Open House Draws Crowd Prospective students from Hagerstown and the surround- ing areas came out in the first snow squall of the season to NOTES and NEWS learn more about the programs offered at USMH. University System of Maryland at Hagerstown Counselors from the four participating universities were 32 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740 available to provide information and answer questions. O O Current students participated in a poster session, showcas- 240-527-2060 Voice TDD 240-527-2064 www.hagerstown.usmd.edu ing their work for open house attendees . HAGERSTOWN Winter 2005 College Park Brings Engineering Above: Casie Peterson and Jennifer Miller, FSU business students, prepared a poster and game to display during the open house. to USMH Left: Paul Easterling (right), associate director of the Professional Master of Engineering Program at University of Maryland, College Park, and Dr. George Syrmos (second from right), director of the program, chat with The University of Maryland, College Park, launched its first prospective students during the recent open house. program to be offered at the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown during a reception on December 1. Graduate engineering courses will be offered by the System's flagship school beginning in January 2006. "The University of Maryland, College Park is in Washington County as of two o'clock today," said Dr. David Warner, executive director of USMH. "I am thrilled to make that state- ment." A University of Maryland, College Park flag was unveiled, joining the flags of the three other participating schools at USMH. Holiday Hours Weather-Related Closings and Delays Timothy Troxell, executive director of the Hagerstown- Washington County Economic Development Commission, said that having College Park join the Hagerstown campus USMH will be closed from Friday, December 23 through Winter weather is upon us. Please check our website, will benefit local business and industry, because there will be www.hagerstown.usmd.edu Monday, January 2. The center will reopen on Tuesday, , for weather-related closings and a more educated workforce available. delays. During winter weather events, regular updates will January 3. appear on the home page. WHAG TV 25 and the following radio According to Dr. George Syrmos, director of the Professional stations will also broadcast our closings and delays: Winter intersession classes begin on January 3 for all of the Master of Engineering Program, students will be able to earn participating universities. master of engineering degrees and graduate certificates. WJEJ/WWMD WAYZ Dr. C. David Warner (left), executive director of the University System of Maryland WYII MIX 95 Interested students can contact Paul Easterling, associate at Hagerstown, and Dr. George Syrmos, director of the Professional Master of WCRH WQCM Engineering Program at the University of Maryland, College Park, announced the director of the program at 301-405-3017 or [email protected]. launch of the new graduate engineering program at USMH during a reception for WFMD/WFRE WHAG To learn more about the program go to www.enpm.umd.edu. area business leaders. 4 Library Fully Staffed; Hours Meet the USMH Staff Expanded The University System of Maryland at Hagerstown (USMH) has hired seven employ- As the first library media specialist at USMH, Jennifer Clement’s ees since opening its doors to students in goal is to give students increased access to materials and broaden January. Ten staff members are now in place to their knowledge of research tools. “I am pleased to join the provide services and manage the facility. The dynamic team at USMH while so much positive growth is taking following employees join Dr. C. David place. It is a great opportunity to shape valuable library services Warner, executive director; Dr. JoEllen that meet the needs of students and faculty, she says.” Barnhart, associate director; and Linda McNamee, administrative assistant. In order to meet those needs, she has been working to increase student access to print materials and instructing students on the During a first round of hiring in January, Scott use of various databases for research purposes. She has estab- Thomas was appointed as information technol- lished an interlibrary loan connection through Frostburg ogy communications associate. He holds an University, allowing students to access the interlibrary collec- associate degree in business administration tions. Materials are shipped to USMH where students pick them from Hagerstown Community College and a up. Clement handles the return shipping. Early next year, bachelor’s degree in film and video from Clement plans to have software in place to allow students to bor- University of Maryland, Baltimore County. row materials through the University System of Maryland and Thomas is certified in network management Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Consortium. Students will be able and administration. He came to USMH from to log in to the program and request