Two black males in Milwaukee walked up to the home of a white family, in a majority black neighborhood, and unleashed a hail of gunfire. A five year old white girl, Laylah Petersen, was murdered while sitting on her grandfather’s lap.

Milwaukee police say there is no question the shooters were deliberating trying to kill people inside the house. At least a dozen bullets were fired directly into the house. There may have been a third person driving a getaway car.

The house was located in a census tract that is 77% black and 14% white.

The Milwaukee Sentinel and Milwaukee channel 6 have actually been trying to downplay the murder. They are falsly reporting that it was “a stray bullet.” That directly contradicts all the evidence found by police.

If the races were reversed, this would be the biggest news story in the entire western world right now. Imagine for one second that two white males walked up to a black occupied home, in a mostly white neighborhood, and opened fire. Imagine a five year old black girl was murdered while sitting on her grandfather’s lap. There would weeks of national coverage. There would be documentaries. The story would be revisited by the national media over and over for the next ten years.

For decades, Midwestern black street gangs have used racially motivated violence against white people as gang initiations. The most common form is mob attacks on white college students. However, more and more gang initiations are targeting random white people for shootings. There have been numerous fatalities. Black on white hate crime violence is also surging due to media agitation over Ferguson. A panel on MSNBC even urged blacks to “make white people feel uncomfortable.” A statement that seemed to greenlight black on white hate crime violence.

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The UMBC Ancient Studies Department will conduct its 51^st annual study tour in Spain March 17-26, 2017. The price of $3,400.00 (based on a group of 30) includes all air and land travel, twin-share accommodation for eight nights at four-star hotels, eight buffet breakfasts, three dinners, two lunches, and entrance to all archaeological sites and museums on the itinerary. Single rooms are available at an additional cost. ANCS majors and minors, UMBC students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the community are invited to join us. The trip can be taken as a three-credit course in the Winter 2017 term (ANCS 301; winter semester tuition applies). Scholarships are available to Ancient Studies majors taking the course for credit. Places are limited, so reserve yours today! An initial deposit of $350.00 is due with your registration.

The tour begins with four nights in Barcelona. We will visit the City Museum of Barcelona, the Roman Walls and Carrer del Pardis (four columns from a temple of Augustus), the Plaça Vila de Madrid (Roman Necropolis) and the fabulous Picasso Museum. After a free day (all museums and sites are closed on Monday), we will make a day trip to nearby Tarragona to explore the remains of the city’s Roman infrastructure and to tour the museum. The following day we hit the road for Zaragoza (ancient Caesaraugusta), where we will visit the Museum of the Forum of Caesaraugusta and the Museum of the Public Baths. The next day we travel to Madrid for a tour of the incomparable National Archaeological Museum of Spain. Then we travel to the colonial town of Mérida (ancient Merita Augusta) to explore the Moorish palace and fortification Alcazaba before ending the day at the Mérida National Museum of Roman Art. The final day of the trip is devoted to a thorough exploration of Mérida, which became the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania, and has a wealth of Roman remains.

This is a wonderful opportunity to see Spain in the off season in fine spring weather. Drop off your registration form and deposit with Domonique Pitts at dpitts@umbc.edu or at 410-455-6265 (5-6265 from campus).

• Jerri Frick, Director of the Masters in Education Program, Education
  
• Kate Drabinski, Senior Lecturer, Gender and Women's Studies
• Liz Stanwyck, Lecturer, Mathematics and Statistics
  
• Nancy McAllister, Adjunct Instructor, Geography and Environmental Systems
• Tara Carpenter, Senior Lecturer, Chemistry and Biochemistry
  
• Tim Phin, Lecturer, Ancient Studies

• Tuesday, September 13 - A Rookie's Perspective on Using Blackboard
• Wednesday, September 21 - The Online and Hybrid Learning Experience
• Monday, September 26 - Innovative Ways to Use Blackboard Collaborate
• Thursday, October 20 - Using VoiceThread to Engage Students

If you have questions, please email the Instructional Technology team at instructionaltechnology@umbc.edu. See you at the workshops!

A webinar, primarily for those institutions with a current Adobe ETLA though others may attend, is scheduled for:

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 – 11AM

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no later than 9AM, 8.23 to receive log-on information

Topics include:

·         extension details of the current ETLA

·         pricing and features of the 2016-19 ETLA

·         deadline for renewals

Presenters; Kelly Tucker, Adobe and John Bowers, Computer Intelligence Association.

The new MEEC/ADOBE ETLA Agreement is in place for purchase of Adobe Creative Cloud.  Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreements (ETLA) allow organizations to deploy Adobe software in an efficient, cost effective and targeted manner over the three year term of the agreement.  Product and pricing information is available from Computer Intelligence Association (CIA), the reseller for Adobe products under the MEEC/Adobe Agreement.

Like other MEEC Agreements, the ETLA contains several “Options” depending on the need of your institution.

Also available through this agreement, are add-on products which include Premiere Elements, Photoshop Elements, Captivate and Presenter.

A webinar, primarily for those institutions with a current ETLA though others may attend, is scheduled for:

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 – 11AM

RSVP no later than 9AM, 8.23 to receive log-on information

Topics include:

• extension details of the current ETLA
• pricing and features of the 2016-19 ETLA
• deadline for renewals

Presenters; Kelly Tucker, Adobe and John Bowers, Computer Intelligence Association.

MEEC/Adobe – 2016 - 2019 ETLA

Term dates: October 2016 – July 2019 (34-month agreement, paid annually)

*First year will be pro-rated based on time of contract execution to 1st year anniversary.  More detailed information will be included in your renewal quote from CIA and discussed in launch webinars.

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