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Women in Md.Miss UMES Announced

Page 4 Jazz ConcertsScholar-Athletes

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Page 5 Alpha Phi Sigma Honors StudentBeta Gamma Sigma InductionUSM HonoreesChoral Festival / Dinner Theatre

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Page 7Museum TripArt Show InspiresSummer Language ProgramRetool your School

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ChampionshipFrankie Allen Contract

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PresidentJuliette B. Bellrecentlycompletedorientationtraining tobecome amember of the governing board forthe American Association of Collegesfor Teacher Education.

The Washington, D.C. based organization invited Bell to join its 27-member board of directors this past fall. Her three-year term officiallystarted earlier this month.

“Developing a highly qualified, diverse cadre of teachers is critical toour nation’s future,” Bell said. “I am happy to participate as a member ofthe AACTE Board of Directors in advocating for and building capacity forhigh quality educator preparation programs.”

The association “is a national alliance of educator preparationprograms (at 800 institutions) dedicated to the highest quality professionaldevelopment of teachers and school leaders … to enhance PK-12 studentlearning.”

“You were selected to one of three seats reserved for presidents orprovosts,” wrote Lucille Berrier, the association’s program coordinator,

“based on your dedication to education and yourcommitment to the field.”

Bell, the first in her immediate family to earn acollege degree, began her career in education as abiochemistry professor before shifting into highereducation administration.

Educator training is a legacy academic program atUMES. One of the motivations behind the institution’s

founding in 1886 was to educate African-Americans to be teachers.Today, the university trains not only classroom teachers, but

administrators as well.According to Berrier, Bell and other board members are asked to

“provide oversight and accountability for (the association’s) programs andinitiatives; monitor (its) financial status; and guide AACTE’s representationof the field through convening activities, advocacy and professionaldevelopment.

The association invited Bell to join because it “would benefit from yourinsight and guidance on a host of issues including providing a unified voicefor the profession at the national and state levels, developing the educationworkforce, and strengthening the programs of our member institutions,”Berrier’s letter to Bell says.

“As a board member,” she wrote, “you would have significantleadership and service opportunities to affect the work and goals of AACTE.”The board meets twice annually, once in the spring and again each fall.

Bell to serve on educators’ advisory panel

Representatives of threeleading golf organizationsspent two days on campus inlate February exploring waysthey might be able to workwith UMES’ PGA GolfManagement Program. Fromleft, are: sophomore NormanBlanco from New Orleans, La.;junior Nia Troutman fromDayton, Ohio; Wayne JearldUMES’ coordinator forstrategic partnershipdevelopment; UMES PresidentJuliette B. Bell; Steve Mona,CEO of the World GolfFoundation; Billy Dillon,director of UMES’ PGA GolfManagement Program;sophomore Andrew Shirdonfrom College Park, Md. andsenior Anthony Long fromWashington, D.C.

UMES draws national attention to golf program

UMES - ‘14 MEAC Bowling Champs

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Mark your calendars June 10-11 for the 2014edition of the Art Shell UMES Celebrity Golf Classicand Junior Tournament at Great Hope Golf Coursein Westover, Md.

As in past events, Art Shell, a pro footballHall-of-Famer and UMES alumnus, enlists the helpof gridiron and golf greats to participate in theevent, which raises scholarship funds for theuniversity’s Athletic and PGA-accreditedProfessional Golf Management programs. Celebrityand local golfers tee it off at 8 a.m., June 11.

UMES is one of 19 colleges in the nation withthe PGA-sanctioned major, and the only one at ahistorically black institution. Students in theprogram not only hone their golf game, they alsolearn the business and marketing skills needed in theindustry.

A junior tournament was introduced in 2010 tocompliment the Art Shell Golf Classic as a way “tointroduce them to the course of study at the university and to demonstratethat UMES is serious about getting more youth involved in the sport,”tournament director Marshall Cropper said. Cropper, who also serves as

Metamorphosis proved serendipitous for GiaBautista, winner of the second annual MarylandEastern Shore Regional Spelling Bee.

