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A comprehensive surveyreleased on Earth Day earlier thisweek by The Building GreenInitiative at Clark Atlanta Universitysays historically black colleges anduniversities (HBCUs) are drivingenergy efficiency on their campusesand promoting sustainability throughtheir policies, practices andcurriculums.

The survey ranked the nation’smost eco-friendly HBCUs and foundthe University of Maryland EasternShore and Florida A&M Universitywere the top green campuses amongpublic institutions. Spelman Collegeand Howard University topped the list for private schools, BGI directorFelicia Davis said.

“Black colleges are going green,” Davis said. “This survey provides aclear picture of the wide-ranging activities underway at HBCUs to generaterenewable energy, build to LEED Gold Certification standards and engagestudents in green initiatives, ecological curriculum and sustainablelifestyles.”

UMES’ partnership with a private-sector vendor to install a grid of7,800 solar panels that began generating electricity in 2011 stood out in thesurvey, Davis said.

Rankings were determined by analyzing responses from 43participating HBCUs in the areas of administration, energy efficiency, greenbuilding, recycling, renewable energy generation, food, transportation,

Culinary Challenge team brings home first place for second year

“Unbelievable,” was the unanimous response from members of a winning team ofhospitality students when asked how they felt when they learned they would take home firstplace honors for the second year in a row.

The quartet of students from the school’s student chapter of the International Food ServiceExecutives Association competed in a culinary challenge as part of the parent organization’sannual conference in Orlando April 9-13.

Morrisville (N.Y.) State, which came in second in last year’s competition, again posed thestiffest competition.

“They had stepped up their game tremendously with a whole new team,” said Jade Overton,

purchasing, and student involvement.“We determined that students are

getting more involved in theenvironmental movement on HBCUcampuses,” said Andrea Harris, presidentof North Carolina Institute for MinorityEconomic Development, the companycommissioned to analyze the survey.“HBCUs are also using innovative, greentechnologies to address health, economicand educational challenges inunderserved communities.”

According to the survey results, all ofthe top institutions have signed theAmerican College and UniversityPresidents Climate Commitment, created

sustainability committees, and are taking steps to reduce campus emissions. Innovative renewable energy solutions landed UMES as the top ranking

school among all HBCUs."The 17-acre solar farm we opened three years ago is now paying

environmental and economic dividends,” said G. Dale Wesson, UMES vicepresident for research and economic development. “Our future plans willreduce our carbon footprint and also fully engage faculty and students inproduction-scale renewable energy generation research projects."

UMES’ Somerset Hall, a 1950s-era building renovated five years ago,received a “Gold” certificate in 2011 from Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED), a green building certification program. Theuniversity’s new aviation science-engineering building set to open in the fallof 2015 will utilize geothermal energy.

UMES named top “Green” public HBCU

Administrators from the top-rated school on the Building GreenInitiative’s list of top 10 greenest HBCUs, from left, are: Dr.Ronnie Holden, vice president of administrative affairs; Dr.Maurice Ngwaba, assistant to the vice president of administrativeaffairs; Dr. Juliette B. Bell, president; and Dr. G. Dale Wesson, vicepresident of research and economic development.

Marlon Bouie, Alyssa Davis, Jade Overton, Kaila Cornelius and Jamel Smith

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Juan Alvarez-Rosario, a master’s candidate inUMES’ Marine Estuarine and Environmental Scienceprogram, received a 2014 National Science Foundation(NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.

Alvarez-Rosario is believed to be UMES’ first graduatestudent to receive the prestigious award. He currently isfunded by the NSF Center of Research Excellence in Scienceand Technology (CREST) - CISCEP, and in part, by NOAA’sLiving Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center.

Before enrolling at UMES in the fall 2013, Alvarez-Rosario completed a Bachelor of Science degree (withhonors) in environmental science with a minor in marinescience at the Universidad Metropolitana in Puerto Rico.

During the summer of 2012, he served as assistant coordinator for thePuerto Rican Research Experience for Undergraduates, established incollaboration with the Maryland Sea Grant Program, the University ofMaryland Center for Environmental Sciences and his home institution.

UMES graduate student receives NSF fellowship

Robben Island, and went to too many braais (barbeques) to count. Eventhough I saw a lot, I did not see everything in Cape Town. I plan to return.

