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The latest independent study by“U.S. News & World Report” has beenreleased and for the sixth consecutiveyear, UMES is ranked in the top tier ofthe nation’s historically black collegesand universities.

UMES was rated 33rd, joiningfellow Maryland HBCUs Morgan Stateand Bowie State in the upper tier. Dr.Juliette B. Bell, beginning her first yearas UMES’ president, comes to the postfrom Central State University, an HBCU in Ohio also in the top tier.

“We’re pleased our peers continue to think highly of UMES,” Bell said.“Our goal is to move the university from ‘excellence to eminence’ and thisannual survey certainly can provide inspiration in reaching those heights.We’re prepared to do the hard work it takes.”

According to U.S. News, the nation’s historically black colleges areincreasing becoming more appealing to students of all races. UMES’ studentbody is roughly 75 percent African-American. The separate peer surveyasks the president, provost and admissions dean at each of the 80 HBCUsqualified to be ranked to rate the academic quality of other black schools.

Peer assessment accounts for 25 percent of the equation with equalweight given to graduation and retention rates. The strength of the faculty,student selectivity—high school class standing and test scores—and theinstitution’s financial resources make up the other half. The same formulais used in the “Best College” rankings for regional universities.

UMES’ ranking over the past six years coincides with strong enrollmentnumbers. This year, the university enrolled 950 freshman and 181 transferstudents for a student body of just over 4,500, Tyrone Young, director ofadmissions, said. Admission test scores have risen 60 points over the pastfour years with mean SAT scores having risen 14.5 points over the past year.

Undergraduate students have 34 degrees to select from, while graduatestudents choose from among 14 master’s degrees and seven doctoralprograms. UMES also boasts a student-to-faculty ratio of 25-to-1, 26accredited academic programs and a steadily improving retention rate.

University supporters have responded to these positive trends bymaking record-breaking contributions. UMES this summer was named aCircle of Excellence Education Fundraising Award winner for 2012 by theCouncil for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). It was one of65 four-year institutions to be honored and the only HBCU to earn thedistinction.BEE / continued on page 6

U.S. News listsUMES in top tier ofblack colleges

A Lower Shore elementary or middle schoolstudent will have an opportunity next spring toparticipate in the 2013 Scripps National SpellingBee. UMES announced Sept. 12 it will sponsor acompetition to identify the region’s top-speller,who will win an all-expense paid trip toWashington, D.C. for the nationally televisedevent.

“We know students face tough challenges in the classroom every day,”UMES President Juliette B. Bell said. “And we want to do our part to inspirethem – and acknowledge their achievements.”

Top administrators from public schools in Somerset and Wicomicocounties joined Bell at a kick-off event at Somerset Intermediate School.Both school systems have agreed to encourage their elementary and middleschool educators to conduct school-level competitions.

“My experience with the Baltimore Bee back in 2007-2008 showed methat this kind of event promotes a healthy competition, builds self-esteem,and promotes academic rigor,” said Somerset schools SuperintendentMarjorie Miles. “Spelling is a fundamental skill that can unlock so manyacademic potentials within children. My advice to the schools, and moreimportant the children – have fun and enjoy the competition!”

Students who attend public as well as private and home schools in

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Administrators at UMES and area publicschools react as UMES spelling bee mascot,“Hun E. Bee,” doles out a sweet gift. Picturedfrom left are: Dr. Marjorie Miles, Somersetsuperintendent of schools; Dr. Juliette B. Bell,UMES president; Bill Robinson, UMES publicrelations director; Kim Miles, director ofsecondary education for Wicomico Countyschools; and Josh Coughran, principalSomerset Intermediate School.

A student fromSomerset CountyIntermediate listens asthe spelling bee isannounced.

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Bank of America and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are teamingup to help over 100 high school students in the Upward Bound program developthe skills needed to be financially responsible and make sound decisions.

Students from Wicomico and Somerset counties enrolled in UpwardBound—a U.S. Department of Education program providing underserved studentswith the pre-college training necessary to succeed in pursuing a college degree—will benefit. A $10,000 grant from Bank of America funds the project.

“Bank of America is delighted to work with UMES and Upward Bound,” saidMonty Sayler, a senior vice president. “This is a well-designed project that fitsnicely with the mission of the bank. We strongly support programs that increasecommunity engagement, financial knowledge and life-skill and soft-skilldevelopment.”

