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The TIAA-CREF Institute is pleased to announce William E. (Brit) Kirwan, Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, as winner of the 2010 TIAA-CREF Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence.

The Showcase brings together Towson University faculty and researchers to spotlight projects in collaboration with businesses and government agencies that benefit the citizens of this region.

Jon M. Laria, partner in the Real Estate Department at the law firm of Ballard Spahr LLP, has been elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc.

One of the critical missions of Network 2000 is to increase the number of women serving on corporate boards. Roadmap to the Boardroom is an annual program which provides an update to the status of women on corporate boards in Maryland and a forum for discussion.

Gain insight into a dozen consumer legal issues that impact drivers, computer users, financially strapped homeowners and others at “Community Law Forum,” a free event on Saturday, March 6, at Anne Arundel Community College.

The Baltimore Office Promotion & The Arts announces that Artscape, America’s largest free, arts celebration which takes place annually the third weekend in July, had an economic impact of $25.97 million on Baltimore City in 2009.

On Saturday, March 6 from 1-5pm, visitors can see exceptional theatrical performances and visual art including mixed-media, paintings, photographs and sculptures.

I am pleased to share with you that Harry Wallace, Senior Vice President and Life Science Practice Leader with RCM&D has been selected again this year as a Power Broker by Risk & Insurance Magazine, one of the leading publications in the risk management industry.

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announces that the Baltimore Book Festival, an annual celebration of the literary arts held in historic Mount Vernon, had an economic impact of $4.51 million on Baltimore City in 2009 and attracted 55,000 visitors with more than 6,000 traveling from outside of Maryland.

This spring, the President’s Forum, a join program of the Office of the President and the Innovation and Leadership Institute, will bring three distinguished speakers to campus to share their insights on innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership.

Please join us in honoring 2010's winners that have guided their companies and the state of Maryland to new global heights!

Merritt Properties launches commercial property search application for iPhone.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announce the semifinalists for the fifth annual Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize.

Technology Specialists Inc. (TSI) today announced that it has received a 2009 Boeing Performance Excellence Award.

Stevenson University invites working adults to give their careers a greenlight and attend “Networking for Knowledge”, a unique opportunity to meet with current students, faculty, and recent graduates of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies and learn more about the University’s adult accelerated and master’s degree programs.

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts is pleased to announce that applications are now available for the Americans for the Arts In Baltimore Scholarship.

The Baltimore Public Art Commission has cancelled its monthly meeting for today, February 17 at 4pm due to complications as a result of the recent weather.

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts and Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower announce the cancellation of the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower Open Studio Day due to inclement weather.

Musical Event to Kick Off the Spring Season at Harborplace

The Entrepreneurial Studies Institute at Anne Arundel Community College is hosting its 7th annual Business Plan Competition this spring to showcase former and current students’ plans for new business ventures.

At Capitol College’s Space Operations Institute (SOI), astronautical engineering students will have impressive experience to add to their resume when they graduate.

Haitian-born, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Melky Jean and music producer Farel Jean, siblings of Wyclef Jean, will host “Rock to Rebuild,” a benefit concert for Haiti, on Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.

Robert A. Scott, counsel in the Litigation Department at the law firm of Ballard Spahr LLP, has been appointed Chair of the American Bar Association’s national Subprime Crisis Subcommittee, a division of the organization’s Real Estate Litigation Committee.

School 33 Art Center and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts present AFTER IMAGE, curated by Jamillah James.

Everyone is invited to Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower Open Studio Day for exceptional visual art and theatrical performances.

BALTIMORE, MD – Leroy M. Merritt, chairman and founder of Merritt Properties and Merritt Athletic Clubs, died January 25th after a brief illness. He was 79. The cause was complications arising from cancer.

For Immediate Release - Baltimore, MD, January 26, 2010 – Marks, Thomas Architects is pleased to announce that we have been awarded the design contract for the Graduate Student Housing Community at the Science and Technology Park at Johns Hopkins.

Pennoni Associates welcomes Darrell B. Mobley as a Senior Project Manager. Mr. Mobley will serve in Pennoni’s Baltimore Transportation Division.