I went to Cape Town expecting to get a sense of the legacy of the lateNelson Mandela. This man is iconic. The civic center in the middle of townhas Mandela’s face on it; it can be seen from miles away. There are manyplaces within the city where one can see Mandela’s impact. His dream isfar from being realized, however, especially on the socioeconomic level.

This experience was very rewarding. Cape Town is a beautiful city –in my view the most beautiful city I have visited. By the time you read this,I will be heading back home, where I will have more time to reflect on myexperiences and ponder what I took away from this remarkable internshipopportunity.

The problems we face in America are the sameissues that face South Africa, just on a bigger scale. Bothcountries have a long walk towards true socioeconomicequality. I loved Cape Town and will never forget my

time there, but look forward to returning toMaryland. There is no place like home.

As a proud alumnus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, it ismy pleasure to share what I have been up to since graduating in 2012. I amfinishing my second year at the University of Maryland Francis King CareySchool of Law. Through the law school, I traveled (to) and lived in CapeTown, South Africa earlier this semester.

I worked at Legal Aid South Africa – the equivalent to the publicdefender in the United States. I was first posted at the Bellville Justice Center25 minutes outside Cape Town, where I spent seven weeks of my internship.The remaining six weeks I worked at the High Court Unit in downtown CapeTown.

While at the justice center, I worked mostly alongside an attorneyassigned to the Specialized Commercial Crimes Unit. Most defendants(called the “accused” here) were charged with fraud or governmentcorruption. It was intriguing to observe court in a different country.

It was also interesting to see how much America’s influence has onthe small things of another country. In the Specialized CommercialCrimes Court, the magistrate is referred to as “Your Worship.” Manyof the accused and witnesses, however, addressed the magistrate as“Your Honor,” what we say in America.

The High Court Unit deals with the most serious matters. I sat inon and observed trials of people accused of heinous crimes. Isometimes found myself shaking hands of (accused) murderers.

On the civil side of the High Court, I researched andanalyzed a novel question of South African constitutional lawdealing with the intersection of the right to dignity andfreedom of expression on social media.

I also did a lot of sightseeing. I love hiking andjoined a hiking club; there are no wild animalsrunning about.

I took a cable car to Table Mountain, toured

Prior to that, he was a biology educator at theWildlife Museum, also in Puerto Rico. He has participatedin many research programs at various institutions since2007, including Spain’s Instituto de InvestigacionesMarinas, the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences andMichigan Technological University.

Alvarez-Rosario has made award-winningpresentations at major scientific meetings in the UnitedStates, Mexico, Ecuador and Puerto Rico. He also wrotean article published in the Global Aquaculture Advocatejournal.

Among his many honors are the Ana G. MéndezSystem Medal from Universidad Metropolitana, a (USDA) Natural ResourceConservation Service scholarship and the Haciendo Ambiente Scholarship.

Alvarez-Rosario’s research project at UMES focuses on the trophicrole of ctenophores in Maryland’s coastal lagoons. Dr. Paulinus Chigbu ishis advisor.

UMES alumnus travels to South Africafor law internship By Cliff Glover, UMES 2012

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3The Key / April 25, 2014U M E S P E O P L E

Dr. Bradley G. Stevens, a professor of environmental science andresearch scientist in UMES’ Department of Natural Sciences, edited a book thatwas published in mid-March by CRC Press.

“King Crabs of the World: Biology and FisheriesManagement” is the culmination of three years of

research byStevens and ateam of 23contributingauthors.

“Withspecies existingin all sub-polarseas, king crabsare one of themost valuableseafoods,”Stevens said.“Majorfluctuations intheir abundancehave stimulated aflurry of research

and a rapid expansion of the scientific literature in the last decade.”“King Crabs of the World: Biology and Fisheries Management,” he said,

consolidates extensive knowledge on the biology, systematics, anatomy, lifehistory and fisheries of king crabs and presents it in a single volume. “Thebook is the first comprehensive scientific reference devoted to the biology andfisheries of king crabs.”

The book can be found by visiting www.crcpress.com.

Faculty and StaffSpotlight

Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, dean of theSchool of Graduate Studies, was presented anaward by the graduate faculty. The awardrecognized, “Outstanding Leadership and Visionin Graduate Education, Exceptional Commitmentand Service to Graduate Students and Faculty,and Championing Excellence, Growth andRecognition of the Graduate School.”

a senior from Baltimore, Md., UMES’ captain and a return competitor.Jamel Smith, a senior from Philadelphia, Pa., alternate on the team andalso returning to the challenge, added that this year’s event was tougheroverall because there were more teams entered in the competition.

