NEWSVol. XXXI No. 14 • April 9, 2015

SUA Publ icat ion for Facul ty, Staff & Students

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

United Way HonorsCampus community members earn United Way awards . . . . . .page 2

Philosophy SymposiumThe 35th SU Philosophy Symposium asks, “What’s on Your Plate?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 4

Perlstein LectureNew York Times bestselling author Rick Perlstein returns to SU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 7

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Adventures in Ideas SeriesSU’s 2014-15 Adventures in Ideas:Humanities Seminar series concludes withthe presentation “Dickens and Drood”noon-6 p.m. Sunday, April 12.

Dr. Tony Whall, SU professor ofEnglish emeritus and former director ofthe Bellavance Honors Program, discussesCharles Dickens’ final (and unfinished)novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, duringa lecture and lunch from noon-1:30 p.m.in TETC Room 152.

A matinee performance of the BobbiBiron Theatre Program’s production ofRupert Holmes’ Drood, a musical comedybased on the novel, follows from 2-5 p.m.in the Black Box Theatre of Fulton Hall(see article at right).

The day concludes with an afterglowdiscussion led by Dr. T. Paul Pfeiffer, theperformance’s director and Theatre andDance Department chair, with membersof the cast and production team.

Sponsored by the Fulton School ofLiberal Arts and the Whaley FamilyFoundation, cost is $30, including lunchand admission to the musical. Advancereservations are required.

To RSVP, or for more information,call Donna Carey at 410-543-6450 oremail dmcarey@salisbury.edu.

SU’s Bobbi Biron Theatre Programinvites audience members to help solve amusical murder mystery during itsproduction of Drood Thursday-Sunday,April 9-12 and 16-19. Directed by Dr. T. Paul Pfeiffer, chair of SU’s Theatreand Dance Department, curtain is 8 p.m., 2 p.m. Sundays.

The unique and popular Broadwayaward winner by Rupert Holmes is basedon The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the finalnovel by Charles Dickens. BecauseDickens passed away before finishing themystery, the killer is selected at the play’send via audience vote. Upon its openingin 1985, Drood was believed to have beenthe first Broadway production to featuremultiple endings.

As Drood opens, members of London’sMusic Hall Royale interact with theaudience before making their way to thestage. From there, theatre-goers areintroduced to John Jasper, thecompany’s “Jekyll and Hyde”choirmaster and uncle of theplay’s namesake. In the secondact, Jasper confesses to beingresponsible for his nephew’sChristmas Eve disappearance –but did he really kill Drood?The lone witness comesforward to reveal the real killer(maybe), based on theaudience’s vote. To give themusical a happy ending, theaudience also is asked to decidewhich two characters amongthe remaining cast will fallspontaneously in love … beforethe play ends with a twist!

The cast includes RebekahAnderson, Dan Frana, KimberlyGarcia-Torres, VeahnaGardineer, Dawson Forbes Hill,Michael Mitchel, Leah Naill,Susannah Nixon, IdeOwodiong-Idemeko, Jenny

Phelps, John Posner, Jian “Jade” Qiu,Andres Roa, Caitlin Rogers, Kelly Ross,Emily Stanton, Faith Sullivan, John Tullyand John Wixted. Dr. William Folger, chairof SU’s Music Department, portrays theMaestro of the Theatre Royale.

Set design is by John Raley, costumedesign by Leslie Yarmo and lightingdesign by Tom Anderson. Stage manageris Sam Olsen.

Drood is suggested for matureaudiences. Admission is $12, $9 forseniors, students and SU alumni with ID.Tickets are available online atwww.salisbury.edu/theatreanddance.Tickets also may be purchased throughthe SU Box Office, Fulton Hall Room100. SU ID holders receive one ticket freefor Thursday performances with advance reservations.

For information call 410-543-6228.

In 1895, actors enlist the audience in deciding the resolution to the mystery

of Dickens’ unfinished novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

(Mature content.)

By Rupert HolmesDirected by Dr. T. Paul Pfeiffer

Drood: Music, Mystery andMurder, Oh My!

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United Way Honors SUSeveral SU leaders, from the President toa student volunteer, have been honored bythe United Way of the Lower EasternShore for giving back to the community.

SU President Janet Dudley-Eshbachreceived the organization’s prestigious JimBarrett Community Leadership Award forexemplifying philanthropic leadership. Dr. Memo Diriker of SU’s Business,Economic and Community OutreachNetwork (BEACON), earned the Heart ofthe United Way Award. Senior KyleEskridge was recognized with theinaugural Student United Way Volunteerof the Year Award for an SU student.

Named for a charismatic communityleader, the Barrett Award honorsindividuals who are inspirational,generous, compassionate and communityminded. Dudley-Eshbach was applaudedfor being “the ultimate personification ofexceptional leadership, enthusiasm,aspiration and drive all rolled into one.”

Under her leadership, in 2013, the SUStudent United Way Chapter wasestablished – the first university studentUnited Way chapter in Maryland. Herendorsement of the local United Way andencouragement of SU faculty and staff tosupport it through the Maryland CharityCampaign also have doubled the

contributions of SU employees. Herefforts to unite SU with the United Wayto impact the community were called“historical.”

Diriker’s award is bestowed upon anexceptional volunteer leader whoembodies what it means to LIVEUNITED and personifies such UnitedWay values as inclusiveness, commitmentand humility.

He has been a strong supporter for theSU Student United Way, and has beenactively involved on the WicomicoCampaign Team, Holiday Ball committeeand Strategic Planning committee inaddition to co-chairing its health initiativeteam and serving on its board of directors.

Eskridge was honored for being a“shining” and “up and coming”community star, and a dedicated memberof the student chapter since it formed.Currently serving as its president, he hashelped grow the club into an “incredibleforce” of community service. He currentlyleads a network of over 200 students whohave positively impacted over 2,100 localindividuals and families with 53 volunteerprojects to date. He has spearheaded clubplanning and recruitment, membershipmeetings, the successful Halloween 5KDash/Zombie Run fundraiser and aplethora of community service projects.

Books for FreedomConferenceRegistration is open for the diversity andliterature conference “Books for Freedom:We Will Breathe Again” 9 a.m.-2 p.m.Saturday, April 11, in the CurriculumResource Center, TETC Room 226.

Held as part of SU’s annual Children’sand Young Adult Literature Festival (seepage 4), the conference provides resourcesfor teachers, librarians and others whowork with children.

Presenters include Kwame Alexander,Bryan Collier, Suzanne Gervay, MirandaPaul, Isatou Ceesay, James Roy, SushmitaMazumdar, Dr. Teena Gorrow and Diana Hastings.

Alexander is a poet, author of 18 booksand founder of two literacy organizations:Book-in-a-Day and LEAP for Ghana.Gervay is one of the most acclaimedauthors for youth in Australia. Roy isanother of Australia’s most prolific writers,publishing over 30 books for children andyoung adults.

Collier, a native of Pocomoke City,MD, is a nationally celebrated artist andillustrator currently residing in New York.Paul is passionate about creating stories foryoung readers, with more than 50 shortstories and several forthcoming picturebooks. Ceesay, the focus of Paul’s debutbook, One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and theRecycling Women of the Gambia, has organizedmore than 80 Gambian women to crochetcoin purses and other things out of stripsof plastic from recycled bags.

