Saturday, February 17Holloway Hall, Jackson Family Auditorium, 7:30pm The Jon Lehrer Dance Company is performing for the first time at Salisbury University. The company has received critical acclaim nationally and internationally, and showcases dynamic, physically challenging performances. Critics have described Lehrer’s choreography as string original, organically athletic, artistic, entertaining and often humorous. “The company took…
Friday, February 9Holloway Hall, Great Hall, 7:30pm Deep Roots explores the roots of America’s original music – spirituals and jazz, and the cultures from which those genres originated. Local artists Ashley Watkins, flute, and Veronica Tomanek, piano, present works by African-American composers William Grant Still, Valerie Coleman, Marietta Simpson & Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, and Coleridge Taylor-Perkinson….
Philosophy From the Start Saturday, March 2, 9am-3:30 pm Scarborough Student Leadership Center Almost everyone who chooses to study philosophy remembers their first experience that changed their life. What’s yours? Please join us for a day of reflection on the first moments we have all encountered a lifelong love! Speakers: Michael Naas- Professor, DePaul University…
The Vietnam War: History and Memory Saturday, February 24 10am-2pm Conway Hall 179 Nearly a half-century following the fall of Saigon, the Vietnam War remains relevant to America and the world. SU History Professors Donald Whaley (a Vietnam Veteran) and Dean Kotlowski explore the war’s impact on the United States and Australia, whose government declared…
Monday, February 18 7:00 pm Fulton Hall 111, Herman Van Apeldoorn Film Center Siv B. Lie, a professor at the University of Maryland College Park, virtually joins the SU community for a screening of the documentary A People Uncounted and a Q&A segment. The film documents the history of the Roma, commonly referred to as…
SALISBURY, MD—Salisbury University’s Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships continues to work toward a seamless experience for current and future students submitting the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) recently announced that the 2024-25 FAFSA information will not be available to higher education institutions, including SU, until…
SALISBURY, MD—Salisbury University’s Center for Healthy Communities (CHC) brought experts, activists and individuals passionate about combating human trafficking together to commemorate National Human Trafficking Prevention Month in January. The fourth annual Anti-Human Trafficking Conference explored aspects of the global crisis through engaging discussions and informative, impactful presentations. Guest speakers included Dr. Danielle Thomas, child…
By SU Public Relations SALISBURY, MD—Dr. E. Patrick McDermott, professor and chair of management in Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, has been selected as a 2024-25 Distinguished Visiting Professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. McDermott will teach negotiation and constitutional law classes while assisting the academy in…
On Wednesday February 14th, a representative from The Washington Center will be on campus to discuss their semester and summer long internship programs in DC along with their weeklong January seminar program. Faculty interested in having them come to your class to give a brief (~15 minute) presentation should contact Dr. Joshua Bolton (jpbolton@salisbury.edu) with…
Performance Review Prep Mini-Conference | Thursday, February 29, 2024 | 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The USM Learning and Talent Development Committee invites you to a day of enriching learning and personal growth in preparation for the upcoming Performance Review season. This virtual conference is free to all University System of Maryland employees. Check out our exciting…