Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement Academic Year 2011/2012

IN THIS ISSUE: Tools to Create Change By Dr. Adam Hoffman, Director • Tools to Affect Change • Thanksgiving Volunteer Event rom the Arab Day, PACE co-sponsored a lecture by • Leah Reynolds Is New Spring to the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Managing Director FOccupy Wall Secretary Alexander Sanchez, who spoke • Scholar Barbecue Kick-Off Street Movement, it’s about the Dream Act. In addition, • 9/11 Ten Years Later Forum hard to view the we had Special Assistant to the Secretary of political world in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs • Attorney General Gansler Dr. Adam Hoffman, Director recent months Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs Commemorates Constitution Day without Janko Mitric speak about the relationship of • Delegate Jones Receives acknowledging the growing role that young Congress to the executive branch when it Hargreaves Fellowship people have played, as they try to get their comes to military and foreign policy concerns. voices heard on a variety of economic and Our Presidential Citizen Scholar class was • Author Perlstein Lecture on political issues. From “taking it to the streets” to visited by two Maryland state legislators as the Tea Party voting for your favorite candidate, political and well as two lobbyists, providing Scholars with • Veteran Affairs Lecturer civic engagement takes on many forms. While an insiders’ look at how politics really occurs • Presidential Citizen Scholar young people seeking radical change in the at the state level. Speaker Series Middle East often have no other ways to engage Through our varied speakers, our students, in the political system other than mass protest, we particular, begin to understand the tensions • Voter Registration Project are fortunate that in the multiple involved in public policy, and in many cases, as pathways for change do exist. Even more they reflect on what the speakers say, we see fortunate, in the university setting, we have a them grow more confident in their belief that captive audience of bright students, many of they can made a difference in impacting society Your vote counts. whom are not only concerned about getting a for the public good – what political scientists Your vote is your voice in good job when they graduate, but are also quite refer to as internal political efficacy. Also, it is eager to learn how they can reach their full clear that building up the confidence of students government. Be heard, potential when it comes to being active citizens to believe that they are capable of navigating who possess the tools to create political change. the political system in a variety of situations will make sure Through the Presidential Citizen Scholars likely lead to continued political and civic you register Program, we have continued to dive into engagement throughout their lives. our role helping students to gain these tools We also have had some exciting staff changes to vote. for change. The Scholars Program is a at PACE this semester. After long-time PACE multi-faceted, civic engagement experience Managing Director Ginie Lynch left this past that provides students with skills, as well as summer, a tremendous effort by Robby Sheehan the confidence and belief that they can (a former Presidential Citizen Scholar and SU make a difference, to create political change grad, Class of 2011), acting as interim through coursework, lectures, volunteer managing director for the early part of the activities and internships. semester, helped make all our events possible, This past fall, PACE tapped into the especially our highly successful food drive. PACE’s Mission Maryland policy world and beyond to bring a Fortunately, Robby is still a presence at SU, variety of dynamic speakers to campus. We currently serving as interim director of Statement: have found that our students as well as the government affairs for the University. I am also The Institute for Public Affairs surrounding campus community benefit very excited to welcome new Managing greatly by being exposed to policy makers in Director Leah Reynolds. Leah comes to us from and Civic Engagement exists the classroom setting, as they learn about the Pittsburgh, PA, and brings with her many years to teach political engagement real life role that those policy makers play in of experience working in the nonprofit sector. I and promote civil discourse. dealing with complex issues and political am confident that PACE will continue to soar to processes. For Constitution Day, Maryland new heights as Leah shares her enthusiasm and Attorney General Doug Gansler spoke about zeal for political and civic engagement with our civil rights in the state. For Latino Heritage students and the surrounding SU community.

