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The UMEScommunity isabout to embarkon a whole newcampus diningexperience.

Returningstudents will haveto schoolfreshmen on whatthe buzz is allabout in theStudent ServicesCenter, whereconstructionworkers spent thesummer transforming the look and feel of the main student dining facility.

From new laminate floors to the addition of partition walls to “softseating” and bar-style counters, the cafeteria known as The Plateau hasnoticeably raised its game.

Oh. And revamping menus also was a key component of the SSCmakeover coordinated by the university’s new food service provider,Thompson Hospitality of Reston, Va.

Students on meal plans will find a wider selection of choices, includingstations specializing in soups, pizza, salads, deli offerings and grilled foods.There will even be an “exhibition” station, where diners can place their“cook-to-order” requests for food posted on the day’s menu.

Vegetarian or vegan dishes will be a daily option as well.Employees and campus guests will have roughly the same choices at

The Oasis on the SSC’s second floor.UMES brought in a private company to run its food service operations

to leverage the expertise of specialists who know what appeals to college

students.“We’re

excited aboutbeing here atUMES,” MauriceJenoure, a seniorThompsonexecutive, toldemployees inearly July. “Wehave a lot ofexperience indelivering foodservice atcolleges anduniversities and

we believe we have the right formula to provide people a positive diningexperience.”

That formula at UMES also includes new tenants in the Hawk’s Nest,where students will be able to purchase Starbucks beverages andsandwiches by Mondo Subs. A Chik-fil-A (express) restaurant will be addedto the mix shortly, as well.

And there are plans to have a roving food truck featuring the Be RightBurger menu, where diners in a hurry can custom-order a hamburger andtoppings to go.

The food truck will appear on campus later in the fall. The optimumlocation has yet to be determined, but the vehicle will likely operate on thefar side of campus from the Student Services Center weekdays duringclasses.

Thompson also has pledged to work with the university’s Hospitalityand Tourism Management department to identify work-experienceopportunities in the company for UMES students.

New dining experience at UMES

UMES launches new cellphone, tablet appUMES students have a new electronic tool at their disposal that makes staying connected academically and socially easier

and more convenient. A UMES mobile app was rolled out in July to coincide with new-student orientation.“With the launch of a mobile app that works across multiple platforms, we had the opportunity to provide the UMES

community with a significant resource that could benefit a variety of people, especially our students,” said Jamie Webster,the university’s assistant director of information technology.

“Everybody may not have a brand new Apple laptop,” Webster said, “but most everyone has a smartphone or other

Best of all –it’s free.

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The Center for Access and Academic Success welcomes the Class of2018 to the Hawk Family and welcomes back returning students, facultyand staff. The Center is excited to begin a new academic year with a focuson working as a T.E.A.M. to achieve success. Together we strive forexcellence, while being Efficient in our practices, Accountable to ourstudents and Motivated to make a difference.

CAAS serves students by providing academic coaching, tutoring,mentoring programs like Hawk Mentors and CONNECTIONS, the Seeds 2

Success workshop series and supplemental instruction. We encourage students to stop by and sign-up for

CONNECTIONS. This program partners freshmen with an upperclassman mentor and aids them in becoming better acclimated to the

vibrant campus community we have here at UMES. This past Spring, the Center launched M.A.D.E., Men Achieving

Dreams through Education, which focuses on helping our male studentsdevelop academically, personally and professionally through

participation in life skills workshops, civic engagement, activitiesand socialoutings.

This fall, weare happy tobegin a companion

initiative for women,F.A.M.E., FemalesAttaining andMastering Education. During this inaugural

semester, the initiative willprovide women opportunities

to engage in personal andprofessional activities on and off

campus. Center staff believes bothprograms will make amazing contributions to the UMES community.

Students are encouraged to take full advantage of the services andactivities provided by the Center, which can be found on the second floor ofthe Student Development Center. Be on the lookout for emails, flyers andmailings regarding programs throughout the academic year.

Once again, welcome and we wish you a successful academic year.Stephanie Krah,

Director of UMES’ Center for Access and Academic Success

A message from theCenter for Accessand AcademicSuccess

30 Greek social organizations with affiliations spreadamong four councils: Panhellenic, Interfraternity,Multicultural Greek and National Pan-Hellenic.

“I want our students to understand pledging is alifetime commitment, not a four-year commitment, touphold the principles and values of the organization,” shesaid.

