Jan. 6, 2021 will go down in American history as the day democracy faced one of its stiffest challenges when citizens angry about 2020's presidential election results stormed the Capitol. Akanni Salako, a third-year student in UMES' physical therapy ...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced today that it has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using public data sources and responses fro...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Salisbury University have renewed an academic partnership allowing students to earn two undergraduate degrees in four and a half years. The dual-degree program in physics and engineering will streamline in...

Editor's note: Meet Dr. James M. White, Jr., the newly elected president of the UMES National Alumni Association (NAA) and former university administrator. After graduating with a degree in physical education / sports management in 1982, he went on t...

In my life, many women have inspired, encouraged and empowered me. My mother, who was an embodiment of equanimity and strength, instilled in me the confidence to overcome every hurdle with valor, intention and resilience. The rise of women in leaders...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is the alma mater of the U.S. Army's 2020 Soldier of the Year. Sgt. James B. Akinola, a combat medic assigned to the hospital at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., earned the honor this past fall with the best cu...

Masiel Ramirez came up with an idea for a “Kodak moment” -- have keepsake pictures made with two older sisters, each sporting swag from their respective alma maters, to celebrate her December 2020 graduation from UMES. “I know how my mom is with pict...

A digital media studies degree will be added to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's roster of undergraduate majors beginning in the fall 2021. The Department of English and Modern Languages currently offers courses in production and programmin...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore bid farewell to its December Class of 2020 with a 36-minute commencement celebration video in lieu of a traditional ceremony typically held in front of thousands at the William P. Hytche Athletic Center. The g...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is the recipient of a $20 million donation from philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott, the largest gift from an individual in school history. UMES is among 384 organizations across the country, including...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is celebrating Computer Science Education Week 2020 by announcing it will expand its curriculum next fall to provide instruction in programming language for Apple's X-code platform. The university has been sel...

Dr. James L. Bresette, an associate professor of pharmacy practice and administration at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, found a patriotic path this Thanksgiving to sidestep the culturally accepted gluttony of the gastronomic holiday.  Bres...

UMES' class of 2020 will have stories to tell at future reunions unlike those of Hawk alumni who came before them over the previous 100 years. Two hundred twenty-eight students finished degree work this fall under trying circumstances as the coronavi...

As the COVID-19 pandemic changed our way of life, the pandemic of racial injustice has long infected this nation. In mid-October, Maryland State College alumni joined current University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) students as participants in “Ra...

Congressman Anthony Brown, D-Md., told students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Thursday (Nov. 12) that there is still work to be done following the election of former Vice President Joe Biden. “Maintain urgency. Hold us accountable,” he ...

Fifty years ago this past August, 1st Lt. Yancy Carrigan was on patrol in Vietnam when a flash caught his eye as he surveilled the thick jungle underbrush for signs of trouble. Trouble found Carrigan in the form of a sniper's bullet that entered the ...

Who says college students tune out politics and current events? Undergraduate women at UMES give the lie to that notion.  Say two words, one name - Kamala Harris - and listen to their reaction. Semaj Fielding: “As a young, black woman, the election o...

By Danielle Edwards Who would have thought at the beginning of 2020 our world would change so drastically? Over the past seven months, the unimaginable has happened.  Over 233,000 people have lost their lives due to the coronavirus, social distancing...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is creating a research training program to treat and hopefully prevent depression in rural nursing home residents without relying exclusively on medication. The university has secured a pair of grants in recen...

By Maxwell Taylor I was at work one day and although I should not be on my phone, the vibration from a notification was all it took for me to take a look. This time, it was not from Twitter, Snapchat or Gmail. This notification read: “You averaged 5 ...

ASRC Federal, a government services contractor, is the latest private-sector partner to provide the University of Maryland Eastern Shore with a donation to support the engineering and aviation sciences program. UMES President Heidi M. Anderson and he...

As construction workers focus on installing exterior walls for UMES' new academic building before winter sets in, planning also is underway on the finished appearance of its common space. The Maryland State Arts Council is coordinating a search for a...

By Yazmyn Stewart As a young Black girl in America, I grew up ashamed of the way I looked.  I felt uncomfortable with my appearance. Society made it difficult for Black and brown boys and girls to feel included and accepted.  After school every day, ...

Dr. Tyler Logan, a 2020 graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, is preparing for a rewarding career as he equips himself for the national licensure exam this month. During this time, the Washin...

Voting is always - or should be - a big deal; UMES students about to cast their first ballots in a national election are stoked about having a say in who will be president for the next four years. That was evident on National Voter Registration Day i...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's graduate program in rehabilitation counseling is getting an infusion of $1 million from the U.S. Department of Education. UMES will use the federal funding over the next five years to produce “well-qualified...

By Dr. Richard H. Warren, Jr.As we embark on the beginning of the 2020-21 school year, I've been thinking about how educators can turn this pandemic into purpose.  Historian Henry Adams once said that “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell wh...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore heads into the 2020-21 academic year rated the nation's 18th best historically Black institution by U.S. News & World Report.The publication's annual rankings released today show UMES moved up one spot fro...

With a nation transfixed by a pandemic that's disrupted every aspect of life, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore welcomed a charter class this fall to its new graduate-level physician assistant program. Seventeen students - including four from ...

UMES junior Teemer Barry remembers exactly when he realized science might be a good career fit. Being fitted in elementary school with glasses instantly gave him a clearer view of nature. “I could see the detail in leaves,” Barry said. He quickly con...

It's that time of year when summer fields are filled with mouth-watering local sweet corn.A "Capacity Building Grant" from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture worth nearly $600,000 was awarded to Dr. Simon ...

Dr. E. Nelson Escobar can add two more accolades to his resume after 11 years as an administrator, professor and small ruminant specialist with University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension. Escobar, interim 1890 associate administrator for UMES Ext...

Aaliyah Edwards, a junior exercise science major from Parkville, Md., will be the first student to serve a two-year term representing peers on the governing board of the University System of Maryland. A 2019 state law change doubled the number of stu...

University of Maryland Eastern Shore graduate programs stand to benefit from a federal grant that will be used to provide access to a world-class high-speed data network. UMES' share of nearly $800,000 awarded by the National Science Foundation will ...

Dr. Moses T. Kairo takes the reins today as national chair of the Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy. Kairo, dean of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, was elected to the post ...

COVID-19 put the kibosh on Kimberly Braxton's summer plans to provide local teens with an insider's perspective on academic paths available to those considering a career caring for animals, large and small.Instead, UMES' resident veterinarian found a...

Ensuring produce sold at Delmarva farmers' markets is safe and preparing local farmers to comply with a federal Food Safety Modernization Act in 2021 are twin objectives of a nearly half-million dollar U.S. Department of Agriculture grant. Dr. Salina...

For more than three decades, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's WESM 91.3 FM and Salisbury University's Delmarva Public Radio have been allies in public broadcasting on the peninsula.On Wednesday, July 1, they strengthen that bond with a new ...

A University of Maryland Eastern Shore research team will share $1 million in federal funding with three partner institutions to gauge how cover-crop grazing by livestock affects soil quality in fields alternately used to grow organic consumer crops....

By Abdirahman Diria   Frederick Douglass once said: “Without a struggle, there can be no progress.” In today's fast-paced and ever-changing world, people of color are facing severe and challenging times.  The global pandemic, exacerbated by racism an...

By Raya Berkley  Eight minutes and 46 seconds.  The thought of a human being's breathing being restricted for 8 minutes and 46 seconds is agonizing.  I cannot describe the act of kneeling on an individual's neck for that long as anything but inhumane...

By Augustus Roberts Jr. Seeing people shot and killed by police on your TV and phone screens for what seems like my whole life is traumatizing.  These images repeated over and over start to have a numbing effect on your thoughts and emotions when tho...

By Stephen Ayres The living room is almost a sacred place in my household, a place where I received wisdom and knowledge beyond my years - not only when I was a child but even today. I realized my parents became these pillars of wisdom when I started...

A four-year study of small-scale and minority specialty-crop farmers in Maryland, Delaware and Tennessee shows those who play a prominent role in their social networks realize greater profits. Supported by a half-million dollar USDA National Institut...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has been awarded a $50,000 federal grant it will use to begin reorganizing and modernizing its history archives. The Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent federal agency that supports the na...

A single-car accident in Princess Anne in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday, June 3, 1950, killed two young adults and left six others injured. One of the survivors was Clifford Brown of Wilmington, Del., who had just finished his first semester as a st...