Students from the university’s Department of Human Ecology will work withprogram participants to teach them financial literacy, money management and selfsufficiency.

“Student mentors will not only educate Upward Bound youths, but alsoprovide seminars for their parents,” said Dr. Nina Lyon-Bennett, chair of UMES’human ecology department. Topics include budget planning and preparing for achild’s education, she said.

Corinne “Cori” Beardsley of Nanticoke, Md., has joined theUMES faculty as the interim director of the Mosely Gallery and as avisiting lecturer in the Department of Fine Arts. She will teachdrawing and ceramics.

“I look forward to filling the Mosely Gallery with engaging,educational and inspirational exhibitions for UMES and itscommunity,” Beardsley said. “The university has already been sowarm in welcoming me to this position. I look forward to excitingthe community about art.”

Beardsley pursued her studies at Hartford Art School inHartford, Conn., and the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth;building large scale installations of ceramic figures. She receivedher master’s in sculpture from the New York Academy of Art in 2011and subsequently traveled to China on an artist residency with theCentral Academy of Fine Art in Beijing and Shanghai University.

Since her return to the states, Beardsley has been exhibiting,acting as a curator and producing art and performance experiencesin New York City.

Bank of America funds financialliteracy project

Interim director of Mosely Gallery takes helm

Concert choir members sing atHBCU event in D.C.UMES Concert Choir members (pictured fromleft) Valerie Spivey and Ja-Ne' Best willrepresent the university today in the 105Voices of History concert at the AndrewMellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Dr. RoyL. Belfield Jr., director of choral activities, willaccompany the concert at this year’sperformance. The choir consists of selectstudents from each of the nation’s HBCUs.Special guests are Grammy award-winninggospel artist Tramaine Hawkins and Grammyaward nominee and creator of the US DreamAcademcy Wintley Phipps. PHOTO BY JIM GLOVIER

The Mosely Gallery opened the fall semester with its traditionalfaculty exhibit. Chris Harrington (center), the newly appointedchair of the Department of Fine Arts, welcomes new facultymembers, Corinne Beardsley (far left), the new interim directorof the Mosely Gallery and visiting lecturer, and David Simpson(far right), a new adjunct faculty member in the department.PHOTO BY JIM GLOVIER

Sequential artsmajors attendBaltimoreComic-Con

UMES sequential artsmajors are pictured attheir craft in “Artist Alley”at the Baltimore Comic-Con. The two are among a

group of nine UMES students who recently attended the industry eventalong with instructor Brad Hudson and UMES alumni Mat and JoshShockley of PLB Comics. Students networked, sold prints, acceptedcommissions and distributed brochures about the UMES program.

Senior Vice President for Bank of America Monty Sayler presents a checksponsoring a financial literacy project to UMES representatives, from left,President Juliette B. Bell; Dr. Nina Lyon-Bennett, chair of the human ecologydepartment and program coordinator; Dr. Nicole Gale, director of the UpwardBound program; and Dr. Veronique Diriker, director of development.PHOTO BY JIM GLOVIER

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Kimberly Dumpson named tosenior VP post

UMES President Juliette B. Bellannounced Kimberly ConwayDumpson’s appointment as vice presidentfor institutional advancement in a notecirculated a week ago across campus andto the university’s many friends andsupporters.

Dumpson was UMES’ alumni affairsdirector and is widely recognized for herwork in building and expanding thenetwork that connects graduates to theiralma mater. Earlier this year, UMES’

athletics department named her its “Hawk of the Year” in recognition ofher work as the university’s leading alumni liaison.

Dumpson fills the job vacated by Gains B. Hawkins Jr., who retired inAugust after nine years leading the university’s fundraising efforts. Asinstitutional advancement vice president, Dumpson will answer directly toBell as one of her senior advisers. She will be responsible for fundraising,alumni affairs and communications.

“In the short time Kim and I have worked together,” Bell said, “I havebeen impressed by her boundless energy and enthusiasm, her work ethicand her ability to communicate with the broad spectrum of constituencieson our campus and beyond its borders.”

Dumpson is a Wicomico County native who graduated from James M.Bennett High School and earned an undergraduate degree in politicalscience and sociology from Towson University in 1990. Her law degree isfrom Ohio Northern University.

