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Volume 04 • 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRESIDENT Dr. Janet Dudley-Eshbach The Perdue Entrepreneurship Competition ...... 3 PROVOST & SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Dr. Diane D. Allen SU Social Work Program Expands to Europe ...... 8 DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES & RESEARCH Educating the Agents of Change: SU’s Doctor of Education ...... 9 Dr. Clifton Griffin Innovative Uses of Qualitative Data in Conflict Resolution Research ...... 11 ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS Susan Maxwell Eagle Extended Learning: A Journey to Discovery, Appreciation and Knowledge...... 14 GRADUATE STUDIES & RESEARCH OFFICE STAFF Fitting Together the Puzzle: Grants and Cultural Affairs ...... 15 Vanessa Collins, Research Accounting & Compliance Specialist Lacie Doyle, Graduate Enrollment Management Specialist Strong Support from Within ...... 18 Teri Herberger, Director of Sponsored Programs Inaugural Research Day and Innovation Showcase...... 19 Donna Knopf, Administrative Assistant II Jessica Scott ’08, Graduate Program Manager Graduate Studies and Research: ‘A One-Stop Shop’ for Ginger Steelman, Contract & Grants Specialist Beth Walsh, Grants Specialist External Grant Funding and Support ...... 21 COPY EDITOR Reflections of an NCUR Presenter...... 23 Christine B. Smith M’02 Posters On The Hill ...... 24 VISUAL IMAGES COORDINATOR/PHOTOGRAPHER Oklahoma Department of Commerce Hires GeoDASH Team Kathy D. Pusey ’86 to Develop Workforce Development Dashboard ...... 25 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Elora Amtower ’14 Teri Herberger Got Green Data?...... 26 Terry Cardillino Haleigh LaChance Faculty Books...... 27 Jason Curtin ’98 Dr. Deborah Mathews Katie Curtin Dan Norris ’14 Pub Night @ the Library ...... 28 Josh Davis Jenni Pastusak Dr. Janet Dudley-Eshbach Jason Rhodes Faculty Mini-Grant Program ...... 29 Susan Eagle Jessica Scott ‘08 Dr. Clifton Griffin Wayne Shelton Graduate Research and Presentation (RAP) Grant Program ...... 31 SU Student Research Conference 2014...... 33 SU has a strong institutional commitment to diversity and nondiscrimination in all PARDON OUR OMISSION: programs, events, and services. To that end, the University prohibits discrimination on the In the 2013 issue of Re:Search, SU’s past Fulbright Re:Search is published annually for friends of Salisbury University by the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, Office of Graduate Studies and Research in conjunction with the Office of disability, genetic information, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, Scholars were listed and the Graduate Studies and Publications, with the generous support of Salisbury University. veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Direct all inquiries regarding the Research Office staff asked to let them know of any Please send comments, news and address changes to: nondiscrimination policy to the Office of Institutional Equity/Title IX Coordinator, faculty inadvertently omitted from the list. One has Office of Graduate Studies & Research, Salisbury University, Holloway Hall 100, 410-543-6426. emerged. Dr. Evan Kraft of the Economics and Finance 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801-6860 Department was a Fulbright Scholar in Croatia in Salisbury University is a proud member of the University System of Maryland. 1993-94. The staff apologize for this omission. 1 • GS&R • 2014 Research_01_02_TOC_letter_2014_Layout 1 8/13/14 1:32 PM Page 2
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
“Not only does SU play an integral part in our local community and state, we also have been very successful at building relationships around the globe and making an impact internationally.”
Welcome to the 2014 edition of Re:Search! I am thrilled to introduce the fourth issue of SU’s magazine devoted to research and scholarly activities of our faculty, staff and students. With each issue of the magazine, we continue to display the outstanding positive impact that research and scholarship are having on our ability to provide a distinct and holistic education to our students. We are very proud to see the inaugural cohort of our second doctoral degree, the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.). Salisbury University has been a frontrunner in training outstanding educators, and the new doctorate will serve the needs of our surrounding communities and helps underscore Maryland’s standing as a leader in education programs nationwide. Not only does SU play an integral part in our local community and state, we also have been very successful at building relationships around the globe and making an impact internationally. As you will read, our social work program has expanded to offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees to our military forces and related contractors in Germany. SU’s social work programs, in collaboration with the University of Maryland University College (Maryland’s online university), will help improve the lives of Americans serving abroad. Our dedication to promoting civility and the management of conflict are on full display in the article that highlights the research being conducted in the Maryland court system by our affiliate, the Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution. This research demonstrates the positive impacts of mediation and dispute resolution as tools to help alleviate stresses on the state’s court systems and will serve as a model for other states. We also are pleased to highlight in this edition the efforts of the Perdue School of Business in cultivating entrepreneurship. These last few months have been an incredibly exciting time with the Bernstein awards and Gull Cage activities, resulting in over $60,000 being awarded to students, alumni and other future business leaders from our region. Additionally, the Perdue School served as a host audition site for the popular television show Shark Tank this past spring. Our faculty, staff and students continue to expand the reach of our University, physically and intellectually. We are a campus that is on the move! We are discovering answers to real-world problems; we are training the future civic, business and technological leaders of our state and nation; and we are dedicated to activities that educate and serve the greater good.
Janet Dudley-Eshbach, Ph.D. President Salisbury University
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The Perdue Entrepreneurship Competition: Preparing the Business Leaders of Tomorrow By Terry Cardillino, Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Department, 2014-2015 Graduate Assistant
Passionate. Professional. business leaders and past winners. Prize them as a result of the competition.” His Prepared. money has significantly increased, events goal is to further increase participation have expanded to also include the Invest In throughout all the schools within SU. Those were the words that best My Idea Poster Competition and the Gull Dr. Bob Wood, former professor of described the outstanding students who Cage Competition, and participation has finance and dean of the Perdue School, competed in Salisbury University’s Franklin grown by allowing any student who submits commented on the experiential learning P. Perdue School of Business 2014 a plan to enter at the starting level. The associated with the competition. “It is vitally Entrepreneurship Competition, held on surrounding business community is more important for students to have real-world April 11. A truly inspirational event, the actively engaged in participation as judges, experience in addition to a good quality competition exemplified how SU supports prize money is awarded along the way as education,” said Wood. In preparing their entrepreneurship, the incredible potential one advances through the levels of entrepreneurial plans, Wood noted that the SU students have, the dedication of their competition and a winner selected by the experience “gives students a narrative that professors and the support of the local final three judges earns the coveted they can share with an employer that will business community. $10,000 Bernstein Award grand prize to set them apart,” because to be a viable job support their business idea. candidate, “you can’t be like everyone Growth of the Competition else.” He explained that the Perdue The competition has grown from a small Raising the Bar competition is an outstanding opportunity for students to learn beyond the classroom, business plan competition with only four “The evolution of the event has been an which will give them the advantage in a competitors in 1987, to a significant, three- interesting phenomenon,” said William competitive job marketplace. part competition with approximately Burke, professor of practice in information SU Vice President of Advancement and $60,000 in cash, services and prizes and decision sciences at the Perdue School External Affairs T. Greg Prince spoke of the awarded to students to help them launch and director of the competition. “The important role that SU plays in supporting the business of their dreams. The original competition always has had a business plan entrepreneurship. “Students interact event, now in its 28th year, was the requirement, but in the past, few winners directly with tried and true business leaders Bernstein Business Plan Competition, actually started the business that they during the competition, which is a value- started by local entrepreneur and 1976 SU presented in the competition,” Burke added experience that builds on academic graduate Richard Bernstein. The noted. He continued to explain that in theory and turns it into real-life application,” competition has continued to expand and contrast, today’s competitors present said Prince. “As judges, these top Richard Bernstein’s legacy reinforced under sophisticated business plans for entrepreneurs ask the competitors difficult the continued efforts of his son, Kevin entrepreneurial ventures that they seriously questions based on their decades of Bernstein, who received his M.B.A. from the intend to pursue. Burke added that experience in business. This sharpens the Perdue School in 1992. Kevin Bernstein has although this might at first seem students’ skill sets above and beyond what continued in his father’s footsteps as an intimidating, it has dramatically “raised the can be accomplished in the classroom.” outstanding businessman, philanthropist, bar” of the competition. He emphasized the The 2014 event showcased talented entrepreneur and supporter of SU. important aspect of the business ideas students from a wide range of majors, and In 2012, the competition was completely presented by the students, which will create they were prepared to impress the reimagined with the help of SU faculty, “new opportunities that will be available to
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distinguished group of business leaders showcase their hard work and to see the who served as judges by answering the rewards of their efforts,” said Hickman. difficult questions posed to them. The “For those who are not graduating, they competition promised to be a tough one, can learn from their mistakes and come but the 18 student businesses, consisting of back stronger the next year with the same a large number of participants, were well idea or start over with a new one.” This was prepared. The group ranged from freshmen exemplified by the 2014 winning team’s to seniors, and the diversity of their Jim Perdue and UrBowl Gourmet Pasta and Salad team business concept called Bounce. The app, academic majors represented expertise in which was designed to connect customers accounting, economics, finance, fine arts, with the offerings of an area’s nightlife information systems, management, scene, was successfully introduced at the marketing and nursing. The format of the 2013 competition, refined further and then competition gave the students the came back to win the grand prize in 2014. opportunity to advance through three The SBTDC helps students put together levels, giving them a chance to compete for their business plan in order to understand the judges’ approval on their winning what they should focus on, how to sell their business ideas. The three levels of idea and how to make it work. competition included the Invest In My Idea Dave Ryan, who received his M.B.A. Poster Competition, the Gull Cage from SU, was also a judge in the 2014 Competition and the Bernstein Business Steve Evans, Kevin Bernstein and William Burke with poster competition. As executive director of Plan Competition. FedXmas team the Salisbury-Wicomico Economic Development Corporation, he commented: Invest In My Idea Poster to students would be to understand the “Supporting new business ventures and importance of a sound financial model and Competition promoting entrepreneurship will help drive to realize that a business idea must be jobs of tomorrow. Sometimes, the best The first event of the day was the Invest sustainable,” explained Williams. “What ideas can be found in your own backyard, In My Idea Poster Competition. Competitors impressed me the most about the student which is why we are pleased to participate filled Perdue Hall’s Atrium and first floor competitors was their enthusiasm for their in and promote the many facets of SU’s with their presentation displays and eagerly ideas and their advanced, professional entrepreneurship initiatives.” awaited the chance to pitch their business presentations. SU has contributed greatly to ideas to the curious judges. The judges the development of entrepreneurship The Gull Cage “Shark Tank” were instructed to select the business ideas among its students by elevating this that they would invest in. Assigned to program to such a high level, focusing on Competition certain groups of competitors, they had creating the business owners and leaders of Entrepreneur Warren Citrin was part of approximately 10 minutes to spend at each tomorrow.” SU’s 2012 Perdue competition poster display. The students were expected Bruce Rogers, automotive industry re-imagination team described earlier. His to communicate in two-to-three minutes the entrepreneur and a member of the generous financial support was instrumental product or service that they were executive advisory council for the Perdue in developing the Gull Cage event and the promoting, the need for their product in the School of Business and the SU Foundation sponsorship of its prizes. The event is based market, and what their anticipated Board, also judged the poster competition on each student having a very brief revenues, costs and profits would be. and commented on how it brought together opportunity to convince the judges that Judges spent the remaining few minutes the SU community and business leaders. their business ideas are worthy of clarifying any questions they had about the “Mentoring the students at the University is investment. The Gull Cage was the second business. A theoretical $500,000 was of great importance,” said Rogers. “We event of the day, and 15 teams moved available to each judge for investment. must ask them where they want to be in five forward from the poster session into this After evaluating the business ideas, the years. If they have entrepreneurial drive, the intense, “shark tank” competition. judges voted, by computer, their varying Perdue competition fosters the Upon entering the Gull Cage event dollar amounts of investment in the development of their business acumen and room, competitors had one minute to pitch businesses they chose as having the is a great base for future success.” their business idea to the group of judges. greatest potential for success. The business SU’s Maryland Small Business and Following the pitch, the judges took turns ideas receiving the largest amount of Technology Development Center (SBTDC) asking the competitors an array of very investment were eligible for awards and hosted the poster competition. John tough questions for four minutes. Despite prizes, and 15 teams won a prize of $600 Hickman, SBTDC eastern region director being a test of nerves and knowledge, the each and the opportunity to compete in the and adjunct professor of management at competitors demonstrated great skill and second level, the Gull Cage. the Perdue School, spoke of the many answered with composure. SU alumna Andrea Williams, senior vice important lessons that the poster event Judges fired questions at the students president and controller of Perdue Foods, teaches SU students. “Developing a great as if it was a real-life business negotiation. LLC, offered her wise advice for future proposal takes time, dedication, attention Student Aaron Wall, representing his entrepreneurs after judging the poster to detail, flexibility and creativity. The company Werk, LLC, was asked: How long competition. “The best advice I could give poster event offers students a chance to have you been doing this? What makes you
