Civil Rights Leader at FSU April 17 the Public Will Have the Opportunity Speaker, with Welcoming Remarks by FSU Vice Provost

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StateLineswww.frostburg.edu/news/statelines.htm For and about FSU people A publication of the FSU Division of Communications & Media Relations Volume 38, Number 26, April 14, 2008 Copy deadline: noon Wednesday, 228 Hitchins or [email protected] Civil Rights Leader at FSU April 17 The public will have the opportunity speaker, with welcoming remarks by FSU Vice Provost. “This is an extraordinary to learn from the Rev. Samuel Billy President Jonathan Gibralter, music by opportunity for the public to hear first Kyles, a Civil Rights leader and close the FSU Chamber Choir and Unified hand what it was like during the Civil friend of Dr. Martin Luther King who Voices Under God’s Dominion and a Rights Movement, and to learn more was with him during the last hour of his student art award presentation. about Kyle’s current work as a national life, when FSU honors King’s legacy with “Having Rev. Kyles here—someone who figure and advocate who is ensuring that a special celebration at 7:30 p.m. was actively involved in the fight for Dr. King’s ideas and legacy live on.” Thursday, April 17, in the Performing racial integration and bus boycotts in Arts Center’s Pealer Recital Hall. The Memphis, among many other important About the Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles free event, part of ongoing spring advocacy efforts—is truly an honor, and a Thrust into the segregated South in programming focusing on King orga- fitting tribute to our community celebra- nized by FSU and Allegany College of tion of Dr. King’s message of peace and Maryland, features Kyles as the keynote social justice,” said John Bowman, FSU CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

completed the Literature manuscript of her third book Celebrate Poetry Month of poems titled “To with 2 Noted Authors Enter this FSU’s literary community will Room.” She is celebrate National Poetry Month by the recipient hosting a reading by poets Todd Davis of an Academy and Shara McCallum at 7:30 p.m. of American Wednesday, April 16. Davis, author of Poets Prize, a “Ripe” and “Some Heaven,” and Tennessee McCallum, author of “Song of Thieves” Individual and “The Water Between Us,” will read Artist Grant McCallum and Davis will give a reading on April 16. from their latest books at the FSU Cook and a grant Chapel. The reading is free and open to from the the public and a reception and book Barbara Deming Memorial Fund. signing will follow. McCallum’s poems and personal essays Davis teaches creative writing, have appeared in journals such as “The Spring Festival of environmental studies and American Antioch Review,” “Callaloo, Creative Children’s Lit in April Nonfiction,” “Green Mountain Review,” literature at Penn State University’s Celebrate the joys of children’s litera- “The Iowa Review,” and “Ploughshares.” Altoona College and is the winner of ture and learn ways to share children’s Over the past decade, her poetry has the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Prize. His books with readers of all ages when FSU’s been featured in more than 20 antholo- poems have been nominated for the Spring Festival of Children’s Literature gies of American, African-American, Pushcart Prize and have appeared in returns to scenic Western Maryland Caribbean and world poetry such as such journals and magazines as “The Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26. “New Caribbean Poetry,” “Gathering North American Review,” “The Christian The theme for the much-anticipated Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Science Monitor,” “Orion,” “Indiana event, which draws tons of librarians, Canem’s First Decade” and “The New Review,” “Iowa Review” and “Arts & educators, parents and students to FSU American Poets: A Bread Loaf Anthol- Letters,” among many other publica- every year, is “Open a Book—Free a ogy.” Originally from Jamaica, tions. Mind,” and an impressive group of award- McCallum teaches and directs the In addition to his creative work, winning authors and illustrators—Betsy Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell Davis is the author or editor of six and Ted Lewin, Kadir Nelson and Deborah University. scholarly books, including “Kurt Wiles—headline the festivities. The reading is sponsored by the Vonnegut’s Crusade, or How a The Festival will focus on creative ways Frostburg Center for Creative Writing, Postmodern Harlequin Preached a New to inspire children to enjoy reading, in a the Department of English and the Kind of Humanism” and “Mapping the personal and relaxed “share and learn” Allegany Arts Council. For more informa- Ethical Turn: A Reader in Ethics, environment that allows adults who Culture, and Literary Theory.” tion, contact the Frostburg Center for McCallum, winner of the 1998 Agnes Creative Writing at x4024 or via e-mail Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, recently at [email protected]. