By Gains Hawkins, vice president of institutional advancementUMES students got a firsthand look at their federal government in action on a

sun-drenched day in the nation’s capitol. A busload of students traveled from campus toWashington, D.C., to visit our congressional representatives. It was the 99th day of theObama administration and though there were no Barack sightings, many other luminar-ies were observed in the marble hallways of the center of American political power.

Funded by the UMES Foundation, 26 students as well as staff from the Division ofStudent Life and Enrollment Management started their D.C. day with a face to face meet-ing with Rep. Frank Kratovil, D-1st District, Maryland (which covers all of the EasternShore and parts of Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties) member of the House of Rep-

resentatives in the Cannon Office Building.The congressman’s staff then gave the students a two-hour walk-

ing tour of the Capitol Building, followed by lunch in the building’scafeteria.

Later that day, the students visited staff from the offices of Mary-land U.S. Sens. Benjamin Cardin and Barbara Mikulski in the HartOffice Building and took a tour of some of the city’s landmarks.Earlier in the spring, many of these students took a tour of theMaryland State House in Annapolis and visited members of the Gen-eral Assembly. That event was also sponsored by the UMES Founda-tion.

Plans are underway to establish a political internship for UMESstudents in Annapolis this spring with paid stipends.

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INSIDEPage 2NSF GrantRaab Named Clinical Instructor

Page 3Departments Contributeto Tom Joyner

Page 4-5Students Have Unique Summer Experience

Page 6Athletic News

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UMES students have unique summer experiencesRead story on pages 4 and 5

Jessica ChapmanPhoto by Jim Glovier

Lynette GilchristPhoto by Jim Glovier

Walt TorchonPhoto by Gail Stephens

WesTorchonPhoto by Gail Stephens

Nicholas WashingtonPhoto by Jim Glovier

UMES students visit nation’s capitol

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Dr. Clayton Raab has been named the firstPeninsula Regional Medical Center PhysicianAssistant Clinical Instructor at UMES. A partially,privately funded full-time lecturer in the UMESDepartment of Physician Assistant (PA), Raab ismedical director for Advanced Cardiac LifeSupport (ACLS) instruction at PeninsulaRegional, a community staff member atPeninsula Regional and an honorary staffmember at Atlantic General Hospital.

“Physician assistants are an important component of a diversified teamof health care providers,” said Peggy Naleppa, president, Peninsula Regional.We are pleased that we are able to support this clinical instructorship in orderto insure that we have an adequate number of well-trained and highly qualifiedindividuals to provide care today and into the future. We know how importantUMES is to our local and regional community and how fortunate Peninsula isto have such a wonderful academic institution to train and prepare theseclinical professionals.”

A mutually beneficial working relationship between Peninsula Regionaland UMES began at UMES in 1998, when faculty and students producedresearch findings and updates for the hospital while hospital personnel gaveinstructional lectures to UMES students. Out of the relationship came the firstclinical instructorship at UMES to be funded by Peninsula Regional. Themedical center began its support of one faculty line in the Department ofPhysical Therapy following a 2006 announcement of a $60,000 gift. PeninsulaRegional’s second instructorship, supported by a $150,000 gift announced

Raab named as firstPeninsula Regional Medical Center instructor at UMES

The National Science Foundation recently awarded UMES a $210,900grant to establish the university as a Research Experience for UndergraduatesSite (REU) for training students in marine and estuarine science through thesummer of 2011. The first group of students participated this past summer.

Each year, eight college sophomores with limited opportunities forresearch and especially from under-represented groups in science will beselected to participate in an intensive 10-week research program in marineand estuarine science. The students will conduct research in the field and invarious labs with their assigned UMES faculty mentor. Research disciplinesrange from environmental chemistry to fish ecology.

Weekly workshops, led by experts from the university and the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will be held on campus to trainstudents in writing a research proposal, analyzing data, scientific ethics andtopics of interest such as global climate change. REU interns will also takepart in field trips such as canoeing on the Pocomoke River, exploringBlackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge, Md., and visiting theUniversity of Maryland Biotechnology Institute in Baltimore, Md.

“This program creates a unique and exciting opportunity to introducelower level undergraduate students to research and provide them the

UMES awarded National ScienceFoundation grant for research inmarine and estuarine science

mentorship they need for success in college. It will also hopefully stimulatethe interest of the students to pursue graduate studies in marine and fisheriesscience,” said Dr. Paulinus Chigbu, REU principal investigator and director ofthe Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) at UMES.

