The Key October 3, 2014 Edition

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The Caves Valley Golf Club Foundation in Owings Mills, Md. has established a $100,000 scholarship to support an undergraduate in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s PGA Golf Management program.

UMES is one of 18 universities with a PGA-approved Golf Management program and the nation’s lone historically black institution awarding a bachelor’s degree in that discipline.

Demarkis Cooper of Clinton, Md. is the inaugural Caves Valley Scholar at UMES. He was among Maryland’s top prep golfers as a senior a year ago and currently carries a 2 handicap.

“As we move our program to the forefront of collegiate golf management programs,” UMES President Juliette B. Bell said, “our goal is to recruit and enroll the highest caliber student who will represent our university with pride and respect traditions of the game.”

The Caves Valley foundation is the philanthropic arm of Caves Valley Golf Club north of Baltimore, a host venue for numerous USGA, LPGA and NCAA events.

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UMES biology major eyes marine science in her future

Student named inaugural Caves Valley Scholar at UMES

Page 2 Creator of “The Crow” visits Mosely Gallery Congressional Black Caucus

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Mariah Dennis (second from left) works with fellow PEP students (from left) Olamide Olawoyin, Robert Botta and Ulrich Kakou conducting tests in a salt marsh.

Mariah Dennis spent this past summer carefully charting her future after she graduates from UMES. The junior biology major now sees herself becoming a marine scientist.

Ten weeks in Woods Hole, Mass., a renowned locale for study and research of marine life and environmental science, whetted her desire to be part of the next generation of scientists taking on challenges those important fields present.

“I was definitely out of my comfort zone,” Dennis said of her summer in New England, “but I loved it.”

She was among 15 minority undergraduates picked to participate in the Woods Hole Partnership Education Program organized by a consortium of six science institutions in the Atlantic coast village on Cape Cod. College juniors and seniors work alongside seasoned researchers on intense, ongoing projects.

“There’s a whole town full of scientists,” Dennis said. “Everyone is so interesting – and interested in what they are doing. There is a lot of science going on there and it’s marvelous.”

Science was a favorite subject for Dennis growing up in Pittsgrove, N.J., some 35 miles south of Philadelphia. She enjoyed working on school projects like a mini-volcano with her father and visiting aquariums in Baltimore and nearby Cape May, N.J. At Woods Hole, Dennis met Dr. Ambrose Jearld, a fisheries biologist and academic program director at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center, SCIENTIST / CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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Page 6 Athletics Relay for Life

Page 7 Gourmet Dinners Club Football Schedule

Page 8 Calendar of Events

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Creator of “The Crow” visits UMES’ Mosely Gallery

“First Pass” by James O’Barr

Opening Reception, Oct. 6, 4-6 p.m., Mosely Gallery Film Screening, Oct. 6, 8 p.m., SSC Theater The show closes Oct. 30 with a Halloween costume party in the Mosely Gallery from 4-6 p.m. All events are free.

Call 410-651-7770 or visit www.moselygallery.com for more information.

James O’Barr, the graphic artist best known for his creation of the comic book series and subsequent movie, “The Crow,” will be on hand at a film screening and reception for an exhibit of his work at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Mosely Gallery.

“Dark Dreams: The Art of James O’Barr,” opens Oct. 6 with a meet-theartist reception from 4-6 pm. in the university’s Thomas Briggs Arts and Technology Center. A film screening of the 1994 movie, “The Crow,” based on his graphic novel, takes place at 8 p.m. in the Student Services Center Theater.

Book signings follows both events.

“We’re very fortunate to have James O’Barr come to our campus to expose students and the community to his art,” Susan Holt, Mosely Gallery director, said. “He is a prolific and talented sequential (comic book) artist and the show is a perfect fit for UMES with the ever-increasing popularity of our sequential arts program.”

The exhibit, on display through Oct. 30, features the artists’ original art, Holt said.

“Of the 30 pieces in the show, a lot of the works are pieces created for “The Crow,” she said. “Most of it is done in acrylic paintings and ink washes.”

O’Barr’s life has been shaped by personal tragedy reflected in his art. Born in Detroit, he was raised in the foster care system. When his fiancée was killed in 1978 by a drunk driver, he joined the U.S. Marines and started illustrations for “The Crow.”

