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Latest News - November 2009
TU Enrollment Management to Host Veterans Reintegration Conference in January 2010
Veterans returning from deployment face many challenges as they begin to reintegrate back into civilian life.
The need to effectively address their employment and educational needs will be addressed at the “Maryland National Guard Forums on Reintegration” to be held at TU on January 12 and 13, 2010. TU will host this important and timely event with $100,000 provided by the Maryland National Guard.
Under the management of Lonnie Mc New, senior vice president for Enrollment Management, and his staff, this forum aims to raise awareness of the issues returning veterans face and develop structures to assist them as they return to post-secondary education and the workplace. “Providing access to education and good services to the men and women who served is not only the right thing to do, it’s also the smart thing to do,” says McNew.
The conference will host teams of educators and employers from throughout the state. “The Educators Forum on Veterans Issues” scheduled for January 12 will feature sessions from the Maryland National Guard, national experts and authors, local universities and community colleges, veteran student panelists, and representatives from Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges, a consortium of national higher education organizations that support military service members returning to college.
The second conference, “Employers Summit: Recruitment and Reintegration of a Skilled Veteran Workforce,” scheduled for January 13 will feature sessions from the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Labor, the Maryland National Guard, and the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce. Both events will take place in TU’s University Union.
For more information, contact Cheryl Mannon or Laura Bageant. Registration and conference details are available at http://www.towson.edu/nationalguardexpo/index.asp
College of Education Takes Middle-School “Back to the Future”
 Maryland Higher Education Commission recently awarded TU $134,743 for the project “Back to the Future,” a College Access Challenge Grant (CACGP)under the direction of Pamela Morgan, project coordinator of the TAM program in the College of Education, David Vocke, professor in the Department of Secondary Education, and collaborator LaJerne Cornish of Goucher College. This project focuses on college awareness and career planning for underrepresented middle school students and their parents. The program will establish a Future Educators Association (FEA) chapter, through which participants are encouraged to undertake more rigorous course work in secondary school to prepare them for high school, college and the future. Through the program, students will explore the successes of college graduates, career options and requirements, and learn ways to finance post-secondary education. Participants will share their knowledge and experience through reports and multimedia presentations shared at a FEA conference. A more detailed press release is available at: http://www.towson.edu/main/abouttu/newsroom/mhecgrant092409.asp
ASM UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has selected Samantha Semenkow from Towson University as a 2009 award recipient of the ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
This fellowship is aimed at highly competitive students who wish to pursue graduate careers (Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D.) in microbiology. Fellows have the opportunity to conduct full time summer research at their institution with an ASM mentor and present their research results at the 2010 ASM General Meeting in San Diego, CA if their abstract is accepted.
Each fellow receives up to a $4,000 stipend, a two-year ASM student membership and reimbursement for travel expenses to the 2010 ASM General Meeting. This year, sixty-nine applications were received and thirty-three were awarded. Of the thirty-three awardees, twelve students were from doctoral/research universities—extensive institutions, four students were from doctoral/research universities—intensive institutions, one student was from a specialized institution—schools of engineering and technology, eight student were from a master’s college and university institutions, and eight students were from baccalaureate colleges.
Dr. Barry Margulies from Towson University is Samantha Semenkow’s mentor. The title of the research project is: A Veterinary Use for Subcutaneous Implants to Treat FHV-1.
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM), headquartered in Washington, DC, is the oldest and largest single biological membership organization, with over 40,000 members worldwide. Please visit http://www.asm.org/students for more information on this fellowship.
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