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 served as executive director of Rainbow/ life and legacy. PUSH-Memphis and executive producer • Learn more about the eventful the 1950s, Kyles’ passion for social of its weekly radio broadcast for more months in 1968 Memphis that led to justice quickly surfaced. He joined the than 30 years. He was appointed by the King’s death by watching the documen- NAACP-Memphis Branch and became a Clinton administration to serve on the tary, “At the River I Stand.” The film strategist for the South’s growing Advisory Committee on Religious will be shown at several times and struggle for civil rights. In 1961, he was Freedom Abroad, and in 1998 served as a locations: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, one of a small group of parents who panelist at the White House Conference April 15, at the Allegany Arts Council’s enrolled their young children in an all- on Hate Crimes. Saville Gallery, 52 Baltimore St. in white school to integrate the public downtown Cumberland, and 7:30 to 9:30 school system. Two years later, he, along Celebrate King’s Life pm. Wednesday, April 16, at Frostburg’s with other pioneers, fully integrated the Palace Theatre, 31 E. Main St. The Rev. city buses by sitting in the designated throughout Month of April Kyles will share his thoughts on the “white” section. His initial action landed The April 17 celebration at FSU is one sanitation workers’ strike and King’s him in jail, but his involvement in of many free events happening during the work in Memphis following the docu- nonviolent protests continued. Slowly, he month of April focusing on King’s life and mentary screenings. and other leaders worked to bring down ideas. Enjoy film, discussion and other • The Rev. Kyles will discuss the the walls of segregation in restaurants, opportunities to meet and learn from the events in Memphis leading up to King’s movie theaters, department stores and Rev. Kyles during the following activities: arrival, King’s vision of economic justice workplaces in Memphis. • The public is also invited to ex- and Kyles’ own recollection of April 4, Today, Kyles is a highly regarded change ideas during “Intergenerational 1968, during a discussion 9:30 to 11 national speaker, addressing groups and Perspectives on Dr. King,” a panel a.m. Thursday, April 17, at Allegany organizations throughout the United discussion from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednes- College of Maryland Theatre, 12401 States and abroad. He is a founding day, April 16 in FSU’s Compton Science Willowbrook Road, Cumberland. national board member of People United Center, room 327. Join the Rev. Kyles to Serve Humanity (PUSH) and a current and faculty and student leaders from For more information on the ongoing national board and executive committee FSU and Allegany College of Maryland Martin Luther King celebration happen- member of Rainbow Coalition/PUSH. He for a discussion and reflection on King’s ing throughout April, call x4211.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 more information, contact Dr. William Pealer Recital Hall of the Performing Bingman at x4420. Arts Center. direct children’s learning to interact first The ensemble is directed by Tim hand with authors and illustrators who Powell. Four saxophonists will be fea- bring characters to life. The weekend’s Writer’s Conference tured: senior Andy Branigan, sophomore diverse array of educational activities Brent Mitchell, freshman Jacki Skeweis include informative small group sessions at FSU This Summer and freshman Justin Nines. Junior Grant and large group presentations covering The FSU Center for Creative Writing is Davis and freshmen Chris Ackerman, Greg topics such as using children’s literature holding its first Nightsun Summer Brightbill and David Wall will play the Writer’s Conference for local and re- in the classroom, using an iPod to learn trumpets. The trombones will be played more about authors and many more. gional writers from July 31 to Aug. 3, by juniors Brittany Lynne and BJ Lewis. Participants are invited to mingle with at Failinger’s Gunter Hotel in Frostburg. Freshman Jake Lidard will play the piano. fellow educators and exchange ideas, The conference will feature workshops Freshmen Becca Snow and Collin Branzell purchase books from an extensive with creative non-fiction writer Barb will be featured on bass; Snow will also Hurd, poetry writer Gerry LeFemina and selection and embrace the wisdom and be featured on percussion. The drums will fiction writer Richard Peabody. The experience that the visiting authors have be played by junior Mark Gauthier. to share. The program will also offer one- weekend will also include readings by The ensemble will perform works such to-one interaction with colleagues and participants, workshop faculty and as “I’ve Got the World on a String” by H. featured authors and illustrators, as well special guests including Dustin Smith, Arlen, arranged by M. Taylor, and “Hay as autographing opportunities. author of “Key Grip: A Memoir of Endless Burner” by S. Nestico. Consequences,” and Steven Dunn, author A special feature of the Festival, The R. The concert is free and open to the of “The Insistence of Beauty and Every- Margaret Hamilton Children’s Hour, will public. For more information, call the be held on Friday, April 25, beginning at thing Else in the World” and winner of FSU Department of Music at x4109. 