Author Roya Hakakian, who was born to a prominent Jewish family in Iran, discusses her best-selling memoir Journey from the Land of No: a Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran at Salisbury University on August 27.
After a nearly four year hiatus, Dr. T. Paul Pfeiffer, director of theatre at Salisbury University, brings his critically acclaimed one-man play Apology for the Life of an Actor back to the stage August 15-16 at the historic Milton Theatre in Delaware. The play had two successful runs in Stratford-upon-Avon and was featured at Scotland's Edinburgh International Fringe Theatre Festival.
Salisbury University has been named one of The Chronicle of Higher Education's 2009 Great Colleges to Work For®, honored for its creation of an exceptional work environment.
Salisbury University's Franklin P. Perdue School of Business recently became one of only eight institutions worldwide accredited by the Network of International Business Schools (NIBS).
Salisbury University's Teacher Education and Technology Center (TETC) has been named one of the 10 best-designed new higher education buildings in the United States by College Planning & Management magazine. As part of the magazine's Education Design Showcase, the TETC received an honorable mention.
Could the recent trend of tighter U.S. government oversight of banks and automobiles be extended to the oil industry, and would it benefit consumers? Research by Dr. Oliver Roche focuses on the benefits--and drawbacks--of a country already practicing stricter oil controls: China.
Salisbury University will participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, an optional component of the new Post-9/11 G.I. Bill for veterans that will begin in August. In this supplemental program, universities pay up to half the difference in tuition beyond the amount covered by the federal government.
A Salisbury University music professor is one of eight people worldwide selected to create a composition that will be performed at Scotland's annual St. Magnus Festival in June.
The 2009 President's Distinguished Community Leadership Awards at Salisbury University go to Henry H. Hanna, III, who has continued a family tradition of leadership in business and public service, and MAC, Inc., which promotes the well-being of the aging population on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore.
Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach is a leader of environmental stewardship, according to a national nonprofit environmental group.
For the first time, the Children's and Young Adult Literature Festival at Salisbury University will feature two film adaptations of successful literary works: Varmints and The Spiderwick Chronicles.
Phillip Hoose, author of Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, lectures at Salisbury University 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, as part of the Children's and Young Adult Literature Festival at SU.
The Green Earth Book Award is the nation's first prize to laud environmentally-friendly literature for children and young adults. The 2009 recipients are saluted during the Children's and Young Adult Literature Festival at Salisbury University on Wednesday, April 15.
Salisbury University's Children's and Young Adult Literature Festival features something for everyone, from avid readers and aspiring illustrators to film buffs and environmental advocates. Events, including the Green Earth Book Awards, are Wednesday-Thursday, April 15-16, on the SU campus.
Salisbury University Physical Plant Director Kevin Mann loves talking trash. That doesn't mean he has any particular opinion about your mother. In fact, if he was to pick a fight, his opener might be, "Your momma's so sustainable"¦ ." The trash Mann enjoys discussing is the kind that ends up in landfills"”and his main interest is keeping what he can out of them.
Award-winning environmental author Tom Horton debates growth and the Chesapeake Bay with Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William Baker and Maryland Department of Planning Secretary Richard Hall during the symposium "Growth is Killing Chesapeake Bay" at Salisbury University.
During a tough economy, what should parents and students look for in a college or university? There seems to be a growing trend of choosing public schools that provide a high-quality education, but with a lower price tag. Here are the Top 10 things to look for when selecting a school.
"You've got laundry!" Students at Salisbury University can now program the school's new washing machines and dryers to send them text messages when their laundry is done and check online to see which machines are free before lugging their dirty clothes to the laundry room--and best of all, the new equipment helps reduce the University's carbon footprint.
Maryland Congressman John P. Sarbanes speaks on education issues, including those affected by the upcoming election, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 2, in Holloway Hall Auditorium at Salisbury University, during the talk "The Status of No Child Left Behind and the Effect of the Election on Educational Issues at the Federal Level."
When a group of 68 cyclists embarked on the first Sea Gull Century two decades ago, Claire Williams was among them"”and she's participated in every ride since. She and other riders, including U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Pietrucha, who last year completed "Sea Gull Century East" in Baghdad while stationed in Iraq, share their memories of the annual event.
It has been two decades since a group of 68 cycling enthusiasts developed a 100-mile bike ride at Salisbury University and on Saturday, October 4, the Sea Gull Century celebrates its 20th anniversary. Popular among cycling enthusiasts in the local region and as far away as Maine, Colorado and the Virgin Islands, it has expanded to more than 6,000 riders.
The three candidates running for the House of Representatives in Maryland's 1st Congressional District"”Andy Harris, Frank Kratovil and Richard Davis"”hold their first major debate on the Eastern Shore 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, in Salisbury University's Holloway Hall Auditorium.
