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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore awarded some 500degrees during spring graduation exercises in May where the Class of2014 heard from a civil rights icon.

Congressman John Lewis of Georgia delivered a compelling14-minute commencement address that skillfully blended humor withadvice gleaned from 50 years in the public spotlight.

As is the tradition at UMES, Lewis shared the day’s speakinghonors with Kiera Pettus of Piscataway, N.J., who delivered the studentcommentary.

“Here we are,” said Pettus, who earned a degree in rehabilitationpsychology (cum laude), “with our caps and gowns on … showingthe world our thick skin – our head held high symbolizing we made it.”

Lewis enthralled the capacity crowd in the William P. Hytche AthleticCenter with self-deprecating childhood stories about raising chickens on asharecropper’s farm in Troy, Ala., talked of meeting Nelson Mandela andshared his astonishment when Barack Obama became president in 2008.

“If someone had told me when we were walking across that bridge inSelma, left beaten and left bloodied and unconscious that one day I wouldlive to see a man of color as president of the United States, I would have saidyou must be crazy, you must be out of your mind,” he said.

Lewis was badly beaten March 7, 1965 in Selma by police when he triedto lead a peaceful protest march across Alabama to draw attention tosegregation and voting rights. It was a crowd control strategy that Lewisencountered frequently during the Civil Rights movement. But the violencethat day captured on film and broadcast on TV news shows shocked thenation.

A former member of the Ku KluxKlan who assaulted Lewis in May 1961visited him after Obama took office toapologize and seek forgiveness.

"His son started crying. He startedcrying. I started crying. He called mebrother. I called him brother," thecongressman said.

He told UMES graduates, “Youhave the inner faith to help create thebeloved community. It doesn’t matter,in the final analysis, whether we areblack or white, Latino, Asian Americanor Native American.”

“We are one people, weare one family, we are onehouse. We all live in the samehouse. Not just in the Americanhouse, but the world house,”Lewis said.

Lewis also invoked thewords of his friend and mentor,the late Dr. Martin Luther KingJr., who famously said, “Wemust learn to live together asbrothers and sisters, or weperish as fools.”

King and Lewis spoke at the1963 March on Washington, a turning point in America to end segregationpolicies and the rule of Jim Crow attitudes toward blacks.

In recognition of Lewis’ historic appearance at UMES, the universityarranged for each graduate to receive a copy of the congressman’s best-sellinggraphic novel memoir, “March.”

“That was pretty cool,” said Jamaal Peterman of Glenn Dale, Md. “It’s aninteresting way to tell an important story. I thought it was very well done.”

Pettus challenged Peterman and her other classmates “to make apromise. Not for me, not for your parents, teachers or peers, but for yourself.”

“Promise yourself that you will never give up on your dreams and neverlet obstacles stand in the way of what you were born to do,” she said.

Lewis followed her with similar advice drawn from being a foot soldieron the rugged frontlines of the American civil rights movement.

“Go out there and fight the good fight,” Lewis said. “And never, ever giveup. Be bold. Be courageous. And find a way … to get in the way.”

Civil Rights leaderaddresses graduates

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Dr. Juliette B. Bell is the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s 15thleader and the fourth woman to hold the institution’s top administrativepost since its founding in 1886. She took office July 1, 2012.

Bell is widely recognized for encouraging students to pursue careersin science, technology, engineering and mathematics – known collectivelyas the STEM disciplines.

She was named to The Daily Record’s 2014 list of Maryland’s Top 100Women and has joined the Board of Directors for the Association of PublicLand Grant Universities (APLU) and the American Association of Collegesfor Teaching Education (AACTE).

Bell leads a research institution where roughly half its graduates arelike her – the first in their immediate families to pursue a college degree.

She graduated as valedictorian from Talladega (Ala.) College in herhometown, earning a bachelor's degree in chemistry. Her Ph.D. inchemistry is from Atlanta University (now Clark-Atlanta University) and shecompleted postdoctoral work in biochemistry at the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill.

After a stint as a researcher at the National Institute of EnvironmentalHealth Sciences, Bell accepted an appointment in 1992 as a chemistryprofessor and biomedical research director at Fayetteville State University.There, she established the Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancementprogram to prepare students for biomedical science careers and wasfounding dean of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences. Her workearned her a promotion to FSU’s provost / vice chancellor for academicaffairs.