The 12-year-old seventh grader from WicomicoMiddle School nailed the correct spelling of the multi-syllabic noun in the 27th round to earn the title of bestspeller on Maryland’s lower Eastern Shore.

To those watching in the audience, Gia projectedan air of composure.

After the event, she confessed to being “verynervous. I thought there were a couple of roundswhere I would be eliminated.”

She chose to return to the same lucky chair shewas assigned for the competition instead of acceptingan invitation to move closer to center stage as otherspellers were eliminated.

Gia acknowledged struggling with one word –croquette. She initially thought it might be the wordfor the lawn game, but asked pronouncer MarilynBuerkle to provide a definition and what the languageof origin was for the foodstuff.

By winning the regional event, Gia qualified to participate this May inthe Scripps National Spelling Bee, an event that a year ago attracted 281 topspellers from across the United States and several foreign countries.

Gia estimated she spent several hours a day reviewing word lists sincequalifying as a representative from Wicomico Middle School.

“Over the last two weeks, I have been studying vigorously,” she said.The 2014 Maryland Eastern Shore bee was Gia’s second appearance in

the regional event, as it was for runner-up Erin Welch, a fifth-grader fromSt. Francis de Sales Catholic School in Salisbury.

Erin, 10, and Gia dueled head-to-head over 14 rounds before Erin

UMES’ Golf Academy director and men’s golfcoach, and former player for the PittsburghSteelers and Washington Redskins, said he islooking toward another successful year for theevent.

Registration is now open for the Art ShellUMES Celebrity Golf Classic. Player registration is$200 per person and $750 for a foursome andincludes 18 holes of golf with a celebrity, a pre-game mixer, food and beverages on the course, anawards dinner and commemorative gifts.

Not a golfer, but want to come for some greatfood and to meet some of the celebrities?Admission for the pre-game mixer only is $50 perperson or $500 for a table of eight.Shell said he’s proud to be a UMES alumnus and

enjoys being the host for the fundraising event benefitingstudents, who for many, are the first in their families toattend college.

Visit www.umes.edu, call 410-651-8045 or emailArtShellGolfClassic@umes.edu to register or for more information. Avariety of sponsorship opportunities also are available.

stumbled on graupel, granular snow pellets alsoknown as soft hail.

Gia then spelled her next word – vigilante –correctly. As the rules dictate, she was given a second,“championship” word.

She neither hesitated nor asked questions forhints when Buerkle delivered the challenge.

When Gia realized she spelled 'metamorphosis'correctly, she smiled and took in the applause as theaudience rose to acknowledge her accomplishment.

So did younger sister, Ava, who also competed asa representative from North Salisbury ElementarySchool. Ava ran on stage and gave her big sister aheartfelt hug, a spontaneous moment that energizedspectators.

Ava, 10, described her older sibling's win as“awesome.”

The 2014 Maryland Eastern Shore Bee featured48 competitors representing 27 public and privateschools in Dorchester, Somerset and Wicomicocounties.

UMES is the sponsor-host of the event held at the Ella Fitzgerald Centerfor the Performing Arts.

Gia was presented with a champion’s medallion; a Webster’s ThirdNew International Dictionary (Unabridged), a year’s subscription toEncyclopedia Britannica online and a pledge for a week’s stay inWashington, D.C. for the National Spelling Bee paid for by the university.

“In the end,” she said, “my studying paid off.”After doing two media interviews, Gia, her younger sister and their

parents were the last to leave the auditorium – the metamorphosis fromcompetitor to champion complete.

Second time proves charm for regional spelling bee champion

Registration opens forArt Shell UMES

Celebrity Golf Classic

Gia Bautista, a seventh grader fromWicomico Middle School, is the 2014champion.

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Dr. Juliette B. Bell, UMES’ president, has been named toThe Daily Record’s 2014 list of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.

For the past 18 years, the newspaper has recognized, “…100amazing leaders for stellar achievements in their careers, for theirexemplary citizenship and for encouraging and shaping the lives ofa younger generation through mentoring,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, publisher of The Daily Record.

Bell was selected among 370 women nominated for the statewide honor. “I strive every day to be a role model and mentor to the next generation

of young leaders for our state and nation. I am humbled to be counted amongthis stellar group of phenomenal women leaders,” Bell said.

