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Page 3Employee is ExceptionalParent Volunteer

Student Vounteers in Mexico

Page 4Bell AwardedFed Challenge

Page 7Drama Society PerformsCollege FairChick-fil-A OpenClub Foodball

Page 6Brown Inducted into HOFPGA Sponsors TournamentBasketball Season Tickets

Page 5EcoArt ExhibitFaculty SpotlightBlunt Lecture HeldDietetic Conference

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Page 2APLU AwardsMosely Gallery Receives GrantPresidential Lecture Series

Hardwood aficionados have spoken,and the nation’s No. 1 college basketballmascot is: UMES’ Harry T. Hawk.

At least that’s according to CollegeCourt Report, an upstart website committedto chronicling all things hoops taking placein arenas across higher education’slandscape.

Harry T. easily won an online bracket-style competition styled after the NCAA’simmensely popular tournament known asMarch Madness. Collectively, Harry T. tallieda whopping 76.3 percent of votes indefeating six opponents “big”-head-to-”big”-head.

College Court Report chose 64 mascotsfrom colleges or universities that playDivision 1 basketball and created a win-and-move on contest it dubbed the MascotMayhem Challenge.

Harry bested other birds like UNC-Wilmington’s Sammy the Seahawk, TheOregon Duck and YoUDee from theUniversity of Delaware. Testudo from theUniversity of Maryland College Park andDuke’s Blue Devil tried to compete, too, but just couldn’t wing it.

In the end, it was the BIG guy from Princess Anne who emerged fromthe tournament’s “West” bracket, defeating Bradley University’s Kaboom inthe final round of voting that closed Nov. 8.

Harry T. does not grant interviews but issued a statement through UMES’

Michael S. Steele, the first African-American to be elected tostatewide office in Maryland a decade ago, will serve as wintercommencement speaker at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Dec. 12.

Steele served four years as lieutenant governor and as chairman of theRepublican National Committee in 2009.

In Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s administration, Steele’s priorities includedreforming the state's Minority Business Enterprise program, improving thequality of Maryland's public education system (he championed the state’shistoric Charter School law), expanding economic development in the stateand fostering cooperation between government and faith-based organizationsto help those in need.

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athletics department expressing “sinceregratitude” to everyone who voted for himover the past several weeks.

“I’ve watched our women’s bowlingteam win national championships, ourwomen’s volleyball and men’s cross-country teams win conference titles,” HarryT.’s statement said, “and it’s humbling tonow be in their company.”

UMES athletics director Keith Davidsoncalled Harry’s win “a real feather in ourcap. Hearty congratulations.”

Harry’s campaign got a familial boostin mid-October when his nephew, HH3,signed on to help with the ever-expandinglist of duties that go with being UMES’popular goodwill ambassador.

While Harry was swooping up votes,HH3 assumed the unofficial role of spokes-bird and campaign manager, making publicappearances on and off campus. A keyendorsement came from the Birds-of-a-Feather Flock Together Apolitical ActionCommittee headed by close friend,Sherman the Shorebird of Salisbury.

“If I wanted to prove I am the ‘best,’” Harry T. said in his acceptancestatement, “I knew I would have to follow Horace Greeley’s advice: ‘go West,young hawk.”

“I did – and I am humbled by this honor,” Harry T. said, adding anemphatic, “Hawk Pride!”

Soaringabove themayhem:Harry iscollegehoops’ topmascot

Page 8Calendar of EventsPie Sale

After leaving elected office and taking over atthe RNC, the self-described "Lincoln Republican"was charged with revitalizing the Grand Old Partyafter Americans elected a Democratic president.During his tenure as chair, the RNC brokefundraising records (over $198 million raisedduring the 2010 Congressional cycle) andRepublicans won 63 House of Representative seats in Congress, the biggestpickup since 1938. His commitment to grassroots organization and partybuilding at the state and local levels produced 12 governorships and the

MICHAEL S. STEELE 2014 Winter Commencement Speaker

UMES’ Mosely Gallery is the recipient of a $5,000 grant fromthe Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. The CommunityNeeds grant, one of 23 awarded in the region, will supportmulticultural events at the gallery.

“This grant will ensure that our exhibition calendar andprograms will be fully funded,” Susan Holt, the gallery director, said.“It is greatly needed in order to bring high quality art to our area.We are very grateful for the Foundation’s community support.”

“The Community Foundation is a proud supporter of UMES andall of the wonderful programming it provides to the community, ofwhich the EcoArt exhibit is an example,” said Doug Wilson, theFoundation’s president and CEO.