UMES bested eight teams includingculinary giant Johnson & Wales with itsaward-winning menu; a strawberry steaksalad appetizer, seared salmon toppedwith pineapple salsa and mango fried riceentrée, and a Mexi-crème brulée dessert.

What gave the team the edge? “We kept it simple, but with a lot of

flavor,” Smith said. With a pantry of over 100 items to

choose from, some of the teams tried to“get a little crazy” and attempted toomuch, Overton said. The UMES team, she said, simulated what thechallenge would be like back in the university’s kitchen practicing withabout 30 items—a fraction of what would be at their disposal—and amystery ingredient, a requirement of the competition. Team UMES alsotried to use the same equipment in practice that would be available inthe competition, but was thrown a curve-ball this year when it was facedwith using an induction cook top that members were unfamiliar with,but conquered nonetheless.

Marlon Bouie, a senior from Baltimore, Md. and also a veterancompetitor, said the group intimidated its peers and impressed thepanel of eight judges, one from each category of requirements, withadhering strictly to the guidelines.

The biggest challenge? “Anticipation of the announcement (of thewinners) a day later,” Bouie said. “I knew we were going to do well,but didn’t know if we were going to win.”

Chef Ralston Whittingham praised this year’s leadership of Bouie,who served as production manager for the UMES Dinner Theatre andthe HBCU Choral Festival dinner, and Overton, team captain, saying itwas a well-balanced year. “They have a mutual respect for each other’sskills. I wholeheartedly congratulate them.”

New to the event and rounding out the team were Alyssa Davis, ajunior from New Jersey, and Kaila Cornelius, a junior from Edenton,N.C.

The team and their companions, a chaperone and 18 peers, werealso treated to a special welcome dinner — a highlight according to thestudents—arranged by Rilous Carter, vice president of Catering,Convention Services and Park Event Operations at Walt Disney WorldResorts, and member of UMES’ Hospitality and Tourism ManagementDepartment’s industry advisory board.

“The ‘Chef’s Table’ was amazing,” Overton said. Tables were set upin the catering kitchen of the Magic Kingdom’s Contemporary Resort’sConvention Center, she said, so they could watch the chef prepare afive-course meal. “It was a culinary experience—not just a meal. Thechef came to our tables and explained the items on the menu and thetechniques.”

Students also took part in activities of the conference, most notably,Bouie said, networking. “These are the top executives in the foodservice industry. I feel good about them seeing us win for the secondtime; it will make us better known to them for the future and jobs.”

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Benita Rashaw, assistant director in theOffice of Residence Life, recently was named the2014 Parent Involvement Matters Award winner forSomerset County. She is among parents representingeach of Maryland’s public school systems in therunning for the state’s top honor. The winner will benamed May 16 at a gala awards event in Baltimore.

“Having someone of his stature cometo our campus says a lot about what we aretrying to accomplish with this event everyyear,” Keane-Dawes said.

Throughout the day, participants,visitors and guests saw 62 posters ondisplay and heard nearly five dozen oralpresentations.

UMES undergraduate Imani Brownpresented her findings on “Can OnlineStreaming Music Shift ConsumerPreferences.” Gabriel Charles, anotherUMES student, has been researching how

“Spiritually Oriented Users Choose and Use Online Spiritual Resources.”Keane-Dawes said she was pleased two high schools, working in

concert with UMES researchers, will participate in this year’s posterpresentation category.

Crisfield High School students have been working with UMES’ JosephPitula and graduate student Kristen Lycett on how “dinoflagellates” affect theNewport Bay watershed near Berlin in Worcester County. Students fromJames River High School in Richmond have partnered with UMES’ PaulinusChigbu on studying the “Ecology of the Bay Anchovy in Maryland’s CoastBays.”

Audrey Trotman, lead program and policy analyst for the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration, kicked off the 2014 symposium asguest speaker.

The School of GraduateStudies at the University ofMaryland Eastern Shore held itsRegional Research Symposiumlast week at the Student ServicesCenter on campus.

Dozens of student-researchers and faculty fromUMES and other schoolsparticipated in the fifth annualevent organized to draw attentionto the scholarly work takingplace at a historically blackinstitution.

