NEWSVol.�XXVIII�No.�1�•�August�25,�2011SU

A�Publ icat ion� for �Facul ty, �Staff �&�Students

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Employee of the YearFind out who took home the tophonor for 2010-11. . . . . . .page 4

Housing Is NationallyRankedRead how high SU placed on anational housing survey. . .page 4

Going for GoldSU earns its first LEED Goldcertification for Pocomoke Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 5

WANT TO KNOW MORE?Find more information aboutmany of the articles in thisissue at www.salisbury.edu/newsevents by clicking on the“Press Release Archives” linkon the left.

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SU Is Smoke FreeAs the academic year begins,students, faculty and staff arereminded that SU is a smoke-freecampus. The University is committed to

providing a learning and workingenvironment that protects the health,safety and well being of the entirecampus community. Civility isencouraged. Individuals who chooseto smoke on the perimeter of campusare urged to be cautious of vehiculartraffic and be considerate of thoseavoiding second-hand smoke.According to the American

Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation,some 530 campuses nationwide havenow banned smoking, along withother public institutions, includinghospitals and houses of worship.

Ronald Cotton served more than a decade inprison for a crime he never committed. Twoyears after he was exonerated by DNAevidence, Cotton met Jennifer Thompson,the woman who mistakenly identified him asthe man who raped her at knifepoint, and thetwo formed an unlikely friendship thatchanged their lives.The pair wrote about their experiences,

with co-author Erin Torneo, in the New YorkTimes bestseller Picking Cotton: Our Memoir ofInjustice and Redemption, this year’s New StudentReader book. Thompson talks about theirjourney 7 p.m. Thursday, August 25, in theGreat Hall of Holloway Hall. A book signing follows.The next day, Thompson speaks to new

students during SU’s annual Fall Convocationat 8:30 a.m. in Red Square (rain location:Maggs Gym), followed by a day of facultyand staff-led discussions about the book. That afternoon, students also hear frommotivational speaker Jordan Burnham, a 19-year-old suicide survivor who addresses hislife-changing experiences in “Life After the Fall.” New students return to campus Thursday,

August 25, with a series of events, including aclass photo and welcome ceremony led byPresident Janet Dudley-Eshbach at 3:30 p.m.in front of Holloway Hall.From August 29-September 8, all students

are invited to participate in Welcome Week.Activities include:Monday, August 29• 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – Wings and water ice, Red Square• 8 p.m. – “Laughs, Laughs and MoreLaughs” performance, Holloway Hall auditoriumTuesday, August 30• 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – African StudentAssociation Marketplace, Guerrieri Center(GUC), Wicomico RoomWednesday, August 31• 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – Greek Carnival, Red Square

• 3:30-5 p.m. – Scavenger hunt, Red Square• 7 p.m. – “Meet the Fraternity Brothers”event, visit the Student Activities Office inthe GUC for location informationThursday, September 1• 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – Tie dye, Red Square• 8 p.m. – Slam poetry, Wicomico RoomFriday, September 2• 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – “Meet Your Military”reception, GUC, Fireside Lounge• 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – “Rock the Quad” with Saferide• 7 p.m. – Delmarva Shorebirds baseballgame (meet in Camden Lot E at 6 p.m.)Monday, September 5• 7:30 p.m. – “Gulls, Crabs and a Movie, OhMy!,” Teacher Education and TechnologyCenter LawnThursday, September 8• 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Student Activities Fair,Red Square (rain location: Wicomico Room)• 8-10 p.m. – Outdoor open mic, UniversityHill (rain location: GUC Fireside Lounge)

Sea Gull athletics also begin Saturday,September 3. For schedules visitwww.suseagulls.com.

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Violators of SU’s Smoke-Free Campuspolicy are subject to disciplinary action,including a $75 fine. For informationabout smoking cessation resources, contactthe Counseling Center at 410-543-6070 orvisit www.salisbury.edu/smokefree.