In addition to practicing law in Bethesda, Salisbury and UpperMarlboro, she also was the executive director of the Life Crisis Center inSalisbury and worked as executive assistant to Wicomico County’s socialservices director.

She holds a Certificate in Fund Raising Management from IndianaUniversity and is a “Certified Fund Raising Executive,” an internationalcredential signifying she meets the profession’s highest educational andconduct standards.

Dumpson, who is also a graphic designer, has overseen the university’svisual identity program and has been responsible for creating many of theimages and designs to promote the university, its programs and events. Inher spare time, she enjoys doing genealogical research and has traced herfamily’s roots to Colonial times.

Since joining UMES as alumni affairs director seven years ago,Dumpson had a pivotal role in securing more than $1 million in gifts,including the single largest alumni gift in university history, $350,000.

Her civic and community work, which includes memberships in theSalisbury Rotary Club, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and Princess AnneChapter of the Links Inc. earned her recognition in 2010 as a “HometownHero” from Gov. Martin O’Malley. She is also a board member of MarylandCapital Enterprises and president of Wicomico High School’s ParentTeacher Association.

Dumpson is married to educator Jeffrey Dumpson, dean of students atParkside High School. The couple have two children, Taylor and Jeffrey II.

Faculty Spotlight Peter Stanford, who spent the previous

eight years as academic coordinator in theDepartment of Physician Assistant, has beennamed its interim chair. Stanford holds abachelor’s from Antioch College in Ohio and abachelor’s and Physician Assistant Certificatefrom Duke University. He earned a Master ofPublic Health from the University of NorthCarolina, Chapel Hill.

Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, dean ofUMES’ School of Graduate Studies, has beenappointed to a three-year term on the Diversity,Equity and Inclusion Committee of theGraduate Record Examination Board.

The committee is one of the GRE Board’sfive standing committees. It considers newprogram services and long-range planningstrategies for minority students; monitors on-going minority-related GRE programs andevaluates research proposals and on-goingresearch projects as they affect minorities.

Keane-Dawes will serve alongsiderepresentatives of such institutions as Duke, the University of NorthCarolina, Indiana University and the University of California at Berkley. TheEducational Testing Service and its GRE Board work to ensure thatequitable standards are applied to the entrance exam that students musttake to pursue graduate studies in the U.S.

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Dr. Moses T. K. Kairo joined the UMESleadership team in mid-August as dean of theSchool of Agricultural and Natural Sciences.

Kairo comes to Princess Anne fromFlorida A&M University, where he wasassociate research director for that institution’s1890 Land Grant Programs in its College ofAgriculture and Food Sciences. He was alsodirector of FAMU’s Center for BiologicalControl and an adjunct professor of

entomology and nematology at the University of Florida.He earned his undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of

Nairobi (1985), a Master of Science degree and Diploma of ImperialCollege in applied entomology from Imperial College in London (1989),and a doctorate in entomology from the University of London (1997).

Kairo has some 25 years of experience of teaching and conductingresearch, development and outreach in travels that have taken him to sometwo dozen countries in Africa, Europe, the Middle East as well as North andSouth America. He joined Florida A&M’s faculty in 2005 and has taught atthe undergraduate and graduate levels.

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UMES holds 126th Founders’ Week convocationUMES’ birthday, Sept.

13, provided a “gloriousday in Princess Anne,” asPresident Juliette B. Bellopened the school’s 126thFounders’ Weekconvocation and summercommencement with aquestion.

“Are you on amission?,” she askedseparately of students,faculty and staff andexpected a hearty reply inunison. She challengedfaculty to take the effort towork with those studentswho need a little extrahelp, staff to do theirjobs each day with asmile, and students towork their hardest toachieve their dreams.

Guest speakerJohnny C. Taylor,president and CEO of theThurgood MarshallCollege Fundrepresenting the nation’shistorically black publicinstitutions of higher education, said the challenge HBCUs face is still thequestion of “continued relevance.”

“Who would have thought 126 years ago, that your (UMES’) businessschool would have joined an elite group of accredited schools or that in thefirst year of the pharmacy program, 900 people would vie for 60 spots,”

Taylor said.Over 300,000 students are

educated annually at black publiccolleges—86 percent of which arePell Grant eligible and 70 percentare first-generation collegestudents. Looking out over theaudience, he said, “If America isgoing to be competitive, we have toeducate people like you.”

