President Hrabowski in the News
U.S.News & World Report named President Hrabowski to its “America’s Best Leaders 2008” list. The prestigious group of American leaders includes Ben Carson of Johns Hopkins University, children’s rights activist Marian Wright Edelman and Nobel laureate David Baltimore. Several news organizations, including the Chronicle of Higher Education and WJZ-TV in Baltimore, have reported on the list.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/best-leaders/2008/11/19/americas-best-leaders-freeman-hrabowski-university-of-maryland-baltimore-county.html

http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/umbcnews/2008/11/wjztv_ch_13_interviews_preside.html

http://chronicle.com/news/article/?id=5540&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

Mike Lebson, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun
In a commentary for the Baltimore Sun editorial page, Mike Lebson, an instructor in the political science department, wrote that lower gas prices must not halt efforts to shift to alternative energy sources and end America’s addiction to oil. The piece, “The Danger of Low Prices,” appeared Friday, November 21.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.gasprices21nov21,0,7726706.story

Greg Simmons, Institutional Advancement, in the Baltimore Examiner
Interim Vice President of Institutional Advancement Greg Simmons spoke with the Baltimore Examiner about levels of alumni giving in a difficult economy. The paper reported that alumni officers in the region have been making a more personal approach when contacting alumni. “There’s got to be a different kind of value proposition then there was in the past. People have to feel connected to the institution,” Simmons said. The article, “Economic Downturn Punishes Alumni Fundraisers,” ran Sunday, November 23.

http://www.baltimoreexaminer.com/business/112408giving.html

UMBC Symphony, E. Michael Richards, Music, in the Catonsville Times
The Catonsville Times profiled the UMBC Symphony and E. Michael Richards, chair of the music department, after a campus performance of Beethoven and other works Sunday, November 23. Jacob Jensen ’09, Michelle Ko ’10 and Tim Meushaw ’97 were interviewed. “There have always been community members involved. It’s great for the students,” Richards said. The story, “Orchestra Offers Measure of Opportunity for All,” ran Monday, November 24.

http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/community/5286/orchestra-offers-measure-opportunity-all/

James Trela, Sociology, in the Baltimore Sun
With the weak economy persuading more people to shop hard for bargains, many seem to be resorting to good old-fashioned haggling. “The Internet has become really important as a tool for consumers,” James Trela, chair of the sociology department, told the Baltimore Sun. “By the time a consumer shows up at a store, they have the information, they know what they should pay for an item.” The story, “High-Tech Haggle,” ran Tuesday, November 25.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/custom/today/bal-to.haggle25nov25,0,7276016.story

Freshman Volleyball Player Named American East 2008 Rookie of the Year
Freshman Alyssa Lang ‘12 has been named America East Volleyball Rookie of the Year for 2008. Lang and Bridget Scheetz ‘11 have been named to the All-Conference Second Team, while Allie Spaay ’12 has been named to the All-Rookie team along with Lang.

http://www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/wvball/release.asp?release_id=4378

Freshman Katie Brooks Named America East Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week
UMBC freshman guard Katie Brooks ‘12 was named America East Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 23. Brooks helped lead the Retrievers to a 2-1 week with 17.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 steals per game in three contests.

http://www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/wbball/release.asp?release_id=4390

Curtis Menyuk, Professor of Computer Science, Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
Professor of Computer Science Curtis Menyuk has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society. His research interests lie at the intersection of engineering, physics, applied mathematics and computational methods.

Scott Jeffrey ’81, Geography, Awarded Maryland Professor of the Year Award
Scott Jeffrey ’81, Geography, was awarded the Maryland Professor of the Year Award by the Carnegie Foundation. Jeffrey teaches at the Community College of Baltimore County and has developed the first associate’s in art degree in Maryland in Geographic Information Systems.

Christopher Corbett, English, in Baltimore Style
In his regular column for Baltimore Style, Christopher Corbett, professor of the practice in English, discussed recent attempts by retailers to market dolls of Jesus in toy aisles during the Christmas season. His commentary, “Has Jesus Sold Out?” appeared in the December 2008 issue.

http://www.baltimorestyle.com/index.php/style/backpage/

President Freeman Hrabowski, Greg Simmons in the Baltimore Sun
President Freeman Hrabowski and Interim Vice President of Institutional Advancement Greg Simmons spoke with the Baltimore Sun about fundraising strategies that colleges and universities adopt, especially in a difficult economy. The article cited the success of UMBC’s capital campaign, which has raised $94 million toward its $100 million goal. The story, “Cash is the Crop College Presidents Cultivate,” ran Sunday, November 16.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.college16nov16,0,3755318.story

