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Page 1Circling the World

Page 2Circling the Oval

Page 3UMES People

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Page 5School News

Page 6School News

Page 7Difference Makers

Page 8Calendar of Events

A newsletter for University of Maryland Eastern Shorestudents, faculty, staff, alumni and friends

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November 2006

November 18 • 4 p.m.Men’s Basketball v. WagnerWilliam P. Hytche Center

November 27 • 7 p.m.UMES Gospel Choir Fall RevivalElla Fitzgerald Center for the Performing ArtsRevival continues through December 1

November 28 • 11 a.m.Fall RecitalVoice & Woodwind StudentsElla Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

November 30 • 11 a.m.Fall RecitalPiano, Brass & Percussion StudentsElla Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

December 2006

December 2 • 5 p.m.UMES Gospel Choir Fall ConcertElla Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

For the latest news aboutUMES Athletics, checkout Hawk Talk:www.umeshawks.comChevonne MansfieldGraduate Assistant,Sports InformationUniversity of MarylandEastern ShorePhone: (410) 651-6499Fax: (410) 651-7600Email: cmansfield@umes.edu

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C i r c l ing the Wor ldDecember 9 • 12 p.m.Men’s Basketball v. HowardWilliam P. Hytche Center

December 9 • 2 p.m.Lady Hawks v. Winston-Salem StateWilliam P. Hytche Center

December 30 • 5 p.m.Men’s Basketball v. DartmouthWilliam P. Hytche Center

January 2007

January 3 • 7:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball v. Norfolk StateWilliam P. Hytche Center

January 6 • All DayUMES Coach O InvitationalIndoor Track MeetWilliam P. Hytche Center

January 17 • 7 p.m.Men’s Basketball v. ShenandoahWilliam P. Hytche Center

Division of Institutional Advancement#3 Alumni House

Princess Anne, MD 21853

January 20 • 4 p.m.Men’s Basketball v. Florida A&MWilliam P. Hytche Center

January 22 • 7:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball v. Bethune-CookmanWilliam P. Hytche Center

January 29 • 7:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball v. Coppin StateWilliam P. Hytche Center

February 2007

February 3 • 4 p.m.Men’s Basketball v. North Carolina A&TWilliam P. Hytche Center

February 5 • 7:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball v. South Carolina StateWilliam P. Hytche Center

February 12 • 7:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball v. Delaware StateWilliam P. Hytche Center

The Key is a publication of the UMES Division of Institutional Advancement for the students, faculty,staff, alumni and friends of the University. Please call 410-651-7773 for more information.

TThe TechnologyAssociation ofMaryland (TEAM)has honored afaculty memberand a studentfrom UMES at itsannual banquet.

Department ofTechnologyChairman Dr.Leon Copelandreceived the TEAMLifetimeAchievementAward. SeniorGregory RossCullen was presented with the 2006 Donald MaleyScholarship.

Copeland was honored for a lifetime of leadership anddedication to the field of technology education. He haschaired the Department of Technology at the Universitysince 1983. For more than 25 years, he has coordinatedthe department’s annual Tech Expo and its Distinguished

Lecturer Program.In addition toteaching a variety ofundergraduate andgraduate courses inhis 30 years atUMES, Copelandhas made contribu-tions to curriculumdesign and educa-tional research.

The LifetimeAchievement Awardis the most recentof several honorsTEAM has bestowedon Copeland. He

has also been recognized by the International TechnologyEducation Association, the Association of Career andTechnical Education and various organizations in construc-tion management.

From his own point of view, Copeland considers hisinvolvement and co- directorship of a $1.2 million grant

A prestigious national all-star band hasselected two of our students to join theirranks, one of them in a lead position.

For the fifth consecutive year, UMESwas included when the InternationalAssociation for Jazz Education (IAJE) andthe African American Jazz Caucus (AAJC)recently announced the 20 members of the2007 African American Jazz CaucusHistorically Black Colleges and Universities(HBCU) Student All-star Big Band. SeniorMercury Morris, from Baltimore, MD, willplay lead (first) trombone and freshmanElliot Womack, from Philadelphia, willplay third trumpet. Both are music educa-tion majors and are members of the UMESJazz Ensemble and the UMES WindEnsemble. Charles Smith, also fromPhiladelphia, has been selected as one of ten alternates whowill be asked to play if any of the trumpet players who have

been chosen will not be able to perform.Dr. Lamkin will serve as one of the threeconductors for the band.

