The Key September 4, 2009 Edition

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

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UMES carves out 20 acres of arid land for 2.1 MW solar farm

SunEdison to build, finance, operate and maintain solar energy project to produce 3.4 million kilowatt hours in year one

from a traditional power plant.

UMES announced plans to “UMES is an economic engine develop a photovoltaic solar farm on on Maryland’s Eastern Shore . . .

20 acres of land on the university’s this is what we do. We establish new campus. SunEdison, North industries and help businesses America’s largest solar energy grow,” said Dr. Ronald Forsythe, services provider, will finance, UMES vice president for technology build, operate and maintain the 2.1and commercialization. megawatt system under a solar “It has taken us two years to power service agreement (SPSA). It get to this point. The good thing is will be the largest renewable energy that it has been a true statewide project in Maryland and will provide collaboration with the University UMES with long-term predictably System of Maryland, the University priced solar-generated energy. of Maryland College Park, the Office Under the SunEdison SPSA, the solar of the Attorney General and the plant will require no upfront capital Pictured is a smaller 1.2-megawatt ground mount system at the Progress Board of Public Works. Since investment by the university. location in Wilmington, NC. UMES’ solar farm will be a much everyone has shared in the learning Construction is scheduled to begin Energy larger 2.1-megawatt system. Photo courtesy of SunEdison LLC curve to bring this project to in early September with anticipated fruition, we anticipate that benefits will accrue to us and to the state of completion by the end of 2009.

“UMES is doing its part to tighten its belt and keep costs down in a way Maryland.”

Brian Jacolick, general manager of the Americas for SunEdison, that will help to grow the economy and improve our environment. We’re being both efficient and effective in participating in this national goal,” said added, “The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s project offers good land use that helps to manage energy costs by providing predictable energy Dr. Thelma B. Thompson, president, UMES. pricing and delivers positive economic impact to the local community. This The zero-emissions system is expected to produce more than 64 program can be a model for other universities. We are excited that we can million kilowatt hours of electricity over the life of the 20-year agreement. be a part of the energy future that Maryland puts forth in its plan for 1,500 At this level of production, the system will displace the more than 119 megawatts of solar generation capacity by 2022.” million pounds of greenhouse gases, which would otherwise be emitted

HawkSat 1 advances the future of satellite development on the Eastern Shore

By Courtney Harned, media specialist, Ag Communications, UMES

The Hawk CubeSat (HawkSat 1), the first CubeSat-class satellite designed, developed, fabricated, tested and launched entirely from the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia, recently made its mark – in space and in history.

The Hawk CubeSat, developed by the Hawk Institute of Space Sciences LLC (HISS) in conjunction with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the Wallops Flight Facility, sat on board the Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Tuesday, May 19. According to NASA, the satellite’s primary function was to act as a proof of concept vehicle for future satellites to be developed by the Hawk Institute for Space Sciences. HawkSat-1 subsystems include command and data handling, electrical power system with continued on page 7

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Page 2 Williams speaks at convocation Founder’s Week celebration

Page 3 Alumnus establishes scholarship Joyner shares book proceeds

Page 4 STEM camps Ag Field Day

Page 6 Page 5 Dinner benefits African Children Athletic news Fall gourmet dining events

Page 7 Faculty Art Show

Page 8 Calendar of Events

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Dr. E. Faye Williams

Williams speaks at UMES opening activities

Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq., was the keynote speaker for UMES’ Annual President’s Convocation held recently in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. The event kicked-off a week of activities for new and returning faculty.

A dynamic speaker, Williams is Photo by Jim Glovier recognized internationally for her positive, powerful and convincing presentations. She has appeared on numerous radio shows and television programs associated with BET, CBS, CNN, C-SPAN, MSNBC and the Canadian Broadcasting System, including “Good Morning America,” “The David Brinkley Show,” MSNBC’s “Hardball” and others. In addition, she has appeared on WorldNet Television to discuss the role people of African descent play in elections. In the U.S., Greece, Iraq, Haiti, Gabon, Senegal, Tunisia, Palestine, Israel, Benin and other nations, she has addressed numerous peace and human rights groups.

