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Three years of non-stop study and professional practice experiencepay off for the charter class of UMES’ School of Pharmacy May 17 when itsmembers receive their well-earned degrees.

Some five dozen graduate students are set to accept their field’s topcredential – a doctor of pharmacy degree – culminating a decade-longeffort to expand the university’s support for educating health careprofessionals.

They’ll be among a projected 400 degree candidates and their guestswho will gather at the William P. Hytche Athletic Center for springcommencement, where honors graduate and track star Andre A. Walsh willdeliver the student commentary. The event begins at 10 a.m.

For UMES’ first student-pharmacists, their journey began on a muggyDelmarva day in mid-August 2010.

A week of intensive orientation, which foreshadowed a more-intensethree years of lectures, labs and hands-on experiences in the field, endedwith a brief ceremony with each receiving a white lab coat.

Pharmacy school dean Nicholas Blanchard said at the time he hopedthe symbolism would bond class members and the program to theuniversity that was embarking on a new academic path.

UMES will receive a $10,000 grant fromthe 2013 “Retool Your School” campusimprovement contest sponsored by The HomeDepot.

Leon Bivens, UMES’ physical plant director,said the money will be used this summer tospruce up the Student Services Center, MurphyHall and the Clusters student housing complexwith new paint and other minor repairs.

The university was among 12 historicallyblack institutions that qualified for a $10,000grant from the Atlanta-based home improvement retailer that started theInternet-based competition in 2010.

Some 70 HBCUs had to describe two projects that needed funding andthen were encouraged to get their supporters to vote online daily and to usesocial media to publicize and promote the event. This was UMES’ first yearas a contestant.

UMES supporters cast more than 250,000 votes over an eight-weekperiod.

“The UMES community was terrific,” Bivens said. “I appreciate

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By most accounts, the foundation that Blanchard, his faculty and the classof 2013 have laid appears to be a solid one.

The School of Pharmacy now has a full complement of students pursuingdoctorates in a year-round curriculum that enables them to graduate in threeyears instead of the traditional four offered by most other universities.

Blanchard estimated 80 percent of the class of 2013 had job offers to

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everyone’s efforts. They kept us in the running to thevery end.”

The $50,000 grand prize winner was OakwoodUniversity in Birmingham, Ala.

A separate category, the $25,000 “Campus Pride”grant, went to Knoxville College in Tennessee, whichThe Home Depot judged had the strongest campaignthat weighed voting and social media activity.

Grants awarded to UMES, Oakwood and the otherinstitutions were based on a ratio of consumer votingand judging by an advisory board panel, according to

the competition website.If UMES had won the grand prize, the money would have been used

campus-wide to replace fluorescent lights with energy-efficient LED lighting.Bivens, who has worked at UMES for 35 years, is hopeful the

excitement generated by this year’s competition will carry over to 2014.The competition is a campus improvement grant program created by

The Home Depot, the Retool Your School website says, and is designed “tohelp HBCUs make enduring improvements to their campus and facilities.”The company awarded $195,000 in grants this year.

Retool your school

Members of thePharmacydepartment’sfirst graduatingclass from left,are: LisaAcedera, ChadVignale, SumitiChadda andEmile Domingue.

Seniors in the Department of Fine Arts graduating May 17 with abachelor’s degree in applied design appropriately named their show thatopened in the Mosely Gallery May 3, “NINE.” The works are as varied as thenine artists.

“The artworks on display include a series of oil and watercolor paintings,as well as silver gelatin and digital photographic prints. The artists portray arange of subject matters which include classic, urban representational andabstract figures. Other pieces on display document human and ecologicalevolution on the Eastern Shore,” said Solomon Isekeije, assistant professor,Department of Fine Arts.

The students display pieces in various concentrations within the applieddesign program, Isekeije said.

Graphic illustrators exhibiting include: Cameron Jones, Baltimore;Christopher Padmore, Mardela Springs; Shannon Hampton, Columbia, Md.;and Chikieze Onyenekwu, Prince George’s County. Mia Bland, Baltimore;Lauren Ritter, Chincoteague; Ester Simplice and Summer Leverette, both ofSalisbury, have a commercial photography concentration. Ikenna Umeh,Laurel, Md., is a sequential artist, someone who specializes in the kind of

Monet D. Gilliam, a criminal justice major who graduates with honors May 17, spent thespring semester in Annapolis working in the office of state Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Hagerstown.