In the Media SpotlightThe Office of Public Relations extends its appreciation to the following faculty,staff, students, alumni and guests whoresponded to media inquiries from April 30-August 17:Stephen Adams, Jennifer Berkman,

Ernie Bond, Jackie Bradstock, ChristineBramble, Marie Cavallaro, MouChakraborty, Bryan Chenowith, TylorClaggett, Betty Crockett, Jane Dané,Maria Diaz, Memo Diriker, LawandaDockins-Gordy, Becky Emery, JessicaEmhoff, Charlie Endicott, Dane Foust,Pat Gotham, Dave Gutoskey, KatieHinderer, Caitlyn Howard, Scott Jensen,Howard Johnson, Fran Kane, DavidKisor, Jordan Koehler, John Krahl, JoanMaloof, Jerry Miller, Bill Nelson, KierstinOguinn, Scott Palmer, Darren Parnell,Elizabeth Rinehart, Blair Rinnier, LenRobinson, Irving Roth, Lisa Seldomridge,Lesley Staffeldt, Brian Stiegler, ClytieTaylor, Ed Thomas, Emily Thorpe, AmyWaters, Christy Weer, Jack Wenke, ArleneWhite, Alex Williams, Chris Wilson, BobWood, Carol Wood and Tang Zi.Should anyone have been inadvertently

omitted, please call 410-543-6031 forinclusion in the next edition.

AmeriCorps�Graduates

ShoreCorps/PALS�(Partnership�for�Adolescents�on�the�Lower�Shore),�SU’s�AmeriCorps

program,�recently�celebrated�its�2011�graduation. Pictured,�from�left:�Program�Director�Mark

Thompson,�Aleshia�Polk,�Geneva�Collins,�Ashley�Gunter,�Administrative�Assistant�Christine

Aument,�Ciara�Cooks,�Beverly�Moyer,�JaMilla�Thompson,�Katherine�Kitzrow,�Jamelle�Horsey,

Jonathan�Goldklang,�Project�Director�Dr.�George�Whitehead,�Brooks�Onley,�Laurin�McNiff�and

Ashley�Meckley.�Not�pictured�are�members�Quincy�Allen,�Natalee�Cartwright,�Michael

Greenfield,�Takara�Melton,�Josalyn�Rolfe,�Sonya�White�and�Tori�Williams.

Spickler Is Top MentorDr. Don Spickler, Mathematics andComputer Science Department, is SU’sOutstanding Research Mentor for 2011.Announced at the 10th SU StudentResearch Conference, the honor celebratesfaculty who are excellent supervisors ofstudent research and scholarly work.Since 2003, with Spickler’s guidance,

some 21 students working on 15 differentresearch projects have presented at theSUSRC. Some of his students havepresented at the National Conference onUndergraduate Research and atdiscipline-specific meetings across the stateand region. Spickler has also deliveredsome 30 talks in 10 years at SU.SU News Guidelines

The SU News is published by the offices of Public Relations andPublications every other Thursdayduring the fall and spring semesters,unless otherwise noted. The deadline is Thursday at noon for articles toappear the following week.Any story relating to the life of the

campus is welcome. Newsletter itemsshould be submitted via e-mail toChristine Smith. Articles may be editedfor length and content, and will run amaximum of two times.For more information call Smith

at 410-548-4769 or send e-mail tocbsmith@salisbury.edu.

Dr.�Don�Spickler

Chinese Artists ExhibitLast year, eight artists from Suzhou,China, made local headlines during apainting demonstration at SU. Now, theirworks come to the University during amonth-long exhibit.“Eight Suzhou Artists” hangs

August 29-September 27 in the AtriumGallery of the Guerrieri UniversityCenter. The exhibit includes works by Qi Chunlan, Xu Huiquan, Chen Jianjun,Sun Junliang, Shen Minyi, Zhang Xiaofei,Dai Yunliang and Chen Weibing.Regarded as some of China’s best artists,most are instructors at the SuzhouAcademy of Fine Art and SuzhouUniversity.Their creations are regularly exhibited

in Europe, Japan and Canada, with piecesfound in collections in New York, Paris,Tokyo and Bangkok. The flowing waters,elegant bridges, gateways, classical flowergardens, temples and pavilions of Suzhouare dominant in these watercolor and ink artworks.The exhibit is part of a joint cultural

exchange between Maryland and Suzhou.Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Monday-Wednesday, closed on holidays.Sponsored by University Galleries,

admission is free and the public is invited.For information call 410-548-2547 or visitwww.salisbury.edu/universitygalleries.