Williams served as a talk show host for a number of years on “Focus on the African World” on Radio One. She later hosted “The George Washington Carver Health and Wellness Show” on WWGB Radio, served as director of public affairs and hosted the popular news talk show, “PowerTalk.” Additionally, she hosted “Empowerment 2000” on WYCB Radio. She appears as a regular commentator/panelist on several radio and television programs.

As president and CEO of Natural Health Options (NHO), Williams has exclusive manufacturing, marketing and distribution rights to natural products created from the work of the scientific genius, Dr. George Washington

Carver. NHO is one of the successful businesses inspired by the 1995 Million Man March, for which Williams served as host committee co-chair and international spokesperson.

Williams is a member of Delta Sigma Theta, the NAACP, the District of Columbia Bar Association and the Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society. She is also a member of many other business, educational, professional, peace, human rights and civic organizations, from which she’s received hundreds of honors, to include the Council for the National Interest’s They Dare to Speak Out Award for her work on international affairs and peace and human rights, induction into The History Makers and the Zeta Phi Beta Community Service Award. Additionally, she has been named one of Ebony Magazine’s “100 Most Influential Black Americans” and Ebony’s “Power 150.”

Williams holds a doctorate in public administration from City University at Los Angeles, as well as a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California, a J.D. from Howard University School of Law, an administrative credential from U.C.L.A. and bachelor’s degrees from Grambling State and the University of Louisiana. She earned a Doctor of Ministry degree at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., and has studied at the University of California, the University of Michigan, Pepperdine University and George Washington University, where she studied in the Education Policy Fellowship Program.

At UMES, Williams will serve as the 2009 Bernstein Lecturer. Named for Richard A. Bernstein, founder of BAI Aerosystems Inc. in Easton and K&L Microwave Inc. in Salisbury and supported by the Richard Bernstein Fund, the Bernstein Lecturer is charged with promoting excellence and encouraging outstanding performance among UMES students and faculty.

Founders’ Week Celebration

days apart in 1886, the two institutions have supported each other through the years. The UMES Gospel Choir under the direction of Dr. Della DameronJohnson will perform.

The Founders’ Week convocation takes place on Tuesday, September 15, at 10 a.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center. The speaker is Dr. Thomas LaVeist, the William C. and Nancy F. Richardson professor in health policy and the director of the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. LaVeist received his undergraduate degree from UMES, his doctorate degree in medical sociology from the University of Michigan and a postdoctoral fellowship in public health at the University of Michigan, School of Public Health.

An outdoor concert takes place Wednesday, September 16, at 7:30 p.m. on the lawn by the Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center. UMES’ Concert Choir, Jazz Ensemble and Gospel Choir will perform. The event will be held indoors in the event of inclement weather. The concert is free and open to the public.

The Fine Arts Faculty Art Show will be on display at the Mosely Gallery September 3 through October 8, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Creative output of faculty artists will be showcased. The display features paintings, photographs, ceramics, experimental media and cutting edge conceptual work. An opening reception takes place on Thursday, September 17, from 4-6 p.m. The Mosely Gallery exhibit is free and open to the public.

An exhibit opens on Tuesday, September 15, in the Frederick Douglass Library. “From Princess Anne to the Pros: A Small College’s Football Legacy” explores the time period of the 1950s and 60s when UMES, then Maryland State College, was regarded as a football powerhouse and many of its players went on to become professional athletes. Located on the library’s second floor, the exhibit is free and open to the public.

UMES observes its 123rd birthday on September 13 with a week-long celebration in honor of the school’s founding.Originating as Princess Anne Academy with one faculty member and nine students, the university’s faculty now boasts 186 full-time faculty and enrolls some 4,000 Dr. Thomas LaVeist students.

The school was founded in 1886 as part of the nations’ network of historically black land-grant institutions, providing higher education for African-Americans on the Lower Eastern Shore. The state of Maryland took the school under its auspices in 1919, renaming it the Eastern Shore Branch of Maryland Agricultural College. It spent time as Princess Anne College and Maryland State College before becoming University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 1970.