Gilliam, who is from Largo, Md., is the latest UMES student to serve as a legislative intern in aprogram funded by a gift from a Salisbury attorney and supervised by Dr. Kathryn Barrett-Gaines.

“It was a great experience,” Gilliam said. “You get to meet so many exceptional individuals. Iloved every second of it.”

Her performance impressed Shank and his staff because she is continuing to work in hisoffice as an employee through June 30. Gilliam said she is hopeful the extension will lead to a full-time job starting in July.

Gilliam assisted Shank’s legislative aide with research, did constituent casework, organizedmeetings and handled constituent correspondence.

“Being on the forefront of politics was so interesting,” the Washington, D.C. native said. “UntilI came to Annapolis, I was oblivious to what the General Assembly was all about.”

Gilliam had a front row seat – literally, in the Senate chamber – for debates about such hot-button issues as gun control, repealing the death penalty law and raising the gasoline tax.

Barrett-Gaines said Gilliam’s experience is what the UMES legislative intern program is about.“We congratulate her and we are proud of her,” Barrett-Gaines said.

Whitney Gladden, a 2012 legislative intern from UMES, works for the lawmaker who is chairof the House Ways and Means committee.

Gilliam said the opportunity to compete successfully for a statehouse internship her senioryear motivated her academically. She said she will leave UMES with a 3.6 grade point average.

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Applied designseniors displayartworksSenior applied designmajors from left are:Esther Simplice,Christopher Padmore,Lauren Ritter, ChikizieOnyenekwu, ShannonHampton, Ikenna Umeh,Mia Bland and CameronJones. Summer Leveretteis not pictured.

drawings that tell stories, such as comic books.Isekeije, who is the instructor for the senior seminar, said the artists have

worked “tirelessly through the semester” developing strong portfolios andwriting proposals to local businesses to be settings for student art shows tofulfill service learning requirements.

A self-help attitude is essential to developing a career in the arts, Isekeijesaid. “We want to make sure that our students are self-sufficient aftergraduation to prepare them for whatever career path they choose to pursue.”

Jones, Padmore, Simplice, Onyenekwu and Umeh arranged an art showApril 19 at Get’N Grounded in Princess Anne. Bland and Ritter were offeredexhibit space and an artist reception May 3 at the new Ocean City Center forthe Arts on 94th Street in Ocean City, Md. Leverette and Hampton will befeatured in an exhibit today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Evolution Craft BrewingCompany in Salisbury.

The young artists will “transform the local establishment into a classicexhibit space for one night,” Isekeije said. Fine arts, food and music will bethe order of the evening. Isekeije encourages the campus community to comeout and support the students.

Annapolis internshipmotivated UMES senior

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I came to UMES in 1983as chair, Department ofHuman Ecology, withinstructions to build a strongacademic unit. Eleven yearslater, student enrollment hadmore than tripled and grewstronger with each newprogram, including fashionmerchandising, interior designand nutrition. There was the joy of recruiting studentsand faculty, increasing research/scholarly activities,professional and community involvement and pursuingexternal funding. I developed a bond with colleaguesand a few students who are among my lifelong friends.Those were the joys and challenges of leading adepartment and memories of “making a difference.”

I left in 1994 for the University of Kentucky, where Iserved as dean and vice president for 11 years beforeentering semi-retirement. I was honored to be asked byDr. Mort Neufville, my former dean, to be his executiveassistant during his year as UMES’ interim president. Ireturned with 35 years of experience as an administratorready to share and use my knowledge and skills to“make a difference” again. Little did I know 21 monthsand three different positions later, I would still be here.My reflections on this journey began with walks acrossthis beautiful campus ... feeling President William P.Hytche’s spirit and appreciating his years of hard workfor ‘change and progress’.

