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New Head Coach Named Bobby Collins, who leads men’s college basketball teams to conference championships and national tournament appearances, will be the next head coach at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Collins, 48, comes to Princess Anne from Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina where he was named head coach in 2006. His last four Ram teams averaged nearly 20 wins per season and qualified for the NCAA Division II tournament in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Collins is no stranger to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Before taking the Winston-Salem State job, he was head coach for four years at Hampton (Va.) University, where he was MEAC’s 2005 coach of the year. His team won the conference tournament the following season, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. “The university has an opportunity to hire an outstanding coach. He’s an even finer person,” UMES athletics director Keith Davidson said. “He has a proven record of success at his previous institutions.” Collins was Hampton’s assistant head coach in 2001 when the 15th-seeded Pirates pulled off one of the most memorable upsets in NCAA tournament history, defeating the 2nd-seeded Iowa State Cyclones. Two years later, he was promoted to the head coaching position at Hampton and established a school record for most wins by a first-year coach. “He’s had great coaching experiences where he’s worked previously,” Davidson said. “He’s an excellent recruiter who has great relationships with
players and we believe he’s the right person for our program.” The university and Collins agreed to a four-year contract with a base salary of $135,000. Collins teaches an offense that puts a high value on fast-break scoring and he believes in employing man-to-man defense roughly two thirds of the time. He told the UMES search committee he expects his players to be “the hardest working team in the country,” and to follow a strict code of conduct off the court, including taking caps off when indoors and when traveling. In his 12 years as a head coach at two universities, Collins compiled a 181-171 record, including his first three years at Winston-Salem State when he was trying to position the basketball program to compete at the Division I level. Collins graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in business administration and management, and was a four-year letterman on the Colonels’ basketball team. He was selected to the Ohio Photo courtesy of WinstonSalem State University Valley Conference All-Freshmen team and was Honorable Mention All-Conference as a senior. Collins was as an admissions counselor at his alma mater from 1992 to 1994 before joining the Old Dominion University basketball program as a restricted earnings coach. He was on the Monarchs’ bench in 1995 when the Colonial Athletic Association champions shocked Villanova University during a first-round win in the NCAA basketball tournament.
Iconic civil rights leader to address 2014 UMES grads Congressman John R. Lewis will deliver the commencement address May 16 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s spring 2014 graduation exercises. Lewis joins a distinguished list of Civil Rights activists who accepted invitations to speak to UMES graduates, including former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lewis, 74, is the lone surviving speaker among those who addressed an estimated 250,000 protesters at the August 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his signature “I Have A Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial. LEADER / continued on page 6
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Page 2 Letter from President Bell Thompson Schedules Visit
Page 3 Singh Establishes Scholarship Employee Service Awards
Page 4 Honors Convocation Pharmacy Residency Program
Page 5 Fine Arts Student Show Barrett-Gaines Radio Show
Page 6 Van Norden Steps Down Golf Clinic
Page 7 Choral Festival Dinner Theatre MADE
Page 8 Calendar of Events
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The National Weather Service calculates the lower Eastern Shore received a little less than two feet of snow this winter. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for spring. I’m confident the university’s “essential personnel” are, too. They are the dedicated, industrious employees who are expected to come to campus when the rest of us are told foul weather precludes the university from conducting normal business. These include the food service workers who prepare meals for our resident-students and staff at the physical plant responsible for clearing sidewalks and parking lots so we can get back to a normal schedule once the brunt of a winter storm passes. It can be difficult and sometimes under-appreciated work. Please join me in publicly expressing heart-felt gratitude for their efforts. The next time you encounter a cafeteria worker or someone in grounds keeping, consider stopping for a moment to say “thank you.” It’s a modest gesture that reflects the essence of that intangible we call “Hawk Pride.”