In August 2009, Bell became chief academic officer at Central StateUniversity in Wilberforce, Ohio.

At Central State, she restructured the academic colleges to create theCollege of Science and Engineering. Bell also developed University College(an academic unit to improve student retention) oversaw theimplementation of online courses and enhanced international educationprogramming.

Among her honors: the 2001 National Role Model Citation fromMinority Access Inc. and the 2000 Millennium Award for Excellence inTeaching in Mathematics, Science, Engineering and Technology atHistorically Black Colleges from the White House Initiative on HistoricallyBlack Colleges and Universities.

Meet Dr. Juliette B. BellHelpful hints while visiting UMES Welcome to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore,

a historically black institution that nutures and launches leaders.

Some phone numbers that may be of assistance:UMES Events 410-651-UMES

Office of Public Relations 410-651-6669

Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts (#3) 410-651-6571

Mosely Gallery of Art (#19) 410-651-7770

Campus Life (#10) 410-651-6434

Alumni Affairs (#10) 410-651-6277

Hawk Center Box Office (#10) 410-651-7747

For building location, refer to the number on the map on page 5.

To book an event at UMES:

Ella Fitzgerald Center (#3), 410-651-6571, ajagnew@umes.edu

Richard A. Henson Center (#2), 410-651-8100, rahc@umes.edu

Student Services Center (#10), 410-651-6436, mapotter@umes.edu

Parking for visitors:

Legally parked vehicles are allowed in all lots on campus from 5 p.m.to 8 a.m.

Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m., visit Public Safety (#32) to receive atemporary Visitors Parking Pass or visit the front desk of the Richard A.Henson Center (#2) if your event is in that building.

Visitors may park at all times from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. without a parkingpass in Lot S across from the Student Services Center.

Visit:www.umes.edu for the UMES Home Pagewww.UMEStickets.com for ticketed events on campuswww.umeshawks.com for Athletic events

Getting to know usEnrollment (2013-14) at UMES is 4,200 students: 78 percent were from

Maryland.

28 academic programs are accredited, including business and engineering.

UMES is the nation’s lone historically black institution offering a bachelor’sdegree in professional golf management.

UMES’ School of Pharmacy is one of six historically black institutions offeringa doctorate in the field.

Every graduate of UMES’ Physical Therapy program has found employmentsince it began awarding doctorates in 2005.

UMES is a leader in course redesign and is working to encourage women tostudy and teach science, technology, engineering and math.

Peers rank UMES among the top tier of historically black institutions in anannual survey by U.S. News & World Report.

Over the past two decades, UMES has been a business incubator for dozensof start-up businesses that created an estimated 5,600 new jobs onDelmarva.

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The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved acontract between UMES and Thompson Hospitality ServicesLLC that gives the company the green light to manage theuniversity’s food services beginning this summer.

The five-year deal calls for the Reston, Va.-basedcompany to provide “student board meals, retail sales,internal and external catering and concessions.”

Thompson also committed to “in-kind dining facilitiesrenovations and upgrades,” including space for one or moreretail food outlets and upscale venues for alumni andrecruitment activities.

“We are honored the University of Maryland EasternShore chose us to be its food service partner, and very excitedto begin serving the UMES community,” said Warren M.Thompson, president and chairman of Thompson Hospitality.“Our team has experienced ‘Hawkspitality’ first-hand, andwe look forward to building upon the fine foundation thatUMES Dining has established and helping to take yourprogram to the next level.”

President Juliette B. Bell said, "I am very pleased withthe new options that Thompson Hospitality Services bringsfor providing high quality food services to the UMEScommunity. This is an opportunity to enhance the campusdining experience for everyone."

Students increasingly have expressed a desire to have abroader range of dining options, including food that falls inthe category of “healthy eating,” administrators said.

As part of ongoing reviews of campus operations, theuniversity administration last fall began weighing the prosand cons of continuing to provide food service in-house orswitching to a private-sector vendor.

A campus committee studied proposals from threecompanies and recommended the university pursue achange, which required approval of the University System ofMaryland’s governing board and the Board of Public Works.