4:15 p.m. for children ages 4 to 13. the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in poetry. Authors will present age-specific work- Students also have the opportunity to shops during which they will share their meet with workshop facilitators for a Jazz, Hip-Hop Unite work with children, as well as the process personal one-on-one consultation to of writing, illustrating and the enjoyment discuss their work. in Musician’s Mind it can bring. Open autographing and The program is designed to provide See how far the sounds of jazz, hip- book sales are scheduled for 4 to 4:30 participants with workshop opportunities, hop and other art forms can take a p.m. Registration is required for the individualized attention and feedback to musician’s imagination when Jason sessions and can be arranged by contact- their work, and to initiate a larger writing Moran and the Bandwagon performs at 8 ing Dr. Jodi Welsch at x3096. community for Frostburg and the sur- p.m. Saturday, April 19, at Windsor Hall Admission to the Festival is by rounding region. During this workshop, all at Town Centre. The concert, part of registration only and is limited in students will have an opportunity to FSU’s Cultural Events Series Jazz Club number. Pre-registration is required.For generate new material for publications. sponsored by Kauffman Music, is Registration is required. Forms are preceded by a free, educational jazz available at the center’s Web site at session with the ensemble at 4:30 p.m. www.frostburg/cwcenter. For more in Windsor Hall, where audience mem- information, contact Gerry LaFemina, bers can learn more about the group’s Department of English at FSU at sound prior to the later ticketed [email protected] or X4024. performance. “Jazziz” magazine says Moran is “blessed with the courage of his own Music convictions—part scavenger and part seer, fluent in the cut/paste/splice devices of hip-hop production.” Moran Jazz Ensemble to Play takes musical inspiration from 20th- FSU’s Jazz Ensemble will perform on century painters like Jean-Michel Tuesday, April 15, at 8 p.m. in the Basquiat, Egon Shiele and Robert StateLines / 3

tion, call the Calender Line at x7454. and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Pass- Through Scholarship, which will provide scholarships to full-time FSU students Flutist to Perform who are members or dependents of FSU Department of Music’s Faculty members of AFSCME’s FSU Local 239. The Recital Series presents Kristin funds, donated by members of the local, Bacchiocchi-Stewart performing a flute will provide an annual award of at least recital at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 20, in $500. FSU’s Performing Arts Center Pealer Recital Hall. She will be performing works by Blavet, Take Note Beaser, Zyman, Rae, Mower and Borne, the latter an arrangement of Bizet’s “Carmen,” which will be assisted by Peabody Conser- New FSU Engineering Rauschenberg, as well as jazz legends vatory pianist Sheng-Yuan Kuan and FSU’s and musicians like Thelonious Monk, Program Receives OK Timothy Powell on saxophone. Jaki Byard, Richard Abrams and Andrew Bacchiocchi-Stewart’s performance is The Maryland Higher Education Hill. Moran has been commissioned by free and open to the public. For more Commission recently approved FSU’s art institutions including the Walker Art information, call x4109. proposal to offer a Bachelor of Science Center in Minneapolis, New York’s Dia in Engineering degree, with the first Art Foundation and Jazz at Lincoln students eligible to enroll in the fall of Center to create new music. He has 2008. recorded seven albums, created evening- Film The new program will allow students length works and multi-media events and explored the world of video and to pursue concentrations in electrical performance art. He is composing an CAST YOUR VOTE engineering, materials engineering, ongoing series of what he calls “Gang- industrial chemistry and engineering sterism” pieces. The Bandwagon, in Frostburg: Take 5 management. University officials expect featuring Tarus Mateen on bass and The Division of Communications and prospective students to be attracted to Nasheet Waits on drums, has been