Thomas Sadowski ’89 in the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun reported that Thomas Sadowski ’89 has been named president and chief executive officer of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore. The story, “Sadowski is Named Chief of Economic Alliance,” appeared Wednesday, November 19.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.alliance19nov19,0,638196.story

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller’s latest column for the Baltimore Sun assessed the Republican Party’s prospects between now and the 2010 midterm election. “The damage done by George W. Bush and his administration cannot be repaired overnight,” Schaller wrote. The column, “Will Pummeled GOP Be Able to Get Up Off the Canvas?” ran Tuesday, November 18.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.schaller18nov18,0,3781875.column

Manil Suri in the News
The Washington Post interviewed Manil Suri, professor of mathematics and statistics, about his novel, The Age of Shiva. “Suri often talks about his writing in terms of ‘trajectory’ and possible outcomes – like, well, a math problem,” the Post reported. The story, “A Chat with South Asian Literati,” ran Friday, November 14.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/14/AR2008111400046.html

Suri wrote an essay for The New York Times Magazine describing his exposure to food tastes and cultures in different parts of the world. The essay, “Bombay Gourmet,” appeared Sunday, November 16.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/magazine/16food-t-000.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=%22manil+suri%22&st=nyt

UMBC Symphony in the Catonsville Times
The Catonsville Times reported that the UMBC Symphony, comprised of students, alumni and members of the community, will offer a free concert of classical works Sunday, November 23. The news brief, “UMBC Orchestra Offers Medley of Local Talent,” appeared Wednesday, November 19.

http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/community/5078/umbc-orchestra-offers-medley-local-talent/

President Hrabowski Named one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S.News & World Report
President Hrabowski was named one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S.News & World Report on Wednesday, November 19. America's Best Leaders is a collaboration between U.S.News & World Report and the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. The honorees were selected by a committee of academic, government, business and nonprofit leaders convened by the center. U.S.News did not have a vote. The committee defined a leader simply as a person who "motivates people to work collaboratively to accomplish great things." It selected 24 winners, including four partnerships, from a field of more than 100.

http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/best-leaders/2008/11/19/americas-best-leaders-freeman-hrabowski-university-of-maryland-baltimore-county.html

To view the complete list of leaders, visit http://www.usnews.com/features/news/best-leaders/best-leaders-2008.html.

James P. Richardson ’76 Named Chief of Geriatric Medicine
Saint Agnes Hospital has named James P. Richardson ‘76 the new chief of geriatric medicine. In this new position, Richardson will concentrate on the care of older adults, devoting the majority of his time to outpatient and inpatient consultations for geriatric patients. Richardson specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of dementia, frailty, frequent falls and other geriatric syndromes.

Thomas Sadowski '89, Political Science, Named Chief of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore
The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore chose Thomas Sadowski ‘89 as president and chief executive officer to replace Christian Johansson, who stepped down in July 2008. Sadowski, who joined the economic alliance as executive vice president in January 2006, has been serving as interim president and chief executive. Members of the group's board said they chose Sadowski after a broad search because of his extensive experience in economic development and work on the alliance's military base realignment (BRAC) initiative, which includes a marketing effort directed toward thousands of federal employees, defense contractors, businesses and nonprofit groups. He previously was a business development director in Baltimore County and had been executive director of economic development for Harford County.

FROM: Greg Simmons, Interim Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Lisa Akchin, Special Assistant to the President

Our Daily Bread, one of the oldest and largest soup kitchens in the Baltimore region, recently wrote supporters to say that the demand for free meals is up by 100 people per day at a time when contributions are down 20 percent. Scores of nonprofit agencies in Maryland are in the midst of the same perfect storm, making the success of this year’s Maryland Charity Campaign more important than ever before.

There are daily reminders in the media – and in our own interactions with colleagues, friends and family – of the economic challenges we are currently facing in this nation. UMBC has always been a place that, through words and actions, has demonstrated compassion and generosity, and those qualities are what make this such a special community. There are few ways we can demonstrate what we are capable of doing as a community than participating together in the Maryland Charity Campaign.

We have set a goal to exceed last year’s total participation of 703 faculty, staff and students. To date 297 members of the UMBC community have donated to a broad range of worthy causes. For those who have not yet had a chance to make a donation, the campaign deadline has been extended to December 5.

