMES President Juliette B. Bell; Seth Ward (no relation), the SGA president; and Ericka Gregory, Miss UMES.

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UMES staffer is exceptional parent volunteer in school system Benita Rashaw, UMES’ assistant director in the Office of Residence of parents whose exemplary contributions to public education have led to Life, was recently named to the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools’ improvements for Maryland’s public school children, teachers, schools, Family Engagement Council. She also was the 2014 Parent Involvement programs and/or policies.

Benita Rashaw is pictured with her Matters Award recipient for Somerset County Public Schools. husband, Cedric, a counselor in UMES’ “Serving as a parent volunteer warms my spirit. I enjoy working with Office of Counseling Services, and their children of all ages,” Rashaw said. “The Greenwood Elementary School staff daughter, Carrington, a second-grader at Greenwood Elementary. provides quality education to children, so volunteering is my way of thanking them for their dedication and hard work. When I was asked to serve on Dr. Lowery’s Family Engagement Council, I was truly honored. I will represent UMES and Somerset County well.”

Rashaw devoted numerous hours to the Greenwood Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization as president and continues to volunteer as an active parent and member of the PTO. Throughout the years, she has assisted the staff with literacy events and serves on the School Improvement Team where she works with the Early Learning and Transitions Committee. In addition, she serves as a member of the Superintendent’s County Parent Advisory Committee.

“Mrs. Rashaw has been a dedicated parent volunteer since her daughter was in pre-kindergarten. She is a wonderful resource for our school and works with us as our partner in educating our children,” Cheryl O’Neal, Greenwood Elementary’s principal, said.

The Parent Involvement Matters Award is given annually in recognition

UMES alumnus travels to Mexico for dental school mission trip Two years after graduating from UMES, I still carry my ‘Hawk Pride’ everywhere I go.

I am currently in my third year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry. This past summer, I was blessed to be chosen to travel to Mexico for a month to learn about dentistry there and provide dental care for children at a local orphanage.

Five other dental students and I traveled first to Mexico City where we visited museums and toured the Teotihuacan pyramids built by the Aztecs. We climbed the Sun Pyramid, which we were told has 365 steps (one step for each day of the year). The view at the top was amazing.

Our Mexico City stop also took us to Universidad Tecnológica de México, a local dental school. Our hosts were welcoming and more than willing to share with us their approach to dental instruction. We were impressed with their program and the facilities.

We also visited a local cancer hospital where oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics are made. We even made a stop at a bone graft factory.

Next, we traveled to Puebla, a city of 1.5 million people in southern Mexico, where we visited Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla. Their technology and level of patient care was similar to that seen in the United States. We also visited more pyramids and embraced more of the Mexican culture.

The focus of our trip, however, was a twoweek stay at the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos orphanage in Miacatlán, a small town about two hours from Mexico City. The UNC dental school has been providing free dental care to this orphanage for over 20 years.

We treated 400 patients, which included diagnosing each child, giving oral hygiene instructions, performing cleanings, applying topical fluoride and placing fillings where needed.

The kids were so happy to see us and grateful for our service. We dined with them in “el comedor,” Spanish for “the dining room.” They lovingly called us “mi dentista.”

At night, we hung out with the kids and played soccer with them. Even at the orphanage, we never stopped learning about the country’s culture and how that impacts their dental care.

This experience was life changing and rewarding. It made me grateful for all the experience and technology available here in the U.S. Professors advise us all the time: “You aren’t just treating teeth, you’re treating a whole person,” and this trip really solidified that for me.

Providing care for the children was a warm, humbling feeling. It was amazing to see all the good things that came from the hard work and planning it took to make the trip possible. In return, these kids taught me to have fun, enjoy life and appreciate what I have. It was an emotional experience and we found it difficult to leave the orphanage.

Someday, I plan to return to Mexico. I met a lot of wonderful people, made new friends and learned a lot about the culture and dentistry.

Jaimie Whyte, UMES Alumnus (2012)

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Bell awarded for service to the community Dr. Juliette B. Bell, UMES’ 15th president, received one of five “Legend Awards” during a celebration held Oct. 31 at Baltimore’s Bethel AME Church. The “Outstanding Service to the Community Award” saluted Bell for “promoting and supporting the participation of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and math – STEM – careers.”

Bell is a lifetime member of the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Alpine, Ala. and currently attends Metropolitan United Methodist Church in Princess Anne.

The Rev. Dr. Frank Madison Reid III, Bethel AME’s senior pastor and University System of Maryland regent, was the evening’s “Legendary Honoree” in recognition of his 25th pastoral anniversary.

Reid received a bachelor’s degree in history and AfricanAmerican studies at Yale, a Master’s of Divinity from Harvard and a Doctor of Ministry from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.

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greatest share of state legislative seats since 1928 (over 600 seats).

Steele’s skills as a communicator have been showcased through his current role as a political analyst for MSNBC. He has also been a contributor on the Fox News Channel and was a regular host of the Salem Radio Network's nationally syndicated “Morning in America” show. He currently hosts “Steele & Ungar” on the POTUS Channel on SiriusXM. He has been a guest on “Meet the Press,” “Face the Nation,” HBO's “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Comedy Central's “The Colbert Report” and “The Daily Show.”