any of the materials that are Frederick Community College where he was an available through the USM catalogs. USMH will serve as a drop USMH Library Media Specialist Jennifer Clement plans to increase student information technology specialist. He lives in off and pick up center for the USMAI materials. access to library materials and provide research instruction to give students the Hagerstown. The USMH staff (l to r): Dr. David Warner, Tamara Doleman, Erin Harman, Dr. JoEllen Barnhart, benefit of a full range of library services. Jennifer Clement, Scott Thomas, Vichuda Wachs, Jeff Lugas and Linda McNamee. To further serve students, Clement is offering basic research Jeff Lugas joined USMH as maintenance super- instruction using online databases. Various databases are avail- visor in February. Lugas was employed by the able to students through their affiliations with their home To serve students further, USMH recently hired a library assis- University System of Maryland as a project manager during the mation science from Wayne State University in Detroit. Most schools. Although there is some overlap, different schools have tant. Tina Pyron (see opposite page) joined the staff on renovation and construction of the USMH center. He has a bache- recently, she was a library assistant for the Capitol Area District access to different databases. Hundreds of scholarly journals are December 1, allowing for expanded library hours. Pyron is a stu- lor’s degree in construction engineering technology with a minor Library System in Lansing, MI. She also has worked as a corpo- available through the databases, Clement has found that students dent in Frostburg’s sociology program. in business from Spring Garden Institute in Philadelphia. Lugas rate librarian. In addition, she held a position as public relations are largely unaware of this valuable research tool. has more than 20 years of experience serving as a project manag- writer at Peckham, Inc., and has a 13-year background in public Library Hours (during the academic semester): er for schools, hospitals and commercial buildings. He says, relations and marketing. Clement recently relocated to Berkeley Rounding out the library services is an in-house collection. Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. “This is the most unique project that I have ever worked on, Springs, WV. Clement has started to build the collection with a small, but well- Friday - 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. because it blends the old with the new. It was amazing to see the selected general reference section. Saturday - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. transformation from start to completion—and helpful, because I Erin Harman joins USMH as public information specialist. She know where everything is.” Lugas lives in Middletown. is responsible for marketing and public relations and assists with recruitment and development. Harman previously served as Vichuda Wachs assumed her duties as receptionist in January. director of communications for Saint James School. She holds a Contact Us She earned a four-year secretarial diploma in her native country bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland of Thailand. Wachs previously worked for Frostburg State at College Park. “As a lifelong resident of Washington County University and at Potomac Eye Specialists. She lives in and as a graduate of a school in the University of Maryland USMH Reception Desk 240-527-2060 Voice TDD 240-527-2064 Greencastle. System, I am excited to be a part of this center. I believe strongly in the mission of bringing four-year educational opportunities to FSU Student Services Office Lew Muth, Director [email protected] 240-527-2712 A second receptionist, Tamara Doleman, was appointed in local residents and look forward to being a part of the center’s Lorna Bock, Admin. Asst. [email protected] 240-527-2708 October. She joins Wachs in providing day and evening coverage growth,” she said. FSU Education Dept. at USMH Dr. Kim Rotruck, Coordinator [email protected] 240-527-2736 at the receptionist desk. She is a graduate of the paralegal pro- Kathy Griemsmann, Secretary [email protected] 240-527-2741 gram at Hagerstown Business College and holds an associate Tina Pyron was hired in December as a library assistant, bring- FSU College of Business Ron Ross, MBA Coordinator [email protected] 240-527-2750 degree. Doleman was previously employed by New England ing expanded hours to the library. She is available to help stu- UMB School of Nursing Susan Coyle [email protected] 240-527-2745 Motor Freight in Hagerstown as an office associate. A dents with reference questions and technical issues. Pyron holds UMUC Counseling Amy Shimko [email protected] 240-527-2711 Hagerstown resident, she also writes a weekly column, “Around an associate degree in liberal arts from St. Leo University and USMH Executive Director Dr. C. David Warner [email protected] 240-527-2727 Jonathan Street,” for the Herald-Mail. plans to graduate in May 2006 with a B.S.