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Video Installation ExhibitA disembodied voice telepathicallycommunicates with a “DigitalThoughtographer” in “CODEWORK,” aself-contained multimedia installation byartist Mark Amerika.“CODEWORK” is shown through

October 21 in SU’s Electronic Gallery,Teacher Education and TechnologyCenter Room 153. Amerika delivers anartist’s talk 5 p.m. Thursday, October 6.The work’s painterly video style is

synchronized with 5.1 surround sounds,which were made in collaboration withsound artist Chad Mossholder using thevoice of German actress Jutta Wolfert.Amerika developed the abstract motionimage sequences after having touredJapan and Europe as a VJ at museums,universities, festivals and techno clubs.The video source material came from

footage shot in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Hawaii and the Australian Outback. The soundtrack was developed in closeconsultation with Mossholder, who usesWolfert’s vocals, scripted by Amerika, aswell as sounds captured on video and other manipulated sources to furtherintensify the experience of watching thetrance-like images.Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tuesday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. For information call 410-543-2547or visit www.salisbury.edu/electronicgallery.

Faculty Art ShowMembers of SU’s Art Departmentshowcase their works during thedepartment’s annual faculty art show,August 30-September 30, in theUniversity Gallery of Fulton Hall.In partnership with the Department

of Music, a reception is held Friday,September 9. Music faculty perform aconcert from 5-6 p.m. in Fulton HallRoom 112. A reception immediatelyfollows from 6-8 p.m. in the gallery.The exhibition features artwork in a

variety of media produced by full- andpart-time art faculty members. Currentmembers of the studio art faculty include:Jeanne Anderton, Karen Bearman, GaryBrotman, Edward Brown, Alison Chism,Jessica Cross, Helene English, PaulFlexner, Carl Goldhagen, James Hill,Marjorie Hill, Susan Holt, ElizabethKauffman, Jinchul Kim, Sally Molenda,John Mosher, Margo Nolan, PamelaOlszewski, Dean Peterson, Preston Poe,

Jinchul�Kim’s�What�if�You�Come�Back

SU’s First J-1 ScholarLast spring, Dr. Valentín Serrano Garcíaeducated American students as SU’s first J-1 Visiting Scholar. He taught two classes inthe Modern Languages and InterculturalStudies Department. He is faculty at theUniversity of Málaga, a public campus ofover 14,000 in southern Spain.Serrano earned his Ph.D. and then

taught art history at Málaga. At SU, hetaught courses on topics including Spanishart and literature.The J-1 program is sponsored by the

U.S. Department of State. The designationas an institution allowed to host exchangevisitors with J-1 visas took SU about twoyears to obtain. Now, the University maywelcome international faculty annually.

Sanaz Rahimlabafzadeh, Brooke Rogersand Adam Weir.Art Department faculty speak on their

works during two panel discussions in thegallery at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 6,and Thursday, September 8.Admission is free and the public is

invited. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Tuesday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, closed holidays. For moreinformation call 410-548-2547 or visitwww.salisbury.edu/universitygalleries.

Ward Earns AccreditationSU’s Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art has achieved accreditation from theAmerican Association of Museums(AAM), the highest national recognitionfor a museum.Accreditation signifies the Ward

Museum has met and exceeded thehighest standards of the museum field and is among the best institutions in the country.To celebrate, free admission is

offered Monday-Sunday, through October 9. The museum has made manyadditions to its facility, exhibits andeducational programs in the past year. This includes renovations to its signatureroofline, which will be under constructionthis fall. These improvements reflect acommitment to engage the community andwork toward the highest level of standardsof the museum field.The museum hosts an accreditation

celebration Friday, October 7, during the14th annual Chesapeake Wildfowl Expo.Additional details about the dinner andticket information are available atwww.wardmuseum.org.The Ward Museum is one of only 13

museums accredited in Maryland and oneof just three on the Eastern Shore.

Dr.�Valentín�Serrano�García

Marketing FeedbackStudents in Paula Morris’ marketingclasses received real-world feedback fromiostudio, a marketing firm based inWashington, D.C., and Nashville.Executives and directors from both of

iostudio’s offices judged advertisementsdesigned by Morris’ students as part of aclass project. Students were charged withsecuring and meeting with a client, anddesigning a print, TV, radio or online ad;billboard; annual report; or brochure tomeet the client’s needs.Student teams worked with local

businesses including Station 7 Restaurant,Peninsula Regional Medical Center, JetsGymnastics, Digital Dirt and Kane RealEstate. Judges praised the students’ “clearmessage and clean layout,” “goodcopywriting,” “good use of humor,”“good use of imagery” and “goodlayout,” among other topics.