• If you have contributed in the past and not yet sent in your pledge for this year, please send in your new commitment.

• If you have not contributed to the Maryland Charity Campaign in the past, please respond to the growing needs in our community with a contribution this year.

• If you have already sent in your commitment for this year, thank you for your support and leadership.

If we exceed last year’s total participation of 703, an anonymous donor will match each donation above that number. And everyone who donates will be entered in a drawing for several prizes to be presented by President Hrabowski at the UMBC holiday party next month. Prizes will include: a gift certificate to Greystone Grill, a gift certificate to Matthew’s 1600, a UMBC Athletics Basketball Package, Chartwell’s gift certificates and lunch with Dr. Hirshman and Dr. Hrabowski.

We especially want to thank all of the campaign coordinators, lead coordinator Dorothy Anderson, and members of the University Steering Committee for your leadership in this effort.

We know that UMBC continues to be a caring community. The Maryland Charity Campaign is an opportunity to demonstrate our values to the wider community. As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving next week, please remember those in greatest need with a gift to the Maryland Charity Campaign.

Thank you for caring.

Lee Boot, Imaging Research Center, on WYPR’s “The Signal”
“Euphoria,” a science-based, self-help art film written, directed and narrated by Lee Boot, associate director of UMBC’s Imaging Research Center, was featured on WYPR 88.1 FM’s “The Signal” Thursday, November 13. Boot and executive producer Stacy Arnold discussed the film’s unique take on the neuroscience of emotional, spiritual and physical happiness.

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wypr/.artsmain/article/14/347/1408502/The.Signal/Euphoria/

UMBC’s Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park on WETA TV
UMBC’s Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park was featured on WETA TV, channel 26 in Washington, DC. "Joseph Beuys’ is one of four Baltimore parks continuing 20th century artist Joseph Beuys’ '7,000 Oaks' sculpture project, which spread internationally from Germany," the description said.

The video was posted Wednesday, November 13.

http://www.weta.org/video/individual/Joseph+Beuys+Sculpture+Park

Dennis Coates, economics, in Press Box
Dennis Coates, professor of economics and an expert on the business of sports, was quoted in a Press Box story on the return of the Baltimore name to the Orioles’ Road Jerseys, a subject of long-running fan criticism of team management. "People derive happiness from it, and there's no monetary exchange, so you don't really have a way of putting a dollar figure to it," Coates said. "It's very much like going to see the Grand Canyon; you can't put a dollar figure on that vista, but it's a beautiful sight and most people agree that it does have value."

The story ran Wednesday, November 12.

http://www.pressboxonline.com/story.cfm?id=4410

Christopher Corbett, English, in the Wall Street Journal
Christopher Corbett, professor of the practice in English, reviewed Death of a Gunfighter
by Dan Rottenberg for the Wall Street Journal. The book examines the life of wild west gunfighter Jack Slade, who was made famous in Mark Twain’s Roughing It. Corbett wrote, “Jack Slade belongs to that world of the 19th-century American West that Bernard DeVoto called ‘the borderland of fable,’ a territory where fact and fancy collide and where the storytellers don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.” Corbett’s review, “A Desperado Rides Again,” ran Tuesday, November 11.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122636808284616069.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

UMBC College Democrats in the Arbutus Times
Several members of the UMBC College Democrats club were interviewed for an Arbutus Times article on young voters’ involvement with and excitement for the 2008 Presidential Election. The article, “UMBC students see efforts pay off in Obama's victory,” showcased students’ work volunteering for the Obama campaign and celebrating at The Commons and on campus as election results were reported. The story ran Wednesday, November 12.

http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/news/4910/umbc-students-see-efforts-pay-off-obamas-victory/

Christine Ferrera ’11, on WYPR 88.1 FM’s “The Signal”
An audio story by Christine Ferrera, a second-year MFA candidate in the Imaging and Digital Arts program, was featured on WYPR 88.1 FM’s “The Signal” for the story she wrote, “National Great Blacks in Wax Museum.” It runs Friday, November 14, at noon and again at 7 p.m.

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wypr/arts.artsmain?action=sectionIndex&sid=14

Jen Morgan ‘01, in the Maryland Gazette
Jen Morgan ’01 was profiled in the Maryland Gazette for being named Educator of the Month by the Anne Arundel County School Board. Morgan, who majored in math as an undergraduate and continued to receive her master’s degree in education, teaches several levels of algebra at Old Mill Middle South School. The article, “That’s How We Learn,” included praise from Morgan’s supervisors, colleagues and students.

