ACTiVATE in the Baltimore Sun
Since its 2005 inception, the ACTiVATE program at UMBC has produced 12 start-up companies. The Baltimore Sun said ACTiVATE “gives women access to technology and research created by the region’s laboratories and universities with a goal of commercializing… homegrown innovations.” The story, “Helping Women Start Tech Firms,” appeared on Dec. 13.

www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.activate13dec13,0,3456217.story

bwtech@UMBC in Business Monthly
Business Monthly profiled the sustained pattern of growth and success at bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park. The recently re-named research park offers a “designation (that) melds the minds of the tech and real estate communities with those from academia in an effort to produce the technologies of tomorrow,” the monthly business newspaper reported. The article, “Business Brimming at bwtech@UMBC Research & Technology Park,” appeared in the December issue.

www.bizmonthly.com/12_2007_focus/f_4.shtml

Men’s Basketball in Press Box
A combination of returning players and transfers has helped the UMBC men’s basketball team beat three teams from the powerful Atlantic 10 Athletic Conference. The Retrievers won seven of their first nine games. The team and head coach Randy Monroe are featured in the cover story of Press Box, a weekly sports magazine. The article, “UMBC: A Sleeping Giant Stirs,” appeared in the Dec. 13 issue.

www.pressboxonline.com/story.cfm?id=3048

Tim Brennan, Public Policy, Economics, in the Telecommunications Report Daily
Professor of Public Policy and Economics Tim Brennan discussed the Net Neutrality Act in the Telecommunications Report Daily. Proponents of the Net Neutrality Act do not want broadband operators to charge content providers extra fees for premium placement or delivery, or be permitted to prioritize or discriminate against content.

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun
The Maryland Board of Education gave state schools superintendent Nancy Grasmick a new four-year contract that would keep her in the post until after the 2010 gubernatorial election. “She’s been very politically savvy. She’s played both sides of the aisle and now she’s played probably the last card that’s available to her,” Donald Norris, professor of public policy, told the Baltimore Sun. The newspaper reported that the “card” is her political alliance with former Gov. Robert Ehrlich, whose appointees still constitute a majority on the state school board. The article, “Despite Critics, New Deal for Grasmick,” ran on Dec. 12.

www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-te.md.grasmick12dec12,0,2331966.story

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in Salon.com
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller profiled Oprah Winfrey’s high-profile public appearance on the South Carolina campaign trail in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. “The South Carolina event … hints at what might await (Hillary) Clinton in South Carolina, where blacks will cast more than half of all ballots in the Jan. 26 Democratic primary. A statewide poll released before the event showed that Clinton’s lead over Obama had already shrunk to just three points,” Schaller wrote for Salon.com. The article, “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” ran on Dec. 10.

www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/10/obama_oprah/index.html

An unholy trinity of issues – abortion, immigration and his messy personal life – could hurt Republican presidential candidate Rudy Guiliani’s chances with his key constituency, Catholic voters. “Catholics, who cast almost a quarter of all votes nationally, and higher shares in swing states like Ohio, are one of the most important voting blocs in the American electorate,” Schaller wrote. His analysis, “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Rudy,” appeared on Dec. 10.

www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/10/rudy_catholics/

Manil Suri, Mathematics, in the Baltimore Sun
Manil Suri, professor of mathematics, is preparing for the publication in February 2008 of his second novel, The Age of Shiva. Suri’s achievements as a novelist were cited in the “Digest” of the Baltimore Sun “Lifestyle” section on Dec. 9.

www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-al.bk.almanac09dec09,0,573947.story

Tommy Tittsworth ’04 in the Baltimore Sun
Tommy Tittsworth ’04, history, began his teaching career in special education this fall at Mount Hebron High School, his alma mater, joining 17 former graduates who have returned to teach or work there. A member of the UMBC varsity lacrosse team, he was part of an outreach program in which lacrosse players take developmentally disabled children on horse rides. A Baltimore Sun feature on Tittsworth and other Mount Hebron alumni, “Hebron Alumni Can Go Home Again,” appeared on Nov. 28.