www.salisbury.edu/pace 1 2 PACE News Thanksgiving Leah Reynolds Is New Managing Director Volunteer Event By Elaina Iosue By Elaina Iosue s 2012 arrived, it brought with that matter to PACE: the student body of it a new managing director for the SU, the faculty of SU and the community Institute for Public Affairs and of Salisbury.” n November 19, the Institute for A Civic Engagement. PACE welcomes Reynolds hopes to strengthen the Public Affairs and Civic Leah M. Reynolds, a nonprofit executive connection between students and faculty OEngagement (PACE) teamed up with from Pittsburgh. at the University, and to help the local the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Reynolds received a master’s degree in community through civic engagement (UMES) to provide 600 families in need a box professional leadership, with a focus on projects along with partnering and filled with a hearty Thanksgiving meal. The non-profits and foundations collaboration with local Department of Social Services for Wicomico from Carlow University and community groups. and Somerset counties distributed vouchers to a legal studies degree from With new plans individual families to pick up their box of food the University of underway, she also hopes at Salisbury University for Wicomico County Pittsburgh. Reynolds has to put emphasis on and UMES for Somerset County. taught courses in all areas of building leadership skills UMES has been administering the program fundraising, grant writing for the participants in the in Somerset County for the past two years. and research, building Presidential Citizen This year, Phillip Thomas and Clifton nonprofit boards, directing Scholar Program. Harcum, two area directors for the UMES annual campaigns, and “This group of Residence Life Office, reached out to SU to marketing non-profits at the students will get an expand the program. “After hearing how Community College of opportunity to fully incredible this program was, PACE was eager Allegheny County’s appreciate and understand to jump on board,” said Robby Sheehan, past Nonprofit Professional Leah Reynolds, the impact that they can interim director of PACE. Academy. She has served in Managing Director have. This Institute is Community members and student leadership positions of non-profit about learning how to become politically volunteers packed each box with dinner for organizations for the past 18 years and has engaged within your community at any four with a variety of items. Each box much experience. level and becoming a leader in any contained chicken, pasta and pasta sauce, Reynolds has already begun mapping environment. Change does come from canned fruit and vegetables, turnips, soda, out new plans and goals for the Institute. civil discourse, civil polite discourse bread, macaroni and cheese, and a dessert. “I want to raise the profile of this involving honest, straightforward opinions Residents arrived by taxi, carpooled or even Institute,” Reynolds said. “I want to and communication of facts. At its core, walked to pick up their meal. reconfigure the way we present ourselves civility requires respectful engagement: a “It was incredible to witness the kindness of so that people know our goal is to teach willingness to consider other views and strangers to help others have a wonderful political engagement and promote civil place them in the context of history and holiday,” said junior Sarah Krauss, discourse, focusing on the three audiences life experiences.” communication arts - journalism and English major and a Presidential Citizen Scholar. “This event was a demonstration of the power of civic engagement. Because of the determination of all volunteers, what would have taken a few people multiple hours took our group less than one hour.” To prepare for the Thanksgiving Day event, PACE held a campus-wide food drive to collect non-perishable goods for the Maryland Food Bank during the fall 2011 semester. The efforts of the drive resulted in 731 pounds of food that would go toward feeding 562 families of four. “Hunger is still a very real thing, and it is important for people to realize this and help out where they can,” said James Carpenter, a senior music and theatre major. “Somewhere in everyone’s home there is a can of soup sitting on the shelf.” Feeding these families just for a day will not fix the underlying problem of hunger throughout Maryland. For more information about how you can help satisfy hunger, visit the Maryland Food Bank’s Web site at www.mdfoodbank.org.

