SU in the Media

Zero-based budgeting is a strategy that involves assigning each dollar of income to a specific monthly expense, so income minus expenses always equals zero. “Zero-based budgeting is especially effective for people who want their money to have a clear purpose,” said Dr. David Emerson, Salisbury University associate professor of accounting. “It works well for anyone entering a transition — graduating, starting a career, combining finances after marriage, buying a home, or recovering from financial setbacks — because it forces you to see exactly what you can afford and what needs to change" Read More

Some 60 students recently vied for top honors during Salisbury University’s Mid-Atlantic Sales and Marketing Institute’s (MASMI’s) 13th biannual sales championship competition. The event included two contests, one for overall sales and one for elevator pitches. Emma Wivell received $1,000 for her first-place finish in the overall sales competition plus $100 for best resume. Luke Curran topped competitors in the elevator pitch session, taking home a $300 prize. Read More

Sometimes we forget to show gratitude for the little things. But Brenda Hicks wanted to encourage students at Salisbury University to be loud and proud about the things they’re most grateful for. So, the SU social media coordinator set up a microphone on campus, inviting students to share their gratitude via the University's accounts. “This is what Salisbury is about," she said. "It’s about community. It’s about the little things. It’s about appreciating whatever we go through along the day." Read More

At Maryland's most recent Board of Public Works meeting, Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day made his pitch for $26.4 million in funds to support projects across the state, including $1 million for demolition of the former Wicomico County Library and construction of a new Salisbury University performing arts center. The funding was part of $10 million in grants and loans approved and provided to higher education institutions and hospitals by the Seed Community Development Anchor Institution Fund for community development projects. Read More

Salisbury University student Mason Weber lives two lives. He mostly goes about his days as a typical college student, studying for exams and traversing campus grounds. But occasionally, he's transported back to the 1980s, where he's forced to survive a quarantined small, Midwestern town where demogorgons reign supreme. Weber is majoring in business management, but his true passion lies in the art of acting, a passion he was lucky enough to explore in the role of a "featured student" on the set of Netflix's hit streaming series Stranger Things.

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Leadership Maryland, the professional development program dedicated to building a better Maryland by harnessing the strength of its local business and community leaders, has announced the election of its officers and board of directors for the coming year. These individuals will each begin a two-year term on Jan. 1. Newly elected officials include Chair Eli Modlin ’19 (LM), chief of staff and vice president of public affairs & strategic initiatives, Salisbury University. Read More

Many adults remember middle or high school music. The band kids and the orchestra kids were in their own little worlds that would almost never meet. But for the past 40 years in Salisbury, there's been a hidden gem where those walls come down. Delmarva Public Media's Jenny O'Connor speaks with Dr. Jeffrey Schoyen, who has been a professor at Salisbury University for 21 years and has become the heart behind the Salisbury Youth Orchestra. Read More

Stephora Alberi '25 recently was named a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious international graduate awards. She also is a finalist for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Crediting her time at SU for these successes, she remains enrolled while conducting research at the University of Tartu, Estonia, on a David L. Boren Scholarship Read More