“We really do quality research on this campus,” said Jennifer Keane-Dawes, dean of UMES’ School of Graduate Studies. “This is a chance for usto showcase that.”

Keane-Dawes was instrumental in launching the day-long symposium,which attracts researchers from other University System of Marylandinstitutions and this year colleges and universities from as far away asMichigan, Ohio, Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky.

Keane-Dawes said the gathering exposes UMES students to otherinstitutions and potential future employers.

The 2014 symposium participants heard from Ronald Blakely, associatedirector of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges andUniversities, as the keynote speaker at lunch.

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Undergraduates

So Jin Park, Department of Natural Sciences, UMES, First Place, Poster“Studying the Magnetic Resonance Properties of Superparamagnetic IronOxide (Fe203) Nanoparticles”

Robert Close, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,Salisbury University, First Place, Oral“Creating the Sea Gull Century Mobile Application—A Mulit-DisciplineEffort”

Graduate Students

Sean Phillips, Brittany Omess, Kyle Davis and DanielWitkowski, Department of Physical Therapy, UMES, First Place, Poster"Cognitive and Balance Screening Among College Football Players"

2014 Research Award Winners

Distinguished Scholar Award

Dr. Salina Parveen, a professor in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, was the recipient of theDistinguished Scholar Award. In her 12 years at UMES, she has secured more than $3.7 million in grant funds from variousagencies. Parveen has published 29 peer-reviewed journal articles and three book chapters. She also serves as the associateeditor of Frontiers in Environmental Health and is a member of the USDA’s National Advisory Committee on MicrobiologicalCriteria for Foods. She received her doctorate in microbiology and molecular biology from the University of Florida,Gainesville where she was also a post-doctoral fellow in its Food Safety Laboratory. Parveen has assisted 26 doctoral and 11master’s students while serving as chair or member of graduate committees.

Promising Scholar Award

Dr. Lily Tsai, an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice for the last two years, was awarded thePromising Scholar Award. She is a co-principal investigator of a recently awarded grant, “Target Hardening-Situational CrimePrevention and Campus Crime.” Tsai co-authored an article in Justice Quarterly, considered one of the top journals in thecriminal justice field. She has also published articles in the Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. She earned adoctoral degree in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Tsai serves on five graduatecommittees in the department and advises more than 100 undergraduate students.

Dr. Patrice Jackson-Ayotunde, an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was also arecipient of the Promising Scholar Award. As principal or co-principal investigator, she has secured grant funds and receivedthe American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy New Investigator Award. Jackson-Ayotunde has published four articles inpeer-reviewed journals and a book chapter. Jackson-Ayotunde earned a doctorate degree from Howard University and was apost-doctoral fellow at George Washington University. She has also supervised several student research projects.

Outstanding Mentor Award

Dr. Derry Stufft is an associate professor and coordinator of the Education Leadership Doctoral Program in theDepartment of Education. He has been instrumental in developing the program as its only full time faculty member. A currentadvisor of some 39 students and chair of 17 dissertation committees of students in the program, he was awarded theOutstanding Mentor Award. Stufft co-authored a $1.3 million Race to the Top grant that supports students recruited into theEducation Leadership Doctoral Program. He is a member of the National Council of Professors of Education Leadership, haspublished in several journals and has presented at national and international conferences focusing on leadership and publiceducation. Stufft received a Doctor of Education degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Thomas Loveland, an associate professor and coordinator of graduate studies for the Career and TechnologyEducation Program, also is a recipient of the Outstanding Mentor Award. He currently serves as advisor of 38 graduate studentsin the Career and Technology Education Program at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, UMES’ off-site campus for technologygraduate studies. Loveland has received numerous awards including the 2011 Lockette-Monroe Humanitarian Award from theInternational Technology and Engineering Educator Association, the 2014 Distinguished Administrator of the Year from the NuChapter of Iota Lambda Sigma and the 2014 Distinguished Service-Postsecondary Award of Excellence from the MarylandDepartment of Education. Loveland received a doctorate from the Curriculum and Instruction-Vocational Education Program atthe University of South Florida.

