Students and faculty from UMES joined two busloads of grassrootslobbyists from the Eastern Shore, including Cambridge Mayor VictoriaJackson Stanley, who descended on Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, for “Harrieton the Hill.”

The group merged on Capitol Hill with supporters from Morgan StateUniversity, the town of Auburn, N.Y. and with descendants of Harriet Tubman;they numbered nearly 150.

Supporters were advocating passage of federal legislation that wouldcreate a unique national historical park in honor of Tubman with twolocations—one on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and one in Auburn, N.Y.Maryland is significant as the place where Tubman, or “Moses” as she wascalled, was born into slavery, escaped, led the Underground Railroad andbecame a Union spy in the Civil War. Auburn is where she lived in later yearswith her family, advocated for women’s suffrage and died at the age of 93.

“Participating in the rally for U.S. Senate Bill S-247 was an eye-openingexperience,” said LaBasha Alexander, a UMES English major. “There is anexceptional amount of history on the Eastern Shore. Being involved in ‘Harrieton the Hill’ day has shown me why a Tubman national park is necessary.”

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hada key role earlier this year introducing the conceptof voting in a referendum to citizens of southernSudan.

Angela Stephens, a UMES DevelopmentOutreach and Communications officer, visitedcampus last week to share personal stories of herfront-line activities in the war-torn east Africannation.

Stephens, a former journalist assigned to theU.S. Agency for International Development, a UMESoutreach partner, worked alongside voting rightsgroups to organize a referendum in mid-January. Atissue was whether residents in the equatorialregions of Sudan supported forming a countryseparate from those living in the north.

Organizers had to overcome widespreadilliteracy and a lack of infrastructure that define theterm “third world,” Stephens told a gathering of 60or so at the Student Services Center. Slightly morethan one-in-four people in southern Sudan canread, electricity is virtually non-existent and the few roads that connect far-flung villages are difficult to traverse, she said.

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to stage a referendum, including portable generatorsto run tabulations machines, had to be brought in.

Nonetheless, four million people from theregion voted overwhelmingly – 99 percent – to forma new nation, South Sudan.

“That was very satisfying,” Stephens said. “That’sclear-cut. There’s no denying the will of the people.Nobody could question the outcome.”

Stephens’ presentation included a 15-minutefilm shot by amateur videographers, who chronicledthe struggle to organize the vote. Among thoseappearing in interviews were former PresidentJimmy Carter and Kofi Annan, the former UnitedNations Secretary General.

Now, Stephens told her UMES audience, thedifficult part of nation-building begins. A big issuethat needs to be resolved is oil; the south has thereserves, but the north has the infrastructure tomove it to market.

Stephens said aid organizations are focused onhelping the people of the new nation modernize theirability to raise and market crops, an area of

expertise UMES has been involved in exporting for four decades.“This new country faces huge challenges,” Stephens said.

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Students become lobbyists for a day

“Harriet on the Hill” lobbyists for the day from UMES, from left, are:Andrew Carrington, HRM; Candace White, HRM; Daniel Muchai, HRM;Ellis Gardner, HRM; Marcel Blocker, engineering and technology;Clifford Glover, History; and Dr. Ernest Boger, chair, UMES Hotel andRestaurant Management program.

Aweng T. Maduot-Parek, a senior agriculturemajor from Sudan, was among those whoattended a Sept. 27 presentation on campus byAngela Stephens (at right) a UMESDevelopment Outreach and Communicationsofficer who has worked in Africa.

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Bryant Mitchell, anassociate professor in theDepartment of Business,Management andAccounting, is therecipient of another IBMFaculty Award in supportof efforts to shape aspecialized curriculum soUMES students cancompete for high-techjobs.

This marks thesecond academic year in arow Mitchell has been recognized by the computer-manufacturing giant,which administers a grant program to support college-level instructorsinvolved with training future information technology professionals.

Mitchell has been the liaison between the university and IBM workingto incorporate the company’s ideas about teaching the basics of itssignature “Enterprise Computing” system used by Fortune 500 companiesand firms on Wall Street.

Over two years, IBM has awarded $50,000 to Mitchell, who in turn hasused the money to assist students who need help paying tuition, underwritetravel so students can attend seminars and arrange undergraduateinternships.