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UMESreceivesawards forteaching,researchandinnovation

UMES was named co-winner of the “1890 University of the Year” award by the Association of Public and Land-grantUniversities’ Council of 1890 Universities at its 2014 annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., last week. President Juliette B. Belland a delegation from UMES accepted the award on theuniversity’s behalf.

UMES shared the honor with North Carolina A&T StateUniversity. The award recognizes best overall performance ineach of the Teaching, Research and Innovation categories overthe previous two academic years. According to the organization,UMES and NC A&T were among the top three in six of 14categories.

UMES’ increase in the number of undergraduate students participating in study-abroad programs — the largestamong institutions considered for the award — led to it receiving the “International Student Development Award” as well.

The awards were based on self-reported data submitted in a number of “outcome categories,” including studentretention, research revenue and expenditures, which were then evaluated by peers.

“The 1890 Teaching, Research and Innovation Awards not only serve as a means to recognize the advances of 1890university campuses in these areas, but (they) serve as a means to tell the story of how black public universities aregoing above and beyond their call of duty,” said John Michael Lee Jr., APLU’s vice president for access and success.

Twenty historically black institutions comprise the APLU’s Council of 1890 Universities. Bell is chair of its executivecommittee.

Susan Holt, UMES’Mosely Gallerydirector, accepts acheck representing a$5,000 CommunityNeeds grant fromDoug Wilson, theCommunityFoundation of theEastern Shore’spresident and CEO.Photos of Peter Stern’s“Nentego” series are inthe background.

Mosely Gallery awardedCommunity Foundation grant

“The Presidential Lecture Series was

initiated as an opportunity to bring

to campus distinguished speakers to

broaden our perspectives and for our

community to be enriched.”UMES President Juliette B. Bell

“We live in an interconnected and

interdependent world. It is within

UMES’ capabilities to engage in

global endeavors to prepare graduates

for the world in which they must

compete and succeed.”

Curtis A. Ward

“I am encouraged that the institution’s mission and

president’s goal to reach eminence are exemplified by

the presentation of this award. This award is a great

testament to the achievements of our institution as an

HBCU that strives to go above and beyond duty.”

UMES Senate Chair Dr. Lombuso S. Khoza

2014 Presidential Lecture SeriesUMES held thesecond in the2014PresidentialLecture Series,as formerJamaicanambassador tothe UnitedNations, CurtisA. Ward,addressedstudents,faculty, staffand membersof thecommunity on,“InternationalEngagement.”

Pictured, from left, are: Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, dean of UMES’ graduate school and chair of the cultural affairs committee; Sonia Ward, theambassador’s spouse; Ward; UMES President Juliette B. Bell; Seth Ward (no relation), the SGA president; and Ericka Gregory, Miss UMES.

of parents whose exemplary contributions to public education have led toimprovements for Maryland’s public school children, teachers, schools,programs and/or policies.

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Two years after graduatingfrom UMES, I still carry my‘Hawk Pride’ everywhere I go.

I am currently in my thirdyear at the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill School ofDentistry. This past summer, Iwas blessed to be chosen totravel to Mexico for a month tolearn about dentistry there andprovide dental care for childrenat a local orphanage.

Five other dental studentsand I traveled first to Mexico Citywhere we visited museums and toured the Teotihuacan pyramids built bythe Aztecs. We climbed the Sun Pyramid, which we were told has 365 steps(one step for each day of the year). The view at the top was amazing.

Our Mexico City stop also took us to Universidad Tecnológica deMéxico, a local dental school. Our hosts were welcoming and more thanwilling to share with us their approach to dental instruction. We wereimpressed with their program and the facilities.

We also visited a local cancer hospital where oral and maxillofacialsurgery and prosthetics are made. We even made a stop at a bone graftfactory.

Next, we traveled to Puebla, a city of 1.5 million people in southernMexico, where we visited Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado dePuebla. Their technology and level of patient care was similar to that seenin the United States. We also visited more pyramids and embraced more ofthe Mexican culture.

Benita Rashaw, UMES’ assistant director in the Office of ResidenceLife, was recently named to the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools’Family Engagement Council. She also was the 2014 Parent InvolvementMatters Award recipient for Somerset County Public Schools.

“Serving as a parent volunteer warms my spirit. I enjoy working withchildren of all ages,” Rashaw said. “The Greenwood Elementary School staffprovides quality education to children, so volunteering is my way of thankingthem for their dedication and hard work. When I was asked to serve on Dr.Lowery’s Family Engagement Council, I was truly honored. I will representUMES and Somerset County well.”