Today, UMES offers seven doctoral, 10 master’s and 32 undergraduate degrees. It is the research and doctoral granting institution on the Shore and will commence an accelerated three-year Doctor of Pharmacy program in 2010-one of only six in the nation to offer such a program.

Students come to the university from over 38 states and 41 countries.

This fall, approximately 100 Nigerian scholars arrive on campus as the result of a four-year partnership between the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) of Nigeria and UMES. Founders’ Week begins with a worship service on Sunday, September 13, at 11 a.m. at Metropolitan United Methodist Church. Founded just six

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UMES alumnus establishes $355,000 scholarship fund to honor former professor:

philanthropy still alive in spite of economic downturn

Photo by Jim Glovier

Undergraduate and graduate students at UMES can further benefit from the generosity of the university’s largest alumni donor, Allen J. Singleton, class of 1959. His recent gift, valued at $355,000, combines future lifetime giving and a bequest to establish the Singleton-Stone Endowed Scholar-

ship Fund.

“Time and time again, Mr. Singleton has demonstrated his appreciation for the high-quality education he received at the university (formerly Maryland State College) by making philanthropic contributions to the university so that other students’ lives may be similarly enriched,” said Dr. Thelma B. Thompson, president, UMES. “We are so grateful to him and to all those who give.”

Always an ardent supporter of the university, Singleton increased his commitment in the past three years by creating two other endowment funds. The Allen J. Singleton Endowment Fund for Business and Education provides scholarships to students majoring in either business or education and the Singleton Student Leadership Fund provides funding for student leadership development.

The latest gift, the Singleton-Stone Endowed Scholarship Fund honors Singleton’s former professor, Dr. Vernon Stone, who taught at the university during the late 1950s and 60s. Singleton credits Stone with many personal and professional accomplishments he has achieved, such as his career in

higher education as vice president of academic computing and as vice president of student affairs at universities in New Jersey and New York.

“I was made to take longer strides, work harder and target for the upper rung [on the ladder of success] all because Dr. Stone saw in me, as he did in each of [my peers], abilities unbeknown to us,” said Singleton. “[It was] because of the magnitude of the man, each of us acquired an aura of purposefulness and the work ethic, predicated on effective and endearing service to man.”

The Singleton-Stone Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student at UMES who demonstrates, among other attributes, academic excellence as well as a devotion to the betterment of humanity and the public good through community service. The scholarship covers the costs of tuition, university fees, books and may provide a monthly stipend for living expenses.

“Thanks to this very special gift, Singleton-Stone scholars will be provided the opportunity to complete or further their education as they reach for the upper rung on the ladder of success as did their benefactor before them,” said Kimberly Dumpson, Esq., director of Alumni Affairs and Planned Giving. “Philanthropy is still alive and thriving, despite the current economic environment.”

The Singleton-Stone Scholarship is open to receive additional gifts.

The endowment will be managed by the University System of Maryland Foundation Inc. For more information, contact Dumpson at 410-651-7686 or by email at kdumpson@umes.edu .

Tom Joyner Foundation to share proceeds of book sales with UMES

By Neil Foote, media relations, Tom Joyner Foundation

A portion of the book sales of “Tom Joyner Presents How to Prepare for College” will benefit two black colleges: Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and UMES, the Tom Joyner School of the Month for August.

The book, written by Dr. Thomas A. LaVeist, a graduate of UMES and Wil LaVeist, a graduate of Lincoln, has a foreword written by Thomas Joyner, the nationally syndicated media personality and philanthropist. Released earlier this year, the book is filled with easy to read, easy to understand lessons that can help make the path to college a little bit easier.

“A book like this is essential to the prosperity of a student,” said Dr. Ivory N. Nelson, president of Lincoln University. “The best advice a young person can get is from individuals like the LaVeist brothers, who have navigated successfully through the academic arena and are not too far removed from the experience. The results of these proceeds will be the testimonies of Lincoln students who will achieve greatness comparable to that of the LaVeist brothers and Tom Joyner, all HBCU graduates. We are excited and grateful to have this partnership helping us to continue to produce leaders.”