It took years of hard work and persevering through hurricanes and a pandemic for Wilmelie Cruz-Marrero, a newly minted Doctor of Philosophy in marine estuarine environmental sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, to achieve her dreams....

A University of Maryland Eastern Shore researcher has received a $474,500 grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), to underwrite a program that will introduce minority students to career opportunities in food, agriculture, na...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore conferred 384 degrees today in a way unlike any previous year since the institution opened its doors in 1886. A graduation event billed as a “commencement celebration” took place - not by gathering on campus b...

Editor's note: The transition to all online classes prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented adjustment in the journey to realize the goal of earning a college degree. Here's the view of a senior who graduates May 15.By Amirah Jone...

Helping Maryland farmers who grow produce and raise animals sold primarily through local marketing channels keep food safe is the focus of a half-million dollar research and agriculture extension project newly funded by the USDA's National Institute ...

Editor's note: The transition to all online classes prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented adjustment in the journey to realize the goal of earning a college degree.  Here's how an upperclassman is coping with shelter-in-place.By...

Editor's note: The transition to all online classes prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented adjustment in the journey to realize the goal of earning a college degree.  Here is the reigning Miss UMES' perspective.By Sarah Adewumi  ...

The William P. Hytche Athletic Center is UMES' latest legacy building to go retro-green. Installers from Lighting Maintenance Inc. of Linthicum, Md., spent much of April replacing the metal halide lighting system -- commonplace when the arena opened ...

Editor's note: The transition to all online classes prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented adjustment in the journey to realize the goal of earning a college degree.  Here's a popular student leader's perspective.By Ciani WellsAs...

A 3D printer the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's pharmacy school uses to manufacture nasal spray bottles for narcotic-overdose training is cranking out adjustable headbands for mounting plastic report covers with elastic straps to create face ...

Editor's note: The transition to all online classes prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented adjustment in the journey to realize the goal of earning a college degree.  Here's a perspective of a student in the Henson Honors Program...

Editor's note: The transition to all online classes prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented adjustment in the journey to realize the goal of earning a college degree.  Here's a graduate student's perspective.By Stephanie Hallowell...

Editor's note: An esteemed UMES researcher shares how the COVID19 pandemic has disrupted her team's focus on time-sensitive work promoting consumer safety and solving problems that confront food production.By Salina ParveenThe COVID-19 pandemic has b...

Editor's note: The transition to all online classes prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented adjustment in the journey to realize the goal of earning a college degree.  Here's one undergraduate's perspective. By Parys LassiterThing...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is hoping to partner with a nearby state penitentiary to provide college-level business courses created specifically to prepare inmates to be self-employed when they leave prison. UMES was among 67 higher educ...

Editor's note: The transition to teaching online prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic is a new frontier for many college faculty members. Here is another essay from the frontlines. By Nancy Rodriguez-WellerThe pandemic has brought about many challenges ...

Dr. Jurgen Schwarz, chairman of UMES' Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences and Dr. Sadanand Dhekney, associate professor of plant breeding and biotechnology, are recipients of a $50,000 Energy Innovation Seed Grant awarded by the Mar...

Editor's note: The transition to teaching online prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic is a new frontier for many college faculty members.  Here is another essay from the frontlines.By Bryan GereI feel very fortunate in some ways because somehow I was al...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will offer a new scholarship program this fall specifically for first-time and transfer students who choose to major in food and agricultural sciences. It will be funded by the National Institute of Food and A...

Editor's note: This essay is inspired by the author's lecture series, "Deep Ecology, Synergism and Sustainability," which she covers in great detail for UMES' marine and estuarine ecology students.By Madhumi MitraThe concept of “Integral Synergism” i...

Editor's note: For some college faculty members, teaching online is a familiar task that has been complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is another essay from the frontlines.By Mark ZockollHaving taught online since 2014, moving face-to-face cour...

Editor's note: For many college faculty members, teaching online brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is a new frontier. Here is another essay from the frontlines.By LaShawn D. NastvogelIt came as a shock to us all when the university decided to end m...

Editor's note: For many college faculty members, teaching online brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is a new frontier. Here is an essay from the frontlines. By Amy Hagenrater-Gooding It's 8 a.m., the designated posting time for my younger son's onli...

UMES senior Samantha Hernandez was walking down a street in Cuzco, once Peru's ancient capital, the morning of March 22 when police stopped her for not wearing a mask. Peru was among the leading western hemisphere nations to take aggressive steps ear...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has qualified as a finalist for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's (HHMI) Driving Change Initiative. HHMI is a “science philanthropy whose mission is to advance basic biomedical research and science educati...

By Tiffany JacksonI am a senior majoring in aviation science with a concentration in aviation management, and I had an exciting 2019.  A year ago, I was studying abroad, traveling to six European nations. I completed a fall internship at the Federal ...

By Hannah Combs ~ The Star-DemocratLife as we know it changed early in 2020 across the United States, but here on the Eastern Shore two scientists had already developed a test that will be instrumental in predicting a patient's risk of advanced coron...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore this week received accreditation confirmation to offer its Physician Assistant program.This will allow the University to offer graduate-level courses leading to a physician assistant degree in the coming acade...

UMES alumnus Ralph C. Paden Sr. is a widely admired "father figure" by those whose lives he touched over a three-decade career as a Prince George's County (Md.) educator.His father, seeking reliable employment, moved the family from Greenville, S.C. ...

For Marian Elizabeth Wilson Davis, being the mother of a college president is more than she envisioned when she adopted a 3-year-old boy in 1972. In the early 1970s, Davis and her late husband, Belford, were in the midst of contemplating parenthood a...

Popular music's best-selling acts a decade ago included Eminem, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum, Drake and Susan Boyle. Remember Susan Boyle?The year 2010 also marked the launch of a new musical group that's never made the charts but is just as popular...

Dr. Cynthia H. Gill, an associate professor in UMES' Department of Physical Therapy, will receive an "Excellence in Teaching" award this spring from the University System of Maryland's Board of Regents. The governing board will salute 17 honorees fro...

An eighth-grader from Eden who attends Holly Grove Christian School is the 2020 Maryland Eastern Shore Regional Spelling Bee champion. Hannah McCabe said she entered her school-level bee reluctantly, yet performed well enough to qualify for Saturday'...

Sheba Needam-Thomas of Worton, Md. debuted a daring fashion “leap” that was months in the making during UMES' Feb. 29 homecoming basketball doubleheader. Needam-Thomas donned a stylish black t-shirt emblazoned with four words. The front said “Hornet ...

2019 UMES alumna Rachel Nantumbwe Kayongo will enroll in the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry in August 2020.  Its acceptance rate is 6.7 % and was ranked 40th among domestic dental schools, according to the 2018 U.S. News & World ...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts held over 1,000 people who sat in piercing silence as Korey Wise of the Exonerated Five shared his painful and triumphant journey from wrongfully convicted chil...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has secured a $200,000 grant to underwrite research that a private-sector partner hopes will produce a road map to make growing industrial hemp a profitable commodity across the state. The investment by the Un...

Most people recognize hibiscus as a tropical plant with beautiful bright blossoms, but little do they know of its importance as a crop.  Dr. Nadine Burton, an alternative crop specialist, is researching the plant's viability for local farmers at UMES...

A career educator whose impressive resume includes helping lay the groundwork on Capitol Hill to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday will visit UMES Tuesday, Feb. 18 to serve as a featured speaker for Black History Month. Dr....

Dr. Madhumi Mitra, professor of biological and environmental sciences, and her husband, Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, professor of engineering, have completed a project four years in the making - a textbook on bioenergy. “Practices and Perspectives in Su...

Korey Wise, a criminal justice reform advocate, will be the featured speaker for, “Life After Injustice: A Conversation with Korey Wise” at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m.During the event, Wise will share his stor...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announces the addition of an online post-baccalaureate certificate specifically for professionals who develop, implement or evaluate services that address rural health disparities."We're excited about offering...

Editor's note: UMES' Interim Director - Center for Instructional Technology & Online Learning shares thoughts on watching from half a world away as her native Australia endures devastating wildfires.As my New Jersey husband says “you can take the...

Maryland's 2019 public schools Teacher of the Year is joining the faculty at his alma mater, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Richard H. Warren Jr. has accepted an offer to be the Hazel Professor of Education, a role that calls for him to te...

UMES has the University System of Maryland's approval to proceed with planning the construction of an “agricultural research and education center” on the east side of campus at a revised cost of $13.95 million. USM's governing board at its November m...