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different from all the other people who do business catering to those looking for part- facts, your business and everything about it. this? What is your target area? Philip time work. These four teams moved to the Anticipate questions. You must have an Valencia, after pitching his company final competition, which was the Bernstein answer for every question.” In closing, Valencia Glass, had to explain: What are the Business Plan Competition. Rommel offered his sage advice to those safety issues of your business? What is the Matt Smith, a technologist and CTO of wanting to be business leaders: “A good start up cost? What are your profit margins? Leverage Mobile in Salisbury, MD, offered entrepreneur will find a way to resolve any Nick Simpson represented his company his expert guidance for the future problem, even if they didn’t anticipate it. Bounce. He was grilled by the judges and entrepreneurs after judging the Gull Cage. Customers will always honor the business had to answer questions such as: What have “You must remain passionate about what that does the right thing.” you done in the last 12 months on your you want to do with your business. If you business idea? How will you generate are not passionate, you are not going to be Richard Bernstein Achievement revenue? How many customers do you have successful,” Smith advised. He cautioned Award for Excellence Business ready to sign up? Mariam Shuaib presented that some students did not advance in the her business All Things Africa, and she was competition because their business did not Plan Competition tasked with answering questions such as: have a sound financial basis. “You must The third event and highlight of the day How much business have you conducted to know your numbers and be able to back was the Bernstein Business Plan date? Who is manufacturing your product them up,” Smith continued. In addition, he Competition. With nerves of steel and now? How do you import your materials? explained: “You must be a well-rounded confidence reinforced by their success in Who are your competitors? person who can interact with people, as the Gull Cage, the four teams were Jason Rogewitz of UrBowl Gourmet well as understand the technical aspects of prepared to go before the final round of Pasta and Salad presented his business plan your business.” judges. Each hoped that theirs would be the and was asked: Where have you started this Doug Wilson, a graduate of SU, winning business plan to receive the honor business? What have you done to test this managing principal of Private Wealth of earning the grand prize: the $10,000 idea with consumers? Candace Radcliff of Partners, LLC, and a member of the Perdue Bernstein Award. Candy’s Crafting Clubhouse had the tough School Executive Advisory Council and The format of this final event required job of explaining to the judges: How do you Department of Economics and Finance each team to make a 10-minute market this idea? What are your multipliers? Advisory Council, described what he was presentation in order to describe their Is your plan to franchise this idea? looking for as a judge in the Gull Cage business in detail and outline all facets of The students calmly answered each competition. “I’m looking for innovative their business plan. It gave the judges an question, and the judges seemed satisfied ideas – ideas I haven’t seen before. The idea excellent opportunity to understand the that they understood who the business was, must be one that will create a market,” said degree of professionalism of each team. what they did, benefits to the customers Wilson. “It can’t just be an improvement on Following the team’s presentation, the and how each business would use the an existing model.” Wilson also commented judges conducted a 10-minute question- judge’s investment money. Competitors on another very important aspect of any and-answer period. The teams were really were comfortable and talked of emerging business idea: “It must add employment, be put to the test and had to explain concepts values, closing the gap between consumers expandable and scalable.” such as their expansion model and answer and manufacturers, specific potentials for The knowledge gained from the judges in-depth questions such as who their growth, estimated customers per hour, was exceptional. Dave Rommel of Rommel biggest competitor was and how much expanded locations, five-year business Holdings, Inc., a business with combined market share that competitor had. plans, and how quickly they would be able operations employing over 800 people, was Kevin Bernstein, whose family is the to pay back start-up costs. at SU to evaluate the competitors. He shared namesake of this event, served as one of At the close of the grueling event, 15 his wisdom after the judging. When asked the business leaders who judged the final Gulls had gone into the cage, but only four what he was looking for after evaluating the four contestants. He commented: “The came out as winners. First place and a competitors’ businesses from an investment essential criteria I am looking for in the $4,000 prize were awarded to Bounce for standpoint, Rommel commented: “You must winning business plan is growth potential.” their nightlife app. A second place award find out everything you can about the Bernstein also mentioned how important it and $3,000 were earned by FedXmas, a business. Try to poke holes in it. If it looks was for the business to be expandable and Christmas tree delivery service targeting the too good to be true, ask yourself, why did scalable. “It must be a credible idea. The Washington, D.C., area. Third place and a this opportunity come to me?” He student entrepreneur must demonstrate $2,000 prize went to UrBowl, a “fast-casual” continued: “Ask yourself, is it going to be a that they are a source of knowledge about dining concept, and fourth place with a business that lasts?” His advice to the their business. Their passion shows a lot, $1,000 award went to Werk, LLC, a website student entrepreneurs was: “Know your and they must be able to articulate their
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ideas well.” Bernstein expressed his own Julie Gittelman, SU accounting and legal passion for the competition and talked studies faculty member, spoke of the unique about the impact that the event has had on aspect of the competition in linking people the community. “The Perdue competition of different backgrounds together. “A has helped to build the reputation of student with a science background who has Salisbury University, and the region has an idea for a business will need a team benefitted from the many businesses that member with financial expertise,” said have been started as a result of the event, Gittelman. “The camaraderie between which have stayed in the area.” participants is outstanding. They all want to Mike Cottingham, president and CEO of win, but they all want to help each other.” Rommel Holdings, Inc., and a member of Gittelman also described the unique profile the executive advisory council of the Perdue of the entrepreneur. “The first day of class I School, offered his advice for future ask the students how many want to start entrepreneurs after judging the Bernstein their own business. It’s usually about half event. “You must be persistent, stick to the class,” she said. “The mindset of the your ideas and build on them. You must entrepreneur is someone who is always learn from your mistakes,” said Cottingham. thinking and looking outside the box. They When asked what traits he looked for in a challenge themselves and the norm. They business leader, he explained: “An look to understand what is lacking and what outstanding business leader has three very they can do to fix it.” important qualities. The first is integrity. The admiration for SU faculty. “Several years Dr. Leonard Arvi, SU economics and second is passion. And, the third is excellent ago Professor Burke knew I had a good finance associate professor, emphasized communication skills, which are essential to business idea and encouraged me to enter that an important aspect of the competition team building.” the competition. I had fears of rejection and was the ability for students to test their criticism, but he pushed me, and the SU ideas, not just as theory, but in a real-world SU Faculty: Supporting faculty was extremely helpful and setting. “Students are challenged with Entrepreneurship supportive, and they coached me through thinking through the process,” said Arvi. the process,” remarked Close. “They did “They learn how to react to failure as they Not only did the student competitors everything possible to encourage students go live with their ideas.” Arvi also noted show great passion for their business ideas, like me to take advantage of the that the competition brought together they also expressed this same passion for competition opportunities.” In addition, many different disciplines and talents that their SU professors. “I had so many Close explained: “The idea for Little Fine an employer would be looking for. opportunities to reach out to my Dining is based on teaching etiquette, “Students learn how to deal with a team professors,” said Felipe Creighton-Nunez, a manners, respect and social communication and delegate responsibility. They have senior marketing major and creator of the skills to children. I worked with the business deadlines. They must create a professional business concept for College Brewer. “My school at SU, but I also gained a lot of presentation and business plan,” Arvi professors took an active interest in me. It valuable input on my business idea from the explained. “Selling is a big part of their has really impacted how far I’ve come.” expertise of the SU Social Work business idea, and they must demonstrate Professor Burke offered several pieces Department.” Close continued her praise of expertise in many disciplines, such as of advice for any student who would like to SU resources, noting the hard work and finance, market research, management enter the competition. “Start early. Even if dedication of SU staff. “Michele Nelson, and accounting.” you don’t think of yourself as an program management specialist at the entrepreneur, but think you have an interest Perdue School of Business, was always Past Winners: Giving in business, you will have a lot to benefit available and supportive throughout the from entering the competition that will help entire process and has a passion for helping Back with Winning Advice you identify your interests,” said Burke. students, working relentlessly on the Several past winners of the competition “Take advantage of the resources available competition. She was a vital resource of returned to offer their services as judges to you at SU. Entering the competition will information, doing everything she could to and contributors of prizes and awards. Their involve your participation in the training plan and execute the behind-the-scenes support was invaluable, because as previous sessions provided by the business school logistics of the event.” contestants, they had a unique perspective and the SBTDC,” he continued. “You also Paula Morris, SU marketing and on the event and great empathy with the will be able to get coaching and advice from management faculty, commented on the competitors. Nestor Bleech, vice president past winners, many of whom are part of excellent student resources the competition of First Shore Federal, a graduate of SU and your generation.” provides. “The SU environment is one where a Bernstein Award winner in 1991, was on Krista Close, a senior management the resources are no farther than a faculty hand to judge the poster competition. With major, founder of the business idea for Little member in the hall and the outstanding 22 years in the commercial banking business, Fine Dining and a veteran who had returned people they can connect you with.” Bleech spoke of the importance of a well- to SU after her tour of duty, expressed her articulated idea. “Business people are
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Bounce Nightlife: 2014 Bernstein Business Plan Winner Passion, professionalism and preparedness were busy,” said Bleech. “For example, when certainly evident when SU management major Nick evaluating a loan request, a banker who is Simpson incorporated the talents of SU students, not familiar with your idea should be able to along with those of other universities, to form the understand the essence of your concept in company Bounce Nightlife and enter the Perdue 30 minutes. If your proposal does not meet Entrepreneurship Competition. Groups are allowed to that criteria, it is not articulated well enter the event, with team members permitted from enough.” Bleech continued to explain that lenders sometimes miss out on good other universities, as long as the primary participant opportunities because the details have not Greg Prince, Bob Wood, Kevin Bernstein and William Burke in the competition is a student at SU. Bounce been presented to them very well. “You can premiered in the 2013 competition and earned have the best idea in the world, but you experience as a placing competitor in the $3,000 in prizes. The team learned from that need to be able to communicate the 2012 Bernstein Award competition. After experience and came back in 2014 to win the concept in order to maximize the likelihood judging the 2014 poster competition, Yeager Bernstein Business Plan first place grand prize. that your idea will get attention and take commented: “I want to see a company that root. In order to do this, prepare yourself has a tangible application. This competition and be well versed in your business plan.” prepares you for the viability of your idea. As a financier, Bleech said there is more to You must be able to explain what it will take starting a business than just having charisma to get your product into the market and up or a good idea. He emphasized the value of and running.” Yeager also emphasized the good writing skills. “Writing skills are very value of the feedback one gains from the important. They don’t get enough air time,” judges and the importance of clearly Bleech said. “Investors are busy, and good expressing your business concept. “Your writing skills will help you convey your ideas pitch must be articulate. You must be quick to them succinctly.” with answers to questions and be able to Two-time Bernstein Award finalist and defend your idea to the end. To do this, a competitor must understand the market Nick Giambra, Ryan Nuzum, Laura Thornburg, 2011 first-place winner Zack Kline also they serve and exactly what they will do to Nick Simpson and Allen Butler served as a judge in the 2014 poster competition. Kline started his eco-friendly serve that market.” “The idea for Bounce came from our co-founder, lawn care company, AIR Lawn Care, in his Ryan Nuzum, when he was thinking about how to last year at SU. His advice to the students Going Forward spoke of passion, personality and purpose. improve the nightlife scene at West Virginia At the close of the competition, Bounce When asked what he thought it takes to was awarded the first place Bernstein University while he was a student there,” said win, Kline commented: “What it takes to Award grand prize of $10,000. Kevin Simpson. “Our goal is to improve the way people win is the actual entrepreneur. The judges Bernstein spoke to the crowd who gathered experience nightlife. We want to eliminate nights can read energy through your overall for the final award ceremony. He turned to wasted on long waits and expensive cover charges, demeanor and personality.” He continued: the group of competitors and said: “I am so “The entrepreneur’s personality is what only to get inside and find out you don’t know proud of you.” He expressed his heartfelt establishes a rapport, builds a relationship anyone there and it’s not the scene you were appreciation for the event by commenting: and leaves an impression. This first looking for.” Simpson explained: “Bounce will be “When my father started his business in the impression is key.” Kline continued to able to tell you where the best parties, drink specials 1970s, he made many mistakes along the explain that even with a great idea, it takes way. It would have been great if he had this and all your friends are, all at the tap of a finger.” the right person to execute it. “Initial environment to test his ideas.” The team experienced several benefits from the interaction and how well the entrepreneur All of the student business entrepreneurs competition and the lessons learned were many. can talk to people is very important,” said walked away from the competition as Kline. “Non-verbal cues, body language and Simpson noted: “It is really important to have a team winners. Some were recipients of prizes, posture all contribute to the articulation of behind the company and delegate responsibilities so and others won services or cash awards. But your idea. Those who articulate well have that one or two people are not trying to do it all. The each and every competitor won the chance more time to spend with the judges. Get to quantity and quality of our work greatly increases to prepare for the event with the the point quickly, as less is more.” Kline also outstanding support of SU faculty and staff, when the team highlights everyone’s individual skills offered his thoughts on what benefitted him exhibit their business idea, meet the top to create the end product.” the most from taking part in the business leaders in the area, earn valuable The Bounce team includes co-founders Nuzum competition. “Feedback was the most feedback, and simply experience the important thing I took away from the and Simpson; Nick Giambra, marketing director; incredible event. The Perdue School of competition. I listened to the judges’ and Allen Butler, design coordinator. They reflected: Business’ Entrepreneurship Competition feedback on refining my idea, did more “The whole experience brought us to realize that we will always be remembered by these research, presented my idea again the need to always be prepared in business, in life and students as a valuable stepping-stone following year … and won!” into their future. v in all of our future endeavors with Bounce. Thank Shane Yeager, SU alumnus and lead you for this amazing opportunity.” editor and producer at Mark Leisher Productions in Bethesda, MD, spoke of his
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SU Social Work Program Expands to Europe
By Dr. Deborah Mathews, Chair, Social Work Department