A panel of judges comprised of business professionals and pastMaryland’s Top 100 Women winners from throughout Maryland reviewedapplications and chose this year’s honorees.

Bell, the 15th leader and fourth woman to hold the top post at the 4,200-student institution in Princess Anne, Md., took office July 1, 2012. Like halfthe graduates at UMES, she was the first in her immediate family to earn acollege degree.

Bell holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Talladega College in herAlabama hometown and a doctorate in chemistry from Atlanta University (nowClark-Atlanta University). She is widely recognized for encouraging studentsto pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics—known collectively as the STEM disciplines. She has trained and mentoredhundreds of students who have gone on to earn advanced degrees and pursuesuccessful careers in STEM.

Her career as a researcher and educator spans more than two decades. Following a stint as a researcher at the National Institutes of

Environmental Health Sciences, Bell served as a chemistry professor,biomedical research director and founding dean of the College of Basic andApplied Sciences at Fayetteville State University. She advanced there to provostand vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Bell also held leadership roles at Winston-Salem State (NC) and Central

The Office of Campus Life announced earlier this month that Samantha Sharon Clarkson, 21, ofUpper Marlboro, Md., has transitioned from the role of Miss Senior to that of Miss University of MarylandEastern Shore. The seat of Miss Senior (class) will remain vacant for the remainder of the spring term.

The move follows the resignation of Porsha Simone Harvey, 21, of Newark, Del., as Miss UMES onFebruary 26. Harvey relinquished her title after deciding personal distractions made her unable to carryout her responsibilities, said Dr. Anthony Jenkins, vice president for student affairs and enrollmentmanagement.

“I feel proud to have received this position and I am excited to finish out the rest of the semesterserving UMES,” Clarkson said.

Student Government Association President Justin Thompson said Clarkson assumed the role of MissUMES according to the organization’s constitution.

Clarkson was named the 2012-13 Miss Krimson and Kreme, an honor of Kappa Alpha Psi. She iscurrently a member of UMES’ Bazaar Models Entertainment and the National Society of Leadership andSuccess.

A rehabilitation psychology major, Clarkson plans to attend Howard University to pursue a master’sdegree in occupational therapy. Her career goal is to work with children with disabilities.

UMES president named to Top 100 Women in Maryland

Clarkson steps into role of Miss UMES

State (OH) universities. As chief academic officer at Central State, sherestructured the academic college to create the College of Science andEngineering.

As president of UMES, Bell has provided leadership to identify nicheareas and to elevate the university through her mantra, “From Excellence toEminence.” Bell is also active in statewide and national leadership. Shecurrently serves as chair of the Council of 1890 Land Grant Universities, is amember of the executive board of the American Association of State Collegesand Universities Millennium Leadership Institute, and on numerous local andstate boards and councils.

The Top 100 Women in Maryland awards will be presented during areception May 5 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore. Winnerswill be profiled in a special magazine insert in the May 9 issue of The DailyRecord and available online at www.TheDailyRecord.com.

For more information about sponsorships and tickets for The DailyRecord’s 2014 Maryland’s Top 100 Women, visit www.TheDailyRecord.com.

Three UMES scholar-athletesare on the invitation list for the2014 Arthur Ashe Jr. SportsScholars Symposium and Awardsluncheon April 10 in Washington.

Junior Ishaq Pitt of BrooklynN.Y., a guard on the men’sbasketball team, is one of threefinalists for “male athlete of theyear.”

The Ashe awards aresponsored by Diverse Issues inHigher Education magazine tocelebrate the late tennis player’saccomplishments as a world-classathlete and widely admired “manof integrity.”

“Sadly, a commonly heldbelief is that student-athletes whoemulate this legacy don’t exist,when in fact; thousands of themfrequent our nation’s collegecampuses,” a magazine statementsays.

The publication dedicates anentire issue each spring toscholar-athletes nominated bytheir institutions for recognition asleaders in their respective fields ofplay as well as the classroom.