Steele’s writings on law, business and politics have been published in “The Wall Street Journal,” Politico.com, The Grio.com, The Root.com, BET.com, “The Washington Times,” Townhall.com, “The Journal of International Security Affairs” and “Catholic University Law Review.”

He is the author of “Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda,” which is a call-to-arms for grassroots America and is coauthor of “The Recovering Politician’s Twelve Step Program to Survive Crisis.”

Born at Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George’s County, Md., Steele was raised in Washington, D.C. Upon graduating from Johns Hopkins University (‘81), he entered the Order of St. Augustine, where he studied for the priesthood for over two years. He is a graduate of Georgetown Law Center (’91), an Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow in Public Leadership and a University of Chicago Institute of Politics Fellow.

UMES’ College Fed Challenge team competes

UMES’ Fed Challenge team members, from left, are: Jongmin “Michael” Cha, computer support, Natasha Magino, marketing major, Adam Billie, finance major, Ujala Noman, accounting major, Stephen Bull, business administration major and Dillon Simon, business administration major.

UMES’ 2014 College Fed Challenge team was runner up in a preliminary round of a national competition where students tackle reallife challenges confronted by the Federal Reserve, the nation’s central bank.

American University fielded the winning team, which moves on to a regional event later this month. The other finalist in the Oct. 31 competition at Towson University was Loyola University of Baltimore.

Students delivered 20-minute presentations on monetary policy and were scored on content, teamwork, responses to questions, presentation and style. Judges were: Jim Dorn, vice president for monetary studies at the Cato Institute; Doug Hamilton, director of research at Peter G. Peterson Foundation, and Quincy Johnson, director of Professional and Legal Studies Towson University College of Business and Economic.

UMES employed a “role-playing” strategy where the five students crafted and memorized a script addressing the sluggish economic recovery and debating what constitutes an acceptable national unemployment rate.

Dr. Monisha Das, a UMES marketing professor and the team’s lead advisor, said the quintet delivered a strong presentation she sensed impressed the judges.

“This group was a miracle team,” Das said. “They took only three weeks to immerse (themselves) in high-level monetary policy discourse and absorbed it to become convincing.”

After each team’s presentation, judges peppered students with questions to gauge how they think on their feet and to test their grasp of the complexities of federal bank policymaking.

Chambers said he believes American University’s team won on the strength of its stellar performance during the Q&A session.

UMES’ participation in the annual Fed Challenge event, Das said, gives students hands-on experience that will benefit them after graduation.

Other schools with teams in the two-tiered competition were Mount St. Mary’s University and McDaniel College.

Election update on UMES alumni vying for office Two UMES alumni (Oct. 31 Key) who were candidates for state legislative office during the Nov. 4 general election fell short in their bids: Maryland House of Delegates 38-C: Mary Beth Carozza (R) – 73 percent; Judy H. Davis (D) – 27 percent North Carolina State Senate District 34: Andrew Brock (R) – 66 percent; Constance Johnson (D) – 34 percent

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Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, professor and dean of UMES’ School of Graduate Studies, has been re-elected to another two-year term as a member of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.

The committee is an important component of the GRE program governance structure, Keane-Dawes said. Members review plans and programs related to fairness and access in GRE testing and equality of opportunity to prepare effectively for admission to graduate school. The committee also reviews GRE research proposals to ensure appropriate consideration is given to how research contributes to the understanding of the performance on standardized tests taken by underrepresented groups.

Dietetics students attend conference in Georgia

Senior dietetics students in the Department of Human Ecology attended the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The event was held October 19-21 in Atlanta. Pictured at the National Dairy Council’s “Donations to Fill the Milk Gap” exhibit are (left to right): Jennifer Pope; Dr. Malinda Cecil, UMES’ dietetics program director; Chanal Carlisle, Alexandra Alford and Shawnee Sweeney.

“I was surrounded by professionals with a passion for food and inspiring people to live healthy. I learned about new research in child health issues, food safety and leadership, along with wellness and prevention. Culinary demonstrations showed a healthy twist to foods like breakfast pizza, lettuce wraps and mango bread. At the Expo, I tired new foods and drinks from familiar companies and tested new products. I came back home with recipes cards, cooking supplies and autographed books. After visiting FNCE for the first time, I know becoming a registered dietitian is the right career for me.”

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Lecture in Roger Blunt series held

The 2014 edition of the Roger Blunt Construction Management Lecture Series was held Nov. 4. Dwayne Fitzpatrick, a 1994 alumnus of UMES’ Construction Management Program addressed students in the program and representatives from businesses in the industry on the topic, “A Look Inside the Construction of the 9-11 Memorial and Museum.”