UMES has five active NPHC chapters; four fraternities,one sorority, two social fellowships (Groove Phi Groove,Swing Phi Swing) and Alpha Nu Omega Fraternity andSorority. The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority chapter wasreactivated this past spring.

Rivera is enthusiastic – and optimistic – aboutgrowing UMES’ Greek life community. She will be lookingfirst at what it takes to revive inactive chapters of NPHCsororities.

“I am confident Ms. Rivera is the right person for thetask. She understands my vision for Greek life and

possesses the skill set to make it happen,” said Dr. Anthony Jenkins, vicepresident for student affairs and enrollment management.

Cecilia Rivera has joined the Office of Campus Lifeas the Greek life coordinator – a new position at theuniversity.

“I tell people I’m in the business of changing lives,”Rivera said.

She hails from Willard, Ohio, some 77 miles southeastof the University of Toledo, where she spent nine years,including the past five working in the Greek life office.

“I was looking for a change in my life professionallyand personally,” Rivera said. “(Toledo) will forever hold aspecial place in my heart, but it was time for me to leave sothat I could grow.”

“Everything for this move was a leap of faith,” shesaid, “but I know it was the right thing for me.”

As an undergraduate at the University of Toledo,Cecilia pledged Sigma Lambda Gamma in 2000 whilestudying criminal justice – a popular major at UMES.“Pledging was the best decision I’ve ever made,” she said.

Aside from her upbeat demeanor and positive energy, Cecilia brings animpressive background of experience to UMES. At Toledo, she worked with

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What’s been takingshape on campus

Summer-break construction projects, large and small,dramatically changed the landscape of the UMES campus andenvirons.

Returningstudents will be glad toknow Wilson Hall’sportico fronting theAcademic Oval is nowaccessible. No morescrambling to squeezeinto the classroombuilding’s McCainDrive entrance.

Just down McCainDrive – actually CollegeBackbone Road – theuniversity’s newestclassroom buildingdominates the east sideof campus. When readya year from now, it will be theUMES’ largest building.

The Information Technologyoffice and Public Safetycollaborated on installation of thenext generation of emergency call-box towers placed strategicallyacross campus. The 14½-foot tallstructures feature a standard bluebeacon light and a 911-styleintercom connected to PublicSafety. The towers also havesurveillance cameras.

Student ServiceCenter eatingestablishments have anew look, too. As partof its five-year contractto manage UMES’ foodservices, ThompsonHospitality renovated the food-delivery venues.

Norfolk Southern Corp. repaired and repaved the HytcheBoulevard railroad crossing, eliminating the bumpy entrance on thecampus’ south side. Construction along UMES Boulevard, whichprovides access to campus on the north side, includes new pavementand the planned construction of a circular “round-about” where thethoroughfare intersects Somerset Avenue.

And two miles south of campus, on the west side of U.S. Route13 across from Washington High School, a new graduate-housingapartment complex took shape.

The university’s next (long-range) construction project isobtaining state approval and funding for a new library. Stay tuned.

The Office of the Provostand Academic Affairs has twonew interim administrators –Dr. Patrick Liverpool andDr. Kimberly D. Whitehead.

Liverpool, a retired collegeadministrator, acceptedPresident Juliette Bell’s offer toserve as her chief academicadvisor for the upcomingacademic year. His first day wasJuly 11.

“I have completed severalinterim positions with the intention ofensuring there is continuity andprogress, and to lay the groundworkfor the incoming provost or dean,”Liverpool said.

Whitehead began work July 10 asassociate vice president for academicaffairs for 2014-15. She comes toUMES from West Virginia StateUniversity, where she worked in asimilar capacity this past academicyear.

Prior to her year in Dunbar,W.Va., she worked for three years atRowan University’s Camden, N.J.campus, where she was an associate dean and director of academic services. Shewas responsible for oversight of academic programming, registration, recordsand bursar services.

Liverpool, who calls Richmond home, is no stranger to Delmarva; he is aformer dean of Delaware State University’s School of Management, where he alsoheld the position of MBNA Professor of Management.

Since retiring from Del-State, he has worked at several universities,including last year as interim dean of the School of Business and Economics atNorth Carolina A&T State University. He previously served as interim executivevice president and provost at Fisk University, interim business school dean atFlorida A&M University and interim provost of Central State University, where hereplaced Bell when she became UMES’ president in 2012.