O’Barr’s art was also influenced by a newspaper article about the murder of a young Detroit couple over a $20 engagement ring. In the graphic novel, the protagonist and his fiancée are killed by a gang of criminals. The Crow returns from the dead to find the killers and avenge their deaths.

In addition to O’Barr, Russian animator Konstantin Komardin will be a guest artist during the opening activities.

UMES representatives attend Congressional Black Caucus Standing from left, a group of UMES students with the Men Achieving Dreams through Education initiative, and the program coordinator, Clifton Harcum, are pictured with (seated) U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings (MD-07) and UMES’ Thurgood Marshall Student Ambassador Chanal Carlisle at the 44th annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Legislative Conference. Harcum spoke at a forum on the future of HBCUs hosted by Cummings and the students engaged in a panel discussion on steps that need to be taken to ensure that HBUCs continue to play a valuable role in shaping the nation. The Caucus works “to advance the global black community by developing leaders, informing policy and educating the public.” Each year, the organization sponsors scholarship and internship opportunities, and public health and economic empowerment programs benefitting thousands across the U.S.

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UMES pharmacy students on Capitol Hill A dozen UMES pharmacy students and their A team from advisors were among a UMES’ School of Pharmacy contingent of some 50 peers volunteered on who recently administered Capitol Hill for flu shots and free health the second annual American screenings to over 200 Pharmacists people, including members Association of Congress and their staffs.

Health Fair.

The Sept. 17 event, sponsored in part by the American Pharmacists Association and held in the Rayburn Foyer of the House of Representatives, aimed to demonstrate the value of pharmacist-provided patient care services.

“The students provided a great service for Hill staffers as well as several legislators who, in turn, provided students with an excellent opportunity to see and speak with people who make decisions and create laws which will affect their practice and future,” Dr. Richard DeBenedetto of UMES’ School of Pharmacy said.

UMES pharmacy students were charged with providing glucose and cholesterol screenings and consultations, according to Dr. William Harbester, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, who accompanied them.

“I was able to learn how to use a cardio-check machine (the first for many in the group) and I loved that I was able to provide care for some really important people,” Bhumy Dicorato, a third-year pharmacy student, said.

“Currently being the Operation Diabetes chair at our chapter (APhA), this was a great experience to test patient’s glucose, counsel them on their

UMES students plant garden at youth center

Top: UMES pharmacy students (from left), Nicole Hyman and Bhumy Dicorato, perform a cholesterol screening on a member of Congress.

readings and answer questions,” said Amanda Richards, a second-year pharmacy student at UMES. “It was also motivating to see the role pharmacists have in health care.” She said being with “a team of students from different schools (of pharmacy) to use our knowledge and work together” was memorable.

UMES joined schools of pharmacy from Howard, Notre Dame of Maryland, Shenandoah and the University of Maryland. Walgreens was also a participant in the second annual event hosted by the Congressional Community Pharmacy Caucus.

Other sponsors were the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association.

“All of us can agree on the triple aim to improve health, improve access and reduce health care costs,” Cynthia Boyle, acting dean of UMES’ pharmacy school, said.

Photo left: Malinda Cecil, UMES’ dietetics program director (far left), and dietetic students, Jennifer Pope, Shawnee Sweeney and Alexandra Alford, volunteered Sept. 11 for the Governor’s “A Day to Serve.”

Volunteers from UMES joined Salisbury University and the Wicomico Partnership for Families and Children in planting a garden at the “Stop the Violence” youth drop-in center on Calloway Street in Salisbury. Over 200 bags of food were also distributed to families in need.

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Construction Management Program reaccredited The American department of the Council for news, wrote: “…we Construction are excited about the Education has given future of this UMES a green light program and look on the renewal of forward to accreditation for its continuing our joint Construction support of the Management construction Technology education and the Program, the only work that your ACCE accredited faculty and graduates program in the state contribute to the and one of two construction HBCUs in the nation. industry.”

“Since 1991, UMES’ four-year UMES construction management students lent their expertise to a Chesapeake Housing Mission build in the program has program results in Somerset County recently. An 86-year-old now has a much-needed wheel chair ramp thanks to their efforts. continued to “well-educated maintain the stringent standards of ACCE and has been deemed worthy of professionals capable of managing the total construction process.” reaccreditation by its board of trustees,” Dr. Derrek Dunn, chair of UMES’ “Our graduates are courted by the likes of Gilbane Building Compnay, Department of Technology, said.