The National Science Foundation had 2019 UMES alumnus Mark Joseph in mind when in 1991 it created the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program to help the nation meet its science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workfo...

Paraskevidekatriaphobia - fear of Friday the 13th - was nowhere to be found today inside the William P. Hytche Athletic Center, the venue for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 23rd winter commencement exercises. UMES awarded degrees in the s...

Leadership Maryland announced Tuesday that Dr. Heidi M. Anderson, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, has completed the professional development program dedicated to building a better Maryland by harnessing the strength of its loca...

Gbemisola Okesanjo mastered time management and overcame adolescent insecurities to find her voice as a dean's list student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The results will be on display when she steps to the lectern Dec. 13 to deliver t...

Veterans' Day 2019 was a red-letter day for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  Actually, “Red Tail” day is more accurate. Two charter members of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, including an Eastern Shore native, visited campus to share wisdom ...

A Dominican Republic native who uses her platform as a Maryland lawmaker to be a voice for disenfranchised African-Americans brought her impassioned message of justice and reconciliation to UMES Thursday. State Del. Joselina Pena-Melnyk delivered a p...

Getting accepted to an Ivy League school is a dream come true for most college students; being pursued by one is difficult to imagine.But that's the position Ayobami Ogunmolasuyi, a UMES senior who was born in Nigeria, was fortunate to find himself i...

It's not every day a chef with a rock star résumé stops by your kitchen to talk shop and samples your mother's recipe for empanadas. But that's what Mario A. Sep and his classmates experienced when World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés visited th...

I was blessed this past summer with the amazing opportunity to have an internship of a lifetime. Through the Louis Carr Internship Foundation, I was given the chance to live in Chicago and work for Flowers Communications Group, a multicultural public...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced today it is implementing a “test-optional” admissions policy for applicants whose high school transcripts show they have strong academic credentials.UMES will "conduct a one-year pilot study using st...

George Owings, Maryland's Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Anthony S. Sarbanes, a Salisbury native who served three decades in the U.S. Army, are the featured speakers at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 2019 Veterans' Day banquet. The Fr...

John B. King Jr., who served as the Obama administration's second secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, told everyone he met Oct. 1 during a whirlwind tour of Somerset County that schools saved - and shaped - his life. The president / chief ...

Dr. Heidi M. Anderson was formally inaugurated Friday as the 16th leader of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on the 133rd anniversary of the institution's founding. When Anderson took office on Sept 1, 2018, she became the fourth woman in the...

The 45 graduates who were celebrated during Thursday's University of Maryland Eastern Shore summer commencement included an athlete who found UMES while competing for an in-state rival, a couple who met in class and plan to marry, and an entrepreneur...

The Rev. William Tycer Nelson has a distinctive place in the history of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where he served as a sociology professor and the college chaplain for 23 years during the Maryland State College era beginning in 1948.B...

UMES is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its aviation science program in 2019, and the contributions of the man who got it off the ground. Abraham Spinak was remembered Sunday during a ceremony in the university's Engineering and Aviation Science ...

Adel Karara and Anjan Nan - professors in UMES' School of Pharmacy - have secured a $1.3 million grant funded by the Science Education Partnership Award program administered by the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences at the National Insti...

Dr. Marshall F. Stevenson Jr. (dean, School of Education, Social Sciences & The Arts) will represent UMES on the newly formed Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The 2019 Maryland legislature created the panel to investigate th...

UMES aviation student Russell Hayman's middle name is Joseph, but it could just as easily be “vigilant.” That was the case on Independence Day 2019, when Hayman was involved in the rescue of a critically injured teen face down in the Atlantic Ocean. ...

“Drivers, start your engines” are four words that motivate Christian Rose to show up for work - sometimes as many as seven days a week. The UMES alum is hoping someday to answer that call to action at Daytona International Speedway on the second Sund...

“For the culture” isn't just a trendy 21st century phrase.In post-World War II America, Marion D. Cuyjet of Philadelphia played an influential role in diversifying the classical ballet community; she saw a star student, Judith Jamison, go on to perfo...

“Easy Rider” starring Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson and the late Dennis Hopper was the most popular movie in America in July 1969.  A first-class postage stamp cost just six cents and “In the Year 2525” sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 song chart the ent...

UMES senior Anthony Ward is proud of his Detroit roots and is in position during summer break to play an important role in helping his hometown stage a history-making sporting event. Ward is completing the final leg of required field experience neede...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has expanded its special education course offerings to appeal to a broader group of professionals who work or have contact with children and adults with diverse needs. UMES' new certificate program has two opt...

BALTIMORE  - On July 10, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will become the nation's first historically black institution to launch a Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) on the Boston-based edX platform in partnership with the University System...

Fifteen days after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark 1954 ruling on public school desegregation, a prominent equal rights voice delivered Maryland State College's spring commencement address. If former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt mentioned ...

Intrepid Katie Lipsius walked away from her brief time as a University of Maryland Eastern Shore student with an impressive list of credentials. The Cambridge, Md. native graduated May 24 with highest honors, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in b...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 2019 spring graduation will be remembered for the 426 new alumni it produced and an inspiring example of the long-term dividends an education from a historically black institution can yield. Dr. John B. King...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore conferred 426 degrees at its spring 2019 graduation exercises May 24, a historically significant anniversary for the institution. Sixty years ago to the day, the commencement speaker for the class of 1959 was ...

Charles Laws was a senior at Maryland State College in September 1958 when “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story” by the minister of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Alabama's capital city was published. Laws read the book because its 29-year-o...

@PlasticBottru's 5,900+ Instagram followers will be pleased to know the talent behind the online comic strip, “Oh, My Intern,” graduates from college this spring. So will the family of Martha Opiyo, who left Kenya four years ago to pursue a college e...

Nakia Coit is quick to acknowledge that the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's farm heavily influenced her decision to become a Hawk. The Baltimore native chose agriculture (animal & poultry pre-vet professional concentration) as her major an...

For our public health rotation requirement as Doctor of Pharmacy program students, Lauren Antal and I traveled to Vietnam this past April on a medical mission accompanying Dr. Hoai-An Truong and his UMES faculty colleague Dr. Yen Dang.  To ready ours...

With their sights set on the West Coast, New Church, Va. native Deshondre (Dre) Crippen and his wife, Zambian native Ruth (Racheal) Crippen, will both receive their bachelor's degrees May 24 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's spring commen...

UMES seniors who took “Strategic Management” (BUAD 495), a course that featured a mock stock market investment competition, learned this spring what it takes to be the next Warren Buffett. Long-time business professor Bryant Mitchell builds his sylla...

More than 100,000 people have passed through the visitors' center at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Church Creek, Md. since it opened in 2017.  Future visitors will soon have the opportunity to view artwork create...

UMES junior Bryonna Polite, a human ecology major, markets her fashion merchandising skills on a website that since January has generated roughly enough revenue to pay for tuition and fees for a year. The Baltimore native operates Go 2 Girl Bry, an o...

Construction of a new academic building for UMES' School of Pharmacy and Health Professions is slated to begin this fall, triggered by a $10 million allocation from the 2019 Maryland General Assembly.  The project enables the university to consolidat...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will have a say in shaping how the state should redress grievances lingering from its history of lynching incidents in the 19th and 20th centuries. The General Assembly passed a law during the just-completed 2...

A dissertation examining a middle-school curriculum that challenged students to identify and solve problems in their community earned UMES English professor Courtney Harned her doctorate a year ago - and national recognition. The American Educational...

Vernajh E. Pinder will deliver the student commentary on behalf of the Class of 2019 during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's spring graduation ceremony May 24. A hospitality and tourism management major from Nassau, Bahamas, Pinder is a mem...

University of Maryland Eastern Shore engineering students have earned a spot to compete against 10 other schools in the inaugural HBCU/MI Design Competition sponsored by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) later this month.Th...

Three undergraduates from the lower Eastern Shore were among four UMES students singled out for stellar work inside and outside the classroom during the university's 2019 honors convocation. Peers applauded approvingly as Katherine Lipsius of Cambrid...

UMES sophomore Lane Dillon's 10-day stint as an intern at Augusta National Golf Club during the 2019 Masters tournament provided up-close access to sports history he'll undoubtedly remember the rest of his life.Tiger Woods shocked the golf world by w...

Scientists looking for what's causing the decline of honeybees might have found an answer that has UMES faculty researcher Enrique Nelson Escobar optimistic their discovery can translate into boosting Delmarva farmers' crop production. Escobar, an ag...

