Institutes and Centers

The Academy for Leadership in Education (ALE) serves educators and others pursuing administrative careers desiring to improve their leadership skills.

As SU’s AmeriCorps program, ShoreCorps is a partnership with community-based organizations for at-risk youth and senior citizens across the Mid- and Lower Shore. Members provide assistance through mentoring, advocacy and education.

Welcome to Salisbury University’s virtual Arboretum. Our campus is a place for the scientific study and public display of various species of woody and herbaceous plants.

The Bosserman Center fosters peace-building through the teaching and training of conflict analysis and resolution process skills. It is an academic, practice and research-based center.

An initiative of SU’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, BEACON offers business, economic, workforce and community development consulting and assistance services to organizations including businesses, government agencies and non-profits.

The Center for Healthy Communities endeavors to positively impact our community’s health status through workforce development, grant activities, continuing education and service learning.

From the Russian National Ballet to the Wong Chinese Lion Dancers, the acclaimed Vienna Boys Choir to the Grammy-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra, and even the sand art of the Drepung Loseling monks, the Cultural Affairs Office brings some of the biggest names in world dance, music and more to Salisbury each semester. Learn about events and sign up for weekly email updates.

In partnership with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Salisbury University operates Delmarva Public Media, which includes SU's two National Public Radio affiliates: WSCL 89.5 fine arts and culture, and WSDL 90.7 rhythm and news.

Delmarva Public Media

The Eastern Shore Child Care Resource Center works with child care providers and other early educators, organizations and families to help promote the availability of quality child care services in Somerset, Worcester and Wicomico counties.

The ESRGC provides mapping and GIS (geographic information systems) technical assistance to county and municipal governments in the region.

The Institute for Developmental Research promotes and shares research in developmental psychology, including social, emotional, clinical, physiological and cognitive domains, to enhance child and adolescent development and family well-being.

The Institute of Retired Persons (IRP) (returning for fall 2021) offers continuing education, including a speaker series, for area residents ages 50 and above.

The Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture collects and preserves materials, artifacts and books—including family history, maps and microfilm – pertaining to Delmarva. Open to scholars, historians and genealogists from the community, it provides access to records illustrating the region’s rich heritage.

Thanks to the vision and financial support of each of our founding partners, PAC 14 officially opened it's doors in November of 1998 as "Access 26" and aired it's first program on March 15,1999. In 2010 PAC 14  was incorporated as PAC 14 Inc., a 501c3 organization. Today the City of Salisbury, Wicomico County and Salisbury University each provide funding or valuable in-kind services which allow PAC 14 Inc., to continue to operate and meet the mission of providing local community oriented television programming.

PACE provides training for students, faculty and community members so they can hone skills for constructive dialogues about challenging topics as the foundation of a democratic society.

P2P is a group of professional women from SU and the Greater Salisbury Community. You're invited to attend our monthly meetings for networking and professional development which are currently being held online.

Please visit their web page at salisbury.edu/p2p for more information.

The performing arts education outreach program at Salisbury University offers quality instruction to students of all ages, levels and abilities in the Salisbury community and surrounding areas. It is housed in Fulton Hall, where participating students and their parents have the opportunity to access its facilities, faculty expertise and students. Individual lessons in piano, strings, voice, guitar and most band and orchestral instruments are available. Various classes for pre-college students and adults are also offered. PRESTO

The Sea Gull Century bike ride annually draws some 7,000 cyclists from across the nation for picturesque 100-mile and 100-kilometer routes from campus through the Lower Shore and out to Assateague Island.

Most people, if given the opportunity, would like to make a lasting contribution toward a better world – perhaps for generations to come. The Salisbury University Foundation, Inc. was created to help to you do this: We provide avenues to make a powerful difference in the educational experience at Salisbury University.

The Eastern Region of the Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC) helps establish and expand small businesses across the Eastern Shore with professional training and no-cost confidential business consulting services.