Bovis Lend Lease and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company,” Dunn Reaccreditation involves an evaluation of the program by a visiting said. Eighty-five percent of them, he said, find employment with general team of collegiate peers and professionals in the industry. contracting and sub-contracting firms and in government immediately Michael Holland, president and CEO of ACCE, in a letter informing the following graduation.

Faculty Spotlight Dr. Jacqueline Brice-Finch, was a voting delegate at the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi’s biennial convention in St. Louis, Mo. Brice-Finch, chair of the Department of English and Modern Languages at UMES, serves as president of the university’s chapter of the organization. UMES’ chapter currently has 99 members.

The honor society, founded in 1897, is billed as “the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.” It has chapters at more than 300 institutions of higher education. Membership is extended by invitation to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify.

Dr. Linda Johnson, an associate professor of biology in UMES’ Department of Natural Sciences, has completed a 12-month, post-graduate certificate in academic leadership from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. It is part of its Opportunities for Under Represented Scholars program.

The certificate program is funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation to prepare women in the STEM disciplines at HBCUs for

leadership roles on their respective campuses.

Focus is on the readiness of the inaugural NSF/OURS fellows for the changing landscape of higher education, specifically at historically black colleges. Among the issues facing HBCUs are changes in technology, student demographics, finances and budgets, evolving accreditation standards and domestic and disruptive forces impacting colleges and universities.

The topic of Johnson’s project conducted at UMES for the certification was, “Utilizing Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as Undergraduate Academic Support Tools.”

Dr. Robert A. Johnson Jr., UMES’ math department chairman, has a new leadership role on campus; UMES’s faculty athletic representative to the NCAA. Johnson’s selection was announced by the university’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

A former college football player, he’ll serve in the important role of designated liaison between the governing body for intercollegiate sports, UMES’ athletics department and the campus community at-large.

“Dr. Johnson is uniquely qualified and prepared to assume the duties and responsibilities of faculty athletics representative.” Athletics Director Keith Davidson said. “[His] experiences as a former student-athlete gives him rare insight into the demand of intercollegiate athletics on student-athletes’ welfare.”

Johnson assumes the faculty representative responsibilities handled the past 25 years by Dr. Henry Brooks, who retired this past spring. Johnson became a member of UMES’ faculty in 1999.

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UMES hosts Agriculture Field Day Clockwise top left: Dr. Jennifer Timmons, an assistant professor in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, takes her 18-month-old daughter, Samantha, on the animal science tour. The day was filled with events for all ages including educational activities, healthy cooking demonstrations, tours, research displays and demonstrations and information booths by community and government support agencies.

A group of high school students participating in the USDA-sponsored Jr. Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Sciences and Related Sciences state meeting and leadership conference at UMES took part in the day’s events. It looks like they found a willing candidate for a scratch and some attention.

Clinton Lankford, a second grader at Princess Anne Elementary School, enjoys Agriculture Field Day Sept. 20 on UMES’ farm.

A recent agreement has brought mtvU, MTV’s college network broadcasting to some 750 colleges, to UMES’ campus.

Students can watch on channel 4.2 and on dedicated mtvU televisions. Two 55-inch televisions in the Student Services Center game room and four 40-inch televisions in the SSC and Tawes Gym were provided by mtvU at no cost to the university.

The TVs can be used as a message system for campus organizations and departments to submit information for display providing an effective way for students to stay updated on important campus news and events, said Javid Brathwaite, director of auxiliary services. MtvU also provides competitions, grants and on-campus events.

In partnership with Youth Venture, mtvU awards grants to students and groups that “propose compelling and sustainable social entrepreneurship projects” with up to $1,000.

The network is also involved in pro-social initiatives such as its Emmy award-winning campaign to increase awareness of the genocide taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan, a campaign in partnership with The Jed Foundation, “Half of Us,” to reduce the students suicide rate and the “Against Our Will”campaign to end modern-day slavery.

Visit www.mtvU.com for more information on mtvU’s programming, events, contests and human rights campaigns.

White Coat Ceremony Thirty-eight members of UMES' Physician Assistant, Class of 2016, received white coats during a ceremony this past Saturday, a gesture signifying the start of 2 1/2 years of professional study in the master's program. Dr. Christjon Huddleston was the guest speaker at the hour-long event on the steps of J.T. Williams Hall attended by families, friends and fellow students.