The change means students in UMES’ Department ofHospitality and Tourism Management will see up-close howprivate-sector, for-profit businesses operate.

The company pledged to provide “access to our

UMES named top ‘Green’ public HBCUUMES partners with Virginia-based food service company

Administrators from the top-rated school on the Building Green Initiative’s list of top10 greenest HBCUs from left, are: Dr. Ronnie Holden, vice president of administrativeaffairs; Dr. Maurice Ngwaba, assistant to Holden; Dr. Juliette B. Bell, president; Dr. G.Dale Wesson, vice president of research and economic development.

A comprehensive survey released on Earth Day 2014 by The Building Green Initiativeat Clark Atlanta University says historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) aredriving energy efficiency on their campuses and promoting sustainability through theirpolicies, practices and curriculums.

The survey ranked the nation’s most eco-friendly HBCUs and found the University ofMaryland Eastern Shore and Florida A&M University were the top green campuses amongpublic institutions. Spelman College and Howard University topped the list for privateschools, BGI director Felicia Davis said.

“Black colleges are going green,” Davis said. “This survey provides a clear picture ofthe wide-ranging activities underway at HBCUs to generate renewable energy, build to LEEDGold Certification standards and engage students in green initiatives, ecological curriculumand sustainable lifestyles.”

UMES’ partnership with a private-sector vendor to install a grid of 7,800 solar panelsthat began generating electricity in 2011 stood out in the survey, Davis said.

Rankings were determined by analyzing responses from 43 participating HBCUs in theareas of administration, energy efficiency, green building, recycling, renewable energygeneration, food, transportation, purchasing, and student involvement.

“We determined that students are getting more involved in the environmentalmovement on HBCU campuses,” said Andrea Harris, president of North Carolina Institutefor Minority Economic Development, the company commissioned to analyze the survey.“HBCUs are also using innovative, green technologies to address health, economic, andeducational challenges in underserved communities.”

According to the survey results, all of the top institutions have signed the AmericanCollege and University Presidents Climate Commitment, created sustainability committees,and are taking steps to reduce campus emissions.

Innovative renewable energy solutions landed UMES as the top-ranking school amongall HBCUs.

"The 17-acre solar farm we opened three years ago is now paying environmental andeconomic dividends,” said G. Dale Wesson, UMES vice president for research andeconomic development. “Our future plans will reduce our carbon footprint and also fullyengage faculty and students in production-scale renewable energy generation researchprojects."

UMES’ Somerset Hall, a 1950s-era building renovated five years ago, received a“Gold” certificate in 2011 from Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), agreen building certification program. The university’s new aviation science-engineeringbuilding set to open in the fall of 2015 will utilize geothermal energy.FOOD SERVICE / continued on page 7

Michael J. Taylor got agraduation gift this past spring fewcould match for its emotionalimpact.

Michael’s mother secretlytracked down three of her adoptedson’s long-lost brothers inPhiladelphia and invited them to apost-graduation party she threw at aSalisbury hotel.

“I don’t know how to put inwords how I felt,” Michael saidseveral days after word spread

across the UMES campus about the reunion.Michael only has memories of his oldest brother, Christian, who last saw one

another in 1997 when Michael was five.“I never forgot Michael. I kept him in my heart all this time,” said Christian, 29. “I

cried tears of joy. It takes a lot for me to cry.” Michael, now 22, was so overwhelmed by the surprise guests that he never

touched his plate of food.“I couldn’t even tell you what was on the menu,” Michael said.Joining Christian at the surprise party were Elijah, 18, and Antonio, 17, who were

infants when Michael and a fifth brother, Saleen, 21, settled in nearby Eden with NormaTaylor Palmer, the woman who adopted them.

Norma Palmer contacted a social worker in Philadelphia this past spring seekinghelp finding Michael’s brothers. The social worker passed along the inquiry to thefamily with whom Elijah lived and Elijah then shared the message with Antonio andChristian.

Christian occasionally did Internet searches looking for Michael but always cameup empty. “I was starting to give up hope,” he said, until Elijah’s call came on April 30.

“I’ve always believed in God and this just proves you should never give up hope,”Christian said

Michael, a Washington High School alumnus, earned a sociology degree fromUMES May 16, graduating with honors. He was a member of the Richard A. HensonHonors Program and participated in the prestigious (2013) Summer HumanitiesInstitute held at the Ralph J. Bunche Center on the campus of the University ofCalifornia at Los Angeles.

