By Joe Bucci, director, Office ofPublic Relations, Universities atShady Grove

The University of MarylandEastern Shore’s Hotel andRestaurant Management Programhas been awarded a $240,000 grantfrom The J. Willard and Alice S.Marriott Foundation. The grant,which will be distributed over fiveyears, will create a new MarriottHospitality Center on the campus ofthe Universities at Shady Grove andwill significantly enhance theeducational experience of studentsin UMES’ HRM Program.

“We are extremely delighted toreceive this grant to support thestudents who benefit each yearfrom the stellar HospitalityManagement Program we offer inMontgomery County,” said JudyStreeter, director of UMES at ShadyGrove Hospitality ManagementProgram. “The Marriott HospitalityCenter at the Universities at ShadyGrove is the perfect complement to

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INSIDEPage 2A Gift from Delmarva PowerConcert Choir in Puerto Rico

Page 3Hercules Scholars Named

Page 4-5Convocation/Founder’s Week

Page 6Athletic News

Page 7Investment Club Marks First

Year

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September 25, 2009

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore’sHotel and Restaurant ManagementProgram at The Universities at ShadyGrove Receives $240,000 J. Willardand Alice S. Marriott Foundation Grant

Marriott FoundationSupport Will CreateNew MarriottHospitality Center onThe Universities atShady Grove Campus

Pictured, left to right, are: Caitlin Vandegrif, HRM student; Susan Callahan, chef instructor, UMES at USG; AnneGalle Laplanche, HRM student; Katherine Keely, HRM student; William Urioste, HRM student; Dr. Ernest Boger,chair, Hotel and Restaurant Management Program, UMES; Rita Laddbush, HRM student; Judy Streeter, programdirector, Hotel and Restaurant Management Program, UMES at USG; Ashley Briggs, HRM student; and Anne Gun-steens, executive director,The J.Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation. Photo courtesy of USG

Comcast and The Washington Center for Internships and AcademicSeminars (TWC) awarded Comcast Diversity Congressional Scholarships tothree UMES students who participated in The Washington Center’s PoliticalLeadership Program. Each of the students received $5,000 scholarships,which supported internships in the offices of congressional leaders this pastsummer. The scholarships, made possible by an annual $25,000 grant pro-vided by Comcast, helped to partially defray the cost of The WashingtonCenter program and housing costs for award recipients.

The UMES students who received the scholarships were: Josh Mitchellof Upper Marlboro, Md., a summer intern with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.); Thomas Keane-Dawes of Salisbury, an intern with Sen. BarbaraMikulski (D-Md.); Christian Albertie of Silver Spring, Md., an intern withRep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.).

UMES students receiveComcast Diversity Congressional Scholarship awards

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“Comcast is dedicated to supporting the educational pursuits of theyouth in our communities,” said Fred Graffam, regional senior vice presi-dent, Comcast. “Through programs like this, we can provide students an in-side look at our nation’s government as well as valuable first-handexperience through close interactions with key political leaders.”

The Comcast Diversity Congressional Scholarships are awarded to se-lect undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds who are attendingHBCUs located in Maryland and pursuing careers in the political arena.Along with the monetary stipend, recipients received academic credit and afour-and-one-half-day-per-week internship in the offices of U.S. senatorsand house representatives, congressional committees and subcommittees.

“Identifying talented minorities for careers on Capitol Hill is critical.We have helped these students secure internships on Capitol Hill because

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Payoff for a fast-pacedacademic year ofperformances on and off theuniversity campus comes in theform of a performance tourtraditionally to an exoticdestination. This year was noexception as a group of 36representatives of the UMESConcert Choir traveled toPuerto Rico.

“The tour performancestruly reflected all of the timeand effort that the choirmembers devoted to learningtheir music, rehearsals andperformances leading up to the tour,” said Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston,director, UMES Concert Choir. “Forgive the pun, but thankfully, we endedthe year on a very high note!”

The group spent seven days in Puerto Rico hosted by the installationchaplain at Fort Buchanan, an Army installation near San Juan, PuertoRico. Housed at the El Carney Lodge on Fort Buchanan, the choirperformed at the installation chapel at Fort Buchanan and the Coast Guardhousing community center in San Juan before traveling to the west coast ofthe island where they were housed and performed at the Coast Guardguesthouse in Aquadilla.

“We were blessed with beautiful weather, wonderful hosts andresponsive, appreciative audiences,” said Harleston. “Ironically, the onlyday it rained was the day some of us went horseback riding in Aquadilla.As always, the students were on their best behavior.”