Former UMES President Thelma Thompson schedules campus visit Former UMES President Thelma B. Thompson returns Monday (April 14) to the institution she led for nine years with a new job description – novelist. Thompson will read from her new book, “Bay Leaves and Cinnamon Sticks: Life Is,” a fictional story that traces a woman’s life journey as a Jamaican immigrant who settles in America. She will appear at the Richard Henson Center from 4 to 6 p.m., where she’ll also sign copies of the novel and another book she wrote for children. A welcome reception is planned from 3 to 4 p.m. Thompson and her family left their native Jamaica in the 1960s. She entered Howard University in Washington, where she earned three degrees, including a doctorate in English literature. After a brief stint as a journalist, she found her calling as an educator. She good-naturedly refers to herself as “Jamerican.” She became the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s 13th leader in July 2002. During her tenure, enrollment grew nearly 25 percent and she pushed academic departments to achieve peer-review accreditations. Today, 28 degree programs have earned that credential, including the business school and the pharmacy program; a graduate degree she vigorously campaigned to garner state approval. When Thompson announced her retirement from UMES’ presidency, she wistfully mentioned looking forward to finishing a novel she longed to produce. Since leaving UMES, she has been honored for career
accomplishments by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the Black College Alumni Hall of Fame. The book jacket summary says “Bay Leaves” focuses “on age-old, societal behaviors and relationships, with a modern twist. Ambition and love trigger noble acts alongside infidelity and intrigue.” It also “explores issues of immigration, blended families, generational differences, sexual preferences, wealth and poverty.” The backdrop for the story of Millie, the main character, is “the beautiful simplicity of a Caribbean island, Jamaica, and the man-made sophistication of New York City … (a) dichotomy (that) brings to life some unforgettable characters, displaying contemporary and unconventional attitudes towards sexuality and culture.” Laudatory reviews on the Amazon.com website give Thompson high marks for her storytelling. “What a wonderful and exciting book!,” wrote Donna Price of Salisbury. “I fell in love with Jamaica although I have never left the States. I could see the ocean, smell the food and see the beauty of Ms. Millie’s birth place. I could feel her pain and rejoiced when she found happiness.” Thompson, who lives in the Annapolis area, remains active as an educator. She is a distinguished professor of English on the faculty at nearby Bowie State University. In addition to her novel, she also recently published a children’s book – “Children’s Day,” and is working on a collection of short stories as well as a possible sequel to “Bay Leaves.”
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UMES employees establish honors scholarship fund Dr. Gurbax Singh, a professor in the Department of Natural Sciences, and his wife, Balwant, who retired in 2010 as an IT systems analyst in Administrative Computing, have established an endowed scholarship fund through the University System of Maryland Foundation. The G. Singh Honors Scholarship Fund will provide scholarships to UMES students in the Honors Program pursuing degrees in STEM fields. STEM fields are broad and include physics, biology, chemistry, environmental science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science. “I hope I made a positive difference in the lives of my students during my tenure of 44 years at UMES,” Gurbax Singh said. “The scholarship fund is a continuation of the same effort.” Gurbax Singh will retire in May. The G. Singh Honors Scholarship Fund is an open fund and can receive additional contributions at any time by anyone. To contribute or for more information, call Institutional Advancement at 410-651-6676.
UMES recognizes employees for years of service
40 Years of Service Elizabeth Hall, Sponsored Programs
From left, Balwant and Gurbax Singh, Ph. D., create endowment for UMES students.
Nearly 100 employees achieved milestones within five year increments during 2013 for their years of service to the university. They were recognized April 1 at a ceremony and luncheon in the Student Services Center ballroom hosted by President Juliette B. Bell and the Department of Human Resources.
35 Years of Service
30 Years of Service
25 Years of Service
From left, Donna Hickman, Technology Education; Bernita Sims-Tucker, Academic Affairs; Brenda Marshall, retired, Auxiliary Services; and Alverne Chesterfield, retired, Auxiliary Services.