www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.hebron28nov28,0,760253.story

Theatre, Music in the Howard County Times
The Howard County Times profiled the production of The Threepenny Opera, a performance produced jointly by the Departments of Theater and Music. The groundbreaking work of musical theater was performed at UMBC on several occasions through Dec. 9.

http://news.mywebpal.com/index.cfm?pnpid=573

UMBC in Inside Higher Education
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has chosen UMBC and 11 other institutions to participate in a previously announced collaborative effort to create a national genomics course directed toward freshmen. This network of schools will teach from a centralized set of materials with a common goal of immersing students in scientific inquiry and research. The news item, “12 Colleges in Genomics Experiment,” was part of the InsideHigherEd.com “Quick Takes” summary on Dec. 13.

http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/12/13/qt

Athletics Inducts Nine New Members in February
Athletics will induct nine new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame on February 9. The class of ’08 includes Medhi Addadi, (swimming ’02), Shannon Bagrosky (soccer, ’98), Lisa Boone (softball, ’03), Cleopatra Borel (track and field, ’02), Jared Boyd (baseball, ’02), Dan Marohl (lacrosse, ’01), Missy Quille (basketball, ’02), Andy Wells (soccer, ’01) and the late Mike Woodard (soccer, ’78).

www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/news/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=3757

UMBC Camerata Performs at Christmas in Washington
The Maryland Camerata will be part of the University Chorale performing at "Christmas in Washington" . The program will be televised on TNT, beginning December 12 at 10 p.m., and then throughout the holiday season. The chorale also includes students from American University, George Mason University and Georgetown University.

The concert is headlined by Andrea Bocelli, Katherine McFee, Vanessa Hudgens and arranged by Ian Fraser. It is held at the Building Museum in Washington, D.C. and by Phil McGraw.

For more information, visit www.tnt.tv/title_special/?oid=661856.

Carlee Cassidy Nabs Second America East Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Award
Sophomore guard Carlee Cassidy was named America East Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 9, the conference announced Monday. The honor is the second of the season for Cassidy, as she also earned it for Week 1, marking the third time a Retriever has won the award twice in a season.

www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/wbball/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=3758

Track and Field’s Onto Named America East Performer of the Week
UMBC track and field sophomore Keith Onto (Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant Borough/St. Francis (Pa.)) has been named the America East Conference Men’s Field Performer of the Week for the week ending Dec. 10, the conference announced Wednesday.

www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/track/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=3761

On December 6, UMBC presented awards to members of the campus community for years of service, and also honored its 2007 Employees of the Quarter. Please congratulate the following people for their service and dedication.

The annual service awards ceremony is presented by the Department of Human Resources.

5 YEARS

Carlos McKinney, OIT Infrastructure and Support

Katherine Feild, Advising and Registration
Phil Stern, Athletics
Ian Stockwell, CHPDM
Mary Keimig, Erickson School

Francine Baker, Financial Aid
Lesley Stein, Financial Aid
Cory Ziegenfuss, Financial Aid
Michael Dick, Library
Margaret Randle, Library
Ping Xu, Library
Gayle Chapman, Office of the Provost
Ramal Jenkins, Office of the Registrar

Brian Thompson, Graduate Research and Studies

Denise Kedzierski, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Marie Tyler, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Rachel Brubaker, History
Shilpa Shah, Imaging Research Center
Janet Burgee, Sociology

Wendy Crowe, Residential Life
Sheryl Gibbs, Student Life
Abdias Irizarry, The Commons
Annette Jackson, University Health Services
Jennifer Lepus, University Health Services