LAUREL, Md. – For the sixth consecutive year, Capitol College hosted the Maryland kickoff for the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the Laurel, Md. campus.

Capitol College hosted the January 13, 2010 chapter meeting of the InfraGard Maryland Members Alliance, entitled Protecting America’s Infrastructures Critical for Sustaining Human Life: Public Health, Food/Agriculture, and Emergency Services.

The Baltimore Book Festival returns for its 15th year celebration on September 24, 25 and 26, 2010.

Calling all aspiring film writers! Don’t miss the opportunity to submit work for the 2010 Baltimore Screenwriters Competition.

Artscape, America’s largest free celebration of the arts, celebrates its 29th year on July 16, 17 and 18, 2010.

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts is pleased to announce that applications are now available online for Artscape, America’s largest free festival of the arts.

Hunt Valley, Maryland (12 January 2010)—EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. (EA) announced today it was awarded a contract to provide Enterprise Asset Management Implementation and associated consulting services to the City of Salisbury, Maryland.

BALTIMORE – January 7, 2009 -- Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. (HCM), a full-service architecture and landscape architecture firm announced today that Tom Spies, AIA, LEED AP joined the firm’s education studio as a principal.

Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announce the upcoming projects for CityPaint 2010: Baltimore Mural Program

Mayor Sheila Dixon, the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts and the Baltimore Community Relations Commission are proud to announce the 10th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade, presented by Forman Mills

One of Baltimore’s most popular parades celebrates its 10th anniversary by honoring the many organizations that serve the Baltimore community.

Hunt Valley, Maryland (11 January 2010)—EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. (EA) announced today that it was recently approved as a business partner for Azteca Systems, Inc., a leading provider of GIS-centric management solutions.

Baltimore - The Stephen W. Fisher collection of Japanese cloisonné enamels is one of the finest in the world. Comprised largely of pieces created during Japan's "golden age" of decorative art production, the special exhibition, Japanese Cloisonné Enamels from the Stephen W. Fisher Collection, will feature many intricately adorned vases, boxes and trays worked in gold, silver and dazzling colored enamels.

TOWSON, Md.–In partnership with the Baltimore CFA Society, Towson University’s College of Business and Economics has published the inaugural edition of Baltimore Business Review (BBR), which focuses on Maryland’s business opportunities.

TOWSON, Md.—Demonstrating that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and strong in Baltimore County, Vulcan Furniture, Inc. and Study Abroad Counselor, LLC, have become the latest companies to join TowsonGlobal, Towson University’s international incubator for startup ventures. 

New artists and short play performances are featured this month.

Sophie Dagenais, a partner in the law firm of Ballard Spahr LLP, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Maryland Clean Energy Center.

As part of a Winterim class, titled “Baltimore 2020,” College of Notre Dame of Maryland will hold two lectures in January on media trends and developments and new directions in the arts and culture.

On January 13, 2010, TU and the Maryland National Guard will host “Employer Summit: Recruitment and Reintegration of a Skilled Veteran Workforce.”

In a special meeting on December 17, McDaniel College’s Board of Trustees unanimously selected Dr. Roger N. Casey as the ninth president of the 142-year-old private, liberal arts and sciences college in central Maryland.

Today, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) announced the approved range of tolls for the Intercounty Connector (ICC)/MD 200 after review of comments received during a 60-day public comment period.

For the first time there is a program aimed at supporting small businesses and connecting those businesses and consumers with the support of a major media partner and statewide business organizations representing over 30,000 businesses.

Renaissance Institute at College of Notre Dame of Maryland will present “Health Care – Diagnosis and Prognosis” on Saturday, January 30, at 9 a.m. in Knott Auditorium.

Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown announced on December 15, 2009 that Capitol College received one of 12 BRAC Higher Education grants in the amount of $92,992, made available through legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly (the Higher Education Investment Fund) in 2008.

Don't forget to stop by the Top of the World Observation Level during the holiday season. The attraction is open for the holidays on Saturday, December 26 through Wednesday, December 30.