Juniors Mariana Alvarado(Mexico) and Tatiana Munoz(Colombia) will be honored astops in their athletic specialty,bowling. Both have earned dean’slist honors (3.5 GPA) and lastweek were among 33 Mid-EasternAthletic Conference athletesrecognized for having a gradepoint average of 3.0 or higher.

The Ashe program “isdedicated to encouraging highschool and college student-athletes to set and achieve higheracademic goals and will offerpractical direction about attainingoutstanding academic and athletic records,” according to organizers.

Approximately 150 secondary and college athletes, parents, coaches andfaculty members are expected to attend the day-long event where they willhear from current and former college and professional athletes, collegeathletic academic advisors and other experienced experts in the field.

In celebration of April’s designation as Jazz Appreciation Month, theUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Ella Fitzgerald Center for thePerforming Arts will be jamming with three jazz events in one weekend;April 11-13.

The main event, the Big Band Bash, takes place on Saturday at 5 p.m.Ensembles from Bowie and Morgan state universities along with UMES willgather on one stage to perform music from some of the greats—CharlieMingus, Duke Ellington, Frank Foster and Count Basie. Each band will playa half-hour set and combine for the finale.

“These are some of the most talented young, up-and-coming jazzmusicians in Maryland,” said Brian Perez, director of the UMES jazzensemble and combo. “They will all be in the same place for one night, sobe sure not to miss this opportunity.”

A 7 p.m. concert on Friday showcases UMES’ music program withperformances by the university’s Jazz Ensemble along with the Jazz Combo.Alumni return Sunday to perform at 4 p.m. under the direction of Perez andalumni Mercury Morris and Patrick McHenry.

“We hope the community will come out to enjoy one or more of theconcerts,” Perez said. “It’s a great opportunity to appreciate one ofAmerica’s original art forms.”

The concerts are free. Call 410-651-6571 for more information.

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UMES hosts three jazz concerts Scholar-athletes vie for Arthur Ashe awards

Tatiana Munoz

Ishaq Pitt

Mariana Alvarado

A sunny March day inspiredReginald Williams, a senior fromForth Washington, to share anoriginal saxophone compositionwith passersby outside UMES’Fitzgerald Center. Williams will beamong the musicians performing inthe Big Band Bash and the JazzEnsemble concerts in April.

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Alpha Phi SigmaHonor Societyrecognizes UMESstudentSenior, Saadia Feliciano, recentlyattended Alpha Phi Sigma’s annualconference in Philadelphia, where shereceived the $1,500 Regina B. ShearnScholarship and a $500 studentachievement award. The ShearnScholarship is awarded based onacademic performance, leadership andservice. Feliciano serves as theorganization’s national president. AlphaPhi Sigma is the honor society forundergraduate and graduate studentsmajoring in criminal justice.

Juniors and seniors majoring in business administration,accounting, marketing or finance that ranked in the top 10percent of their class were invited to be members of the BetaGamma Sigma International Honor Society. Pictured from left atthe induction ceremony are: Chalyse Taylor; Joe Morse, thekeynote speaker; Dr. Kate Brown, chair of the Department ofBusiness, Management and Accounting; Dillon Simon; Dr.Ayodele J. Alade, dean of the School of Business andTechnology; Jingqiao Li; Dr. Wendy Wang; and Carol St.Sauveur. “Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highestrecognition a business student can receive in a businessprogram accredited by AACSB International,” Brown said.

UMES staffrecognized by USM Board ofRegentsThe following UMES staff and facultymembers received honorable mentionsby the University System of MarylandBoard of Regents as part of the annual staff awards:

Clifton Harcum Cynthia McKameyDr. Michael Nugent Alverta PolkPhilip Thomas Jamie Webster

U M E S D i n n e r T h e a t r e

Motown N Mó,

Take 3Motown N Mó,

Take 3

Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5

Richard A. Henson Center, BallroomAdvanced tickets required.

$45 Friday/$50 Saturday Call 410-651-6230 for tickets or more information.

Honor society inducts members“I, Too, Sing America” Choral Festival

Langston Hughes, Lincoln University Class of 1929

Admission to the concert is free.