According to a statement from the AAJC,the selection committee had a monumentaltask of selecting the best jazz performersfrom the Historically Black Colleges andUniversities in a blind audition process.

The AAJC/HBCU Student All-star JazzEnsemble will be featured in three concertsin three different celebrated settings. Theyare: (1) 34th Annual InternationalAssociation for Jazz Education Conference:Hilton New York, 8 p.m. (2) 34th AnnualInternational Association for JazzEducation Conference: Sheraton New YorkHotel & Towers, Saturday, January 13,2007, 7 p.m. (3) The New York Public

Library / Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture,Sunday, January 14, 2007, 3 p.m.

UMES MusiciansInvited to JoinAll-star Big Band

Mercury Morris

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TEAM Awards Winners

L to R: William Johnson, president, TEAM; Dr. Leon Copeland, chair, UMES Department ofTechnology; Michael Weglein, president-elect, TEAM; Dr. Ayodele Alade, chair, UMES Departmentof Business, Management & Accounting.

It was a special night before itever began. My Dad was taking meto the Officers Club (the OC) withhim for Bingo Night. Just the two ofus. Not my younger brother or babysister. Not even Mom, who was

pregnant and stayed home with my younger siblings.Dad was a career Army officer and traveled exten-

sively. He was currently stationed at the Pentagon andwe were living in Northern Virginia. I was a fourthgrader at Springfield Elementary, newly arrived fromour two-year tour of Japan, short on friends and longon loneliness. Dad obviously sensed my need for com-panionship.

Just spending time with him was a gift. It was post-Korean War, but the Southeast Asia conflict was brew-ing and the Army was training him to become a mili-tary intelligence expert on the Far East. He would ulti-mately serve two tours of duty in Vietnam—but thatwas a lifetime away this evening. To top it off, we gotto play bingo.

Not that either of us were bingo aficionados, but weboth loved to compete: in school, sports, board games,you name it. Poker was his game, baseball mine, butwinning was all consuming.

We did zilch all night, until blackout. I won! $25--afortune to a 9-year-old in 1958. My head was spinning,imagining a new baseball glove, unlimited trips to themovies ($1 got you a seat, popcorn and a Coke), atransistor radio. The OC had a gift shop and I passedthrough as we prepared to go home where I couldengage in insufferable bragging to my 7-year-old broth-er. My eyes connected with a pair of cameo ear rings.Mom. Not only would I get a night out with Dad, anevening of games, a winning score, but by spending mybooty on my mother, I’m a total hero—a grand slam.

I looked at my Dad and he knew just what I wasthinking. He smiled, but then caught me off guard bydarting his eyes, signaling me to look to my right. Therewas a bucket on the table as you exited the OC, with ahand-made sign that read “Support Disabled Veterans,Share Your Winnings.” I took a deep breath, thoughtabout what a good glove I already had and the pain ofbreaking in a new one, and plopped the $25 in thebucket.

It felt good right away and still feels good today. Idoubt I’d remember the evening were it not for myDad’s wordless suggestion. And Mom still talks about it,so I won her over anyway.

Philanthropy—it’s a great feeling and lasts a lifetime.

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The KEY is published bythe Office of PublicRelations in the Divisionof InstitutionalAdvancement.

EditorsSuzanne Waters Street,Director of PublicRelations

Gains B. Hawkins,Vice President forInstitutionalAdvancement

Maureen McNeillOffice of PublicRelations

Debi Rus, GraphicDesigner

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Photos by:Jim GlovierSuzanne StreetMaureen McNeill

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Di f f e rence MakersA Weekly Column about the Power of Giving

Gains Hawkins, Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Saturday, December 2, 2006

Holiday Celebration &Awards Ceremony

6pm – 11pm

Student Services CenterUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

Entertainment by: Exquisite BandMr. Keith Sewell, Manager1992 UMES Graduate

SAVE THE DATE

Usually, when the LadyHawks Basketball team hasvisitors, they strive to defeatthem – but not every time.Not these visitors.

