Sunday, November 08, 2009Top stories:
TETC Earns USGBC LEED Silver Certification
 Salisbury University has earned its first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its Teacher Education and Technology Center (TETC), opened in 2008. The USGBC is the nation's leading organization supporting environmentally responsible building. The TETC earned silver certification, one of the top three levels available, following the council’s inspection and analysis.
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President Janet Dudley-Eshbach Presents 2009 State of the University Address November 5
Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach presents her 2009 State of the University address on Thursday, November 5, at 4:30 p.m. in Holloway Hall Auditorium. The President will share her future vision for the University, including budget outlook, enrollment management and physical changes to campus. The public is cordially invited to attend. A question-and-answer session follows.
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SU Alumnus Speaks on Working for Al-Jazeera News November 9
 Recent Salisbury University graduates in a position to catch a glimpse of the Al-Jazeera Arabic news channel may be surprised to find a familiar name in the credits. Andrew Behringer, a native of St. Croix who earned his B.A. in communication arts from SU in 2008, now is employed at the channel’s Washington, D.C., bureau. He shares his experiences during his talk “Working for English Al-Jazeera News” 7 p.m. Monday, November 9, in Caruthers Hall Auditorium.
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SU Dance Company Fall Showcase November 11-14
 The Salisbury University Dance Company, directed by Mary Norton, hosts its 20th annual Fall Showcase 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, November 11-14, in Holloway Hall Auditorium. The production features premiere works by seven company members, as well as a jazz finale choreographed by faculty Jessica Hindman-Wheatley.
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SU H1N1 Information and Updates
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Volunteerism in Africa Leads Ravizza to Conduct One-of-a-Kind Youth Sports Study
 Can sports be a useful tool for the rehabilitation of recovered children in international areas of conflict? Dr. Dean Ravizza thinks so, and his one-of-a-kind study in Uganda is drawing both national and international interest.
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SU Breaks Ground on New Perdue School Building
 Before a celebratory audience, Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach, members of the Perdue family and other dignitaries officially broke ground on the campus’ new home for the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business on Tuesday, September 29. At 112,800 square feet, the three-story, $56 million project will provide another bold landmark for campus visitors and travelers along Route 13. With state-of-the-art study spaces, resources and services for the next generation of business leaders, the building, its location and facilities will also strengthen the school’s business and community outreach efforts. It is scheduled to open in fall 2011.
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'Body Mapping' Exhibit Shown at SU October 9-November 8
For centuries, body marking techniques have been used to express religious, magical or aesthetic significance. Salisbury University delves into these symbols with the exhibit “Body Mapping,” hanging October 9-November 8 in the University Gallery of Fulton Hall. Two exhibit receptions will be held in conjunction with the "Ground Breaking Women" film series 6-8 p.m. Fridays, October 16 and November 6.
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St. Martin Hall Renovations Increase Building's Sustainability
As Salisbury University continues its five-year residence hall renovation plan, workers are looking at ways to make the current buildings more sustainable. For instance, crews renovating St. Martin Hall last summer used everything from solar power to a new roof coating to increase the energy efficiency of this 23-year-old building. The result: The hall is now 15 percent more efficient than required by Maryland building codes.
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Allegheny Ensemble Performs to Benefit SU Music Collections November 2
The Allegheny Ensemble—cellist Jeffrey Schoyen, violinist Sachiho Murasugi and pianist Ernest Barretta—returns to Salisbury University, performing with guest singer John Wesley Wright, 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 2, in the Great Hall of Holloway Hall to support the SU Department of Music’s collections in Blackwell Library.
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SU Nursing Student Wins National Competition
 When Mary Cockey’s sister was diagnosed with—and eventually died from—a rare auto-immune liver disease, the compassion Cockey saw in the nurses that assisted her family convinced her to pursue a career in nursing. As one of eight $10,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing Scholarship winners at Salisbury University, she recently shared her story with the foundation, where it was chosen as an “I Believe This About Nursing” national essay contest winner.
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SGA Hosts Second Annual 'I Love Salisbury' Cleanup Day November 7
Salisbury University students come together Saturday, November 7, to make a simple yet powerful statement: “I Love Salisbury.” At 9 a.m., students gather for a daylong volunteer effort to help clean up public properties including Salisbury Zoological Park and other area parks, local elementary schools and the Downtown Plaza during the second annual “I Love Salisbury” event, sponsored by the Student Government Association (SGA).
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Newberry Earns Inaugural Perdue Leadership Award
 Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business Leadership Award pays tribute to area business leaders for their contributions to the University and greater community. This year’s inaugural honoree is Alan Newberry, the for mer president and current CEO of Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Newberry, the president/CEO of the Peninsula Regional Health System, is retiring at the end of this year.
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Dunn Speaks on Immigration Enforcement November 4
When some 400 El Paso border patrol agents gathered to block the entry of illegal immigrants into the United States during a highly publicized 1993 operation, their actions changed the way American immigration had been enforced. Dr. Timothy J. Dunn of Salisbury University’s Sociology Department examines this milestone action as the next speaker in the Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts’ Brown Bag Lunch Discussion Series, noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, in Teacher Education and Technology Center Room 156.
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Young is Next Writer-on-the-Shore November 10
Ivan Young, poet and author of A Shape in the Waves, reads from his works during the next installment of Salisbury University’s Writers-on-the-Shore Fall Literary Festival 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, in the Montgomery Room of the Commons.
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