In 2013, University of Maryland University College (UMUC) approached Salisbury University with a proposal to collaborate on offering both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work to active military members and their dependents located in Europe in response to a request for proposals put out from the Department of Defense (DoD). This is a unique opportunity as it is my understanding that educational proposal requests come from The European social work programs the DoD only every decade or so. aren’t any different from the degree UMUC has been providing educational programs taught at SU. The criteria for programs to individuals in the military since admission are exactly the same, the course World War II; however, this is the first time work is exactly the same, and the faculty the DoD specifically requested social work. teaching students in Germany are a mix of Because UMUC does not have an accredited full-time faculty and adjuncts, just as is true social work program and SU’s Social Work for the stateside main campus and satellite Department has a history of providing both program sites. Courses are delivered in a graduate and undergraduate programs to mixture of hybrid and face-to-face formats – satellite sites across Maryland, UMUC the same as it is in the United States. The thought the collaboration between the two requirements of the field internship are number of students for this first M.S.W. schools would be a good approach. The exactly the same for this group of students. cohort was 14, but one student was contract was awarded late spring 2013 and The only real difference is that students deployed to Africa before the first class even the first few months were dedicated to doing their field instruction placement will met. He continued to be dedicated to the program planning. In March 2014, the be doing so on one of the bases in Europe. idea of being in the program so much that he inaugural cohort of 13 Master of Social Work For this first group, this will be on a base in flew from Africa to Germany for class once. (M.S.W.) students began – the Bachelor of Germany, but in the future, it could be on a However, the deployment was prolonged Arts in Social Work (B.A.S.W.) classes began base in Italy or England as well. and he had to withdraw. As the program this summer. The first cohort of M.S.W. students is evolves, deployments of various lengths will This need for social work education comprised of a mixture of folks. They be a reality we have to work around. came about as a result of a new DoD represent mostly the Army and the Air Force The biggest surprise I’ve encountered initiative to embed social workers in in terms of branches of the military. A few while implementing this new program is the locations where there are active military to are relatively young active military; a few are dedication of the students. They are provide support related to all aspects of retired military who are still in Europe hardworking, committed and so appreciative mental health needs. In general, the DoD working as military contractors; a few are of this opportunity, and that comes through supports soldiers in their desire to receive spouses of military members; and at least in the work they do and the enthusiasm and education and is putting a real emphasis on one is a contractor who has never been in interest they bring to class. college degrees. Social work is one of the the military but is working in a mental health This effort would have not gotten as far new areas of focus for the DoD because capacity on base. The first cohort of as it has and with as much success as it has there is an increased sensitivity to the needs graduate students should complete all their had if it were not for the dedication and of active military and their families. course work by early October 2016. hard work of departments across SU’s At this time, the first cohort of master’s There is real belief that this program has campus. The efforts of the staffs of a students are located in the Kaiserslautern the potential of growing significantly at both number of offices and individuals – from the area, which has approximately 11 different the graduate and undergraduate level. The Admissions and Registrar’s offices, to a bases – the largest of which is Ramstein Air goal is to regularly admit two cohorts of number IT folks, to the library and the Force Base. Students are actually in a graduate students a year, each August and Writing Center – have been incredible. We classroom on a smaller base called Kapaun. January (the exact process for have had several workgroups from SU who Germany is just the beginning; the contract undergraduates is still under development), have been meeting regularly (virtually, of with the DoD is to educate active military and to serve individuals stationed course) for months with UMUC staff both members and their families stationed throughout Europe. stateside and in Europe. Seeing the throughout Europe. For example, we Probably the biggest hurdle this program dedication and hard work of my colleagues already have potential students based in faces is working around the reality of to make this effort happen has been Italy and England interested in getting a deployments students potentially rewarding and heartwarming for me. It social work degree. experience. For example, our original makes me proud to work at SU. v
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Educating the Agents of Change: SU’s Doctor of Education
By Dan Norris ’14
According to the National Center for and education administrators. Finch “localizing and actualizing an abstract Education Statistics’ most recent National explained that most traditional Ph.D. notion of research” to solve literacy issues. Assessment of Adult Literacy, 11 percent of programs in education tend to undervalue Franzak also explained, “a key concept in Maryland and Delaware residents lack basic the experience of practicing teachers. The the program is being an agent of change prose literacy skills. Politicians, parents and SU program challenges this notion because and supporting educational practice that community leaders on the Eastern Shore students are expected to integrate their will promote equitable achievement across have all proposed various solutions to this professional experiences with the program the board for all students.” This model also growing challenge for P-16 education. coursework. Franzak added that in SU’s creates the possibility for a section of the Starting in fall 2014, Salisbury University Ed.D. program, a teacher’s classroom cohort who come from the same school or is taking an important step to address experience is “a great asset. Not only is district to address problems thematically literacy by offering a new doctoral degree [classroom experience] valued, but it is across the group, illuminating a concept of program, the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in essential to this work.” applied learning that is unique for a Contemporary Curriculum Theory and SU’s Ed.D. program is based on a doctoral program. Instruction: Literacy. The Seidel School of problem-solving collaboration between Education and Professional Studies students and faculty, creating a learning The Ed.D.’s Dual Effect identified the need for a doctoral program environment based on the research of each on Literacy focused on literacy by surveying teachers student. Finch explained that the program and administrators in SU’s associated is: “Interested in having practitioners look Rick Briggs, principal of Mardela Middle Regional Professional Development Schools at what is going on in their local context, and High School, is an ideal student for the (RPDS) on the Delmarva Peninsula. “The what problems and challenges they are Ed.D. When informed of his acceptance as a doctoral program in literacy is a great facing ... considering what they know in member of the fall 2014 cohort, Briggs said example of the Seidel School’s commitment terms of theory, research and curriculum, he was, “cautiously excited to see what the to the University mission of promoting and what solutions they can propose. Then blend of different doctoral models [in SU’s life-long learning in a democratic and [the student should] be able to study and Ed.D.] is going to look like. I think [the interdependent world,” shared Dr. Cheryl analyze the effectiveness of whether or not Ed.D.] can be a win-win situation that Parks, dean of the Seidel School. “The those are working.” benefits me as an individual while helping program will reach a broad range of Second, the degree has a specific focus the students and staff here at Mardela.” constituents with the goal of promoting on literacy, which Finch said broadly means, As the school’s principal for the last effective literacy learning in a variety “The multiple practices people are using to three years, Briggs works with teachers who of contexts, from early childhood to communicate with text.” Whether that is a are tackling regional literacy issues in the adult learners.” practitioner “teaching basic [reading and trenches. With his undergraduate degree in The program’s director, Dr. Judith writing skills] to adults or a second grade mathematics, a concentration in secondary Franzak, officially began work in June; teacher addressing the question of how to education and master’s degree in however, she arrived on campus last spring read aloud effectively to children or what’s administration, he taught algebra for five to promote the program with interim happening in children’s literature.” To years before becoming an assistant director Dr. Maida Finch. Both educators address the need delineated by RPDS principal. Due to his background in view this degree as a teachers, the Ed.D. mathematics, Briggs believes that the Ed.D. will better prepare him to address literacy unique opportunity to Dr. Maida Finch practitioners’ workplaces make a difference in the will become sites for action among the over 650 students in his school. educational process, both research that will explore a Because of the school’s sixth- through regionally and eventually range of literacy issues. twelfth-grade range, Mardela presents nationally. Franzak explained that unique challenges to a professional educator, SU’s Ed.D. program is “doctoral students will be which makes it a perfect site for literacy more than a broad-based able to integrate their research. The wide range of student ages in degree aimed at professional context with a small environment means that Briggs can improving education; it is their graduate studies closely examine actual outcomes of a unique option for a through this program.” theoretical literacy questions. He elaborated: doctoral degree in two The students in a “If I want to look at literacy in a social studies significant aspects. First, cohort examine their classroom, I have seven different social the Ed.D. is a practitioner- individual research and studies teachers with whom I can work.” This focused terminal degree apply research-based creates more options for research that will that targets both teachers pedagogical concepts, benefit the school and is an example of how
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Meet the New Director
Dr. Judith Franzak was previously an associate professor of curriculum and instruction at New Mexico State University’s College of Education, where she specialized in language arts education for adolescents and critical literacy policy analysis. In 2012-2013, she was a Fulbright Roving Scholar of American Studies in Norway, lecturing on her classroom experience in New Mexico and collaborating with Norwegian colleagues. Her teaching and research experience – along with a doctoral degree in language, literacy and socio- cultural studies – position Franzak as the ideal director for a program that is designed to serve practicing educators in the Delmarva region and beyond.
the Ed.D. immediately affects area schools The Ed.D. in Practice curriculum learning, and others will seek used as learning laboratories. faculty positions in teacher education Literacy learning is the focus of the Prior to applying to SU’s program, programs. Most, however, are interested in degree, and experience as a professional Briggs was exploring degree options with mastering their craft as educators. They educator with a strong interest or Mardela’s RPDS liaison Dr. Ron Siers, who share a desire to become teacher-leaders in background in literacy is expected of shared his experience with various doctoral their school while still remaining close to the program applicants. Applicants to the Ed.D. programs. That conversation piqued Briggs’ classroom. Franzak stated: “There is an program should have three years of interest in the new Salisbury degree. expectation that the students will use the professional experience in the education Currently, classes are offered in an evening preparation they receive in the program to field. Since this a terminal, not a licensing format, and future plans include hybrid and share their findings, to continue to help degree, applicants must have a master’s online courses. The course scheduled is identify problems and work on them in degree in education or a closely related designed to make the degree attainable for pragmatic ways that make a difference in field. Franzak explained: “Students will find a professional like Briggs who has a family. students’ lives.” the cohort model offers a learning Beyond adding solely to his theoretical The first cohort is filled for 2014 with a environment in which they can draw upon knowledge acquired through his B.S. and combination of full- and part-time regional one another’s professional knowledge and M.S., Briggs was interested in research that students. The Ed.D. will continue with a new experience and also really get to know and “lends itself to what I’m doing every day. cohort for each successive year and will work with faculty.” While I’m doing something for myself begin recruiting on a national level. Whether they are full or part time, professionally, [I am] ultimately helping the According to Franzak, the program is a students are expected to work in their field staff and students at Mardela as I develop member of “the Carnegie Project for the while taking the degree. Students entering into a well-rounded educational leader.” Education Doctorate (CPED), an inter- the first cohort bring a rich diversity of The terminal degree will be necessary institutional consortium of higher education backgrounds. Several are elementary school when Briggs is ready to move into a more colleges committed to improving the teachers, others work in administration or supervisory role in the education system. He education doctorate. They are specifically curriculum supervision, and still others work initially thought that not being in a focused on making the Ed.D. rigorous and in higher education. There is not one ideal classroom would be a detriment to his relevant.” Because there is not another working situation for an applicant to the research. But after discussing this challenge literacy focused CPED degree model, program, although the student’s interest with another principal in the program, he affiliation with the consortium is a must be focused on some aspect of literacy believes that because he has a “positive distinction for SU. education. working relationship with all the teachers,” The Ed.D. is as good a fit for SU as it is Students of the first cohort are he can help the students while collecting for the practitioners who are enrolled in the interested in pursuing a wide variety of data that will “serve to benefit my research first cohort. It could potentially be a game- careers after graduation. Some are and the program.” changing program in the business of interested in administrative positions within education on the Eastern Shore. v the district, such as superintendent of
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Innovative Uses of Qualitative Data in Conflict Resolution Research
By Haleigh LaChance, Research Associate, Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution
Research in conflict resolution can cover and has ADR programs in all jurisdictions in to prove it. The Maryland Judiciary, topics on everything from peace treaties to the District Court (court of lower Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), post-war interventions to gang violence to jurisdiction) and circuit courts (courts of set out to do what no one else has done – how divorcing couples decide custody general jurisdiction). The Court of Special they commissioned the first-ever state-wide, arrangements. As with all research, research Appeals also has a program. In the circuit quantitative assessment of the impact of in conflict resolution starts with a question courts, parties often receive a referral to ADR on the court system and Maryland about how conflicts evolve, escalate, are mediation long before their trial. In family citizens. This project, the most managed or are resolved. For four years, custody cases, and many non-family comprehensive and scientific study on ADR researchers have been attempting to matters, mediation is an expected stop on to date, was funded by the State Justice answer one specific question: What is the the path to a trial. In the District Court, the Institute, a federal grantor dedicated to impact of alternative dispute resolution ADR office runs a program called Day of researching and improving the quality of (ADR) on conflicts that reach the Maryland Trial Mediation, where mediators are on-call justice at the state level, and those funds court system? in civil courtrooms to offer parties a chance were matched by the AOC. Salisbury Conflicts reach the court when an to attempt ADR before their case is called University received the primary contract impartial third party is necessary to end the by the judge. totaling over $750,000, and two dispute or render a verdict. Most As ADR has grown over the last 20 organizations worked together to conduct approaching the court expect the judge to years, research into ADR also has grown, the research: the Bosserman Center for be the deciding third party, and this is often done primarily by asking participants who Conflict Resolution on SU’s campus and the case. But the court also offers programs have completed an ADR process questions Community Mediation Maryland. Their that allow parties to sit down with a neutral about their experiences. This is an respective executive directors are the third party to discuss the issues and try to important metric – courts need to know principal investigators: Dr. Brian find a resolution that can be satisfactory to how participants felt about their experience Polkinghorn, Distinguished Professor in the all before, or in lieu of, receiving the judge’s – but it is an incomplete metric. It doesn’t Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution verdict. ADR is an umbrella term for say anything about the differences between (CADR) Department, and Dr. Lorig processes such as mediation, facilitation and those going through ADR and those going Charkoudian, who earned her Ph.D. in settlement conferences, all of which allow through traditional litigation, and it doesn’t economics from John Hopkins and wrote parties to attempt to settle their own case. say anything about the differences between her dissertation on the impact of mediation Parties who settle their case through a different ADR types and practitioners. on the use of police services in Baltimore. mediated agreement can put that Those in the fields of conflict resolution Charkoudian designed the research study, agreement on the record and can be legally and access-to-justice are confident that ADR which kicked off in November 2010 with a bound by that agreement. provides an equal, if not superior, path to national meeting of experts in ADR and Maryland is a national leader in offering justice when compared to traditional court research who together revised and exhaustive and innovative ADR programs litigation. But so far, no one has been able refined the methodology.