Delmarva Power Bay Region Vice President John J. Allen Jr. recentlypresented a check to President Thelma B. Thompson in support of studentscholarships. The annual presentation added $15,000 to the alreadysubstantial amount of monetary support offered over the years.

“It has been a tough economic time, and fundraising has not been whatit used to be,” said Allen. “We are pleased, however, to be able to present$15,000 in support of the university.

Thompson lauded the support of the utility company. “We highlyappreciate this gift,” said Thompson. “The state of the economy makes stayingin school hard for some of our students; and your gift, along with others likeit, helps us to keep our brightest students here. Thanks for your interest andyour service and your kindness.”

Annual contributions from Delmarva Power began in 1994 and havetopped some $425,000, providing funding for scholarships as well as BlackHistory Month activities at the university.

Private gifts to the university are made to the UMES Foundation, whichis part of the University System of Maryland Foundation Inc., a not-for-profitcorporation separate from the University System of Maryland. The foundationis a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal RevenueCode. The foundation’s purpose is to receive, hold, invest, manage, use,dispose of and administer property of all kinds, whether given absolutely orin trust, or by way of agency or otherwise. Contributions are used entirely for

Delmarva Power gift supportsstudent scholarships

the purpose specified by the donor.The university has a 123-year tradition of providing students from

underserved populations with an opportunity to receive a higher education.Financial support for students is an important focus of the Campaign forAcademic Excellence, a seven-year effort to raise $14 million. To date some$10 million has been raised in the campaign, which runs through 2011.

For more information on the UMES Campaign for Academic Excellence,please contact the Division of Institutional Advancement at 410-651-7773 orgo to www.umes.edu and click on “ways to give.”

Her third performancetour with the group, MostStudious Concert ChoirMember of 2009, Megan Azu,lists the fellowship of being ineach other’s company andseeing their director outsideof an academic setting asmemorable. “I especiallyenjoyed seeing theexpressions of the freshmanon their first trip,” she said.

The performance sheremembers most was at theinstallation chapel where anelderly gentleman had

returned for the first time since his wife had passed away. “When we sang‘Heaven Is One Beautiful Place,’ he had tears in his eyes.” She also enjoyedvisiting the picturesque setting of the governor’s house in San Juan andviewing the ocean and the gardens there.

According to Harleston, the tour was made possible throughfundraisers, contributions from churches, organizations and friends of thechoir and a choir fee. Currently, the UMES Concert Choir is in the midst oftheir major fundraiser for the 2010 Performance Tour.

The choir is hosting a Basket Bingo on Saturday, October 10, in theStudent Services Center Ballroom. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at thedoor if they haven’t been reserved. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with gamesfrom 5-8 p.m. Prizes are genuine Longaberger products. The event is notaffiliated with the Longaberger Company.

For more information or tickets, call 410-651-6574.

Board ofVisitor President JesseWilliams congratulates PresidentThelmaB.Thompson as she accepts a check for $15,000, representing the latestgift by Delmarva Power, by Delmarva Power Bay Region Vice PresidentJohn J. Allen.

Concert Choirperforms inPuerto Rico

extracurricular activitieson and off campus. Heholds membership in theAction Anime Society,Alpha Eta Rho, the EasternShore Aermodelers Cluband the Chesapeake BayRadio Control Club. Uponcompletion of his studies atUMES, he plans to designand test aircrafts.

Hercules Scholars aremale students who serve as

true ambassadors in their community. Additional requirements include aminimum grade point average of 3.0 and strong educational goals andaspirations for the future.

The Tom Joyner Foundation, www.blackamericaweb.com/foundation,has raised more than $25 million over the past seven years to helpthousands of students at some 80 historically black colleges.

For more information about the Tom Joyner School of the Monthcampaign at UMES, call Dr. Veronique Diriker at 410-651-8142. Donationswill be accepted until December 31.

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Hard work andperseverance at UMES hasearned three students thedistinction of HerculesScholars by the Tom JoynerFoundation. Arinze Bosah ofBowie, Derek Powe ofLaurel and Ronald Whitingof Riverdale, all ofMaryland, each received a$2,500 scholarship.

Bosah, a junior, acts asan ambassador to UMESthrough his membership in the UMES Action Program, the African StudentAssociation, the Golden Key International Honour Society and the TreadwillPhysician Assistant Student Society. He aspires to become a physicianassistant after completing his bachelor’s degree at the university in the samediscipline.