From left, Francis McKinney, Title III Programs; Kenny Fotuhi, Technology Education; Brenda Blake, Comptroller’s Office; and Beatrice Wright, Budget Office. Joseph Dodoo, Natural Sciences (not pictured).
From left, Cecilia Wescott, Comptroller’s Office; Sharone Grant, Health Care Center; Todd Handy, Physical Plant; Patricia JonesBailey, Academic Affairs; and Karen Kinsey, Comptroller’s Office
20 Years of Service Ayodele Alade, Business and Technology Clinton Beckett, Physical Plant Yeneneh Belayneh, International Programs Marie Billie, Human Resources Preston Cottman, Physical Plant Joseph Davis III, English and Modern Language Cynthia Gill, Physical Therapy James Grangier, Physical Plant Beatrice Nelson, Athletics Douglas Ruby, Natural Sciences Yan Waguespack, Natural Sciences Matthew Whittiker, Agriculture 15 Years of Service Karen Ames, Frederick Douglas Library Karl Binns, Hospitality and Tourism Management Sharon Burke, Pharmacy Lewis Dixon, Auxilliary Operations Clayton Faubion, Rehabilitation James Glovier, Video Services Fawzy Hashem, Agriculture Bettye Hoskins-Knox, Career Services
Golinda Johnson, Frederick Douglas Library Donna Long, Child Care Center Dominick Lunnermon, Physical Plant Wacola McIntosh, Information Technology Janet Mutschler, Physical Therapy Abhijit Nagchudhuri, Engineering and Aviation Sciences Clement Okafor, English and Modern Languages Eugene Patterson, Physical Plant Maryam Rahimi, Rehabilitation Yvonne Walston, Physical Plant Vanessa Warner, Comptroller’s Office James Webster, Information Technology
10 Years of Service Albert Casavant, Math and Computer Science Wayne Collins, Public Safety Keith Davidson, Athletics Michael Hall, Health and Wellness Center Bradley Hudson, Fine Arts
Anthony Mazzaccaro, Natural Science Stanley Nyirenda, Institutional Research Rakesh Sharma, Math and Computer Science Deborah Williams, Counseling Center Five Years of Service Cynthia Allen, Registrar’s Office Franklin Allen, Athletics Jonathan Blackman, Rehabilitation Joshua Bounds, Information Technology Florence Brittingham, Physical Plant Marcos Cheney, Natural Sciences Susan Creager, Financial Aid Chakita Crews, Registrar’s Office Bruce Danna, Public Safety Daniel Dahlgren, Criminal Justice Manal Elbeshir, Math and Computer Science Nicole Gale, Trio/Upward Bound Patricia Goslee, Education Evon Harmon, Physical Plant Cedric Jenkins, Athletics Yuanwei Jin, Engineering/Aviation Sciences
Jennifer Keane-Dawes, Graduate Studies Lynn Lang, Pharmacy James Lee, Dining Services Robin Leverette, Student Support Services Tynice Lovett, Child Care Center Devenne Poole, Child Care Center Donna Marie Price, Graduate Studies Christopher Prosser, Hospitality and Tourism Management Crystal Purnell, English and Modern Languages Candace Ridlon, Math and Computer Science Michelle Roberts, Student Activities Judith Rose, Natural Sciences Stephanie Scarborough, Comptroller’s Office Audrey Spence, Human Ecology Phllip Thomas, Residence Life Tammie Wells, Procurement Tamela Wise, Food Science Mamoun Ibrahim Yousif, Engineering /Aviation Sciences
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Students recognized for academic achievement
Dafe Ukaivbe
Tatiana Munoz
Michael Taylor
Hundreds of UMES undergraduates took a break from their studies
Chelsea Grainger
Paul Cecil
person; he was in Bridgeport, Conn., where he was an invited presenter at
today to revel in formal recognition from faculty and administrators for a
the Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education. He
job “well done.”
plans to pursue a master’s degree in applied computer science at UMES.
