In 1948, Wilson Stewart “Stu” Harrison found a home at Salisbury University, meeting his future wife, Nancy, while pursuing a degree in education. Following his passing earlier this year at age 90, he surprised SU with a home of its own, bequeathing his and Nancy’s house in Rehoboth Beach, DE, to the Salisbury University Foundation, Inc. (Nancy preceded him in death in 2008; she earned her degree from SU in 1954.) Proceeds from the home’s sale established an endowment creating the Nancy and Stewart Harrison Scholarship for SU education majors. Read More

Ten Salisbury University staff members recently became the first cohort to complete the University's SULead professional development leadesrhip program. Its goal is to create a pipeline of diverse leaders within the institution. Read More

TEDCO (Maryland Technology Development Corporation) recently named Salisbury University’s Dave and Patsy Rommel Center for Entrepreneurship among the inaugural recipients of Maryland Makerspace Initiative Program funding. The program was founded in an effort to encourage the growth of makerspaces throughout the state. The first round provides 20 projects, spanning 11 counties and Baltimore City, grants up to $100,000. Read More

It was a peculiar scene inside Old Green Hill Church, built in 1733, when Dr. Brent Zaprowski, Salisbury University professor of geography and geosciences, pushed a lawn mower-shaped electronic marvel over the two brick aisles inside the historical structure. Using ground-penetrating radar, he was looking for the grave of the Rev. Alexander Adams, who served as the churhc's third pastor from 1704-1769 and allegedly was buried under its floor. Read More

For the 25th consecutive year, The Princeton Review has named Salisbury University one of the nation's top universities in its 2024 edition of The Best 389 Colleges. For the third time, the publication also ranked SU’s Patricia R. Guerrieri Academic Commons (pictured) as a “Best College Library.” This year’s ranking places the facility among the top 10 in the nation. Read More

With more than 15 years of professional experience in higher education, civic engagement and non-profit leadership, Dr. Kim Fabbri-Greener has been announced as Salisbury University’s next career services director. She comes to SU from the University of South Florida (USF), where she served as an associate director in the institution’s Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement. Read More

For the second consecutive summer, the Enduring Connections project at Salisbury University’s Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture is getting a boost from a pair of interns through Smithsonian Institution. A’Nya Harrison, of Washington, D.C., and Nandi Smith, of Fairfield, California, have a passion for history. They are spending 12 weeks in Salisbury digging deep into records chronicling the Black communities across Delaware and the Eastern Shores of Maryland the Virginia. Read More

Blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay have been a major problem for watermen. While blue the invasive species eats smaller crabs and rockfish, they're also a good and sustainable animal. According to Dr.  Noah Bressman, Salisbury University assistant professor of physiology in the Biological Studies Department, catfish are the only fish in the U.S. that's regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He hopes the 2023 Farm Bill will make an exception for wild blue catfish, which could lead to more incentive to remove them from local waters. Read More