hailed Media Relations and the Department of the added flexibility of the program, as “the best new rhythm section in jazz” Mass Communication will announce the which also makes it possible to pursue by the “New York Times.” TOP FIVE WINNERS of the Frostburg: second majors or minors in disciplines To learn more, visit www. Take 5 YouTube contest during a such as physics, mathematics, chemistry jasonmoran.com. screening of winning entries from 6:30 or business. Tickets to the evening concert are $22 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, in Dunkle This is FSU’s first stand-alone for the general public, $20 for children 218 on the FSU campus. Join us in engineering degree; FSU has offered 17 and younger, $20 for FSU faculty and congratulating the winners and check engineering in collaboration with the staff and $5 for FSU students, and may out how creative our students and University of Maryland since the 1970s. be purchased by calling the FSU Cultural alumni can be. Stick around for an Graduates of the new program will be Events Box Office at x3137 or toll free at informal discussion about YouTube and prepared to pursue graduate studies in a 1-866-TIXX-CES, or visit online at its role in communicating FSU to the variety of interdisciplinary engineering ces.frostburg.edu. rest of the world. fields such as mechatronics, robotics, The campus community is also invited nanotechnology, environmental Tooting His Own Horn to cast their votes for their favorite engineering, systems engineering or entries: we have added a “People’s Choice applied physics. It is also a suitable FSU sophomore David Durham will Award,” which will be determined by an engineering foundation for students play the French horn at his student online vote. Go to www.youtube.com/ interested in careers in medicine, law or recital on Friday, April 18, at 8 p.m. in groups_videos?name=FrostburgTake5 the Pealer Recital Hall of the Performing and vote for your favorite entry, using business administration. Arts Center. the star ranking: Simply click on the Collaboration with the University of Durham is a 2005 graduate of Queen video, look right below the video for the Maryland has been the basis for all past Anne’s County High School and is the son line that says “Rate” with stars next to FSU engineering offerings, said Dr. of David and Ann Durham. He is pursuing it, and using your mouse, click on how Joseph Hoffman, dean of the FSU a degree in Music Education and Music many stars you think the video should College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Performance and aspires to be a music get. You can only vote for a video once, new program will be in addition to these teacher and a professional performer. He and if you decide to leave a comment, two other collaborative engineering is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia please be tactful and show respect for our programs: Fraternity and has been on the Dean’s contestants. We will evaluate the ratings The collaborative mechanical list. Durham will be accompanied by and announce the “People’s Choice” engineering program with University of Betty Jane Phillips and will perform award, along with all the other Take 5 Maryland’s Clark School of Engineering works by Richard Strauss, Alexander winners, at the video screening April 29. allows students to stay on the FSU Glazunov and Camille Saint-Saëns. Online voting for the People’s Choice campus, but earn a U.Md. degree. A The recital is free. For more informa- Award ends at 5 p.m. April 28. similar collaborative electrical tion, please call x4109. Got questions? E-mail engineering program with U.Md. is being [email protected] or visit replaced by the new FSU curriculum; it Wind Trio to Perform www.frostburg.edu/take5. will be discontinued once its current in Cumberland students have graduated. Scholarships FSU’s Dual Degree Engineering Two FSU faculty members and a guest Program, which began in the 1970s, artist will perform at the Emmanuel allows students to spend three years Episcopal Church, 16 Washington Street, New AFSCME completing mathematics, physics, and in Cumberland, Md., on Saturday, April general education courses at FSU, then 19, at 7 p.m. Kristin Bacchiocchi Scholarship at FSU transferring to College Park for two Stewart, the Flute Professor at FSU, Mark Members of the FSU Local 239 chapter Gallagher, an associate professor who years to focus on an engineering of the American Federation of State, specialty. After the first year, the plays the clarinet, and guest bassoonist County and Municipal Employees and students have enough credits to earn a Christopher Jewel will perform works the FSU administration gathered physics degree from FSU. Then, after a from Tansman, Muczynski, Kummer, recently to sign papers establishing the second year, they earn a second Bozza and Beethoven. American Federation of State, County The