Tuesday, February 09, 2010Top stories:
University Open and Resumes Normal Hours
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SU Opens 'New' Pocomoke Residence Hall
 SALISBURY, MD---For more than four decades, thousands of students have called Salisbury University’s Pocomoke Residence Hall home. Today, however, most of them probably would not recognize the place. Some 77 students are moving into the building for the spring 2010 semester following a $7.1 million renovation.
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'40 Years of Bay Science' Symposium Features Top Chesapeake Scientists February 13
In the late 1960s, government leaders and scientists began to take a special interest in the Chesapeake Bay. Following the for mation of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in 1969, scientists started researching the nation’s largest estuary in earnest—and a handful of them never stopped. Four decades later, Salisbury University brings together leading researchers whose work has advanced understanding of the Chesapeake over that time during the day-long symposium “40 Years of Bay Science” 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, February 13, in Devilbiss Hall Auditorium.
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"An Evening With Diane Rehm" has been postponed, rescheduled for Saturday, May 8, 2010
Due to inclement weather, "An Evening With Diane Rehm" originally scheduled for Saturday, February 6, has been postponed. It has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 8, 2010.
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February 2 Hollis Lecture Postponed
The African-American History Month lecture "Telling an African-American Saga on Maryland's Eastern Shore" by Dr. Burney J. Hollis, originally scheduled 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, has been postponed due to inclement weather. The rescheduled date for the talk will be announced.
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SU Announces Schedule Changes Due to Snow
Due to the inclement weather for ecast for this weekend, some events at Salisbury University have been postponed or canceled. This list will be updated as new information becomes available.
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SU Geography Students Help Earthquake Recovery Efforts
SALISBURY, MD---Despite being more than 1,400 miles from Haiti, Salisbury University students are donating time, energy and technical skills to aid earthquake recovery efforts. This week, some 36 geography majors are helping the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) on a photo interpretation project to examine devastation in the Caribbean nation.
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Ireton Shows Sea Gull Pride During CNBC Interview
 When Salisbury mayor and SU alumnus Jim Ireton recently appeared live on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street to discuss the impact of the recession on his city, he was prepared for any questions the interviewers might throw at him—including those about Salisbury University’s men’s lacrosse. During the interview, which included a question about SU's chances at another national lacrosse championship in 2010, the mayor held up a 2009 SU Homecoming T-shirt with the phrase “This is Why I Squawk”—invoking not only his Sea Gull pride, but the name of the program, as well.
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'Salisbury Abroad: Estonia' Program Established
SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury University has established a new study abroad program with the University of Tartu (UT), one of the most prestigious centers of learning in northern Europe. Ranked as one of the world’s top 600 universities, UT is a robust research institution with a beautiful and historic campus dating back to the 1600s.
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'Men of Color to Arms!' Discussion, Book Signing Moved to April 10
The Men of Color to Arms! discussion and book signing scheduled Saturday, February 6, at Salisbury University’s Edward H. Nabb Research Center Gallery, 190 Wayne Ave., has been rescheduled from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 10. Written by Dr. Clara Small of Salisbury University’s History Department and the Rev. David Briddell, the book provides information on African-American soldiers from the Lower Eastern Shore who served in the Union army and navy during the Civil War.
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SU Celebrates African-American History Month February 11-March 10
Salisbury University celebrates African-American History Month in February with a series of engaging talks and performances. Admission to all events is free unless otherwise noted. For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit the SU Web site at www.salisbury.edu.
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'Rosenwald Schools' Lecture February 17 at Nabb Gallery
Starting in 1912, Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee University and Julius Rosenwald of Sears, Roebuck and Co. created a series of buildings dubbed “Rosenwald Schools” in underserved African-American communities. On Wednesday, February 17, Salisbury University’s Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture presents the discussion “African-American Education: Rosenwald Schools” at 7 p.m. in the Nabb Center Gallery, 190 Wayne Ave.
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Princeton Review/USA Today Name SU Among Best Values
Calling Salisbury University “a rising star in the Northeast,” The Princeton Review, in partnership with USA Today, has named the University among its Top 50 “Best Value” Public Colleges in the nation for 2010. This is the second consecutive year Salisbury has made the list. The accolade comes on the heels of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s recently naming SU among its Top 100 “Best Values in Public Colleges,” again confirming what any student or parent likes to hear during these times of economic turmoil: SU is a great value.
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SU Unveils Climate Action Plan
SALISBURY, MD---From small gestures like encouraging employees to turn off computers overnight to larger actions such as providing a portion of the campus’ power via solar energy, Salisbury University is moving toward climate neutrality.
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'Sources of Black Community' Exhibit at Nabb Center Through February 26
Salisbury University’s Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, 190 Wayne Ave., presents the exhibit “Sources of Black Community: Family and Faith” from January 16-February 26. The exhibit examines the role that religious institutions played in the growth of an African-American middle class on the Eastern Shore and the wide variety of resources available in conducting African-American history research.
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