Presidential Citizen Scholars filling boxes for the Thanksgiving Food Drive. PACE News 3 9/11 10 Years Later Forum By Elaina Iosue

One day after the 10th anniversary of the tragedy of September 11, the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE) held a forum analyzing the long-term effects of the tragic terrorist attacks Presidential Citizen Scholars 2011-2012 that took nearly 3,000 lives. “It was an opportunity to reflect on Scholar Barbecue Kick-Off one of the most terrible events in American history,” said Dr. Maarten By Elaina Iosue Pereboom, dean of the Fulton he 2011-2012 Presidential Citizen graduate assistant for community government School of Liberal Arts. “An event Scholar Program began with a bang as relations, in the hopes of meeting fellow everyone will remember.” T48 student scholars met for a kick-off citizen scholars. They were asked what they Greg Cashman, professor of barbecue Monday, September 12, at the would change in the community if they had a political science, began the forum by PACE House. Students were invited to learn magic wand. “The whole issue of race,” said describing the changes in American more about what it means to be a Presidential Junior Kurt Strudwick, a respiratory therapy foreign policy as a result of the Citizen Scholar and to meet their fellow peers. major and Jamaican native. “I believe in attacks. He discussed America’s Dr. Adam Hoffman, director of PACE and seeing past that. Yeah, you’re black; yeah, “War on Terror” and how it created assistant professor of political science, began you’re white; yeah, you’re Asian; and yeah, an augmented set of defense the barbecue with an overview of what the you’re Indian, but at the end of the day we’re policies and spending by the program entailed and briefed them on PACE’s all human.” government. Cashman emphasized exciting upcoming events, guest speakers and Other issues that student scholars wanted to the increase in presidential power civic engagement opportunities. Hoffman said address included the lack of parking on SU’s and the shift in counter terrorism that there would not only be opportunities for campus, instituting a crackdown on the operations in the CIA to targeting intellectual growth, but there also would be abundance of in Salisbury and a desire fringe terrorist organizations, rather opportunities for practical and professional to resolve apathy toward political awareness than simply gathering intelligence. growth. “Previous scholars have definitely had on campus. Hoffman said the program aims Dr. Dawn Higgins, assistant an advantage when they graduated; we have to arm student scholars with the tools to fix professor of social work, addressed an extensive alumni network and numerous the problems that arise in the community and local, state, and national connections, which is provide them strategies to use in order to the psychological development of always important, especially in today’s job actually do something about them. young adults who were adolescents market,” said Hoffman. Scholars applied for the program with when their parents died on 9/11. “I Dr. Harry Basehart, co-founder of PACE many different reasons and intentions in mind, wanted to see how it shaped their and professor emeritus of political science, ranging from wanting to become involved in worldview,” said Higgins. In her gave brief remarks regarding the history and politics to building their resumes. “I thought research she interviewed 16 significance of the program. PACE provides it [the program] could help me with my future participants who, at the time of the scholars with opportunities to participate in career goals and that it would be a good terrorist attacks, had a mean age of civic engagement through programs such as resume builder to get a job after I graduate,” 14 years old. With the participants, mentoring, tutoring students, working for said junior Michelle Blanchard, an Higgins discussed three different Habitat for Humanity and food drives. They information systems major from Damascus, themes: the individual connection or are given the chance to help the community MD. “I am hoping to work for the disconnection with peers, a spiritual and help serve the public good. government, so hopefully it will help me presence of the deceased parent Basehart and Dr. Francis Kane, professor integrate politics.” and the effects it had on their emeritus of philosophy, founded PACE in Scholars participate in the hopes of taking career choices. “When a traumatic 1999 after receiving the Grayce B. Kerr grant. with them a new set of skills dealing with the event occurs, you either spiral up Since then, PACE has become a prominent community and civic engagement. Chemistry in your thinking or spiral down,” institution, not only at the University but also major senior Yu Choi said she became a said Higgins. throughout the community. PACE’s hallmark scholar in order to volunteer and get to know Dr. Adam Hoffman, director of program, the Presidential Citizen Scholar more people. “Civic engagement is not only PACE and assistant professor of Program, has become a cutting-edge addition important to help, but is critical in changing political science, concluded the to the University, something that many the community for the better,” said Choi. universities are just now in the process of After all the scholars waved their imaginary forum with the impact that 9/11 had establishing in order to foster civic magic wands, they headed inside to mingle on American public opinion. He engagement on their own campus. with fellow students and to enjoy pit chicken addressed the change in public Scholars were invited outside to participate sandwiches, cookies and beverages. Scholars opinion in reference to the question in an icebreaker lead by Julia Glanz, agreed it was a solid beginning to the 2012 Continued on page 6 Presidential Citizen Scholar Class of 2011 and class of Presidential Citizen Scholars. 4 PACE News