John Thompson, a former IBM executive now working as a consultantto help the company partner with colleges and universities, says UMES has“a fully developed ‘unique’ Enterprise Testing class that is not offered at anyother university across the country.”

The UMES Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment hascompiled preliminary enrollment numbers for the current fall semester.Except where noted*, these statistics represent figures through Sept. 23, 2011.

Total Enrollment 4,509Undergraduate 3,862Master’s candidates 243Doctoral students 369Other Graduates 35

In-state 3,435 (76.2%)Out-of-state students 1,074 (23.8%)

Lower Shore residents 922Somerset 252Worcester 136Wicomico 470 Dorchester 64

International students 178

* UMES reported to the University System of Maryland it had 195 full-time and 136 part-time faculty members during the 2010-2011 academic year. Those numbers arescheduled to be updated in November.

A statistical snapshot—fall 2011

IBM awards second grant to encourage IT instructionThompson credits

Mitchell with using theIBM grant moneyeffectively, including “thefree support of recognizedguest lecturers . . . (anactivity) which is notoffered to any other ofIBM's support schools,that I am aware of.”

Since Mitchell beganworking with IBM, eightUMES students havelanded jobs with IBM or

its clients, while another nine have gotten critical experience with thosecompanies as interns.

Mitchell estimates 100 current UMES students are taking at least oneof the specialized courses; not all are business or computer science majors.

“Other disciplines are the majority of people taking enterprisecomputing,” Mitchell said.

Among them are students majoring in aviation, agriculture and naturalsciences, math and general studies. Because large hospitality companiesutilize IBM’s Enterprise Computer systems, Mitchell is hopeful UMESstudents in the Hotel Restaurant Management program will see the coursesas valuable electives.

Michael Browne, an IBM Distinguished Engineer, who again is a guestlecturer at UMES this semester, calls the company’s Enterprise Computersystem “the backbone of the industrial and business infrastructure in thiscountry.”

Trent Burrell (2008), professor Bryant Mitchell, Dorian Thomas (2011), IBM DistinguishedEngineer Michael Browne, consultant John Thompson, Michael Williams, Byron Smith, NickWiggins (2011) and Rasheen Castell met during Founders’ Week to discuss the IBM-UMEScurriculum program designed to help students compete for high-tech jobs.

Before arriving in Washington, the students studied lobbying strategieswith Sally Grant Kenyon, who works with Gov. Martin O’Malley toward passageof bills important to the state.

The day of the event, the group met with members of Congress in themorning and senators in the afternoon. Sen. Benjamin Cardin of Maryland, aco-author of S-247, hosted a luncheon in honor of Tubman. UMESparticipated with Dr. Kathryn Barrett-Gaines, director of African and African-American Studies at UMES, acting as emcee and students, Clifford Glover andLaBasha Alexander, speaking along with other attendees.

The group also met with Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, who helpedobtain nearly $1 million in funding for Maryland’s Harriet Tubman State Parkto open in 2013. Federal funding would be for a national park, the HarrietTubman Underground Railroad Visitor’s Center and the Harriet TubmanNational Historical Park in Auburn.

“I was humbled and inspired as I listened to a member of the Tubmanfamily, Jackie Ross Henry, share her family story,” said Alexander.

UMES’ participation was the result of collaboration between the Hoteland Restaurant Management Department and the programs in History andAfrican-American Studies. “I’m delighted that we could partner in deliveringthis unique educational experience to our students,” said Dr. Ernest Boger,chair of the university’s HRM Department.

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Meet the 2011-2012 faculty leaders

Name: Mark E. Williams

Leadership role: Chair of the UMES Senate, andchair-elect of the Faculty Assembly

Current faculty status: Associate Professor in theDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science

Years teaching at UMES: 12

Previous leadership roles: Chair of the FacultyAssembly (once) and chair of the UMES Senate (twice) along with serviceon various university committees.

Earned degrees: B.A. in physics, Oakland University (Rochester, Mich.),1971; M.S. in physics, Oakland University, 1975; M.S. in physics, Universityof Cincinnati, 1977; Ph.D. in physics, University of Cincinnati, 1986.