Sarah Gardenghi, Intensive English

Renay Horton, Bookstore
Lisa Kakavas, Bookstore
Kevin Blades, Facilities Management
Carol Pace, Financial Services
Cindy Turgeon, Financial Services
Bobbie Jo Peach, Human Resources
Samantha Sutton, Office of the Bursar
Derrick Johns, University Police
Salvatore Manuli, University Police
Johnny Peterson, University Police

Jill Feinberg, Instititional Advancement
Michael Lurie, Institutional Advancement
Brenda Jackson, techcenter@UMBC

10 YEARS
Pamela Raley, OIT
Dina Caddeo, OIT Business Systems
Michael Carlin, OIT Infrastructure and Support

Anthony Adams, Athletics
Chad Cradock, Athletics
Randy Monroe, Athletics
Michelle Howell, CHPDM
Brijinder Lamba, CHPDM
Martha Somerville, CHPDM
Donald Steinke, CHPDM
Mary Nemec, Gerontology
Angela Blair, Office of the Registrar
Miryn Alcantara, Shriver Center
Wanda Lesniewski, Shriver Center
Judith White, Shriver Center

Keith Evans, JCET

Wanda Soares-Nottingham, Africana Studies
Fontella Bateman, Modern Languages and Linguistics
Michael Jeffries, Music
Melanie Berry, Visual Arts

Cynthia Hollis, Biology
Lorraine Charity, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Sandra Tabler, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Mary Cerino, Professional Program

Andrea DeSantis, Undergraduate Education
Samantha Riley, Learning Resource Center

Clifton Coleman, Bookstore
Robert Schreiber, Central Plant
John Godfrey, Central Receiving
Stephen Shaw, Facilities Management
Brian Shipley, Facilities Management
Darlene Williams, Financial Services
Patrick Merryman, Human Resources
William Jackson, University Police

Lorie Logan-Bennett, Career Development Center
Machell Denton, Transportation Services
Vincent Spence, Transportation Services
Kathleen Barnett, University Health Services

Thomas Harnish, Technology Center
Charles Irvin, Technology Center

15 YEARS
Steven Anderson, Instructional Technology

Dawn Aul, CHPDM
Michael Glasser, Institutional Research
Marcus Dagold, Library
Linda Durkos, Library
Cassie Bichy, Student Support Services
Fran Cramblitt, Student Support Services
Donald Hoes, Upward Bound-Math/Science Center

Jill Randles, Undergraduate Education

Barbara Morris, Information Systems
Melody Creswell, STEM Education
Ann Frankowski, STEM Education
Teresa Irish, STEM Education

Janet Magruder, Center for Art and Visual Culture
Patricia McGonigle, Education
Darlene Adams, History
Susan Velli, Music
Nafiseh Shahegh, Philosophy
Sally Helms, Public Policy
Kathy O’Dell, Visual Arts

Donald Johnson, Physics

Ronald Weller, Communications Services

20 YEARS
Willie Ford, Admissions
Patricia Lanoue, Interdisciplinary Studies
Patricia Garnett, Library

Rose Murphy, Communications Services
Nancy Gunkel, Facilities Management
David Dietsch, Environmental Safety and Health
Helen Garland, Parking Services
Theresa Pomeroy, Institutional Advancement

25 YEARS
William Dotson, Instructional Technology
Paul Iwancio, Instructional Technology
William Shrewbridge, New Media Studio, Office of Information Technology

William Wiley, Facilities Management
Crystal Slowe, Financial Services
Linda Getz, Communications Services

Anna Keys, Library
Nancy Farmer, Office of the Registrar
Sarah Hill, Office of the Registrar

Susan Lavezza, Office of the Provost
Suzanne McMillian, Office of the Provost

Ralph Murphy, Biology

Virginia Kellman, Student Judicial

30 YEARS
Catherine Bielawski, Office of the Dean, College of Engineering and Information Technology

Sharon Habighurst, Facilities Management
Brian Stengel, Facilities Management

Joyce Meyers, CHPDM
Eileen Neville, School of Social Work

Tim Ford, Biology

35 YEARS
Linda Thomas, Graduate Research and Studies

Howard Warner, Communications Services
Barbara Kight, Environmental Safety and Health
Joe Hill, Facilities Management
Clolita M. Vitale, Administration and Finance
Ina Caplan, Procurement