Thelma Thompson, president of UMES, said, “The collaboration between these two geniuses can only bring good to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. I am very proud to call these two of my favorite alumni – Thomas LaVeist and Tom Joyner [who received an honorary

doctorate].”

According to the LaVeist brothers, the book is a valuable resource that will help African-American families learn how to give their children a chance to compete.

The book features useful advice on several subjects, including: a step-by-step guide for elementary school and beyond; HBCU v. non-HBCU: the admission process; paying for a college tuition; the financial aid process; financial aid myths; staying in college; preparing for life after college; giving back; a list of HBCUs; and useful websites/organizations for scholarships/grants.

The book, published by Joyner’s Foundation and Amber Books Inc., can be ordered through www.amberbooks.com and www.ipgbook.com. The title will be officially released nationwide this month.

The Tom Joyner Foundation provides financial assistance to students at HBCUs. Since 1998, The Tom Joyner Foundation has raised more than $55 million to help students attending HBCUs stay in school. The Tom Joyner Foundation also hosts an annual cruise named the Fantastic Voyage, which raises money for the HBCUs. For more information on UMES as the Tom Joyner School of the Month, visit www.umes.edu and click on the Tom Joyner link on the right hand side of the page.

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Camp launches teens' interest in rockets

Campers from Reach for the Stars learn how to build rockets.

Photo by Jim Glovier

By Candice Evans, Daily Times Staff Writer

Colby Payne may not be able to travel through the galaxy in his rocket ship like "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius."

But the 12-year-old did have a chance to launch his Big Daddy Flying Model Rocket on the golf course at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

"It was kind of tough to build, but it's all worthwhile when you get to see it go up," said Payne, who joined more than 25 other local middle schoolers for Reach for the Stars Space Camp, a two-week program held in cooperation with NASA and the Worcester County Department of Economic Development.

The Space Camp, which ran from July 20-31, hopes to encourage more students -- particularly women, minorities and people with disabilities -- to pursue careers in Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. By providing real-world hands on experiences in STEM disciplines, the students will "aspire to be the sort of scientists and engineers that make up NASA and

hope for future internships and employment with the agency," said Brenda Dingwall, camp director.

Themed "Rockets" this year, Reach for the Stars also offered students their first taste of "dorm life."

"We learned Middle-school campers delve into robotics at the that we can't stay MARS camp. Photo by Jim Glovier up all night, which is a mistake we've all made at least once," said Kensie Tyree, 13, who named her blue rocket, "Atermis," after her favorite greek goddess. "We learned how to spend our money equally throughout the week. We also learned that vending machines don't get refilled -- we kind of emptied all of the stuff in it."

Another UMES-based camp, Math and Related Sciences Camp, also offered a two-week residential, summer enrichment program for middle schoolers across the country. It provided an array of courses "aimed at engaging students in mathematical and scientific problem-solving using various innovative techniques," said Robert Cowles, MARS camp director.

Experimentation and in-depth exploration of mathematics and science are the hallmarks of the academic programs at MARS, which is held in cooperation with the National Security Agency, he said. The students explored such things as digital logic and robotics, mathematics and architecture, and codes, games and chance through intensive classes.

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UMES Ag Field Day to feature education and fun for all ages

about USDA programs and services available for small farmers. Community and government support agencies

By Courtney Harned, media specialist, Ag Communications, UMES will be available to provide Ag Field Day returns to UMES on Saturday, September 12. The event showcases the research and outreach being conducted at the Agricultural Ex- resources and information periment Station and the Maryland Cooperative Extension. Tours, demonstra- for accessing their programs. “This event provides an tions, displays and activities for all ages are planned throughout the day to excellent opportunity to educate and entertain. educate the local, campus and farming communities about the valuable Registration begins at 9 a.m. with tours starting at 10 a.m. Tours research being conducted at UMES. Much of the research addresses issues showcase featured research addressing increasing crop yield of soybeans, specific to the agriculture and seafood industries on the Eastern Shore. We minimizing surface water pollution in no-till soils, minimizing E. Coli and Salmonella contamination in fresh produce and leafy greens, growing grasses are reaching out to share the knowledge we have gained so that others can apply it and enhance their own businesses or organizations,� said Corrie for bio-fuels, food safety in seafood, protective clothing for pesticide Cotton, research assistant professor at UMES and one of the field day applicators, controlling parasites in sheep and goats and growing orchids organizers. commercially.