The university’s 61st Honors Convocation attracted a capacity crowd to
A professor who supported his nomination said Ukaivbe “has amassed
the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts, where many audience
a research record well beyond that of his peers,” which has included
members had earned a coveted place on the dean’s list during 2013.
publication of articles about b-spline interpolation, a highly specialize form
Among those called on stage for special recognition were two scholar athletes on UMES’ championship bowling team and an international student who distinguished himself as a math major. Dafe Ukaivbe, who hails from Delta State, Nigeria, was named the Daniel J. Pinkett Award in Mathematics winner, an honor that comes with a $1,500 cash award. The Pinkett prize is named in honor of a math teacher
of numerical analysis. Junior Tatiana Munoz of Colombia, who will be away from campus next weekend attempting to become an NCAA champion bowler, received the Award of Excellence as the top student in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions. She is majoring in rehabilitation services. Fellow Award of Excellence winners were: senior Michael Taylor of
at Princess Anne Academy, as the university was known during the early
Eden (School of Arts and Professions), senior Chelsea Grainger of
20th century.
Gaithersburg, Md., (School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, and senior
Ukaivbe, who has a 3.63 grade point average, was unable to accept in
Paul Cecil of Severn, Md. (School of Business and Technology).
UMES announces Community Pharmacy Residency program The University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy in collaboration with Apple Discount Drugs, ALFA Specialty Pharmacy in Columbia and affiliate partner the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County has launched the inaugural PostGraduate Year 1 (PGY1) Community Pharmacy Residency with emphasis in Public Health in 2014. Pictured, from left, are Amanda Richards, first year Pharm.D. candidate; Geoff Twigg, board certified ambulatory care pharmacist and certified diabetes educator, Apple Discount Drugs; Jeff Sherr, president, Apple Discount Drugs,; Dennis Killian, interim dean, School of Pharmacy, UMES; and Eric Barbye, third year Pharm.D. candidate.
Fine arts students display work
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ARTventure Time, UMES’ spring fine arts student show, is on display in the Mosely Gallery in the Thomas Briggs Arts and Technology Center through April 24. The title is based on a popular children’s TV program and “recalls the creativity and openness children experience during play,” said Susan Holt, instructor of fine arts and gallery director. Student drawings, paintings and computer generated illustrations make up the bulk of the show. Holt said there also will be a mural celebrating the legacy of Nelson Mandela, whose successful struggle against the apartheid system in South Africa enabled him to become the first black president of the country. Titled, “Reconstructing Mandela,” the piece is a collaboration between students and faculty. “A grid was placed on a photograph of Mandela dividing it into 20 sections,” Holt said. “Each artist then painted one section in his or her unique style.” The canvases, she said, will be put together to reconstruct the image of the iconic world leader and displayed on the gallery wall in a 20” x 50” mural. The exhibit is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Seniors graduating in May from the university’s fine arts program as a precursor to their show in the gallery May 1-15 will be featured in an event April 15 at the Get’n Grounded Café in Princess Anne. The UMES Jazz Band will perform from 5 to 6 p.m. while student artists greet guests. Six pieces of their art will be on display and offered for sale. Call 410-651-7770 for more information on both events.