show is free. For more informa- StateLines / 4 bachelor’s degree in their engineering Students who plan to graduate in May truths of child maltreatment and specialty from U.Md. 2008 need to complete the “Application discover the harsh reality through the FSU’s new program has been designed for Graduation” as soon as possible. The eyes of a child. Come out and support to meet the standards of the forms are available at the Office of local charities and raise awareness to Accreditation Board for Engineering and Graduate Services 141 Pullen Hall, or by stomp out child maltreatment. The event Technology Education (ABET), which has calling x7053. Please remember that will take place at the Palace Theatre on previously accredited the FSU/U.Md. tickets will be required for entrance into Main Street in Frostburg, kicking off collaborative programs. the commencement ceremony on Main April 29 at 6 pm. Refreshments will be For more information on the new Campus on Saturday, May 17, 2008- see provided. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. major, contact Dr. Oguz Soysal, chair of www.frostburg.edu/events/commence- and admission is free. Sponsored by the ment/ for more details. Center for Children and Families and the Department of Physics and Attention M.B.A. and M.ED Inter- funded by the Catherine Gira Campus to Engineering at [email protected] or disciplinary Students: Changes Ahead Community Fund. For more information x7079. The M.B.A. program has reorganized please contact Arnold McNeal at its course offerings, with full implemen- [email protected] or Britney Deadline for May 2008 tation beginning Fall 2008. The program Gladhill at [email protected]. Graduation Exceptions change affects only the “Essentials” requirements in the 2008-2010 Graduate Comedy Class Presents Are you planning a May 2008 gradua- catalog and replaces the six three-credit tion? If your official degree progress “Essentials” courses with 10 one-credit ‘Nite O’Comedy’ report indicates you have not completed “Essentials” courses. This change will Need a good laugh before finals? all requirements and you have a basis to have an effect on any new M.B.A. University Theatre’s Physical Comedy request an exception, submit your student entering in the Fall 2008, any class will present a series of comedic written appeal letter and supporting current M.B.A. student that has not sketches that embrace the art and letters and documentation to the Aca- completed the “Essentials” courses, and silliness of falling down and slapstick, as demic Standards Subcommittee, Office of any M.Ed. Interdisciplinary student that well as clowning, Shakespearean verse the Provost, Hitchins 213 by 4 p.m. April has unmet M.B.A. Essentials courses as and bearbaiting. The event will take place 17 for the April meeting (last chance for part of their study plan. on Tuesday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. in graduation exceptions and inclusion in In an effort to make this transition as room 224 of the Performing Arts Center. the Commencement Booklet). If you smooth as possible for students, Ron Admission is free, although donations have questions or concerns, please call Ross, M.B.A. Program Coordinator, will will be graciously welcomed at the door the Provost’s Office at x4212. host a series of informational meetings to support theatre scholarships. Seating for currently enrolled students and is limited, so please arrive early. For Planning to Graduate? prospective students to discuss this more info, call x7462. change and the steps that each student If you are planning to graduate at the will need to take in order to ensure that end of this semester, please students incorporate this change into Learning Green note the following: their study plan. The last session is • The 132nd Commencement scheduled for Tuesday, April 15, USMH Ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. Room 124-125. Learn About Natural Saturday, May 17, in the Harold J. Cordts Physical Resource Management Education Center. The College Theatre The Western Mountains Chapter of of Business and College of Maryland Native Plant Society will hold Education ceremony is at 10 its regular meeting at New Germany a.m.; the College of Liberal Arts and ‘Raisin in the Sun’ State Park at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April Sciences will present its graduates at the Closes UT Main Stage 15. Guest speaker Sunshine L. Brosi will 2 p.m. ceremony. give a presentation called • Please complete your graduation University Theatre will tie up the “Integrating Ecological and Ethnobo- application at the Registrar’s Office now. Main Stage series with Lorraine tanical Approaches to American Chest- This will enable you to receive information Hansberry’s American classic, “A Raisin nut and Butternut Restoration.” The about your upcoming Commencement. in the Sun,” on April 18, 19, 24, 25, public