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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
For the first time in a decade, a University System of Maryland campus has been honored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for its private fundraising work. Salisbury University is one of 30 higher education institutions nationwide to receive the 2008 CASE-WealthEngine Awards for Overall Improvement of its superior fundraising programs, representing only 3 percent of eligible campuses.
Salisbury University and the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) have partnered with Shady Grove Adventist Hospital to support a new program in respiratory therapy, which is one of the most in-demand health professions in the nation. Starting in fall 2008, SU will offer its Bachelor of Science in respiratory therapy at USG in Montgomery County. As part of this new program, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, MD, will pay $100,000 over five years to support a clinical instructorship. In addition, program participants will be able to perform clinical studies at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital.
From revving classic car engines to comments from complaining drivers, the use of sound in a story on continually rising gas prices recently earned Public Radio Delmarva and News Director Don Rush praise from the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association (CAPBA).
SALISBURY, MD---Two finance professors from Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business have been named Fulbright Scholars for the upcoming year. Dr. Tylor Claggett will spend the year at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) in China, while Dr. Shekar Shetty will travel to Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) in Estonia in spring 2009.
The Folk Heroes and Burke Family Singers perform at Salisbury University’s Holloway Hall Auditorium 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, during the Maryland Summer Center for the Arts. Tickets for the public concert are $15 for adults, $12 for SWAC members and seniors, and $5 for children 12 years and under.
Salisbury University’s top-ranked Relay For Life has raised more than $93,000 for the American Cancer Society (ACS) so far this year – and fundraising efforts continue. Some 107 teams comprised of 950 SU students, faculty, staff, families and community groups, participated in the annual Relay, which was held May 2-3 at SU’s Intramural Fields.
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has again named Salisbury University one of the Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges. Featured in the February 2008 edition, SU and the other campuses listed “are noteworthy for their combination of top-flight academics and affordable costs.” Academic quality carries more weight in the formula Kiplinger’s uses.
When it comes to sustainability initiatives, there’s strength in numbers. That’s one reason why Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach joined more than 400 other college and university leaders across the nation in the fight against global warming by signing the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. With her signature, Dudley-Eshbach pledged to move SU toward climate neutrality, with no net greenhouse gas emissions. SU will reduce its emissions and accelerate awareness efforts needed to help the local community, and the broader society, re-stabilize the earth’s climate.
Salisbury University just got a little healthier. Healthy U of Delmarva opened its new home at 103 Power Street during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, March 4. Healthy U officially became part of SU’s affiliated community outreach network at the beginning of this year. Founded in 2002 by civic leader Mitzi Perdue, Healthy U takes a community approach to better living through diet, exercise and other habits. [
SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury University students returning to campus this week have something to celebrate–the University is again ranked among the top schools in 2008 national college guidebooks. In The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek-Kaplan, SU places high among its peers.| INFO FOR :
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