At UMES, Powe serves as a member of the pep band and performedwith the concert band, while concentrating on academics. He has beennamed to the dean’s list with a grade point average of 3.5. Upon graduation,he plans to pursue a career in the field of information technology.

Whiting, an aerospace engineering major at UMES, actively pursues

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Arinze Bosah Derek Powe Ronald Whiting

UMES students named Hercules Scholars

we believe this provides an important opportunity to develop a diversepipeline of young leaders,” said Martina Bradford, senior advisor forHuman Resources in the office of Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

“With its support of diversity-oriented programs like those offered byThe Washington Center, Comcast is helping local minority students on theirpath toward success, and making education and leadership development atop priority,” said Michael Smith, president of The Washington Center. “To-gether we’re workingto prepare area youthfor lives of civic leader-ship and responsibilitythrough challenging in-ternships that broadentheir understanding ofthe U.S. Congress andthe legislative process.”

Since its launch in2006, the Comcast Di-versity CongressionalScholarship programhas awarded $125,000in scholarships to 13students attendingBowie State University,Coppin State University, Morgan State University and UMES.

Nine additional UMES students benefitted from summer internshipsformed from the university’s relationship with The Washington Center forInternships and Academic Seminars. They were: Cherinet Surafeil, an elec-trical engineering intern at the Veteran Administration Center; Myekia

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Walker, a criminal justice intern at the Montgomery County Public De-fender’s Office; Chimene Diomi, a criminal justice intern with Black WomenUnited for Action; Severine Ekwede, a business administration/accountingintern with Energy Efficiency Experts; Olivia King, a business administrationintern in the Small Business Administration; Aquellah Price and TalithaRoyster, both business administration interns with the Enlisted Associationof the U.S. National Guard; Gaelle Taku-Bisong, a human ecology intern

with Tricom AssociatesInc., public relationsfirm; and DonaldWalker, a criminal jus-tice intern with the In-ternational CriminalPolice Organization.

Orchestratedthrough the Office ofCareer Services and Co-operative Education atUMES with the guidanceof Theresa Queenan, di-rector and liaison forthe internship program,representatives of TheWashington Center for

Internships and Academic Seminars attended the Fall 2008 and Spring2009 UMES Career Fairs and visited classrooms to share information onnumerous internship opportunities. According to Queenan, she anticipatestheir return to campus this fall. For more information on internship oppor-tunities call the Office of Career Services at 410-651-6447.

Photo: Courtesy of The Washington CenterPictured, left to right, are: Nick Catanzaro, Political Leadership Program advisor, The WashingtonCenter for Internships and Academic Seminars; Christian Albertie; Joshua Mitchell;Thomas Keane-Dawes; Charisse Lillie, vice president of Community Investment and executive vice president ofthe Comcast Foundation; and Earle Jones, senior director, Federal Government Affairs, ComcastCorporation.

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U M E S c e l e b r a t e sFounders’Week Convocation and Commencement

The Founders’ Week Convocation found some 800 faculty, staff, studentsand members of the community celebrating UMES’ 123rd birthday. Keynotespeaker and alumnus Dr. Thomas LaVeist offered five suggestions for success:

• The world is a mess; so remember that whatever you do, you can’tmake things worse.

• Stop and pay attention to the beauty and the wonder of the world;because you work to live, not live to work.

• Turn off the car radio sometimes when you drive.• Try to talk less and listen more.• Before you leave this assembly, thank the people in your support

system. None of us made it to where we are without the help ofsomeone else.

President Thelma B.Thompson conferred fifteen Doctor of PhysicalTherapy degrees at the recent Founders’ Day Convocation. Degree re-cipients pictured from left to right are: (front row) Megan Darr;TamaraAdkins; Melissa McGinnis;Thompson; Stacie Evans; Colleen Bechtel;Ashley Rowbottom; Margarita Treuth, professor, Physical Therapy; (sec-ond row) Janet Mutschler, director, clinical education, Physical Therapy;Benjamin Stewart; Shawn O’Neill; Erin Ruest; Raymond Moore; MatthewEvans; Jesse Fernandez; (back row) Cynthia Gill, lecturer, PhysicalTherapy; Nicholas Blanchard, dean, School of Pharmacy and HealthProfessions; Raymond Blakely, chair, Department of Physical Therapy;Michael Rabel, assistant professor, Physical Therapy; Dennis Klima, lec-turer, Physical Therapy; Joseph Beatus, associate professor, PhysicalTherapy. Graduates absent were Gilberto DeLeon, Katherine James andLorraine Lacoppola. Photo by Jim Glovier