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The Honorable Thomas G. Ross, chair of those cases, then reviewed files of criminal the Conference of Circuit Court Judges and cases in Frederick County to find those that chair of its ADR Committee reflected: “We were equivalent to cases being referred to have a wide variety of strong ADR programs mediation in Washington County and in Maryland. We feel confident that ADR surveyed those participants. For civil benefits both the court and the participants, non-domestic cases, random assignment is but we don’t have any hard evidence on being used to ensure that half of new cases which to base decisions about what types of filed in Howard and Cecil counties along strategies work best with various case specific tracks receive a judicial referral to types. With the findings from this major ADR and half do not. Both types of cases research endeavor, we will be able to better receive the same surveys at multiple points tailor our efforts to bring the most effective over the life of their case. techniques to the ADR process and also quantify how courts benefit in terms of cost- In-Depth Analysis savings and efficiencies.” Because this comparison study seeks to measure the impact of ADR, special care is Collecting the Data given to determine what differences exist The project is large and expansive – a between the groups, so that ADR can be total of five full-time researchers , including isolated. Charkoudian explained: “because myself as project manager, were hired to ADR is voluntary and some individuals were collect and manage the data. Together, they offered ADR and chose not to participate, observed over 400 ADR sessions, were we cannot know for sure whether those who present for over 600 trials, and surveyed ended up in the control group would have approximately 2,500 participants and chosen to participate in ADR had they been attorneys in 16 counties across the state. To given the choice. Therefore, we review case examine each case, data was collected at characteristics, demographics, and pre-test multiple points: attitudinal variables with a difference of n Each participant’s history, attitude, receive judicial referrals to ADR. Locations means and chi-squared tests to identify expectations and demographics before for each case type were chosen with the variables that might be different between the start of the ADR session and/or trial goal of representing all major geographic the control group and the treatment group.” through surveys regions across the state (Eastern Shore, This level of analysis allows researchers n Each strategy the ADR practitioner Southern Maryland, Western Maryland, to determine the impact of ADR not only on used during the session and the Upper Shore) and representing urban individual participants and cases, but also responses of the participants through (Baltimore City), suburban (Montgomery, on the length of time the court spends on behavioral coding Baltimore counties) and rural (Wicomico, each case (case-time standards), the cost n The length and result of the trial through Washington counties) jurisdictions. per case to the judiciary and the cost to observation There are two things, beyond its size other state services. This cost-benefit n The participant’s attitude, level of and comprehensiveness, that make this analysis will allow policy-makers to have satisfaction, sense of closure and fairness research unique: the use of statistically concrete data on where services can be immediately after the case concluded defensible control groups, and the use of increased and costs can be trimmed from through surveys behavioral observations as a research tool. the state budget. n Each participants long-term attitude, level For three of the four case types, a It also gives CADR students an of satisfaction, sense of closure and comparison is being done between cases opportunity to engage with high-level fairness three or six months after the case participating in ADR and cases that are quantitative statistics, a rarity in a field concluded through phone surveys never referred to ADR. To avoid selection dominated by qualitative research. The SU n Any further litigation, judgment, bias, the control groups were not created Graduate Studies and Research Office modifications or appeals to the court case from cases that were offered ADR and sponsored a graduate assistantship for this through archival data review declined, but rather cases that were never project, and Matt Swiderski, a first-year graduate student was selected for the Data was collected on four types of offered or referred to ADR. Family cases are position. Dr. Vitus Ozoke, who taught the cases in the Maryland courts: small claims not included here, as all cases for which graduate CADR research methods course, cases in the District Court for which ADR is ADR is applicable are already mandated to noticed an immediate difference: “It offered through the Day-of-Trial Program; attend. For Day-of-Trial cases, the same brought a level of excitement to the minor criminal cases in the District Court researchers who went to observe ADR classroom. While we were talking about referred to ADR through the State’s sessions went to court on days when ADR sampling, Matt was grappling with how to Attorney’s Office; family custody and was not offered and surveyed participants randomize court cases for the study. We visitation cases in the circuit courts, for in similar cases before and after their trial. weren’t just discussing block randomization which ADR is mandated for every contested For criminal cases, the State’s Attorney’s versus stratified randomization, we were case; and civil non-domestic cases in the Office in Washington County refers cases to talking about real cases that were going to circuit courts (complex civil litigation) that mediation at a local community mediation center. Researchers surveyed participants in have different experiences based on how
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the randomization was created. All the students responded to that level of real- world practice being mixed with the classroom theory.” A Quantifiable Approach The second unique aspect of this study is the use of behavioral observation and coding. This methodology, used widely in psychology research, only rarely has been used in conflict resolution research. Much research in conflict resolution, and research on mediation in particular, is qualitative. Narrative descriptions of what occurs in participants can be. Mediation sounds mediation abound, but taking the verbal Training the Researchers simple, but in reality, there are so many different tactics you can use. I wanted to interactions within a mediation session and As Bakeman predicted, the process of know which would be most effective.” distilling them down to a sequence of developing the behavior codes – a code- After six months of training and another quantitative behaviors only has been done in book of all possible strategies a mediator six months observing mediations and limited settings, with small sample groups. might use, and all possible responses from surveying participants, he was ready to go Roger Bakeman’s seminal text on this the participants, with definitions for what is back to being a mediator: “There’s a very methodology, Observing Interaction: An included and excluded from each code – hands-off nature to research. As a mediator, Introduction to Sequential Analysis, and training observers was a demanding you can help people move forward from describes behavioral observation as a way of process. Five full-time researchers spent six their conflict. As a researcher, you can’t do quantifying behavior: “Narrative reports months watching and coding videos of role- that. You can only observe and report where depend mightily on the individual human play mediations, live mediations and other they are now.” doing them ... In fact, we would be surprised behavioral interactions before the required It was a struggle the researchers felt if two reports from different authors were reliability was reached. As researchers left throughout the course of the study. As identical. With systemic observation, on the the project and were replaced, new almost all were trained mediators other hand, the goal is for properly trained researchers were trained to identify the themselves, observing and recording such observers to produce identical protocols, same codes. personal, intimate and at times emotionally given that they observed the same stream of For this level of research, staff with charged moments without interfering or behavior” (pg. 3). graduate degrees in the field of conflict impacting the very interactions being A primary goal of this study was to resolution or other areas of the behavioral researched could be difficult. Equally move away from qualitative and narrative sciences were recruited and hired. Two of difficult were the days spent surveying research – though both are necessary and the researchers were former social workers. cases that could have benefited greatly integral to conflict resolution research—and One was a former attorney. The rest were from an opportunity at mediation and move toward quantitative data that can use mediators. Two researchers and one knowing that mediators were not available logistic and other types of regression graduate assistant were SU alumni from the because the research required a control analysis to isolate the impact of specific CADR Department. Approximately 15 group for comparison. mediator strategies on specific types of interns from CADR and Psychology cases, be they cases where the conflict has departments worked on the project in escalated to the point of police and other varying capacities, doing everything from Analyzing the Results social services interventions or cases where conducting surveys in courthouse hallways, Researchers hope the results, in being the parties are amicable and committed to to stuffing envelopes, to tracking down able to isolate and quantify the impact of maintaining a positive relationship. participants by phone to conduct follow-up mediation, will lead to more effective and Bakeman continues: “The twin hallmarks surveys, to designing websites to efficient programs that advance the courts’ of systemic observation are (a) the use of distribute results. mission of fostering fair, efficient, timely and predefined catalogs of behavioral codes (b) Emmett Ward earned his M.A. in CADR accessible justice for all Marylanders. by observers of demonstrated reliability. from SU in 2011 and joined the project the The results of this study are being The entire process of defining and same year as one of the original researchers. analyzed now, and reports will be published developing coding schemes followed by He took courses on mediation as part of his by the Administrative Offices of the Courts training observers to acceptable levels of graduate studies, became a trained mediator throughout the summer and fall 2014 on agreement can be both time-consuming and through the Bosserman Center and was an various pieces of the data. Preliminary demanding. But without such an effort, the active mediator in the Bosserman Center’s analysis and published reports, along with investigator who goes no further than only Community Mediation Initiative. more detail on the project, can be found at telling others what he or she sees runs the “I was excited about this project from www.marylandADRresearch.org. v risk of having skeptical colleagues dismiss the beginning,” Ward said. “As a mediator such narrative reports as just one person’s myself, I know how complex and nuanced tale” (pg. 4). the interactions between the mediator and
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Committed to community engagement – with opportunities for children and adults, certificate programs, professional conferences, and services to support the Delmarva Peninsula – SU offers a variety of programs that strengthen the connection between the community and the campus.
Athletic Camps: SU is host to over a Lower Shore Child Care Resource dozen summer camps that provide Center: The center promotes young athletes with the skills and excellence in child care by providing experiences that only the country’s high-quality training, program best coaching staff can provide. resources and technical assistance.
Science Nights: High school students Bienvenidos a Delmarva: This interested in studying mathematics or network of over 70 service providers the sciences in college are invited to works to find appropriate solutions to explore their options at SU and better serve the immigrant population benefit from its faculty and facilities. of the Delmarva Peninsula region. EXTENDED LEARNING A journey to discovery, appreciation and knowledge.
Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution: The center’s staff of Cultural Enrichment: SU is a cultural trained mediators foster peace hub for the Eastern Shore, sponsoring building through the teaching and numerous arts opportunities though training of both conflict analysis its Delmarva Public Radio, Nabb techniques and conflict process skills. Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Ward Museum, SU Richard A. Henson Medical performing ensembles and galleries, Simulation Center: Students and and semester-long cultural series. local caregivers practice potentially life-saving skills and develop evaluation and treatment techniques Senior Learning: SU collaborates to best care for patients. with the Institute for Retired Persons and Association for Lifelong Learning Student Community Service to offer a robust roster of Projects: Supporting SU’s mission of learning and social opportunities community and civic engagement, for retirement-age citizens. the SU Volunteer Center connects students with local service needs. In Senior Games: Promoting health addition, hundreds support the and fitness, the games have annual Big Event and I Love Salisbury provided a competitive sporting outlet community outreach events. for Delmarvans age 50 and older for over 15 years.
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Fitting Together the Puzzle: Drums and horns pulsed through SU’s Grants and Cultural Affairs Holloway Hall as the Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s three vocalists danced in place By Dan Norris ’14 to their “hard salsa” and Latin jazz numbers. The mounting energy generated by their footwork energized the audience; their heads bobbed and couples danced in the aisles. It was a magical performance of a caliber that one would expect to stumble on in Lincoln Center or pay full ticket price to see at Wolf Trap. When the show was over and the applause diminished, the audience chatted and mingled as they left Holloway Hall. Many exchanged quick hellos and congratulations with an individual at the back of the auditorium who was beaming with enjoyment of the performance. Her name is June Krell-Salgado, director of the SU Cultural Affairs Office, and regular attendees know that she is always infused with this much excitement for performances at the University. That excitement and dedication are made apparent in the complex tapestry of events that is arranged by the office. SU’s culturally diverse performances are a prominent part of the public face of the University and are intended to complement SU’s academic experience. Because the Cultural Affairs Office serves multiple constituencies, both on campus and in the community, events are open to the public and free of charge. By careful design, there is something for everybody. When the Moscow Ballet came to SU this spring they performed two very different ballets: Don Quixote, the story of the fabled knight-errant, featured character dancing and vivacious Spanish music; while Sleeping Beauty was a traditional performance geared toward those familiar with classical ballet and was a special child-friendly performance, which supports the mission of the office to ensure early exposure to cultivate the next generation of arts enthusiast. In addition, several other culturally related events, including faculty lectures and a themed dinner, were scheduled to culminate in the two ballet performances.