It was the first time Michael had ventured that far from home.Michael is the first in his mother’s immediate family and in his own biological

family to earn a college degree.Peers and professors characterize Michael as grounded, focused and mature

beyond his years. He is admired for his attentiveness toward his mother, who has hadher share of health problems.

“I’m so proud of Michael; what he has been able to accomplish,” Norma Palmersaid. “I’ve been truly blessed to have him in my life.”

Her surprise party has not only enabled Michael to reconnect with three of hisbrothers, but a younger sister as well that he had never met until traveling toPhiladelphia to give Christian a ride back home.

“All the boys are together now, at least in their hearts,” Norma Palmer said.“Family has always been important to us and I wanted Michael and Saleen to know alittle something about theirs.”

“Unbelievable,” Michael said. “Unbelievable.”Added Aundra Roberts, assistant director of the Henson Honors Program, said, “it

couldn’t happen to a nicer, more deserving young man.”

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UMES grad gets one-of-a-kind surprise gift Freshmen offered a head start on college life

Select members of UMES’ Class of 2018 will get a headstart on their college experience as participants in twoSummer Bridge programs designed specifically for newstudents.

Both provide a preview of college life over a six-weekperiod, according to Dr. Stephanie L. Krah, director of UMES’Center for Access and Academic Success.

Up to 100 freshmen will have a chance to earn six credits,three in English and three in math, by enrolling in the SummerEnrichment Academy (SEA), which runs from June 22 to Aug. 1.

Preparation and Adjustment for College Entrance (PACE),the other program, is for 50 high school graduates withprovisional offers of admission from UMES and will be heldduring the same six-week stretch.

Both extended orientation efforts are part of UMES’strategy of laying a foundation for new students to besuccessful and finish their undergraduate work in four years.

“We think it is important for new students to becomfortable interacting with faculty, staff and administrators,”Krah said. “Everyone here wants to see them succeed” andgraduate.

Credits earned by the 100 students in the SEA programwill count toward a degree. Tuition, room and board rangefrom $1,600 (in-state) to $2,900 (out-of-state).

The 50 PACE program participants will, in effect, beauditioning for spots in the next freshman class by workingclosely with instructors to brush up on their ability to docollege-level reading, writing and math.

“We want to help those students we believe have thepotential to be successful and to get an understanding of whatthey can expect in college,” Krah said. “Our message is: ‘Youhave potential’.”

Krah said PACE students’ progress will be monitoredclosely and participants have the opportunity to earnadmission for the fall semester, which begins Aug. 25. ThePACE program fee is $700.

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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore isa multi-cultural institution that during the just-completed academic year drew students fromthree dozen nations.

Among them is Nigeria, which in 2010 senta contingent of young people from its Delta Stateto study at Maryland’s historically black land-grant institution.

Two members of that contingent –Rosemary Adurumokumo of Kokodiagbeneand Jennifer Ossai of Kwale – received theirundergraduate degrees during the recent springcommencement as members of the Class of2014.

“It was a long journey,” Ossai said. “Gettinga college degree in this country is a stepping stone for other things that I wantto accomplish in my life.”

Adurumokumo said, “It has been a great opportunity to come here for adegree. My challenges were a good experience.”

The women grew up in a progressive region of the western African nationwhere both genders are encouraged to get an education. Ossai’s father is acollege graduate and two siblings are attending college, while Adurumokumo’sfather and three of her siblings hold college degrees.

Far to the north of their respective home towns is a different story, whereconservative Muslims believe only men should attend school. Islamistterrorists triggered international outrage in mid-April when they boldly

kidnapped over 200 pre-adolescent girls froma school in Chibok in Borno State.

The two UMES graduates have tried to keepabreast of news back home by monitoringInternet reports and in exchanges with familyand friends on social media sites.

“I feel so sad when I think about it,”Adurumokumo said, “… like it happened tome.”

Ossai thinks about the girls’ parents. “Idon’t know how they survive – how they cope.”

Ossai and Adurumokumo say they aregrateful to be from the southern region ofNigeria where Christianity and its tenets guidelife and culture.