A willing servant and hesitant interviewee, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Neema Connor reflects on her nearly two decades at this historically black land-grant institution. Always one to have an encouraging word and a positive attitude, ...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has named former state lawmaker Jim Mathias its government relations director. Mathias served 4½ years in Maryland's House of Delegates - from June 2006 until January 2011 - and the following eight years in th...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has revived its international honor society chapter for students majoring in “the computing and information disciplines” after a six-year hiatus. Twenty-one UMES students are now members of Upsilon Pi Epsilon ...

The Brown sisters of Laurel - Keriesha and Teneisha - have both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly covered. The UMES alumnae are working as interns in Annapolis during the 2019 legislative session as they weigh graduate school options; Keriesh...

A senior administrator at Yale University who is currently the Ivy League school's director of Faculty Teaching Initiatives will be UMES' next chief academic policymaker.Dr. Nancy S. Niemi joins President Heidi M. Anderson's cabinet July 1 as provost...

Dr. John B. King Jr., a grandson of one of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's earliest graduates, will deliver the 2019 spring commencement address to graduates Friday, May 24. King was scheduled to speak at UMES' 2018 Founders' Day Convocati...

Austin Loar employed stoic discipline - words he spelled correctly - on his way Saturday to winning the 2019 Maryland Eastern Shore Regional Spelling Bee. The Salisbury Middle School sixth-grader will represent Dorchester, Somerset, Worcester and Wic...

Basketball fans who were in their Hytche Athletic Center seats early to take in the 2019 homecoming games Feb. 16 against Coppin State were treated to a rare, live performance of the national anthem. Chanda Brown-Wilson, UMES class of 2010, sang “The...

By Rashmi Sharma The service learning trip I took in January to the Dominican Republic was a great way to begin 2019. I am so glad the Richard A. Henson Honors Program provided me this wonderful opportunity, which enabled me to experience a new cultu...

UMES Homecoming 2019 theme: There is no place like home.This is true for Clayton Nichols, an Ocean City native, and Shaneka Schoolfield Nichols of Berlin. The Stephen Decatur High School graduates have known each other since the sixth grade in Worces...

UMES President Heidi M. Anderson is among 52 people who have been chosen to participate in Leadership Maryland's 2019 professional development program. Beginning in April, Anderson and other leaders across the state will begin an “eight-month hands-o...

UMES master electrician Donald Ballard and his brothers Bobby and Timmy are hard-working, unassuming siblings who in their respective day jobs keep the Lower Shore's lights on and roads safe. In their spare time, the “Ballard Boyz,” as they're known ...

Hawk Pride has no expiration date. That is evident in the life of Norman G. Tilghman, a 1966 graduate of then Maryland State College.  The life-long member of Metropolitan United Methodist Church in Princess Anne has remained close to his alma mater ...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and history are no strangers.  UMES recently received a gift exemplifying the richness of local history - and the evolution of women's headwear in the 20th century. Over 100 hats were donated to UMES by David ...

The lone Carolina cherry laurel (tree) known to exist in the state of Maryland can be found on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. That, by default, makes the evergreen adjacent to Wicomico Hall the state champion of its species, ...

To be the man, you have to paint the man - or more precisely, paint a portrait of the man. The portrait subject is legendary pro wrestler Ric Flair; the painter is UMES art professor Brad Hudson. The two became social media acquaintances in 2018 afte...

As December 2018 graduates embark on the next chapter of their lives, members of the Class of 1968 were honored at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 22nd winter commencement.  The class of '68 includes a Tony-nominated stage actress, retired...

While making a list and checking it twice, we go straight to a big man (on campus) himself. A long-time University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty member - and member of a giving profession - wears an additional stocking cap this time of year. And ...

Graduation day at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore began shrouded in fog, much the way some degree candidates surely must have felt their first day of college - some just 3½ years ago. By midday, 270 newly minted graduates emerged from the un...

Eden Ndjami, who as a child emigrated with her parents from Cameroon to America, delivers the student commentary on behalf of classmates who graduate Dec. 14 during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 22nd winter commencement exercises. The bi...

Annette Kenney is proof it's never too late to pursue a college education. On the cusp of turning 50, Kenney earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in December 2016. And she isn't finished. Kenney is a...

Philanthropist-broadcaster Tom Joyner will put an exclamation point on his recent efforts to help the University of Maryland Eastern Shore boost its scholarship fund by serving as the December 2018 commencement speaker. Joyner will be just the fourth...

Editor's note: This essay is adapted from remarks the writer delivered during the 2018 President's Donor Reception Oct. 25.What is life without the ability to receive and give gifts? Giving can create an array of many colorful perspectives, and a wor...

UMES physics professor Kausik Das spent a week with the National Research Council of Canada in mid-October participating in suborbital flights to conduct experiments under zero-gravity conditions, including one developed by four University of Marylan...

Dr. Henry M. Brooks, who served 33 years as 1890 extension administrator at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame for his lifetime achievements and contributions to 4-H. Honored by the Maryland 4-H ...

I always wanted to pursue a career in health care.  A presentation at a career day in high school set me on the path to becoming one of America's most trusted professionals: a pharmacist.As I began to learn more about what pharmacists do, I came to u...

The Million Dollar Golf Shootout, hosted by WMDT 47ABC and sponsored by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, begins this weekend and provides a chance for one local golfer to win $1 million. The event features qualifying rounds at three differen...

Jordan Wesley of Mitchellville, Md. received his undergraduate degree in computer science from UMES this past December, launching him on a path to a post-graduate internship with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. Wesley, who played baseball for ...

Richard Warren Jr.'s classroom is not difficult to locate a few steps down the hall from Crisfield High School's central office.  It might just be a local landmark, now that he's Maryland's 2018-19 Teacher of the Year. Warren's door festooned in maro...

By Allyson McCullough / UMES Class of 2020A recent overseas adventure demonstrated to me, as Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. once wrote, that “A mind stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimension.” Traveling forces you to trust the un...

First, it was zucchinis and squash. Now, it's pumpkins (and late-season strawberries). Oh my. Dr. Naveen Kumar is the latest University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty member to produce a bountiful harvest from a small experimental plot on the east...

Twenty-nine graduate students in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's doctor of physical therapy program were awarded degrees during summer commencement and a belated 132nd Founders' Day celebration. Following the ceremony, Rachel V. Whiteley o...

Over a 25-week period earlier this year, the blockbuster “Black Panther” took in $700 million in gross ticket sales domestically, the top-earning movie for the first nine months of 2018. The name of the late artist, whose creativity in the 1970s insp...

Steven Walas, chief executive officer of HealthSouth Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital, will serve as guest speaker for the rescheduled 2018 Founders' Day convocation and summer commencement at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The event was...

Next time you gaze into an aquarium to watch zebrafish zip to and fro, you might just be looking at a 2-inch long vertebrate capable of pointing the way to treating high blood pressure and diabetes. That's because the small fish with black and white ...

Before Dr. Bradley G. Stevens joined the University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty in 2009 as a marine scientist, he conducted research on the biology and reproduction of king crabs for 22 years in Kodiak, Alaska.  In the early 21st century, Steve...

Dr. Heidi M. Anderson's whirlwind first week as UMES' 16th leader began with fund-raising outreach in Orlando and ended today at Metropolitan United Methodist Church in a traditional gesture recognizing the 132nd anniversary of the university and the...

Dr. Thomas H. Kiah, the dapper leader of old Princess Anne College who died in 1936, left a lasting impression on most people he encountered - an observant Louis Frazier Martin among them. “I really admired him,” recalled Martin, now 101.  “He was ba...

UMES' 132nd Founders' Day Convocation speaker will be Dr. John B. King Jr., the grandson of one of the institution's earliest graduates. King is president and chief executive of The Education Trust, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to ide...

The day may not be too far off when melons will grow in the same field alongside summer squash and zinnias. Dr. Simon Zebelo, an agriculture research professor who specializes in entomology, and his graduate student Ebony Jenkins are field testing an...

Dr. Marshall F. Stevenson Jr. has joined the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's academic leadership team as dean of its School of Education, Social Sciences and The Arts. Stevenson most recently served in a similar role at Delaware State Universi...

Somerset County's Marion Sarah Peyton Adult & Alternative Learning Center focused on food as a school-wide project during 2017-18 academic year, and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore played a supporting role. It started in September, when ...

A Mississippi Civil Rights Museum exhibit highlighting the role protest marches played in the movement includes a 1966 photograph of a 22-year-old black man wearing a Maryland State College t-shirt. The museum in Jackson, the state capital, acquired ...