The event is free and open to the public. Lunch is provided for Hands-on activities include a GPS demonstration game, a water testing registered participants. Ag Field Day is being sponsored by the Natural activity and a self-guided tour of the floral trial garden. Children can Resources Conservation Service, the UMES Agricultural Experiment Station participate in games such as finding the needle in the haystack, milking the and the Maryland Cooperative Extension. For more information or to register, cow and a straw maze. Healthy cooking demonstrations occur throughout contact Gail Sykes at 410-651-6625 or by email at gasykes@umes.edu. the day.

Online pre-registration is available at www.umes.edu/SANS. An afternoon informational session is planned to educate participants

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Fall dinner series to benefit children in Africa A student project that found roots in Africa more than a year ago continues to grow benefits for the small village of Kyamulinga, located in Uganda. A fall dinner series at UMES, scheduled to begin Friday, September 11, is reserved to further the cause.

The university’s Hotel and Restaurant Management students created a plan January 2008 that they believed would help children in Africa. The Hawk Children’s Fund of the Maryland Hawk Corporation, an organization geared toward developing proactive partnerships among students, community and other concerned organizations, came out of that plan.

To date, a new primary school for children in the Kyamulinga Village has been built and furnished, a project which UMES students donated $8,000 toward. The facility currently educates 126 students. In addition, a “Buy-A-Book” program was instituted for the purpose of providing educational material for the students and their teachers. Finally, a 10,000-gallon

water tank has been built to furnish the school with a source of clean water.

The current funding drive is to provide solar power to the school for lighting and running water.

On Friday, September 11, HRM students present “Salute to Alaska: Wild Alaska Salmon,” the first of a series of four dinners to be held to raise money for the newest project. For each $25 ticket sold, the cost of each dinner, $10 will be donated to the Hawk’s Children Fund. To purchase tickets, mail a request with full payment to Richard Gormley, 2108 Henson Center, UMES, Princess Anne, MD, 21853. Make checks payable to Maryland Hawk Corporation.

To complete the dinner series, “Salute to Filet Mignon” will be held on Friday, October 2; “Death by Chocolate” on Friday, October 30; and the student “Final Exam” dinner on Friday, November 20.

For more information, call 410-651-6562 or send an email to rpgormley@umes.edu.

UMES culinary students and faculty present fall gourmet dining events

“Finale” on Friday, December 4, brings a palate pleasing reception of seasonal fruits, catfish nuggets and stuffed olives, a bourbon smoked turkey breast carving station and specialty drinks of ginger beer, carrot rum punch and champagne aperitif. Tarragon cream of carrots with ginger cream soup, blue cheese tenderloin with spinach and peach salad, lemon sorbet intermezzo and an entrée of Cajun crab cake, curry scallop and tomato oysters and shrimp accompanied by herbal potatoes and rum glazed beets and chocolate amaretto napoleon with Anglaise sauce will also be served.

Tickets can be purchased in person only beginning Monday, September 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Richard A. Henson Center, Suite 2100, and will be sold Monday through Thursday at the same location and times until they are sold out. The cost is $50 per guest payable by check or money order only. Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis with ticket purchases limited to a maximum of one table of eight. Both dinners take place at 7 p.m. in the Richard A. Henson Center ballroom.

For more information, contact Angie Price at 410-651-6563. Reservations will not be taken at this number.

Aprons and chef’s hats will be donned and the stoves fired as the kitchen comes alive at the Hotel and Restaurant Management Program at UMES when they prepare for two dinners as part of the fall semester’s Gourmet Dining Series.