Moscow Ballet
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Finding the Funds The underlying story behind how these wondrous events come to SU is the process of grant writing required to fund these performances. SU’s Cultural Affairs Office has a budget; however, frequently as much as 50 percent of the cost of each performance is covered by various arts grants or grants that are specific to each artist. MacArthur Fellowship “Genius Award” recipient Corey Harris, an acoustic Delta blues guitarist, and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) National Heritage Fellow Andy Statman, a klezmer and American bluegrass musician, were both funded through the American Masterpieces Tour program of the Mid- Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF) with support from the NEA and the Maryland Vienna Boys Choir State Arts Council (MAC). The process of requesting – and successfully receiving – Andy Statman subscribes to a program that generates these grants can be quite extensive. Krell- current grant information, but like in any Salgado explained, the agencies want to business, networking is key. Some shows, know, “What you’re doing. When you’re such as the crowd-pleasing Spanish Harlem doing it. Why you’re doing it. Who you’ll Orchestra, are contingent on a grant. Other serve by doing it. How much it will cost. events are partially sponsored by SU And, how much help you’re asking for.” departments in order to generate the Some grants are smaller and help support necessary to bring an artist to provide gaps in funding. For example, when campus. Krell-Salgado said, “It’s a puzzle: the Moscow Ballet was scheduled, the you have a finite amount of [budgeted] Provost’s and Fulton School Dean’s offices money, and you don’t recoup costs at the generously provided the majority of the door.” For that reason, every dollar of financing and the Salisbury Wicomico Arts funding is utilized to its maximum potential. Council (SWAC) supplied a grant to help defray some supplementary costs for the Jose Lemos Connecting with visit. Rolled into the SWAC grant is funding from both the NEA and MAC; from the the Community Provost’s Office, to SWAC, to NEA, the Once the grant is received, it normally pieces of the funding puzzle fit together requires a community outreach component. seamlessly behind the scenes. That outreach is developed through a The representatives of the performers process of expansion that schedules also add another level to the puzzle. Artists supporting events around each major event. are listed with their agents, who then For example, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra schedule performances that work within the was scheduled in conjunction with Hispanic artist’s traveling schedule. Over the last 15 Heritage Month. The performance was years, Krell-Salgado has become adept at preceded by the International Dinner Series, communicating with these agents. where musicians serenaded the diners. Concurrent with watching online scheduling Krell-Salgado called this “exposure by sites and e-mailing artist’s agents, she default”; whereby, students are introduced connects visiting performers with grants to different cultures during their daily that will help fund each event. SU’s routine. In addition, the dinner series is Graduate Studies and Research Office – reasonably priced and open to the public, which facilitates University grants – which enhances community outreach at the
Petar Maric
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CULTURAL IMPACT
Corey Harris
University. She explained, “Grants want their money to serve as many as possible. The fact that we serve multiple constituencies acts in our favor.” These community outreach opportunities can come in many forms beyond the initial event. Artists are frequently asked to teach Master Classes in connection with SU’s Music Department and Dance Program. Pre-performance talks by the artist or a question-and-answer session after a performance are scheduled so that audiences can learn more about the artists. Films that address similar issues or feature the same geographical area are shown during the week of the performance. stage. The series features the acclaimed Europe: Old and New Spanish Harlem Orchestra Vienna Boys Choir, who exemplify the caliber Every fall, cultural events have a theme of world-class performers brought to SU that that guides the selection of artists. For fall is only possible through the grant-writing and 2014, the theme is “Europe: Old and New.” networking efforts of the Cultural Affairs One of the first performers scheduled is the Office. Bratislava Boys Choir. They were booked Among those rounding out the theme is through the World Arts Experience, a José Lemos, a counter-tenor singing Italian non-profit, all-volunteer organization that Renaissance music and representing “old” believes, like Krell-Salgado, that “the best Western Europe. Lemos will teach a Master way to bridge cultures and promote Class to voice students, providing a hands- understanding and dialog between people on connection to SU’s curriculum. There also is through their art.” Representing “old” will be an Italian Renaissance Dinner in the to SU by popular demand, Maric is a four- Eastern Europe in this year’s theme, the Commons and film screenings featuring the time winner of the World Trophy Accordion choir was made available through the PBS series on the Medici family. The entire Championship and the only musician to earn Slovakian Embassy – the Cultural Affairs schedule is constructed seamlessly and the championship in all of its divisions. Office often works with the embassies in efficiently in order to maximize community Another internationally famous performer Washington, D.C., to provide culturally benefit from available funding. scheduled for the fall is Cristina Pato, a diverse entertainment. Among those The composition of cultural events Galician bagpiper who plays with Yo Yo Ma’s representing “new” Europe in this year’s hosted by SU both entertains and informs Silk Road Ensemble. Her unique style fulfills theme is accordionist Petar Maric. Returning the Salisbury community. Performances both the new and western appear to flow magically through the halls components of the European of SU, producing one memorable moment Cecile McLorin Salvant theme. The New York agency that after another. Each of these events, represents Pato connected the however, is finely crafted in the Cultural Cultural Affairs Office with an Affairs Office. Grants are the medium used Arts Connect Grant that helped to create such symmetry. The next times secure her visit. With the help of you flip through the pages of Panorama, an MAAF grant, 23-year-old receive a Cultural Affairs Office event vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant – reminder email, see a new poster around who has been hailed by The New campus or in the community, or hear an York Times as the next in the advertisement on NPR, make room in your lineage of jazz greats Billie schedule for an SU performance. See the Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Ella enchantment that grant funding supports at Fitzgerald – also will grace the SU SU. You won’t be disappointed. v
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FULFILLING ITS PROMISE
Strong Support From Within
By Jason Curtin ’98, Deputy Director, Salisbury University Foundation, Inc.
SU Foundation, Inc. Faculty and Staff Grant Program
An important aspect of faculty and staff being able to conduct research is finding funds. Faculty and staff continuously work with the Graduate Studies and Research Office to find external funding opportunities, the process of which can be laborious and painstaking. However, internal assistance is becoming increasing popular for those in need of research grants. The Salisbury University Foundation, Inc. provides funding annually for individual full- time faculty and full-time professional staff (at the assistant director level or above) of Salisbury University. Typically, applications for grants are received from individuals who wish to conduct research, present a paper at a conference or develop a new program for the betterment of the University. Formal guidelines and procedures have been adopted by the Executive and Grants committees of the SU Foundation, Inc. The SU Foundation appropriates annually a percentage of its net earnings to foster activities in the area of research, to make an additional impact with their “In FY14, approximately professional development and program work. It has been an additional pleasure to development. In FY14, approximately witness the SU president, Dr. Janet Dudley $40,000 was available for $40,000 was available for distribution among Eshbach, contribute substantially to help applicants, in part due to a generous offer expand our grants-funding capability. Simply from President Janet Dudley Eshbach and reading the proposals made by the faculty distribution among applicants, in her available SU Foundation funds. All funds and staff has been exciting to learn more are administered by the Grants Committee about their contributions; being able to fund part due to a generous offer from of the SU Foundation. Professional them to toward final achievement has been, development includes the following types of as the young folks say, ‘awesome.’” President Janet Dudley Eshbach activity for consideration by the Foundation: The deadline for SU faculty and staff to presentation of papers, posters or apply during the spring 2015 application and her available performances at regional, national or cycle is January 30, 2015. Additional international conferences and venues; information and submission forms may be SU Foundation funds.” research activities or creative productivity in acquired from our website, the areas of literature, art, music, theatre www.salisbury.edu/foundation, or at the and dance; and attendance at regional, SU Foundation Center, 1308 Camden national or international conferences and Avenue. If you have further questions, seminars or activities improving the quality please contact me or Donna Brittingham, of life in this community. SU Foundation assistant. Peter Jackson, former chairman of the In addition to the traditional grants SU Foundation Grants Committee, shared: awarded each year, the Sea Gull Century “The faculty of SU, as with all faculty bicycle tour has begun to offer grants to members everywhere, finds itself short of faculty members as well. Proceeds from the resources to complete their research and 25th anniversary ride of October 2013 teaching tasks. The grant awards from our provided $5,000 for 15 grants for faculty committee can help our SU faculty and staff and staff in FY14.
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Inaugural Research Day and Innovation Showcase By Josh Davis
Issues ranging from undergraduate lab with a professor with a Ph.D.’ I thought, collaborate on these projects with us as they experience to the potential effect of free ‘wow – this guy gets it.’ He totally gets the get hands-on experience that they can apply trade agreements on Sub-Saharan Africa idea that we can give our undergraduates a after graduation, and we have a social were discussed during Salisbury University’s really special undergraduate experience.” responsibility as academics and researchers inaugural Research Day and Innovation Last year, Lembo’s students did that are actually living in a community to Showcase in September 2013. extensive research into the interests of job take our work and ground it in our very seekers, analyzed the health of the own neighborhood.” SU faculty presenters included: Chesapeake Bay, developed smartphone n Dr. Art Lembo, associate professor of geography apps and helped with Super Storm Sandy Navigating Global Trade and geosciences damage assessment. Munemo presented “Engaging the n Dr. Michele Schlehofer, associate professor of psychology “This is real-world stuff,” he said. “Our Soaring Dragon: Can Sub-Saharan Africa undergraduates are put in a professional n Dr. Chrys Egan, associate professor of communication arts Benefit from Free Trade Agreements [FTA] environment where they have to perform. with China?” “What’s remarkable about assistant professor of economics n Dr. Jonathan Munemo, We expect our students to perform at a level China is, since it embarked on economic n Dr. Jim Forte, professor of social work that rivals a professional organization. We reforms in 1978, it has truly become a n Dr. Dean Ravizza, associate professor of physical expect our students to engage in soaring dragon,” said Munemo. “It is now education meaningful, real-world work so they can the second-largest economy in the world, n Dr. Sarah Surak, assistant professor of political science have a better future for themselves. accounting for 9 percent of global trade. and environmental studies “Don’t let anybody tell you that you This is truly remarkable, but this also has can’t be Swarthmore. I can give my n Dr. Leonard Arvi, associate professor of finance brought several challenges for China.” undergraduate students the absolute best n Dr. Ryan Taylor, associate professor of biological sciences These challenges include interacting with experience out of any college in America, other emerging markets. The Southern and our students are up the challenge.” African Customs Union (SACU) is one of five ‘Real-World Stuff’ nations currently negotiating an FTA with Lembo, technical director of the Eastern Community-Based Research China. Munemo argued that the introduction Shore Regional GIS Cooperative, presented Schlehofer and Egan collaborated on of lower-cost Chinese goods to SACU “Getting Down to Earth: Engaging “Applied Community-Based Research: countries would harm labor-intensive Undergraduates in Theoretical and Applied Challenges and Opportunities for Improving industries that are essential for rapid GIScience.” He recounted a discussion with Our Community.” Egan said research “helps employment and poverty reduction. the vice president of a major research us establish what those needs are in our “The key conclusion that comes out is university who lamented, “we’re never going community and to prioritize those needs. that duty free access in the SACU market, as to be Swarthmore.” “We are so fortunate [at SU] to have well as for SACU into the Chinese market “Swarthmore is kind of the gold access to things that not everybody has through FTA, is not enough by itself to standard for undergraduate education and access to. We can access empirical databases, generate development in the SACU they’re doing everything right,” he said. “I we have statistical packages, and we have countries,” said Munemo. contrast that with when I came (to SU) to software and other things at our disposal. We interview. I met Tom Jones, who at one time also are fortunate enough to have a research Theory and Practice was the provost here, and he said, ‘Look, if and grants office that can help us find and Forte presented “Where’s the Theory? you’re an 18-year-old kid and you come to secure funding for these projects. We have A Research Review of a Love-Hate Salisbury University, you’re going to be in a over 8,000 wonderful students who can Relationship and a Preview of Repair
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Strategies.”“From my point of view, social Politics of Garbage Management class, where students workers would marry theorists,” Forte said. managed nearly a half million dollars of the Surak explored “Talking Trash: The “They would see the value of a reciprocal SU Foundation, Inc.’s money. Politics of Garbage.” A former EPA waste and caring partnership between theory and “With one shot I can send all 19 of my researcher, Surak has consulted for practice; theory would inform practice and students to potential employers, instead of municipalities across the country on waste practice would inform theory.” emailing individual resumes,” he said. Arvi management practices. “Our waste is never Problems theory runs into, he suggested, considered the experiment a success. “Most anonymous,” she said. “It’s never private. It include translation difficulties and an over of the students are employed, and if they is a public process as soon as it leaves our abundance of jargon and rhetorical aren’t employed they’re in grad school,” he private properties.” conventions that make it difficult for many said. The app is a free download, available at Scientific excavation of landfills has people to pick up. m.guidebook.com/guide/8581/. shown that, because of the lack of oxygen “I believe in the possibility of and moisture, organic matter doesn’t always reconciliation,” Forte said. “Social workers Students as Collaborators break down. You can still find “cuts of meat can change their emotions of ambivalence, and banana peels from the 1920s.” Surak Taylor presented “Basic Science and indifference and hate into those of love. We laid the bulk of the blame on government Frog Research with Applied Perspective on can move from polarities to unity.” regulations – or lack there of – as well as Human Hearing.” “Frogs can tell us a lot about the evolution of life on this planet, and Peace Building Through Sports harmful industrial practices. “Industry decides how long your may even play a role in helping us Ravizza showcased “We Got Game: products last and whether you’re going to understand something about human Building a Sport and Social Intervention for be able to recycle that product,” she said. hearing,” he said. Children of War,” about his time in Uganda “While we tend to think of wasting as this During his study, Taylor built a working on a UNICEF project called Sports very individual process and we put a lot of “robofrog” to research how female frogs are for Development of Peace. “I was asked to blame on ourselves, what we tend to do assessing acoustic and visual signals from come to the GUSCO Child Reception Center when we individualize it is we forget all of males. He found that females often perform for former child soldiers,” Ravizza said. “At the other important aspects, including our a virtual “lip reading” of vocal sacks in order this time, we could see that the region was people that actually manage it.” to differentiate between choruses of calls. in conflict for over 20 years, and roughly “It’s clear that a lot of vertebrates are 90 percent of the population lived in what was Enhancing Student Success actually very strongly integrating both called ‘internally displaced person camps.’ auditory and visual components in terms of Arvi exhibited “Connecting the Dots – Approximately 66,000 children and youth their sensory perception,” he said. Mobile App Used to Enhance Student were abducted by the rebel groups (who) “(Students) have really become Success with Future Employment.”Student used child soldiers as their weapon of war.” collaborators,” Taylor shared. “They’re loan debt now totals more than $1 trillion in Ravizza focused on the issue of how sport developing projects, and I expect by next the United States, averaging more than can play a role in a child’s reintroduction into year we’re going to have some fantastic $50,000 per student. Meanwhile, Arvi their community. “What (the children) told us publications coming out. These guys have asserted that many employers have begun was that they could utilize sport as a form of done an amazing job and can certainly hold to undervalue college-educated students. social inclusion – a way to develop leadership their own with the best doctoral students at Looking to make a difference in their future, skills,” he said. “It was also a pull factor for any institution anywhere.” v he created a mobile app showcasing his school and, most importantly, a means for students’ work in his Practicum in Portfolio building peace within the communities.”