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Employees of MonthSU honored exceptional employees thissummer. Paul Gasior, field experiencescoordinator for the Seidel School, was JuneEmployee of the Month. Carl Dise, PostOffice Services supervisor, was JulyEmployee of the Month.Gasior was nominated by Dr. Dennis

Pataniczek, dean of the Seidel School, forhis ability to provide successive semesters ofpositive professional developmentexperiences. He accomplishes this bycoordinating and monitoring fieldexperience placements to ensure eachcandidate works with a mentor to foster apositive experience not only for the student,but also for school principals and staff.“Paul has an incredibly complex job

and excels at it,” which results in enhancedprofessional relationships between SU andthe local community participatingorganizations, said Pataniczek.Dise was nominated by former SU

student and University Post Office studentworker Matt Teffeau, who noted hiswillingness “to help each student betterthemselves.” According to Teffeau, Dise is a skillful

scheduler, troubleshooter and innovatorwho is able to maintain efficient service tothe University. He also praised Dise for“giving advice and showing kindness to thestudent employees. In a way, I look backnow and realize that if it wasn’t for hisleadership and help, I may not have madeit through college.”As Employees of the Month, Gasior

and Dise were presented a framedcertificate from SU President Janet Dudley-Eshbach and received $25 gift cards to theSU Bookstore, Regal Cinemas and an SU

alumni-owned restaurant. In addition, theirphotos are placed on the EmployeeRecognition Program Web site andEmployee of the Month Wall for one year.The Human Resources Office invites

new Employee of the Month nominations.The submission deadline for the nextquarter is Tuesday, September 13.Information about the program and anomination form are available online atwww.salisbury.edu/hr/emprecprog.html.Paper copies are available at the HumanResources Office in Holloway Hall Room150, the library and the Information Deskof the Guerrieri University Center.

Employee�of�the�Year:�Gwen�Owen,

assistant�director�of�housing�and�residence

life,�was�named�SU’s�2011�Employee�of�the

Year.�Announced�during�SU’s�annual

Employee�Appreciation�Day,�the�winner

receives�a�$1,000�cash�prize.�Owen�began

her�career�with�SU�in�2003�as�an�area

director�in�the�Housing�and�Residence�Life

Office.�In�November�2010,�she�was�selected

as�Employee�of�the�Month.

SU No. 1 in HousingStudents ranked SU No. 1 in the nation forcampus housing quality when compared tocost, according to results of a recentEducational Benchmarking, Inc. survey.The survey asked thousands of

students at 282 colleges and universitiesthroughout the United States, includingmore than 1,600 at SU, to rate theircampus housing experiences in 87 areas.SU ranked in the top 10 in eight “Livingon campus enhanced your ability to …”categories, including:• Manage your time more effectively (No. 2);• Solve your own problems (No. 2);• Understand the consequences of drugabuse (No. 2);• Study more effectively (No. 3);• Improve your communication skills (No. 4);• Resolve conflict (No. 5);• Understand the consequences of alcoholuse and abuse (No. 5); and• Improve interpersonal relationships (No. 9).In addition, SU ranked No. 2 in the

“Satisfaction with variety of meal plan”and “Satisfaction with value of diningplan” categories. Salisbury was No. 7 in“Living on campus fulfilled yourexpectations” and “Benefitted frominteractions with residents who aredifferent than you.” The University alsoranked No. 9 in “Living on campusenhanced your ability to improveinterpersonal relationships.”

Alumni Teachers HonoredThis year, many of Maryland’s Teachersof the Year have one thing in common:an SU degree. Nine SU alumni have beennamed Teachers of the Year in countiesstatewide for 2011-12, the most of anyhigher education institution represented.In all, more than one in three of this

year’s honorees are Sea Gulls. They include:Cheri Nier of Caroline County, StephanieHarris-Walent of Charles County, ValerieLomax of Dorchester County, Allison Kernof Queen Anne’s County, Dawn Lankfordof Somerset County, Angela Asmussen ofTalbot County, Katharine Long ofWashington County, Chad Pavlekovich ofWicomico County and Jennifer Sills ofWorcester County.

Bernstein Award WinnerFor senior John “Zack” Kline, taking a littleconstructive criticism paid off – in theamount of $5,000.The repeat finalist won the University’s

2011 Bernstein Achievement Awardcompetition with his business plan forenvironmentally-friendly A.I.R. LawnCare. Last year, he received an honorablemention.Kline’s plan is to start a company that

provides sustainable residential landscapingservices. He hopes to launch it aftergraduating from SU in December 2011 orafter earning his M.B.A. from SU. The Bernstein Achievement Award was

launched in 1987 by local entrepreneurand SU alumnus Richard Bernstein (’76),founder of BAI Aerosystems, Inc. in Eastonand K&L Microwave, Inc. in Salisbury.