She doesn't just do problems and say 'memorize them.' She uses a situation and takes the math out of that situation, and that's how we learn," said Chandler Parrish, age 12. "It's not like test-test-test. It's more fun."

Among students, Morgan has a reputation for being strict but fair, Chandler said. Amber Lord, age 13, said Morgan explained complicated math in a way that's clear and easy to understand.

The story ran Wednesday, November 12.

http://www.hometownglenburnie.com/news/mdgazette/2008/11/12-15/%27That%27s+how+we+learn%27.html

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in The New York Times

Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller continues to be called upon by national media to analyze the sea change in the U.S. political map after Election Day. The central idea of Schaller’s book Whistling Past Dixie, which detailed how Democrats could win the presidency and other national elections without the south, was described as “prophetic.” “The Republicans, meanwhile, have become a Southernized party,” said Schaller. “They have completely marginalized themselves to a mostly regional party,”

The story, “For South, a Waning Hold on National Politics,” ran Monday, November 10.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/us/politics/11south.html?em

Bill Thomas, the Erickson School, in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Bill Thomas, professor of aging studies at the Erickson School, was profiled in the Sarasota, Florida Herald-Tribune. The article, “Speaker Aims to Redefine Caregiving,” focused on Thomas’s mission to change eldercare as we know it through initiatives like his Eden Alternative and Green House programs. Thomas is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at a Friday, November 14 forum on caregiving. “There's a myth of independence out there…But that's ridiculous. We've been relying on others since the first moment of our lives," Thomas said. "What's different about aging only is that the reliance changes."

The story ran Wednesday, November 12.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081112/ARTICLE/811120343/2055/NEWS?Title=Speaker_aims_to_redefine_caregiving

Former UMBC Director of Athletics and Head Lacrosse Coach Dick Watts Named to National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
The United States Lacrosse Board of Directors has selected former UMBC Director of Athletics and Head Lacrosse Coach Dick Watts to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. This year's class was inducted in a ceremony Monday, November 10, at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Watts has been dedicated to the sport and its growth throughout his life. He coached at UMBC from 1971 until 1993 and led the Retrievers to the 1980 NCAA Division II Championship. Watts, who also served as UMBC’s Director of Athletics from 1968-85, has been inducted into the UMBC Athletic and U.S. Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter Halls of Fame.

http://www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/mlacrosse/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=4141

The 30th Annual W.E.B. DuBois Lecture will be held Wednesday, November 12 at 7 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. Molefi Kete Asante, a professor in the Department of African American Studies at Temple University, will discuss DuBois and Africa: The Convergence of Consciousness. The event is free and open to the public.

Asante is an expert on African culture and philosophy and is the author of 65 books and more than 300 articles. The founding editor of the Journal of Black Studies, he is considered to be one of the 10 most widely cited African American writers and scholars.

The event is sponsored by the Department of Africana Studies with additional support from the Dresher Center for the Humanities.

Duff Goldman ’97 is the founder and owner of Charm City Cakes. Linnyette Richardson-Hall ’84 is the creative director and principal consultant of Premiere Event Management. Bill LaCourse is chair of UMBC’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and co-founder and CEO of Aurora Analytics.

What do these three have in common? They are all entrepreneurs.

“There are many different types of entrepreneurship,” said Vivian Armor, director of the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship. “There are a variety of things a person can do. Most people have no clue until they discover the entrepreneur in themselves.”

Finding their inner entrepreneurship skills proved successful for Goldman, Richardson-Hall and LaCourse. But they didn’t all start out thinking they’d someday operate their own businesses.

Goldman admitted he was a graffiti artist until a high school teacher encouraged him to use his art in a more productive way. After graduating from UMBC, he worked at a restaurant in Fell’s Point in Baltimore where he discovered baking as his true calling. He went on to graduate from the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, California, and then worked as an apprentice at several restaurants afterward. He returned to Baltimore in 2000 and founded Charm City Cakes, a custom cake bakery. Charm City Cakes has grown in popularity with not only a two-year waiting list for cakes but also a weekly program on the Food Network, “Ace of Cakes.”

Richardson-Hall found her inner entrepreneurship skills not through her profession in financial services but through something more personal – her wedding.

“I had a good job, but it wasn’t fulfilling,” she said.