Creativity became a partner of unbridled joy at the 131st spring commencement exercises Friday, ushering in a new era at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The university's administration relaxed graduation-day rules and allowed honorees to de...

Abigail Chambers is a one-of-a-kind undergraduate at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. A candidate to graduate in the spring of 2019, Chambers is an agriculture education major - the lone student at UMES currently pursuing that degree path. S...

Dr. Carolyn B. Brooks, an award-winning educator at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore for more than three decades, will be formally named a faculty member emerita May 25 during the 2018 spring commencement. The Richmond, Va. native joined the ...

Senior Jahmai E. Holland will deliver the student commentary on behalf of her classmates at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 2018 spring commencement exercises May 25. A panel of judges picked Holland, an accounting major from Landover, Md....

Dr. Sean Vasaitis, an assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, has the distinction of being the only current member of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty with two U.S. Patents to his credit. The latest came in early February  for...

I had the opportunity this past April to attend the world's oldest air show - the Innovation and Leadership in Aviation exhibition in Berlin, Germany.  The 109-year-old event featuring the latest innovations in aviation and space travel had more than...

It was very unusual to see a goose nesting site in a high (foot) traffic area with no camouflage, but this is what two Canada geese decided to do just outside my office window in the Hytche Athletic Center. I had the unique opportunity to watch the p...

A medical research project Dr. Patrice L. Jackson-Ayotunde began seven years ago has earned the University of Maryland Eastern Shore pharmacy professor a U.S. Patent.  Jackson-Ayotunde received word April 3 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office t...

Lingering winter weather didn't hamper UMES golf management students from polishing their putting skills as they awaited the arrival of spring. That's because they've been practicing in the friendly confines of the PGA-accredited program's new academ...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and the state health department co-hosted a “Health Equity Summit” April 20 at the Henson Center that attracted some 140 participants. Inspired by National Minority Health Month, the day-long event was a joint...

Shanicia Hanson was about to move in November 2016 when she discovered graduation regalia from her undergraduate days at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. “As I was packing, I came across my cap and gown … and I asked (fiancé Cardel Louis-Jac...

A respected educator who spanned the transition from Maryland State College to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during those challenging times will be honored May 25 at the 2018 spring commencement exercises. James A. Polk will be awarded a p...

Vasavi Veerapaneni was eight when she and her family moved to the United States from India.  She mastered a new language in the ensuing 11 years and is now on the verge of earning a degree in biology from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Alo...

Caitlin Cecil LaComb returns April 5 to her alma mater to deliver the keynote address at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 65th spring honors convocation.  Since graduating with honors in December 2014 with a bachelor's degree in general agr...

UMES junior Langston O. Frazier's nomination by Gov. Larry Hogan to serve on the University System of Maryland's governing board has received formal approval from the state senate. Frazier will represent 170,000 of his peers - including his 20-year-o...

James Biays Young spent a rich-and-full life collecting jazz recordings and books about “America's classical music,” and now the fruits of those twin obsessions are entrusted to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Before Young, a Baltimorean by...

Calvin G. Butler Jr., chief executive officer of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), will deliver the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's commencement address May 25 to the Class of 2018. Butler has been a utility company executive since 200...

Taryn B. Jones, a junior biochemistry major from Willingboro, N.J., will be the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Newman Civic Fellow for the 2018-19 academic year. Jones is among 268 college students selected for the honor by Campus Compact, a ...

James Gordy, a seventh-grader at Somerset Intermediate School in Westover, bested 21 other competitors Saturday to win the 2018 Maryland Eastern Shore Regional Spelling Bee. Gordy, who asked to be introduced as “Jake,” confidently plowed through 26 r...

A Curriculum Program Grant from Cotton Incorporated has been awarded to Dr. Sunidhi Mehta, an assistant professor in UMES' Department of Human Ecology. It will support research aimed at providing in-depth information to fashion merchandising students...

I had the opportunity this past summer to return to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts and conduct bio-geochemical research alongside Dr. David Nicholson and Hilary Palevsky, a post-doctoral student. As a rising junior in 2016, I too...

Mack Alston Jr. (class of 1971) was a devoted and committed Hawk who over the years made regular contributions to his alma mater's athletics program, the university's Annual Fund and other campus initiatives.  Alston passed away on Christmas Eve in 2...

Professional baseball spring training is underway and a new exhibit with multiple ties to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore opens Friday, Feb. 16, at the rebranded Salisbury Art Space in downtown Salisbury. “The Art and History of the Negro Le...

Dr. Juliette B. Bell announced today that she will step down as president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on June 30. Bell informed Chancellor Robert Caret, the University System of Maryland's governing board and the UMES Board of Visitor...

Two UMES undergraduates are among 30 university students the U.S. Department of Agriculture has picked to attend its 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum through the USDA Student Diversity Program. Senior Tobechukwu "Toby" Opara and sophomore Alexis Doon ...

UMES men's golf coach Marshall Cropper is among six people in the Class of 2017 inducted into the Eastern Shore Golf Hall of Fame.  Cropper, who grew up in Accomack County, Va., is the first African-American to be so honored by the recognition progra...

The service learning trip to the Dominican Republic organized by the Richard A. Henson Honors Program that I took a year ago greatly impacted me and motivated me to experience it again this past January. One thing I took away from this experience is ...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Salisbury University have forged a new academic partnership capable of producing pharmacists in six years. The agreement creating a “cooperative undergraduate/professional program” will streamline instruct...

¡Hola! I am a strong believer that learning never stops. Though school was not in session in January, breaks are prime opportunities to pursue your interests and get outside your comfort zone. For the past two winter breaks, I have used that free tim...

A clothing drive UMES' PGA golf management students conducted in 2017 has received national recognition by a philanthropy founded by golf pros that collects and passes on recycled apparel to the needy. UMES students' efforts in rounding up nearly 500...

UMES upperclassman Daevon Greene nailed down his 2018 summer job plans on Halloween, thanks to a fledgling partnership between the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Cisco Systems Inc., a computer networking conglomerate. Greene landed a nine-w...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore awarded 270 degrees today at its 21st winter commencement exercises. Families and friends filled the courtside bleachers in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center, ignoring a chilly forecast of a potential seco...

Omolayo Ayomide Oladimeji, a criminal justice major from Bowie, Md., will deliver the class of 2017's student commentary Friday, Dec. 15 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's winter commencement exercises.“It's a dream of mine to be able to s...

Retired UMES educator William Madison Pender Sr. died Friday, Dec. 8 in a two-vehicle traffic accident within view of his home on U.S. Route 50 west of Salisbury. He was 95.Pender worked at the university for some three decades, starting in the fall ...

Morgan State University's year-long celebration of its 150th anniversary included a Founders' Week ceremony formally recognizing the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's shared history with the Baltimore institution. Morgan President David Wilson p...

Dr. Marybeth Gasman, a University of Pennsylvania professor whose specialty is higher education history with a focus on minority serving institutions, will be UMES' winter commencement speaker Friday, Dec. 15. Graduation exercises in the Hytche Athle...

Leftover food and table scraps generated across the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus will no longer be sent to a local landfill. Instead, the refuse will be handed over to ReGreen Organics, an up-start recycling company with a new approach...

Four UMES upperclassmen - each with a pilot's license - etched their names into aviation history this fall by helping track a record-breaking flight of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Juniors Noah Atkins, Justin Beaudett, Chris Cornett and senior Jean Al...

The Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs has confirmed three new articulation agreements that have been finalized in the past several weeks. The Department of Kinesiology developed a “4+2” memorandum of understanding that und...

Nanotechnology, using particles about a billionth of a meter in size, has helped improve products from clothing to golf balls to sunscreen. At the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, a researcher is investigating how it can be used in soybean produ...

Gregory A. Page, a UMES alumnus (1996) and president and CEO of Page Building Group, is the speaker Nov. 6 for the 10th annual Roger R. Blunt Construction Management Technology Lecture Series.  Page will address UMES students, faculty, industry peers...

On a glorious autumn day 43 years ago - Oct. 27, 1974 - the University of Maryland Eastern Shore paid tribute to the 20th century's “First Lady of Song” by naming its performing arts center after Ella Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald spoke and performed during...

University of Maryland Eastern Shore representatives signed an agreement today with a group of 10 Technical Universities in Ghana-a catalyst for scientific cooperation and outreach between the institutions.  The linkage promotes development in Ghana ...

Dr. Eric Hilton is the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's new admissions and recruitment director. Hilton has nearly two decades of experience in higher education administration as a recruiter. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Hilton earned his underg...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore - founded in 1886 as the Delaware Conference Academy - has the distinction of being “United Methodist Historic Site # 536,” an honor bestowed by the denomination's Peninsula-Delaware Conference.  It is a natio...