The second time around has been most enjoyable.Leading the Strategic Planning Process was fascinatingand challenging, and I am pleased to have left my‘footprint’ with respect to the concept of universityengagement. I also have delighted in seeing manytalented students participating in cultural and sportsevents.

I have enjoyed working with former colleagues andfriends, meeting new ones, seeing my former staff inleadership roles and former students serving as facultymembers. I thank Dr. Neufville and Dr. Juliette Bell forgiving me the opportunity to serve UMES again, tocontinue giving back and using my experience to helpmake a difference in the lives of others.

A few days ago, a member of the faculty paid me avery nice compliment I will cherish: “You not onlyhandle matters in a professional manner, but also in acompassionate way … you will be missed.” I will missmy UMES family when I return to Kentucky andretirement for the second time. Thanks for your supportand friendship.

Submitted by Retia Scott Walker

A civil engineer is the winner of UMES’ 2013Teaching Excellence Award. Dr. Joseph O.Arumala received the honor May 2 fromPresident Juliette B. Bell during the university’sannual faculty appreciation luncheon.

Arumala was recognized as “a dedicatedand talented teacher” who colleagues consider a“keystone in the (technology) department and(a) major talent in the School of Business andTechnology.”

In brief remarks following the surpriseannouncement, the soft-spoken Arumala said he was honored and flattered to be recognized.

Nominations for the UMES teaching excellence award can come from alumni,administrators, colleagues and students.

Bell said she was struck by a student who acknowledged struggling in Arumala’s classes,but wrote a letter in support of his nomination nonetheless.

“From beginner classes like statics to more advanced classes like design structures, Dr.Arumala stuck with me and encouraged me to be a better student and a more focused person,”the student wrote. “Thank you, Dr. Arumala, for everything.”

Bell said Arumala’s portfolio portrays him as “an excellent teacher” who is “respected bypeers, grounded in the craft, and impassioned about teaching and learning.”

He has written a textbook, journal papers and has had conference papers published aswell. He also is credited with successfully writing funded grant proposals in excess of $850,000.

Dr. Derrek Dunn, the UMES technology department chairman, described Arumala as aneducator who has a “commitment to educating students in the art of learning and research …(who) engages students at their level and is able to extract the best out of them.”

In 2010, the University System of Maryland’s governing board recognized Arumala as oneof the state’s top college instructors.

Arumala earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Lagos inhis native Nigeria. He received a Master of Science and doctorate in civil engineering fromClemson University in South Carolina.

Among the courses he has taught at UMES: dynamics, strength of materials, structuraldesign, engineering drawing and professional ethics in civil engineering.

Since joining the UMES faculty in 1996, Arumala has looked beyond the campus for waysto have an impact on the community.

An outdoor athletic center opened in 2008 on the site of an abandoned clam factory, thanksto a cooperative effort between UMES and the town of Princess Anne. The Garland HaywardYouth Center off Hampden Avenue is one of the community’s most popular gathering spots.

“Before the athletic center opened,” he said, “those kids didn’t have anywhere else to go.”Arumala also has helped organize engineering expos in Somerset and Wicomico counties

featuring hands-on demonstrations staffed by engineers and technologists from local engineeringfirms and UMES.

Arumala will receive a $1,000 stipend for offsetting travel costs to attend professionalconferences and seminars.

Reflections on a Journey - Coming Full Circle

Administrative professionals recognizedNearly 100 UMES employeeswere served breakfast by theirsupervisors and given a token ofappreciation April 24 as part ofthe university’s celebration ofAdministrative ProfessionalsDay. Pictured from left, are:Rebecca Selby, Patricia Jones-Bailey, Alverta Polk, KarenCorbin and Brenda Slade.Photo by Alverne Chesterfield

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UMES studentselected to nationaloffices of honorsocietyStudent-officers of UMES’chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma,the National CriminalJustice Honor Society, wereelected to national offices atits annual conference inDallas. From left, are:Kadijah Munu, nationalsecretary; Saadia Feliciano,national president; andEricka Gregory, nationaltreasurer. This win makesUMES the first HBCU tohold three nationalexecutive positions in thesociety’s 70-year history. The university will be home to the NationalStudent Secretariat for the next two years, the terms of the offices,along with an extension of Dr. Emmanuel Onyeozili’s term as thenational advisor.