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GS&R IN FOCUS
Graduate Studies and Research: ‘A One-Stop Shop’ for External Grant Funding and Support
Teri, what actions are we Are their specific federal Dr. Clifton taking to grow sponsored agencies that provide funding Griffin Q: programs at SU? Q: to universities like SU? Dean of We constantly strive for new ideas SU is in a great position to seek out Graduate or initiatives that will excite and funding opportunities for which Studies encourage our faculty to seek larger universities are not eligible. and Research externalA: funding. Our internal Faculty Mini- TheA: National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Program is an existing program that provides funding for Research in & works to provide seed funds for Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) and the Teri Herberger investigators to gather data or do National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers Director of preliminary research before submitting for Academic Research Enhancement Awards external funding. Descriptions of this year’s (AREA) – both programs are offered solely Sponsored winning projects are featured in this issue to primarily undergraduate universities. By Programs (see page 29). This year we also offered a the same token, we can submit proposals to proposal development and grant-writing any program or agency that encourages workshop for all interested faculty. Not only institutes of higher education to apply. We did the workshop offer great information recently submitted a four-year proposal for those in attendance, but the evaluations worth approximately $3 million to the gave me ideas of other workshops we can U.S. Department of Education’s First in the How do graduate studies and offer. For instance, there may be a faculty World program – a $75 million program to research relate to each other member out there who has a great idea for spur the development of innovations that Q: to support the mission of a project, but just doesn’t know where to improve educational outcomes and make Salisbury University? start. I’d like to have a session on what the college more affordable. That proposal is One goal of the University is to steps are and how this office can help. Of still pending, but if awarded, it won’t be the increase our graduate enrollment. course, meeting face-to-face with faculty to first large Department of Education grant A:Many students have undergraduate discuss their ideas and funding options is SU has received. Our TRiO program is in its research experiences and are anxious to always something I enjoy. fourth year and we are working on a continue that in graduate school. By having continuation proposal. a number of graduate degree options, we A major focus area of the 2014- enhance the attractiveness of Salisbury. 2018 Strategic Plan is to “Recruit, Teri, being relatively new to the High-quality faculty are engaged as both Support and Retain Faculty.” How University, what do you see as researchers and teachers, especially in Q: will GS&R help achieve this goal? the greatest challenges and graduate classes. Q: opportunities for sponsored There are many faculty out there who are looking for an institution programs at SU? How do sponsored programs A:where they can continue the research they With Salisbury being such a strong contribute to teaching and began in graduate school while still academic teaching institution, it’s Q: learning at SU? engaging with students. By providing a sometimesA: a challenge to demonstrate how By having an engaged faculty, “research-friendly” environment and research and externally sponsored Salisbury is providing expert support mechanisms like our office, we programs can benefit a faculty member’s teachers to its student population. create a more attractive package. We help academic teaching goals. Engaging in NotA: only are the faculty on the cutting provide a holistic experience for faculty to research can help with curriculum edge, they also are garnering opportunities engage in teaching, research and service. development, research experiences for for further curriculum development. Along Additionally, often younger faculty are undergraduates and generally add to the with curriculum enhancement, many of our much more interested in teaching and faculty members’ overall scholarship. We externally funded programs build more supporting graduate programs and have a tremendous opportunity for growth opportunities for STEM education. alternative delivery mechanism such as in this area. Additionally, we must embrace Oftentimes, the sponsored research online learning that are a component of business practices that serve as an enabling programs provide opportunities for testing graduate programs. By providing these force for faculty to participate in external and using theory learned in the classroom in opportunities, we are a more attractive funding activities. Sometimes, “one size a meaningful, “real-life” manner. option for aspiring faculty. does not fit all.”
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Growing Grants & Research Means Growing Opportunities
SU recently has expanded into doctoral programs, what is next Q: for graduate studies? SU is constantly evaluating opportunities to provide programs and formats that meet the needs of A:local and regional potential students. For example, SU is moving forward with offering online graduate degree programs in business and social work. While these programs will definitely have an international reach, they also provide the convenience of access that is not place-based that all graduate students, regardless of location, demand in today’s electronically connected society.
What would you share with a faculty member first considering seeking sponsored programs to Q: support their scholarly pursuits? Our first priority is to learn of the faculty member’s interest and line of research.A: From there, we can identify the best programs for him or her to pursue. Instead of the other way around, we want to The Graduate Studies and Research start with the researcher’s interest. While not Office hosted its inaugural Grant Writing very successful, it is not uncommon to search and Proposal Development Workshop in for funding opportunities and then change May 2014. The free, on-campus event was research focus to fit that opportunity. It’s the conducted by Meg Cantwell, a highly “square peg in a round hole” problem. regarded, independent, proposal-writing Once we find the right opportunity, we specialist. want to emphasize that this office is here to Designed for both those faculty help every step along the way: from already involved in grant-seeking and developing the proposal to managing those hoping to pursue grants for the first compliance issues to administering the award time, Cantwell detailed proposal writing once it arrives. We are a one-stop shop. for specific agencies and foundations. The two-day workshop also featured one-on- one and small group consulting to explore participants’ specific projects or ideas.
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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
As an English major at Salisbury discover that the wives – not the husbands – University, research has become one of my were most often the abusers. This greatest academic passions. Thus, when a presentation opened my eyes to how other professor encouraged me to submit my cultures are constructed, and I learned a research paper for her Romantic Literature different aspect of the patriarchal model that class for the 2014 National Conference on I had not previously considered. I found it Undergraduate Research (NCUR), I jumped interesting that since the wives stay home at the chance to take my love of research during the day, they are the ones who work and writing to the next level. closely with the maids and therefore dole out Our group stayed in Lexington, KY, punishment. across the street from Lexington Center and The second presentation I saw was by an only a five-minute bus ride from the SU student. She explained how practicing University of Kentucky. There were many traditional aid in impoverished countries (i.e. opportunities to walk around the city and sending money), particularly in Zimbabwe, take in a new place and culture. Through this does not help fix these people’s situations experience, I met many people I had not because the citizens say their problems stem formerly known from SU and have made new from lack of self-worth, not financial friendships as a result. I met students who instability. She explained that through her shared my academic interests, and those research, she found that among the most who with different interests taught me about effective ways to support people in need is to other disciplines and why they were make them feel useful. By giving people work Reflections passionate about them. I found that learning to accomplish goals, they then earn their other’s interests was the key element to my living rather than it being gifted to them. enjoyment of the conference. Their Through this model, the people felt that they enthusiasm was infectious and instilled in me were capable and confident in themselves to of an NCUR a fascination for their topics. take the steps necessary to become NCUR has been one of the most independent again. I had not thought of rewarding experiences of my academic helping people in impoverished communities Presenter career at Salisbury thus far. I attended on this psychological level before. I found this several SU students’ presentations from insightful for my own knowledge and By Elora Amtower ’14 different disciplines. Through these talks I understanding of the greater world as well as came to a number of realizations each poverty within the United States. I considered important in their own right. how implementing these strategies could not I first attended a sociology session only be used to solve large-scale problems as discussing current issues in foreign countries. in Zimbabwe, but also in small-scale areas as The first speaker I saw addressed the abuse in our own neighborhoods. of housemaids in Qatar. The audience I also attended two history members, myself included, were shocked to presentations by SU students. I have not
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Posters On The Hill
Recent SU graduate Erika Gerhold presented her research on the mathematics used in cryptography at the 18th Annual Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C. She was one of only 60 student participants selected from among nearly 600 applicants by the Council on Undergraduate Research. This is the second consecutive year an SU student has taken a history class for a while now, and been the sole representative of a Maryland listening to these talks was refreshing for campus presenting at the event. U.S. Spickler and Gerhold me. I was reminded by the sociology Congressional leaders and representatives session that the world is much larger in of funding agencies attended. scope both in a geographical and cultural “I worked with underlying sense, while these history talks reminded mathematical structures that keep your me that the world is larger in a sense of credit card information safe when you time as well. I learned about Queen Mary I make online purchases,” said Gerhold, a and how she is the reason the current family mathematics major. “With the possible is on the British throne today. They second invention of the quantum computer, presentation was also on this topic. These current algorithms being used could be presentations reminded me that it is not broken by the computational power of only my parent’s generation or my new technology. Many promising methods being studied to create future grandparent’s generation that have Gerhold and Harris determined mine, but also the decisions cryptographic methods are closely related made by great leaders centuries ago have to what I examined.” had a part in determining the present. At the event, Gerhold met U.S. Post-Modernists believe that our sense of Senator Ben Cardin and U.S. Congressman history has been waning since the latter half Andy Harris and explained her research on of the 20th century, and I may have been “The Multiplicative Structure of the Group part of that until this fascinating talk in of Units of Polynomial Quotient Rings” to which I was reminded just how close we still them. She also attended a panel session are to our past. on science and technology policy in the Finally, I attended literature White House with young professionals presentations. The first concerned how who are using their Ph.D.s in biology and architecture such as walls of rooms, houses, chemistry to work in D.C. Gerhold with Cardin and SU Deputy Chief of Staff etc. in various stories represented female “I enjoyed hearing their stories and Robby Sheehan characters’ inner feelings of imprisonment seeing other uses for degrees in these Gerhold has twice presented at the both imposed by themselves and others. scientific fields,” Gerhold said. National Conference on Undergraduate The last presentation I saw was by an SU “Having a student from SU’s Richard Research and at the Mathematical student who discussed the idea that the A. Henson School of Science and Association of America’s MD-DC-VA masculinized woman might have come Technology again selected to participate is section meeting, as well as at its Mathfest about as early as the British Romantic quite an honor and reflects the quality of and SU’s Student Research Conference. Period. These presentations interested me our STEM (science, technology, She is pursuing a Ph.D. in mathematics at greatly as I too presented on a piece of engineering and mathematics) programs,” Louisiana State University this fall. Romantic literature, Samuel Taylor said Henson Dean Karen Olmstead. Eventually, she hopes to teach at the Coleridge’s Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner. Gerhold’s faculty mentor, Dr. Don college level. However, I found these presenters useful in Spickler of SU’s Mathematics and quite another way as well. I fully intend to Computer Science Department, called her continue my studies in graduate school, and research results “elegant and surprising.” by attending these presentations, I have “She has taken a very difficult question reaffirmed my confidence in my own from advanced mathematics and abilities and education in regards to my produced an easy to understand solution,” academic and occupational goals. he added. NCUR was a truly enriching experience as I learned many things I might have not come by otherwise; I thought of problem- solving in new and innovative ways, and I enjoyed presenting my own work and hope to do so again for future projects.
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ACROSS THE NATION
Oklahoma Department of Commerce Hires GeoDASH Team to Develop Workforce Development Dashboard
By Jenni Pastusak, Senior Project Coordinator, SU Business, Economic and Community Outreach Network
Salisbury University’s reach is going throughout the state, it was an “ah-ha” opportunities in Oklahoma. The GeoDASH beyond the Eastern seaboard and extending moment. She knew she wanted the team evaluates all data sources that will be into the Midwest. In addition to providing opportunity to share Oklahoma’s workforce incorporated into the dashboard to services and expertise to the mid-Atlantic data in the same fashion and with a tool determine the level of data preparation and region, SU faculty and students now may that can manipulate the data as milestones manipulation necessary for the project. Each include Oklahoma in their project portfolio. are reached and the job market grows. workforce statistic will be featured Looking at workforce trends in any The Oklahoma Department of individually on a separate tab (i.e. Work, particular region is something leaders from Commerce hired GeoDASH – a joint Workforce and Training) as well as combined the public and private sectors do on a initiative of SU’s Business, Economic and into appropriate comparisons in an regular basis. The challenge with this task is Community Outreach Network (BEACON) additional Compare tab. how to share the information with and the Eastern Shore Regional GIS Oklahoma Department of Commerce will stakeholders in a way that gives all invested Cooperative (ESRGC) – to develop, design have the capability of pulling individual parties a clear and concise understanding of and launch an Oklahoma Workforce charts from the main dashboard to embed what the numbers mean and how to plan for Development Dashboard to use as an into other Web pages. The functionality will the future. Dashboards are a visual and interactive tool that will help them tell the be based on the custom dashboard dynamic tool that can be used to tell a story story about the current and projected future technology found on the Department of behind a “bunch” of numbers. of workforce development across the state. Labor, Licensing and Regulation’s Workforce When Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin The team has been tasked with Dashboard for Maryland witnessed a presentation made by the collecting workforce statistics, summary (www.dllr.state.md.us/workforcedashboard). Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing geographies and base maps. Workforce The dashboard also will be equipped and Regulation with dashboards developed statistics include details related to job with functionality to operate on all mobile by GeoDASH showcasing workforce trends openings, job seekers and training platforms.
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SUPPORTING RESEARCH
Since SU President Janet Dudley-Eshbach signed the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment in Got Green Data? 2007, the campus has expanded steadily in size and enrollment while keeping its carbon footprint firmly in check. By Wayne Shelton, Director of Campus Sustainability and Environmental Safety
For the fifth consecutive year, The Princeton Review, in partnership with SU Net Emissions the U.S. Green Building Council named Salisbury University one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges in its Guide to 332 Green Colleges. As we strive to maintain and improve upon our green eCO2 MT campus, a lot of information is constantly University Dining Services grows the majority of its own herbs being collected and reviewed. If your through a roof-top garden. research interests include sustainability topics, you will be pleased to learn there is a wide range of data available. In some includes landscaping materials and, recently, cases, data has been collected for more food waste, which has been diverted from than a decade! the landfill. Another data type is campus One example of this is building energy carbon footprint data from 2005 to the consumption data, which, in most cases, is present. If your interest is in geothermal available for each building and has been HVAC, there is data from three residence collected monthly since the 1990s. That data halls that have exactly the same footprint, is further broken down by energy type – use and occupancy type but with different electricity, natural gas and fuel oil. Another HVAC systems – traditional and geothermal. data resource is recycling and composting If you are interested in using this data or data, which has been collected since 2000. have questions regarding data that may not SU is home to what are believed to have been the Eastern Recycled materials are separated into those be listed, please contact me and we’ll work Shore’s first public electric vehicle charging stations. under the Materials Recycling Act (MRA) and together to find the information you need. non-MRA and reported in tons. Composting
SU Recycled Items Mixed Glass Aluminum Cans Tin/Steel Cans Mixed Plastic Bottles
Currently, eight of SU’s new or renovated campus buildings have earned LEED Gold or Silver certification.