“Patrick shares our values and our vision for this University,” Bell said, “andI know students, faculty and the entire campus community will be energized byhis enthusiasm and energy as an educator.”

Liverpool earned his undergraduate and MBA degrees from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico and his Doctorate of Business Administrationfrom Kent State University.

Whitehead holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Norfolk StateUniversity and earned her doctorate in genetics from N.C. State University inRaleigh. The Smithfield, Va. native has specialized in breast cancer research.

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Justin Bailey, a recruiter in UMES’ Office ofAdmissions and Recruitment, was named theCollegeBound Foundation’s 2014 CollegeRepresentative of the Year.

Bailey was selected among 10 candidatesnominated by college specialists from 21 Baltimore-area high schools. Nominees were chosen for having

gone “beyond the call of duty” in working with potential students.Tyrone Young, admissions director at UMES, attributes Bailey’s success

to a high level of professionalism along with being an alumnus. “Together,this makes his impact even stronger, bringing the student perspective aswell as an administrative viewpoint,” Young said. “Justin works hard on adaily basis to build bridges to education.”

Bailey was recognized at the organization’s annual scholarshipluncheon for 500 scholarship recipients and their parents, Baltimore CityPublic School officials, business leaders and college representativesattending.

Dr. Cynthia Boyle has been appointed interimdean of UMES’ School of Pharmacy and HealthProfessions.

“Dr. Boyle brings a wealth of experience as a front-line educator and as an administrator to an importantleadership post here at UMES,” said Dr. PatrickLiverpool, UMES’ interim provost and vice president of

academic affairs. “Dr. (Juliette) Bell and I are confident she will continuebuilding on the solid foundation we have established educating futuregenerations of health care professionals.”

Boyle joined the faculty in 2011. She has served as professor andchair in the school’s Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration.In addition to pharmacy, she will oversee academic departments offeringallied health degrees in physician assistant studies, physical therapy,exercise science and rehabilitation services.

Boyle is the president-elect of the American Association of Colleges ofPharmacy, has served three terms of office in the APHA Academy ofPharmacy Practice and Management and as president of the MarylandPharmacists Association. She has received numerous national and localawards and is published.

Dr. Enrique Escobar was appointed the interimassociate extension administrator for 1890 programsfilling the vacancy created by Dr. Henry Brooks’ recentretirement.

According to Dr. Moses Kairo, dean of the Schoolof Agricultural and Natural Sciences, Escobar willensure the Extension Program will continue to thrive

and excel as an integral component of the University of Maryland Extensionduring this transition period.

Escobar has served UMES for the past five years as an assistantprofessor in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciencesand as a small ruminant (sheep, goats) specialist for Extension.

Faculty and staff spotlightDr. Arthur Allen has been named a Fellow of the

American Society of Agronomy. He will be recognizedfor “outstanding professional achievements andmeritorious service” during the organization’s 2014annual meeting Nov. 5 in Long Beach, Calif.

Allen is a professor in the university’s Departmentof Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences. He serves as associateresearch director for the school’s Agricultural Experiment Station and asdirector of its Geospatial Information Technologies program.

Allen’s notable career at UMES has spanned some 18 years and isdistinguished by exceptional grantsmanship, developing unique researchpartnerships with USDA Agricultural Research Units at three universities,and authoring published scholarly journal articles and book chapters.

His research on nutrient management, which addresses water qualityin the Chesapeake Bay, has had major impact in the Mid-Atlantic CoastalPlain and has been recognized internationally. It focuses on landscapeprocesses, land use and management effects, phosphorus interactions insoil and water and drainage ditch management.

Dr. Victoria Volkis, an assistant professor ofchemistry at UMES, is one of five faculty members fromThurgood Marshall College Fund member-schools toreceive a $25,000 research grant.

The grant is funded by the Department of DefenseResearch and Engineering/Air Force Office of Scientific

Research to assist TMCF schools with undergraduate degree completion inSTEAM fields. STEAM stands for “Science, Technology, Engineering,Agriculture and Mathematics.”

Volkis’ research is “Horticultural Phytochemistry of AroniaMelanocarpa as a Model for Interdisciplinary STEAM Research Training forUndergraduate Students at UMES.” Her grant proposal was selected among45 submissions from 28 schools.