Attorney General Gansler with SU President Janet Dudley-Eshbach

Attorney General Gansler Commemorates Constitution Day By Elaina Iosue

e have an incredible philosophy of the right to free speech. Due to same, but social circumstances are constantly Constitution and it should be the constraints from the First Amendment, changing. A good example is same-sex “W appreciated and Gansler put together a bipartisan group to marriage. “Same-sex marriage is the fastest acknowledged,” said Attorney General Doug research campaign finance laws with the growing social issue that I can remember,” Gansler in the Great Hall of Holloway Hall Amendment in mind. Gansler said. In the last 10 years, the topic has on November 2. S alisbury University He took into account that there was no become increasingly recognized among the celebrated the 15th anniversary of Internet nor e-mail when the forefathers voted American people and the push for its Constitution Day with the Attorney General of on the Constitution. Without the specific acceptance is a large part of Gansler’s Maryland as its honorary speaker. technological sources addressed in the platform. Gansler testified in favor of same-sex In commemoration of one of the most document, there are questions to whether or marriages, labeling it as a human rights issue. significant documents in American history, not there are constraints on sending campaign The acceptance of the full faith and credit Gansler addressed the status of civil rights in e-mails. When our forefathers signed the clause pertaining to same-sex marriage licenses Maryland, as well as the First and Second document, they did not envision the new is a prominent and persistent debate. Amendments. He is dedicated to civil rights technology, Gansler said. At the conclusion of his speech, a question- and received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He is also working with social networking and-answer session with the audience followed. Dream Keeper’s Award for augmenting Web sites to remove sexual predators from When asked about crime he responded with diversity within his office. Facebook and Myspace. In his efforts to make “I’m against it.” He said there were two big “The life of the Constitution that we have the Internet a safer place, Gansler addressed issues that needed to be addressed in the efforts lived under for these hundreds of years is one the issue of the right to privacy. He discussed to shrink the crime rate in Salisbury: drugs and of the things that make America great,” the concept of free speech involving the gangs. Reaching and improving the root of the Gansler said. “We have one Constitution, and policing of the Internet and issues such as file problem, family life and cultural difference, will very rarely, but every once in a while, we do sharing, data collection, cyber security and ultimately affect the crime rate. add amendments to it.” intellectual property rights. “He gave me a new perspective on how During the event, Gansler addressed three Gansler illustrated through the Second difficult it can be to come to final decisions issues that are currently in the political Amendment that the Constitution is a living dealing with controversial issues,” said junior spotlight and that have attracted a good deal of and breathing document. For over 200 years, Paige Young, an elementary education major controversy. He began with financial the Second Amendment allowed the militia to and Presidential Citizen Scholar. “It made me contributions to campaigns and its connection bear arms, but now it has been translated and realize that people can interpret complex issues to the First Amendment. changed into an individual right to bear arms. in so many different ways. The First Amendment embodies the The words of the Constitution remain the PACE News 5 Delegate Jones Receives Hargreaves Fellowship By Elaina Iosue