Four of SU’s new and renovated buildings are climate controlled, in total or in part, by geothermal systems.
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FACULTY BOOKS
What Causes War? An Introduction practice in a variety of social work roles, across diverse fields old technologies, in the form of ‘diaries, doors, drawers’ are to Theories of International Conflict - and facing assorted challenges. Linking to core ‘the only real zodiac.’” Second Edition competencies identified by the Council of Social Work Elixir Press, 2014 By Greg Cashman Professor, Political Science (Retired) Education, this text supports social work students and practitioners in developing vital skills, including critical Inside a Bald Eagle’s Nest: Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this classic A Photographic Journey through the text presents a comprehensive survey of the many thinking, applying theory and the effective use of the planned change process. American Bald Eagle Nesting Season alternative theories that attempt to explain the causes of Co-authored by Teena Ruark Gorrow, interstate war. For each theory, Cashman examines the Routledge, 2014 Professor, Teacher Education arguments and counterarguments, considers the empirical Through 160 breathtaking images captured in eagles’ Curio evidence and counterevidence generated by social-science By John Nieves, Assistant Professor, English natural habitats, this factual account offers a rare glimpse research, looks at historical applications of the theory, and Curio by John Nieves is the winner of the 13th Annual Elixir into the behaviors and activities of America’s national symbol discusses the theory’s implications for restraining Press Poetry Award. Award judge Jane Satterfield shared: “To as it prepares a nest, mates, lays eggs and raises its young. international violence. He examines theories of war at the enter the world of Curio, Nieves’ compelling poetic debut, is Travel with adult eagles as they gather nest materials, forage individual, substate, nation-state, dyadic and international to enter a world shaped by a curious and ravenous intellect, for prey and ward off intruders into their territory. Inside the systems level of analysis. Written in a clear and accessible a world where ‘Morning/ is the cold, rigid face of a coin, nest, observe how eaglets grow from hatchlings into style, this interdisciplinary text is essential reading for all shining/ in spite of all those dirty thumbs.’ It’s a space of fledglings and experience first flight. Included are tips for students of international relations. copious gathering – one that shares in the rich tradition of observing eagles and a glossary of terms. This is a perfect Rowman & Littlefield, 2013 the Cabinet of Wonders where collections of memory, history book for eagle enthusiasts and eagle nest cam viewers, and language are pondered for their exquisite, revelatory nature and wildlife lovers, bird watchers, conservationists, An Introduction to Using Theory scientists, teachers, children, and photographers. The one-of- in Social Work Practice nature, never losing their luster, but invoking, instead renewable facets of awe and inspiration. For Nieves, these a-kind photographs and comprehensive descriptions make By James Forte, Professor, Social Work this a must-have treasure to be enjoyed by all ages. It is sure Equips the reader to use 14 key social work theories to wonders may include quite ordinary items. In ‘Hasp,’ for instance, Nieves considers the ‘armies/of relics created to become the go-to reference on bald eagles. guide each phase of the planned change process, from Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 2013 engagement through to evaluation. Suitable for a generalist solely to open/things that no longer exist’ and finds that in a world where no ‘wrist need twist/as codes are punched,’ approach, this book illustrates the value of applying theory to Surviving Andersonville: One Prisoner’s Recollections of the Civil War’s Most Notorious Camp Edited by David A. Ranzan, University Archivist This is a documentary work offering a first-person account of a Union soldier’s daily adversity while a prisoner of war from September 20, 1863, to June 4, 1865. In 1891, while a patient at the Leavenworth National Home, Irish immigrant Edward Glennan began to write down his experiences in vivid detail, describing the months of malnutrition, exposure, disease and self-doubt. The first six months Glennan was incarcerated at Libby and Danville prisons in Virginia, and on March 20, 1864, Glennan entered Camp Sumter, located near Andersonville, GA. He reminisced about the events of his eight-month captivity at Andersonville, such as the hanging of the Raider Six, escape tunnels, gambling, trading, ration
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wagons and disease. Afflicted with scurvy, Glennan nearly lost his ability to walk. To increase his chances for survival, he skillfully befriended other prisoners, sharing resources acquired through trade, theft and trickery. His friends left him either by parole or death. McFarland & Company, 2013
The Oliver Stone Encyclopedia By The Late James M. Welsh, Professor, English (Retired) and Donald M. Whaley, Associate Professor Emeritus, History The authors provide an overarching evaluation of Stone's work as screenwriter, producer and director. While the Honorees with Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Clifton Griffin (left) entries in this volume address all of the usual aspects of Stone’s career, they also explore new avenues of critical evaluation, especially influences such as Friedrich Pub Night @ Nietzsche and Buddhism, which Stone converted to in the 1990s. In addition, this volume traces Stone’s obsession the Library with Latin American politics, evident in his film Salvador Salisbury University’s third annual Pub Night @ the (1986), his screenplay for Alan Parker’s Evita (1996) Library celebrated faculty and staff research, publications, and the documentaries Commandante (2003), Looking creative works, scholarly achievements and academic service. for Fidel (2004) and South of the Border (2010). During the Blackwell Library event, President Janet Scarecrow Press, 2013 Dudley-Eshbach thanked attendees. “You make our University’s reputation grow with each passing year,” she A Mirror for Lovers: Shake-speare’s Sonnets as Curious Perspective said. “Your scholarly and creative contributions are felt well By William F. Zak, Professor Emeritus, English beyond the local community.” The book seeks to identify in Shake-speare’e sonnet The afternoon spotlighted those who have worked hard sequence the structural and thematic features of the to achieve a significant number of small grants and awards. satirical tradition born in Plato’s Symposium. Through this “In the last 10 years, some 465 individual small grant study, Zak traces the power of an idea to endure, submissions have occurred and, as a result, have brought re-animate and enrich itself through time: Plato’s some $750,000 to SU,” said Dr. Clifton Griffin, dean of discrimination of the true nature of love in The graduate studies and research, applauding the time and Symposium. Born anew in its medieval reincarnations effort that goes into each project application. (The Romance of the Rose, The Vita Nuova and The Griffin recognized five campus members who have Canzoniere of Petrarch), the tradition begun in Plato’s secured seven or more small grants in recent years. They Symposium was then resuscitated in the Elizabethan included June Krell-Salgado of the Cultural Affairs Office sonnet sequence revival, most notably in Shake-speare’s (read more on page 15), as well as Drs. Danielle Cumming Sonnets. With extended examination of all the texts in the of the Music Department, Victoria Hutchinson Q manuscript, A Mirror for Lovers makes a case for the of the Theatre and Dance Department, mutually illuminating relationship among the sonnets to Bob Joyner of the Henson School the fair young man and the dark lady, “A Lover’s Dean’s Office and Health Sciences Complaint,” and the mysterious dedication that until now Department, and Judith Stribling of have never received attention as an integral symbolic the Biological Sciences Department matrix of meaning. (see photo above). Lexington Books, 2013
Books identified as of June 2014.
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Faculty Mini-Grant Program
The SU Faculty Mini-Grant Program provides awards up to $2,500 to encourage faculty to develop research, scholarly or creative programs that provide the potential for sustained professional development and “seed funds” to secure additional extramural support. The following is an overview of this year’s awardees.
I Trust You in Pain and Health: Identifying and Characterizing laboratory testing personal rooms of cosmic The study intends to fill the existing Treatment Adherence Arabidopsis Mutants in LRS1 knowledge to bring into question the gap in the literature by developing a new in Relapsing-Remitting and its Binding Partners “truth” of visual data and recorded approach to mediation in the categories of MS Patients Patti Erickson, Ph.D. experiences. This project is an ambitious meditative mediation. In doing so, the body of work including painting and ultimate outcome of the study will Vinita Agarwal, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biological Sciences drawing, sculpture and architectural represent a good contribution to knowledge Assistant Professor, Communication Arts Erickson’s project goal is to installation, and will include an interactive in the field of conflict resolution and the Agarwal examines how the patient- characterize Arabidopsis thaliana plants mini archive and research station, reflecting social sciences at large. provider relationship is key to the multiple with mutations in the genes encoding both pools beneath a geodesic dome, person- sclerosis (MS) disease domain by the lateral root stimulator (LRS1) protein viewing apparatuses and large watercolors. Establishing a Cognitive extending trust research in health and proteins that interact with LRS1. The The information can only be fully seen Neuroscience Laboratory LRS1 protein became a focal point of communication by identifying and through outdated technology and the Echo Leaver, Ph.D. illuminating: (a) the situated experience of Erickson’s examination while researching naturally reflective and refractive properties Assistant Professor, Psychology patient-provider trust dimensions, (b) how Arabidopsis mutants with altered responses of liquids and water, while the text is trust is constructed with different to the polyphenolic anti-oxidant abstract and vague. These inconsistent Leaver is developing a high-quality technological modalities scaffolding the nordihydroguaiaretic acid NDGA. visual forms suggest that the lens through cognitive neuroscience laboratory: one that healthcare relationship, and (c) the The LRS1 protein is member of a large which we view paranormal phenomena is capable of contributing to scholarship and contribution of trust on MS disease class of structurally related proteins known may contribute to the lack of clarity and serving as an undergraduate training ground. management and treatment adherence for to form growth and development in both confusion within the subject. The lab will offer students interested in the successful patient outcomes. plants and animals. However, the current brain sciences (spanning the biological and Understanding how patient trust is cellular function of LRS1 is unknown. By Impacts of Meditation psychological spectrum) substantial communicatively constructed, perceived and further charactering phenotypes of plants on Conflict Resolution experience utilizing electrophysiology (EEG), that have mutations in the genes encoding optical brain imaging, psychophysiology maintained will positively influence long- Jacques Koko, Ph.D. term treatment adherence and support LRS1 and its binding partners will provide (e.g., skin conductance, heart rate) and eye- Assistant Professor, planning during the unpredictable disease insight into the biological function of LRS1. tracking methods. progression course and its associated Understanding the role of this highly Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Working toward that goal, Leaver will co-morbidities. Second, understanding trust conserved protein in plants also will provide Koko will collect and analyze data from begin data collection investigating the processes in effective use of accessible further insight into its function in other a sampled population of Maharishi Vedic neural changes associated with music technological modalities such as texting organisms, including humans. City in Iowa and Maharishi University to therapy – more specifically, the changes in and videoconferencing can provide valuable examine some impacts of transcendental the EEG spectrum across frontal and patient-centered support in rehabilitation Principles of Invisibility meditation on conflict resolution. The study temporal left and right hemispheres. Data and chronic disease management. By Elizabeth Kauffman, M.F.A. will use a mixed-methods approach including analysis will involve quantitative field observations, interviews, surveys, and comparisons of hemispheric synchronization understanding the communicative Assistant Professor, Art dimension of patient trust across MS content analysis of videos and documents. before and after the music therapy disease management stages and how Principles of Invisibility is a solo Data analysis procedures will include procedure. Additionally, behavioral technological modalities can scaffold this exhibition of Kauffman’s artwork that has correlation analysis, regression analysis, measures will assess levels of anxiety. relationship, the research will enable design been selected for exhibition at the Arlington content analysis and interpretation of of individualized long-term adherence Art Center in Arlington, VA, and the HEREart themes or coded categories. The study plans, empower patients to undertake Center in New York, NY. anticipates that there is a correlation informed decision-making and ultimately The question at the heart of Principles between the practice of meditation and centralize patient-centered care in every of Invisibility is can subjective experience conflict resolution. stage of the healthcare relationship. provide objective truth? Through the lens of paranormal sighting and occult knowledge, Kauffman will create an experimental
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Sovereignty in the Imperium This research could add substantially to Guest Research Stay at the With one-fifth of the deaths in the U.S. Christianum: The Globe as the existing body of knowledge regarding University of Copenhagen occurring in nursing home facilities, it is Signifier of Territorial Power in this pregnancy complication as it offers Timothy Stock, Ph.D. essential to ensure that quality end-of-life some hope of identifying a modifiable risk programs are in place to address the needs Two Works By Parmigianino Associate Professor, Philosophy factor – excessive weight gain – and may of the residents. Understanding the Jennifer Liston, Ph.D. indicate that appropriate weight gain during Stock has been appointed a guest potential barriers for both the nursing home Assistant Professor, Art pregnancy is a preventative measure for researcher at the Soren Kierkegaard in implementing programs and the resident Liston’s research considers Italian this disease process. Research Center at the University of in accessing the services is essential in Renaissance ruler portraiture of the 16th Copenhagen. He will travel to the center to developing strategies for policies and century as a means of constructing political Solo Exhibition of Paintings receive language and philological training, procedures for quality end-of-life care. identity. Portraiture in Renaissance art is and Drawings at the pursue publication opportunities, and crucial, as a hallmark for the Renaissance is Rehoboth Art League subject his work to critical attention from In the Shadow of the Crown: the new-found ability to self-fashion – to international experts in the field. William Brooke Rogers, M.F.A. The Margarets Tudor and construct visual identity intentionally and Specifically, the project will address Professor, Art Lennox and Political Power with a propagandistic message in mind. the complex and philosophically fruitful in Britain Liston examines two works – the Rogers solo exhibition, Brooke Rogers: relationship Kierkegaard had with the Madonna of the Rose and the Allegorical Sound of Many Waters, will be displayed at theatre, as well as what this can tell us Kristen Walton, Ph.D. Portrait of Charles V – and the placement the Rehoboth Art League. This series is a philosophically about the relationship Professor, History of objects within those pieces. She argues continuation of Rogers’ abstract paintings in between theatrics, ethics and religion. Walton continues her studies on the the inclusion of a prominent globe in each acrylic on canvas. In addition to acrylic, this The project increases the already role of women in 16th century England and piece was purposeful, precipitated by the body of work includes several painting substantial and international scope of the Scotland to be published. Her specific topics, recent political events in the Italian styles including drawings and watercolors. SU philosophy research activities and will Margaret Douglas and Margaret Tudor, have Peninsula and influenced by the increasing In addition to the type of paint, his generate connections. been rarely studied yet give insight into the creation and population of terrestrial and technique utilizes foam applicators rather role of women in power in the 16th century printed globes. Each work constructed than brushes. Barriers and Catalysts to as well as to political relations on both sides meaning for the intended recipient based This show will focus on work produced Providing End-of-Life Services of the Anglo-Scottish border. on ideological associations of scope of during an intense period of creative activity in Nursing Homes: Perspectives Walton’s book builds on the blocks of power, whether terrestrial or ecclesiastical in 2013-14, but will also include work from of Nursing Home Staff the work that have been done in the past while participating visually in the centuries- as far back as 2009. This show will be five Kimberly van Vulpen, Ph.D. two decades on exploring relations between old struggle between pope and emperor for years in the making. the two British Kingdoms. The work looks Assistant Professor, Social Work control of the imperium, or universal equally at England and Scotland as it monarch, of Christian Europe. A Case Study of a Local Firm Research has demonstrated the addresses the roles and place of women in That Is Employee Owned benefits of nursing homes offering the political and court culture. By using a specialized end-of-life services for their The Association of Excessive Frank Shipper, Ph.D. biographical approach to look at two residents. Prior research has identified that Weight Gain in Pregnancy Professor, Management and Marketing women who interacted equally on both and the Development referrals and use of these specialized sides of the border, insights can be gained Shipper is engaged in intensive of Preeclampsia services are still quite minimal, leaving into the role of women in Early Modern research on companies that are employee- significant unmet needs for these Europe. This study addresses intellectual, Rita Nutt, D.N.P. owned, have engaged employees and focus individuals in their last days of life. political, diplomatic, social, religious and Assistant Professor, Nursing on creating an organizational culture that Van Vulpen will explore the resident and internationalist aspects of the field of Nutt attempts to determine if fosters innovation. This shared enterprise is organizational factors that may serve as history within a framework of the study of excessive weight gain is associated with an defined as an ethical, dynamic, freedom- catalysts and barriers to providing quality early modern women. increased risk of developing the pregnancy based process where everyone is end-of-life care in U.S. nursing homes. complication preeclampsia. This condition is encouraged to step forward with new ideas, This study is a cross-sectional design characterized by elevated blood pressures is supported with encouragement and utilizing secondary data. A logistic and high concentrations of protein in urine appropriate resources to develop them, and regression analysis and multi-level and if affects between 8 and 10 percent of shares the rewards of success. regression analyses were performed to all pregnancies in the United States. Approximately 10 percent of the explore predictors for the presence and use A retrospective case-control study will workforce in the U.S. is employed by of end-of-life services in these facilities. examine medical records of patients who companies that practice some elements of Several variables predicted services delivered a baby during a two-year employee ownership. These companies including geographic location, decreased timeframe. Cases will include patients who seldom outperform companies that follow mobility, reports of pain, emotional distress experienced preeclampsia and those who traditional managerial practices, have lower indicators and specific diagnosis. did not. Weight gain patterns will be unemployment rates and faster recovery established and compared to determine if rates. Shipper will gather data using a local preeclamptic group gained more weight. employee-owned firm.