$25 for a post-concert gourmetbuffet dinner by the students andfaculty of the Hospitality andTourism Management Program.

Call 410-651-6574 for tickets to the dinner or more information.Event is sponsored in part by the Somerset County Arts Council.

Sunday, April 6, 20144 p.m.

Ella Fitzgerald Centerfor the Performing Arts

Featuring Concert Choirs from:Bowie State University

Delaware State UniversityUniversity of the District of ColumbiaUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore-Hosts

Special Guests: The Alfred Street Baptist Church Sanctified Symphony Orchestra

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UMESbrought homeits secondstraight Mid-Eastern AthleticConferencebowling crownthis pastweekend in amarathon duelwith FloridaA&M thatrequired 14games rolledover six hours.

The third-ranked LadyHawks nowawait word fromthe NCAA aboutwhether theywill be invited to its national tournament. UMES alreadyqualified to defend its 2013 U.S. Bowling Congresschampionship later this spring.

UMES’ protracted win over Florida A&M pushedboth squads to the physical limits of competition oftenseen in a double-elimination format.

FAMU, which came into championship Sunday withone loss in the tournament, earned a spot in the finalsagainst the top-seeded Hawks by besting North CarolinaA&T in a semi-final elimination match early Sunday. TheRattlers then turned around and defeated UMES 4-3 inthe first match, forcing a second best-of-seven Bakergame match.

(The Baker format pits five bowlers from eachteam in a single game where each participant rolls twoframes.)

The championship match went to the Lady Hawks,who staged a dramatic come-from-behind performancethat saw them win the final two games to edge FAMU 4-to-3.

“We stayed positive and kept fighting until the verylast shot,” junior Mariana Alvarado said. “We overcame

a lot of adversity todayand we are happy withthe end result.”

Alvarado wasnamed the MEACChampionship MostOutstanding Player andan All-TournamentTeam selection. MeganBuja, the team’s lonesenior, was also namedto the All-TournamentTeam.

“It’s amazing tohave won three MEACChampionships in mycareer,” Buja said.“Today was a rollercoaster but we stucktogether and never gaveup. This just shows how

determined we were to win.”Head Coach Kayla Bandy was named the MEAC

Championship’s Most Outstanding Coach.“It feels good to win my first MEAC Championship

with these eight girls,” Bandy said. “They have workedso hard preparing for this tournament, even though itshowed more so on Friday and Saturday. They still wereable to grind through the adversity today.”

The win gives UMES its seventh conference title inwomen’s bowling.

Bandy utilized numerous line-up changesthroughout the day and UMES bowlers changed ballsseveral times. At one point Buja was bowling anchor,junior Valerie Riggin was leading off and Alvarado wasanywhere between second and fourth.

“I tried to arrange the lineup based on who was inthe pocket the most,” Bandy said. “We used the 10thframe on several occasions to start preparing for thenext game. The lanes were tough for us today but weworked through it slowly, physically and mentally.”

The match was taped for a delayed broadcast onESPNU on March 31 at 10:30 p.m.

UMES wins MEAC Bowling ChampionshipHawks fight through a tough day to claim their second-straight conference title.

UMES will notrenew FrankieAllen’s contractAllen served six years atthe helm of the Hawks

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced March 12 that it will not renew the contract of headmen’s basketball coach Frankie Allen.

Allen guided the Hawks the past six seasons and compiled an overall record of 42-139 during that time.He completed his 24th year as a head coach and amassed 265 wins at four different schools.

“We thank Coach Allen for the time he dedicated to UMES,” said Director of Athletics Keith Davidson. “Weappreciate his service and wish him well in his future endeavors.”

UMES is conducting a national search to name Allen’s successor.

Results:

Match 1: FAMU wins 4-3

FAMU 198-129; UMES 190-171; UMES 179-177; UMES 245-183; FAMU 191-183; FAMU 211-165; FAMU 205-181

Match 2: UMES win 4-3

FAMU 160-149; FAMU 210-152; UMES 170-153; UMES 218-198; FAMU 183-164; UMES 185-164; UMES 182-130

Photo by Megan Raymond

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Students visit Baltimore museumsA group of UMES students visited the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and the Reginald F. Lewis

Museum of African-American history and culture, both in Baltimore, during Black History Month. ViairMyles, a senior majoring in human ecology said she enjoyed the trip and learning “about the constantstruggles African-Americans went through in order to make the world a better place.” The trip sponsor wasthe Center for Access and Academic Success.

