It Is Good To Be GreenForget the easy road. SUPresident Janet Dudley-Eshbachwants SU to take the green oneinstead. Her “can-do” attitudeabout sustainability helped earnSU the WMDT/ MountaireEnvironmental Star Award; SU isthe first higher educationinstitution honored. And, for thesecond consecutive year, theUniversity garnered a spot in The Princeton Review’s Guide toGreen Colleges. In 2007, Dudley-Eshbach signed the AmericanCollege and University Presidents’Climate Commitment, pledging toreduce SU’s net greenhouse gasemissions to zero by 2050. Thenext year, the University’s TeacherEducation and Technology Center(TETC) became the first U.S.Green Building Council LEED-certified new construction projecton the Eastern Shore. Since then,SU has made LEED Silvercertification – the level earned bythe TETC – its minimum standard

for all new construction. Universityofficials hope to exceed that initialachievement by aiming for Goldcertification for some of its newand renovated buildings. Thiscommitment to sustainability evencarries through as our studentsgraduate. SU is the first institutionon the Eastern Shore – and one ofonly five in Maryland – to use thenew “GreenWeaver” apparel fromOak Hall Cap and Gown, aleading academic regaliamanufacturer. An average of 23bottles are melted down to createthe plastic pellets spun to makeeach gown. After the ceremony,

the gowns themselves may berecycled. “It is easier for aninstitution to continue to operateaccording to the way things havebeen done in the past,” saidDudley-Eshbach.“ At SalisburyUniversity, we have shown thatwith creative thinking, it ispossible to make changes thatbetter our environment whilemaintaining the same highacademic and operational goalsand standards. I’m grateful for theongoing and unwaveringdedication of SU students, facultyand staff to making our campusmore sustainable.”

SU Housing Is No. 1Students ranked SU No. 1 in the nationfor campus housing quality whencompared to cost, according to results of arecent Educational Benchmarking, Inc.survey. The survey asked thousands ofstudents to rate their campus housingexperiences in 87 areas. SU ranked in thetop 10 in eight “Living on campusenhanced your ability to …” categories,including time management, effectivestudying and resolving conflict. Inaddition, SU ranked No. 2 in the“Satisfaction with variety of meal plan”and “Satisfaction with value of diningplan” categories. The survey was taken ata time when SU housing has seentremendous change and growth. TheUniversity’s four “Quad” residence halls,the oldest on campus still used for studenthousing today, underwent majorrenovations. Those halls now containcutting-edge security, classroom andsustainability features, includinggeothermal heating and cooling in threeof the four. In August 2011, SU opens thelargest residence hall in campus history,the 230,000-square-foot Sea Gull Squareresidence-retail complex. Student roomsin the 605-bed building are at 100 percent occupancy for its first year.

Campus Goes Smoke-FreeStudents Lauren Friedman and EricKennedy, co-presidents of Colleges AgainstCancer (CAC), promoted a smoke-freecampus since 2008. Their campaigngained momentum with the help of like-minded students. Together they crafted aresolution and presented it to Universitygovernance groups. Their first hurdle wasthe Student Government Association (SGA)in October 2009. Initial questions weremet with more information and lots ofconversations. By the time of a secondreading, their resolution had gainedoverwhelming approval from student

representatives and other students votingin a referendum. Ultimately, a majority ofcampuswide governance groups approved.On August 22, 2010, SU officially became smoke-free. As part of SU’s“Breathe Easy” campaign, the HumanResources Office, in partnership with theCounseling Center, offers cessation clinicsand a Student Task Force formed toensure the success of the transition to asmoke-free campus.

Regents Staff Award WinnersAt SU, Deborah Pusey (top) is always assisting students andparents with “a smile in her voice”; Kim Nechay is known for herkeen business sense and community connections. Both were

honored with one of the University Systemof Maryland’s highest honors: the Board ofRegents Staff Award for Excellence. Puseywon recognition for Outstanding Service toStudents in an Academic or ResidentialEnvironment. A program managementspecialist in the Financial Aid Office, shecounsels families on funding options andhandles an increasing number of alternativestudent loan applications. Nechay earnedkudos for Extraordinary Public Service tothe University or the Greater Community.For 11 years, she served as assistant directorof the SU Foundation, Inc. and more recentlywas also the University’s director ofdevelopment. In these roles, she helpedexpand the campus footprint throughstrategic real estate transactions. She alsohelped to oversee fundraising during theUniversity’s largest capital campaign.

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Partnering For Student SuccessThe U.S. Department of Educationawarded SU a $1.2 million TRIOgrant to help enhance studentretention initiatives as part of theUniversity’s Achieve StudentSupport Services (SSS) program.SU’s TRIO program is designed toenhance the experience of first-year students by placing them inclasses that best match theirabilities. The program alsoprovides support services thatenrich the educational experiencefor returning students. The five-year grant helps support SU’sachievement gap initiatives, whichinclude increasing the annualretention rate of SSS students to 83 percent (currently 77.8 percent), placing 90 percentof SSS participants in goodacademic standing (currently 88.4 percent) and increasing thesix-year graduation rate of SSSstudents to 70 percent (currently67 percent). Providing furthersupport to student success, SUpartners with Wor-Wic CommunityCollege on a new program forincoming students that allowsthem to live and take classes onSU’s campus while being enrolledat Wor-Wic. They benefit from thetraditional freshman experience,yet their classes are taught byWor-Wic faculty and they earnWor-Wic credits. Called “FallFusion,” the new program helpsstudents make that sometimes-challenging transition from highschool to college. In the springsemester, once programrequirements are met, thosestudents who successfullycomplete their courses have theopportunity to officially enroll at SU.