Mazumdar is a greater Washington, D.C.,area artist, writer and educator. Gorrowcombined her passion for bald eagles andenjoyment of wildlife photography tocapture the remarkable behaviors ofAmerica’s national symbol during nestingseason in her book Inside a Bald Eagle’s Nest.Hastings, youth services librarian at the St. Michaels Library, has extensiveexperience working in a residential specialneeds school developing the literacy skills ofstudents with autism, and intellectual anddevelopmental disabilities.

Registration for the conference is $35, $20 for SU ID holders. Advanceregistration includes lunch and a festival tote bag (not available for day-of registrants).

To register, visit https://webapps.salisbury.edu/clf. For information call 410-543-6509 or visitwww.salisbury.edu/childlitfestival.

New Media Art ShowSU presents its annual New MediaStudent Art Show April 13-May 16 in theElectronic Gallery, TETC Room 126.

New media by SU students, focusingon images, technology and sound, is ondisplay. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-8 p.m.daily. Admission is free and the public is invited.

For information call 410-548-2547 orvisit www.salisbury.edu/universitygalleries.

Community MeetingSU hosts a meeting on neighborhood

relations 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 15,at St. Francis De Sales Parish Center.

Community members are invited tomeet SU administrators, hear what they aredoing to support neighborhoods, learnabout the Student Code of Conduct andthe process for dealing with student issues inthe community, and share their experiences.

For more information call 410-543-6030or visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.

From left: Dr. Memo Diriker, President Janet Dudley-Eshbach and Kyle Eskridge.

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African Americans andMethodism Lecture

African Americans have been part of theformation of Methodism since it wasestablished in the United States in theearly 1700s. The Rev. David W. Brownexplores these ongoing connectionsduring the talk “This Is My Story; This IsMy Song: Connecting the Shared Historyof African Americans in UnitedMethodism” 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15,in Perdue Hall’s Bennett FamilyAuditorium. His presentation wasrescheduled from last semester.

The author of the 2010 book FreedomDrawn from Within: A History of the DelawareAnnual Conference, Brown chaired a year-long research effort that included clergyand historians interested in preservingand telling the story of the African-American experience within Methodism.

Sponsored by the Fulton School ofLiberal Arts and Nabb Research Center forDelmarva History and Culture, hispresentation is the inaugural lecture fromthe Rev. Frost Pollitt Memorial Endowmentthrough the SU Foundation, Inc. Pollitt(1789-1872) was born a slave and freed in1828, and spent most of his life inSomerset County. He was a foundingmember of the Delaware Conference andthe first president of its Missionary Society.

Mizeur LecturesFormer Maryland Delegate HeatherMizeur discusses “You Can’t Stop Us:Civil Engagement and Advocacy in theLGBTQ Community” Monday, April 13,at Salisbury University.

Commemorating the Gay, Lesbianand Straight Education Network’snational Day of Silence campaign to endbullying and harassment towardindividuals in the LGBTQ community,her presentation is 5:30 p.m. in PerdueHall’s Bennett Family Auditorium Room156. Salisbury Mayor Jim Ireton presentswelcoming remarks.

Twice named among Maryland’s Top100 Women by The Daily Record and oneof The Baltimore Sun’s “Fifty Women toWatch,” Mizeur was elected to the Houseof Delegates in 2006. She representedMontgomery County until the end of hersecond term earlier this year. She alsoserved as a Democratic gubernatorialcandidate in 2014.

As a legislator, she advocated forexpanding health care to children,protecting reproductive rights for women,safeguarding the environment, bringingnew technology jobs to the state andguaranteeing civil rights for LGBTQfamilies.

During the 2004 presidentialcampaign, Mizeur was a key architect ofU.S. Senator John Kerry’s health care anddisabilities policy platform. In 2009,President Barack Obama appointed her tothe Democratic National Committee’sexecutive committee and to a White Houseadvisory group for health care reform.

Her talk is sponsored by the SUCounseling Center’s STAND4YOUsuicide prevention program, WicomicoCounty Core Services Agency and SUOffice of Student Activities,Organizations and Leadership.

Admission is free, and the public isinvited. Light refreshments will be served.

For information call 410-543-6070 orvisit www.salisbury.edu/counseling.

New Music ConcertMusic Department faculty and studentsshowcase new and experimental musicduring the concert “New MusicSalisbury” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16,in Holloway Hall Auditorium. Performersinclude Dr. Danielle Cumming, VendimThaqi, Jerry Tabor, Eric Shuster and theSU Percussion Ensemble.

Cumming, director of the annual SUGuitar Festival, and Thaqi, the firstmusician in SU’s Young Artist inResidence program, present the duet“Farewell to Stromness,” written by SirPeter Maxwell Davies to protest proposeduranium mining near the town ofStromness in the Scottish Orkney Islandsin 1980. (The plan eventually waswithdrawn.)

Cumming also performs two pieces byCuban composer Leo Brouwer: the avantgarde “Canticum” (1968) and the neo-romantic “The Flight of the LoversThrough the Valley of Echos” from ElDecameron Negro (1983). In addition, Thaqiplays “A Forge and a Scythe,” written forCumming by her husband, former SUMusic Department faculty memberRobert Baker.

A faculty ensemble, directed by JerryTabor, performs Tabor’s 1991 transmediawork “Outside Edge.” The piece –involving extreme serialization to allowthe illusion of chaos – received a standingovation during its last performance at SUseveral years ago for its unorthodoxinterpretation of sound categories.

The SU Percussion Ensemble presentsa variety of new student works, includingthree premieres, and an encoreperformance of John Cage’s classic“Credo in Us.” In addition, SU seniormusic major Josh Kahn performs the solo“Having Never Written a Note forPercussion” by James Tenney.

Sponsored by the Music Department,admission is free and the public is invited.For more information call 410-543-6385.

Percussion ConcertFrom music played on tin cans to thesimulation of a construction site, SU’sspring Percussion and World DrumEnsemble concert pushes the boundariesof traditional instruments to create newsounds. Their performance is 7:30 p.m.Thursday, April 9, in Holloway Hall Auditorium.

Directed by Eric Shuster, thePercussion Ensemble performs two early

20th-century pieces and one contemporarywork. The World Drum Ensemble,directed by Ted Nichols, pays tribute toCuba with “Mozambique,” a modernCuban Carnival music and danceinvented by Pello el Afrokan. Theensemble also performs three rhythmsfrom West Africa.

Sponsored by the Music Department,admission is free and the public is invited.The concert is part of the 2015 SalisburyPercussion Festival: SPF 15.

Library Book SaleBlackwell Library hosts its annual springbook sale April 13-19.

This year’s event expands from thenovels-only sales of past years to includeall types of books. Paperbacks are 50 cents and hardbacks $1.

Library hours are 8 a.m.-midnightMonday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday,10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday. The public is invited.

For information call 410-543-6130.