DaJuan Gay began his studies at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore with more on his mind than his challenging curriculum. At age 20, when most college kids anticipate the social life of school, Gay focused his extracurricular activities on his ...

"Design/Connection,” opening Oct. 19 with a reception in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Mosely Gallery from 4-6 p.m., is an invitational show featuring the works of four contemporary artists and educators who use visual communication as a...

Tickets are available to tantalize your taste buds at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Gourmet Dining Series; a long-time fall tradition.  Hospitality and Tourism Management students and faculty have planned a veterans' salute and a holiday...

High school juniors and seniors can connect with representatives from colleges across the country Nov. 2 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Tri-County College Fair.   The free event, which is in its 16th year, is from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ...

A Baltimore-area utility company that sponsored a major pro golf tournament this past summer has made a donation to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's PGA golf management program. The $20,000 gift from Constellation, an Exelon Company, will b...

Editor's Note: UMES counselor Kate Kent used her professional training and experience to assist the American Red Cross as a volunteer assigned to shelters where Hurricane Harvey evacuees from the Gulf Coast relocated.After officially being assigned b...

If you're keeping up with the latest on educational settings for hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in the community and schools, you've probably seen the term, “makerspace.”“Makerspaces have been popping up more recentl...

Upward Bound, a federal program synonymous with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore for more than half a century, is positioned to continue making a college education a realistic goal for first-generation and low-income students. Dr. Nicolé L. G...

Stephanie Hallowell's affinity for the university as an alum ('16) and her passion for working with veterans and people with disabilities has led her to a service post as UMES' new VET Connect program coordinator. “A lot of Vets from the area don't r...

Two sisters from Baltimore County were among 29 students who received Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees today at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 2017 summer commencement. Kayla Coad of Parkville was just behind older sister Karis crossing...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore moved up to the nation's Top 20 historically black institutions, according to the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Colleges survey released today. At number 20, UMES' ranking is its...

UMES senior Nia Troutman had a front-row seat this summer to one of 2017's biggest events in women's golf while earning credit toward her degree in PGA golf management. Troutman is in the midst of a seven-month internship at the Des Moines Golf &...

 In addition to the annual faculty show's display of recent paintings, drawings, prints, photos, ceramics, sculpture, glass works and installations, I invited our talented faculty to also create works specifically addressing the theme, “Homage.”Durin...

Dr. LeRoi S. Hicks will be the featured speaker for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 131st Founders' Day Convocation and summer commencement exercises. The event will be held Thursday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for t...

There is so much interest these days in cooking and dining. Chefs have become celebrities with cable TV shows and product lines; they host cruises and festivals; they live that celebrity life. Thousands of women and men who make the food that we eat ...

Delaware State University invited me to participate this past summer in its “3+1” academic exchange program with the Changchun University of Science and Technology. Located in northeast China near the North Korean border, the city of Changchun is hea...

Veteran broadcaster Gerry Weston has accepted an appointment to be the general manager of WESM (91.3 FM), the National Public Radio affiliate on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Weston was general manager of Delmarva Public Rad...

The Peace Corps is establishing an undergraduate certificate program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore that starts this fall. The Peace Corps Prep partnership with UMES will combine targeted coursework with hands-on experience to prepare st...

The owners and operators of Bennie Smith Funeral Home Inc. have established a new scholarship fund at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The Bennie and Shirley Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund is being created to provide need-based scholarships ...

When Governor Larry Hogan and First Lady Yumi Hogan hosted the 10th annual Governor's Buy Local Cookout July 20 at the Government House in Annapolis, a student chef from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore at the Universities at Shady Grove's en...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Dr. Peter Wang is on a mission to unlock the mysteries behind a medical diagnosis dreaded by half the planet: prostate cancer. Along with fellow oncology researchers with whom he's worked since immigrating f...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's School of Pharmacy has secured accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education through June 30, 2019. The council formally approved the peer-review credential in late June and notified UM...

Drawing inspiration from the world of cartoon art, a team of University of Maryland Eastern Shore researchers has come up with a strategy to improve the success rate of students who take college physics courses.Led by Dr. Kausik S. Das, the team has ...

Dr. Isrea Butler embarks on a seminal personal journey this summer alongside young musicians who together will retrace the footsteps and performances - symbolically and literally - that will show how a World War I military band overcame segregation a...

Members of UMES' Class of 2017 won't likely forget how their Memorial Day weekend started - with pomp and circumstance. The university awarded 441 degrees during Friday's spring graduation ceremony, a quarter of which went to graduates who listed Pri...

Ben Whiteley has the distinction of being the first engineering graduate (Class of 2017) to leave the University of Maryland Eastern Shore with virtual reality programming skills, much of it self-taught. His senior-year design project has established...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has been awarded a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant that will be used to bring the latest digital technology to fashion design and merchandising classes. The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agricultu...

Jasmine E. Brown will represent nearly 330 members of the senior class on stage at spring 2017 commencement exercises May 26 when she delivers the student commentary. Brown, a member of the Richard A. Henson Honors Program, was the top choice of a pa...

Blue skies and unseasonably warm temperatures for late April provided ideal conditions for high school students putting their Chesapeake deadrise crab boat models through the test in the 2017 Eastern Shore Crab Boat Engineering Challenge sponsored by...

“Science serves our nation” was among the many signs displayed during the March for Science on Earth Day 2017.  Even though it was damp and cold on the National Mall in Washington D.C., thousands of scientists turned out in a very spirited mood. Like...

Rushern L. Baker III, Prince George's County executive, will be the spring 2017 graduation speaker for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore May 26 in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center.  A sizeable number of audience members on commencement da...

Logan Gibson, a graduating senior at Pikesville High School near Baltimore and newly admitted UMES student, met her favorite social media personality, UMES senior Jayla Watson, at a recent open house on campus. Gibson is smitten with UMES and Watson'...

Lower Delmarva residents who know someone struggling with opioid use can get answers to their questions Saturday, April 29 at a free information-exchange clinic sponsored by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.Students in UMES' School of Pharmac...

UMES students who register this fall for a select number of general education classes offered by the university's Department of English and Modern Languages can expect to spend less on traditional textbooks. That's the objective of Courtney Harned an...

Imagine a spring break from college clearing brush along gnarly nature trails, rounding up refuse at Assateague Island National Seashore and making over an unkempt cemetery.Along with cultural excursions sprinkled in, that's what eight University of ...

UMES sophomore Axel Bayingana is among an elite group of peers from colleges across the country identified by a Boston-based non-profit organization as “public problem solvers.” Campus Compact, a coalition of more than 1,000 institutions that advance...

Two faculty members from UMES' School of Pharmacy were among headliners who shared their expertise at an international conference of pharmacists and educators held last month in India. Dean Rondell E. Allen was a keynote speaker at the event held at ...

A new roving ambassador with a robust profile has joined the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Admissions and Recruitment office. A Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 van debuted this week at the UMES Washington Metropolitan Area Alumni Chapter's 27th ...

Dr. Deanna Dunn, a member of the UMES pharmacy school's charter class of 2013, took her experience volunteering as a graduate student as motivation to address a major health issue in the community while pursuing her career goals. Dunn has established...

Two women with University of Maryland Eastern Shore ties have been named by The Daily Record to the Baltimore-based newspaper's 2017 listing of Maryland's Top 100 Women.  Kimberly C. Dumpson, UMES' executive vice president, and Bonnie N. Luna, a memb...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore plays host to a free performance, “Ain't I a Woman,” Thursday, March 30 by the Core Ensemble of Lake Worth, Fla.The 7 p.m. chamber music theatre piece takes place at UMES' Ella Fitzgerald Center along with an ...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore pays tribute to “two American icons of history and culture,” Harriet Tubman and Ella Fitzgerald, at its April 2 Concert Choir performance, said Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston, director. The 4 p.m. concert is fr...

When the 17-acre Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center in Church Creek, Md., near Cambridge, Md. officially opens March 11-12, UMES will be on hand playing an important role in opening activities. The center, for which gro...

UMES hospitality-tourism management students will soon have a new option in getting hands-on experience when an existing restaurant getting a new look re-opens in Princess Anne this spring. M STREET GRILLE is a collaborative venture between the Unive...

This profile originally was published in Wake Forest Magazine and is reproduced here with permission.By Carol L. Hanner  Herman Eure (Ph.D. '74) never expected that studying parasites would lead to receiving Wake Forest (University's) highest honor, ...