Golden Key inducts new membersUMES’ chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society inductednew members at a ceremony April 3. From left, are: (front row) advisorLouise Gaile, Assante Thomas, Alexandra Alford, Alewya Adem, AndrewCover, Stephanie Hallowell, (back row) Chibuikem Nwaokolo, CarmenFrazier, Ronesha Johnson, Adebola Daramola, Dinbanimibofa Ari andMichael Chaney.

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Construction management students recognizedFour members of UMES’ chapter of Sigma Lambda Chi, the InternationalConstruction Honor Society, attended an annual awards dinner inArlington, Va. of the National Capital Chapter of the ConstructionManagement Association of America. From left, are: Pride Abeke, EyenEdema, Dr. Joseph Arumala (faculty adviser), Kenneth Odiete, and AlexObi-Ugbo. Abeke, Edema and Obi-Ugbo received $1,500 each, whileOdiete was awarded $2,000—the largest scholarship ever given by theorganization. The award qualifies Odiete to compete for a $15,000 awardat the National CMAA meeting in Las Vegas in October.

Phi Kappa Phi inductsmembersUMES’ chapter of Phi Kappa Phi,which bills itself as the nation’soldest, largest and mostselective all-discipline honorsociety, inducted members in aceremony May 1. Dr. DonnaLong, president of UMES’ PhiKappa Phi chapter, congratulatesDinbanimibofa D. Ari, one of 26undergraduates, on hisinduction. Also inducted were eightgraduate students and five administrators, including President JulietteB. Bell. Membership is by invitation extended to the upper 7.5 percent ofsecond-semester juniors, 10 percent of seniors and graduate students,along with administrators, faculty, professional staff and alumni.

Writing Center staff presents at conferenceUMES Writing Center peer tutors, from left, Liz Ranger, Kelsey Tate,Shanay Snead and Ny’Asia Brooks, accompanied Director Terry Smith,far right, to the Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Association Conference atCalifornia State University, Pa. April 6. The group presented a paneldiscussion and submitted a poster titled, “Incidental and InsidiousImplication: How Moving to an Online Scheduling and Record-KeepingProgram Affects Tutoring in the Writing Center.”

Dr. Herman Franklin student awards The Herman Franklin Awards of Excellence were presented at a May 2banquet to recognize paraprofessionals in residence life. From left, are:LaRaeu Franklin; Ashley Lewis, Best New Resident Assistant; AndrenHamilton, Graduating Senior Award; Paul Jerry, ReturningParaprofessional and Dr. Herman Franklin, former UMES vice presidentof student affairs.

UMES golferplaces second intournamentUMES golfer MikeVeverka, a senior fromBrunswick, Md., placedsecond in a field of 87golfers in the CarolinasCup golf tournamentApril 6 and 7 at TheGeneral James HacklerGolf Course in Conway,S.C. Veverka finishedwith a score of 151 intwo rounds (74-77) in36 hole stroke play.

UMES senior honored for civic leadershipPresident Juliette B. Bell, left, presents Shana Washington with a Campus CompactNewman Fellow award in recognition of the senior’s leadership in service and civicengagement. Washington is among five college students in the Maryland –Washington, D.C. region selected to receive the honor in 2013. Joining her are Dr.Retia Walker, Ayanna Evans and Dr. Rolanda Burney, who collaborated in guidingUMES into the Maryland-DC Campus Compact, a consortium of institutions thatadvocate civic engagement.

UMES’ School of Pharmacy recently held its annual spring awardswhere it recognized top students and faculty for the 2012-13 academicyear; Highest GPA Awards: (Class of 2014) Marina Byrd and AvrahamFailaev; (Class of 2015) Racquel Reese and Ross Jones; AmericanPharmacist Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists’Outstanding Member: Camille King (2014); Ziad Haddad (2015);APhA-ASP 2012-13 Patient Counseling Competition Winner: Marsha Muhic (2015); APhA-ASP University of Utah Program:Lawren Bryce Slate and Morgan Dykes (2014); American Society ofHealth-System Pharmacists / Member of the Year: Kristen Hoang(2014); National Community Pharmacy Assoc. Recognition:Jarjeet Singh (2015); Student Leadership Award: Jeremy Peterson(2014); Class of 2014 / Teacher of the Year: Dr. Michael Miller;Class of 2015 / Teacher of the Year: Dr. Sean Vasaitis; OutstandingService Award: Dr. James Junker.