Joseph M. Okoh Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service

Dr. Ali Ishaque, an associate professor of environmental science in the Department of Natural Sciences for the last 13 years, is the recipient ofthe Joseph M. Okoh Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service. He expanded upon his work in the MarineEstuarine Environmental Science program to play a lead role in re-activating the toxicology programs. Ishaque, incollaboration with colleagues, secured funding through the University of Maryland Partnership in Cancer Research andOutreach Program to establish toxicology labs and new equipment in the department. He received a doctorate from FreeUniversity of Brussels, Belgium.

UMES-White House Initiative All-Stars, from left, sophomore So-JinPark and senior Chanel Banks, meet with Ronald Blakely, theassociate director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.

2014 Regional Research Symposium Symposiumhighlights research

UMES Faculty Award Recipients

Wahab Gbadamosi, School of Pharmacy, UMES, First Place, Oral“Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of Novel EnaminoneAnalogs as Potential Anticonvulsant Agents for Therapy-Resistant PartialSeizures”

Faculty

Dr. Madan Kharel, assistant professor, School of Pharmacy, UMES, FirstPlace, Poster“New Bacterial Natural Products Isolated from Unique Ecological Niches ofRural Kentucky”

Wele Elangwe, student services coordinator, School of Graduate Studies,UMES, First Place, Oral“From Disdain to Esteem: An Auto-ethnographical Study on the Socio-Cultural Attitudes on Disability in Africa and the United States”

So Jin Park Robert Close Sean Phillips, Brittany Omess, Kyle Davis andDaniel Witkowski

WahabGbadamosi

Dr. Madan Kharel Wele Elangwe

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Ishaq Pitt, a guard on the UMES men’sbasketball team, was named the 2014 winnerof the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of theYear award.

Pitt was attending Diverse Issues InHigher Education magazine’s annualsymposium, where he received the honorduring an awards luncheon that recognizedsome of the nation’s top student-athletes.

Pitt credits, “...the UMES athletic stafffrom the coaches all the way up to the athletic director and all the professorsand administrators that have played a monumental role in helping me achievethis award."

Among previous winners is Russell Wilson, quarterback for the reigningSuper Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks.

A Canadian by birth who grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., Pitt is one of theuniversity’s most visible student-athletes.

In addition to playing Division 1-level basketball, he is serving this yearon the SGA's executive board and is president of the university’s chapter of theNational Association of Black Accountants.

Fifty years of championship titlesearned by lower Eastern Shore collegiateand professional teams are now ondisplay together at the corner of WestMain and North Divisionstreets in Salisbury, wherecivic leaders last weekunveiled Champions Way.

A ribbon-cuttingceremony was held duringthe Salisbury Arts &Entertainment District’smonthly “Third Friday”celebration. Flagscommemorate 26 winningteams from UMES, SalisburyUniversity and the DelmarvaShorebirds, spanning from1963 to 2013. UMESPresident Juliette B. Bell wasamong those on hand tolaunch the celebration.

“The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has a long tradition ofcombining the best of academics and athletics, and we are happy to shareour story of successes on the fields of play through this exciting project,”Bell said. “The UMES Hawks proudly take our place along Champions Wayalongside the SU Sea Gulls and the Delmarva Shorebirds.”

The Champions Way project arose from suggestion by Pastor RyanWeaver of Remedy Church, located on Salisbury’s Downtown Plaza, as a wayto celebrate the region’s athletic victories.

“We are so proud of the legacy of champions who have representedour community,” Weaver said. “Champions Way is a beautiful opportunityto celebrate the successes of the many students, athletes and coaches who

He was recognized a week ago during the 61st annual HonorsConvocation for being a dean’s list student during the spring and fall semestersin 2013.

Pitt was selected a year ago to the Honor Court by the NationalAssociation of Basketball Coaches, a program that recognized 785 student-athletes from 285 colleges and universities for their performance on the courtand in the classroom. He was UMES’ Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for2013.

The university’s athletics department nominated Pitt for the 2014 Asheaward, which was presented in conjunction with a day-long program“dedicated to encouraging high school and college student-athletes to set andachieve higher academic goals.”

In a Jan. 24 profile published in The (Salisbury, Md.) Daily Times, thenewspaper reported his current grade point average is 3.94. During the just-completed basketball season, the 6-3 junior averaged 5.3 points per game,4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists.

Pitt also told the newspaper he will be interning this summer withDeloitte, the internationally renowned accounting and consulting firm. Afterearning his UMES degree, Pitt has his sights set on an MBA.