Following theconvocation, Dr.John R. Lamkin,director of bands,Department of FineArts, plays “HappyBirthday” ontrumpet incelebration ofUMES’ 123rdobservance ofFounders’ Day.Photo by Jim Glovier

The speaker for the Founders’ Day ceremony and convocation, Dr.Thomas A. LaVeist, UMES Class of 1984, director, Hopkins Center forHealth Disparities Solution, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of PublicHealth, is greeted by President Thelma B.Thompson.Photo by Jim Glovier

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Founders’Week Outdoor ConcertOn a beautiful evening, the sounds of music wafted across

campus as faculty, staff, students and members of the communityenjoyed the sounds of UMES’ Jazz Ensemble, Concert Choir andGospel Choir. Under the direction of Dr. John R. Lamkin, director ofbands, the Jazz Ensemble performed “A Time for Love,” “Big Dipper,”“Tickletoe,” and “The Queen Bee.” The Concert Choir performed“Ride the Chariot,” “Come Dwell in Solomon’s Walls,” “That’s HowGood God Is,” and “O, What a Beautiful City,” directed by Dr. SheilaMcDonald Harleston. Selected works were also performed by theGospel Choir under the direction of Fernandez Batson and Dr. DellaDameron-Johnson.

The Concert Choir performs during the Outdoor Concert.Photo by Matthew Whittiker

TonyWebb, president,is slated to lead theSGA this academicyear.Photo by Matthew Whittiker

The UMES Gospel Choir performs at theWorship Service at Metro-politan United Methodist Church, the kick-off event for UMES’Founders’Week celebration. Founded six days apart in 1886, thetwo institutions celebrated their 123rd birthdays together as is thetradition. Each have looked to one another for support throughoutthe years. Photo by Matthew Whittiker

UMES’ Jazz Ensemble fills the air with the sweet sounds of jazz.Photo by Suzanne Street

Quentin R. Johnson, acting vice president for Student Life and Enrollment Management, inducted eight members of theStudent Government Association. Pictured, left to right, are: Atiya Powell, senior class president; PierreWilson, juniorclass president; Ashley Castell, junior class vice president; Chatriece Lawson, sophomore class president;ValarieMatthews, sophomore class vice president; Paul Jerry, freshmen class president; EbonyWilliams, freshmen class vicepresident; Erica Hartnett, SGA vice president and Johnson. Photo by Jim Glovier

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Founders’WeekWorshipService

Dr. James M.WhiteJr., associate vicepresident for stu-dent life and enroll-ment management,provided a rousingand fittingFounders’Weekmessage.Photo by Matthew Whittiker

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By Maggie Hayon, sports information assistant, and the Office of MediaRelations, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

CROSS COUNTRYThe men’s and women’s cross

country teams traveled to Hunt Valley,Md., for the Towson UniversityInvitational on Saturday, Sept. 12.

Three UMES male runners placedin the top three spots, which was goodfor a team second place finish with 49points.

Junior Amon Kiprotich(Kapsabet, Kenya) took first place out of44 runners in the men’s five mile racewith a time of 28:14.86. TeammatesPeter Sang (Kapsabet, Kenya) andShadrack Maritim (Kericho, Kenya)came in second and third withrespective times of 28:27.86 and 28:50.93.

Senior Solomon Kirongo (Nairobi, Kenya) placed 16th overall witha time of 30:17.28. The next Hawk finisher was junior Paul Jones-Burdenin 38th place with a time of 38:25.94. Sophomore Jermol Dix(Catonsville, Md.), junior Thomas Keene-Dawes and sophomoreDamian Miles (Teaneck, N.J.) held the 42nd, 43rd and 44th places withtimes of 41:52.66, 47:56.58 and 48:31.94.

In the women’s five-kilometer run, the Hawks tied for third as a teamwith 105 points.

Sophomore Cynthia Anais (Paris, France) was the highest UMESfinisher with a time of 20:57.88, which was good for a tenth place finish outof 65 runners. Senior teammate Tamica Thomas (St.Catherine, Jamaica)was close behind with at time of 21:00.37, good for 11th place. Fellowsenior Celia Whyte (Manchester, Jamaica) placed 28th with a time of22:30.99.

Jessica Abrantes (Scotch Plains, N.J.), a junior, placed 32nd with atime of 22:43.83. Freshman Emilie Ducados and Kenesha Abrams wereclose together with respective times of 24:26.89 and 24:26.89, good for43rd and 45th places. Freshman Courtney Gray placed 65th overall with atime of 34:14.08.