Adjusting to a new life and culture in America four years ago provedchallenging, but nonetheless rewarding, the women agree.

“It was my first time away from my family,” said Ossai, who earned adegree in biology, “but I found that I could be responsible for makingdecisions.”

Ossai and Adurumokumo arrived in Princess Anne the first week inFebruary 2010 – in the midst of one of the snowiest winters in recent memory.Neither had seen snow before.

“It was so cold,” Ossai said, adding, “I was told, but my preparation wasnot what I expected.”

Adurumokumo had some sense of the UMES campus. Her family held aNIGERIAN WOMEN / continued on page 7

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Tyler Love, a scholar-athlete who earned abachelor’s degree in technology education fromUMES in 2009, was one of three finalists and arecipient of an honorable mention for the “GraduateStudent of the Year” at Virginia Tech, where he ispursuing a doctorate in integrative STEM education.The award—based on character, service andoutstanding contributions—is the most prestigiousamong those awarded from the pool of some 4,600

Va. Tech’s graduate students. The school’s College of Liberal Arts and HumanSciences named Love a finalist for its Outstanding Doctoral Student Award. Hewas also named Scholar of the Year by the Nu (Maryland) Chapter of IotaLambda Sigma, a professional honor society for workforce education.

“It is a great honor to be recognized…I believe it is a reflection of thequality education I received from UMES,” he said. “Since graduating, I havebeen fortunate to continue collaborating with outstanding faculty, staff andstudents from UMES and could not have been considered for such honorswithout their support.” UMES Hospitality and Tourism Management students at the Shady

Grove campus in the Washington, D.C. suburbs raised $25,000 thisspring to support a non-profit organization that helps low-incomefamilies get back on their feet.

The students partnered with local chefs and food producers to raisemoney for the Campus Kitchens Project, a national community serviceproject for students devoted to hunger relief.

The UMES students who participate in the Campus Kitchens Projectroutinely use what they learn in class to create nutritious meals forresidents of The Dwelling Place of Gaithersburg as well as holdworkshops to teach basic cooking skills and advocate for hungerawareness in Montgomery County.

Those students took their community-service activism to a new levelin late April when they organized a gourmet meal fundraiser in whichthey worked alongside some of the Washington area’s best-known chefs.

The chefs, including honorary event chairman, Ype Von Hengst ofthe Silver Diner, donated time and resources to teach students whobelong to the Campus Kitchens Project chapter at Shady Grove how torecreate dishes from their respective restaurants.

The students then used the recipes to create a four-course tastingmenu, which was paired with wines donated from the Maryland WineriesAssociation. The UMES student pastry class, with help of chef mentorsand la Madeleine of Rockville, followed the tasting menu with “decadentdesserts.”

Five percent of the proceeds was donated to The Dwelling Place;the rest will be used to further Campus Kitchens’ mission of fightinghunger in Montgomery County.

Ruth Lee O’Rourke, the program director of hotel-tourismmanagement at Shady Grove, called the event – nearly two years in themaking – a “breakout success.” The smiles on the faces of participantsin online photos, including Princess Anne campus leaders, reflect thatclaim.

"Hospitality is more than just working in the industry and that’s whatthis event is about,” UMES alumnus Mark Whitelock said. “We can useour work to help others, but we can also teach others why it’s importantto help. By helping others you help yourself.”

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UMES alumnus honored for graduate work

UMES students support Campus Kitchens Project

UMESconstructionmanagementstudentrecognized atShady GroveMiroslava Papinova, (center),who attends UMES’Construction Management

Technology program at the Universities at Shady Grove, received the“Student Achievement Award” as the top student from the program—oneof 80 at the school in Montgomery County. Program Director BijanShapoorian, (left), said one student from each program is recognized foracademic achievement, involvement in campus activities, the community,the workforce and, “achieving more than the minimum standard forstudents.” “In addition to maintaining her commitment to academics (4.0GPA), Miroslava managed the rigors of a fulltime workload in theconstruction industry (Hess Construction Inc., in Gaithersburg, Md.),” hesaid. Dr. Derrek Dunn, (right) chair of the Construction ManagementTechnology Department at UMES, attended the presentation.