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PDS Partnership HonoredSU has earned national recognition for itscollaborative partnerships with MardelaMiddle and High School (MMHS).

The University was honored with the2015 Exemplary ProfessionalDevelopment School (PDS) AchievementAward from the National Association ofProfessional Development Schools(NAPDS). Only six campuses across thecountry were honored. SU is the onlynon-research one university to earnnational recognition for its PDSpartnerships at the elementary, middleand high school levels.

The NAPDS Award honored SU forthe collaboration that is the keyunderpinning of its PDS partnership with

MMHS. Specifically noted was the “highproductivity and morale” and“permeating spirit of reciprocal supportand development” within the partnership.Also applauded was the full immersion ofteacher candidates in PDS initiatives; theadvocacy of school leaders; theestablishment of a community oflearners; and the congruent purpose andvision for the partnership between teachercandidates, interns, beginning teachers,veteran educators, administrators and faculty.

This is the second time SU has wonthe award; the University also wasrecognized in 2011 for its partnershipswith Worcester County Public Schools. Inaddition, SU won a NAPDS Spirit ofPartnership Award in 2009.

Pictured, from left, are Sara Elburn, interim regional PDS coordinator; Frederick Briggs, principal of Mardela Middle and High School; Dr. Ron Siers, EducationSpecialties Department chair and PDS liaison to Mardela; and Paul Gasior, field experience coordinator.

Philosophy SymposiumDrs. Chad Lavin and Lisa Heldke speakat SU’s 35th annual PhilosophySymposium. This year’s event, “What’s onYour Plate? Food, Politics and Identity,” is9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 11, inTETC Room 153.

Events begin with a continentalbreakfast. During the morning session,Lavin and Heldke weigh in on topicsincluding the significance of farming andcooking, meat and vegetarianism, diet andobesity, and exotic and local foods.

Following a break for lunch, facultyand other local panelists add theirinsights. The audience is invited to join inthe discussion throughout the day.

Lavin, associate professor of politicalscience at Virginia Polytechnic Instituteand State University, is the author of EatingAnxiety: The Perils of Food Politics. In it, heexamines the use of digestive metaphors inpolitical thought, as well as ongoingdebates about food politics to show howthe experience of eating structuresconceptions of identity, truth and power.

Heldke, professor of philosophy andgender, women and sexual studies atGustavus Adolphus College, is a sectioneditor for The Encyclopedia of Food andAgriculture Ethics. She also is co-author ofthe forthcoming book Philosophers at theTable, an exploration of the relationshipbetween food and philosophy.

Sponsored by the SU PhilosophyDepartment, admission is free and thepublic is invited. For more informationcall 410-677-5070.

Arts Administration LectureJudith Dressel, assistant director ofdevelopment for the Fulton School, offersa look at some of what happens behindthe scenes at museums, galleries and othervenues during her presentation “What IsArts Administration?” 5:30 p.m. Thursday,April 9, in Fulton Hall Room 111.

Dressel draws on her experiences inadministration at major museums,including the Detroit Institute of Arts,Baltimore Museum of Art, ChryslerMuseum of Art and former CorcoranGallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

She speaks about the various roles,backgrounds, skills and rewards in themanagement of cultural non-profitorganizations. These include careerchoices for those dedicated to visual andfine arts, history and natural history, aswell as the performing arts.

Sponsored by SU Art Galleries,admission is free and the public is invited.For information call 410-548-2547 or visitwww.salisbury.edu/universitygalleries.

Faculty Early CareerDevelopment Program(CAREER) CAREER supports junior faculty whoexemplify the role of teacher-scholarsthrough outstanding research, excellenteducation, and the integration ofeducation and research within the contextof the mission of their organizations.Such activities should build a firmfoundation for a lifetime of leadership inintegrating education and research. NSFencourages submission of CAREERproposals from junior faculty members atall CAREER-eligible organizations andespecially encourages women, membersof underrepresented minority groups andpersons with disabilities to apply.Deadline: July 21, 2015www.nsf.gov

• G R A N T S N E W S •‘Stand Up to Bullying’Wicomico County middle school studentsshare their perspectives on bullying duringa “Stand Up to Bullying” art exhibit 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, April 13, at theWicomico Youth & Civic Center.

In conjunction with WicomicoPartnership for Families and Children, SU students in Dr. Michèle Schlehofer’sCommunity and Applied SocialPsychology class have spent this semestertraining the middle school students toserve as ambassadors to confront andaddress bullying, and create a positiveschool climate.

As part of the project, the middleschool students took photos that expressedtheir perspectives on bullying. The exhibitis comprised of those photos.

Wicomico Partnership providedfunding for the project. Admission is freeand the public is invited.

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• S P O R T S •CACs on Deck The SU baseball and softball teams enterthe final week of the 2015 CapitalAthletic Conference season near or at thetop of the league standings, vying for thetop spot and home-field advantage in the tournament.

The baseball team, under first-yearHead Coach Troy Brohawn, is perfectthrough its first 18 games and closes out theregular season in the CAC at FrostburgState University on Saturday, April 11, in adoubleheader that could determine the topseed in the tournament.

The top three seeded teams in theCAC baseball tournament all host a singletournament game on Tuesday, April 14.The Sea Gulls have locked up thatopportunity, while all six teams that makethe tournament field play out the finalthree days of the event at the top seedfrom Thursday-Saturday, April 16-18.

The softball team already has securedone of the five spots in the CAC playoffsand is working toward the highest seed,with the possibility of finishing atop thestandings. The Sea Gulls close out CACregular-season play on the weekend ofApril 11-12, hosting Southern VirginiaUniversity and Frostburg State University.All five CAC playoff teams head to thetop seed in the field for the three-daychampionship beginning on Thursday,April 16.

For updates on all of Salisbury’sspring sports as they advance throughpostseason play, visit www.suseagulls.com.

Renaissance JoustHuzzah! Enjoy a Renaissance joust by BlueRun Jousting and celebrate the spectacle ofa medieval tournament 2 and 4 p.m.Saturday, April 18, on Holloway HallLawn. (Rain date: Saturday April 25.) Theevent was rescheduled from last semester.

Lords and ladies compete in a varietyof equestrian games, displaying skills with

swords, spears, maces and lances,culminating with a head-to-headcompetitive joust in full armor.

Guests are invited to wear Renaissanceattire. A question-and-answer sessionfollows each tournament. Renaissance-themed concessions will be available.

Sponsored by the Cultural AffairsOffice, admission is free and the public isinvited. For information call 410-543-6271.

Songs of the ChesapeakeTeresa Whitaker and Frank Schwartzperform “Songs of the Chesapeake” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, on SeaGull Square Lawn (rain location: HensonScience Hall Room 243). Tom Horton,award-winning Chesapeake Bay authorand faculty in SU’s EnvironmentalStudies Department, hosts the event.

A native of Kentucky, Whitaker tellsoriginal stories and traditional myths andfolktales, weaving in participatory musicwith songs, guitar, Celtic harp andpercussion instruments. A musician andsongwriter from Baltimore, Schwartzplays guitar, bass, banjo and mandolin,and sings. The pair has released severalalbums, most recently Finding Home.