is welcome to attend. • The first Commencement mailing was and 26 at 7:30 p.m. and April 19 at 2 According to Brosi, natural resource scheduled for the first week in March and p.m. in the F. Perry Smith Studio management is able to achieve ecological will be sent to both your local and your Theatre of the Performing Arts Center. restoration and promote healthy diverse permanent addresses. Please update your In her 1950s story of a family living forests which also produce products, such address in PAWS to assure that you will and struggling on Chicago’s South Side, as edible nuts to revitalize rural econo- receive all the details. Lorraine Hansberry created one of the mies. The loss of the American chestnut • Full details about Commencement first honest depictions of a black family is one of the great environmental are on the FSU Web site. Go to “Current on the American stage. In an age when tragedies to have occurred in Eastern Students.” Commencement information predominantly black audiences simply forests of North America which had is under “Academics” on the left side. did not exist, Hansberry was the first significant impacts on local For other Commencement info, please African-American woman to be produced economies. Many other tree species face contact Brittni Teter at x4423 or on Broadway and, according to the “New similar attacks by invasive, exotic pests. [email protected]. York Times,” her play “changed Ameri- Brosi will present results from seven- can theatre forever.” year-old chestnut plantings in Pennsylva- News for Graduate For reservations and information, nia and Kentucky on surface mines, please call the Theatre and Dance box clearcuts, log landings, and natural gap Students office at x7462 (M-F, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.), or openings. Brosi will also share research stop by the box office in the Performing on preserving and restoring butternut Register for Summer and Fall Arts Center Lobby (M-F, 12 – 2 p.m.). All graduate students should register trees while maintaining a supply of Tickets are $5 for students and $10 material for traditional Cherokee Indian online at http://paws.frostburg.edu/ for non students. students. Payment for summer is due at artisans in western North Carolina. She the time of registration. Payment will discuss how these integrated deadline for fall 2008 is Aug. 8. If you Psychology Students to approaches can also be applied to other have any questions or need assistance put on Awareness Play threatened species in Maryland. with registration please contact the Directions to the program: From I-68 Graduate Services office at x4595. Don’t miss “A Rough Life: One Child’s take exit 22 and follow signs for New May 2008 Commencement Story of Maltreatment.” Explore the Germany State Park. Turn left into the StateLines / 5 park onto McAndrews Hill Road. The Non-Traditional The program is non-residential; the meeting will be held in the Lakehouse. cost is $225.00. Scholarships are Parking is available in Lots # 4 or 5; Students, Unite! available. For more information, contact there are also handicap accessible ENCORE is the group for non-tradi- Dr. Laxman Hegde at x4384, or e-mail parking spaces at the Lakehouse. tional students. Meet with us to discuss him at [email protected]. You may For more information contact Liz issues and exchange ideas. Full- and also visit the program Web site at McDowell at 301-895-3686 or part-time students welcome. Contact www.foundationmath.com. [email protected]. [email protected]. Entertainment Improv Class at City Place in Frostburg SNL Comedian Coming FSU and the City of Frostburg Depart- Premiering Today... Want a chance to see “Goat Boy” in ment of Parks and Recreation will be FSU TV3’s newest program, “Connect- the flesh? One of “Saturday Night Live’s” offering an improv class on Fridays, ing with the Arts-A Teaching Practice superstars will soon have Western April 18 to May 9, from 6 p.m. to 9 Library, 6-8” is a video library for grades Maryland audiences rolling in the aisles p.m., at City Place, 14 S. Water St., 6-8 teachers that will feature a variety with laughter—Jim Breuer is coming to Frostburg. The class is an introductory of meaningful arts integration ap- FSU 8 p.m. Saturday, April 26! The course into improvisation and is open to proaches taking place in middle school comedian has established himself as one anyone age 16 and older. Students will classrooms around the country. This 30- of the most outrageous comedians in the perform several times every class and minute weekly series will start today, United States through his stand-up receive feedback and adjustments in a fun, Monday, April 14, at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. performances, stage antics and impres- positive, supportive environment. For more information about these sions; he is especially famous for his The instructor will be J.W. Myers, the shows, contact Cable Channel Manager, “Goat Boy” skit and his impression of founder of Idiot Central, an improvisa- Melanie Lombardi at actor Joe Pesci. tion school in Los Angeles. He is a [email protected] or at x3011. Tickets are $10 for FSU students; $20 former instructor at the Lee Strasberg for general admission, and are available Theatre and Film Institute in Los for purchase at the Lane University Angeles and the Dee Wallace Stone Check Out ‘Insights’ Center Box Office. All seating is general Acting School. Myers has directed and FSU TV3’s newest student produced admission. For more info, call the Lane performed with improv groups at The series, “Insights,” will focus on some of University Center at x4411. Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory and today’s most important issues. This 15- The Ice House. minute show was developed by the A minimum of eight participants are students enrolled in the Department of Get Involved needed for this class. Payment must be Mass Communication’s MCOM 101 class, made no later than one week prior to and it will air bi-weekly on Tuesdays the start of this session. For more and Thursdays at 3:15 and 6:15 p.m. Celebrate National information about this class and Myers, starting on Tuesday, April 15. The first Library Week visit http://www.frostburg.edu/events/ guest of the show is Arun Gandhi, the afl/adult.htm. To register, contact grandson of late spiritual leader Ma- April 13 through 19 is National Activities for Life coordinator Amy hatma Gandhi of India. If you missed Library Week, an annual celebration of Nazelrod at x7934 or Gandhi’s lecture on March 31, please our nation’s libraries. This year’s theme [email protected]. tune in next week to see “Insights’” is “Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your one-on-one interview with him. Library.” In honor of this 50-year-old tradition, cookies will be served in the Community Ort library on Wednesday, April 16. Sched. for April 14-18 Students, be sure to stop by the Circula- Monday: tion desk and enter the jelly bean Applications Sought for 3 & 6 p.m. NASA SCI Files: “The Case of contest. Guess the correct number of the Wacky Water Cycle” beans in the jar and win a flash drive! Summer Math Center 4 & 7 p.m. Democracy in America: “Global Come and celebrate with us; we look Applications are now being accepted Politics: U.S.A. and the World” forward to seeing you! for children who will be entering grades 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. Connecting with the five through nine in fall 2008 for the Arts: Revealing Character Author of ‘Curveball’ “Maryland Summer Center for Mathemat- 5 & 8 p.m. Live at the Loft: Meika Pauley ics: Art of Problem Solving, Algebra, Tuesday: to Speak at FSU Statistics, and Geometry with Technol- 3 & 6 p.m. FSU This Week Bob Drogin, author of “Curveball: ogy.” The program will be held at FSU 3:15 & 6:15 p.m. “Insights:” Featuring Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who from July 21 through Aug. 1 from 9 Arun Gandhi Caused a War,” will speak at FSU on a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. 3:30 & 6:30 p.m. Focus the Nation: Dr. Monday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the The program provides students with Henry Bullamore: “Cities, Suburbs and the Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall of the the opportunity to form friendships and Quest for Sustainable Communities” Lane University Center. be challenged by other students with 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. Live at the Loft: Ivone Drogin describes a con-man, dubbed similar interests and talents. Students Hernandez & Jessamy Zeeman “Curveball” by the Western intelligence will participate in activities covering Wednesday: community, whom Drogin claims was interesting content that is not offered 3 & 6 p.m. NASA “Destination Tomorrow” lying when he sketched out Saddam in school curriculum. They will also use 3:30 & 6:30 p.m. George Beall Lecture Hussein’s germ warfare program to and receive the computer software 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. American Cinema: “Film American intelligence, driving America “Terrapin Logo” to explore basic geomet- Noir”* to begin a war. Drogin shows how those ric concepts. 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. American Passages, A who doubted Curveball’s evidence Dr. Laxman Hegde, from the FSU Math Literary Survey: “ Migrant Struggle” ignored their doubts because it fed a Department, and a teaching team of two Thursday: theory they had already believed. other FSU mathematics professors, a 3 & 6 p.m. FSU This Week Following the presentation, Drogin high school mathematics teacher and 3:15 & 6:15 p.m. Insights: Featuring will be available to sign his book, which three teaching assistants will direct the Arun Gandhi is a bestseller and was recently in the camp. There will also be two or more 3:30 & 6:30 p.m. NPHC Step Show Fall number five position of the Foreign guest lectures from experts in the field 2006 Affair’s Top 10 books list. of mathematics. 5 & 8 p.m. City Palace Café Friday: StateLines / 6