aryland Delegate Adrienne Jones She received the County branch received the 2012 John R. of the National Association for the MHargreaves Distinguished Advancement of Colored People’s Award of Legislative Fellow Award. This event was well Appreciation, the Governor’s Certificate of attended with member of the House of Merit for outstanding contributions in the Delegates, executive staff from Salisbury field of victims’ rights and services, and the University, and students from SU’s Maryland State’s Attorneys Association’s Presidential Citizen Scholars program and the Delegate of the Year Award. Student Government Association. In addition to presenting her with the John The award was created by PACE in 2001 R. Hargreaves Distinguished Legislative SU President Janet Dudley-Eshbach, in honor of the late John R. Hargreaves, a Fellow Award, PACE hosts Delegate Jones at Delegate Adrienne Jones and PACE former member of the Maryland General Salisbury University after Director Adam Hoffman Assembly from Caroline County. It honors an the conclusion of the exceptional legislator for their distinguished legislative session to public service. address the Presidential Delegate Jones represents the 10th Citizen Scholars. Legislative District of Baltimore County and “Delegate Jones is an was elected in 2003 as the first African energetic leader whose American to serve as Speaker Pro Temp of dedication and passion the Maryland House. She has been a member for public service makes of the House of Delegates since 1997 and her an excellent model serves on many committees, including the for our students. We look Spending Affordability Committee, Health forward to her visit to and Human Resources Subcommittee, campus later this spring,” Legislative Policy Committee, and the Joint said Dr. Adam Hoffman, Committee on Legislative Ethics. As well as director of PACE. other committees, she is a member of the Woman Legislators and a member of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.

SU President Janet Dudley-Eshbach, Presidential Citizen Scholars and members of the SGA with Delegate Adrienne Jones. 6 PACE News

Continued from page 2 Rick Perlstein 9/11 10 Years Later Forum

Author Perlstein of whether, in light of the attacks, it is Lectures on the necessary to give up our civil liberties. He indicated that even 10 years after Tea Party the attacks, 40 percent of Americans still believe it is necessary to give up By Adam Hoffman civil liberties in order to curb terrorism. On a more positive note, Hoffman also hen it comes to engaging found that political awareness, America’s political parties, especially among young people, had Wparticularly the GOP, few increased after the attacks. They can deny the impact of the Tea Party. became more engaged in attempting to To shed some light on how the Tea discover America’s role in a larger, Party came to play such an active role global community. in the 2010 election, PACE hosted Reaction from students attending the New York Times best-selling author and forum was varied, ranging from political historian Rick Perlstein, who gave a to the personal. PACE Presidential lecture titled “Mobilizing America: Citizen Scholar Rachel Vautin said: “I The Rise (and Fall?) of the Tea Party.” was just a few years younger than those Perlstein is a noted author, historian children on 9/11, and I could not and contributor to Newsweek Magazine imagine losing a parent and having no and has written for The New York support from my school and peers. I Observer , , think that this forum allowed me to The Village Voice , The New Republic and The Huffington Post . Perlstein is also a grasp new perspectives regarding the frequent guest on MSNBC’s Rachel think the amount of media coverage is more terrible events and helped me Maddow Show . important than a movement’s message or even appreciate all that I currently have. It Perlstein took the audience on a 40-year the size of the movement.” He went on to note also contributed to my interest in historical journey of the conservative that “what I found interesting about this politics and further provided me with movement, including the birth of the modern speech is that as the media was trying to prove excitement to vote in the upcoming conservative movement around the Barry it was not biased toward the left, it became presidential election next year so that I Goldwater campaign, the Nixon era, the biased toward the right.” can have a say in who will be the next Reagan years and of course, the Tea Party With an encyclopedic knowledge of modern leader of America.” Movement. He argued that the rise of the Tea political history, speakers like Perlstein help Party was due largely to the inordinate amount students understand political engagement, or at of coverage by the mainstream media, least a desire to explore politics through such a especially Fox News. historical lens. This was articulated nicely by As Presidential Citizen Scholar Ryan Myers Scholar Corey Nethen, who noted that the observed: “This speech changed my view of lecture “… showed me that perhaps I need to politics government. Before I attended this dig a little deeper into our nation’s past to see speech, I knew that the media played a role in how these parties have become the way they politics and government, but this speech are today. Perhaps one of Perlstein’s books showed me that the role is larger than I had would be a good way to start since I enjoyed previously thought. This speech made me his presentation.”