Good luck to UMES’ student ambassadors this coming week 2014 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge team … heading to Los Angeles 2014 MEAC Champion Lady Hawk bowlers … heading to Cleveland 2014 IFSEA Culinary Challenge Team … heading to Orlando
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Heads up Rush & Sean, hear comes “Gaines on Gains” “Laughter is the best way to communicate,” says Dr. Katherine Barrett- Gaines as she shares some of her insight on life with me. Everyone has a story and her radio talk show “Gaines on Gains” is the perfect platform to share it. Airing at noon on WCEM AM in Cambridge, Md. every Tuesday, Barrett-Gaines hosts a stimulating one-hour segment featuring a special guest. UMES students and faculty know her as the radiant, charismatic director of African-American studies, personality traits that made her an instantly popular guest on WCEM’s Dr. Kay Show. The station’s program director offered BarrettGaines her own program on the spot. “I said YES, because I always say yes. That’s the secret to a great life,” laughs Gaines about her decision. “Next thing you know, I’ve got my own show.” Barrett-Gaines is no newcomer to the entertainment business. In Uganda, she has been a radio co-host, featured in movies and on television. She also does stand-up comedy and even performed for amateur night on Showtime at the Apollo – without getting booed. She chose a play on words, “Gaines on Gains,” as her show’s title because it touches on topics about how listeners can better themselves. Each week, everyday people become stars of the show. “I like ordinary people who don’t know they are interesting,” she explains. Barrett-Gaines believes she has mastered the art of what she likes to call an “organic interview,” making her guest feel comfortable and open to sharing countless laughs. Her guests have included an acquaintance who wrote a book about her experiences as a waitress; Mark Borghesani, an international lawyer who has practiced in Russia; and last week, “the brilliant and hilarious Rashad James (UMES 2010)” in an eclectic conversation that touched on Pope Gregory, tennis, Harriet Ross Tubman and “Rashad's roots and routes.” Just like her passion for teaching, Barrett-Gaines embraces the thrill of hosting a radio show. From researching her guests to asking the right questions, her aim is to bring out the fascinating in everyone. “Radio is the greatest medium ever,” she said. “People just love to have company in their house with them or their car and they really just like to hear interesting and funny stuff.” Current and former students will tell you that Barrett-Gaines has remarkable communication skills in the classroom. Now, strangers can hear her commentary, sense of humor and insightful advice right from their own speakers, wherever they might be. Jasmin Dixon, senior, marketing major
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Van Norden stepping down as UMES head volleyball coach Millicent Van Norden, who completed her first season as head coach of UMES’ volleyball team and her 12th as a head coach, announced she is leaving the Hawks to return home to Louisiana to be closer to her family and coach volleyball locally. Van Norden inherited a UMES team with one returning player and competed well, establishing a 321 record and going 2-10 in MEAC play. Numerous players earned academic and conference playing accolades throughout the season under her tutelage. She is now 179-227 overall and 62-47 in conference play as a head coach at five schools. She twice won Coach of the Year honors. Prior to coming to UMES, she was an assistant at the University of Pittsburgh. She previously served as a head coach at MEAC foes Coppin State, North Carolina A&T and South Carolina State, as well as, SWAC school and her alma mater, Alcorn State. “We thank Coach Van Norden for her time here,” said Director of Athletics Keith Davidson. “We are grateful to her for coming here and working us out of a tough situation. She not only was able to field a team, but was able to field a competitive team of young ladies with high character. We are sorry to see her go, but understand the importance of family and wish her well in her future endeavors.” UMES will begin immediately searching to find her successor. LEADER / continued from cover
Today, Lewis enjoys a prominent role as a senior Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he has served since 1987. He is dean of Georgia’s congressional delegation. With the nation reflecting on the 50th anniversaries of the Washington march a year ago and adoption of the 1964 Civil Rights act, Americans have been reminded of Lewis’ role on the front-lines of the movement and the difficulties that he, King and their fellow activists encountered. Lewis was arrested some 40 times, endured physical attacks and sustained serious injuries during non-violent marches in opposition to segregation and campaigning for equal voting rights for blacks. A cameraman captured Alabama police on film in March 1965 unmercifully beating Lewis in Selma, which brought the repression that African-Americans were enduring into America’s living rooms on the TV evening news. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, Lewis befriended the late John A. Wilson, a firebrand contemporary from Princess Anne. Wilson led protests in the community as a Maryland State College undergraduate and like Lewis, eventually won election to public office, serving as a Washington, D.C. city council member. Lewis is the co-author of the widely acclaimed “MARCH,’ a graphicnovel memoir of his Civil Rights-era experiences. The unique comic book-style presentation was atop the New York Times sales tracking list and has received numerous awards. Lewis’ official congressional biography notes more than 50 of the nation’s colleges and universities have awarded him an honorary degree, including Brown, Columbia, Duke, Harvard, Howard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, Morehouse College, Clark-Atlanta University, Brandeis University, his alma mater, Fisk University and Troy (Ala.) State University, the historically black institution near his birthplace. Those institutions honored Lewis in recognition of his role as a leader whose life’s work has placed him “at the vanguard of progressive social movements and the human rights struggle in the United States.”