Gia Bautista, the reigning MarylandEastern Shore Regional SpellingBee champion, finished in a tiefor 47th place among 281competitors at the 2014 ScrippsNational Spelling Bee. UMESsponsors the local bee as acommunity partner providingprograms for young people andwas Gia’s sponsor at the week-long event near Washington, D.C.in late May.

Chef Ype Von Hengst of Silver Diner, the event’s honorary chair,works with UMES Hospitality and Tourism Management students.

(Photo courtesy of Scripps / ESPN)

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Construction taking shape onaviation/engineering building

UMES’ new aviationscience/engineeringclassroom buildingcontinues to evolve asconstruction workers putthe finishing touches onthe steel superstructureand transition to work onerecting exterior walls as well as the interior. Wind and inclement winterweather presented challenges, according to project manager MelissaDrew of Holder Construction Co., but the arrival of warmertemperatures has energized contractors. The new building will be theuniversity’s largest at 155,000 square feet when it opens in mid-2015.

UMES Concert Choir tours Caribbean IslandA group of 28 representatives from UMES began its summer by serving

as musical ambassadors in Guadeloupe, a group of French islands locatedin the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles situated between Antiqua andDominica.

The students closed their books, took their last exams and thegraduates among them walked the stage at commencement beforedeparting May 17 for the eight-day adventure.

Current choristers were joined by alumni from the choir to perform innearby venues, including: Germain St. Ruf High School in Capesterre, theSeventh Day Adventist Church of Chauvel, the Catholic Church of SaintMichael Le Raizet, the Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul inPointe-A-Pitre and the Evangelical Ministry Church of Jarry Bai-Mahault.The group was accompanied by Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston, director ofchoral activities at UMES.

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Graduate student housing to open in July

network of corporate clients for employment and internship opportunities. Weare particularly excited about working with your award-winning Hospitalityprogram," Thompson said.

UMES employs 80 food service workers, 70 of whom are “contingent”or contractual employees responsible for serving approximately 1,700students.

“Our food service workers are among the university’s most dedicatedand hard-working employees,” President Bell said. “We appreciate what theydo for our campus community.”

Current workers have the option of interviewing for positions Thompsonneeds to fill, and the company will match wages at the time the bid wassubmitted for those who are hired in a similar position.

Thompson, which bills itself as the country’s “largest minority-ownedfood service” company, has food service contracts with 20 historically blackinstitutions, including Morgan State, Bowie State and Norfolk State universities.

With the completion of Hawks Plaza south of Princess Anne, UMESgraduate students will have housing exclusively for them. The first ofthree buildings that make up the apartment complex, owned by theMaryland Hawk Corp., will be ready July 15, said Jerry Redden, theinterim director of the Hawk Corp. The second building is online forAug. 15, with the third being completed at the same time or Sept. 15 atthe outset. Monthly rent of a bedroom is $590 and includes utilities andtrash collection.

“These are being built specifically to address the needs of graduatestudents,” Redden said. “As a more mature group, they have differentneeds and expenses and have let that be known (to administration).”

The two-bedroom units have a private bathroom, a full kitchen, aliving room, a study room and a balcony or patio. Other amenitiesinclude group study rooms, exercise facilities, WiFi and UMES shuttlebus service.

“The university wants them…to be living and studying together sothey have a good experience,” Redden said. “We even plan onscheduling social events throughout the year for them to get to knowone another and develop a network of colleagues for when they enterthe workforce.”

Visit www.hawkplaza.org or call 410-651-7729

dinner party for former UMES President Thelma Thompson and Dr. EmmanuelAcquah, who traveled to Africa to promote the university’s interest in attractinginternational students.

En route to campus, someone handed Adurumokumo an aerial map,which gave her the impression the campus was far larger than it is.

Adurumokumo, who majored in accounting, found the campuscommunity welcoming but some people she encountered seemed unsure ofwhat to make of international students.

“It’s a big challenge for international students to speak out,”Adurumokumo said. “It’s a great thing to learn different cultures and beliefs.”

Ossai said once she got past the initial feeling of being far from home,UMES became a comfortable fit.

“The university didn’t make you feel out of place,’ Ossai said, adding thatprofessors showed her the kind of personal attention that she believes helpedher assimilate into American college life.