The first in the series occurs on November 6, with the presentation of international fare. Faculty and staff of the HRM Program cooked up a fivecourse menu consisting of lobster bisque with sherry cream soup, a foie gras roulade and coconut curry shrimp appetizer, a roasted lobster tail and beef tenderloin entrée accompanied by chartreuse carrots, Swiss chard, seafood and beef fusion jus, a lemon sorbet intermezzo and a German Black Forest cake with HRM raspberry sauce.

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"It's interesting to the point that you want to come back to class," said Candace Jasper, 12, who worried that she would be weighed down with assignments during her stay. "But nobody gets homework. It's just about fun."

A third-year camper at Reach for the Stars, Taylor Dumpson, 13, hopes

to one day board a real rocket ship so she can walk on the moon. Tyree, on the other hand, wants to explore the bottom of the ocean.

Even though the teenagers are only in middle school, they still have big plans for the future.

"I enjoy being with other kids who enjoy being educated," Tyree said.

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UMES staff members participate in Habitat for Humanity Four UMES employees recently participated in affordable homes a matter of conscience and action. building the No. 53 house with Habitat for Humanity in Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County was Wicomico County. founded in 1987 by local residents Alice and Wally Marcellus Connor, Residence Life/Operations; Howard, Jim Leonard and Duke Shannahan. Since Neema Connor, director of compliance, athletics; Danita then, the affiliate has built 50 homes locally and Townsend, assistant athletic director of academics and financed the building of 55 homes in Ghana West Africa student-athlete development; and ReVonda Whitley, through Habitat International's global building women’s basketball associate head coach, athletics were program. on hand during the first week that volunteers were The homes are products of volunteer labor and allowed to participate. The home is being built for a tax-deductible donations of money and materials. couple that are both blind and deaf.

Habitat builds and revitalizes houses with the help of “We had an amazing bonding experience, one I will the homeowner (partner) families. They are then sold not soon forget,” remarked Townsend. to partner families at no profit, financed with From left, Neema Connor, Danita Founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller, affordable, no-interest loans. The monthly mortgage Townsend and ReVonda Whitley volunteer for Habitat.

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, Christian housing payments come back to the affiliate to help build more ministry that is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homes for more families. homelessness worldwide and works to make ownership of decent,

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS CROSS COUNTRY The 2009 Cross-Country team competes at home at the UMES Lid-Lifter Invitational on Sat., Sept. 5, at 10 a.m.

Cross-Country participates in the Towson Invitational in Hunt Valley on Sat., Sept. 12, at 10 a.m.

The team arrives back at UMES for the Cappy Anderson Invitational on Sat, Sept. 19, at 10 a.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Travels to the Runnin’ Bulldog Classic in Boiling Springs, N.C., to take on Wofford on Fri., Sept. 4, at 4 p.m.; Gardner-Webb on Sat., Sept. 5, at 10 a.m. and Winston-Salem at 5 p.m.

The team travels to the Delaware State Invitational in Dover, Del., to take on Navy on Fri., Sept., 11, at 5 p.m.; LaSalle on Sat., Sept. 12, at 11 a.m. and Norfolk State at 3 p.m.

Travels to the Pitt Blue and Gold Tournament in Pittsburg, Pa., to compete against Valparaiso on Sat., Sept. 19, at 12 p.m.; Pittsburg on Sun., Sept. 20, at 11 a.m. and Youngstown State at 2 p.m.

Arrives home for the Hampton Inn Invitational on Sat., Sept. 26, to take on Sacred Heart at 2 p.m. and Norfolk State at 4:30 p.m.

Collegiate Women’s Bowling Maria Rodriguez rolls a perfect game on international stage.

Maria Rodriguez

Paula Vilas

UMES’ Maria Rodriguez of Ibague Tolima, Colombia, and Paula Vilas of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, recently bowled in the 2009 WTBA World Women’s Championships held in Las Vegas, Nev. They competed against some of the best women bowlers in the world and had some

outstanding performances.