REU interns will present their research at the end of the summer, as didthis year’s participants, at a symposium at the Paul S. Sarbanes Coastal EcologyCenter near Assateague Island, Md. “The award of the REU grant by NSF toUMES is national recognition of the Environmental Sciences Program,particularly marine science, at UMES,” said Dr. Joseph Okoh, chairman,Department of Natural Sciences.

The program is supported with funds from the National ScienceFoundation Directorate of Biological Sciences in partnership with the Divisionof Ocean Sciences. For more information, contact Chigbu at 410-621-3034,by email at pchigbu@umes.edu or by visiting www.umes.edu/lmrcsc/reu.

late 2007, partially supports a faculty line in the Physician AssistantDepartment at the rate of $50,000 per year for three years.

“We are very excited to have this relationship between UMES andPeninsula Regional,” said Dr. Nicholas Blanchard, dean of the School ofPharmacy and Health Professions. “Our Physical Therapy and PhysicianAssistant graduates continue to do well on their licensing exams, and weattribute much of their success to the support that Peninsula Regionalprovides directly to the programs as well as to the medical center serving asa preceptor site.”

Prior to his tenure at Peninsula Regional, Raab served as medicaldirector of the special unit at Atlantic General Hospital, as well as past memberof the National Faculty for ACLS for the American Heart Association, pastchairman of the Emergency Cardiac Care Subcommittee for the AmericanHeart Association and past chairman of the Eastern Shore Division of theAmerican Heart Association. He brings to his position a wealth of experienceand institutional memory, having been a part of the UMES family since 2006.

Raab earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of MarylandCollege Park and a Doctor of Medicine degree, summa cum laude, from theUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Md. From the Universityof Maryland School of Medicine, he is a recipient of the Faculty Gold Medalfor Highest Academic Achievement and the Babcock Prize for Excellency inSurgery, and he holds membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor MedicalSociety. He was certified diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examinersin 1976, diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1979,diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular

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Several of the departments at the university can be commended for risingto the challenge of 100 percent participation among their faculty and staffmembers in the Tom Joyner School of the Month campaign. Those featuredin this edition are the Office of Residence Life, the Physical Plant and theSchool of Pharmacy and Health Professions.

The Office of Residence Life and its 16 professional staff answered thecall to help support the Tom Joyner/UMES fundraising initiative. According toMarvin Jones, director, Residence Life, the generosity of the department’steam members resulted in gifts totaling $2,000. A gift was also made to theResidence Life Courtesy Fund, a private account supported by staffcontributions each pay day.

“We believe in the mission of our university and we recognize thesurmounting challenges of our students to afford the education providedwithin this community,” said Jones. “We extend a challenge to all campusentities to meet and surpass our giving.”

According to Leon Bivens, director, Physical Plant, the department raised$2,000, its goal. The department’s leadership made pledges and fulfilled themby mid August. Staff members followed suit. The department then held two50/50 raffles, with winners often donating back a portion of their winnings.A donation jar was kept in the lobby, where passer-bys could donate. Manyvisitors and businesses participated.

“The Physical Plant welcomed the challenge and met its goal,” saidBivens. “To all who supported the effort, a heartfelt ‘thanks’ is in order. Wecould not have done it without you!”

“The School of Pharmacy and Health Professions drive for the TomJoyner Foundation was a huge success,” said Dr. Nicholas Blanchard, dean ofthe school. At their opening pot luck lunch for the year, the school announcedthat 100 percent of faculty and staff had contributed. When all was tallied, theschool had raised $3,775 for the cause.

“The staff and faculty on campus took a very active role in the TomJoyner School of the Month Program. It shows how deeply we all care aboutour students. For all of us in Institutional Advancement, this level ofparticipation is truly uplifting!” said Dr. Veronique Diriker, director ofdevelopment.”

UMES departments achieve100 percent campaign participation

Physical Plant

Residence Life

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Pharmacy Photo by Lynn Lang

Photo by Xavier Townsend

Photo by Jim Glovier

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UMES students have unique summer experiences

Lynette Gilchrist, a senior majoring in business administration, spent 10 weeks in the Big Apple asone of 10 interns through the Louis Carr Internship Foundation. The Foundation is devoted to increasingmulticulturalism and diversity in the communications industry.

Gilchrist was assigned to work at Turner Broadcasting in the Time Warner Center as an intern with thedirector of multicultural advertising sales for CNN, who is responsible for selling commercialadvertisements on the CNN networks that focus on diverse audiences, for example, “Black in America.”Along with sales, she also experienced the production side of CNN.