Fitzpatrick is a senior risk control consultant for the Metro Region of the Travelers Construction Unit’s Edison, N.J. office. Pictured, from left, are: Jackson Ford, Hakeem Davis, Charity Nichols, Jonathan Moore, Fitzpatrick, Jeffrey Thomas, Brian Sarimento, Drew Barrall and Derek Lalanne. The lecture series is held annually in honor of Roger Blunt, president of Blunt Enterprises LLC.

EcoArt exhibit now through Nov. 26 at the Mosely Gallery

Environmental artist Peter Stern discusses aerial photographs from his “Nentego” series with Dan Powell, a Somerset County resident who recognized a local creek in one of the photos.

Salisbury artist Joan Maloof is pictured in a gallery re-creation of the 9-11 Memorial Forest she created as part of her OldGrowth Forest Network, an environmental activist effort. The trees were tagged with the names of all of the victims of 911. Tags shown are the actual tags that originally hung in the forest.

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Alumnus Roger Brown inducted in football HOF Roger Brown, one the university’s most visible and popular student-athletes, will be inducted in the Black College Football Hall of Fame early next year.

Brown, who had a successful 10-year professional career with Detroit and Los Angeles, was among seven men chosen, including Richard Dent (Tennessee State), L.C. Greenwood (Arkansas-Pine Bluff), Ernie “Big Cat” Ladd (Grambling), Ken Riley (Florida A&M), Donnie Shell (S.C. State) and coach W.C. Gorden of Jackson State.

Brown, who is believed to be the first man to play pro football weighing more than 300 pounds, made six Pro Bowls and was the 1962 NFL Lineman of the Year.

He was a two-time NAIA All-American as an upperclassman on the powerhouse Maryland State squads of the late 1950s.

Brown joins fellow UMES alumni Art Shell and Johnny Sample in the Black College Football shrine, which began inducting members in 2010. The enshrinement ceremony will be held Feb. 28 at the recently opened College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

Photo courtesy Stephen M. Katz The Virginian Pilot

PGA-sponsored tournament A team representing the University of Maryland Eastern Shore finished third in the 2014 PGA-sponsored tournament for universities that offer golf management degrees.

Seniors Greg Raad, Mike Veverka and Jesse Williams, junior Norman Blanco and sophomore Tiana Jones carded a combined 618, one stroke behind runner-up Florida State University in the twoday event.

Campbell University of Buies Norman Blanco Creek, N.C. led wire-to-wire in the 36-hole tournament, which featured the 19 institutions accredited by the PGA of America for aspiring PGA professionals. Campbell was ahead by four strokes after the first day and won by 11 strokes.

Two of this year’s 95 competitors were women – including Jones, who along with Williams posted UMES’ best two-day score of 153. A transfer student who won the 2014 Women’s Individual Invitational at the 2014 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, Jones paced the Hawks with a finalround, two-over par 74.

“I just wanted to post a good number for the team and make a contribution,” she said. “Our performance showed the other (golf management) schools that an HBCU is capable of competing at a high level.

I’m honored to be a part of that.”

UMES program director Billy Dillon said the team he took to Florida

“played exceptional golf. Finishing third means a lot, not only to our five students, but to everyone in our program.”

Among universities with teams in the 13th annual event were Clemson, N.C. State and Penn State. UMES’ third-place finish is the university’s best performance in the collegiate tournament since launching its golf management program in 2007.

UMES is the nation’s lone university that offers a PGA-accredited bachelor’s degree in golf management through its Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Photos by Montana Pritchard

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UMES Drama Society performs

UMES Drama Society members perform during a scene of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun.” From left, are: Patrick Lieb, Orret Cush, Skyler Offer and Tourissa Alcindor.

High school students visit UMES for College Fair

Dr. Rick Ward, senior admissions recruiter at UMES, speaks to high school students during the 2014 TriCounty College Fair hosted by the university. Nearly 1,500 students visited the “one-stop shop” for higher education options.

Representatives from over 100 colleges, trade and graduate schools and branches of the military met with potential students.

Chick-fil-A grand opening

A Halloween treat—the UMES community enjoyed the Chick-fil-A opening in the Hawks Nest in the Student Services Center. Its hours are Monday-Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

UMES Club Football Team gets the win

UMES’ Club Football Team got the win over Longwood University (Va.) Nov. 8 with a score of 28-7.

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World Music Concert 7 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center Foty Fusion performs a blend of Middle Eastern rhythms and sounds and debke, a traditional dance.

410-651-6543

UMES Jazz Ensemble Concert 7 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center 410-651-6571

International Student Ethnic Festival 11 a.m.

Student Services Center Ballroom 410-651-6079

UMES Jazz Combo-Chamber Ensemble Recital 7 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center 410-651-6571

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Gospel Choir Revival Nights 7 p.m.

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Gospel Choir Concert 5 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center 410-651-6575

Art Exhibit Opening Reception 4-6 p.m.

Mosely Gallery “Graduating Art Students” Hours: Mon. through Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Show closes Dec. 11 with a reception from 5-6 p.m. www.moselygallery.com 410-651-7770

Ella Fitzgerald Center 410-651-6575 *Unless stipulated (*) all events listed are free and open to the public.

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