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Salisbury University announced today that the institution has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukraine's Sumy State University. The memorandum will allow the two schools to build institutional relationships, which includes virtual guest lectures, remote student exchanges, and educational support to Sumy State, which is located in one of the first battlegrounds in the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2022 and continues to be impacted today.

The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration recently announced over $12 million in federal highway safety grants, and the Salisbury University Police Department (SUPD) is among the recipients. Busy agencies on the Eastern Shore, like the SUPD, plan on using the funding to address the offenses and accidents they see most of, including texting and driving. According to Captain Christopher Stockley, the extra funding will allow the department to increase enforcement in specific areas and make the campus safer.

Classes are back in session at Salisbury University. At least a dozen students are taking part in a brand new major: coastal engineering. While coastal engineering courses have been offered at SU for years, school officials say making it a major takes better advantage of what Salisbury’s location, between the ocean and the bay, has to offer. 

For the 12^th year, Forbes magazine has named Salisbury University among “America’s Top Colleges. Ranking among the 300 top-ranked campuses, SU’s selection for the Forbes list was based on outcomes including student satisfaction, on-time graduation rates, student debt, and academic and employment success. Data was provided by the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard and Payscale.com, among other sources.

Washington Monthly magazine again has named Salisbury University among the top master’s-level institutions of higher education in the U.S. In addition, for the 13^th consecutive year, the publication has named Salisbury University one of its “Best Bang for the Buck Colleges” in the Northeast. The best value list spotlights schools that "help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices." The overall rankings celebrate institutions’ "contributions to the public good."

Salisbury University has welcomed its newest freshman class, which took part in a tradition that has been going on for decades. Every year, the new Sea Gulls flock together to start the year by taking a class photo. "All of our new students in the class of 2029 will sign this mat, and then this will go around the official class photo that all of our new students will be in on Friday evening at Sea Gull Stadium in the shape of the S in the U," said  Joe Benyish, director of orientation, transition and family programs. "And then afterward, a large version will hang in our gallery in the student union for the year in the main hallway.”

Salisbury has a natural beauty due to its location on Maryland's Eastern Shore and, specifically, on the Wicomico River that flows through the town and through Salisbury City Park. Salisbury University students are encouraged to become involved in the city through volunteering, especially on clean-up days or other civic events, and city residents also become involved with the university. SU is consistently ranked among the Best Mid-Atlantic Colleges, Best Value Colleges, and a "green" school that emphasizes sustainability. Even its library is ranked among the top 20 collegiate libraries in the U.S.

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks have announced $1.2 million in federal funding for low-income, first-generation, and or students with disabilities pursuing higher education. The federal funding includes $272,364 to Salisbury University, according to the United States Department of Education’s TRIO Student Support Services grant program. Van Hollen and Alsobrooks said they believe that the federal funding will provide students with adequate resources and opportunities to overcome the obstacles they have faced.