Sponsored by the EnvironmentalStudies Department, admission is free andthe public is invited. Blankets and lawnchairs are encouraged.

Wagner ExtendsHolocaust StudyAs a Holocaust scholar, Dr. DianaWagner, Education SpecialtiesDepartment, began a collection of moviesdepicting the event several years ago aftertaking a class with Dr. Stuart Liebman,media studies professor emeritus ofQueens College CUNY.

When the opportunity came to studywith him again, Wagner jumped at thechance to apply. She was selected as oneof only 20 educators in the United Statesand Canada to attend this year’s Jack andAnita Hess Faculty Seminar at the UnitedStates Holocaust Memorial Museum’sMandel Center for Advanced HolocaustStudies in Washington, D.C.

Co-taught by Liebman and StevenCarr, associate professor ofcommunication at Indiana University-Perdue University Fort Wayne, this year’sseminar focused on “Using Film andMedia to Teach About the Holocaust.”

Hoffman PublishesDr. Richard Hoffman, professor ofmanagement, published two articles as theresult of research conducted as aFulbright Scholar in Estonia.

“Film Bankruptcy Probability andCauses: An Integrated Study” waspublished in the October 2014 edition ofthe International Journal of Business andManagement. “Firm Failure Causes: APopulation Level Study” appeared in thejournal Problems and Perspectives inManagement earlier this year. Both were co-authored with Oliver Lukason, lecturer infinance at the University of Tartu, Estonia.

As a Fulbright Scholar in 2013,Hoffman worked with Lukason toinvestigate the cause of bankruptcies asthe country privatized state-owned firmsduring its transition to a market economy.Lukason obtained access to the largestnational database of more than 1,200bankruptcies over a seven-year period,representing approximately 70 percent ofthe business failures in Estonia.

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Guitar Festival ReturnsGuitarists of all ages have the opportunityto participate in SU’s seventh annualGuitar Festival and Competition, Friday-Saturday, April 24-25, featuring classes,workshops and concerts.

From 4:30-9 p.m. Friday, activitiesinclude hands-on workshops in rock, bluesand jazz guitar, led by Vendim Thaqi,Mike Elzey and Ian Wardenski.

That evening, participants also havethe opportunity to perform in a blues androck guitar playing competition, a newevent. Prizes include an electric guitar,donated by Paul Reed Smith Guitars.

Saturday’s events, focusing on classicalguitar, include master classes by ColinDavin and Wardenski, as well asworkshops, a Festival Ensemble and aclassical playing competition from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Winners of Saturday’scompetition vie for more than $2,000 inprizes and D’Addario and Planet Wavesmerchandise. Advance registration isrecommended for all competitions.

Festival attendees also have theopportunity to meet Michael Byle, senioracoustic luthier atPaul Reed SmithGuitars.

This year’sFestival Ensemblewill play acommissionedpiece by KevinCope, winner ofthe 2011 DelawareDivision of theArts EmergingArtist Fellowshipfor MusicComposition.

Davin roundsout the festivalwith a public

performance at 5 p.m. in the Great Hallof Holloway Hall. He has performed atvenues including New York’s Alice TullyHall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (onhistorical instruments from the museum’scollection) and Merkin Concert Hall (withNew York Philharmonic ensembles).

Classes and workshops on both days areopen to all ages, skill levels and string type.Friday registration is $20, $15 forparticipants in school groups or ensembles,$10 for SU students with ID. Admission forparents accompanying their children toFriday’s activities is free. Saturdayregistration is $50 for participants, $25 forparticipants in school groups or ensembles$15 for parents, including all classes,activities and lunch. Advance registration isavailable online at www.salisbury.edu/guitarfestival. Day-of registration isavailable, but those registering that weekendmay not be assured of participation inmaster classes or competitions due toscheduling limitations.

For information, call Dr. DanielleCumming, festival director, at 410-677-3269, email dmcumming@salisbury.eduor visit the festival website.

Percussion FestivalThe SU Music Department hosts the2015 Salisbury Percussion Festival: SPF 15 Thursday-Saturday, April 9-11, inHolloway Hall Auditorium.

The SU Percussion and World Drumensembles, directed by Eric Shuster andTed Nichols, respectively, inaugurate theevent with their annual spring concert 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9 (see page 3).

The Umbilicus Percussion Quartetcontinues the series at 7:30 p.m. Friday,April 10 (see page 9).

Senior music majors Josh Kahn,Meghan Rollyson and Burt Tabet concludethe festival with a joint percussion recital at3 p.m. Saturday, April 11.

Admission is free and the public isinvited. For information call 410-543-6385.

UMES Wellness WalkThe University of Maryland EasternShore School of Agricultural and NaturalSciences celebrates the legacy of 1890land-grant colleges and universities with aNational 1890 Day Wellness Walk onThursday, April 23.

Registration opens at 10 a.m. atHytche Gymnasium. An openingprogram begins at 11 a.m., followed bythe walk at 11:30 a.m., ending at theStudent Services Center.

Registration is $18.90. SU students areinvited to attend. Proceeds benefit theJustin Morrill Scholarship Fund forStudents.

To register, and for more information,visit www.umes.edu/sans.

In the Media SpotlightThe Public Relations Office extends itsappreciation to the following faculty, staff,students, alumni and guests who respondedto media inquiries from March 18-April 1:• Chip Almer – Phi Beta Sigmaannouncement, WBOC

• Bill Burke – Entrepreneurship Week,Salisbury Star; and Ratcliffe ShoreHatchery, WBOC

• Cortney Carter and Sean Carter –Phi Beta Sigma announcement, WMDT

• Memo Diriker – Growth of theSalisbury metropolitan statistical area,Daily Times; affordability of living onDelmarva, Daily Times; and United Wayhonor, Salisbury Independent

• President Janet Dudley-Eshbach –United Way honor, Salisbury Independent

• Gene Hahn – 3-D printing, WBOC• Richard Hoffman – Managementand innovation in the Shakercommunity, Vox.com

• Tom Horton – Op-ed on importanceof Chesapeake Bay ecology, Daily Times

• Mentha Hynes-Wilson – Studentdeath, WJLA, WMDT

• Claire Kew – Learning foreignlanguages at a young age, WBOC

• Jacob Kowalski – Affordability ofliving on Delmarva, Daily Times

• Ellen Lawler – Ospreys, SalisburyIndependent

• Vicki Lentz – SU tuberculosis safetymeasures, WBOC

• Molly Likovich – Remembering SusieBadders, Daily Times

• Mike O’Loughlin – Affordability ofliving on Delmarva, Daily Times; legacyof Senator Barbara Mikulski, DelmarvaPublic Radio; and possibility of aMartin O’Malley presidential campaign,Delmarva Public Radio

• Jacob Martin, Sam Trenary andBrian Waller – Campus safety, WBOC

• John Nieves – Curio, Delmarva Public Radio

• Hayden Oursler, Rebecca Tomsand Arianna Woodley –Remembering Susie Badders, WMDT

• Paul Pfeiffer – English Speaking UnionNational Shakespeare Competition –Delaware Division, Cape Gazette

• Mike Pretl – Op-ed on offshoredrilling, Daily Times

• Valerie Randall-Lee – Phi BetaSigma announcement, Baltimore Sun,Daily Times, WBOC, WMDT, WRDE

• Rob Richerson – April Fool’smarketing, Daily Times

• Ryan Tant – Climate change letter,Capital Gazette

• Lauren Wilson – Op-ed on dogadoption, Daily TimesShould anyone have been inadvertently

omitted, please call 410-543-6031 forinclusion in the next edition.