During her internship, she was mentored by the CNN production team and the technical crewbehind the scenes of the Lou Dobbs Show, and visited the control room and editing room of severalshows. She volunteered at the Ghetto Film School Benefit Dinner, a charity CNN supports, and sawcelebrities such as pro basketball player Steve Nash, actor Delroy Lindo and CNN personality AndersonCooper.

Her most memorable experience was attending a lecture for the interns by CNN correspondentSoledat O’Brien with the “Black In America” series. She says the session inspired her to pursue her

passion for journalism to increase the coverage of news stories about the African-American community.

New York, Turner Broadcasting’s CNN

Walt Torchon, a senior majoring in biology and his brother, Wes, a junior majoring in accounting, spend their third year as camp counselors withthe Maryland Summer Center for Environmental Studies at the University of Maryland, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory in Cambridge, Md.

The two brothers spend two, one-week sessions aimed at giving gifted and talented students within the state the opportunity to work with their peersand alongside scientists and experts in areas of special interest to them.

Along with heading up the team building activities for the campers, they assisted other counselors and teachers with the student’s collection of data,research and experiments on the following areas of study: sub-aquatic vegetation, sturgeon, the Maryland blue crab, oysters and man’s impact on theChesapeake Bay.

The campers and staff were active from dawn to dusk. Other activities supplementing thecampers’ studies were seining for specimens from the Choptank River, canoeing, dissecting crabsand fish, and educational games.

Maryland Summer Center

Jessica Chapman, a senior English major, packed her bagsand embarked on an international adventure to teach English throughthe English Language Institute of China (ELIC).

After a one-week training session in Denver, Co., it was on toHong Kong, China, to the Shatin Pui Ying College, where she and herfellow team members taught English to middle school aged childrenalong with ELIC supervisors and teachers at Shatin Pui Ying College.

According to Chapman, she was responsible for lesson planningand managing the classroom effectively. One of the training hints sherecalls and put to use was the mantra, “You are the teacher,” whichthe student teachers were told to utter to themselves when they feltstressed. Not only were the student teachers teaching overseas to non-English speaking children, but they had to do it with masks onfor fear of the group bringing the

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Shatin Pui Ying College, Hong Kong, China

Nicholas Washington, a senior majoring in business and accounting, spent hissecond summer in Manhattan as an intern with the KPMG Summer Scholars Program inpartnership with the Institute for Responsible Citizenship. The institute is a not-for-profitorganization based in Washington, D.C., which provides an intensive leadership programfor gifted African-American male college students.

After an exciting week at KPMG’s national internship training session inDisneyworld in Orlando, Fla., Washington spend seven weeks in New York as an auditintern in KPMG’s Financial Services practice working with a diverse group of co-workers at different stages of their careers, including partners, senior managers,senior associates and fellow interns.

During the internship, Washington worked primarily on two major assignments:one related to banking and the other related to insurance. According to him, theinsurance one sparked his interest the most as it was for a global client. Working with a partner and asenior manager, he mapped a client’s business lines for audit planning purposes, performed audit test work on the client’s fee incomeand expenses, engaged in research on new statutory accounting developments that would affect the client and merged the information into an audit plan.As it was a global client, Washington’s work was reviewed by KPMG employees in France and Bermuda.

His most memorable experience was a one-to-one meeting with the vice chair of KPMG’s Marketing Strategy and managing partner of the New Yorkoffice, who imparted some pertinent advise on not being so career driven that one deprives themselves of the benefits that accrue during the journey.Washington says it was a reality check for him.

KPMG, New York

H1N1 virus to the country.The planning and implementation of cultural events and

fun nights, of which Chapman was involved, gave the childrenthe chance to experience American culture such as awedding and holidays such as Valentine’s Day andHalloween. One of her memorable experiences was seeingone of her student’s do the moonwalk.

She says this experience has made her realize whatshe wants to do with the rest of her life, teach!

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By Maggie Hayon, sports information assistant, and the Office of MediaRelations, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

The 2009-10 athletic season continued at UMES as the volleyball teamtraveled to Boiling Springs, N.C., for the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ BulldogsClassic and the cross country teams kicked off their season with the UMESLid-Lifter Invitational.

CROSS COUNTRYThe men’s and women’s cross country

teams kicked off their season at home at 10a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the UMES Lid-Lifter Invitational. Both teams started with afifth place finish as the men totaled 142points and the women had a score of 140.