One of the stories HBCUsdon’t tell, he said, is diversity.HBCUs are among the most diverseschools, he added. “America ischanging; You (the UMES studentbody) are what higher educationinstitutes will look like in thefuture.”

To the 30 Doctor of PhysicalTherapy graduates—the largestclass in the university’s 10-yearhistory of the program—heimparted this wisdom, “Make aplan for what you want to do inyour life and write it down, then asNike says, ‘Just do it.’ ” You mustwant it badly, he said, and you willhave to ignore the “isms.” “Theyexist, but in spite of it, you have tosucceed.”

The event concluded with awreath laying ceremony at thepresidential cemetery and abirthday cake reception.

Historic tour and outdoor concert PHOTOS BY MATTHEW WHITTIKER

In a wave of yellow wearing workgloves and carrying trash bags, over 275UMES volunteers took to the streets inPrincess Anne and surrounding theuniversity campus picking up litter,sweeping streets and beautifying areas theypassed.

“It was wonderful to see so manystudents show up at 8 a.m. on a Saturday,ready to contribute their time and energytoward the upkeep of the community,” saidAyanna Evans, event organizer, UMES Office of the President. “Theirresponse to the call for volunteers is what made this event a huge success.”

Among student organizations, UMES athletic teams, the HonorsProgram and Kappa Psi members contributed in large numbers to lend ahand. Volunteers also hailed from the ranks of UMES faculty, staff andalumni, the Town of Princess Anne and Somerset County Board ofEducation, Evans said.

“This (event) is outstanding. It is putting the Town and Gownrelationship in effect. We’ve been talking about it—now we’re down to

“Street Sweep” promotes Town/Gown partnership

Tree planting and time capsule burial

UMES’ 126th Founders’ Day celebration included the graduationof its largest class of Doctor of Physical Therapy students in theprogram’s 10-year history. Thirty graduates, representing nine states;one being Hawaii, walked across the stage to receive their diplomas.

Mike Miller has a job lined up at a private physical therapypractice in his hometown, Myrtle Beach, S.C. “I’m definitely preparededucationally and clinically,” he said. “I feel confident about gettingout there and practicing right away.”

The next step for the PT students is to sit for a nationalcertification exam Oct. 23. “I’m very excited,” Celia Martins, a nativeof Brazil, said. “I’m sure we’re all going to be ready for it.”

The university is a leader in producing graduates who pass on the first try, said Dr. Raymond Blakely, theprogram’s founder. Once they pass, they will enter the healthcare field as physical therapists in hospitals, seniorcare facilities and for private practices.

UMES celebrates largest class of PT graduates

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President Juliette Bell cuts UMES’ birthdaycake with SGA President Shana Washington.PHOTO BY JIM GLOVIER

Guest speaker Johnny C. Taylor Jr. iswelcomed by UMES PresidentJuliette B. Bell. PHOTO BY JIM GLOVIER

Dr. John R. Lamkin, UMES’ director of bands,“plays” tribute to UMES on its 126th birthdayas President Bell sings happy birthday withthe crowd. PHOTO BY JIM GLOVIER

“Let this tree stand as a symbol of a newbeginning as we grow from an institutionof excellence to one of eminence. I amhonored as the 15th president of thisoutstanding institution to ask you to joinme, as I turn the soil that gives life to ourtomorrow.” Dr. Juliette B. BellPHOTOS BY JIM GLOVIER

President Juliette B. Bell places awreath at the university’s cemeterywith these words: “With the laying ofthis wreath, we remember thefounders of UMES, who are eternallya part of our family and community.To you who cared for us and laboredthat all people may have a right toan education, we pay tribute andrededicate this cemetery in yourhonor.”

Chin Nyong Yoon is surrounded by hisfamily. PHOTO BY MATTHEW WHITTIKER

Nakedra Gavin of Laurel, Miss., MichelleGee of Baltimore, and MobolajiShoyinka of Dallas, Texas, proudlydisplay their accomplishment. PHOTO BY MATTHEW WHITTIKER

Ceremonies mark 126th milestone for UMES

A magnolia tree and a time capsule containing items from theuniversity’s 125th anniversary year were placed in the Dr. HermanFranklin International Flag Mall. Pictured from left, are: Dr. James White,Founders’ Week committee chair; Dr. Anthony Jenkins, vice presidentfor student affairs and enrollment management; Dr. Bernita Sims-Tucker,associate vice president for academic affairs, Dr. Herman Franklin, Mrs.LaRaeu Franklin; Dr. Ronnie Holden, vice president for administrativeaffairs; and Dr. Juliette B. Bell, UMES president.

doing it,” said Garland Hayward, PrincessAnne Town commissioner. Hayward saidthe community service project helpsstudents take part ownership in the town.