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown announced earlier today that Anne Arundel Community College received one of 12 BRAC Higher Education grants in the amount of $80,234.

The Walters Art Museum and the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute at The Johns Hopkins University announce a collaboration to pioneer a new approach to investigating the neural basis of the human aesthetic experience.

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown announced earlier today that Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) received one of 12 BRAC Higher Education Fund grants.

Capitol College, Maryland’s only independent college dedicated to engineering, computer science, technology and business, was recently named to Military Advanced Education magazine’s 3rd Annual Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities.

Ellin & Tucker, Chartered, a leading regional certified public accounting and business consulting firm, announced that Susan Keller has joined the firm's Tax Department.

Merritt Construction Services, a division of Merritt Properties, is having an active fourth quarter. In a year marked by slow construction starts, the construction division of one of the region's largest developers has landed two new projects.

LAX World, a lacrosse superstore featuring Maryland's largest selection of lacrosse equipment, clothing, gifts, and accessories, recently opened two new locations in the York Galleria Mall in York, Pennsylvania and Harford Mall in Bel Air, Maryland.

Most recently the Governor's STEM Task Force released a report with seven recommendations for the State to get behind STEM education and workforce development. A quality STEM education today is critical for the development of tomorrow's workforce.

In an effort to ensure that Baltimore students have the tools to engage in a 21st century education, DAS has been instrumental in donating computers to schools throughout the City.

Capitol College is now offering graduate students who attend a Virtual Open House one free credit towards their first enrollment in a Capitol College master's degree program.

The Mid-Atlantic CIO Forum has awarded five Towson University students $15,000 in scholarships-$3,000 apiece-for the spring 2010 academic term.

Claire Shipman, senior national correspondent of ABC's Good Morning America, and Katty Kay, anchor of BBC World News America, will discuss their book, "WOMENOMICS: Write Your Own Rules for Success," Monday, January 11, at 7 p.m. in LeClerc Auditorium at College of Notre Dame of Maryland.

Stevenson University will hold its Winter Commencement Exercise on Monday, December 14, 2009, at 4 p.m. in the University’s gymnasium.

Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. (HCM), an architecture and landscape architecture firm in Baltimore, Maryland, is pleased to announce that the new Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, located in Cumberland, Maryland, is open to the public.

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is delighted to announce that Susan Jaffe Roberts has been elected a partner of the firm, and Daniel A. Griffith, and Edward J. O’Connell III have been named equity partners, effective January 1, 2010.

The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents at its next meeting will take action on proposed academic programs at Bowie State and Towson universities and vote on a revision to the policy on undergraduate admissions.

Time magazine has named UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski to its 10 Best College Presidents list published in the magazine’s November 13 edition.

Inspired by these goals set forth in the American Graduation Initiative and fueled by the existing and future needs of our country for skilled workers in today’s knowledge-based society and economy, Anne Arundel Community College is responding with a college-wide initiative, Student Success 2020.

Stevenson University is proud to present Anirban Basu, Chairman and CEO of Baltimore’s Sage Policy Group (SPG), as guest speaker for the second annual Shapiro/Rouse Lecture in Business Communication on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at 7 p.m. in the Rockland Center Banquet Hall on Stevenson’s Owings Mills campus.

The Maryland Science Center has appointed Andrea Weiss as Director of Foundation and Government Relations, announced Van Reiner, president and CEO.

LAX World, a lacrosse superstore featuring Maryland’s largest selection of lacrosse equipment, clothing, gifts, and accessories, opened its newest store at Maple Lawn, Maryland, a 600-acre mixed-use development in Howard County on Thursday, November 19th.

Ellin & Tucker, Chartered is pleased to announce that its Managing Director, Edwin R. Brake, has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore.

Stevenson, MD Stevenson University announces the appointment of Ed Hottle as Head Coach of its new NCAA Division III football program. Hottle has served as Head Football Coach and Assistant Athletics Director for Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, since July 2005, amassing a 22-16 record in the five seasons he has coached the Bison.