VOLLEYBALLVolleyball traveled to Dover, Del., to participate and go undefeated in

the Delaware State Invitational by sweeping Navy, LaSalle and Norfolk State9-0 at Memorial Hall. UMES improved their season record to 8-3.

Sophomore outside hitter Christine Edwards (Lakewood, Calif.)recorded a match-high 12 kills to lead UMES to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-14) win over Navy on Friday, which was their first against the Midshipmensince Oct. 21, 2003.

Freshman setter Bella Jade Romero (Arlington, Texas) led allplayers with 30 assists, while also tallying team highs of five digs and threeservice aces. Senior hitter Whitney Johnson (Prince Frederick, Md.)chipped in with eight kills, a .357 attack percentage, an assist and a dig.

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As a team, the Hawks posted a.373 attack percentage (39-11-75) andheld Navy to .281 (26-10-57). UMESalso held the advantage in aces, 10-5.

Four players had at least six killsas UMES defeated LaSalle 3-0 (25-13,25-14, 25-16) in the first game onSaturday.

Johnson led the way with a game-high nine kills, followed by seniorsCaylin Woodward (Garden Grove,Calif.) and Thonya Joseph(Bridgetown, Barbados), who hadseven apiece.

Sophomore Zoe Bowens (LongBeach, Calif.) tallied six kills of herown to help UMES win for the sixthtime in seven matches and improve to7-3 on the season.

Romero pitched in with 25 assistsand nine digs for the Hawks. Bowens (eight digs) and Woodward (seven)also had strong matches on the defensive end.

Freshman Gina Abbott (Salinas, Calif.) and redshirt juniorSamantha Chukwura (Brooklyn, N.Y.) each had a pair of service aces inthe victory. UMES hit a season-high .413 (38-7-75) against the Explorers(2-9) and held them to just .045 from the floor.

In the last game of the Invitational, Johnson and Bowens both reacheddouble figures in kills as UMES dispatched Norfolk State 3-0 (25-18, 25-15,25-14).

Johnson tallied 12 kills and three digs with a .500 attack percentage,while Bowens had 11 kills and five digs to help the Hawks win their fourthconsecutive match and seventh in their last eighth. UMES did not drop a seton the weekend and hit a solid .372 (43-11-86) against the Spartans, whofell to 2-9 on the season.

Woodward put together another strong performance with nine killsand seven digs and hit .389 in the win and Joseph had three kills, an assist,a dig and three of the team’s eight block assists for the day. SophomoreRebecca Prado (Annandale, N.J.) and freshman Karin Vikterlof (Orebro,Sweden) and Romero each recorded six digs. Romero also chipped in with32 assists.

CROSS COUNTRYThe men’s and women’s cross country teams will travel to the Mason Invita-

tional in Centreville, Va., on Sat., Oct. 3, at 10 a.m.

VOLLEYBALLVolleyball hits the road for the South Carolina State Tournament in Orange-

burg, S.C. They take on the hosts on Fri., Oct. 2, at 7 p.m., Cal StateBakersfield on Sat., at 11 a.m. and North Carolina A&T on Sat. at 3 p.m.

Volleyball takes on Morgan State on Tues., Oct 6, at 7 p.m. and DelawareState on Sun., Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. in away conference matches.

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS

Cynthia Anais

Whitney Johnson

For complete recaps, results and news of Hawk athletics, please visit www.umeshawks.com.

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Investment Clubcompletes first year

By Leland McCollough, faculty advisor, UMES Road toWealth Investment Club

The UMES Road to Wealth Investment Club finishedits first year with an 8.8 percent annual return on a virtualportfolio of $500,000, a remarkable return considering theDOW lost over 33 percent in value during the same period.The club president Tobi Kunle-Kehinde attributes the suc-cess to the excellent analysis efforts of the club officers, in-vestment committee and members.

The club develops, explores and tests investing strate-gies and valuation models using the Road to Wealth’s virtualportfolio. Opportunities for trading may occur in stocks,bonds, commodities, currencies and options.

Members experienced positive responses in interviewsfor internships - an unexpected benefit. In interviews, clubmembers experienced greater engagement with interview-ers and shared topics for communicating their interest andambitions. The opportunity to stand out among a pool ofapplicants provides an edge necessary in the current eco-nomic climate.

An organization within the Department of Business,Management and Accounting, the club is open to all stu-dents who desire to learn about investments and wealthcreation. Meetings are held on Thursdays at 11 a.m. KiahHall, room 2120.