Marine Band TicketsEstablished by an act of Congress in 1798and dubbed “The President’s Own” byThomas Jefferson, the U.S. Marine Bandis the nation’s oldest professional musicorganization. The renowned groupperforms 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 1,in Maggs Physical Activities Center.Admission is free, but tickets are

required, available for pickup at theGuerrieri University Center InformationDesk beginning Thursday, September 1.Tickets are limited to four per person.Seating is on a first-come, first-served

basis. Ticket holders must be seated by7:15 p.m. Non-ticket holders will beadmitted at that time.For information call 410-543-6271.

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SU Still Among the Best“The professors here are down-to-earth,friendly and just passionate about whatthey are teaching.”“Salisbury strives not only to challenge

students academically, but to make themwell-rounded as possible.”This is what students are saying about

SU in The Princeton Review’s recentlyreleased The Best 376 Colleges. This marksthe 13th consecutive year SU has beenincluded in the national guidebook.

The Princeton Review’s list is compiledthrough a combination of statisticalanalysis, campus visits and student surveyswhich the authors characterize as“qualitative and anecdotal rather thanquantitative and scientific.” Its rankingsrepresent the top 15 percent of collegesand universities, both public and private,in the nation.

Race to the Top GrantA $1 million federal grant to train “GreatPrincipals for Maryland” allowed twoEastern Shore universities to offer classesat a new and collaborative Lower EasternShore School Leadership Institute.A four-year Race to the Top grant was

awarded to SU and the University ofMaryland Eastern Shore (UMES) inPrincess Anne, sister institutions in theUniversity System of Maryland. Plannerssay their institute is designed to trainaspiring principals to lead schools in the21st century. A focus of the program isreducing the achievement gap betweendifferent student groups.Writing effort for the grant was led by

Dr. Douglas DeWitt, director of the SUEducational Leadership Program, and Dr. Derry Stufft, coordinator of theUMES Educational Leadership DoctoralProgram. The two said they view theinstitute as a collaboration with countyschool superintendents to help improveeducation for Lower Eastern Shorestudents. The writing effort was alsoassisted by Dr. Andrew Carrington from UMES.For more information contact

DeWitt at 410-543-6286.

Discover Main StreetFrom the humble grocers andhaberdashers to the majestic UlmanTheatre, Salisbury’s Main Street was acenter of commerce at the turn of the20th century.SU’s Edward H. Nabb Research

Center for Delmarva History and CultureGallery explores the businesses that madeup the central commercial districtthrough the exhibit “Main StreetSalisbury.” The display hangs fromAugust 29-May 25.Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Mondays,

Wednesdays and Fridays, closed holidays.Co-sponsored by the Nabb ResearchCenter and DiCarlo Digital CopyingCenter, admission is free and the public is invited.For information call 410-543-6312 or

visit http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu.

Pocomoke Earns GoldPocomoke Hall is the first renovatedbuilding on campus to earn Leadership inEnergy and Environmental Design(LEED) Gold certification from the U.S.Green Building Council (USGBC).In renovating the building, Grim +

Parker Architects and Holder ConstructionCompany incorporated 41 guidelinesestablished by the USGBC forenvironmental quality to achieve the Goldcertification. They ranged frommaintaining a majority of the existingstructure to reducing water consumptionby more than 42 percent with updatedplumbing fixtures.The University also hopes to achieve

Gold certification for three otherrenovated residence halls – Manokin,Nanticoke and Wicomico – as well asPerdue Hall.

Johnson Is EPA FellowEnvironmental studies major JessicaJohnson will have a rare chance to studyalongside some of the most knowledgeableenvironmental scientists in the United Statesas a recipient of the EnvironmentalProtection Agency’s (EPA) 2011 GreaterResearch Opportunity Fellowship.Only 30 of the awards, worth $42,700

each, are given each year. The fellowshipsprovide students with college funding fortheir junior and senior years, as well as paidinternships at EPA facilities during thesummer between those years. Johnson is thethird SU student in the past two years toreceive the honor.The president of SU’s Environmental

Student Association, Johnson is engaged incampus life. She is a peer leader for theUniversity’s Green Floor Living LearningCommunity, event coordinator for SU’schapter of the Phi Eta Sigma nationalfreshman honor society, and a member ofthe Outdoor Club and Campus Crusadefor Christ.