Based on comments by William Boley,a senior from Liberia, it’s working. “This isour community, too,” he said. “We need tohelp out.”

G.R.A.S.P, a community outreach anddevelopment organization founded byUMES alumni, spearheaded a revitalization

of Manokin Park in collaboration with the Somerset County Board ofEducation and town commissioners. The park clean-up was held inconjunction with the Street Sweep using funding from a CommunityFoundation of the Eastern Shore grant and donations from area merchants.Weeds were pulled, fall mums were planted, scrubs and hedges weretrimmed, picnic tables were stained, trash bins were built and litter wascollected.

“It’s good. It’s helping the environment,” said Jisha George, a seniorbiology major from India, helping out in the park.

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affiliate of Atlanta.Swann, a dean’s list student, graduated from

MEAC rival Delaware State in 1995 with a degree inbusiness administration. He played for the Hornetsfrom 1989 to 1991, earning all-conference honorsall three years. He finished with a .421 battingaverage, currently the career leader in that category,with 26 home runs and 131 runs batted in. In 1989he hit .449, the fourth-highest single season mark inDSU history, with five home runs in his freshmanyear, helping the Hornets win their lone MEAC titlethat season. He was elected into the Delaware StateUniversity Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001 and his No.1 jersey was retired in 2004.

He takes over for Will Gardner, who was UMES’head baseball coach the past six seasons. This pastspring, the Hawks finished in third place in theMEAC Tournament after going 11-13 in conferenceplay.

The Delaware State sports information staff contributed to this release.

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Pedro Swann is the new head coach of theHawks baseball team. “I am excited (for) theopportunity,” Swann said. “I am dedicated to takingthis baseball program to the next level.”

“We welcome Pedro Swann to the Hawkfamily,” Athletic Director Keith Davidson said. “Hisexperience in baseball in the MEAC and in theprofessional ranks, (makes) Swann a good fit tobring the UMES program to the next level.”

Swann brings a wealth of baseball experienceto Princess Anne, playing in the professional ranksfrom 1991 to 2007, three years at the Major Leaguelevel, including the Baltimore Orioles. He alsoplayed for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and TorontoBlue Jays organizations.

He was Most Valuable Player for the LouisvilleBats in 2005, AAA-affiliate of Cincinnati, the OttawaLynx in 2003, former AAA-affiliate of the Orioles,and the Greenville Braves in 1997, former AA-

Pedro Swann named UMES head baseball coachFormer major leaguer and MEAC star student-athlete takes over baseball program

Marshall Cropper named UMES head men’s golf coachMarshall Cropper has been named head coach of

the men’s golf program. Cropper takes over for JamilaJohnson, who will remain at the university to work withthe UMES Golf Academy and the PGM Program as itsacademic services coordinator.

“Marshall has done a great deal for this institutionand the athletic department,” said Athletic DirectorKeith Davidson. “Jamila did an excellent job guidingthe men’s golf program through its re-launch, andMarshall will help continue the success the team hasshown on and off the golf course.”

Cropper, a Hawk alum and member of the UMESAthletics Hall of Fame, currently serves as thecoordinator of the UMES Golf Academy and has heldthat post since 2004. He manages the day-to-dayoperations of the academy, including regulating the outdoor driving range,indoor facilities and equipment maintenance for the Academy. He alsocoordinates fundraising activities, including the Art Shell UMES Celebrity GolfClassic.

“I am honored to be taking over the men’s golfprogram at UMES,” Cropper said. “Many great kidshave come through the PGA Golf ManagementProgram, and I am happy to be able to help student-athletes that play competitive golf and perform well inthe classroom.”

Cropper graduated from UMES (then MarylandState College) in 1967 with a degree in physicaleducation. He played tight end for the football team,earning All-CIAA honors in 1966, and also played onthe baseball team at first base and right field. Heearned a master's in 1975 from National GraduateUniversity and was inducted into the UMES AthleticsHall of Fame in 1982.