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Hawks raise over $1,000 for Relay for Life UMES’ athletic department came out Sept 20 to the Arthur W. Perdue Stadium in support of the 2014 edition of Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society’s signature event. The department takes pride in its ongoing effort to support the community.

Student-athletes, coaches, staff members and their friends and families raised money and walked in honor and memory of those who have been affected by cancer.

The UMES Student-Athlete Advisory Committee exceeded its goal to raise $1,000 for the American Cancer Society.

"This event was a huge success," Martha Perez-Schmitz, coordinator of studentathlete services and compliance said. "We had great participation from all the teams and we were able to support a cause dear to the department.”

The event kicked off early Friday evening with the opening ceremony followed by a survivors and caregivers lap. Sophomore baseball player Troy Anderson (Bridgeport, W.V.) was named “Miss Congeniality” in the Miss Relay event raising $84 in a half an hour of the contest. Several of the school’s participants stayed the entire night.

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a deserving student-athlete with a minimum 3.5 high school grade point average, a USGA handicap of 12 or less, outstanding character, integrity and leadership qualities, and who demonstrates a financial need. The recipient must continue meeting those criteria to remain eligible for the scholarship through 4½ years of study.

“The mission and accomplishments of the UMES PGA Golf Management Association align perfectly with the (Caves Valley) Foundation’s dedication to improving the lives of young people through exposure to golf’s customs, traditions and rules of fair play,” Foundation board chairman Gary Attman said.

The scholarship will pay for tuition, room, board, textbooks and other incidental costs for up to five years, including an internship designed to provide the student with field experience.

Being selected to receive the scholarship, Cooper said, means “hard work really does pay off. I plan to continue what I was doing and work harder to steer my life in the direction I want it to go.”

Cooper, 18, will have an opportunity to work at Caves Valley as an intern and will be considered for a post-graduate apprenticeship at the golf club, an opportunity to build a network of professional men and women from around the world.

The Caves Valley Golf Club Foundation Inc. was organized in 1994 for charitable and educational purposes to award scholarships to caddies working at Caves Valley Golf Club. Fund support includes seed money from the Baltimore business community and donations from club members and their guests.

The Foundation expanded its mission in 2001 to offer scholarships for caddies at other Baltimore-area golf clubs. Its work has continued to evolve with support of The First Tee of Baltimore and now this new partnership with UMES. UMES Golf Management students take a broad spectrum of courses that prepare them for a variety of jobs in and around the sport. Graduates must complete four levels of the PGA Golf Management curriculum, 16 months of internship assignments and pass the PGA Playing Ability Test to qualify for membership in the PGA of America upon eligible employment.

and the summer internship director.

He also happens to be a UMES alumnus, Class of 1965.

Dennis compared notes with Jearld about UMES and said she was flattered by his interest in her as a budding biologist-researcher. She also credits UMES professors Andrea Johnson and Paulinus Chigbu for encouraging her to apply for the Woods Hole internship.

“It definitely will not be the last,” she told a NOAA official. “The program has helped me solidify my plans for the future.”

NOAA and Chigbu, who heads the Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center at UMES, are organizing a national science and education forum to be held Oct. 26-29 on the Princess Anne campus. The biennial event, expected to attract several hundred participants, is tailor-made for undergraduates like Dennis, an African-American who plans to attend the forum to gauge graduate school options.

“We have the numbers to show that there are students from populations underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics who come to (Woods Hole) with a diversity of scientific interest and perspectives,” Jearld said.

“But we know that numbers are not everything and are only part of what it takes to increase diversity in science” at places like Woods Hole.

Dennis worked alongside Lauren Mullineaux in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s biology department analyzing hydrothermal vent larvae and ecological succession after seafloor eruptions on the East Pacific Rise. She measured nutrients in samples taken from deep water off Mexico and their effect on tubeworms, crustaceans and mollusks most people have never seen.

While most of her time at Woods Hole was spent on land, she did sail on a miniresearch vessel taking dredge samples. Opportunities to meet peers from other parts of the country, she said, also provided new experiences, from cooking for each other to a going on a whale watch and visiting Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Plus, she and fellow interns earned four college credits from the Woods Hole summer program’s academic partner, UMES.

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Seating 7 p.m.

Richard A. Henson Ballroom Call 410-651-6563 for more information.