Pharmacy recognizes students and faculty

Dr. Thomas A. Menighan, who heads the American PharmacistsAssociation (center-front), is joined by student-pharmacists and facultymembers following the UMES School of Pharmacy’s annual springawards program where Menighan was the keynote speaker.

Student delegation gets tips from entrepreneursA group of 27 business students interested in entrepreneurship spentthree days in mid-April being inspired by African-American businessowners, attorneys and community leaders. The trip to The AllenEntrepreneurial Institute in Lithonia, Ga. was spearheaded by MarcellusConnor and Rhett Burden, two area directors in the Office of ResidenceLife at UMES. They were guests of Lecester “Bill” Allen, owner andoperator of the institute, who reaches out to HBCUs with the philosophy“Exposures Expands Expectations.”

Photo by Valentine Anamalechi

Photo by Joey Gardner

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Luke’s Premier Foods wins industry award

Luke’s Premier Foods won the “sofi™ Finalist” award and is in the running for acoveted Gold sofi™ Award reserved for the elite of the $86 billion specialty foodindustry. Owner Jim Hudson’s entry, Luke’s Heirloom ™ “Bloody Delicious MaryMix™, was named a finalist in the Outstanding Cold Beverage category. It is the onlyproduct in the category made in the United States.

“We have been working at this for seven years,” said Hudson, “and have beentold (by consumers) that our “Bloody Delicious Mary Mix” is a high-quality product.But to have expert judges in the industry agree . . . well, it’s pretty much like receivingan Oscar! In fact, it’s a privilege to even be acknowledged in the same group as theother finalists.”

Luke’s is among 109 finalists selected from 1,885 entries across 30 awardcategories by a national panel of specialty food professionals. Gold winners will beannounced at a red-carpet ceremony July 1 at the association's Summer Fancy FoodShow in New York.

Hudson, an avid home gardener and Iowa native, is known in the industry forproducts he has perfected over the years, all stemming from his grandmother’s recipefor tomato juice. Dr. Jurgen Schwarz, director and associate professor UMES’ FoodScience and Technology Ph.D. program, provides leadership for the research thatyields engineering and processing advice to the company.

Friends of the company and of the specialty food industry are invited to supportLuke’s Kickstarter™ campaign, launched to defray travel, lodging and displayexpenses associated with the Summer Fancy Food Show. To support the campaignending May 31, visit www.kickstarter.com and search Luke’s World Class HeirloomTomato Juice, Nectar, Bloody Mary. For more information about the sofi™ Awards,visit www.specialtyfoods.com.

Submitted by Suzanne Street, agriculture communication specialist

Photo by Suzanne StreetFrom left, are: Dr. Jurgen Schwarz, director and associateprofessor of UMES’ Food Science and Technology Ph.D.program, and Jim Hudson, owner of Luke’s Premier Foods.

UMES won the 2013 Best Card Design Awardat the 20th annual conference of the NationalAssociation of Campus Card Users inOrlando, Fla. April 17. Javid Braithwaite,assistant director of Auxiliary Services, anddesigner of the card, accepted the award.UMES’ card placed first in peer votes among23 other card designs.

date. Eight students will go on to post-graduate residency assignments at such places as Holy CrossHospital in Baltimore and the State University of New York – Buffalo.

UMES pharmacy students worked alongside practicing professionals at Nanticoke Memorial(Seaford) and Atlantic General (Berlin) hospitals as well as Peninsula Regional MedicalCenter (Salisbury). PRMC president Peggy Naleppa will be the featured speaker at adinner for the student-pharmacists the evening before graduation.

The university also has established relationships with CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens,where students “have the opportunity to experience a corporate pharmacy practice,”said Dr. Mark Freebery, assistant dean for experiential education.

