UMES Winter Commencement, Some 250 To GraduatePRINCESS ANNE, MD - As they prepare to begin their professional lives, some 250 graduates receiving their degrees from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on December 15 will hear words of wisdom fro...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Farmers from the Eastern and Western shores of Maryland and beyond were in attendance to learn new tools for their trade at the third annual Small Farm Conference at the University of Eastern Shore (UMES) earlier this month.More ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - An alumnus of UMES has been named to the position of Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs. Walter Woods graduated from the University in 1991. "Once a Hawk always a Hawk," said Woods.Woods has enjoyed a varied career in government...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dr. Ernest P. Boger, chairman of the Department of Hotel & Restaurant Management at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, has written a 17-page chapter entitled "International Tourism" for the 12th edition of "Hospitality...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Mr. and Miss UMES are students who exemplify the best spirit of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Mr. UMES is Terry Lee Savant Tyler, of Bowie, MD.  Miss UMES is Ashley Shamieka Johnson, of Baltimore County, MD. Both stude...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Just as UMES kicks off the public phase of its Campaign for Academic Excellence, a new professional has joined the Advancement team. Sylvia Y. Wells has been named major gifts officer.A career in sales and marketing has inspired i...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Judith Streeter, president of human resource consulting and services firm J. Rose Associates, Inc., has been named program director of hotel and restaurant management for UMES at their off-campus location at the Universities at Sh...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Susan Callahan joins the UMES Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management.  With 25 years of experience in food service, education and training, she brings a wealth of knowledge to the position of food and beverage management in...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - John Abent, a Worcester County educator and pastor at the Ocean City Christian School, has completed a ground school training course aimed at certifying educators with an interest in introducing aviation subjects into their classr...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Kimberly Dumpson, Esquire, director of alumni affairs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, recently earned a certificate in fund raising management from The Fund Raising School at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana Univ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The newest member of the Criminal Justice faculty at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore brings a wealth of practical experience and scholarly research to the classroom.As a visiting lecturer, Renita L. Seabrook will teach se...

 Mercury MorrisPRINCESS ANNE, MD - A prestigious national All-star Band has selected two University of Maryland Eastern Shore students to join their ranks, one of them in a lead position. For the fifth consecutive year, UMES was included when the Int...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Delmarva area restaurant managers, owners, chefs, cooks and wait staff will have the opportunity to participate in an educational seminar aimed at boosting profits and safety at regional restaurants and seafood-related businesses....

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - If you look at her just by the numbers, Akira Ali is extraordinary. Of the millions of Americans who apply to colleges and universities, only 1,000 each year become Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS). In fact, of the 42 students from...

        PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's fall enrollment increase of 6.7 percent is tops among the traditional four-year universities in the University System of Maryland (USM) in fall 2006. Total enrollment at UMES is 4...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Scientists at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, with the help of a newly awarded $12.5 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Educational Partnership Program (EPP) grant, continue a six-year quest t...

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 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Representatives from IBM recently visited the campus looking for qualified candidates for positions in accounting, computer science and sales. "University of Maryland Eastern Shore students were well prepared, with strong grade p...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Tyesha Burks of Millville received the Richard Bernstein Achievement Award during spring commencement ceremonies at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).Burks graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - An alumnus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Allen J. Singleton, Class of 1959, recently made a five-year $50,000 pledge to the University's Campaign for Academic Excellence....

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - In a recent show of Hawk Pride, J. Ricardo Queen, Class of 1972, pledged $25,000 for faculty development and support in all academic departments at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  The endowment is established, in tribut...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The UMES-Verizon Saturday Academy recently completed its fourth year of programming at the revitalized Help Our Children Foundation in Crisfield.  A vision of President Thelma B. Thompson, the Academy emerged out of the University...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Innovative students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore used LEGO materials for prototyping and as components for two robot designs that placed first and seventh at the American Society of Engineering Education's national ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - They're creating what they hope will be the 21st Century's "better mousetrap," and they're building it here on the Lower Shore: low-cost, responsive access to space.With guidance from regional and local engineers and computer expe...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Hard work paid off for a rookie team that entered competition as one of 64 challengers and made it all the way to the Sweet Sixteen. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Fighting Hawks that competed at the Honda Campus All-Sta...

Standing left to right are: The Honorable Wayne T. Gilchrest; President Thelma B. Thompson, Ph.D.; President and CEO Rafael Correa Sr., MA-TECH and Avi-Tech; State Director Marlene Elliott, USDA Rural Development; Secretary Lewis Riley, Maryland Depa...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Endowed student scholarships are the priority of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's "Campaign for Academic Excellence," a seven-year fundraising effort with a goal of $14 million.  To date $4.5 million has been raised in t...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - With a new half-hour daily program, WESM 91.3 offers the only agriculture radio show in Maryland.  "On the Farm Radio-Eastern Shore" originates at the station's studio on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore."I o...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Tobacco Control Resource Center is soliciting mini-grant proposals from faith-based and community organizations, in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties, interested in preventing and/o...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - With a mission that blends academics and art, the Mosely Gallery at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore manages a year-round program of exhibits, with artists using a variety of media, from across the world and within the reg...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -  Dr. Ahmad Jilani, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has been named liaison officer at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  There, he is charged with recruiting students to the UMES Departments of Agriculture a...