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SU News GuidelinesThe SU News is published by the officesof Public Relations and Publicationsevery other Thursday during the fall andspring semesters, unless otherwise noted.The deadline is Thursday at noon forarticles to appear the following week.

Any story relating to the life of thecampus is welcome. Newsletter itemsshould be submitted via email toChristine Smith. Articles may be editedfor length and content, and will run amaximum of two times.

For more information call Smith at 410-548-4769 or email cbsmith@salisbury.edu.

Barrueco Guitar ConcertThe Peter and Judy Jackson ChamberMusic Series at SU continues withclassical guitarist Manuel Barrueco andthe Beijing Guitar Duo 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in Holloway Hall Auditorium.

A Grammy nominee, Barrueco isinternationally recognized as one of themost important guitarists of the 20th and21st centuries. He initially performed at SUin 2012. His unique artistry has beendescribed as that of a superb instrumentalistand a superior and elegantmusician, possessing anuncommon lyrical gift.

Comprised of Meng Suand Yameng Wang, theBeijing Guitar Duo first metat the Central Conservatoryin Beijing, China, wherethey both studied.Graduating in 2006, theymet Barrueco during histour in Hong Kong. At hisinvitation, they applied andwere accepted to his studioat the Peabody Conservatory

of Music in Baltimore on a fullscholarship. They formed the duo uponhis recommendation in 2009.

In conjunction with the concert, SUDining Services presents “Dining in theForbidden City: An Evening in Beijing” aspart of its International Dining Seriesfrom 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Sponsored by the Cultural AffairsOffice, admission to the concert is freeand the public is invited. Advance ticketsare not required. For more informationcall 410-543-6271.

Ballroom Dance SeriesSU’s ballroom dance series continuesMondays, through May 11. Taught byinstructor Marly Lynk, classes are 5 p.m.in the Great Hall of Holloway Hall.

Lessons begin with the cha-chaMondays through April 20. Foxtrotlessons follow Mondays from April 27-May 11. No experience or pre-registrationis necessary. Individual dancers andcouples are welcome.

The series culminates with a StardustBallroom Dance Party 7 p.m. Monday,May 11. Guests are encouraged to dressin their best evening wear and danceshoes. A refresher course in basic steps forthe waltz, foxtrot, tango and cha-chabegins at 6 p.m.

Sponsored by the Cultural AffairsOffice, admission is free and the public isinvited. For information call 410-543-6271.

Baseball Juried ExhibitThe Art Institute & Gallery hosts thejuried exhibition “Take Me Out to theBallgame,” curated by SU professoremerita of art Marie Cavallaro, April 17-May 8.

Members of the SU art communityand beyond are eligible to submit two- orthree-dimensional works for consideration,interpreting baseball in their own form foran opportunity to receive their share of$1,000 in prizes. All work must be originaland have been completed within the pastfive years. At least one submission fromeach artist must be for sale. John Cleary,SU professor emeritus of art, will judge all entries.

Submissions may be delivered to theArt Institute & Gallery, 212 W. Main St.,Suite 101, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday,April 11, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday,April 13. Judging will take place Tuesday,April 14. Selected artists will be notifiedvia phone.

An opening reception is 5-8 p.m.Friday, April 17, including a children’sbook signing by Cavallaro and Cleary,author and illustrator of the Johnny Nicholsbaseball series. A silent auction ofbaseball memorabilia, game tickets andmore is noon-7 p.m. that day.

For application forms, a completelisting of rules and more information visitwww.aiandg.org, call 410-546-4748 oremail aiandg@comcast.net.

Rick Perlstein LectureNew York Times bestselling author RickPerlstein speaks on “Nixon’s Fall, Reagan’sRise” 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23, TETCRoom 153.

Perlstein is the author of The InvisibleBridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise ofReagan, as well as Nixonland: The Rise of aPresident, among other books. He is acontributor to The New York Times, TheWashington Post, Chicago Tribune, SanFrancisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times,Newsweek and The New Yorker. He also is a

frequent guest on MSNBC’s RachelMaddow Show.

Perlstein graduated from theUniversity of Chicago with a B.A. inhistory and spent two years in thedoctoral program in American culture atthe University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.He previously served as a senior fellow atthe Campaign for America’s Future.

Sponsored by the Institute for PublicAffairs and Civic Engagement (PACE),admission is free and the public is invited.

For information call 410-543-6030 orvisit www.salisbury.edu/pace.

Bryan Collier ExhibitSU’s Teacher Education Departmentpresents the exhibit “The Art of BryanCollier” April 11-May 11 in theCurriculum Resource Center, TETCRoom 226.

A reception is 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, during SU’s annual Children’sand Young Adult Literature Conference.Collier discusses his work 1 p.m. Tuesday,April 14, in the Nanticoke Room of theGuerrieri University Center.

A native of Pocomoke City, MD,Collier is a nationally celebrated artistand illustrator, who mixes watercolor andcollage to bring stories to life. He is a five-time Coretta Scott King Award winner,and his Martin’s Big Words, Rosa and Davethe Potter also are Caldecott honor books.

In 2014, he was the U.S. nominee forthe Hans Christian Andersen Award forillustration, the most prestigiousinternational award for children’s literature.

Admission is free and the public isinvited. For information call 410-543-6509.

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AmeriCorps 20th Anniversary: Alumni and current members of ShoreCorps/PALS (Partnership for Adolescents on the Lower Shore), the AmeriCorps program at SU, recently joined community and campus leaders in celebrating theorganization’s 20th anniversary during a reception at the Scarborough Leadership Center. For information on ShoreCorps/PALS call 410-543-6137 or visit www.salisbury.edu/americorps.

Dance Spring ConcertThe SU Dance Company, directed byMary Norton, hosts its annual SpringConcert Thursday-Sunday, April 23-26, inHolloway Hall Auditorium. Curtain is 8 p.m., 2 p.m. Sunday. Guest performerand Salisbury native Jennifer Yackel isfeatured.

Yackel is a Philadelphia-based danceartist whose career has taken her fromperforming with the Richmond Ballet andBallet Theater of Maryland tocontemporary companies including JeanRuddy Dance and Ellen Sinapoli Dance.Currently, she is working with theNADINE choreography mentoringproject, as well as teaching in the outreachprogram at Philadelphia’s Rock School forDance Education.

The hour-long program also includesmodern dance choreography by guestartists Alice Howes and EbruHungelmann. Howes, a dance facultymember at Coppin State University, usesthe music of Iva Bittova to set the tone forher work “Incantation.” Hungelmann’s“A-symme-try” is choreographed to musicby Black Violin.