What was fulfilling was planning her wedding in 1993. That and the “entrepreneurial spirit” she said she always had deep down. Following her interests and enthusiasm led Richardson-Hall down a path of achievement. She is now one of thirteen wedding planners featured on the Style Network’s weekly program, “Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?” and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows as well as in print publications.

For Bill LaCourse, it’s about playing two different roles.

“I like being an educator, and I like running a business. I get to live two lives,” he said.

Upon joining the chemistry and biochemistry faculty at UMBC, LaCourse pursued his research interests in pulsed electrochemical detection (PED) and its applications to bioanalytical problems in the areas of pharmacy, toxicology, forensics, and environmental and life sciences. Motivated by his desire to apply his research and work with industry, he co-founded Aurora Analytics in 2004, headquarted at bwtech@UMBC’s Incubator and Accelerator. Aurora develops and manufactures consumer and research diagnostic products. The company also assists other incubators as “helpful, good neighbors.”

“I love to tinker, discover and invent for something good. We all need a purpose for what we do. I think, for most entrepreneurs, there is a bit of altruism underneath the surface,” LaCourse said.

Goldman, LaCourse and several other entrepreneurs will be featured speakers for events at Global Entrepreneurship Week, an event hosted by the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship. This week includes a variety of workshops and discussions held from Monday, November 17, to Friday, November 21. Events throughout the week promise to be insightful, engaging and filled with interested entrepreneurs. An Evening With Duff Goldman on Thursday, November 20, is already sold out.

“We’re hoping to touch different audiences and help people of all backgrounds to discover the entrepreneur in themselves,” said Armor.

This year marks the first Global Entrepreneurship Week. Last year, it was held on a national level.

For more information on Global Entrepreneurship Week, go to http://www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship/pdf/EntrepreneurshipWeekFlier2008.pdf.

To read complete profiles of the entrepreneurs above and learn more about the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship, go to http://www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship/.

-Retriever Believer Video

-Retriever Athletics Ticket Information

Join the UMBC community for another exciting season of men’s basketball when the Retrievers host Stevenson University Saturday, November 15, at 7 p.m. in the RAC. Join us for a pre-game reception at 5:30 p.m., and celebrate the team’s 2008 America East Championship with a banner unveiling just before the game. You can also meet Gritty, our new Chesapeake Bay Retriever, born September 2008.

The UMBC community looks back on the men’s basketball team’s historic ride to the NCAA tournament in March 2008 with pride. The team’s achievement was a first in their 22-year history in NCAA Division I. Coach Randy Monroe was named America East Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year, and players Jay Greene, Ray Barbosa and Daryl Proctor were named to the America East Conference’s All-Tournament Team. Greene was named the tournament’s most outstanding player for his continued excellence at the point guard position.

Also on Saturday, November 15, the women’s team, the 2007 America East champions who also traveled to their Big Dance, take on George Washington University. You can follow the 2 p.m. game online.

This year marks the debut of The Randy Monroe UMBC Basketball Show, live at The Commons Sports Zone each Tuesday at 2 p.m. If you can’t make it, catch live video streaming on www.umbcretrievers.tv and listen to the radio broadcast on the home of UMBC Athletics, Fox 1370 AM and www.fox1370.com on Thursday evening at 6 p.m.

The UMBC community is proud of all of our athletes, and looks forward to an exciting basketball season. Please join us!

Relive last year’s NCAA excitement at the UMBC Retriever Believer Web Site.

Go to the UMBC Athletics site.

President Hrabowski in the News
President Hrabowski spoke with WJZ-TV news about the historic significance of Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential election. The story aired November 5.

http://wjz.com/video/?cid=5

President Hrabowski told the Irish Times that Obama’s election is “a very proud moment. All the struggles of the civil rights movement have led to the victory we see today. This is something many of us never thought we would see in our lifetimes. Obama is a symbol of hope for everyone.” The story, “Lifted Voices and Tears of Joy Complete a Momentous Day for African-Americans,” appeared November 6.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/1106/1225893547769.html

Jason Loviglio in the Daily Record of Maryland
A CBS radio affiliate in Baltimore, 1300 AM, has adopted a syndicated sports format, with locally produced sports programs moving to a sister station at 105.7 FM. “This is really a bottom-line decision, and it’s really a funny one and a disturbing one because broadcast radio – more than any other medium – still has an element of localness that you really can’t find anywhere else,” Jason Loviglio, director of the Media and Communications Studies program in the American studies department, told the Daily Record of Maryland. The story, “Sports Format Spells the End for WHFS,” ran November 3.