The fourth time was the charm for Erin Welch of Princess Anne at the 2017 Maryland Eastern Shore Regional Spelling Bee.The eighth-grader from St. Francis de Sales Catholic School in Salisbury bested 26 other competitors Saturday to win the title of t...

When last heard from in a quiet corner of the UMES campus, Star Warrior Brad Hudson was sketching palm-sized drawings of the sci-fi film's characters that were to be marketed as collectible souvenirs. Since then, the unassuming art professor has gone...

By Chiamaka Nnah, senior biology major I thought UMES Day in Annapolis (Feb. 10) might be boring. I was unclear about my role, so assumed I was going to be sitting around watching people give presentations. As a biology major, I didn't really know mu...

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is scheduled to visit the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Presidents' Day, Feb. 20, when he will formally announce plans to introduce federal legislation honoring Harriet Tubman. Tubman, a Dorchester County ...

In celebration of Black History Month, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's president, Dr. Juliette B. Bell, has called upon one of her favorites, the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, for a free performance for the community. The group, which...

Dizzying line-up of events marks Hawk Homecoming The University of Maryland Eastern Shore presents “School Daze” February 12-19-a plenitude of homecoming events for students, alumni and the community. A mini-concert and rally, “School is in Session,”...

Four days prior to Christmas, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore put down a deposit on a small plot of real estate along the state's Atlantic coast.The location is 10 miles east of Ocean City some 50-to-60 feet underwater.Resting on the ocean f...

“Women of Color Working With Color,” the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Black History Month Exhibit, opens Thursday, Feb. 2 with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Mosely Gallery. “As the most immediate of the art elements, color powerfully ...

Ben Webster just returned from China where he spent three weeks of his winter break from UMES as a participant in a business and culture program sponsored by the Council on International Education Exchange. Webster took a three-credit undergraduate c...

One of the PGA tour's signature golf tournaments takes place at the Pebble Beach Resorts each February and two newly minted UMES alumni will be working on the 2017 edition from a front-row seat.Norman Blanco and Bobby Donson parlayed senior-year inte...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (Dec. 18, 2016) - Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noël, Mere Kirihimete, schastlivogo Rozhdestva, sretan Božić, veselé Vánoce.These are just a few of the ways current UMES students might say “Merry Christmas” in their native languages this...

“All eyes are on you” PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (Dec. 16, 2016) - A brutally cold day could not penetrate the warmth and good cheer of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 20th winter graduation, where alumni rolls grew today by 318.Graduates heard ...

Baseball team gets new wheels PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Dec. 12, 2016) - UMES students have been seen on campus during the fall semester sporting hot, new rides - but they aren't cars.  Kick scooters, which were a childhood summer staple for many, are mak...

UMES alum & professor aim to make the 'Badjo Suit' marketable PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Dec. 9, 2016) - A University of Maryland Eastern Shore professor and an upstart company founded by a 2015 alumnus have been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Maryl...

Bell urges Congress to provide 1890 land-grants with scholarship helpPRINCESS ANNE, MD  - (Dec. 7, 2016) - UMES President Juliette B. Bell testified today before a Congressional committee where she urged it to fund scholarships specifically for minor...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Dec. 5, 2016) - Three retired University of Maryland Eastern Shore educators with nearly a century of combined service will be among those singled out for recognition during winter commencement exercises Dec. 16.John Lamkin (musi...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Dec. 1, 2016) - All 27 graduate students who earned doctorates in physical therapy this past September from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore passed the national licensure exam on the first try.UMES' class of 2016 is the t...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (Nov. 18, 2016) - What does a Gen X dynamo do for an encore after a song she recorded as a teenager made Billboard's Top 40 and a recent photo she snapped was published in The New York Times? Angelica Garcia-Randle enrolled in th...

From dodging bombs to hitting them from a tee box PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 11, 2016) - James Robinson, a 20-year U.S. Army veteran who was deployed to war-torn Iraq a decade ago, knows exactly what he wants to do with the next phase of his life.The ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Nov. 4, 2016)- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Concert Choir salutes active U.S. servicemen and women and veterans at its Nov. 13 performance.The 4 p.m. concert in honor of Veterans' Day takes place in the Ella Fitzgera...

UMES staffer wins on traveling “Price is Right” PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 4,  2016) - I grew up watching “The Price is Right” on TV, so I bought four tickets to attend the traveling “Live” version of the show Oct. 16 at the Wicomico Youth & Civic...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 3, 2016) - For the first time in my forty-plus years as a Caribbean-American woman, I will be voting in a United States presidential election. A U.S Virgin Island resident gets almost all of the perks that someone living in ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD  - (Nov. 2, 2016) - CISCO Systems Inc., a Fortune 500 Company, named UMES junior Waunye Seawell and senior Christian Walston, winners in the second annual CISCO Invitational Sales Competition at UMES.“This was a dynamic sales compet...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD  - Local photographer and world traveler Cheryl Nemazie presents, “A Career in Balance; Capturing the World from Both Sides of the Economic Divide,” at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Mosely Gallery.The exhibit opens with...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Oct. 21, 2016) - A team of researchers that includes UMES agriculture, food and resource sciences professors is scratching the surface of a new frontier searching for alternatives to fossil fuels that power combustion engines. Ac...

Henson Foundation donates $1 M; atrium named for Delmarva Power's prior gift; building receives LEED Gold certificationPRINCESS ANNE, MD  - (Oct. 19, 2016)-The Richard A. Henson Foundation, in the enduring philanthropic spirit of its namesake, contin...

Tri-County College Fair an annual community service PRINCESS ANNE, MD  - High school juniors and seniors can connect with representatives from colleges across the country at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Tri-County College Fair.  The eve...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (Oct. 10, 2016) - UMES, one of the newest members of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, is a host sponsor of the 2016  Conference & Expo in Baltimore today through Wednesday.  This week...

Researcher earns UMES its first exclusive patent in 20 years  PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Oct. 9, 2016) - Dr. Yuanwei Jin has come up with an invention that could head off energy pipeline ruptures like the one that caused gasoline prices to spike in Septemb...

DELMAR, Del. - (Oct. 7, 2016) - Autumn brings many wonderful things to us: pumpkins, crisp air and colorful foliage. Unfortunately, it also brings the annual risk of the flu. With flu and pneumonia viruses being the eighth leading cause of death in t...

UMES alum Earl Holland competes on Sports Jeopardy! - and wins!PRINCESS ANNE, MD  - (Oct. 5, 2016) - Earl Holland, UMES class of 2005, apparently has high-stakes quiz competition in his blood, and now some extra cash in his pocket.A sports journalist...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -Tickets go on sale Oct. 5 for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's gourmet dining series; a long-time fall tradition.  This year, hospitality and tourism management students and faculty have planned a Veterans' Day salute and...

UMES center earns $15.5 million to train students in marine science    PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Sept. 23, 2016) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Education has awarded nearly $3 million to the NOAA Living Marine Resources C...

Museum of African American History and Culture offers inspirational message Every year I get a little closer to understanding why I am passionately in love with African American history and culture. But every year it becomes less necessary to explain...

U.S. News rates UMES the nation's 22nd best HBCU PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sept. 13, 2016) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is the nation's 22nd best historically black institutions and among the top 10 of its public-sector peers, according to t...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sept. 12, 2016) - UMES alumni who were students during the nearly four decades William Percy Hytche walked the grounds of their beloved alma mater saluted the late educator Saturday with a statue unveiling and grand opening of a ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Sept. 8, 2016) - One by one, the 27 members of UMES' physical therapy class of 2016 crossed the performing arts center stage to receive their professional practice doctorates. Each bent slightly at the knees to receive their symbo...

Hotelier donation to benefit campus lodgingPRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Sept. 9, 2016) - One of the partners of an award-winning Gaithersburg, Md. hotel has volunteered to help UMES modernize its lodging options.Vira Safai, managing partner of a Comfort Inn j...

 UMES celebrates Hytche legacy during 2016 Founders' WeekPRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Sept. 7, 2016) - Members of the William P. Hytche Legacy Initiative committee gather on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 4-to-7 p.m. in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center to cele...

Descendants of UMES' first educators explore their roots PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Sept. 1, 2016) - On a muggy weekend afternoon that defines Delmarva's dog days of summer, five visitors gathered at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore looking for a pa...

UMES senior benefits from prestigious EPA fellowship for undergraduates PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Aug. 26, 2016) - UMES' Ben Barnes spent this past summer as a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research assistant tasked with helping search for ways to ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Aug. 22, 2016) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and a medical university in Taiwan have an agreement in place that both anticipate will lead to academic exchange opportunities for students in their respective institution...