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El. Ed. Cohort GradsWhen SU conferred more than 1,500degrees during its 85th year SpringCommencement ceremony at theWicomico Youth & Civic Center, it wasalso a celebration for students from SU’sElementary Education Cohort Program at the Eastern Shore Higher EducationCenter at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, MD.Cohort students accepted their

diplomas along with traditional graduatesduring the 10 a.m. ceremony. Most of thecohort graduates previously completed anA.A.T. program at Chesapeake College.Among the 2011 graduates are

Lindsay Bell, Jamie Bunting, Joanna Cain,Erika Coughlin, Nicole Dudding, LaurenGlover and Laura Hise.Students interested in joining a future

cohort may contact incoming cohortliaison Sara Elburn at 410-677-6705 or sjelburn@salisbury.edu.

Pictured�are�(from�left)�Jamie�Bunting,�

Joanna�Cain,�Lindsay�Bell,�Laura�Hise,�

Erika�Coughlin,�Nicole�Dudding�and�

Lauren�Glover.

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For more information contact UniversityResearch Services at 410-548-5395.

Spencer Foundation: Research Grant ProgramProgram provides small research

grants to help scholars and teachers in abroad range of academic institutions topursue pilot research and the initialphases of larger investigations. Thefoundation focuses on five areas ofinterest: education and social opportunity;organizational learning; teaching,learning and instructional resources;purposes and values of education; andfield-initiated proposals. Deadlines refer to required preliminary proposals for small research grants. Deadline: October 3, 2011 www.spencer.org/content.cfm/research

Thomas Named To Leadership TeamDr. Rosemary M. Thomas, vice presidentof advancement and executive director ofthe SU Foundation, Inc., has beenappointed to the American CancerSociety’s (ACS) Nationwide LeadershipTraining Team (NLTT).National trainers help spread the

ACS’ messages at the national, divisionaland regional levels. For the team, thesociety seeks volunteers who are strongcommunicators with proven facilitation,presentation, coaching and training skills,as well as a general knowledge of theACS mission and in-depth knowledge ofits Relay For Life program.“I am honored to have been selected

to serve on the Nationwide LeadershipTraining Team and, more importantly, tohave been given the opportunity tocontinue sharing the mission and purposeof the American Cancer Society,” saidThomas. “My family has volunteered withthis organization for three generations,and I am proud to be a part of that tradition.”Since 2006, Thomas has served as an

ACS community ambassador for Region12, covering Delaware and the DelmarvaPeninsula. She also has been a part of theleadership council for ACS’s Tri-County

Leadership Team since 2003. Last fall, she began a three-year term on theACS South Atlantic Division board of directors.For many years, Thomas has been

active with the society’s Relay For Lifeprogram. She was a member of the RelayFor Life Mid-Atlantic Task Force from1996-2000 and has served on Relaycommittees in Maryland, including SU,and her native West Virginia. SU’s Relayis consistently ranked among the top

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collegiate Relays in the nation, havingraised more than $780,000 since itsinception in 2002.Thomas is active with many other

community, state and nationalorganizations, including the GeneralFederation of Women’s Clubs and theAmerican Legion Auxiliary’s Girls Stateprograms in both Maryland and West Virginia.Professionally, she is the ACT

state representative for Maryland,Delaware and the District of Columbia, and is a member of several organizations, including theCouncil for the Advancement andSupport of Education, the DelmarvaPlanned Giving Council and theAssociation of Fund Raising Professionals.In 2008, The Daily Record of Baltimore

named her one of “Maryland’s Top 100 Women.”“Dr. Thomas’ application was most

impressive, and she is coming to theNLTT with very high recommendationsfrom both staff and volunteer leaders inthe South Atlantic Division,” said GinaMyracle, NLTT chair. “We are lookingforward to working with Dr. Thomas andwill value the expertise that she will bringto our 40-plus volunteer trainers fromacross the country.”

MAXI CompetitionSustainable driving makes a difference.That’s the message two teams of

Perdue School students sought to impartduring the Direct Marketing Associationof Washington Education Foundation’s(DMAWEF) 2011 Collegiate MAXICompetition. Students were challenged tocreate a marketing plan for the ChevroletVolt for area automotive dealer Ourisman Chevrolet.The SU team of Jessica Beever, Sarah

Cibelli, Scott Cocklin and HannahTownsend earned the Silver MAXI, whilethe Salisbury team of Matt Leon, BrianMatos, Spenser Smallwood and TracyStanley took home the Bronze. Both werecoached by Dr. Howard Dover of theManagement and MarketingDepartment.