Grant resources will be used to provide research opportunities toundergraduate students, document the research process and track theprogress of students from their research experience through graduation.

Dr. Terry Smith, an associate professor in theDepartment of English and Modern Languages, wasawarded a $1,500 literacy grant by the Phi Kappa PhiHonor Society.

The grant will be used to provide interested UMESstudents with free copies of “The Immortal Life of

Henrietta Lacks” for the Just One Book project. In conjunction, UMES’student chapter of Phi Kappa Phi will sponsor an essay contest andsymposium highlighting the winners’ essays.

The New York Times bestseller is about a poor black tobacco farmerknown by scientists as “HeLa,” whose cells were taken without herknowledge in 1951 for scientific experiment. Her cells became vital indeveloping the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilizationand other biomedical research without her compensation.

Smith is president-elect of Chapter 312 of Phi Kappa Phi. Moreinformation about the grant will be available on the Chapter 312 Phi KappaPhi website at www.umes.edu/pkp312.

employee of the university in dining services, havegenerously provided holiday meals for studentswho are unable to travel home for Thanksgiving.They fed 40 people last year according to Jones.

“I always try to be kind and on the otherhand—no nonsense,” Tilghman said. “I treat allour students alike or according to how theircharacter allows.”

“He (Tilghman) is a consummateprofessional who runs a tight ship,” said KeShawnTaylor, a former student who worked underTilghman as a residential assistant and is now apeer in the office. “His generosity and genuinecharacter define the great moral person and rolemodel that he is.”

Also recognized bythe regents was PhilipThomas, a formeremployee who spent thelast six years as aresidence life areadirector like Tilghman.Thomas is the recipient ofthe staff award forExtraordinary Public

Service to the University or the Greater Community.

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MichelDemanche, aprofessor in theDepartment ofFine Arts,displayed herwork in variousart venuesacrossDelmarva thissummer.

Demanche’s show, “Continuum,”representing 30 years of her art work wasa featured exhibit on Salisbury’sDowntown Plaza at the SalisburyUniversity art gallery. The opening washeld in conjunction with the SalisburyArts & Entertainment district’s monthly3rd Friday celebration.

Works based on stories from theartist’s past were revealed in paintings,mixed works on paper and photography.The subject matter she explores isperception, illusion and memory ofeminent disaster as part of nightmares,storms or man-made destruction.

Demanche’s photography was alsoon display at the Somerset County ArtsCouncil’s Artspace in Princess Anne.

Wilton Rose, alecturer in theDepartment of Englishand ModernLanguages, will enter afilm he created in the2014 Capital City Black

Film Festival in Austin, Texas at the end ofthis week.

The short documentary is titled, “MyBridge.” Rose, who lived in Brooklyn andManhattan for many years, said the film,“encapsulates my memories of NewYork’s Brooklyn Bridge; a truelandmark.”

Jazz musician Adam Ben Ezra’soriginal composition, “Can’t StopRunning,” is featured in the film, Rosesaid. Ezra is a 31-year-old double bassistand multi-instrumentalist from Tel-Aviv.

Rose said he was honored to be partof this year’s festival. “It means I willhave the opportunity to share my creativeacumen with other artists and talk aboutmy upcoming projects.”

Kenneth Kundell, a UMES alumnus and former employee, is theUniversity’s Chief Information Officer—a new position at UMES.

“We’re very glad to have Ken return to UMES. He’s a very knowledgeableIT professional, an outstanding gentleman and a great team player,” said Dr.Ronnie Holden, vice president for administrative affairs.

As CIO, Kundell will serve as the University’s principal technology leader.He will be responsible for “providing leadership and vision for the strategicplanning, operations, integration and implementation of information systemsand services,” which includes understanding the impact of advanced IT systemson teaching and research.

Kundell is not new to the Eastern Shore or information technology and computer systems in thehigher education setting.

A Salisbury native, Kundell earned his undergraduate (physics) and graduate degrees (appliedcomputer science) at Salisbury University and UMES, respectively and has held progressively responsiblepositions at both.

Kundell comes to UMES with nearly 30 years of experience, 25 of which have been in highereducation information technology and telecommunications. For the past 18 years, he has held positions atSalisbury University, serving as the interim CIO and prior to that, the director of IT and director ofapplications development.

Kundell began his career in the university setting during a seven-year stint at UMES, serving first as adata processing programmer and technical specialist and rising to associate director oftelecommunications.

