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Rural communities that aren’t near a big city and don’t have natural amenities can still focus on attracting jobs as a way to grow, said Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin during a recent presentation, but focusing on incentives and site availability is “no longer sufficient. The communities that seem to be winning in this game are also winning through investments in workforce." Those areas include ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp, where ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University's Dave and Patsy Rommel Center for Entrepreneurship is part of the area's investment in workforce growth, he said.

Some 65 students recently vied for top honors during ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University’s Mid-Atlantic Sales and Marketing Institute’s (MASMI’s) 12th biannual sales championship competition. The event included two contests, one for overall sales and one for elevator pitches. Ella Messick received $1,000 for her first-place finish in the overall sales competition. Carter Darrington  topped competitors in the elevator pitch session, taking home a $300 prize

Economic development activities can deliver broad value to communities, driving business growth, attracting investment and creating a foundation for prosperity. A recent statewide study by ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University's Business, Economic and Community Outreach Network (BEACON) showed that every dollar invested in local economic development operations over the previous three fiscal years generated an estimated average of $8.81 in state and local tax revenue. The results were released by the Maryland Economic Development Association.

This year marks 84 years since a fire at the G.A. Bounds Mill in ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp. It has been described as one of the worst fires in ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp's history. No one died, but three people were injured. It has been said the fire was so large it could be seen as far as Seaford and Princess Anne. More than eight decades later, the fire's history is being kept alive through a collection at ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University's Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture. Its director, Dr. Creston Long, says the mill produced strawberry baskets, which were lost in the fire.

¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University began as a educational instruction school for teachers in 1925. Since then it has grown to a full university, with six academic units housing more than 60 degree programs. Delmarva Today host Don Rush talked with Dr. Creston Long, director of SU's Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, about this long legacy as the University prepares to kick off its Centennial celebration.

Judges in the 24th round of ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University’s Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery entrepreneurship competition were inspired by a son’s dedication to improving the quality of life for his mother, awarding magnetic wireless electrode kinesiology tape company Lectra Technologies, Inc. with this semester’s top funding amount: $35,000. Following the competition, the Ratcliffe Foundation announced another $900,000 gift to continue the Shore Hatchery program through 2029.

After spending two summers as a camp counselor, Kay Funderburg not only reaffirmed their love of the outdoors, but realized the importance of leadership training in such endeavors. When their family moved to the Eastern Shore, they saw the perfect opportunity to enroll in ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University’s outdoor education leadership major. Now, they will have the chance to finish their senior semester at SU on an even greater adventure, studying at Sweden’s Linköping University as a recipient of the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University, in partnership with Island Creamery, recently invited members of the campus community to taste small batches of ice cream based on suggestions by members of the SU and greater communities and vote on which should become the official SU Centennial ice cream flavor. In addition to tasting flavors suggested by four finalists, those in attendance had an opportunity to vote on a name for the flavor, with eight finalists also suggested via community input.