Cathleen Haynes, CHPDM
Patricia Brown, Library

Helen McNulty, Biology

Debra Dixon-Lee, Residential Life

RETIREES
Carole Kincaid, OIT Infrastructure and Support
Lauretta Barnes, Learning Resource Center
Theresa Davis, Learning Resource Center
Jacqueline Brooks, Graduate Research and Studies
Catherine Waters, MIPAR
E. Patricia Benton, Music
Wanda Schwartzbeck, Communications Services
Elwood Burgan, Facilities Management
Victor Morton, Facilities Management
James Thompson, Facilities Management
Peggy Bosley, Human Resources
Michael Watson, University Police
Stephanie Lyon, CHPDM
Lola Zaccari, Financial Aid
Susan Fretz, Biology
Charles Fey, Student Affairs
Claudia Moultrie, Residential Life
Patricia Damm, Student Life
Theresa Suite, The Commons
Freda Vaughn, Institutional Advancement

In Memoriam: Linda Gilbert, Office of the Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

2007 EMPLOYEES OF THE QUARTER

JANUARY—MARCH

Nonexempt
Donald Dickey, Grounds Keeper Lead, Facilities Management

Exempt
Drema Wentz, Coordinator, Campus Scheduling and Guest Services, The Commons

APRIL—JUNE

Nonexempt
Josie Penn, Program Management Specialist, English Language Center

Exempt
Bill Shewbridge, Manager, New Media Studio, OIT

JULY—SEPTEMBER

Nonexempt
John Moran IV, University Police Officer

Exempt
Jesse Mashbaum, Assistant Director, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

OCTOBER—DECEMBER

Nonexempt
Debra Arnold, IT Support Specialist, OIT

Exempt
Kay Smith, Coordinator, Bookstore

The UMBC Camerata will be part of the University Chorale performing at "Christmas in Washington" . The program will be televised on TNT, beginning December 12 at 10 p.m., and then throughout the holiday season.

The chorale also includes students from American University, George Mason University and Georgetown University.

The concert is headlined by Andrea Bocelli, Katherine McFee, Vanessa Hudgens and arranged by Ian Fraser. It is held at the Building Museum in Washington, D.C. and by Phil McGraw.

For more information, visit www.tnt.tv/title_special/?oid=661856.

The Arts at UMBC on Maryland Public Television
The Maryland Public Television (MPT) program Artworks This Week profiled Xerxes Mehta, professor of theatre. The program aired retrospective material of his work and footage from the current campus production of The Threepenny Opera, which Mehta is directing. It initially aired on Dec. 5 and will be rebroadcast at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 8.

www.mpt.org/artworks/thisweek/

MPT’s Artworks This Week aired a segment featuring the current exhibition in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery, “Inge Morath: The Road to Reno.” The segment initially was aired on Oct. 24.

www.umbc.edu/newsevents/arts/streaming/morath/index.html

Tim Brennan, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Business Journal
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has advised state lawmakers to seek long-term contracts with generators to spur an increase in the electricity supply. Tim Brennan, professor of public policy and economics, told the Baltimore Business Journal that “a difficult problem facing policymakers” is a disconnect exposed in the PSC’s simultaneous conclusion that Marylanders should consume less electricity but that its price is too high. “Reducing prices, in and of itself, will only increase demand and make the supply situation worse,” Brennan said. The article, “PSC Says State Intervention Needed to Solve Electricity Supply Shortfalls,” ran in the paper’s daily headlines alert.

http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2007/12/03/daily16.html?b=1196744400^1559303&surround=etf