Gourmet Dining Series*

by the students and faculty of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program

Fri., Nov. 14 A Tribute to U.S. Active Military Service Members & Veterans Soup: Cream of Collard Greens Appetizer: Bourbon and Pineapple Mallard Duck Breast Intermezzo: Palette Pleasing Ginger-Raspberry Sorbet Entrée: Roasted Filet Mignon & Jumbo Stuffed Shrimp Accompaniments: Cheesiest Potato Puree, Sauté Pearl Onions and Wild Mushrooms with Brandy-Peppercorn Sauce Dessert: HTM Famous Individual Passion Fruit Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce Fri., Dec. 5 Celebration Reception Fruit Kabob, Shrimp Cocktail, Smoked Salmon, Caviar, Gourmet Chicken Drummer, Cajun Crab Balls Carving Station: Smoked Roasted Pork Loin Formal Dining Appetizer: HTM Seafood Corn Chowder Intermezzo: Refreshing Lemon Sorbet Entrée: Bombay Curry Lobster & Roasted South Western T-Bone Steak Accompaniment: Rutabaga & Medley of Potatoes with Carrot Batons Dessert: Assorted Celebration Petit Fours Each meal is accompanied with coffee, tea and a wine selection. *Advanced tickets required.

Tickets are on sale now in person, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Richard A. Henson Center, Room 2100. $50 per person, check or money order made payable to UMES.

UMES Parents’ Weekend October 17-19 CANCELLED

Come experience “Maroon and Gray” with your student.

Registration and information:

Fri., Oct. 17, 1-5 p.m., Student Services Center, Rotunda Sat., Oct. 18, 9-10:30 a.m., Student Services Center, Multi-purpose Room

For a complete list of events, visit www.umes.edu/student

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Friday October 3 • 7 p.m.

Richard A. Henson Center Ballroom On select Fridays this fall, students in the Hospitality and Tourism Management program will present a five-course gourmet meal. $50 per person. Advanced tickets required. 410-651-6563

A Tribute to Eastern Shore Seafood Soup: Armagnac Creamy Seafood Bisque Appetizer: Lobster, Avocado and Blue Cheese Martini Intermezzo: Refreshing Lemon Sorbet Entrée: Blue Crab Delight and Breaded Mahi-Mahi with Niçoise Olives Accompaniments: Gruyere Cheese & Salted Cod Croquette Potatoes Dessert: White Couverture Chocolate Pudding with Passion-Fruit Sauce

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UMES Concert Choir Basket Bingo 5-8 p.m.

Student Services Center, Ballroom Play bingo for Longaberger basket products (event not affiliated with Longaberger). $20 in advance, $25 at the door 410-651-6574

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Art Exhibit Opening Reception 4-6 p.m.

Mosely Gallery “Dark Dreams: The Art of James O’Barr, creator of ‘The Crow’.”

Hours: Mon. through Fri., 9 a.m.5 p.m.

Show on display through Oct. 30.

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Student Services Center Theater “The Crow” film screening followed by Q&A with James O’Barr. www.moselygallery.com 410-651-7770

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William P. Hytche Athletic Center Play bingo to benefit UMES Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. $3 card or $10 for 5 cards.

410-651-8075

*Unless stipulated (*) all events listed are free and open to the public.

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William P. Hytche Athletic Center Men’s and women’s basketball scrimmage.

Give-a-ways, contests, games, autographs and Harry the Hawk’s birthday party. 410-651-6499

Making Strides 9 a.m. 5K Run; 9:30 a.m. 5K Walk Ocean City, Md. Donate or join the UMES Physician Assistant program’s team at www.makingstrides.acsevents.org and click on the Ocean City event and team UMES PAs.

Tri-County College Fair 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

William P. Hytche Athletic Center High school juniors and seniors can meet with reps from over 100 colleges. 410-651-6411

Art Exhibit Closing Costume Party 4 - 6 p.m.

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SAAC Basket Bingo 11 a.m.

Hawk Hysteria 6 -10 p.m.

Mosely Gallery Get in the spirit of Halloween at a costume party to close the exhibit of James O’Barr, graphic novelist of “The Crow.” www.moselygallery.com /410-651-7770

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Fall Theatre Production* 7:30 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Center Play TBA. $5 general admission, $3 seniors, $2 students w/ID. 410-651-6575

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