Brian Hodges Named to America East Pre-Season All Conference Team; Retrievers Picked Fifth in Pre-Season Poll
Senior Brian Hodges was a unanimous selection to the 2007-08 America East Preseason All-Conference team in voting conducted by the conference’s head coaches.
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Levi Houapeu Named America East Conference Men's Soccer Rookie of the Week
Freshman midfielder Levi Houapeu was named America East Conference Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week for games ending Nov. 4. Houapeu scored in the 47th minute to give UMBC a 1-0 lead over UNH in an eventual 1-1 double overtime tie. The one point earned for the draw was crucial as the Retrievers earned a spot in the America East Tournament. Houapeu scored three goals in his first season, including a game-winner vs. Stony Brook.

Public Policy Students and Alumni Presenting at Annual Meeting of the American Public
Health Association
Public policy students and alumni will be presenting research at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association in Washington, D.C.: doctoral student Elyse Grossman; Robert Alexander ’05, Ph.D.; Keith Elder ’02, Ph.D.; Sunny Kang, ’06, M.P.P.; and Annette Snyder ’06, Ph.D.

Keith Elder was elected to be a section councilor for the Gerontological Health Section and begins a two-year term at the close of the meeting.

Visual Arts Students, Faculty and Alumni Films in Takoma Park Film Festival
The following visual arts faculty and students are showing work in the Takoma Park Film Festival November 15-18: Vin Grabill, professor; Paula Durette ’96, ’02 MFA; Justin Plakas ‘04; Joanna Raczynska ‘98; and Nathan Duncan ‘05. For more information, visit http://takomaparkfilmfestival.org/.