FREE Golf Refresher Clinic
May 1 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
for beginners and advanced players
UMES Driving Range Warmer weather means it’s time to spruce up your golf swing. Students, faculty and staff; especially lady golfers are welcome.
Grab a hot dog or hamburger on the grill for lunch. Sponsored by the UMES Golf Academy
UMES’ Concert Choir appears on television show
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A small group from UMES’ Concert Choir and its director, Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston, performed two musical selections on WBOC TV’s Delmarva Life show to publicize the “I, Too, Sing America” Choral Festival held April 6 in the Ella Fitzgerald Center. UMES was host to choral groups from Bowie State and Delaware State universities and the University of the District of Columbia. Some 300 people were in attendance. Members from UMES’ choir are pictured with on-camera personalities Lisa Bryant and Jimmy Hoppa.
Students shine at Dinner Theatre Shelton Handy, of UMES’ Drama Society, performs “Superstition” as Stevie Wonder at the university’s 2014 Dinner Theatre April 4 and 5 in the Richard Henson Center.
“Ike” and “Tina” perform a rendition of “Proud Mary” during the two-act original musical, “Motown N Mo,’ Take 3,” while students in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program presented a gourmet buffet dinner for attendees.
Students from UMES’ MADE initiative mentor youth
Members of the university’s Men Achieving Dreams through Education initiative met with area youth April 4 at the Garland Hayward Youth Center in Princess Anne. UMES students in MADE are slated to visit the center bi-weekly throughout the semester and summer to provide life skills workshops and mentorship programming. One UMES student commented, “I have learned that I can be an influence in my community and that kids are always open to learn.”
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Jazz Ensemble and Combo Concert 7 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts 410-651-6571
ARTS& ENTERTAINMENT *Unless stipulated, all events listed are FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Events are subject to change. For the most updated information, call the numbers listed or visit www.umes.edu/events.
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Big Band Bash 5 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts UMES, Bowie and Morgan state universities perform. 410-651-6571
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UMES Alumni Jazz Concert 4 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts 410-651-6571
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Fine Arts Showcase 5-6 p.m./performance and meet the artists Get’n Grounded Café, Princess Anne, Md. The talents of UMES students in the Department of Fine Arts will be showcased. The UMES Jazz band will perform and graduating art students will display and sell their work. 410-651-7770
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Research Symposium 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Student Services Center, ballroom Graduate school students within the University System of Maryland will present research posters and oral presentations as a focal point of Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate. 410-651-7966
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Book Talk and Signing 3-4 p.m. reception; 4-6 p.m. book talk and signing Richard A. Henson Center Former UMES President Thelma B. Thompson returns to campus for a book talk and signing; “Bay Leaves and Cinnamon Sticks: Life Is.” 410-651-6669
President’s Prayer Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Student Services Center, ballroom Join UMES President Juliette B. Bell for breakfast accompanied by inspirational words and music. Free. Reservations required. 410-651-6102 Springfest* 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Cappy Anderson Stadium UMES Open House and Carnival. 410-651-6411 (admissions) 410-651-6434 (carnival)
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UMES Honors Band and Choir Concert 4 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts 410-651-6571
5K Run or Walk for Epilepsy 8 a.m. check-in; 9:30 a.m. race starts Salisbury City Park 5K Run or Walk Strides for Epilepsy organized by the UMES School of Pharmacy. $25 • Register online at umessop.com/5kstrides; email rjang@umes.edu for information
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