“Returning to UMES is especially exciting for me since I am an alum and returning employee after 18years away. I have joined a team and campus of great people. I am looking forward to an exciting year,”Kundell said.

John Tilghman,received the system’s Boardof Regents’ Staff Award for“Outstanding Service toStudents in an Academic orResidential Environment.”

Tilghman’s career spanssome 34 years as a live-inresidential area director,most recently for the Nuttle and Wicomicoresidence halls at UMES serving nearly 200freshman males each semester.

The job entails supervising the dailymanagement of the hall and its staff, along withcounseling students and providing educational,cultural and social programs to promote personalgrowth. Tilghman, said Marvin Jones, director ofUMES’ Office of Residence Life, has always gonethe extra mile.

“Dean Tilghman has guided countlessresidents from freshman entry through graduationand well beyond. His firm, yet nurturingdemeanor is fueled with passion, common senseadvice and a hot meal for those in need,” Jonessaid.

He and his sister, Evelyn Christy, a long-time

Former UMES employee returns as new CIO

USM Regents recognize UMES employees

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Rens returns as volleyball coach

Toby Rens is again at thehelm of the UMES women’svolleyball team after a decadeaway from Princess Anne.

Rens was named headcoach this past spring to replaceMillicent Van Norden, whoresigned to move back to hernative Louisiana after just oneseason.

“This is a terrificopportunity and I am honored to lead the program to the nextlevel,” Rens said. “This will be an exciting and thrilling journeyas we prepare for a successful future.”

As he did at the start of his first tour of duty as the Hawks’coach, Rens inherits a struggling team that won three matchesin 2013 after having qualified for the NCAA Tournament theprevious two years. Rens left UMES following a record-breakingseason in 2003 to be head coach of Long Island University-Brooklyn.

“Toby is the coach we know,” athletics director KeithDavidson said. “He is a hard worker, a student of the game,and more importantly, a high-character individual. He knowswhat it takes to win here and we are thrilled to have him back.”

Over the past 10 years, Rens also coached at the Universityof Pittsburgh, where he produced winning teams during fiveseasons, and at Chicago State, where he coached for one seasona year ago.

In 15 years as a head coach, Rens’ teams have won 300of 519 matches, for a .578 winning percentage, including two20-win seasons at UMES.

The Hawks’ under Rens went from three wins in 2001 to20 wins in 2002, marking the best single-season turnaround inthe NCAA at the time. He was Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceCoach of the Year in 2002.

“When I got the call from Mr. Davidson asking me toreturn to Maryland Eastern Shore the choice was easy and theoffer too good to turn down,” Rens said. “In a business that isall about relationships, UMES has some of the finest peoplearound.”

He has been active in national volleyball circles, serving asa member of the NCAA Division I Head Coaches Committee andas a voter in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll.

“The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has alwaysbeen a special place for me,” Rens said. “The beautiful campus,the administration, fellow coaches and the surroundingcommunity are what make the Eastern Shore feel like home.”

A native of Orange City, Iowa, Rens graduated fromMorningside College in 1993 with a bachelor's degree inphysical education.

UMES’ Michael Veverka, a PGA professional golf management major and golfteam member, was named this summer a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholarfor 2014 by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

Veverka, who graduates this December, was among 208 Division 1 scholar-athletesto earn recognition for maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.2 and a strokeaverage under 76 over the past three years

This past season, Veverka received numerous academic honors, such as Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Golf All-Academic Team and MEAC Commissioner’sAll-Academic Team. The Brunswick, Md. native was the lone MEAC representative tomake the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars Team this year.

“Michael is a very good student-athlete,” head UMES golf coach Marshall Croppersaid. “He’s been among our consistent golfers all season.”

On the course, Veverka was UMES’ top golfer over the past couple of seasons,earning multiple team honors, including the Golf Coaches’ Award, the university’s MostValuable Player award and a spot on the All-MEAC golf team during his final season.

In addition to meeting academic and score-performance criteria, eligiblenominees had to be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full yearsat the collegiate level, be of high moral character and be in good standing at hisinstitution.

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mobile device, and most don’t go far without that device.”UMES’ distinctive Student Services Center rotunda dome is the app’s easy-to-recognize

screen image. It can be downloaded at no charge from Apple’s App Store on iTunes, orvia the android app on Google Play.