Former SU Dance Companymembers Katie Erdman-Harrison andMorgan Pearson return to setcontemporary pieces for the concert. The

company originally performed Erdman-Harrison’s “Mr. Blue,” with music by theElectric Light Orchestra, in 2009. Thepiece was the adjudicated winner of thatyear’s Fall Dance Showcase. Pearsonreturns with the new work “His Colors,”set to music by April Smith.

Current company member KaseyJenkins reprises her contemporary dance“I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” Thispiece, set to music by Ben Rector, wasselected for presentation by a panel ofprofessional dance adjudicators.

Faculty member Jessica Hindman-Wheatley chose musical artist Athena’srendition of the hymn “Amazing Grace”to set a contemporary work of the samename. The evening concludes with afinale set to Mark Ronson and BrunoMars’ popular “Uptown Funk,” staged byguest artist and local dance professionalStaci Alexander.

Admission is $12; $9 for seniors, teensand SU alumni; free for children under12. SU ID holders are admitted free forThursday evening’s performance.Reservations are not required. Ticketsmay be purchased online and areavailable at the door beginning one hourbefore each performance.

For information call 410-543-6228 orvisit www.salisbury.edu/theatreanddance.

Days of RemembranceSU commemorates Yom Hashoa, theNational Days of Remembrance, with aseries of Holocaust memorial events onand off campus in April.

From Monday-Friday, April 13-24,visitors to the TETC have the opportunityto take a “Justice and Accountability”gallery walk, featuring images from theHolocaust, at the entrance near SU’sHarriet Tubman sculpture.

The U.S. Holocaust MemorialMuseum presents a live interview with aHolocaust survivor from 11 a.m.-noonWednesday, April 15, in Fulton HallRoom 111. A Holocaust victims name-reading ceremony is 11 a.m. -2 p.m.Thursday, April 16, in the FultonCourtyard.

Events culminate with a YomHashoah Evening of Remembrance atTemple Beth Israel, 600 Camden Ave.,keynoted by Dr. Maarten Pereboom, deanof SU’s Fulton School of Liberal Arts.

Activities are sponsored by the SeidelSchool of Education and ProfessionalStudies, and Maryland HolocaustEducators Network. Admission is free andthe public is invited.

For information email Dr. DianaWagner at dmwagner@salisbury.edu.

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Children’s Lit. FestivalThe public has the chance to meetrenowned authors and illustrators duringSU’s 2015 Children’s and Young AdultLiterature Festival, held April 9-14.

Events begin with a reception withaward-winning author Susanne Gervay 5p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the Great Hallof Holloway Hall. Gervay is one of themost acclaimed authors for youth inAustralia. Her rite-of-passage book I AmJack, focused on school bullying, has beentranslated into several languages,including Vietnamese and Korean, andwas adapted into a theatrical production.It recently was released in the UnitedStates. Other books in this series includeSuper Jack and Always Jack.

The festival continues with thediversity and literature conference“Books for Freedom: We Will BreatheAgain” 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 11(see page 2).

A reception for the exhibit “The Artof Bryan Collier” follows at 2 p.m., alsoin the Curriculum Resource Center (seepage 7). On Tuesday, April 14, Collierconcludes the festival with a discussion ofhis work at 1 p.m. in the Nanticoke Roomof the Guerrieri University Center.

Sponsored by Seidel School ofEducation and Professional Studies andTeacher Education Department,admission to all activities is free unlessotherwise noted. The public is invited.

For information call 410-543-6509 orvisit www.salisbury.edu/childlitfestival.

Employee of the MonthMike Camillo, multimedia technician inMedia Services, is SU’s Employee of theMonth for March.

Dr. Debbie Mathews, chair of theSocial Work Department, nominatedCamillo for his accessibility and overallcommitment to the department.

“Mike is proactive and not justreactive,” she said. “Faculty frequentlynote that he stops in before class everytime they teach to a distant site to makesure the connections are working well andthen frequently makes at least one mid-class check to ensure things are still goingwell.”

As Employee of the Month, Camillowill be presented with a framed certificatefrom SU President Janet Dudley-Eshbachand received $25 gift cards to the SUBookstore, Regal Cinemas and an SUalumni-owned restaurant. In addition, hisphoto will be placed on the EmployeeRecognition Program website andEmployee of the Month Wall for one year.

The Human Resources Office invitesnew Employee of the Monthnominations. Information about theprogram and a nomination form areavailable online atwww.salisbury.edu/hr/emprecprog.html.Paper copies are available at the HumanResources Office in Holloway Hall Room150, the library, and the InformationDesk of the Guerrieri University Center.

ESRGC AwardedMangrove ContractSU’s Eastern Shore Regional GISCooperative (ESRGC) has been awardeda contract for an international projectwith the Gordon and Betty MooreFoundation to monitor mangrove loss in Indonesia.

Under the guidance of Dr. StuartHamilton, faculty in SU’s Geography andGeosciences Department, SUundergraduate and graduate students willidentify changes, since 2000, in themangrove forest inventory of thearchipelago in Southeast Asia/Oceania.They also will help compile a report to bepresented to the Moore Foundation onthe driving forces behind mangrove loss.

The SU students are being funded toconduct research tracking the land coverthat has replaced mangroves in Indonesia.They will utilize satellite imagery, GIS(geographic information systems)technologies and Hamilton’s CGMFC-21database of global mangrove forest coverin the 21st century.

Map showing hotspots of mangrove loss in Indonesia since 2000.

Umbilicus ConcertThe Umbilicus Percussion Quartetcontinues the 2015 Salisbury PercussionFestival: SPF 15 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, in Holloway Hall Auditorium.

Founded by University of MarylandBaltimore County (UMBC) facultymember Tom Goldstein and threeUMBC alumni – Michelle Purdy, WillRedman and Rob Wolk — in 2012, theensemble has performed for Baltimore’sArtscape festival and UMBC’s Livewirefestival, as well as other venues in theBaltimore-Washington, D.C., area. It isdevoted to new and experimental music,much of it comprised by its members.

Sponsored by the Music Department,admission is free and the public is invited.For more information call 410-543-6385.

Music Students AdvanceTwo SU music students will advance to thenational round of the National Associationof Teachers of Singing (NATS) auditionsfollowing recent success at the Mid-Atlantic regional level. They are:• Meredith Jones - first place, junior/senior women's musical theatre; and

• John Wixted - second place, freshman/sophomore men’s musical theatre; honors,sophomore men’s classical music.They each received an average score

of 50 or better out of a possible 60 pointsand were judged on tone quality, vocaltechnique, body alignment/freedom,artistry, musicianship and effectiveness ofcommunication.

The national auditions are scheduledTuesday, July 7, at the University ofNorth Carolina at Greensboro. Some150 students from around the country(approximately 14 in each category) will compete. Winners divide some$30,000 in awards.

Walker Publishes BookDr. Elsie Walker, associate professor offilm studies in the English Departmentand editor of SU’s international journalLiterature/Film Quarterly, spent five yearsresearching her new book, UnderstandingSound Tracks Through Film Theory, recentlyreleased by Oxford University Press.