Students inspired by African-American art showLeft: Artist, collector and art historian David C. Driskell, a professor emeritus of the

University of Maryland College Park, gives a gallery talk about his collection and life workdisplayed at UMES’ Mosely Gallery. Driskell also addressed Department of Fine Arts students inthe classroom. “Art is an individual expression. Create a work of art that fits the canon;goodness, beauty, quality. If you learn that, you can do anything you want. Learning the craft isthe most important thing. You have to practice repeatedly and be good enough to compete.Artists imitate form that will benefit humanity.”

Right: Students in Dr. Bridgette Clinton’s “Apparel Construction” class in the HumanEcology Department were inspired to design clothing accessories by the African-American artshow from the David C. Driskell Center. Human Ecology students, from left, are: SarahRybczynski, Jennifer Udechukwu and Shardae Russell.

UMES offers high school-age studentssummer language program

Study Chinese in high tech settingHigh school-

age students can geta leg up at UMES thissummer learningChinese, a languagethat is in highdemand in thecurrent and futureworkforce.

Registration isnow open for TheSummer LanguageExperience, a two-week, intensive,non-residential program designed to provide beginners with an introduction to thelanguage as well as cultural understanding. A second session has been added this year forintermediate learners.

“This is a great opportunity for motivated high school students who want to make themost of their summer by studying a foreign language,” said Tammy Gharbi, programcoordinator of the Foreign Language Instructional Center at UMES. “It would take nearly 15weeks in a traditional school year to accomplish the 60 hours of instruction offered in TheSummer Language Experience.”

The course is taught by a native-speaking instructor in a state-of-the-art languagelearning classroom. The Beginning Chinese session runs June 16-27; the IntermediateChinese session runs July 7-18.

The fee for each course is $200 or $375 for both sessions. All materials are included.Visit www.umes.edu/FLIC or call 410-651-6543 for more information.

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Dinner Theatre*6 p.m. seating/ 8 p.m. curtainRichard A. Henson Center, ballroomUMES Drama Society presents “Motown N Mo’, Take

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Management students and faculty.

$45 Fri.; $50 Sat. Advanced tickets required.Call 410-651-6230 for tickets or more information.

Eastern Shore Fan Con*10 a.m.-7 p.mStudent Services Center

Meet guests, artists and vendors from the world of

comics, anime and video gaming. View anime screenings

in a theatre, panel discussions, costume/cosplay contest,

video game tournaments, and more. Event benefits

UMES student ACTION Anime group.

$10; $8 if in costumeVisit www.easternshorefancon.com

Choral Festival4 p.m.Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing ArtsHBCU concert choirs are featured in the “I, Too, Sing

America” Choral Festival. Concert is free. Post-concert

buffet dinner is $25.410-651-6571

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes11 a.m.Student Services Center, courtyardPledge to support UMES’ effort for the International

Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender

Violence. Come the day of the event to donate

directly to the Salisbury Life Crisis Center or contact

them at 410-749-4357 and reference UMES’ event.

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RHYTHM & HUESOpening Reception ArtExhibit4-6 p.m.Mosely Gallery“UMES Fine-Art Student Show.”

Students display their artistic works

in various mediums.Show on display

through April 24.410-651-7770

Jazz Ensemble andCombo Concert7 p.m.Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts410-651-6571

Big Band Bash5 p.m.Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing ArtsUMES, Bowie and Morgan state

universities perform.410-651-6571

UMES Alumni Jazz Concert4 p.m.Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts410-651-6571

Springfest*11 a.m.-4 p.m.Cappy Anderson StadiumUMES Open House and Carnival.410-651-6411 (admissions) 410-651-6434 (carnival)

UMES Honors Band and Choir Concert4 p.m.Ella Fitzgerald Center for thePerforming Arts410-651-6571