3 & 6 p.m. NASA Connect, “Virtual Earth” learning, please take 5 minutes to view an video at www.globalservicelearning.org/ 3:30 & 6:30 p.m. “NASA Destination Amizade Global Service-Learning course programs/video.html. Tomorrow” 4 & 7 p.m. Social Studies in Action: “A Standards Overview, 9-12” 5 & 8 p.m. Exploring the World of Music: FSU Events Calendar “Form: Shape of Music” 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL 14—Greek Week *This show has been rated PG or TV14 * BSA Spring Fling Basketball Tournament ...... 6 p.m...... Cordts PEC Main Arena TUESDAY, APRIL 15 International * Baseball: Mount Aloysius College (DH) ...... 1 p.m...... Home International * Women’s Softball: Mount Aloysius College (DH) ...... 3 p.m. Away New Director for the CIE * Women’s Lacrosse: Lancaster Bible College .... 4 p.m...... Away * FSU Jazz Ensemble ...... 8 p.m...... PAC Pealer Recital Hall Bonjour! Hola! Terve! ‘Tag! My name is Lynn Neddo and I am the WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 new Director of the Center for Interna- * Center for Volunteerism & National Service: Voter Registration 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Lane tional Education here Lobby at FSU. I started Feb. * UPC Commuter Music Series: Scott Simons ...... 1:30p.m.-2:45 p.m. 18, and am just now Lane Derezinski Lounge/The Loft starting to thaw * BURG Meeting ...... 5 p.m...... Cordts PEC Leake Room out!! * Poetry Reading: Shara McCallum & Todd Davis ...... 7 p.m. I’m very happy to Cook Chapel be here and am * RHA General Body Meeting ...... 7 p.m...... Dunkle Hall 218 especially excited * Spring Fest Planning Meeting...... 7 p.m...... Lane 202 about the many * BSA Guest Speaker: Dr. Jared Ball, “Hip-Hop As Mass Media” 7 p.m. Lane ARMAH Lynn Neddo projects already in motion to bring more THURSDAY, APRIL 17—MLK Celebration international students to the campus. I * Colleges Against Cancer Luminaries Thursday ...... 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Lane Lobby hope that you will all help us here in * Women’s Softball: University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg (DH) ...... 3 p.m. the CIE to welcome these students when Home they arrive this Fall. * MLK Celebration ...... 7:30 p.m...... PAC Pealer Recital Hall However, I also believe that it is * UPC Music: Open Mic Night ...... 8 p.m...... extremely important for U.S. students to Lane Derezinski Lounge/The Loft study abroad. Goethe said: “We don’t get to know people when they come to us. FRIDAY, APRIL 18 We must go to them to find out what * Math Symposium ...... 8 a.m.-3 p.m...... Lane University Center they are like.” I would be very happy to * University Theatre: “A Raisin in the Sun” ...... 7:30 p.m. speak with any of you, make a short PAC Studio Theatre presentation, come to your class, speak at a special gathering of your organiza- SATURDAY, APRIL 19 tion, of your hall! Study abroad is * Frostburg’s Day of Caring & Sharing...... 8 a.m.-noonSt. Michael School, Main St. possible, it’s a wonderful experience and * Enrollment Management Open House ...... 9 a.m.-1 p.m...... Lane University Center if you want to be a top candidate, it’s * Baseball: Medaille College (DH) ...... 1 p.m...... Away practically required! * Women’s Lacrosse: Trinity College ...... 1 p.m...... Home * Women’s Softball: Medaille College (DH) ...... 1 p.m...... Home Contact me: [email protected] * University Theatre: “A Raisin in the Sun” ...... 7:30 p.m...... PAC Studio Theatre * CES Jazz Club: “Jason Moran & The Bandwagon” ...... 8 p.m. Study-Aboard in Bolivia! Windsor Hall at Town Centre Amizade Global Service-Learning still * BSA/UPC Late Night Event ...... 10 p.m.-2 a.m...... Lane ARMAH has openings available for the fall Bolivia service-learning semester. SUNDAY, APRIL 20 Students earn 15 credits in political * UPC Off-Campus Trip: Green Ridge Ranch Horseback Riding .. 9 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. science, history and Spanish while: * CCM Mass ...... noon & 8 p.m...... Cook Chapel * Faculty Artist Series: Kristin Bacchiocchi Stewart, Flute ...... 3 p.m. • Serving with local sustainable PAC Pealer Recital Hall development and environmental aware- * Planetarium: Animal Sky Stories ...... 4 p.m. & 7 p.m...... Tawes Hall ness efforts or at an orphanage • Studying in the beautiful Andean * Open to the public – Questions? Call 301-687-4411. All information subject to change city of Cochabamba. FSU is committed to making all of its programs, services, and activities accessible to persons • Deepening the service placement with with disabilities. 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