Rashaw devoted numerous hours to the Greenwood Elementary SchoolParent Teacher Organization as president and continues to volunteer as anactive parent and member of the PTO. Throughout the years, she has assistedthe staff with literacy events and serves on the School Improvement Teamwhere she works with the Early Learning and Transitions Committee. Inaddition, she serves as a member of the Superintendent’s County ParentAdvisory Committee.

“Mrs. Rashaw has been a dedicated parent volunteer since her daughterwas in pre-kindergarten. She is a wonderful resource for our school andworks with us as our partner in educating our children,” Cheryl O’Neal,Greenwood Elementary’s principal, said.

The Parent Involvement Matters Award is given annually in recognition

UMES alumnus travels to Mexico for dental school mission trip

UMES staffer is exceptional parent volunteer in school system

The focus of our trip, however, was a two-week stay at the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanosorphanage in Miacatlán, a small town about twohours from Mexico City. The UNC dental schoolhas been providing free dental care to thisorphanage for over 20 years.

We treated 400 patients, which includeddiagnosing each child, giving oral hygieneinstructions, performing cleanings, applyingtopical fluoride and placing fillings where needed.

The kids were so happy to see us and gratefulfor our service. We dined with them in “el

comedor,” Spanish for “the dining room.” They lovingly called us “midentista.”

At night, we hung out with the kids and played soccer with them. Evenat the orphanage, we never stopped learning about the country’s cultureand how that impacts their dental care.

This experience was life changing and rewarding. It made me gratefulfor all the experience and technology available here in the U.S. Professorsadvise us all the time: “You aren’t just treating teeth, you’re treating awhole person,” and this trip really solidified that for me.

Providing care for the children was a warm, humbling feeling. It wasamazing to see all the good things that came from the hard work andplanning it took to make the trip possible. In return, these kids taught meto have fun, enjoy life and appreciate what I have. It was an emotionalexperience and we found it difficult to leave the orphanage.

Someday, I plan to return to Mexico. I met a lot of wonderful people,made new friends and learned a lot about the culture and dentistry.

Jaimie Whyte, UMES Alumnus (2012)

Benita Rashaw is pictured with herhusband, Cedric, a counselor in UMES’Office of Counseling Services, and theirdaughter, Carrington, a second-grader atGreenwood Elementary.

Election update on UMES alumni vying for office

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Dr. Juliette B. Bell, UMES’ 15th president, received one of five“Legend Awards” during a celebration held Oct. 31 at Baltimore’s BethelAME Church. The “Outstanding Service to the Community Award”saluted Bell for “promoting and supporting the participation ofunderrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and math– STEM – careers.”

Bell is a lifetime member of the BethelMissionary Baptist Church in Alpine, Ala. andcurrently attends Metropolitan UnitedMethodist Church in Princess Anne.

The Rev. Dr. Frank Madison Reid III,Bethel AME’s senior pastor andUniversity System of Marylandregent, was the evening’s“Legendary Honoree” inrecognition of his 25thpastoral anniversary.

Reid received abachelor’s degree inhistory and African-American studies at Yale,a Master’s of Divinity from Harvard and a Doctor of Ministry from the UnitedTheological Seminary inDayton, Ohio.

UMES’ 2014 College Fed Challenge team was runner up in apreliminary round of a national competition where students tackle real-life challenges confronted by the Federal Reserve, the nation’s centralbank.

American University fielded the winning team, which moves on to aregional event later this month. The other finalist in the Oct. 31competition at Towson University was Loyola University of Baltimore.

Students delivered 20-minute presentations on monetary policy andwere scored on content, teamwork, responses to questions, presentationand style. Judges were: Jim Dorn, vice president for monetary studies atthe Cato Institute; Doug Hamilton, director of research at Peter G.Peterson Foundation, and Quincy Johnson, director of Professional andLegal Studies Towson University College of Business and Economic.

UMES employed a “role-playing” strategy where the five studentscrafted and memorized a script addressing the sluggish economicrecovery and debating what constitutes an acceptable nationalunemployment rate.

Dr. Monisha Das, a UMES marketing professor and the team’s leadadvisor, said the quintet delivered a strong presentation she sensedimpressed the judges.

“This group was a miracle team,” Das said. “They took only threeweeks to immerse (themselves) in high-level monetary policy discourseand absorbed it to become convincing.”

After each team’s presentation, judges peppered students withquestions to gauge how they think on their feet and to test their grasp ofthe complexities of federal bank policymaking.