Under the tutelage of coach Johnson last season,the UMES men’s golf was named a Golf Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team, one of 37 Division I schools to earn the honor each of thepast two seasons. The team has the highest grade point average of all men’sathletic teams at UMES and has a perfect Academic Progress Rate.

Marshall Cropper

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Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties are eligible to compete.Schools that sign up to hold a local bee will identify the top two spellers,who will receive an automatic invitation to the inaugural Maryland EasternShore Spelling Bee.

The regional bee will be held Sat., March 2 at the Ella Fitzgerald Centerfor the Performing Arts. The event will mirror the format of the nationalcompetition that airs on national television in late May each year.

“We’re delighted that our students will have a chance to show their

spelling prowess at the school and regional level, and perhaps even thenational level,” said Dr. John E. Fredericksen, Wicomico CountySuperintendent of Schools. “Our guiding rule this year is, ‘If it helps astudent learn, let’s do it.’ We’re ready for our students to spell their way tosuccess.”

Bell, who became UMES’ president in July, said she was excited herstaff identified a community service project that involved a way to engageelementary and middle school students in learning. “After all, we trainteachers at UMES,” Bell said. “A spelling competition is a natural fit.”

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First Look Fair showcases student activitiesThe UMES Diamonds greet President Bell at the First Look Fair sponsored by the Office of Campus Life. PHOTO BY MATTHEW WHITTIKER

UMES community shows its “Hawk Pride” at College Colors Day

Campus and community enjoy Agriculture Field Day

AG Field Dayparticipantsload thewagons for atour of theUMES Farm.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service givesout samples from a healthy cooking demonstration.PHOTOS BY MATTHEW WHITTIKER

UMES cheerleaders and Harry the Hawk shout-out to UMES during theBET College Tour Sept. 12 at UMES.

BET takes College Tour to UMES

UMES is first collegiate stop on "Startup Maryland" bus tour

The "Startup Maryland" Bus made its first collegiate stop at UMES Sept.12. "Pitch Across Maryland" is a tour that celebrates entrepreneurship,connects the local and regional entrepreneurial ecosystem andlaunches a state-wide “pitch” competition. Entrepreneurs taped a 3-5minute "pitch" about their innovation/business. Pictured from left, are:Marcellus Connor, area director of Residence Life; Julie Kirk, executivedirector of the Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship; two of the StartupMaryland team members; Dr. Kate Brown, chair of the UMESDepartment of Business, Management and Accounting and RhettBurton, area director of Residence Life. Connor and Burton wereinstrumental in UMES being a stop on the tour. PHOTO BY JIM GLOVIER

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THE SMITHSONIAN ISCOMING TO TOWN!The Smithsonian Institution’s travelingexhibit, “Journey Stories,” is coming tothe Mosely Gallery Oct. 18 with a grandopening from 4-6 p.m. The FrederickDouglass Library hosts a companionexhibit, “International Voices:Capturing Their Journeys to UMES,”opening on the same day at 2 p.m.More programming will accompanyexhibits at UMES and at our partners,the Somerset County libraries, solook for more details to follow. Call410-651-7770 for more information.

African-American families traveled northduring the Great Migration any way theycould: on foot, by car, by train, and even bypacket boat. A young girl and her familymigrate from Florida to New Jersey, 1940.

UMES Residence Life’sClifton Harcum’s new book“Passion: Making theImpossible Possible” isnow available at UMES inthe FDL and the Neebobookstore or order yourcopy at Barnes & Noble,Amazon.com orCliftonHarcum.com

OCTOBER18 DEPT. FINE ARTS MUSIC MID-TERM RECITAL

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20* TRI-COUNTY ALUMNI CHAPTER FALL FLING7 p.m. Richard A. Henson Center, ballroomCost TBA • 410-651-7686

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9 FALL HRM GOURMET DINING SERIES7 p.m. Richard A. Henson Center Ballroom Menu/Cost TBA • Advanced tickets required410-651-6563

11 CONCERT CHOIR FALL CONCERT 4 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts 410-651-6571

14 WIND ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT 7 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts 410-651-6571

17 MUSIC RECITAL4 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts Michael Dykes, a senior music major, performs on saxophone • 410-651-6571

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