http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?id=8980&type=UTTM
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Don Norris, Public Policy, in the News
Don Norris, professor of public policy and director of MIPAR, delivered live commentary on WJZ-TV during the station’s election night coverage November 4. Norris appeared during the station’s regular evening newscasts and local-affiliate station breaks before the networks declared Barack Obama winner of the presidential race.

http://wjz.com/video

Norris told the Catonsville Times that Obama’s win in Baltimore County with 55 percent of the county vote was “a bit surprising … Considering that (Governor) O’Malley barely broke even (in the county) a couple years ago, Obama’s win is significant.” The story, “Election 2008: Baltimore County Goes for Obama,” ran November 5.

http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/news/4792/election-2008-baltimore-county-goes-obama/

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the News
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller’s latest column for the Baltimore Sun assessed Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential election. “It means that America has shown the world yet again it is capable of the improbable, the transformational: A majority-white country has elected a nonwhite president,” Schaller wrote. The column, “The Obama Victory: What Does it Mean?” ran November 5.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.schaller05nov05,0,1815787.column

Immediately after Obama declared victory, Schaller participated in an online video conference with the Johannesburg Times of South Africa and discussed the landscape ahead for the Obama presidency. “It will be a very reactive administration repairing the problems of the last eight years,” Schaller said. The story, “Obama, Africa and Osama,” ran November 5.

UMBC in the News
Colleges and universities in Maryland “went to new lengths” to make sure students could vote, the Baltimore Sun reported. UMBC provided a free shuttle service to Catonsville High School, the polling place for students who live on campus. The story, “Under-30 Crowd Flocks to Polls in Maryland, Nationwide,” appeared November 5.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-youthvote1104,0,7786170.story

Lucia Zegarra ’10 on WMAR-TV
WMAR-TV profiled Lucia Zegarra ’10 for her work in helping women who struggle to leave violent relationships. Zegarra recently won the Hispanic Heritage Award, sponsored by Governor O’Malley’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs. The story was posted October 29. Watch the UMBC homepage for a story on Zegarra.

http://www.abc2news.com/content/clickonglick/story.aspx?content_id=0e609077-8d61-40af-9464-a3d0b473190e

Tim Nohe, Visual Arts, Curator of Exhibit in Baltimore
Associate Professor of Visual Arts Tim Nohe was the curator of Into the Light/Into the Dark, at Baltimore's School 33 Art Center that is part of School 33 Art Center's Annual Call for Curators. The exhibition runs from Thursday, October 30, until Saturday, December 13. For more information, visit http://www.school33.org/highlights/current_exhibit/current.html.

Robert Deluty Publishes As With Sunbeams
Robert Deluty, associate dean of the Graduate School, has published a new book, As With Sunbeams. In his review, Ronald Pies of S.U.N.Y. Upstate Medical University writes, "Robert Deluty's eighteenth book takes its cue from the poet Robert Southey, who said that with words, as with sunbeams, 'the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.' In his masterful new collection, Deluty uses the lens of his wisdom and humanity to condense both sunbeams and the sometimes harsher lights of our world. His poems produce focused beams that wonderfully illuminate the joys and sorrows of our lives."

As With Sunbeams, as well as all of Deluty's other books, may be purchased at the UMBC Bookstore.

“As you peruse the Maryland Charity Campaign booklet, consider giving to an organization whose mission has personal meaning to you and your family. This year, I will be earmarking my contributions to the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central Maryland.

I served as a big sister right after I graduated from college. My 'little sister,' Chanel, and I spent many a day discussing her dreams and aspirations and the challenges growing up in a low income, single parent household community. I knew this challenge all too well. As a child growing up in a single parent home, I understand first-hand the importance of mentorship and can deeply appreciate the outreach efforts of organizations like Big Brother, Big Sisters.

I trust that you too will find among the list of non-profit organizations serving our communities, one that has significant meaning for you and you wish to support.”

Yvette Mozie-Ross '88
Assistant Provost for Enrollment Management

Each year, our campus community reaches out through the Maryland Charity Campaign (MCC) to support our neighbors in the region and State, particularly those less fortunate. During these particularly stressful economic times, the needs of our communities are greater than ever.

Please help us reach our campus goal of 100% participation. The Campaign deadline is November 21. For more information, contact your department’s MCC coordinator or visit www.mdcharity.org.