And the reverse also was true, according Adurumokumo. She and twofriends, Edith Igere and Rosemary Bubor, jumped at the chance to assist theuniversity’s food service in preparing special dishes like banga soup and jollofrice during the summer months when international students remained oncampus.

“It was great fun to be able to do that,” Adurumokumo said.Both women are not finished pursuing an education. Each would like to

go on to graduate school. Adurumokumo says she would eventually like toearn her Certified Public Accountant credential.

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EditorsGail Stephens, Assistant Director of Public Relationsand Publications Manager

Bill Robinson, Director of Public Relations

Ashley Collier, Public Relations Assistant

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11 Art Shell UMES Celebrity Golf Classic*8 a.m. tee offGreat Hope Golf Course, Westover, Md.Advanced registration required. Registration includes a pre-game mixer,

18 holes of golf with a celebrity, food and drink on the course, an awards

banquet and commemorative gifts.$200 per player/$750 foursome410-651-UMES

SEPTEMBERTBA Art Exhibit Opening Reception

4-6 p.m., Mosely Gallery“New Works by Fine Arts Faculty”Hours: Mon. through Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.www.moselygallery.com /410-651-7770

7 Founders’ Week Worship Service11 a.m., Metropolitan United MethodistChurch410-651-6669

8 Library ExhibitFrederick Douglass Library“Showcase on archiving”Learn what the university archive is andwhat it can do for you.8 a.m.-10 p.m., Mon. through Thurs.; 8 a.m.-4p.m., Fri.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat.; 3-11 p.m., Sun.On display through Dec. 12 / 410-651-7696

OCTOBERTBA Art Exhibit Opening Reception

4-6 p.m., Mosely GalleryThe Art of James O’Barr, creator of thegraphic novel, “The Crow.”410-651-7770

Art Shell UMES Junior Tournament*Great Hope Golf Course, Westover, Md.We welcome golfers ages 8-18 for an 18-hole round of play, golf

seminars and educational opportunites.$50 local students/$150 students with campus stay.410-651-7556 or jjohnson@umes.edu

*Unless stipulated, all events listed are FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Events aresubject to change. For the most updated information, call the numbers listed or visitwww.umes.edu/events.

10 Art Shell Pre-game Mixer*Richard A. Henson Center, UMESIf you’re not a golfer you can still attend the mixer.

$50 per person \$500 for a table of 10.410-651-UMES

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MASTER OF EDUCATIONCareer and Technology EducationCounselor EducationSpecial Education

MASTER OF SCIENCEApplied Computer ScienceChemistry Criminology and Criminal JusticeFood and Agricultural SciencesMarine-Estuarine-Environmental SciencesMedical Science Physician Assistant Quantitative Fisheries and Resource

EconomicsRehabilitation CounselingToxicology

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Educational Leadership

DOCTOR OF PHARMACY

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYFood Science and TechnologyMarine-Estuarine-Environmental SciencesOrganizational LeadershipToxicology

DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

UMES is accredited by:

• The Middle States Commission onHigher Education

• The Association to Advance CollegiateSchools of Business

• American Review Commission onEducation for Physician Assistant

• American Physical TherapyAssociation Commission onAccreditation

• American Dietetic AssociationCommission on Accreditation forDietetics Education

• National Council for theAccreditation of Teacher Education

• Council on Rehabilitation Education

• American Chemical Society

• American Council for ConstructionEducation

• Professional Golfers’ Association ofAmerica

• Accreditation Commission forPrograms in HospitalityAdministration

UMES Academic Programs

Coming this FallNOVEMBERTBA Art Exhibit Opening Reception

4-6 p.m., Mosely Gallery“Intersections=Art+Science+Ecology”410-651-7770

9 UMES Concert Choir Performance4 p.m., Ella Fitzgerald Center 410-651-6571

12 UMES Wind Ensemble Concert7 p.m., Ella Fitzgerald Center410-651-6571

TBA International Student Ethnic Festival11 a.m., Student Services Center Ballroom410-651-6079

19 UMES Jazz Ensemble Concert 7 p.m., Ella Fitzgerald Center410-651-6571

TBA Gospel Choir Revival Nights7 p.m., Ella Fitzgerald Center

DECEMBERTBA Gospel Choir Concert

5 p.m., Ella Fitzgerald Center410-651-6575