Veteran Affairs Lecturer both branches, he has developed a that occur over the decisions about the more complex view on how the two armed services and veterans’ affairs. Due to By Elaina Iosue work together. checks and balances set up by the founding On Monday, October 24, Special Assistant “There is no way to ensure that the fathers, there are frictions among the to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of branches of the government work together, executive and legislative branch. Veterans Affairs’ Office of Congressional but the future of the country depends on “It is important for all sides to really and Legislative Affairs Janko Mitric spoke at relationships that they do have; and it is look at long term and focus on developing Salisbury University. He gave a presentation important that we, as Americans, maintain congressional relationships we can trust,” on the congressional and executive branch an active role and voice so that the Mitric said about developing mutual respect partnership concerning the United States government is reminded that they are a within the system. There is a unique military. government made up of the people, for the relationship between the military and Mitric worked for over seven years on people,” said junior Lee Ann Doyle, a Congress and their interactions on a Capitol Hill as a Congressional staffer for Spanish and business management double day-to-day bases. Their relationship U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont major and Presidential Citizen Scholar. determines the level of progress and and recently switched gears to work for the Mitric discussed the relationship between success of the United States government executive branch. Due to his experiences in the government branches and the clashes and military. PRESIDENTIAL CITIZEN SCHOLAR SPEAKER SERIES PACE News 7

By Elaina Iosue Delegate Norman H. Conway Advice from Delegate Jeannie Jennifer Small Delegate Norman H. Conway spoke to the Haddaway-Riccio to Citizen “Hunger has no typical face,” said Jennifer Presidential Citizen Scholars to share with Scholars Small, manager of the Maryland Food Bank them his successful journey to his current Eastern Shore. “Hunger affects a wide Due to the competitive job market, any status in the Maryland Legislature as chair variety of individuals.” edge you can give yourself is a good of the House of Delegates Appropriations Small spoke to the Presidential Citizen thing,” said Republican State Delegate Committee. The inspirational lecture Scholars about the issue of hunger in Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio of District 37B of summarized the actions taken to become Maryland and the efforts of the Maryland Maryland. Haddaway-Riccio, a Salisbury civically engaged and politically active. Food Bank to curb the number of those University alumna, spoke to the Conway was born in Salisbury and affected. According to the census for 2008 Presidential Citizen Scholars about her attended the Wicomico County public in Maryland, there are 509,141 people living journey to her current elected position and school system and graduated from below the federal poverty level, of which, ways to become involved in politics. Salisbury University in 1965 with a B.S. in 380,786 are in the Eastern Shore service She has been in the Maryland House of education. He also earned his master’s in area. In order to end hunger in Maryland, Delegates since 2003 and is the first education administration at the University. 84.4 million pounds of food would have to woman Minority Whip in the Maryland He began his education career as vice be distributed annually, Small said. House of Delegates. Her platform is principal, and then later principal, at “Somewhere in one’s home there is a can based around four key issues: economy, Pinehurst Elementary School. Since 1986, of soup sitting on the shelf,” Small said. “If environment, education and the Eastern he has been the supervisor of Chapter I every home donated one of those, they Shore. Haddaway-Riccio is currently programs at the Wicomico County Board could easily stock the pantry and help out working on a project for the Chesapeake of Education and earned the title of people who need the Food Bank’s Bay and owns her own business, Outstanding Young Educator of Maryland services.” Small encouraged citizen scholars Dragonfly Designs. in 1970. to spread the word around campus and the In order to make way into the political In addition to being an educator, local Salisbury community to donate any arena, she started out as a Legislative Page Conway has held many state and local extra canned food to the Maryland Food on the House floor her senior year of high political leadership roles. He is currently Bank. She informed them of the tools school. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in on the Legislative Policy Committee, needed to improve the lives of those who political science from SU in 1999. She Rules and Executive Nominations suffer from hunger on a day-to-day base. worked for the Maryland Department for Committee, and a member of the For more information on these issues the Environment and volunteered her time Maryland Rural Caucus. In the Salisbury and the Maryland Food Bank, visit their on the Central Committee. area, he is a member of the Tri-County Web site at www.mdfoodbank.org. Haddaway-Riccio became a delegate at Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of the age of 26 due to her persistence and Maryland, a member of the Lower the ability to start on the ground floor of Eastern Shore Children’s Advisory Board Adam Borden political campaign work. She undertook and on the PACE Advisory Board. He grassroots campaigning, going door-to- Current President of the Marylanders for was elected to the Wicomico Country door, sign waving and distributing bumper Better Beer and Wine Laws Board of Democratic Central Committee in 1970 stickers. She took advantage of her small- Directors, Adam Borden, addressed the until 1974 and was awarded the town roots of being born and raised in the Presidential Citizen Scholars on his Legislator Reorganization Award by the district she currently represents (District organization’s recent success in getting Maryland Association of Counties in 1997. 37B, which includes parts of Caroline, legislation passed through the Maryland Conway was a volunteer firefighter at Dorchester, Talbot and Wicomico counties), General Assembly. Borden discussed with the Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department always presented her polices in a fair and the Scholars the obstacles and challenges for 47 years and served as president of intelligent way, and frequently interacted that characterize the legislative process in the Wicomico County Volunteer Firemen’s with local businesses. Annapolis. This past legislative session, Association. His work as an educator, “Public input is becoming extremely Marylanders for Better Beer and Wine legislator and volunteer firefighter has important,” said Haddaway-Riccio, Laws successfully advocated for legal made for an incredible story. describing why Citizen Scholars should shipping rights within the State of His hard work and motivation is become engaged. Her success in a political Maryland. The legislation was heralded as a an example to Presidential Citizen career is due to the initiative she took at a success in grassroots organizing and as a Scholars that anything they hope to young age and the motivation she had to big win for the business community. accomplish must be earned and sought make her voice heard. She hopes the Borden has been working in the food after with dedication. future will include a run for state senate industry for over 10 years and currently and eventually Congress. manages Bradmer Foods, a specialty food focused, Baltimore-based venture capital firm. Borden previously served as executive director for Marylanders for Better Beer and Wine Laws before becoming President of the Board in 2010. 8 PACE News Staff Notes Thanks to our staff for their help this year at PACE and best wishes in their future careers! Be sure to “Like” our Facebook page! Elaina Iosue – PACE staff assistant, Presidential Citizen Scholar Search under “Institute for 2012 and a junior at Salisbury University – is majoring in political Public Affairs and Civic science and communication arts - journalism. She plans to work in Engagement (PACE).” public relations following graduation.