Junior Amon Kiprotich (Kapsabet,Kenya) was the highest UMES men’sfinisher, in 18th place out of 52 with a timeof 27:08.42. Teammate Shadrack Maritim(Kericho, Kenya), a sophomore, was closebehind at 27:31.95, which was good for23rd place. Senior Peter Sang (Kapsabet,Kenya) placed 28th with a time of 28:21.93,while fellow senior Solomon Kirongo(Nairobi, Kenya) was 40th in 30:08.29.Junior Jermol Dix (Catonsville, Md.) had atime of 29:53.33 and senior Paul Jones-Burden went 39:54.04, which was good for50th and 51st, respectively.

Senior Tamica Thomas (St.Catherine, Jamaica) finished in a time of20:37.74, good for 29th overall out of 62 inthe women’s race. Sophomore CynthiaAnais (Paris, France) and junior EuniceJones (Lanham, Md.) finished 40th and43rd with respective times of 21:25.52 and 21:36.28. Sophomore JessicaAbrantes (Scotch Plains, N.J.) had a time of 23:49.85, which was good for52nd place. Freshman Kenesha Abrams, running in her first collegiaterace, finished 54th with a time of 25:58.81. Fellow freshmen Jennel Wadeand Courtney Gray finished 60th and 62nd with respective times of26:40.75 and 29:13.87. Senior Tiffany Webb (Upper Marlboro, Md.) rana time of 27:15.78, good for 61st place.

VOLLEYBALLThe volleyball team traveled to Boiling Springs, N.C., for the Runnin’

Bulldogs Classic on Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday, Sept. 5. They defeatedWofford twice and Gardner-Webb once to win the tournament and move to5-3 on the season. Sophomore Christine Edwards (Lakewood, Calif.) wasnamed tournament MVP and senior Caylin Woodward (Garden Grove,Calif.) was named to the all-tournament team.

In their first game on Friday, the Hawks swept Gardner-Webb, 3-0 (25-23, 27-25, 25-12). Both Edwards and Woodward each had double-doubles.

Hawk TalkA weekly recap of UMES Athletics

Edwards led all players with 14 killsand added 11 digs, while Woodwardchipped in with 13 and 11, respectively.

The Hawks hit an impressive .373in the match with just 10 errors andheld the Bulldogs to .184 with 15errors. Last week’s MEAC Rookie of theWeek Bella Jade Romero (Arlington,Texas) collected a match-high 39assists and also hit a team-best .667with four kills on six attempts. SeniorWhitney Johnson (Prince Frederick,Md.) had eight kills and four digs,hitting .350.

In their second game on Friday,UMES blanked Wofford, 3-0 (25-22,22-15, 25-10).

Edwards led all players with 17kills. Woodward picked up her seconddouble-double of the day with 10 killsand 11digs, while Johnson also finished with double-digit kills with 10.Freshman Karin Vikterlof (Orebro, Sweden) tallied a match-high 12 digsand Romero directed the offense with 42 assists.

Saturday started off rough, as the Hawks lost 3-2 to Gardner-Webb(25-19, 25-19, 17-25, 22-25, 15-10).

Once again, Edwards paced the Hawks attack with a match-high 19kills, adding seven digs. Johnson and redshirt junior SamanthaChukwura (Brooklyn, N.Y.) also had double-digit kills with 17 and 12,respectively. Woodward and Romero tied for the match-high in digs with 16apiece, while Romero led the Hawks with 48 assists for a double-double.

The Hawks rebounded from the loss to defeat Wofford, 3-0 (25-16,25-16, 25-18) and win the tournament. Edwards recorded a match-high 15kills. Woodward tallied nine kills and a .533 (9-1-15) attack percentage togo along with seven digs. Johnson hit .650 for the match with 14 kills andone error. Sophomore Rebecca Prado (Annandale, N.J.) led all playerswith 11 digs.

CROSS COUNTRYThe men’s and women’s cross county teams compete at home for the Cappy

Anderson Invitational on Sat., Sept. 19, at 10 a.m.They travel to Centreville, Va., for the Mason Invitational on Sat., Oct. 3,

beginning at 10 a.m.

VOLLEYBALLTravels to the Pitt Blue and Gold Tournament to take on Valparaiso on Sat.,

Sept. 19, at 12 p.m. and Pittsburgh on Sun., Sept. 20, at 11 a.m. andYoungstown State at 2 p.m.

The UMES team hosts the Hampton Inn Invitational on Sat., Sept. 26. Theytake on Sacred Heart at 2 p.m. and Norfolk State at 4:30 p.m.