Current classes: Trigonometry (1 section), college algebra (2 sections),and linear algebra (1 section)

The Senate is: “Part of the (university’s) shared governance system (and)represents all the constituents on this campus - administrators, faculty,staff, and students. We act as a group where ideas can be discussed civillyand all members of the UMES community contribute. We advise theadministration on a variety of topics.”

Important issues in 2011-12: The choice of a new president; all of thecurricular changes to be made.

Name: Edward William Chapin

Leadership role: Chair, the UMES Faculty Assembly

Current faculty status: Assistant Professor,Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

A UMES faculty member: since 1978

Previous leadership roles: “Chair of the UMESSenate and of the UMES Faculty Assembly several

times over the years, and represented UMES at the legislatively-mandatedstatewide Council of University System Faculty for many years.”

Earned degrees: B.S. in mathematics from Trinity College (Hartford,Conn.), 1965; M.A. (1967) and Ph.D. (1969) in mathematics fromPrinceton University, specializing in mathematical logic and foundations.

Current classes: Introductory graduate courses in algorithm analysis,undergraduate computer courses in C#, and mathematics courses incomplex analysis, in calculus at all levels, and in the foundations ofmathematics and computer science

The Faculty Assembly: All UMES faculty – full time, part time andadjunct – are members; each department generally selects a representativeto attend meetings and keep colleagues informed about the body’sactivities.

Important issues in 2011-12: The Faculty Assembly recently addressedtwo proposed changes in academic policy: One concerns the 12 creditsoutside of the fall and spring semesters required of all undergraduates; thesecond concerns the evaluation of adjunct faculty. The assembly also willbe discussing tenure and promotion policies, department chair selectionpolicies, compliance with University System of Maryland policies on adjunctinstructors, and the effects of initiatives in tutoring, remediation, teachingand retention on the learning by UMES students.

Two veteran members of the UMES faculty from the Department ofMathematics and Computer Science are serving in campus leadershipand governance roles for the 2011-2011 academic year:

Students participating in a 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Internship of the USU Center for Health Disparities, from left, are: Kianna Hill, Kimeeko Logan,Alissah Battle-Reed, Ja-ne’ Best,and Cilicia Minor. The goal of the internship is to provide training opportunities for students from multiple ethnic and racialbackgrounds who are interested in the sciences and in pursuing a career in the biomedical sciences and healthcare fields. Research mentors work closely withstudents to integrate them into the research team and to serve as role models and advisors for the students’ research ideas.

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Rhett Burden had something to say, so he decided he shouldn’t “be sitting on it” and should “put it down on paper”instead. The result—his first book “Brother, Please-A Guidebook to Life & Leadership:Tools for the Sane; Advice forthe Crazy.”

Inspired by a speaker at an entrepreneurial conference he attended in Lithonia, Ga., a year ago, Burden madethe conscious decision not to be another one of those people who dream of writing a book or running a marathon,but never do it.

Burden is a residential director and counselor in the Office of Residence Life on campus. His book is gearedtoward high school students and college graduates, but says “Really, it’s for anyone looking to better their situation (inlife).” It is a book of discovery and reflection he hopes will inspire.

What makes his book different from the plethora of self-help books? It’s the perspective he has on somefundamentals of life and leadership that he feels are assumed and yet aren’t covered in other books. “We shouldn’tassume that young people know these things,” Burden said.

As for feedback he has received—Burden says it has been positive. “Readers have appreciated the fact that thebook is not so dense that they get lost trying to understand different concepts and theories,” he said. “Mine is verysimple, easy to understand and relate to.”

Interested in checking it out? Burden says the book can be found at the Frederick Douglass Library and bookstoreat UMES, area public libraries and online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Books and other book distributers.

Residence Life spawns an author

Photo by Jim Glovier

Chris Harrington, associate professor and newlyappointed acting chair of the Department of Fine Arts, isshown with his artwork “New Matter Gold and Violet9mixed media, 2010.” The piece earned Harrington the36th annual Lee Lawrie Award for “Best in AnyMedium” at the members’ exhibition at the AcademyArt Museum in Easton, Md. Members displayed andsold work in oil, watercolor, graphics, mixed media,film, jewelry, painting, sculpture and otherapplications.