Hill Earns Portrait AwardThe Portrait Society of America hasnamed work by Dr. James Hill, ArtDepartment, among the world’s best.Hill won the Exceptional Merit

Award in the society’s InternationalPortrait Competition. His 22-inchsculpted ceramic bust, “Contemplation,”was one of only 20 pieces selected for the competition finals out of more than1,750 entries worldwide. “Contemplation”is inspired by Hill’s wife, Marjorie, whopractices yoga and meditates. Its titlerefers to what he calls “esoterictraditions.”Last year, Art Department

colleague Jinchul Kim won thecompetition’s Certificate of Excellence.

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Test Optional ApprovedThe University System of Maryland Boardof Regents has approved SU’s continuationof its test-optional policy for high-achievingstudents. The decision follows a five-yearpilot study by the campus.“I am grateful for the Board of

Regents’ support,” said SU President JanetDudley-Eshbach. “The pilot study hasshown that test-optional students performas well as their classmates and that thegraduation rates of test-optional studentsare actually slightly higher. The programalso has contributed to greater economicdiversity among our incoming students,which we believe allows SU to better serveall the citizens of Maryland.”The pilot study shows that test-optional

students outperform those who submittedtest scores in such areas as coursecompletion. Based on the 2007 class, thetest-optional students also graduate at ahigher percentage than the others.Retention rates and grade point averagesfor test-optional students and theirclassmates are similar. A full report on theresults of the pilot study will be shared withSU’s Faculty Senate when it reconvenes this fall.

Theatre & Dance TicketsSU’s Theatre and Dance Departmentoffers a variety of programs for the 2011-12 season.Performances begin with the Bobbi

Biron Theatre Program’s production ofRonald Harwood’s The Dresser October 13-16 and 20-23. The play is directed by andfeatures Dr. T. Paul Pfeiffer, the theatreprogram’s artistic director. Robert Smithdirects Carlo Gondini’s classic Commediadell’arte The Servant of Two MastersNovember 10-13 and 17-20. Pfeifferreturns to the director’s chair forShakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet April 19-22and 26-29. All Bobbi Biron Theatreperformances are in the Black Box Theatreof Fulton Hall. Curtain is 8 p.m.Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.The SU Dance Company, directed by

Mary Norton, presents its 22nd annual FallDance Showcase from November 9-12. Itsannual Spring Concert, featuring repertoryhighlights, is April 25-28. All danceperformances are 8 p.m. in Holloway Hall Auditorium.Pre-season subscribers who purchase

tickets by Thursday, September 15, receive20 percent off the retail price,acknowledgement in programs andreserved seating. Pre-season rates are $12per performance for adults; $10 for seniorsage 62 and up, SU alumni and non-SUstudents with ID; $8 per person for groupsof 15 or more.Regular rates during the season are $15

for adults; $12 for seniors age 62 and up,SU alumni and non-SU students with ID;$10 per person for groups of 15 or more.To purchase advance tickets, go to

www.salisbury.edu/theatreanddance, call410-543-6228 or visit the SU Box Office,Fulton Hall Room 100, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. For day-of sales, theBox Office opens one hour prior to curtain.Day-of tickets for Dance CompanyPerformances are available in the HollowayHall Lobby beginning at 7 p.m.For information call 410-548-6228 or

visit www.salisbury.edu/theatreanddance.

Fall Sports Season BeginsIn 2010, four of SU’s seven fall athleticsteams earned trips to the NCAAtournament, and two claimed CapitalAthletic Conference titles. The Sea Gullslook to improve on those numbers when thenew season begins. The women’s soccerteam visits Rutgers-Camden on Thursday,September 1. Field hockey, which won the 2009

national championship, advanced thefarthest of any SU fall team in the NCAAs,getting to the quarterfinal round. The Gulls,who were 16-4 a year ago, open with atournament at Wilkes University, September 3-4The Sea Gulls’ men’s and women’s cross

country teams won their ninth and seventhCAC championships, respectively, andcompeted in the NCAA Mideast Regional.The men’s team also sent freshman RyanJackson to the NCAA championship meet.The cross country season gets underwaySaturday, September 3, with the SU FallClassic at Winterplace Park.A new era starts this fall as the football

team enters the Empire 8 Conference after13 years in the Atlantic Central FootballConference. SU made its seventh NCAAtournament appearance and first since 2007last November, posting a 7-3 record. TheGulls’ season opens on Saturday, September3, at 1 p.m. versus the Apprentice School atSea Gull Stadium.The men’s soccer team fell in the CAC

championship to York (PA) College onpenalty kicks to finish 12-3-5 on the season.The Sea Gulls kickoff their season at homein the Elmer Lord Classic against PennState-Altoona on Saturday, September 3, at 2 p.m.Volleyball advanced to the CAC

semifinals, finishing with a 23-12 record,including a 6-2 mark in the league. SUopens the season in the Battlefield Classic atGettysburg College from September 2-3.