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D E P A R T M E N T O F F I N E A R T S

C O N C E R T C H O I R

P R E S E N T S

Basket Bingo

Saturday, October 10UMES Student Services Center Ballroom

Doors open at 4:30 p.m.Games from 5-8 p.m.

For more information or ticket sales,call 410-651-6574

This Basket Bingo is in no way affiliated with or endorsed bythe Longaberger Company, although the prizes to be won

are genuine Longaberger products.

the center already located at Montgomery College. About 65 percent of ourstudents typically complete their first two years at Montgomery College andthen transfer to the Universities at Shady Grove campus. This grant will ensurethey have access to continuous cutting-edge hospitality and culinarytechnologies and curriculum throughout their four years of study.”

The grant primarily will be used to enhance the learning facilities at USG,updating the culinary arts learning environment for students to gain hands-on,real world curriculum experience. In addition, classrooms will be equippedwith the latest point-of-sale, property management software and businesssimulations.

“The Marriott Foundation and Marriott International have been verysignificant community partners in the development of USG,” said StewartEdelstein, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, University System ofMaryland and executive director at USG. “We are deeply grateful for theirsupport, which together with UMES’ degree program will produce outstandinggraduates for the growing hospitality industry in Montgomery County.”

“We are excited to support the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’sHotel and Restaurant Management Program at the Universities at Shady Grove,as it provides an opportunity for individuals in Montgomery County to obtaina four-year degree in hospitality,” said Anne Gunsteens, executive director ofThe J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation. “This is an opportunity thatwould not be possible if it were not for the program at Shady Grove.”

“We are grateful to The Marriott Foundation for providing thisscholarship and for their support in the past,” said President Thelma B.Thompson. “We are very pleased the Marriott Foundation has extended their

support to the Universities at Shady Grove campus of the University ofMaryland Eastern Shore’s Hotel and Restaurant Management program.”

About the Universities at Shady GroveUSG is an innovative model for delivering top-quality college degree

programs. USG is not one university; instead it is a collaboration of nineleading public universities in Maryland offering more than 60 undergraduateand graduate degree programs in Montgomery County. Established in 2000,USG serves more than 3,500 full- and part-time students. Participating USGpartners include: Bowie State University; Salisbury University; TowsonUniversity; University of Baltimore; University of Maryland, Baltimore;University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of Maryland College Park;UMES; and University of Maryland University College. More information onall of the undergraduate and graduate programs is available atwww.shadygrove.umd.edu.

About the Marriott FoundationThe J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation was established in 1965

with the purpose of giving back to the community. Under the current directionof J.W. Marriott Jr. and Richard E. Marriott, the Marriott Foundation isdedicated to helping youth secure a promising future, especially througheducation on the secondary and higher education levels, mentoring and youthleadership programs. Equally important are organizations that help providerelief from hunger and disasters; support people with disabilities; and creategainful employment opportunities for vulnerable youth and adults.

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Arts & EntertainmentFALL 2009 CALENDAR

SEPTEMBERNow FINE ARTS FACULTY SHOW

through 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Mon. through Fri.Oct. 8 Mosely Gallery

Now EXHIBITthrough “From Princess Anne to the Pros: A Small College’s Football Legacy”Feb. 28 8 a.m.- 10 p.m., Mon. through Thurs.; 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Fri.;

10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat.; 3- 10 p.m., Sun.Frederick Douglass Library

*Unless stipulated, allevents listed are FREE &OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.For more information,call 410-651-6669 or410-651-6571.

NOVEMBER8 IMA CHORAL FESTIVAL

4 p.m./ Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

10 ROGER R. BLUNT LECTURE SERIES11 a.m. / Student Services Center Theater

19 WIND ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT7 p.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

TBA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ETHNIC FESTIVAL11 a.m.Student Services Center Ballroom

OCTOBER9 JAZZ ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT

7 p.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

13 FALL MIDTERM STUDIO-CLASS RECITAL11 a.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

15 OPENING RECEPTION4-6 p.m.Honoring the Ancestors: African Art and ArtifactsMosely Gallery

Oct. 15 ART EXHIBITIONthrough 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon. through Fri.Dec. 4 Honoring the Ancestors: African Art and Artifacts

Mosely Gallery

28-31 *UNIVERSITY THEATRE SERIES7:30 p.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts$5 general public, $3 senior citizens, $2 UMES students

DECEMBER1 & 3 FALL FAMILY RECITAL

11 a.m.Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts