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A newsletter for UNIVERSITY of MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends
THE September 25, 2009
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Hotel and Restaurant Management Program at The Universities at Shady Grove Receives $240,000 J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Grant
WORLD By Joe Bucci, director, Office of Public Relations, Universities at Shady Grove
Marriott Foundation Support Will Create New Marriott Hospitality Center on The Universities at Shady Grove Campus
Pictured, left to right, are: Caitlin Vandegrif, HRM student; Susan Callahan, chef instructor, UMES at USG; Anne Galle Laplanche, HRM student; Katherine Keely, HRM student; William Urioste, HRM student; Dr. Ernest Boger, chair, Hotel and Restaurant Management Program, UMES; Rita Laddbush, HRM student; Judy Streeter, program director, Hotel and Restaurant Management Program, UMES at USG; Ashley Briggs, HRM student; and Anne Gunsteens, executive director, The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation. Photo courtesy of USG
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Hotel and Restaurant Management Program has been awarded a $240,000 grant from The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation. The grant, which will be distributed over five years, will create a new Marriott Hospitality Center on the campus of the Universities at Shady Grove and will significantly enhance the educational experience of students in UMES’ HRM Program. “We are extremely delighted to receive this grant to support the students who benefit each year from the stellar Hospitality Management Program we offer in Montgomery County,” said Judy Streeter, director of UMES at Shady Grove Hospitality Management Program. “The Marriott Hospitality Center at the Universities at Shady Grove is the perfect complement to MARRIOTT/ continued on page 7
UMES students receive Comcast Diversity Congressional Scholarship awards Comcast and The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC) awarded Comcast Diversity Congressional Scholarships to three UMES students who participated in The Washington Center’s Political Leadership Program. Each of the students received $5,000 scholarships, which supported internships in the offices of congressional leaders this past summer. The scholarships, made possible by an annual $25,000 grant provided by Comcast, helped to partially defray the cost of The Washington Center program and housing costs for award recipients. The UMES students who received the scholarships were: Josh Mitchell of Upper Marlboro, Md., a summer intern with Sen. Joe Lieberman (IConn.); Thomas Keane-Dawes of Salisbury, an intern with Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.); Christian Albertie of Silver Spring, Md., an intern with Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.).
“Comcast is dedicated to supporting the educational pursuits of the youth in our communities,” said Fred Graffam, regional senior vice president, Comcast. “Through programs like this, we can provide students an inside look at our nation’s government as well as valuable first-hand experience through close interactions with key political leaders.” The Comcast Diversity Congressional Scholarships are awarded to select undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds who are attending HBCUs located in Maryland and pursuing careers in the political arena. Along with the monetary stipend, recipients received academic credit and a four-and-one-half-day-per-week internship in the offices of U.S. senators and house representatives, congressional committees and subcommittees. “Identifying talented minorities for careers on Capitol Hill is critical. We have helped these students secure internships on Capitol Hill because continued on page 3
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Page 2 A Gift from Delmarva Power Concert Choir in Puerto Rico
Page 3 Hercules Scholars Named
Page 4-5 Convocation/Founder’s Week
Page 6 Athletic News
Page 7 Investment Club Marks First Year
Page 8 Calendar of Events