After months of study and testing, the university selected a mobile app that providesfinger-tip links to key resources that college students need for day-to-day activities.

The UMES app delivers quick access to a faculty directory, a customized campusmap, university social media platforms, emergency contact information and a link to theuniversity’s Frederick Douglass Library.

“If you want to stay connected to the latest news and events, this mobile app willhelp you do that,” said Alissa Carr, UMES’ marketing director.

The UMES mobile app is an electronic tool faculty, staff and administrators also areencouraged to use, said Webster, who headed the development team.

Future upgrades planned include registration, course grades and class schedules.The university’s information technology office, Webster added, is constantly looking

at strategies “bridging the gap, providing resources to those who may not otherwise haveaccess.”

"I'm very proud of the outcome and I'm very thankfulfor the support I received," he told The Daily Times. "It was agreat election on both sides."

Frederic campaigned aggressively on a platform inwhich he said he was interested in working to lower taxesand revive municipal recycling, topics that political scene

observers said appeared to resonate with voters.In addition to pursuing a biology degree as

a UMES student, Frederic operates a car washand detailing business as well as a grass-cuttingbusiness. A seat on the town commission pays$6,000 annually.

Dr. James M. White Jr., UMES’ associatevice president of student affairs, served onPrincess Anne’s town commission for nine yearsand told The Daily Times he was heartened by theelection results.

"Much is happening across the nation withyoung people not voting, and to see someone of hisage engaging in the political process is encouraging,”White said, adding “It is encouraging to see this youngman step up and assume this role and position."

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If college students wrote essays describing what they didduring their summer vacation, few of Lionel Frederic’s peers atUMES could top his story.

The 23-year-old senior from Princess Anne went outand won himself an election to public office in June. He’snow a member of the Town of Princess Anne’s board ofcommissioners.

His victory sent shock waves through local politicalcircles and doubled the number of minorities serving inelected office at the municipal level. Frederic unseatedincumbent Jay Parker and by doing so joins UMES alumGarland Hayward, an African-American who wasunopposed in his bid to retain his seat on the five-member town commission.

Roughly 15 percent of the town's estimated 1,600eligible voters cast ballots during the June 3 election.Although no official records are kept, local historians believeFrederic is the youngest candidate to win a town election inrecent memory.

Our students are showing up in some interesting places

UMES student elected tolocal public office

RIGHT: Dale King, a rising seniorfrom Fairmount Heights, Md.,joined 25 students from othercolleges in a highly competitiveinternship program this summer atC-SPAN’s headquarters inWashington, D.C. King, a computerscience major at UMES, worked inthe engineering department at C-SPAN repairing broken cables orsystems. “Combining myknowledge of computer science(software) from school withengineering (hardware) from C-SPAN, I hope to be moremarketable as I enter the workforce,” he said.

LEFT: Rising UMES sophomoreSerge Bangamwabo was se-lected along with five of his for-mer Patterson High Schoolpeers to show off a hovercraftinvention early this summer atThe White House science fair.The team—among 30 chosento participate—qualified bywinning the Network forTeaching Entrepreneurship’sBaltimore STEM businessplan competition during theirsenior year. Bangamwabo,who originally called theCongo home, is a dean’s liststudent at UMES majoring inengineering.

ABOVE RIGHT: Biology majorDiamond Nwaeza, a risingjunior at UMES, spent thesummer in Boulder, Colo.participating in a NationalScience Foundation researchprogram for undergraduates.

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Street Sweep: A Community Day of Service8 a.m. Town of Princess AnneTeams from UMES and the town beautify areastreets ending with lunch and music in ManokinPark. 410-651-7684

Founders’ Week Worship Service11 a.m. Metropolitan United Methodist Church410-651-6669

Library Exhibit8 a.m.-10 p.m., Mon. - Thurs.; 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri.;10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat.; 3-11 p.m., Sun.Frederick Douglass Library“Showcase on archiving.” Learn what the university archive is and what it can do for you.On display through Dec. 12. 410-651-7696

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MarshallMuskrat’sCartoonJamboree10 a.m.-3 p.m.Manokin River ParkA day of fun for the wholefamily. Characters, costumeparade, comic dealers, food,entertainment and more!Come dressed as yourfavorite cartooncharacter. Sponsored bythe Princess Anne Chamber of Commerce. 410-651-7684 or 410-651-0757

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