What do former Texas governor Ann Richards, news commentator Jane Pauley and past chairwoman for the National Endowment for the Humanities Lynne Cheney have in common? They are all alumni of Girls State, a national government education program sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. More than 130 high school seniors recently followed in their footsteps during the 2009 Maryland Girls State program at Salisbury University.
Salisbury University’s Teacher Education and Technology Center (TETC) has been named one of the 10 best-designed new higher education buildings in the United States by College Planning & Management magazine. As part of its 2009 Education Design Showcase, the magazine chose one winner, nine honorable mentions and 13 projects of distinction for “Outstanding Design in Architecture in Education” in the higher education division. Designed by Ayers Saint Gross Architects + Planners of Baltimore, the TETC received an honorable mention.
Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business recently became one of only eight institutions worldwide accredited by the Network of International Business Schools (NIBS). Following a year-long evaluation process, the Perdue School was one of five schools receiving certificates of accreditation during the network’s recent annual conference in Antalya, Turkey.
Salisbury University will participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, an optional component of the new Post-9/11 G.I. Bill for veterans that will begin in August. In this supplemental program, universities pay up to half the difference in tuition beyond the amount covered by the federal government. The new bill will add a $1,000 stipend for books and provide more than $1,300 a month for housing for up to 36 months.
Boogie woogie pianist Daryl Davis returns to perform at Salisbury University 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, in Holloway Hall Auditorium. Davis has played with such legendary musicians as Chuck Berry and the Coasters.
SALISBURY, MD---East meets Eastern Shore this summer when the Tianjin Song and Dance Theatre comes to Salisbury University. The traveling company of China’s famed Tianjin Dance Drama and Opera House performs a combination of traditional and modern Chinese music 7 p.m. Thursday, July 23, in Holloway Hall Auditorium.
Assigned to represent fictitious cities and counties, more than 130 high school seniors learned the inner workings of local and state governments at the 2009 Maryland Girls State program. Held at Salisbury University for the first time, Girls State is a weeklong, national government education program sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary.
SALISBURY, MD---A Salisbury University music professor is one of eight people worldwide selected to create a composition that will be performed at Scotland’s annual St Magnus Festival in June. Dr. Robert Baker of the Department of Music is creating a five to seven minute piece for Psappha, a seven-member string and percussion ensemble from Manchester, England.
Emerging artists and art students exhibit their works during this year’s Summer Shorts Festival at Salisbury University’s Electronic Gallery in the Teacher Education and Technology Center. The exhibit is displayed June 5-August 15, curated by Drs. Frances Kendall and Andrew Sharma of SU’s Communication Arts Department and Preston Poe of the Art Department.
Salisbury University’s top-ranked Relay For Life has raised more than $68,000 for the American Cancer Society (ACS) so far this year—and fund-raising efforts continue. Donations are still being accepted. For more information on donations, contact chair Lauren Friedman at Relay4Life@salisbury.edu or visit the SU Relay Web site at www.relayforlife.org/su.
Is parental involvement important in teaching children to read? Faculty at Salisbury University think so, and so do members of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Three faculty in SU’s Samuel W. and Marilyn C. Seidel School of Education and Professional Studies—Drs. Gwen Beegle and Joyce Wiencek of the Education Specialties Department and Chin-Hsiu Chen of the Teacher Education Department, recently received a $49,974 grant from the foundation’s Maryland Family Literacy Initiative to support the “Promoting Literacy at Home: Parents and Children Talking, Reading, Writing and Creating Brighter Futures” program at the University’s May Literacy Center.
SALISBURY, MD---According to the Los Angeles Times, “The starchy, unflattering habit worn by Sister Aloysius in Doubt comes in only two colors: black and white. But the dominant hue in John Patrick Shanley’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is gray—multiple shades of it.” The Community Players of Salisbury present Doubt: A Parable July 10-12, in Caruthers Hall at Salisbury University.
SALISBURY, MD---The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) today conducted its final inspection of Tony Tank Pond following the fuel spill which originated at Salisbury University. Reports from the MDE field manager are positive and the last pieces of cleanup equipment have been removed. MDE said operations went smoothly and it is pleased with the progress of the cleanup and the cooperation of agencies involved.
Dr. Diane D. Allen has been appointed provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at Salisbury University. She assumes the position July 1. “Following a nationwide search and comprehensive interview process, I am pleased to announce that Dr. Allen has emerged as the successful candidate,” said SU President Janet Dudley-Eshbach.