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the News
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller’s latest column in the Baltimore Sun was critical of Republican presidential candidates for espousing proposals to improve the U.S. economy that are high on empty rhetoric and short on practical solutions. “Because tax cuts must be venerated at all times, no matter the budgetary or economic situation, the candidates have been reduced to repeating pat phrases and focusing on peripheral issues,” Schaller wrote. The column, “On Economy, GOP Candidates Offer Up Slogans Instead of Solutions,” ran on Dec. 5.

www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bal-op.schaller05dec05,0,2657260.column?coll=bal_news_opinion_util

Hillary Clinton is not likely to be a political “drag” on the hopes for other Democratic office-seekers in the 2008 election, Schaller wrote in a column for The New Republic. “Neither she nor her main rivals will provide a significant drag or lift for Democratic office-seekers,” Schaller wrote. The column, “Drag Queen,” appeared in the Nov. 30 issue.

www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=8016f442-6d56-4042-8d8a-938f6fbabbe8

John Schumacher, Erickson School, in the Baltimore Sun
John Schumacher, associate director of the Center for Aging Studies in the Erickson School, received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institute of Aging to investigate the relationships between health providers and residents of assisted-living facilities. Schumacher is the lead investigator of the study. The Baltimore Sun cited the grant in its “Names in the News” section on Dec. 6.

www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-to.hs.names06dec06,0,5736324.story

Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 10 a.m-4:30 p.m.
Administration Building, Conference Room 829

Jump in and win!
First prize = $1500
Second prize = $1000
Third prize = $500

What is UMBC’s Business Plan Competition?
An opportunity for UMBC graduate and undergraduate students to experience the process of planning a business. Student participants will write a competitive and realistic 2-3 page business plan, and present their ideas in a concise and clear format.

Who should participate?
Students from all majors with a dream of launching their own business.

There’s still lots more $$$
Teams or individuals that have a business idea that incorporates the use of technology will be eligible to compete in the Mosh Pit Business Plan Competition sponsored by the Greater Baltimore Technology Council. (See back of this flyer for more information.)

Why participate?
It’s fun and it provides the ‘real-world’ experience that looks great on a resume. And besides the practical knowledge the experience brings, students can make connections with some of Maryland’s entrepreneurs and businesspeople.

What to do now?
Complete a 2-3 page summary of your business idea. Explain how current market conditions are creating an opportunity for your product/service. Identify your competition, marketing, sales and growth strategy.

Deadline for registering ideas is Friday, February 15 by 5 p.m.
E-mail to Susy Pincheira at pincheir@umbc.edu.
For more information, visit www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship.

Work of Stephen E. Braude, Philosophy, to Be Topic of Workshop in Germany
The Institute for Philosophy at the University of Dortmund in Germany is holding a weekend workshop in mid February on Multiple Personality, Identity and Responsibility, focusing on the writing of three philosophical experts in the area, one of whom is Stephen E. Braude, professor of philosophy. Braude will summarize his work and then field questions during the afternoon session on Feb. 16. The discussion will center around Braude's book First Person Plural and several of his papers, including "Multiple Personality and Moral Responsibility," and "The Creativity of Dissociation."

Track and Field's Fauntleroy Garners Conference's First Weekly Award
Senior Ashley Fauntleroy received the first America East Conference Women’s Field Performer of the Week award, for the week ending Dec. 3. Fauntleroy, a four-time conference champion for the 2007-08 indoor and outdoor seasons, started just where she left off last year as she turned in two second-place finishes and two ECAC qualifying marks at the Retrievers’ first outing of the year, the Bucknell Bison Opener.
www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/track/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=3744

Jay Greene Named America East Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Junior guard Jay Greene (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) has been named America East Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week for games ending Dec. 2. Greene has piloted UMBC to a 6-1 start and emerged from an early season scoring drought to spearhead Saturday’s 83-68 come-from-behind win at American.
www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/mbball/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=3742