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Graduate Research and Presentation (RAP) Grant Program The Office of Graduate Studies and Research provides research grants, up to $500, to help support graduate students develop research and scholarly projects with a faculty supervisor and present their projects at various conferences and meetings. The program enables students to receive recognition for their work and provides networking opportunities and professional development in their field of study.
FALL 2013 epigenetics of the tungara frog to determine whether a link plumage in male birds or the conspicuous mating calls of could be established between female mate choice and DNA frogs. Females choose a mate by evaluating courtship methylation at the population level. Laird compares displays and are influenced by the attractiveness of the Not All Dung Is Created Equal: epigenetic patterns within and across sites in Gamboa and male display. Identifying individual differences and Dung Beetles on Organic and Panama and records any differences or patterns that may understanding the genetic factors that influence this Conventionally Managed Cattle Pastures exist while examining the mechanisms that may be variation are important to understanding the mechanisms Mallory Hagadorn, Applied Biology contributing factors such as change in sensory environment by which sexual selection produces biodiversity. Hagadorn examines how dung beetles play a crucial role in and impact of disease. both agricultural and natural ecosystem function through The Acute and Sustained Effects of nutrient cycling, degradation of animal waste and dung burial Genetic Influence of Female Preference in Localized Heat, Electrical Muscle (Nichols et al. 2008). Large numbers of cattle production in the Tungara Frog, Physalaemus pustulosus Stimulation and Combination Therapy on the United States causes large quantities of cattle dung per Kelsey Mitchell, Applied Biology Those with Peripheral Arterial Disease year resulting in significant increases of dung breeding flies Mitchell examines how female mate choice (sexual and other parasites. As a result, several cattle farmers decide Catherine Neighbors, selection) and its genetic basis provide a mechanism driving to treat their livestock with some form of insecticide, which is Applied Health and Physiology the diversity of animal traits, such as the extravagant detrimental to the survival of dung beetles, larvae and their Neighbors’ research focuses on peripheral arterial disease microbiomes. Hagadorn maintains that by removing dung (PAD), a common, debilitating condition characterized by beetles through insecticide treatments, pastures can no poor circulation, unhealed wounds and sores, and leg pain longer benefit from their reported benefits. Her study aims to with physical exertion and/or at rest. Neighbors’ objective examine dung beetle assemblages on conventionally and is to validate the efficacy of a therapeutic treatment plan organically managed beef and dairy cattle pastures including localized heat, electrical muscle stimulation throughout the State of Maryland. and combination therapy on peripheral arterial function and determine if the benefits of these modalities are A Child Soldier’s Story of Redemption sustained through one- and two-weeks post-treatment program completion. Martin Jones, Conflict Analysis and Resolution Jones documents the experiences of a former childhood Genetic Basis for Behavior in the solider during the Liberian civil war. At age 8, Jones’ subject Spring Peeper, Pseudacris crucifer was taken from his family and forced to fight for rebel forces, staying alive only by obeying orders. At age 15, he Kyle Wilhite, Applied Biology escaped the conflict and was adopted by a surrogate family. Wilhite continues his research on the sexual selection of Jones’ subject is now in the process of healing and would spring peepers by studying behavioral data in relation to like to open a school in Liberia for former child soldiers of Catherine Neighbors was nominated by her mentor their genetic profiles. By integrating those areas, Wilhite African conflicts. Jones traveled to Liberia to document his Dr. Tom Pellinger (above) as May 2014 Graduate hopes to gain insight as to how genes can influence behavior and ultimately shape the genes that get passed on subject’s return to his old home and ex-war zone, and his Assistant of the Month for her work at the Henson reunion with his estranged family. to the next generation. Previous studies of sexual selection Medical Simulation Center. Neighbors and Pellinger have focused on female preferences at the population level; presented their research on peripheral arterial disease The Impact of Epigenetics on Behavior in however, variance between male calls for each individual at the American College of Sports Medicine annual may have a great impact on female mate choice than Tungara Frogs, Physalaemus pustulosus meeting in San Diego, CA. previously thought. Analyzing differences in genetic makeup Krispen Laird, Applied Biology between individuals promises to increase our understanding Epigenetics is a portion of the genome that when altered of evolution. can act as an “on/off” switch, regulating which genes are expressed. Laird will focus her project on the behavioral
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SPRING 2014 Approaches to Conflict Management and Resolution: Field Work with Evaluating 30 Years of Change in Syrian Refugees Forest Bird Populations on the Fieyim Njonguo, Lower Delmarva Peninsula Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Marshall Boyd, Applied Biology As the Syrian civil war rages on, a large population of Through his research, Boyd is asking important and timely refugees has managed to flee the conflict. Njonguo’s questions about changes in mid-Atlantic bird populations. participant observation field study works to gain first-hand Through cooperation with Chandler Robbins and Deanna understanding of the situation of Syrian refugees in Turkey. Dawson of U.S. Geological Survey, Boyd has access to a Njonguo’s examines the events leading refugees to seek 30-year-old data set on abundance and diversity of forest sanctuary in Turkey; the general condition of Syrian birds of Maryland and surrounding states as well as refugees, including how they are treated; and if they have vegetation. He will replicate Robbins’ methods and document the basic supplies needed to live. He also examines the any changes that have occurred during the last 30 years. relationship between the Syrian refugees and other groups of people (Turks, Kurds, etc) in three major areas of Turkey: Status Reassessment and Phylogeography Istanbul, Gaziantep and Hatay. of the Carpenter Frog (Lithobates virgatipes) in Maryland The Effect of Inorganic and Organic Amendments on Soil Quality Assessed via Jacqueline Darrow, Applied Biology Multiple Microbial Activity Measurements Amphibian decline is widely reported and is of great concern for biologists. One known and widespread problem is Chelsi Rose, Applied Biology habitat loss and alteration. The carpenter frog’s decline in Rose examines soil quality and the implications on the Maryland has led it to an S3 classification, or “watchlist” sustainability of the environment by testing the effect of species. Darrow’s research will recreate previous survey inorganic and organic soil amendments on soil microbial conditions in order to accurately compare the current frog activity in two cornfields. Microbial activities are often used populations to those found in the past. By reevaluating the as indicators of soil quality as microbes are more sensitive carpenter frog’s habitat, more precise information about the and more rapid to change in response to soil alterations. frog’s current predicted distribution can be yielded. This Rose utilizes multiple techniques and a large number of phylogeographical data will be used to determine how frogs enzymes to get the most accurate measurements of migrated and colonized in Maryland. substrate induced respiration, sediment basal respiration, physiological profiling, biomass carbon, nitrogen Gut Endosymbiont Communities of the mineralization, dehydrogenase activity and flouorescein diacedtate hydrolisys. Dung Beetles Species Onthophagus taurus evaluate visual components of male courtship displays. (Schreber) Across Maryland Specifically, she investigates potential female preference for The War in Bosnia and the Dayton Mallory Hagadorn, Applied Biology multimodal signals versus unimodal signals. Research is conducted by utilizing actual male recordings and Peace Accords; How a View of Peace Endosymbionts are organisms that live within another host. In Can Affect the Resolution insects, they are vertically transmitted from the mother to the constructing a robotic frog system using variations in offspring during reproductive stages (Schmitt et al. 2008). appearance to test preference. Anthony Yost, Dung beetles rely on these endosymbionts to supplement Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution their diet and aid in their digestion of herbivore dung. Bat Abundance, Distribution, Yost presents a case study on the war in Bosnia and the Hagadorn researches the gut endosymbionts of dung beetles Biodiversity and Habitat Preference Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war. Yost argues that and provides a foundation of knowledge about the core on the Delmarva Peninsula the view of peace taken by the mediation team affects the microbiome of O. taurus populations across Maryland. This Andrew McGowan, Applied Biology conflict resolution processes. Further, Yost suggests that most peace agreements rarely deal with the substantive provides a better understanding of the relationships between McGowan explores the importance of bats to temperate issues that causes the initial conflict, hence the reoccurrence dung beetle hosts and their associated gut microbiomes. forest and wetland ecosystems, such those found throughout over a period of time. Understanding what fuels the conflict the mid-Atlantic. Bats in this region consume airborne insects will help develop ways to resolve the issues and lead to Use of Robotics in a Multimodal and consume insects considered to be agricultural pests, substantive and longer lasting peace agreements. In this Communication Study in the Green aiding a leading industry on the Delmarva Peninsula. Despite study, the goal of ending the Bosnian War and end the Tree Frog, Hyla cinera their importance, few studies have been conducted on bats physical violence was the sole purpose of the Accords and on Delmarva. McGowan’s research will involve a large-scale Krispen Laird, Applied Biology limited the processes available to them, both during the study, assessing the current distribution, abundance, species Laird will study how the female green tree frog evaluates mediation and post-agreement. male calls and initiates mating. Laird will present the female diversity and habitat preference of bats on the Delmarva with multimodal signals to examine whether or not females Peninsula. This study provides a baseline understanding of which landscape features are important for ensuring diverse, healthy bat populations.
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SU Student Research Conference 2014 More than 200 Salisbury University students presented research during the 13th SU Student Research Conference on Friday, April 25. Topics ranged from Eastern Shore ecology to pop culture, Quidditch to a day in the life of a museum curator. Regionally focused studies explored such subjects as African-American cemeteries, forest birds and dung beetle communities on Delmarva. Oral presentations were delivered throughout the afternoon, followed by an evening poster session. During that event, Dr. Dana Price of the Biological Sciences Department was presented with SU’s 2014 Outstanding Research Mentor Award. Price is credited with running a “dynamic research lab” that is home to one of the University’s largest groups of undergraduate researchers each semester. Colleagues applaud her for generously giving her time to students and encouraging their “curiosity, enthusiasm and hard work.”
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