Fine Arts professor receives best in show

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Sequential arts students made their fourth appearanceat the Philadelphia Comic Con Wizard World Convention thissummer.

“The event was hugely successful with studentsexhibiting and selling artwork in addition to talking to fans,editors, fellow artists and UMES alumni,” said Brad Hudson,instructor in the Department of Fine Arts at UMES, whoorganized the trip.

Students faced the possibility of missing this year’s eventdue to funding. When they were able to go, they “made themost of this incredible pop culture, publishing phenomena,”said Hudson. They attended meet-and-greets at the invitationof Peter Katz, vice president of business affairs anddevelopment for Wizard World Inc. There, they met “wildlyfamous” comic artists Eric “EBAS” Basaldas, Tommy Castilloand Arthur Suydam along with media icons Vivica Fox, JohnSnyder and Pam Grier, a 2011 UMES Gala honoree.

Recruitment efforts were made as students passed outbrochures and shared what the university has to offer in theDepartment of Fine Arts. Hudson says his students plan toattend upcoming events at the Katsucon in Washington, D.C.,in February, the spring Big Apple Con in New York and theWizard World Convention in Philadelphia, Pa.

Call Hudson at 410-651-8379 or emailbphudson@umes.edu for more information about theSequential Arts Program or other programs in theDepartment of Fine Arts at UMES.

Sequential arts students work feverishly on commissions for fans at the Philadelphia Comic ConWizard World Convention. Pictured from left are Keith Elder, Stephanie Whitley and Rob Bennett.

Dr. Mortimer Neufville isn’t the only veteraneducator having an encore impact on the Universityof Maryland Eastern Shore this academic year.

Dr. Retia Scott Walker, an educator with morethan four decades of experience, is Neufville’sinterim executive assistant. Neufville and Walkerhave known each other since 1983, when she washired to be department chair of human ecology atUMES, which she held for 11 years.

“Returning to UMES feels like ‘coming home,’Walker said. “Dr. Neufville was my supervisor forthose 11 years. We worked well together. He wasalways professional, supportive and concernedabout students.”

“I am honored that he asked me to return toassist with his mission during these next fewmonths,” she said. “I hope I can bring some of my experiences at amajority institution to bear here at UMES.”

Walker got her start as an educator teaching home economics for fiveyears and administering adult, career and continuing education programsfor 11 years in New York City schools.

She moved into a career in higher education in the early 1980s as anassistant professor in the College of Education Graduate Program at TexasWoman’s University, Denton, Texas.

Her academic specialty is gerontology, with a focus on older African-Americans, rural elders, older women and inter-generational issues. She

Former Human Ecology dean returns to UMEShas published and presented many scientificpapers on these issues.

Walker was principal investigator for fundedresearch projects that exceeded $1.7 million andthe director for education and training programsthat exceeded $1.5 million. She has studied agingin Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands; andwomen’s development issues in Egypt.

During her time at UMES, she oversaw the1890 Regional Research Project on Aging and washost of a weekly radio program, “The RetirementYears” on WESM 91.3 FM for nearly five years. In1992, she brought in a $195,000 federal HeadStart grant “to enhance the academic status ofHead Start paraprofessionals. The first group ofstudents graduated in 1996.”

From August 1994 to 2002, she served as dean and professor in theCollege of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Kentucky. InAugust 2002, Walker was appointed vice president for academic outreachand public service at the University of Kentucky.

She retired in the fall of 2005 and now works as an educationalconsultant based in Lexington, Ky.

“One of my former (UMES) students is now an assistant professor inthe (human ecology) department,” Walker noted. “I have been impressedwith the growth of the campus during the past 17 years!”

Walker’s daughter, JaRee Walker, is a 1996 graduate from UMES.

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and motivation from my past and myfamily.”Iosia, now an outside hitter, has been MEAC

Rookie of the Week four times on the strength of 200 killsand 137 digs in her first 12 matches. Bowens is team captain againand has recorded 59 kills with 91 digs and 13 aces.

“Since I’ve been here, this is the most athletic team we havehad,” Bowens said. “And once we can get the chemistry on thecourt, then we can really go far.”

