TU in the News
Deaf athlete commits to playing TU football
The Washington Post, February 5
Staff reporter Josh Barr reported that Ryan Bonheyo, a running back and linebacker for the Maryland School for the Deaf, accepted a full scholarship to play TU football beginning in the fall of 2009. Barr noted that Bonheyo is expected to play defense, and is “one of only a handful of deaf athletes to receive a scholarship to play college football.”
Towson graduates form a new Baltimore theater group
The Sun, February 10
Mary Carole McCauley reported that four graduates of TU’s graduate theatre program founded Nine Imaginary Cows Theater Collective in January. The troupe will make its debut at Theatre Project in Baltimore on Feb. 26 with the play, There Have Been Other Men in My Wife’s Bed (A Marital Arrangement for Three Actors).
TU reaches agreement over proposed arena site
The Sun, February 13
Mary Gail Hare reported that TU officials and Rodgers Forge residents came to an agreement regarding the location of TU’s new athletic arena after several weeks of negotiations. Both parties signed an agreement that the new arena will be constructed on the northwest side of the current Towson Center arena location. In an effort to promote further communication between the community and the university, TU has appointed a community liaison position to handle residents’ concerns.
Harford Community College and TU team up
The Sun, February 14
Stephen Kiehl reported that TU and Harford Community College officials hope to soon begin construction of Towson’s first satellite campus on land next to HCC. TU Vice President for Administration and Finance James P. Sheehan explained that the HCC satellite campus would enable students to “get their degree[s] from Towson University without ever having to come to Towson, except for the commencement exercises.” Kiehl noted that officials hope that the 30,000-square-foot building will be completed and ready for occupancy by fall 2011.
College applications up in Maryland
ABC-2 News Online, March 4, 2009
Sherrie Johnson reported that not only has there been a statewide increase in applicants to Maryland’s colleges and universities, but there has also been a marked increase in applicants to TU, with more than 15,000 applications.
WVU picks Towson’s James Clements for president
Pittsburgh Business Times, March 6, 2009
After a nationwide search, West Virginia University selected Dr. James P. Clements, TU’s provost, for the position of president. Clements will be the university’s 23rd president and will take office on June 30 of this year.
Homegrown superintendant starts new term
Gazette.net, March 12, 2009
Margarita Raycheva reported that Linda D. Burgee, a TU elementary education alumna, was appointed to a second term as the superintendant for Frederick County Public Schools. Burgee, who was first appointed to the position in 2004, has a long history in the Frederick County Public School system: she has been a student, a teacher and an administrator in the system. She was also the county’s first female superintendant.
Del Tech celebration honors outstanding women for service
Cape Gazette Online, March 20, 2009
Tom Walsh reported that Dr. Cynthia Foxwell Parker, Au.D. was one of two women honored at the International Women’s Day celebration in Delaware for “overcoming professional obstacles and making a positive impact” in her community. Parker, who earned her bachelor of speech pathology from TU, was the first female audiologist to begin a private practice in Sussex County and Delaware.
First Baker Artist Awards names winners
The Sun, March 26, 2009
Vincent Thomas, professor of dance at TU, was one of seven “Baltimore’s Choice” award winners in the first Baker Artist Awards program, reported Edward Gunts. The Baker Artist Awards, which were organized by the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, were established to “promote Baltimore-area artists on the Internet” and to encourage more artists to move to the Baltimore area. The seven “Baltimore’s Choice” award-winners were selected by public voting on the Baker Web site, and each was awarded $1,000 in prize money.
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