Learn how PACE is making a difference! Check out our Web site at: www.salisbury.edu/pace Mallory Lengel , Senior at Salisbury University and majoring in communication arts public relations/journalism. She is an intern at PACE. Director: Dr. Adam Hoffman Managing Director: Leah M. Reynolds Staff Assistant: Elaina Iosue

2012 Maryland General Assembly Interns Amanda Lindsey ...... Senator Pipkin Sarah Hawkins ...... Delegate Bobo Cassia Martens ...... Delegate McComus Sam Schlaich ...... Delegate Conway Amanda Tuttle ...... Delegate Conway Voter Registration Project Presidential Citizen Scholars took part in a Voter Registration Project throughout the spring 2012 semester in the hope of Help Support PACE! registering as many Salisbury students to vote as possible. Every two weeks a table was set up in front of the Commons to reach the Name: ______most student traffic on campus. So far, the Scholars have registered over 100 students. Mailing Address: ______As the November election draws closer, ______PACE will be working with a new group of Scholars in the Fall to greatly expand voter Phone: ______registration efforts on campus in addition to organizing a Get Out The Vote drive. E-mail: ______

Amount of Donation: ______Make checks payable to SU Foundation, Inc.

Mail to: PACE Salisbury University 1101 Camden Avenue Salisbury, MD 21801-6860