Long Beach Natives Zoe Bowens and Saitaua Iosia Team up for Hawks Volleyball

It’s a long way from Long Beach,Calif. to Princess Anne – 2,775 miles tobe exact – but that’s the cross-continental journey two high-flyingathletes have taken to play collegevolleyball at UMES.

Senior outside hitter Zoe Bowens and Saitaua Iosia, afreshman right side/outside hitter, were former teammates for ayear at Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, a diversecommunity with a tradition of producing successful collegiateand professional athletes.

“We play year-round because it is always sunny,” Bowenssaid. “Whether it is indoors or (on the) beach,people are always playing.”

Bowens came to the attention ofUMES during an east coast swingplaying for the Mizuno Long Beach clubteam. She also knew former HawkCaylin Woodward, another Long Beachnative, who finished her career as the only player in UMEShistory to record 1,000 kills and digs in her career.

Being from California, “we had that connection,”Bowens said. “She told me about the school, and Italked to my father about it. We came out for a visitand I liked it, so I came here.”

Bowens was team captain her junior year andled Division I in aces per set during the 2010 season.The Hawks won the MEAC Northern Division crown in each of her firstthree years.

A year ago, Iosia played for a nationally ranked team at Long BeachPoly and was recruited by California schools.

“I wanted to come to the East Coast,” Iosia said. “I know I’m going tobe home the rest of my life, I want to use this opportunity (and) go tocollege somewhere else and explore these things before I start a new life.”

Iosia heard about UMES from Zoe Bowens’ younger sister, Zana. “Shementioned that Zoe’s school was looking at me, and was thinking I wouldn’tmind going out there,” said Iosia, who came on a visit and now plays a keyrole for the Hawks.

“In my family, no one has graduated from college, something wouldhappen like they would miss home and they would drop out,” Iosia said.“For me, I want to graduate and to grow because I have a long way to go,that would make my family proud.”

Coach Don Metil says players from Long Beach have high-level skillsbefore they step foot on campus. “They start playing volleyball at a youngage compared to some places, where your first introduction into organizedvolleyball is not until ninth grade,” he said.

Both Californians like bringing their game to the east coast.“For me it is not hard,” says Iosia, “I know I have so much support

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evacuate wounded combatants inVietnam. Dial later received adegree in hospital administrationand served as a Medical ServiceCorps officer.

PA Week, Darlene Jackson-Bowen, chair of UMES’ PADepartment says, serves to focusattention on the significant impactphysician assistants make in healthcare and to bring awareness to theprofession.

“PAs practice across a rangeof medical settings and specialtiesas a vital part of the health care

team,” Jackson-Bowen said. “They add a generalist perspective to the carethey provide, identifying early warning signs and symptoms of chronicillness, which can become more dangerous and costly.”

UMES physician assistant students disseminated breast cancerawareness information on Oct. 6 in the lobby of Hazel Hall as a communityoutreach project. They also recently participated in Wicomico County’sRelay for Life at Shorebirds Stadium and the Susan G. Komen “Race for theCure” event.

For more information about UMES’ PA Department, visitwww.umes.edu/pa. Visit the American Academy of Physician Assistants atwww.aapa.org for information about the PA profession.

Hammin’ Jammin’ Wing Fling 4-6 p.m., SSC Game RoomInvitation only-athletic donors.UMES Athletics Department and the basketball coaches update supporterson the upcoming season, while enjoying food and fun. Sponsored byPeaky’s Restaurant, official restaurant of Hawk Athletics.

Hawk Hysteria 7 p.m., Hytche Athletic CenterMen’s and women’s basketball scrimmage. Give-a-ways, contest, games,

autograph sand Harry the Hawk’s birthdayparty.

Sat., Oct. 22Parents’ Association BreakfastSSC Cafeteria$6.25 plus tax.

UMES NAA Meeting 10 a.m., HensonCenter Reading Room

Hawk Family Cook-Out 1-4 p.m., SSC Patio, $15 per person

Coronation 7 p.m., Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts CenterJoin Lamar Clark and Brittany Harris as they are crowned Mr. and MissUMES 2011-12.