Apple Discount Drugs, a locally owned pharmacy, exposed students to theresponsibilities associated with medication therapy management services, diabeteseducation, service to nursing homes, dispensing and compounding.

Some students have completed their advanced pharmacy practice requirementwith the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and theIndian Health Services.

“These elite and competitive rotations usually require the students to apply andbe accepted,” Freebery said.

“Experiential learning” opportunities have taken UMES student-pharmacists to New York, Georgia,Texas, California and Alaska.

But travel hasn’t made them invisible in the community. The class of 2013 provided an estimated5,000 hours of public service, including free diabetes screening, drug counseling and working onhomes built by Habitat for Humanity.

“The faculty and I will have indelible memories of this special group that can take pride it helpedthe university launch something we’re confident will make a difference in people’s lives,” Blanchard said.

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Campusenjoysbreathof freshairMother Natureprovided abeautiful dayApril 26 forUMES’ annualSpringfest.CappyAndersonStadium wasfull of life withcarnival rides,entertainment,food and fun.The eventprovides aspring releasefor soon-to-be-in-finalsstudents whileserving as arecruitmentvehicle for areahigh schools.

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Pharmacy studentsorganize 5K forepilepsyMembers of the UMES PharmacyStudent Government Association arepictured at the finish line of a 5K“Strides to Fight Epilepsy” walk/runthey organized April 28 at the MACCenter in Salisbury. Some 80participants from the university andcommunity raised around $3,000.They were inspired at the start of therace by Natassia Feather, who losther 9-year-old daughter to thedisease last year.

Rotaract plantstree on Arbor Day

Pep Band and cheerleaders march in D.C. parade

The Thunderin’ Hawks Pep Band andthe UMES cheerleaders performed at the

D.C. Emancipation Day parade April 16. TheUMES groups marched down Pennsylvania Avenue

from 4th Street to Freedom Plaza at 14th Street, NW. Aconcert and fireworks culminated the day’s events.

Members of UMES’ chapter of Rotaractplanted a tree April 26 in observance ofArbor Day. From left, are: MoniqueStapleton, 2013-14 president; Dr. LombusoKhoza, adviser; Dr. Ernest Boger, adviser;and Andren Hamilton, 2012-13 treasurer.

Chemistry Society

Cultivating Hope & UnityUMES and Somerset Intermediate studentsworked together to clean-up and beautifyMain Street in Princess Anne April 30. Theyounger students worked with teacher, DonRush, to plant and nurture the flowers usedin the project in the Somerset Countyschool system’s Tawes Campusgreenhouse. The event was sponsored bythe university’s Louis Stokes Alliance forMinority Participation, G.R.A.S.P., SomersetIntermediate School and the Town ofPrincess Anne.

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Look who’swearing theshoes for“Walk A Mile”

Did you recognize who waswearing high heels to raisemoney for Salisbury’s LifeCrisis Center and SexualAssault Awareness Monthin the April 26 issue of TheKey? If you guessed JimmyLunnermon II, director ofCampus Life, you werecorrect.

Applications available for SummerTransportation Institute

UMES is the host site for a two-week summer program forunderserved middle-schoolers on the lower Eastern Shore of Marylandlooking to explore careers in the field of transportation.

Funded by the Federal Highway Administration through the MarylandState Highway Administration, the goal of the program is to createawareness and stimulate interest in the transportation industry, said Dr.Joseph Arumala, a professor of technology at UMES and the program’sdirector.

“Students will undergo an integrated program of math, science,English and communication, as well as participate in activities, fieldprojects and trips to local land, air and water transportation-relatedfacilities,” Arumala said.

The Summer Transportation Institute is a day program and takesplace June 24 to July 5, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.There is no cost to selected students. Participants receive a TI-83graphing calculator and are provided lunch.

Applicants must have a minimum 2.0 GPA and be enrolled in grades7-8 for the 2013-14 school year in Worcester, Wicomico or Somersetcounty schools. Underserved, female and first time applicants areencouraged to apply, Arumala said. A completed application and copy ofstudent transcript must be received by June 14. Call 410-651-6472 oremail joarumala@umes.edu for more information.

“See you in the fall!”