Chambers said he believes American University’s team won on thestrength of its stellar performance during the Q&A session.

UMES’ participation in the annual Fed Challenge event, Das said,gives students hands-on experience that will benefit them after graduation.

Other schools with teams in the two-tiered competition were MountSt. Mary’s University and McDaniel College.

UMES’ Fed Challenge team members, from left, are: Jongmin“Michael” Cha, computer support, Natasha Magino, marketing major,Adam Billie, finance major, Ujala Noman, accounting major, StephenBull, business administration major and Dillon Simon, businessadministration major.

Bell awarded for service to the community

UMES’ College Fed Challenge team competes

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greatest share of state legislative seats since 1928 (over 600 seats).Steele’s skills as a communicator have been showcased through his

current role as a political analyst for MSNBC. He has also been a contributoron the Fox News Channel and was a regular host of the Salem RadioNetwork's nationally syndicated “Morning in America” show. He currentlyhosts “Steele & Ungar” on the POTUS Channel on SiriusXM. He has been aguest on “Meet the Press,” “Face the Nation,” HBO's “Real Time with BillMaher,” Comedy Central's “The Colbert Report” and “The Daily Show.”

Steele’s writings on law, business and politics have been published in“The Wall Street Journal,” Politico.com, The Grio.com, The Root.com,BET.com, “The Washington Times,” Townhall.com, “The Journal ofInternational Security Affairs” and “Catholic University Law Review.”

He is the author of “Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating theObama Agenda,” which is a call-to-arms for grassroots America and is co-author of “The Recovering Politician’s Twelve Step Program to SurviveCrisis.”

Born at Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George’s County, Md., Steelewas raised in Washington, D.C. Upon graduating from Johns HopkinsUniversity (‘81), he entered the Order of St. Augustine, where he studied forthe priesthood for over two years. He is a graduate of Georgetown LawCenter (’91), an Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow in Public Leadership and aUniversity of Chicago Institute of Politics Fellow.

Two UMES alumni (Oct. 31 Key) who were candidates for statelegislative office during the Nov. 4 general election fell short in theirbids: Maryland House of Delegates 38-C: Mary Beth Carozza (R) – 73percent; Judy H. Davis (D) – 27 percent

North Carolina State Senate District 34: Andrew Brock (R) – 66percent; Constance Johnson (D) – 34 percent

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Environmental artist Peter Stern discusses aerial photographs from his“Nentego” series with Dan Powell, a Somerset County resident whorecognized a local creek in one of the photos.

Faculty Spotlight

The 2014 edition of the Roger Blunt Construction Management LectureSeries was held Nov. 4. Dwayne Fitzpatrick, a 1994 alumnus of UMES’Construction Management Program addressed students in the programand representatives from businesses in the industry on the topic, “ALook Inside the Construction of the 9-11 Memorial and Museum.”Fitzpatrick is a senior risk control consultant for the Metro Region ofthe Travelers Construction Unit’s Edison, N.J. office. Pictured, from left,are: Jackson Ford, Hakeem Davis, Charity Nichols, Jonathan Moore,Fitzpatrick, Jeffrey Thomas, Brian Sarimento, Drew Barrall and DerekLalanne. The lecture series is held annually in honor of Roger Blunt,president of Blunt Enterprises LLC.

Senior dietetics students in the Department of Human Ecology attendedthe Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo sponsored by theAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The event was held October 19-21in Atlanta. Pictured at the National Dairy Council’s “Donations to Fillthe Milk Gap” exhibit are (left to right): Jennifer Pope; Dr. Malinda Cecil,UMES’ dietetics program director; Chanal Carlisle, Alexandra Alford andShawnee Sweeney.

“I was surrounded by professionals with a passion for food and inspiring

people to live healthy. I learned about new research in child health issues, food

safety and leadership, along with wellness and prevention. Culinary

demonstrations showed a healthy twist to foods like breakfast pizza, lettuce

wraps and mango bread. At the Expo, I tired new foods and drinks from

familiar companies and tested new products. I came back home with recipes

cards, cooking supplies and autographed books. After visiting FNCE for the

first time, I know becoming a registered dietitian is the right career for me.” Shawnee Sweeney

Dietetics students attend conference in Georgia

Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes,professor and dean of UMES’ School ofGraduate Studies, has been re-electedto another two-year term as a memberof the Graduate Record Examinations(GRE) Diversity, Equity and InclusionCommittee.