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS

Amon KiprotichCaylinWoodward

Tamica Thomas

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UNIVERSITY of MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE

Division of Student Life and Enrollment Management

Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education

Career/GraduateProfessional School Fair

Thursday, October 111 a.m. - 4 p.m.SSC Ballroom

A UMES professional should select business professional orcasual professional attire when attending any job fair. NOJEANS. NO SNEAKERS.

WOMENBusiness Professional:

Dark dress or pantsuit (navy, black or brown), closed-toe dressshoes. No short skirts or dresses. Also, no midriff orhalter tops.Pantsuits have become more acceptable.

Casual Professional:Dress slacks and conservative blouse.

MENBusiness Professional;

Dark suit, white or light colored shirt, tie and dress shoes.Casual Professional:

Dress slacks, dress shirt and tie.

Library expandsservices through

Maryland AskUs Now!The Frederick Douglass Library, in keeping with

today’s trends, now offers reference service via chat.

Librarians provide faculty, students and staff with answers

to questions, research guidance and help navigating the

internet.

Maryland AskUsNow! is a live online interactive

service the Frederick Douglass Library has joined in

cooperation with other state libraries. Available 24

hours-a-day, seven days-a-week, the service allows the

library to offer reference service whenever and wherever

it is needed.

Librarians from UMES will man the chat line five

hours-a-week. They will be available every Monday from

12-1 p.m., Wednesday from 2-5 pm., Thursday from 9-

10 a.m. and Friday from 11-12 a.m. When they aren’t

online, a representative from one of the other libraries in

the coop will answer questions.

The link for the service is:

http://www.questionpoint.org/crs/servlet/org.oclc.home.

TFSRedirect?virtcategory=12443

For more information, contact Theresa

Mastrodonato, liaison for the Maryland AskUsNow!

Program, at 410-651-7694 or by email at

tmmastrodonato@umes.edu,.

Diseases 3 in 1981 and diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicinein Interventional Cardiology in 1999.

“We are elated to have Dr. Raab as a full-time faculty member,” saidDarlene Jackson-Bowen, chair, UMES Physician Assistant Department. “Tohave a cardiologist as a core faculty member in a physician assistant programis phenomenal and to have one to accept a salary that’s less thancommensurate with what private practice demands is extraordinary. It is atestament to his commitment to the Eastern Shore and to the students ofUMES.”

Physician assistants (PA's) are health care professionals licensed topractice medicine with physician supervision. As part of their comprehensiveresponsibilities, PA's conduct physical examinations, diagnose and treatillnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assistin surgery and in most states can write prescriptions.

The UMES Physician Assistant Department is a baccalaureate degree

granting educational program. The program, committed to providing equalopportunity, promotes health and wellness through the provision of qualityprimary health care education. Its diverse environment values the discoveryof knowledge and the development, dissemination and practical applicationof that knowledge through community outreach and service. The PADepartment is part of the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, whichalso includes the departments of Exercise Science, Physical Therapy andRehabilitation Science.

The Physician Assistant Department is fully accredited through theAccreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant,Inc. (ARC-PA). Graduates meet the educational requirements for eligibility ofthe National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants NCCPAexamination and state licensure.

For more information about the Physician Assistant program at UMES,please call 410-651-7584.

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Arts & EntertainmentFALL 2009 CALENDAR

SEPTEMBERNow FINE ARTS FACULTY SHOW

through 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Mon. through Fri.Oct. 8 Mosely Gallery

Now EXHIBITthrough “From Princess Anne to the Pros: A Small College’s Foot-ball Legacy”Feb. 28 8 a.m.- 10 p.m., Mon. through Thurs.; 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Fri.;

10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat.; 3- 10 p.m., Sun.Frederick Douglass Library

17 OPENING RECEPTION Fine Arts Faculty Show4-6 p.m. / Mosely Gallery

*Unless stipulated, allevents listed are FREE &OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.For more information,call 410-651-6669 or410-651-6571.

NOVEMBER8 IMA Choral Festival

4 p.m./ Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

19 WIND ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT7 p.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

TBA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ETHNIC FESTIVAL11 a.m.Student Services Center Ballroom

OCTOBER9 JAZZ ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT

7 p.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

13 FALL MIDTERM STUDIO-CLASS RECITAL11 a.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

15 OPENING RECEPTION4-6 p.m.Honoring the Ancestors: African Art and ArtifactsMosely Gallery

Oct. 15 ART EXHIBITIONthrough 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon. through Fri.Dec. 4 Honoring the Ancestors: African Art and Artifacts

Mosely Gallery

28-31 *UNIVERSITY THEATRE SERIES7:30 p.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts$5 general public, $3 senior citizens, $2 UMES students