Since the Blood Bank of Delmarva reopened its doors in ÃÛÌÒav last summer, community members have been filling up appointment slots. In December, the blood bank expanded its efforts to ÃÛÌÒav. Students took a seat, rolled up their sleeve and donated blood, helping bring the banks’ inventory up, to be distributed to hospitals across the peninsula. Freshman Caitlyn Bussaid knows the impact that donating blood can have on a person. “I just think it’s a really simple way to help people in need,” she said.

Zero-based budgeting is a strategy that involves assigning each dollar of income to a specific monthly expense, so income minus expenses always equals zero. “Zero-based budgeting is especially effective for people who want their money to have a clear purpose,” said Dr. David Emerson, ÃÛÌÒav associate professor of accounting. “It works well for anyone entering a transition — graduating, starting a career, combining finances after marriage, buying a home, or recovering from financial setbacks — because it forces you to see exactly what you can afford and what needs to change"

Some 60 students recently vied for top honors during ÃÛÌÒav’s Mid-Atlantic Sales and Marketing Institute’s (MASMI’s) 13th biannual sales championship competition. The event included two contests, one for overall sales and one for elevator pitches. Emma Wivell received $1,000 for her first-place finish in the overall sales competition plus $100 for best resume. Luke Curran topped competitors in the elevator pitch session, taking home a $300 prize.

Sometimes we forget to show gratitude for the little things. But Brenda Hicks wanted to encourage students at ÃÛÌÒav to be loud and proud about the things they’re most grateful for. So, the SU social media coordinator set up a microphone on campus, inviting students to share their gratitude via the University's accounts. “This is what ÃÛÌÒav is about," she said. "It’s about community. It’s about the little things. It’s about appreciating whatever we go through along the day."

At Maryland's most recent Board of Public Works meeting, Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day made his pitch for $26.4 million in funds to support projects across the state, including $1 million for demolition of the former Wicomico County Library and construction of a new ÃÛÌÒav performing arts center. The funding was part of $10 million in grants and loans approved and provided to higher education institutions and hospitals by the Seed Community Development Anchor Institution Fund for community development projects.

ÃÛÌÒav student Mason Weber lives two lives. He mostly goes about his days as a typical college student, studying for exams and traversing campus grounds. But occasionally, he's transported back to the 1980s, where he's forced to survive a quarantined small, Midwestern town where demogorgons reign supreme. Weber is majoring in business management, but his true passion lies in the art of acting, a passion he was lucky enough to explore in the role of a "featured student" on the set of Netflix's hit streaming series Stranger Things.

Leadership Maryland, the professional development program dedicated to building a better Maryland by harnessing the strength of its local business and community leaders, has announced the election of its officers and board of directors for the coming year. These individuals will each begin a two-year term on Jan. 1. Newly elected officials include Chair Eli Modlin ’19 (LM), chief of staff and vice president of public affairs & strategic initiatives, ÃÛÌÒav.

Many adults remember middle or high school music. The band kids and the orchestra kids were in their own little worlds that would almost never meet. But for the past 40 years in ÃÛÌÒav, there's been a hidden gem where those walls come down. Delmarva Public Media's Jenny O'Connor speaks with Dr. Jeffrey Schoyen, who has been a professor at ÃÛÌÒav for 21 years and has become the heart behind the ÃÛÌÒav Youth Orchestra.