“My research is on the importance ofhearing cinema, especially as it allows usto experience others’ lives from a positionof empathy,” said Walker. “I was inspiredby filmmakers like Michael Haneke, whoare unafraid of making unfashionablybroad claims for the capacity of art toenlighten humankind.”

She was inspired to create the bookafter teaching courses on sound tracks atSU. Since beginning her research in 2009,she has presented on the topic at 12international conferences.

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Nabb Center WhitehavenFundraiser

SU’s Nabb Research Center for DelmarvaHistory and Culture invites supportersand community members to step back intime to the 18th century during its annualfundraiser, “Eventide in Whitehaven.”

Featuring string music, a silentauction, food (including oysters),beverages and more, the event is 4-7 p.m.Saturday, May 2, at historical BoltonManor in Whitehaven, MD.

The restored 18th-century Flemishbond, Georgian-style home sits on theWicomico River, on part of 1,000-acreland grant made by Lord Baltimore in1663. The grounds include an original1700s dairy house.

Tickets are $75, available in advance.To RSVP call Donna Messick at 410-543-6312 or emaildtmessick@salisbury.edu.

For more information visithttps://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu.

Relay For Life ReturnsSince 2002, SU’s Relay For Life has raisedover $1 million for the American CancerSociety. The goal for this year’s 14th event:continue the push toward $2 million.

Opening ceremonies for the AmericanCancer Society’s signature fundraiser begin6 p.m. Friday, April 24, at Maggs PhysicalActivities Center. Closing ceremonies are 6 a.m. Saturday, April 25. This year’stheme is “One World, One Hope:Relaying Around The World.” SU studentsAmanda Vancleemput, Jordan Helmeyand Jessica Colucci co-chair the event.

Cancer survivors from campus andthe greater community are invited toparticipate in a survivors lap andreception, sponsored by the SUFoundation, Inc., immediately followingopening ceremonies. Survivors also mayopt to be a virtual survivor and berecognized without attending the event.Other activities include the Miss Relaypageant, silent auction, Zumba, on-sitehaircuts for Locks of Love and liveperformances from SU student groupssuch as Squawkappella and Poms. Toregister for the survivors lap and otheractivities, visit www.relayforlife.org/sumdand click “Sign Up,” then “Walk theSurvivor Lap.”

More than 60 teams representing over1,000 SU students, faculty, staff, familiesand community members are expected toparticipate in the 2015 Relay. More than$30,000 has been raised so far, with moreexpected through the evening of theevent. All proceeds benefit cancerresearch, education, patient services andadvocacy programs. Last year’s donationstopped $100,000.

Poultry DocumentaryThe growth and success of the DelmarvaPeninsula’s poultry businesses were notdriven by captains of industry, but byoften-anonymous farmers and immigrantbusinessmen.

The hour-long documentary Cluck,Pluck and Luck tells improbable earlyhistory of this industry. SU’s NabbResearch Center hosts the film’s premiere7 p.m. Thursday, April 23, in theWicomico Room of the GuerrieriUniversity Center.

Produced by Delmarva PoultryIndustry, Inc., in connection with theBekana Center for Media and Education,Inc., and 302 Stories, Inc., thedocumentary was funded in part by theDelaware Humanities Forum.

For information call 410-543-6312 orvisit http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu.

Fine Arts ShowSU’s Fulton School of Liberal Artspresents its 52nd biannual Senior FineArts Show, “Dimensions,” in theUniversity Gallery of Fulton Hall.

The exhibition features works by 28 seniors, representing one of the largestclasses of fine arts students in SU’shistory. The pieces represent the artisticvision and technical knowledge eachstudent has developed over four years ofundergraduate study.

The first part of the exhibit, fromMonday-Saturday, April 13-18, featuresvideo installation, large-scale sculpture,paintings, photography and ceramic work.The second part, Monday-Saturday, April27-May 2, includes wet plate collodionphotography, painting, drawing and aceramic seascape installation. A receptionand President’s Award ceremony for bothare 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 1.

Admission is free and the public isinvited. For information call 410-548-2547, email galleries@salisbury.edu orvisit www.salisbury.edu/universitygalleries.

Opera WorkshopFrom the melodic “Stomp Your Foot” toselections from a dramatic mass, SU’sannual Opera Workshop pays tribute to20th-century American composers AaronCopland and Leonard Bernstein duringthree shows Friday-Sunday, April 24-26.

Curtain is 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday,April 24-25, 3 p.m. Sunday, April 26.Directed by Dr. John Wesley Wright, withassistance from Tom Anderson and Dr.William Folger, Music Department chair,all performances are in the Great Hall ofHolloway Hall.

Accompanied by Folger and Coplandscholar Daniel Mathers on piano,featured works from Copland’s OldAmerican Songs collections include “SimpleGifts,” “At the River,” “I Bought Me aCat,” “Long Time Ago” and “Ching-a-Ring Chaw.” Pieces from his 1954 operaThe Tender Land include “The Promise ofLiving” and “Stomp Your Foot.”

During Act II, the opera workshopcast performs excerpts from Bernstein’s1971 Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Playersand Dancers. Selections include “DevotionsBefore Mass,” “First Introit,” “SecondIntroit,” “Confession,” “Meditation No. 1,” “Gloria,” “Epistle: The Word ofthe Lord,” “Gospel Sermon: God Said,”“The Lord’s Prayer,” “Meditation No. 2,”“Agnus Dei,” “Fraction: Things GetBroken” and “Pax: Communion.”

Wright portrays the Celebrant, a rolehe initially performed with the Dayton(OH) Philharmonic Orchestra for themass’ 40th anniversary performance.

Sponsored by the Music Department,admission is $10, $8 for seniors and SUfaculty and staff, $5 for non-SU studentsand children 12 and under. SU studentswith ID receive one ticket free. Tickets areavailable in advance at ticketleap.com orat the door.

For information call 410-543-6385.

Climate Justice LectureDr. Sarah Surak, assistant professor ofpolitical science and environmental studies atSU, keynotes the 12th annual Making PeaceNot War Observance.

Her presentation, “Climate Justice:Inequality and the Fight for Social Justice,”is 11 a.m. Sunday, April 12, at theUnitarian Universalist Fellowship atSalisbury, 2812 Old Ocean City Road. Thechurch and Peace Alliance of the LowerShore (PALS) sponsor the event.

A Potluck for Peace follows. Theobservance concludes with a silent peacevigil at the Wicomico County WarMemorial on Route 13 in Salisbury, nearPep Boys, from 2-3 p.m.

Admission is free and the public is invited.For more information call 410-546-1466.

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Social Work Advocacy DayNearly 100 students and faculty membersfrom SU’s Social Work Departmentattended the National Association ofSocial Workers – Maryland Chapter’sStudent Advocacy Day in Annapolis inlate February.

Comprising the largest school group,they brought a whole-hearted passion forhelping others, said Eileen Gilheany, whoteaches in the department.

Those in attendance heard parentsand children talk about their strugglesliving with mental illness and/orsubstance abuse, and gained awarenessabout the consequences of cutting servicesto this underserved population.

Advocating for those in need, the SU students joined in chants to “keepthe doors open” for much-neededservices.

