Watershed Observer: SU Crafts Community Beyond Campus While Celebrating Centennial
Each year, hundreds of news articles and broadcasts share good news about Salisbury University and its faculty, staff, students and alumni. Below are recent media coverage highlights.
The Blood Bank of Delmarva held a blood drive at Salisbury University for Giving Tuesday. Students, staff, and community members donated blood in the Guerrieri Student Union. Keira Lucas, a freshman nursing student, said working at TidalHealth has allowed her to understand why donating blood is so important: "It's very difficult for some of the patients that have gone through a lot of blood loss when we don't have blood." Holding the blood drive on campus gave students the opportunity to donate while they were busy with classes.
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Members of the Salisbury University Marching Band recently joined the Washington Commanders Marching Band for a joint rehearsal in District Heights, Md., giving Sea Gull musicians a chance to practice alongside one of the NFL’s most visible ensembles. Students learned the team’s fight song, “Hail to the Commanders,” directly from the pros during a weekly practice session attended by musicians who perform before tens of thousands of fans at every Washington home game.
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Fire can strike without warning, and the Salisbury Fire Department is working to stay prepared — including at local schools. Firefighters recently trained inside a Salisbury University-owned building slated for demolition. Crews practiced search techniques, rapid-intervention skills and basement operations — procedures they say can save lives when seconds matter. The building, along with several nearby properties, was purchased by the SU Foundation, Inc. in 2017 and currently has no redevelopment plans.
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