It Is Good To Be GreenForget the easy road. SUPresident Janet Dudley-Eshbachwants SU to take the green oneinstead. Her “can-do” attitudeabout sustainability helped earnSU the WMDT/ MountaireEnvironmental Star Award; SU isthe first higher educationinstitution honored. And, for thesecond consecutive year, theUniversity garnered a spot in The Princeton Review’s Guide toGreen Colleges. In 2007, Dudley-Eshbach signed the AmericanCollege and University Presidents’Climate Commitment, pledging toreduce SU’s net greenhouse gasemissions to zero by 2050. Thenext year, the University’s TeacherEducation and Technology Center(TETC) became the first U.S.Green Building Council LEED-certified new construction projecton the Eastern Shore. Since then,SU has made LEED Silvercertification – the level earned bythe TETC – its minimum standard

for all new construction. Universityofficials hope to exceed that initialachievement by aiming for Goldcertification for some of its newand renovated buildings. Thiscommitment to sustainability evencarries through as our studentsgraduate. SU is the first institutionon the Eastern Shore – and one ofonly five in Maryland – to use thenew “GreenWeaver” apparel fromOak Hall Cap and Gown, aleading academic regaliamanufacturer. An average of 23bottles are melted down to createthe plastic pellets spun to makeeach gown. After the ceremony,

the gowns themselves may berecycled. “It is easier for aninstitution to continue to operateaccording to the way things havebeen done in the past,” saidDudley-Eshbach.“ At SalisburyUniversity, we have shown thatwith creative thinking, it ispossible to make changes thatbetter our environment whilemaintaining the same highacademic and operational goalsand standards. I’m grateful for theongoing and unwaveringdedication of SU students, facultyand staff to making our campusmore sustainable.”

SU Housing Is No. 1Students ranked SU No. 1 in the nationfor campus housing quality whencompared to cost, according to results of arecent Educational Benchmarking, Inc.survey. The survey asked thousands ofstudents to rate their campus housingexperiences in 87 areas. SU ranked in thetop 10 in eight “Living on campusenhanced your ability to …” categories,including time management, effectivestudying and resolving conflict. Inaddition, SU ranked No. 2 in the“Satisfaction with variety of meal plan”and “Satisfaction with value of diningplan” categories. The survey was taken ata time when SU housing has seentremendous change and growth. TheUniversity’s four “Quad” residence halls,the oldest on campus still used for studenthousing today, underwent majorrenovations. Those halls now containcutting-edge security, classroom andsustainability features, includinggeothermal heating and cooling in threeof the four. In August 2011, SU opens thelargest residence hall in campus history,the 230,000-square-foot Sea Gull Squareresidence-retail complex. Student roomsin the 605-bed building are at 100 percent occupancy for its first year.

Campus Goes Smoke-FreeStudents Lauren Friedman and EricKennedy, co-presidents of Colleges AgainstCancer (CAC), promoted a smoke-freecampus since 2008. Their campaigngained momentum with the help of like-minded students. Together they crafted aresolution and presented it to Universitygovernance groups. Their first hurdle wasthe Student Government Association (SGA)in October 2009. Initial questions weremet with more information and lots ofconversations. By the time of a secondreading, their resolution had gainedoverwhelming approval from student

representatives and other students votingin a referendum. Ultimately, a majority ofcampuswide governance groups approved.On August 22, 2010, SU officially became smoke-free. As part of SU’s“Breathe Easy” campaign, the HumanResources Office, in partnership with theCounseling Center, offers cessation clinicsand a Student Task Force formed toensure the success of the transition to asmoke-free campus.

Regents Staff Award WinnersAt SU, Deborah Pusey (top) is always assisting students andparents with “a smile in her voice”; Kim Nechay is known for herkeen business sense and community connections. Both were

honored with one of the University Systemof Maryland’s highest honors: the Board ofRegents Staff Award for Excellence. Puseywon recognition for Outstanding Service toStudents in an Academic or ResidentialEnvironment. A program managementspecialist in the Financial Aid Office, shecounsels families on funding options andhandles an increasing number of alternativestudent loan applications. Nechay earnedkudos for Extraordinary Public Service tothe University or the Greater Community.For 11 years, she served as assistant directorof the SU Foundation, Inc. and more recentlywas also the University’s director ofdevelopment. In these roles, she helpedexpand the campus footprint throughstrategic real estate transactions. She alsohelped to oversee fundraising during theUniversity’s largest capital campaign.

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Partnering For Student SuccessThe U.S. Department of Educationawarded SU a $1.2 million TRIOgrant to help enhance studentretention initiatives as part of theUniversity’s Achieve StudentSupport Services (SSS) program.SU’s TRIO program is designed toenhance the experience of first-year students by placing them inclasses that best match theirabilities. The program alsoprovides support services thatenrich the educational experiencefor returning students. The five-year grant helps support SU’sachievement gap initiatives, whichinclude increasing the annualretention rate of SSS students to 83 percent (currently 77.8 percent), placing 90 percentof SSS participants in goodacademic standing (currently 88.4 percent) and increasing thesix-year graduation rate of SSSstudents to 70 percent (currently67 percent). Providing furthersupport to student success, SUpartners with Wor-Wic CommunityCollege on a new program forincoming students that allowsthem to live and take classes onSU’s campus while being enrolledat Wor-Wic. They benefit from thetraditional freshman experience,yet their classes are taught byWor-Wic faculty and they earnWor-Wic credits. Called “FallFusion,” the new program helpsstudents make that sometimes-challenging transition from highschool to college. In the springsemester, once programrequirements are met, thosestudents who successfullycomplete their courses have theopportunity to officially enroll at SU.

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