Rodriguez, a member of the Columbian National team, had one such performance, as she bowled a perfect game in the fourth game of doubles play. The 300 game is only the fourth bowled in the history of the event. She averaged a 210.5 for the block her 300 appeared in and saw her duo, she was partnered with Alejandra Mora, finish 44th out of 108 pairs.

The video of her game can be seen on YouTube (www.youtube.com) by searching Maria Rodriguez 300 game.

She averaged a 186.50 in the singles event, a 190.33 in trios, her team was 23rd out of 68 trios and had a 202.00 team average. Her team was 13th out of 35 teams. Rodriguez also got the opportunity to bowl with

countrywoman Clara Guerrero, formerly of Wichita State University, who went on to win the All-Events title and the Master’s gold medal.

Vilas, a member of the Dominican Republic National team, averaged a 208.50 in the singles competition. She was 41st in the 228 person field, topping such stars as former Delaware State University coach Kim TerrellKearney, who was 133rd.

Vilas posted a 203.83 doubles average, but combined with her partner’s 169 average, they finished just 75th out of 108 teams. She posted a 196.50 trios average, good for 26th overall, and a 197.83 team average.

Her country of the Dominican Republic was 20th overall. Her best game came in the sixth match of doubles play with a score of 269.

Among a field of 228 international bowlers, Vilas placed 64th with an overall average of 201.7, while Rodriguez was 92nd with an overall, singles average of 197.3. The field included women of all ages and backgrounds and included many professional bowlers.

“This was such an amazing showing,” said UMES Head Coach Sharon Brummell. “I am proud of how our team has competed on the world stage.

Maria and Paula were brilliant and Martha Perez won the All-Events title in her home country this off season. This kind of play will only elevate their games and make them better prepared for our season.”

UMES opens play October 31, at the FDU Fright Knight Invitational in Elmwood Park, N.J.

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Faculty Exhibition showcases university artists

By Dr. Anke Van Wagenberg, Mosely Gallery director and teacher of Art History at UMES

It is once again time at UMES’ Mosely Gallery for the annual faculty exhibition that is traditionally held at the beginning of each fall semester.

This year’s show is slated for September 3 through October 8, with an opening reception during Founder’s Week on Thursday, September 17, from 4-6 p.m.

The show is held to create an opportunity for students, faculty, staff and the greater Delmarva community “Jerry’s Flowers” to see the creative output of the

by Michel Demanche campus’ visual artists created since the last show. This year’s outstanding show features diverse artwork with paintings, photographs, ceramics, experimental media and cutting edge conceptual work.

On view will be ceramics by Ernest Satchell, the highly-respected finearts chairman with a 37-year history at UMES. His newest work consists of large floor urns, raku vessels in the neoclassical genre with surface embellishments and polychrome glaze patterns.

Printmaker Brad Hudson’s work is inspired by pop culture, studies in ancient iconography and patterning, and the human form. Recently, he has been studying 40s and 50s pin-ups, nose art from WWII and classic comic book illustration. He continues to build and establish Coldstream Studios, a website, on-line gallery and shop for his artwork and comic book illustrations. His academic efforts have been focused on the creation and approval of a new sequential arts concentration within the Department of Fine Arts.

This new concentration is an evolution of the two classes he has been teaching on an experimental basis. In coordination with Christopher Harrington, Hudson is working on two books, “Draxx #2” and “Rocket Girl #1.”

Christopher Harrington is an associate professor in the Department of Fine Arts at UMES where he has taught drawing, painting and art history. He has studied with Richard Pousette-Dart, Grace Hartigan and Sam Gilliam.

“Linear Vortex III”

by Christopher Harrington

Harrington’s work has been exhibited at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tenn., the Contemporary Artists Center in North Adams, Mass., the Resurgam Gallery in Baltimore and the traveling show “Roadmap” organized by the Maryland Art Place. He received the highest honors for his work at the Period Gallery in Omaha, Neb. Internationally, his work was exhibited in London, England in the International Juried Affordable Art Exhibition in 2003. His works include “Linear Vortex III.” Associate Professor Michel DeManche remains in charge of photography. Over the summer, she participated in a very successful group exhibition of sculpture in New York and a national competition of photography in Pennsylvania. She was nominated and submitted work for the Honickman First Book competition and the LUCIE Awards. DeManche’s works includes “Jerry’s Flowers.”