R. Christopher Rosenthal, a Director in the Forensic and Valuation Services Group at Ellin & Tucker, Chartered, was chosen as a 2009 Unsung Hero Award Recipient at the National Philanthropy Day in Maryland Awards Luncheon held on October 26, 2009.

Anne Arundel Community College in November was accepted into the Maryland Green Registry, which represents more than 100 public and private organizations, agencies and nonprofit groups working toward a sustainable Maryland.

Maryland Works, Inc; a statewide membership association that focuses on advocating the expansion of employment and economic opportunities for individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment, has announced that nomination forms are available for its 2010 Annual Employment Awards program.

In Honor of Veterans Day, You are Invited to a Business Leaders and Employer Summit to Recognize Our Returning Veterans and Service Members

Business Volunteers Unlimited Maryland (BVU) announced that the Citi Foundation has awarded a $35,000 grant to support the organization’s Skilled Volunteer Placement Program.

View a spectacular 360-degree panoramic view of Baltimore's skyline for only $1. Visitors can enjoy discounted admission to Top of the World Observation Level on Saturday, December 5 from 10am-7pm and Sunday, December 6 from 11am-6pm as a part of Downtown Dollar or Less Days.

Innovation and Leadership Institute’s President’s Forum series at Capitol College, in conjunction with the college’s Center for Space Science Education and Public Outreach, is proud to welcome Dr. David Levy from the Jarnac Observatory in Vail, Arizona to campus on November 19, 2009 for a lecture on utilizing astronomy and space science to spark STEM workforce development.

Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) announce the recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts/Baltimore City Job Retention Grant.

Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announce that Creative Baltimore Fund Grants 2010 are now available online. Applications are due by 5pm on Friday, January 8, 2010.

The Land Development Council of the Home Builders Association of Maryland recently awarded Worthington Green, a MacKenzie Communities development, the 2009 Award of Excellence in Community Development.

The Baltimore Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC) recently awarded MacKenzie Contracting Company, LLC its seventh consecutive award for safety excellence.

MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services, LLC has been selected as the exclusive listing broker for the office, retail, and medical office space in Maple Lawn, a nearly 2 million square foot mixed-use development in Howard County, Maryland.

Jim Dickinson has been named Director of Community Engagement for Business Volunteers Unlimited Maryland (BVU), announced BVU’s Executive Director Kelly Hodge-Williams.

Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. (HCM), a full-service architecture and landscape architecture firm, is pleased to announce that Chris Schein, ASLA has been named chairman of the Maryland Board of Examiners for Landscape Architects.

Christmas, one of the most joyful seasons for Christian communities worldwide, celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and the dramatic events that took place during his infancy—from his nativity in a lowly stable, to the angel’s announcement of this news to local shepherds, to Herod’s murder of all the babies in Bethlehem and his narrow escape from that slaughter.

An Anne Arundel Community College student and chef won gold medals in the October Chesapeake Chefs Challenge held during the Restaurant Association of Maryland’s Mid-Atlantic Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center.

One of WTCI’s most exciting events yet! On December 2nd, WTCI will be celebrating two decades of connecting local business to global opportunity during their 20th Anniversary Wine Tasting.

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts and Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, LLC. are pleased to announce Maya Freelon Asante as the winner of the C. Sylvia and Eddie C. Brown Studio at the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower Competition.

Maria Mouratidis, Psy.D., chair of the psychology department at College of Notre Dame of Maryland, has been appointed to two external advisory boards of the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.

The Center for the Study of Local Issues has conducted a survey focusing on Anne Arundel County residents’ views concerning economic conditions and experiences, state budget cuts, crabbing licenses, the use of cameras to enforce speeding and red-light laws, nonprofit organizations, the most important issue facing the federal government, H1N1 flu, presidential job approval and trust in the different political parties.

Anne Arundel Community College’s Interior Design students brought home the gold for the seventh consecutive year in the annual American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Maryland-ChesapeakeHome’s Annual Design Competition.

M. Jean Russell, Ph.D., was appointed as the director of foundation relations and college grant writer at Capitol College in Laurel, Md. in early September 2009.

Three new members, including two alumnae, joined College of Notre Dame of Maryland’s Board of Trustees at its October meeting.