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UMES student wins national scholar-athlete award

have sacrificed much on fields andcourts.”

Supporters of the recognitionproject point to Champions Way as an

example of the collaborationthat exists between the City ofSalisbury, the localuniversities that engage inintercollegiate athletics andthe Shorebirds.

“I applaud efforts tosolidify partnerships betweencommunity stakeholders,”Salisbury University PresidentJanet Dudley-Eshbach said.“We appreciate theopportunity to celebrate notonly SU’s outstanding recordof athletic excellence, butthose of the University ofMaryland Eastern Shore andthe Shorebirds. Interestingly,

all our mascots have feathers, and it seems appropriate that we flocktogether on Champions Way.”

Salisbury City Council President Jake Day agreed: “We have so muchto be proud of in this community. In this small display of collaboration andpartnership we are able to celebrate the dozens of champions in our midstwhose talent was tested and proven to be the best.”

Each of the 26 aluminum flags on Champions Way will commemoratea specific athletic victory win. They include:• UMES women’s bowling 2008, 2011 and 2012 NCAA championships,

and 2011 and 2013 USBC championships• UMES men’s outdoor track and field 1963 NCAA and NAIA

UMES sports champspart of public tribute

Cutting the ribbon for Champions Way, from left, are: Shorebirds GeneralManager Chris Bitters, the Delmarva Shorebird’s mascot “Sherman theShorebird,” Salisbury University’s mascot “Sammy the Seagull,” Salisbury CityCouncil President Jake Day, Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach, UMES’ “Harry the Hawk,” UMES President Juliette B. Bell and SalisburyMayor Jim Ireton.

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Mr. and Miss UMES namedSeniors Ericka Gregory of Baltimore and Dionte Salvi ofPhiladelphia were named Mr. and Miss UMES for the2014-15 academic year. Jeremy Whichard, (center) thereigning Mr. UMES, congratulates the two, both of whomare criminal justice majors. Gregory is the reigning MissJunior, while Salvi is a member of Bazaar ModelsEntertainment, a UMES student organization.

FormerUMESpresidentvisitscampus forbooksigningPhysical Plant director Leon Bivens, left, and VerniaFletcher, an executive administrative assistant in thePresident’s Office, get autographed copies of “BayLeaves and Cinnamon Sticks: Life Is” by former UMESPresident Thelma B. Thompson. Thompson visitedcampus April 14 to read passages from the book and tosign copies along with a children’s book she wrote,“Children’s Day.”

Male students supportawareness effortIf you were near the Student Services Centercourtyard April 10, you may have seen men walkingin women’s high heels. They donned the shoes togenerate awareness for “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,”an international men’s march to stop rape, sexualassault and gender violence.

UMES artists createtribute to Mandela“Reconstructing Mandela,” acollaborative mural projectproduced by fine arts students andfaculty, was a highlight of a MosleyGallery show held April 10 through24. The piece is a celebration of thelegacy of Nelson Mandela, whocampaigned against apartheid inSouth Africa and became thecountry’s first black president.Gallery director Susan Holt said agrid was placed on a photograph ofthe iconic leader, dividing it into 20sections. “Each artist then paintedone section in his or her uniquestyle.”

UMES elects newSGA officersSophomore Seth Ward, left,will serve as president ofUMES Student GovernmentAssociation for the 2014-15school year and classmateJustin Matthews will be theSGA vice president. Thewinning Ward-Matthews ticketserved as the Class of 2016’spresident and vice president,respectively, this year.

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The talents of students in UMES’ Department of Fine Arts were on display April16 at Get’N Grounded Café in Princess Anne. The venue played host to sixgraphic illustration and commercial photography seniors who are exhibiting andoffering original works for sale. From left, are: Lauren Baldwin of Baltimore, Md.,Tiffani Revels of Pokomoke, Md., Paul Jerry of Clinton, Md., Demetrius Tatum ofNorth Plainfield, N.J. and Jamaal Peterman of Glendale, Md. Melita Surgick ofCamden, N.J., a photographer, is not pictured. These students will also befeatured in the upcoming “Graduating Senior Show” May 1 through 15 at theuniversity’s Mosely Gallery in the Thomas Briggs Arts and Technology Center. Aclosing reception will be held May 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery. Galleryhours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and admission is free. Call 410-651-7770 or visitwww.moselygallery.com for more information.

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