Other faculty members with artwork on view include Karen Bearman, ceramics; Helene English, paintings; and Joy Maxwell, ceramics. A postcard invitation was designed by graphic-design students Robert Bennett and Darrius Correy.

The Mosely Gallery located in the Arts and Technology building on the UMES campus is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 410-651-7770, by email at gallery@umes.edu or by visiting http://www.umes.edu/mosely/.

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solar panels to recharge the flight batteries, and radio communications with an antenna deployment system. In addition, HawkSat-1 carries a customer payload developed by a major aerospace firm. This experiment contains an external payload board, which exposes newly developed materials to the radiation and temperatures encountered in the space environment.

“The launch of the HawkSat1 from the NASA Wallops Space Flight Facility comes as the culmination of over two years of hard work by the Maryland Hawk Corporation (MHC), an affiliated non-profit of UMES, and

by HISS scientists and engineers,” said Daniel S. Kuennen, MHC executive director. “MHC invested early stage funding and organizational support to expand the regional economic activity at the Wallops facility through the development of HISS LLC. Those investments are now beginning to pay dividends.”

The Maryland Hawk Corporation develops opportunities to improve

regional and state economic infrastructure and to advance Eastern Shore regional economic development and diversification. NASA Wallops was identified as a great asset for economic development to build off of federal infrastructure investments in an earlier cluster analysis sponsored by UMES in cooperation with the Worcester County Department for Economic Development.

The MHC helped to form and finance the Hawk Institute for Space Science LLC, located in Pocomoke City, and is the majority member in the LLC. HISS is a full service engineering company specializing in aerospace engineering services for commercial and governmental agencies. The company seeks to partner with academia and governmental organizations to develop opportunities for student participation in the aerospace industry; to expand the utilization of local, regional and national resources through partnering with customers; and to support the development of the aerospace industry on the Eastern Shore.

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EVENTS

The Key / September 4, 2009

UNIVERSITY of MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE

Arts F

& Entertainment ALL

2009 CALENDAR

*Unless stipulated, all events listed are FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. For more information, call 410-651-6669 or 410-651-6571.

SEPTEMBER Sept. 3 through Oct. 8

FINE ARTS FACULTY SHOW 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Mon. through Fri. Mosely Gallery

OCTOBER 9

JAZZ ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT 7 p.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

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AG FIELD DAY 9:30 a.m. / Pre-register at 410-651-6625

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FALL MIDTERM STUDIO-CLASS RECITAL 11 a.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

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FOUNDERS’ WEEK WORSHIP SERVICE 11 a.m. / Metropolitan United Methodist Church

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FOUNDERS’ WEEK CONVOCATION AND SUMMER COMMENCEMENT 10 a.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

OPENING RECEPTION 4-6 p.m.

Honoring the Ancestors: African Art and Artifacts Mosely Gallery

Oct. 15 through Dec. 4

ART EXHIBITION 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon. through Fri. Honoring the Ancestors: African Art and Artifacts Mosely Gallery

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*UNIVERSITY THEATRE SERIES 7:30 p.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts $5 general public, $3 senior citizens, $2 UMES students

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Sept. 15 through Feb. 28

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FOUNDERS’ WEEK OUTDOOR CONCERT 7:30 p.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts EXHIBIT “From Princess Anne to the Pros: A Small College’s Football Legacy” 8 a.m.- 10 p.m., Mon. through Thurs.; 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Fri.; 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat.; 3- 10 p.m., Sun. Frederick Douglass Library OPENING RECEPTION Fine Arts Faculty Show 4-6 p.m. / Mosely Gallery

NOVEMBER 8

IMA Choral Festival 4 p.m./ Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

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WIND ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT 7 p.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

KEEP UMES BEAUTIFUL! DO NOT LITTER!!!

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