Shark Tank Returns to SUHave a million-dollar idea? Want to pitch itto Shark Tank? 47 ABC and SU’s PerdueSchool of Business announce the return ofthe Shark Tank casting call to Salisbury.

The casting call takes place Saturday,May 9, at Perdue Hall. On-site registrationstarts at 9 a.m. and tapings at 10 a.m.Walk-ins are accepted, but those interestedcan pre-register to guarantee a time slot.Pre-registration is now open; call the 47ABC offices at 410-742-4747, ext. 346.

All entrants tape a short video that issent to the casting offices of the hit ABCshow Shark Tank for review and possibleselection. For more information on thecasting call, visit www.47abc.com.

The Shark Tank casting call wraps upthree days of entrepreneurshipcompetitions in the Perdue School. Leadingup to the casting call on Thursday, May 7,is the Ratcliffe Shore Hatcherycompetition, sponsored by the Philip E. andCarole R. Ratcliffe Foundation. Fridaybrings the student EntrepreneurshipCompetitions, including the BernsteinAchievement Award for Excellence.

Writers on the ShorePoet Gerardo Mena continues SU’sWriters on the Shore series 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 22, in the WorcesterRoom of the Commons.

A decorated Iraqi Freedom veteran,Mena spent six years in special operationswith the reconnaissance marines and wasawarded a Navy Achievement Medal forbravery. He is the author of the warpoetry book The Shape of Our Faces No Longer Matters.

Mena’s writings have appeared inThe New York Times, Ploughshares and Poets& Writers, among others. He also hasperformed his work alongside actorsJake Gyllenhaal, Anthony Edwards andLili Taylor.

Sponsored by the English Departmentand Writers on the Shore, admission isfree and the public is invited.

Morris at SXSWeduPaula Morris, Management andMarketing Department, uses Hootsuite,an online social media managementplatform geared toward small andmedium businesses and non-profits, withher social media marketing students.

When a call went out from Hootsuiteasking for examples of how the softwarewas being used in the classroom, Morriswas invited to present a webinar, “From#LOL to #KPI: How to Teach SocialMedia,” with two other faculty membersin the field, Alfred Hermida of theUniversity of British Columbia and Dr.Natalie Petouhoff of the University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles. (KPI refers to“key performance indicator.”)

Hootsuite officials thought Morris’focus on social media fit the theme ofSXSWedu, a popular annual conferencein Austin, TX, and her panel was selectedto participate.

Conference-goers attending Morris’panel selected it above 21 other panelsoccurring concurrently, including onewith First Lady Jill Biden.

Celebrate Earth WeekSU commemorates Earth Week, April 21-24, with a series of specialevents including a recycling competitionand festive celebration.

From noon-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, Wayne Shelton, SU director ofsustainability and environmental safety,leads a walking sustainability tour oncampus, beginning at the Franklin P. Perdue Museum of Business andEntrepreneurship in Perdue Hall. (The tour is weather dependent.)

The Student GovernmentAssociation’s (SGA’s) annual Earth Daycelebration is noon-3 p.m. Wednesday,April 22, in Red Square. Studentorganizations and local vendors shareenvironmental information, games, andarts and crafts. The event includespresentations from environmentalstudies students and a bicycleregistration booth hosted by UniversityPolice. Admission is free and the publicis invited.

The SGA’s popular Recycle Madnessevent concludes Earth Week activitiesfrom noon-4 p.m. Thursday, April 23,also in Red Square. Students areencouraged to bring clean aluminumcans, glass bottles, plastic, cardboard,paper and tin to the collection site, with prizes for Registered StudentOrganizations that bring in the mostrecyclable items.

THROUGH APRIL 5 Exhibit: Art Department Faculty Exhibition - Fulton Hall,University Gallery

THROUGH APRIL 23 Exhibit: Boundaries: An Exhibition by the Young Photographers

Association - SU Art Galleries Downtown Campus; Reception: 3rd Friday, April 17, 5-7 p.m.

Exhibit: Angela Malchionno: WorkPlay - SU Art GalleriesDowntown Campus; Reception: 3rd Friday, April 17, 5-7 p.m.

THROUGH MAY 10 Exhibit: The Hidden Works of J.N. “Ding” Darling - Ward Museum, LaMay Gallery

MONDAYS THROUGH MAY 11 Lecture Series: Changing Climate, Changing World - Henson Science Hall 243, 7 p.m.

THROUGH MAY 15 Exhibit: Women’s History Student Showcase - Nabb Gallery Mon, Wed., Fri., 1-4 p.m.

Exhibit: Delmarvans at War: The Civil War - Nabb Gallery Mon, Wed., Fri., 1-4 p.m.

THROUGH JULY 12 Exhibit: The Tradition & Sport of Falconry - Ward Museum,Welcome Gallery; Reception: Saturday, May 16, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

APRIL THURSDAY, APRIL 9 Lecture: What Is Arts Administration? with Judith Dressel - FultonHall 111, 5:30 p.m.

Concert: Percussion Ensemble - Holloway Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

APRIL 9-12* & 16-19* Theatre: Drood - Fulton Hall, Black Box Theatre, 8 p.m. & *2 p.m.

APRIL 9-14 Children’s & Young Adult Literature Festival - Multiple Locations

FRIDAY, APRIL 10 Women’s Lacrosse vs. St. Mary’s - Sea Gull Stadium, 7 p.m.

Concert: Umbilicus Percussion Quartet - Holloway Hall Auditorium,7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Bus Trip: New York City on Your Own Special Event: 35th Annual Philosophy Symposium: What’s on

Your Plate? Food, Politics & Identity - TETC 153, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Softball vs. Southern Virginia - Athletic Complex, 1 & 3 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 12Men’s Tennis vs. UMES - Tennis Complex, 11 a.m. Adventures In Ideas: Humanities Seminar - Dickens &

Drood - Lecture & Lunch: TETC 152, Noon-1:30 p.m.; TheatrePerformance of Drood: Fulton Hall, Black Box Theatre, 2-5 p.m.;Afterglow Discussion: Fulton Hall, Black Box Theatre, 5-6 p.m.

Softball vs. Frostburg State - Athletic Complex, 1 & 3 p.m.Women’s Lacrosse vs. TCNJ - Sea Gull Stadium, 2 p.m. Tennis vs. Elizabethtown - Tennis Complex, 2 p.m.

MONDAY, APRIL 13 Ballroom Dance Class: Cha-Cha - Holloway Hall, Great Hall, 5 p.m. Lecture: “You Can’t Stop Us: Civil Engagement and Advocacy in

the LGBTQ Community” with Heather Mizeur - Perdue Hall, BennettFamily Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.

APRIL 13-18 Exhibit: 52nd Semi-Annual Student Exhibition of Fine Arts: Part I -Fulton Hall, University Gallery

APRIL 13-MAY 16 Exhibit: New Media Student Show - TETC 128, Electronic Gallery

TUESDAY, APRIL 14 International Dinner Series: Dining in the Forbidden City: An

Evening in Beijing - Commons, Bistro, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Concert: Manuel Barrueco & the Beijing Guitar Duo - HollowayHall Auditorium, 7 p.m.

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