Salisbury University celebrated the grand opening of its $65 million Teacher Education and Technology Center (TETC) on Thursday, September 24. Called a showcase building for education in the mid-Atlantic, the 156,000-square-foot TETC is the largest building in SU history.
For the second time in a decade, Salisbury University proudly hosts the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (April 10-12). SU welcomes more than 2,800 of the nation's top student scholars and faculty to the scenic and historic Eastern Shore of Maryland.
As the "green movement" intensifies across the U.S., Salisbury University and the Newton Marasco Foundation honor authors and illustrators during the 2008 Green Earth Book Awards"•the nation's first prize for environmental stewardship in children's literature. The awards are held during SU's annual Children's Literature Festival, April 1-3.
Salisbury University has the first results from its five-year pilot study making the SAT optional for freshmen with outstanding high school records, and administrators are smiling. The GPA and credits earned after one semester are higher for the test-optional group that the test-submitted group.
In a first for Eastern Shore colleges and universities, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education have named Salisbury University's Dr. Ernie Bond 2007 Maryland Professor of the Year. Bond is an expert in children's literature.
Amid a sea of armored vehicles in Baghdad sits a bicycle"”or as U.S.A.F. Lt. Col. Mike "Starbaby" Pietrucha calls it, a lifeline. Stationed in Iraq, he was unable to attend this year's Sea Gull Century ride at Salisbury University so he did the next best thing: He created his own ride past blast shields and Blackhawks, wishing he was back on the road in Maryland.
Salisbury University's 19th annual Sea Gull Century brings some 6,000 cyclists to Delmarva, where they'll enjoy the Shore's scenery, get plenty of exercise and boost the economy during the largest single-day tourism event in Wicomico County, Maryland. A 100-kilometer or 100-mile ride, the Sea Gull Century is a "Best Bicycling in America" event.
Imagine sitting in a classroom listening to a teacher-and having little or no understanding as to what is being taught. For more than 1,000 LEP public school children on Maryland's Eastern Shore, this scenario is very real. However, a $1.5 million grant recently received by Salisbury University soon may better prepare teachers to instruct LEP students.
When the attorney of Beltway Sniper suspect Lee Malvo was asked why his client committed random killings, his answer was simple: The Matrix made him do it. Salisbury University faculty Cynthia Cooper explores the logic"”and frustrations"”behind this and similar phenomena in her new book Violence in the Media and its Influence on Criminal Defense.
Could explosive concentric muscle contractions be the key to optimizing the capacity for weight loss through resistance training? According to findings recently published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise by Dr. Scott Mazzetti, Health, Physical Education and Human Performance faculty at Salisbury University, it could.
Don't expect The Deathly Hallows, released on July 21, to be the last Harry Potter story ever written. According to Salisbury University professor Ernie Bond, children are creating stories of their own on the Web with popular "fan fiction."
Starting this summer, Salisbury University helps students bridge the gap between scientific and administrative skills through its new Master of Geographic Information Systems and Public Administration Program. The format of the new program is unlike any other in the country.
When a crew of historians and educators sets sail on June 12 to commemorate the 1607 expedition of Captain John Smith, its voyage will for the first time include locations on the Nanticoke River in Delaware identified by a team of Salisbury University researchers through scientific remapping.
From bamboo to bike racks, Salisbury University's Teacher Education and Technology Center, currently under construction, proves careful planning is the key to environmental friendliness.
Approximately one-third of American homes recycle paper, glass and aluminum. But how many recycle carpet? A clause mandating that contractors recycle all carpeting removed from campus buildings is just one of the many ways Salisbury University is making a difference for the environment.
Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach presented Nobel laureate and former president of South Africa F.W. de Klerk with an honorary Doctor of Laws, his first from a university in the United States, prior to the SU Center for Conflict Resolution's "One Person Can Make a Difference" lecture, which de Klerk delivered Monday, April 9.
On Monday, April 9, F.W. de Klerk, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of South Africa, who now heads the F.W. de Klerk Foundation devoted to working for peace in divided societies, comes to Salisbury University. He speaks on "Leadership and Making a Difference."
Playwright and director T. Paul Pfeiffer, whose "Apology for the Life of an Actor" was performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, debuts his latest play, an adaptation of the 1742 novel "Joseph Andrews," at Salisbury University.
The University System of Maryland Board of Regents has approved Salisbury University's proposal for a five-year pilot study to make submission of SAT and ACT scores optional for certain applicants. With this approval, SU becomes the first institution in the USM to make test scores optional.
Salisbury University recently announced the start of its $25 million campaign during its 80th anniversary gala. Goals will benefit student scholarship endowments ($10 million), the new Teacher Education and Technology Complex (TETC) which begins construction this fall ($4 million), matching funds for a new home for the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business ($4 million).
Arthur W. Perdue Foundation President Jim Perdue recently announced an $8 million gift to Salisbury University for construction of a new building for the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business.
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