The committee is an importantcomponent of the GRE programgovernance structure, Keane-Dawessaid. Members review plans andprograms related to fairness and accessin GRE testing and equality ofopportunity to prepare effectively foradmission to graduate school. Thecommittee also reviews GRE researchproposals to ensure appropriateconsideration is given to how researchcontributes to the understanding of theperformance on standardized teststaken by underrepresented groups.

Lecture inRoger Bluntseries held

Salisbury artist JoanMaloof is pictured ina gallery re-creationof the 9-11 MemorialForest she createdas part of her Old-Growth ForestNetwork, anenvironmentalactivist effort. Thetrees were taggedwith the names of allof the victims of 9-11. Tags shown arethe actual tags thatoriginally hung inthe forest.

EcoArt exhibit now through Nov. 26 at the Mosely Gallery

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A team representing theUniversity of Maryland EasternShore finished third in the 2014PGA-sponsored tournament foruniversities that offer golfmanagement degrees.

Seniors Greg Raad, MikeVeverka and Jesse Williams, juniorNorman Blanco and sophomoreTiana Jones carded a combined618, one stroke behind runner-upFlorida State University in the two-day event.

Campbell University of BuiesCreek, N.C. led wire-to-wire in the

36-hole tournament, which featured the 19 institutions accredited by thePGA of America for aspiring PGA professionals. Campbell was ahead by fourstrokes after the first day and won by 11 strokes.

Two of this year’s 95 competitors were women – including Jones, whoalong with Williams posted UMES’ best two-day score of 153. A transferstudent who won the 2014 Women’s Individual Invitational at the 2014 PGAMinority Collegiate Golf Championship, Jones paced the Hawks with a final-round, two-over par 74.

“I just wanted to post a good number for the team and make acontribution,” she said. “Our performance showed the other (golfmanagement) schools that an HBCU is capable of competing at a high level.I’m honored to be a part of that.”

UMES program director Billy Dillon said the team he took to Florida

Roger Brown, one the university’s most visible andpopular student-athletes, will be inducted in the BlackCollege Football Hall of Fame early next year.

Brown, who had a successful 10-year professionalcareer with Detroit and Los Angeles, was among sevenmen chosen, including Richard Dent (Tennessee State),L.C. Greenwood (Arkansas-Pine Bluff), Ernie “Big Cat”Ladd (Grambling), Ken Riley (Florida A&M), DonnieShell (S.C. State) and coach W.C. Gorden of JacksonState.

Brown, who is believed to be the first man to playpro football weighing more than 300 pounds, made sixPro Bowls and was the 1962 NFL Lineman of the Year.He was a two-time NAIA All-American as anupperclassman on the powerhouse Maryland Statesquads of the late 1950s.

Brown joins fellow UMES alumni Art Shell andJohnny Sample in the Black College Football shrine,which began inducting members in 2010. Theenshrinement ceremony will be held Feb. 28 at therecently opened College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

PGA-sponsored tournament

Alumnus Roger Brown inducted in football HOF

“played exceptional golf. Finishing thirdmeans a lot, not only to our five students,but to everyone in our program.”

Among universities with teams in the13th annual event were Clemson, N.C. Stateand Penn State. UMES’ third-place finish isthe university’s best performance in thecollegiate tournament since launching itsgolf management program in 2007.

UMES is the nation’s lone universitythat offers a PGA-accredited bachelor’sdegree in golf management through itsDepartment of Hospitality and TourismManagement.

Photo courtesy Stephen M. KatzThe Virginian Pilot

Photos by Montana PritchardNorman Blanco

Tiana Jones

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UMES’ Club Football Team got the win over Longwood University(Va.) Nov. 8 with a score of 28-7.

A Halloween treat—the UMES community enjoyed the Chick-fil-A open-ing in the Hawks Nest in the Student Services Center. Its hours areMonday-Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Chick-fil-A grand opening

UMES Club Football Team gets the win

Dr. Rick Ward, senioradmissions recruiterat UMES, speaks tohigh school studentsduring the 2014 Tri-County College Fairhosted by theuniversity. Nearly1,500 studentsvisited the “one-stopshop” for highereducation options.Representatives fromover 100 colleges,trade and graduateschools andbranches of themilitary met withpotential students.

High school students visitUMES for College Fair

UMES Drama Society performs

UMES Drama Society membersperform during a scene of LorraineHansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun.”From left, are: Patrick Lieb, OrretCush, Skyler Offer and TourissaAlcindor.

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Art Exhibit OpeningReception4-6 p.m.Mosely Gallery“Graduating Art Students”

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Gospel Choir Concert5 p.m.Ella Fitzgerald Center 410-651-6575