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DPR Earns AwardsStories told by Delmarva Public Radiorecently earned praise from theChesapeake Associated Press BroadcastersAssociation. WSCL 89.5 FM and WSDL90.7 FM garnered five awards in the non-metro radio category. The stations, whichbroadcast from SU, have won 25 awards inthe past seven years.News Director Don Rush took home

three awards. His coverage of theinvestigation and trial of Delawarepediatrician Earl Bradley earned him theaward for Outstanding News Series. Healso won Outstanding Feature or HumanInterest Story for his feature “A SkipjackMakes a Comeback” and Outstanding Useof Sound for his story “Delmarvans Copewith the Latest Heat Wave.”One of the stations’ newest programs

took top honors, as 2BoomerBabes RadioHour won the award for Outstanding TalkShow. Winning the Outstanding Editorial or

Commentary category was volunteercoordinator Penny Hartman with heropinion piece “Just Don’t Call MeMa’am.” This was Hartman’s secondconsecutive win.

Lind Earns AppointmentBrian Lind, Guerrieri University Centerfacilities coordinator, has been appointedsocial media coordinator for the Associationof College Unions International (ACUI).Founded in 1914, ACUI is a non-profit

educational organization bringing togethercollege union and student activitiesprofessionals in seven countries.

SU’s Top ChefMatt Conley, a sous chef at SU, was part ofa silver medal-winning team at an AmericanCulinary Federation competition during the17th annual Tastes of the World ChefCulinary Conference in Amherst, MA.Unlike traditional competitions, each

dish is graded individually, earning gold,silver or bronze based on its own merit.Though this was Conley’s fourth medal, itwas his first silver.

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The OrganizerAUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 30n Exhibit: Art Department Faculty Show - Art &Music Faculty Concert & Exhibit Reception:Friday, September 9; Concert: Fulton Hall Room 112, 5 p.m.; Reception: Fulton HallGallery, 6-8 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3n Cross Country: SU Fall Classic - WinterplacePark, 9:45 a.m.

n Football vs. Apprentice School - Sea Gull Stadium,1 p.m.

n Men’s Soccer vs. Penn State-Altoona - AthleticFields, 2 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4n Men’s Soccer vs. Eastern Mennonite - AthleticFields, 3 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5n Campus Closed: Labor Day

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6n Lecture: Art Faculty Panel Discussion - Fulton HallGallery, 3:30 p.m.

THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23n Exhibit: Catching A Glimpse - Ward Museum

THROUGH OCTOBER 21n Exhibit: Mark Amerika: CODEWORK - ElectronicGallery, TETC Room 128; Visiting Artist Talk:Thursday, October 6, 5 p.m., TETC 153

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25n Lecture: Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice &Redemption with Jennifer Thompson - Holloway Hall,Great Hall, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26n Convocation — Red Square, 8:30 a.m. (seating) (Rain: Maggs Gym)

MONDAY, AUGUST 29n Fall 2011 Classes Begin

AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 27n Exhibit: Eight Suzhou Artists - Guerrieri Center,Atrium Gallery

AUGUST 29-MAY 25, 2012n Exhibit: Main Street Salisbury - Nabb CenterGallery

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7n Women’s Soccer vs. Richard Stockton - AthleticFields, 4:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8n Lecture: Art Faculty Panel Discussion - Fulton HallGallery, 3:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10n Football vs. Ithaca - Sea Gull Stadium, Noon

n Field Hockey vs. Randolph Macon - Sea GullStadium, 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11n Field Hockey vs. TBA - Sea Gull Stadium,Time TBA

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14n Women’s Soccer vs. Virginia Wesleyan - Athletic Fields, 4 p.m.

n Field Hockey vs. Johns Hopkins - Sea GullStadium, 6 p.m.

n Concert: DJ Rekha - Red Square, 7 p.m. (Rain: Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room)

n Volleyball vs. St. Mary’s (MD) - Maggs Center,7 p.m.

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