Coronation Ball 9 p.m., SSC Ballroom

Tri– County Alumni Chapter Fall Fling 7 p.m., Henson CenterBallroom, $35 per person, 410-651-0530

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State Sen. John Astle (D-District 30, Anne Arundel County)spoke at the university as part ofNational Physician Assistants’Week, Oct. 6-12.

Astle’s presentation,“Experience with MedicalEvacuation in Vietnam,” kicked-offthe week’s events on Oct. 6.

“The community heard realwartime experiences that impactedour current medical model—military and civilian—includingthe creation of the PhysicianAssistant profession,” said Dr.Donna Parker, assistant professor in UMES’ PA Department.

Astle was a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot, who saw active duty inVietnam and the Persian Gulf War. He earned multiple decorations,including the Legion of Merit, two Purple Hearts, the Meritorious ServiceMedal, the Presidential Service Badge and 31 air medals.

For nearly 17 years, he has served Marylanders in the State Senate. Heis currently vice-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, where he playsa key role in shaping state policy on energy, healthcare, banking andinsurance.

He was joined by retired Capt. Bill Dial of Easton, a hospital corpsmanwho provided emergency medical care in the helicopter piloted by Astle to

The campus community and the public are invited to a weekend ofactivities to celebrate the coronation of this year’s Mr. and Miss UMES,the start of basketball season and to welcome alumni and parents tothe campus.

Fri., Oct. 21Alumni Convocation 10 a.m., SSC TheaterGuest speaker: Dr. Marjorie Miles ‘76,superintendent of Somerset County PublicSchools. The event recognizes alumniendowment donors and alumni who give oftheir time and talent. Invitation onlyluncheon follows the event.

Alumni Reunion RegistrationNoon-6 p.m., SSC Greek LoungeA first stop for all Alumni Reunionattendees. Pick up registration materials and prepare to have a wonderfulweekend reminiscing with old friends.

Dedication of Bowling Lanes 3:30 p.m., SSC Bowling LanesDedication is in honor of our outstanding women’s bowling coach, SharonBrummell. The 2011 women’s bowling team won the NCAA and the USBCcollegiate bowling championships, the only school to accomplish both featsin a single season. UMES is the only Division I HBCU women’s team to haveearned a national championship in any sport.

State senator speaks at PA Week lecture at UMES

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OCTOBER13 INTERNATIONAL LECTURE SERIES

11 a.m. in the SSC, Muti-Purpose RoomCharles Setchell-“Your International Humanitarian Shelter Dollarsat Work: An Overview of USAID/OFDA Shelter and Settlements Sector Activities in Recent International Disasters.” • 410-651-6503

20 ART EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION 4-6 p.m. Mosely Gallery Mona Bultman Lewis’ “Words of Wisdom” and “Thick as Thieves” Hours: Mon. through Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Show on display until Nov. 18. • 410-651-7770

21 HAWK HYSTERIA 7 p.m. William P. Hytche Athletic CenterMen’s and women’s basketball scrimmage. Give-a-ways, contests, games, autographs andHarry the Hawk’s birthday party. • 410-651-6499

22* TRI-COUNTY ALUMNI CHAPTER FALL FLING7 p.m. Richard A. Henson Center, ballroom$35 per person • 410-651-7686

25 INTERNATIONAL LECTURE SERIES11 a.m. in the SSC, Muti-Purpose RoomDr. Harry Bottenberg-“Jumpstarting Agriculture in Southern Sudan” • 410-651-6503

27 INTERNATIONAL LECTURE SERIES11 a.m. in the SSC, Muti-Purpose RoomDr. Jerome Wolgin-“Emerging Economics of Sub-Saharan Africa.” 410-651-6503

H O T E L A N D R E S T A U R A N T M A N A G E M E N T

2011 GOURMET DINING SERIES

Friday, October 7An Evening of Eastern Shore

Seafood Delight

Friday, November 11Salute to Our Active Duty Veterans

Friday, December 2Celebration$50 per person

Seating time is 7 p.m. Richard A. Henson Center Ballroom

Advance tickets required.

Tickets available Mon.-Thurs. from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Richard A. Henson Center, Room 2100

Check or Money Order ONLY make payable to UMES.No refunds.

Call Angie Price 410-651-6563 for more information.

& EntertainmentFALL 2011 CALENDAR

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

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