The Lady Hawks havebecome mentors to area stu-dents through a program

called Project Achieve. Young students come to campuseach Tuesday afternoon to meet with their mentors and toget help with math, science, English or any homeworkthey may have. Whenthey’ve had time towork, play and justhang out, thementees and LadyHawks head to thedining hall together.

Head Coach FredBatchelor helpedselect ProjectAchieve as this year’scommunity serviceproject. “It gives usthe chance to give

LADY HAWKS REACH OUT THROUGH PROJECT ACHIEVEback in a personal manner as well as giving back to thelocal community,” he told program organizers.

“I feel community service is very important,” agreedActing Athletic Director Keith Davidson. “I admire ourteams for showing and giving support.”

Having seen them at their kindest, the young studentswill also have the chance to see their mentors as fiercecompetitors on the court. As an incentive for participa-tion, the Lady Hawks have provided Project Achieve withtickets for their home games.Partially reprinted from the Project Achieve Newsletter, Fall 2006 Issue.

from the National Science Foundation for the TechnologyLeadership Project a highlight of his career. The three-year project involved more than 200 technology educa-tors and administrators in developing leadership, profes-sional development and curriculum development skills.

Cullen, who is due to graduate in May, is described byUMES faculty as a conscientious student who has beenactive in campus programs. In presenting Cullen with the2006 Donald Maley Scholarship, a $500 prize, the organ-ization described him as task-oriented, enthusiastic andmotivated, describing high hopes for his success as atechnology educator in Maryland. His acceptance speechwas followed by a standing ovation.

TEAM is a nonprofit organization dedicated to theimprovement of technology education. The UMESDepartment of Technology offers three unique profes-sional academic programs leading to the Bachelor ofScience degree. The programs are construction manage-ment technology, engineering technology and technologyeducation.

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6 3Schoo l News UMES Peop le

Seabrook Joins Criminal Justice Faculty

TThe newest member of the Criminal Justice faculty at UMES brings a wealth of practical experience andscholarly research to the classroom.

As a visiting lecturer, Renita L. Seabrook will teach several classes for the University, from undergradu-ate courses in criminal justice, criminology theory, terrorism and introductionsto a graduate level class in theoretical perspectives.

Seabrook is a doctoral candidate at the School of Criminal Justice at RutgersUniversity and plans to receive her Ph.D. in May. Her dissertation examined “TheEffects of the Georgia Cognitive Skills Experiment for Pre-Release FemaleOffenders.” She holds an M.A. in criminal justice, also from Rutgers; and earnedher B.A. in law and society at Purdue University.

While at Rutgers, Seabrook received several prestigious awards, including theDavid Twain Fellowship, the Walter C. Russell Scholars Award and a RutgersUniversity Teaching Assistant Fellowship.

Her professional experience has been both in the academy and in the field.Seabrook is a program development consultant for the Georgia Department ofCorrections. For six years, she was a counselor with the Georgia State Board ofPardons and Paroles, having served as a program coordinator for the sameboard for two years previous.

Seabrook has used her time with the Georgia system to advance understand-ing of corrections practices. With four colleagues, she co-authored “The Georgiacognitive skills-experiment: A replication of reasoning and rehabilitation,” published in 2004 in the journal“Criminal Justice and Behavior.”

Beyond her classroom work, Seabrook will serve on a variety of committees at UMES, including: thecommittee for general education and the curriculum committee for the Department of Criminal Justice. Sheis a freshman advisor and the co-ed advisor for the pre-law students.

Kimberly Dumpson, Esquire,director of alumni affairs, recentlyearned a certificate in fund raisingmanagement from The Fund RaisingSchool at the Center onPhilanthropy at Indiana University.

Indiana University's FundRaising School "promotes the high-est standards in professionalfundraising and the body of knowl-edge informing philanthropic tradi-tion." The certificate in fund raisingmanagement is awarded after suc-cessful completion of the followingfour key courses: Principles andTechniques of Fund Raising,Planned Giving: Getting the ProperStart, Developing Major Gifts and

Interpersonal Communications forFundraising."

