Tag: University of Maryland College Park

Annapolis based Davy Dance Academy to perform at Orange Bowl
Davy Dance Academy announced that their Senior Dance Company will be featured in the half-time performance at the ACC Champion Discover Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The performance will take place on New Year’s Eve in Miami, Florida. Davy Dance Academy Dance Company is no stranger to performing on national television. During the 2013-2014 season they […]

AACC Cyber faculty one of 4,000 in world to earn Intrusion Certification
Marcelle Y. Lee, an instructional specialist in Anne Arundel Community College’s CyberCenter, became one of only 4,000 people in the world to earn a Global Information Assurance Certification (GCIA) as a Certified Intrusion Analyst, and she plans to use that knowledge to enhance AACC’s already advanced cyber training programs. Lee not only teaches at AACC’s […]

St. Mary’s Church awarded Environmental Stewardship Certification
Annapolis Mayor Michael Pantelides announced that St. Mary’s Parish is the first church to be awarded the City of Annapolis’ Environmental Stewardship Certification. “Not only is St. Mary’s committed to environmental education, Father Tizio and his team are role models for environmental best practices,” Mayor Pantelides said. “I applaud both the church and school staff […]

Developing: Friday Night Stabbing In Downtown Annapolis
Eye On Annapolis has received several reports of a stabbing that occurred late Friday night possibly in the first block of West Street in downtown Annapolis. At this point, we are waiting on a response from the police for further information, but from witnesses on the scene, there was some sort of fight at or […]

PHOTOS: Military Bowl Game Action-Maryland Vs Marshall
The action at yesterday’s Military Bowl was not restricted to the parade and tailgate. Marshall University’s Thundering Herd soundly defeated the University of Maryland Terrapins by a score of 31-20. This Military Bowl was the first of seven to be played in Annapolis. In addition to the game, the event featured a parade and tailgate, […]

Annapolis Earns Sustainable Maryland Certification
The City of Annapolis was one of eight Maryland municipalities honored at the Sustainable Maryland Certified awards ceremony at the Maryland Municipal League’s annual fall conference held in Solomons Island on Friday. The City of Annapolis demonstrated its commitment to local food production by partnering with a local non-profit, Fresh Farm Markets, to establish a […]

Severn Man Charged With 1st Degree Attempted Murder After Odenton Shooting
On Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 at about 9:15 p.m., Western District officers responded to the 700 block of Chapelview Drive, Odenton, MD in reference to a shooting that just occurred. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a 23 year old male from Odenton with a gun shot wound to a lower extremity; and […]

Car Crashes Into Eatery At Annapolis Towne Centre
On Monday, June 17, 2013, at approximately 1:26 P.M., officers from Southern District responded to Zoes Kitchen located at 1901 Towne Center Boulevard, Suite 105, Annapolis, Maryland for a report of several pedestrians struck by a motor vehicle. Upon arrival officers located 2 male victims, age 54 and 45, and 2 female victims, age 30 […]

Severna Park Senior Wins National Merit Scholarship
With more students likely to be named, Severna Park High School senior Julia Downing is the sixth county student to be announced as a scholarship recipient by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. In support of furthering her studies in biomedical engineering next year, Downing’s college-sponsored award ranges between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to […]

AACC Valedictorian Credits Others For Her Success
Michelle DeSanctis thinks she was meant to be a teacher, but it is only after attending Anne Arundel Community College that she realized that all her past jobs seem to lead to a career in education. “I’ve been a marketing director, bartender, loan officer – all these different jobs, but they always migrated to some […]

Restored Oyster Reef Shows Highest Denitrification Rate
A group of Chesapeake Bay researchers have published a groundbreaking study in April’s issue of the Marine Ecology Progress Series Journal with findings that indicate restored oyster reefs could have greater impacts on estuarine water quality than previously thought, refining our understanding of the role that restored oyster reefs play in removing excess nutrients from […]

Yet Another Pedestrian Hit, This Time In Edgewater
On November 28, 2012 at approximately 6:20pm, officers from the Southern District responded to a single vehicle collision with a pedestrian at East Central Avenue near West Shore Road, Edgewater, Maryland. The pedestrian was transported by helicopter to the University of Maryland-Shock Trauma where she is listed in critical condition. Officers from the Traffic Safety […]

AAMC Foundation Names New Officers, Board Members for 2012-2013
The Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) Foundation Board of Directors has named new officers and five new members for the upcoming year. The new Foundation officers are: JoAnn DeCesaris, of the Geaton & JoAnn DeCesaris Family Foundation, chair; Theodore Pincus, executive vice president and CFO, FTI Consulting, Inc., (Retired), vice chair; Judy Zazulia Wahl, community […]

IntelliGenesis Awards Scholarships
Three students, recent graduates from local high schools, have been named recipients of the IntelliGenesis Neal A. Sullivan Memorial scholarships for 2012. Zachary D. Hood, a resident of Linthicum, graduated from North County High School with a 3.9 GPA. He will be attending University of Maryland at College Park majoring in electrical engineering which he plans to make his career. […]

Man Killed Along Route 100 Near I-97
On May 5, 2012 at approximately 11:59 p.m., officers from the Eastern District responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at Route 100 eastbound near I-97 northbound. Officers arrived on scene and located a pedestrian, who was critically injured as a result of being struck by a vehicle. Crash Investigators […]