“I will use the knowledge andskills I’ve learned from the IndianaUniversity program to supportefforts spearheaded by the UMESDivision of InstitutionalAdvancement to raise $14 millionfor the University's Campaign forAcademic Excellence,” saidDumpson.

The Fund Raising School is theonly international fundraising edu-cation program housed within auniversity. It helps thousands eachyear to develop more fully as fundraising professionals.

DUMPSON EARNS FUNDRAISING CERTIFICATE

Enjoy Hawk Basketball onSaturday, December 9,

when the first100 UMES Faculty and Staffare admitted free of charge.

12 p.m.Televised LIVE on ESPNUUMES Fighting Hawks

vs.Howard University

2 p.m.UMES Lady Hawks

vs.Winston-Salem State

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Dr. Ahmad Jilani comes to UMES from the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture (USDA) to serve as the new liaison officer. Inthis capacity, he is charged with recruiting students to theUMES Departments of Agriculture and Human Ecology,helping students find internships within USDA, promotingthe generous scholarship opportunities that USDA offersand assisting students who are interested in post-collegeemployment in any of the 19 different agencies withinUSDA.

Jilani holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degreefrom the University of Punjab in Pakistan. Prior to coming

to UMES, he spent 20 years with USDA’s Food SafetyInspection Service as a public health veterinarian. Heworked as a supervisor, a public health veterinary officerand an enforcement investigator and analyses officer,reviewing facilities and procedures to ensure the publicreceives safe and healthy food. He is familiar with multiplespecies such as poultry, turkey, duck, cattle, swine, horsesand game animals and a variety of methods and regula-tions for slaughter, including traditional, New Yorkdressed, Jewish, Buddhist and Islamic. He has workedclosely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), the Office of Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration (OSHA), and the Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) as well as many of USDA’s otheragencies, such as the Animal and Plant Health InspectionService (APHIS). His work has taken him to New YorkCity; Lubbock and Waco, Texas; Boston; Maryland; andDelaware.

Of UMES he said, “People don’t realize what a gem thisUniversity is. My job is to spread the word about the fullrange of opportunities that are available to people inter-ested in the broad, exciting and important fields of agri-culture and human ecology.”

Jilani works in Trigg Hall, Room 1137, on the UMEScampus. He can be reached at 410-651-6313. He and hisfamily have lived in Salisbury for ten years.

Jessica Craney WinsMosely Gallery Logo Contest

When it comes to finding design talent, an art depart-ment has a certain advantage. At UMES, the Department ofFine Arts has a new image for its Mosely Gallery, thanks toJessica Craney, the winner of the Mosely Gallery logo con-test.

The faculty selected Craney’s design from severaldozens of entries by fine arts majors. Her design com-bines the letters M and G in an artistic yet clear fashion,in the approved UMES colors. The Mosely Gallery logowill be used on signs around campus during galleryreceptions.

Currently the Mosely Gallery, located in the Arts &Technology Building, is showing The Artists’ Co-op Fall2006 exhibition until December 21. The Mosely Gallery isopen Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., andadmission is free.

UMES JOINS LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION

By joining the world’s preeminent leadership organization, UMES is bringing a pow-erful network of professionals and scholarships within reach of its doctoral candidates.

Dr. Jay Bishop explains that a newly established membership in the InternationalLeadership Association (ILA) will open doors for participants in the University’sOrganizational Leadership doctoral program. Bishop has also signed on as a memberof the organization’s review committee to select presenters from among the submis-sions for next year’s annual conference.

With that experience, he believes he will be better prepared to advise members ofthe UMES community who would like to speak before the ILA membership. Amongthose who presented at the 2006 meeting were professors, doctoral candidates andeven an undergraduate student.

For Bishop, membership in the ILA opens a world of opportunity to UMES. Not only can students in the ORLD programjoin at a reduced rate, they will also have access to some very promising networking opportunities. At the conference lastmonth, Bishop was able to meet and discuss the UMES program with some of the most highly regarded scholars and practi-tioners in the field of leadership. He enthusiastically recruited potential guest lecturers while there.

USDA Stations Liaison Officer with UMES

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