Long-time NASA scientist is 2016 summer commencement speaker PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Aug. 17, 29016) - Dr. Julian M. Earls, a physicist who headed a NASA research center, will be the featured speaker during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 2016...

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Marriott grant provides support for Hospitality and Tourism Management programROCKVILLE, MD- (July 28, 2016) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Hospitality and Tourism Management program is the recipient of a $300,000 grant from The J. Will...

UMES welcomes local professor and historian as chair Dr. Clara Small, well-known educator and historian, was appointed interim chair of the Department of Social Sciences at UMES effective July 1.Small comes to UMES after 36 years as a history profess...

Antoine Cobb, Class of 2007 Editor's note:This essay byAntoine Cobb, a 2007 graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, appears on the “First Generation” webpage of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. I am the only ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (July 19, 2016) - Delmarva Power, an Exelon Company, announced today it is pledging $1 million to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to help the land-grant institution expand training a sustainable workforce with emphases on...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (July 8, 2016)   There's still plenty of time to visit “a wonderful show full of whimsy and delightful surprises, especially when you think about the intrinsic nature of the materials” at the Mosely Gallery, Susan Holt, director, s...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (July 1, 2016) - Dr. Lorenzo M. Boyd joins the University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty today as chairman of its Department of Criminal Justice.Boyd taught for the past three years at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, wh...

REAFFIRMATION! PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (June 30, 2016) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced today it has received formal notice the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) reaffirmed the university's institution-wide accredita...

Editor's note: Dr. Ray J. Davis offers thoughts on a change in the name of the academic unit at UMES he has guided since becoming its administrator in 2012.PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (July 1, 2016) - The School of The Arts and Professions (SAP) has evolved ...

UMES alumna Liz Ranger is among a select group from across the country in the Class of 2016 who will receive a prestigious post-graduate fellowship award from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.The society of scholars named Ranger one of 51 winners o...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (May 20, 2016) - The sun doesn't always shine on graduation day at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, but its appearance today was certainly welcome.Unseasonably cool temperatures and 13 days of rain made for dreary weathe...

 UMES to host business-government-research conference in OctoberArea businessman William C. Anderson chairs organizing committee PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (May 19, 2016) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced today that the Hon. William C. A...

Married couple finishes UMES studies together PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (May 18, 2016) - Keesha and Matthew Kline are among 470 degree candidates scheduled to graduate May 20 from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.Matthew receives a Bachelor of Sci...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (May 16, 2016) - Applications are now being accepted for a new University of Maryland Eastern Shore graduate program, a master's degree in cybersecurity . The self-paced, online curriculum can be completed in as little as 18 month...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD.- (May 13, 2016) - They could have given up at any point and understandably so, going to classes while holding down jobs and caring for young children.  But Michel'le White and Kanisha Stewart of Princess Anne had something in their...

UMES graduating art students host interactive show PRINCESS ANNE, MD -(May 11, 2016)--“Art 'N Chill,” the senior fine arts show now on display at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Mosely Gallery offers a few interactive twists.Photographer L...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Oct. 8, 2015) - Bradley Hudson talks proudly of working on a farm near Laurel, Del. when he was a youngster, so it would be folly to label him a space cadet.Stormtrooper? Perhaps.“I am a Star Wars fan,” the affable Hudson said. ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (July 10, 2015) - UMES' eco-friendly portfolio now includes a solar-powered Cruise Car.Gabriel J. Christian, a Washington-area attorney, donated the vehicle as a gift for the university's Department of Technology to support instru...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Jan. 27, 2015) - “The struggle” to overcome drug-resistant bacteria in the vernacular of today's college student “is real,” and a University of Maryland Eastern Shore pharmacy professor is about to try his hand at solving that ve...

Applied design seniors display artworks PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - Seniors in the Department of Fine Arts graduating May 17 with a bachelor's degree in applied design appropriately named their show that opens in the Mosely Gallery May 3, from 4-6 p.m., "NI...

Luke's Premier Foods wins industry awardPRINCESS ANNE, MD-May 3, 2013  Luke's Premier Foods won the "sofi™ Finalist" award and is in the running for a coveted Gold sofi™ Award reserved for the elite of the $86 billion specialty food industry.  Owner ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (May 2, 2013) - A civil engineer is the winner of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 2013 Teaching Excellence Award.Dr. Joseph O. Arumala received the honor today from President Juliette B. Bell during the university's ann...

Applications available for Summer Transportation InstituteUMES is the host site for a two-week summer program for underserved middle-schoolers on the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland looking to explore careers in the field of transportation.  Funded b...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (April 29, 2013) - Think you might want to attend a Maryland public college? Learn more by attending the no-strings-attached event, Way2GoMaryland - Eastern Shore edition on Saturday, May 4, at Salisbury University. Click on the ...

HRM students bring home first place honorsUMES bested powerhouses Morrisville State and Johnson & Wales to bring home first place in the International Food Service Executives Association annual culinary challenge."We didn't place last year, so it...

EPA former administrator to address graduatesPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 26, 2013) - Lisa P. Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency's administrator during President Obama's first term, will deliver the 126th spring commencement address to some 4...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (April 19, 2013) - Juliette B. Bell is confident after 9½ months at the helm of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore that it has the foundation to achieve eminence in teaching, research and public service."UMES is already an ...

LINCOLN, Neb. - (April 20, 2013) - The UMES women's bowling team claimed the Intercollegiate Team Championship title today at the school year's final national tournament, a win that solidifies the university's reputation as one of the country's premi...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 12, 2013) - UMES' footprint in Somerset County now tops 1,100 acres.The university recently acquired a 365-acre farm and adjoining woodlands off Stewart Neck Road overlooking King's Creek south of Princess Anne. The previou...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (April 12, 2013) - The April 19th  presidential installation of Dr. Juliette B. Bell will write another important chapter in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's storied 126-year history.The 1 p.m. event at the Ella Fitzger...

Roger Blunt lecture series part of week-long celebration  Dr. Anthony Junior is the speaker for the sixth annual Roger R. Blunt Lecture April 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Services Center Theatre.  Junior recently retired as director of the Departm...

Bernstein Award presented at UMES Honors ConvocationPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 4, 2013) - A senior biology major hoping to add to the number of physicians among minority populations is the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's recipient of the Richa...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 3, 2013) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced today that Maze featuring Frankie Beverly has cancelled their appearance for the inaugural concert planned to conclude a week of activities commemorating Dr. Jul...

INDIANAPOLIS- (March 28, 2013) - The Lady Hawks' bowling team is poised to swoop in for a "turkey" title in Detroit in mid-April.The eight-team field competing for the 2013 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship was announced Wednesday by t...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (March 29, 2013) - It wasn't long after David Landsberger moved his businesses from New Jersey to Pocomoke that he paid a visit to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and discovered a local treasure.     David Landsberger, ri...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (March 27, 2013) - UMES residence director Clifton H. Harcumis headed to Washington in June, where he will represent Delmarva as the region's nominee for a prestigious national honor that celebrates altruistic Americans.A panel o...

UMES offers high school-age students summer language programStudy Arabic, Chinese or Russian in high tech setting PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 25, 2013) High school-age students can get a leg up at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore this summer lea...

UMES hosts Health and Wellness FestivalPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (March 15, 2013) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosts its 15th annual Health and Wellness Festival, April 17 as part of a week-long celebration of Dr. Juliette B. Bell's installat...

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PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (March 15, 2013) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will host the Diamond Jubilee Presidential Scholarship Ball April 19 in conjunction with the installation of its 15th leader, Dr. Juliette B. Bell.The Diamond Jubilee ba...

UMES Dinner Theater set for April 12 and 13PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (March 15, 2013) - University of Maryland Eastern Shore's drama director is set to stage one last play-as a full-time professor and director, that is-before retiring after 38 years.  The ...

Reward increased for information in UMES murder investigation PRINCESS, ANNE, MD- (March 14, 2013) - The reward offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the murder of a University of Maryland Eastern Shor...

Mosely Gallery hosts "FACE, FACE" exhibitionPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 13, 2013) Mosely Gallery interim director Corrine Beardsley curates a show, "FACE, FACE," March 29 through April 26 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Thomas/Briggs Arts an...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (March 9, 2013) - Number two was number one at the inaugural Maryland Eastern Shore Regional Spelling Bee today.Khaled Mohamed, a seventh-grader at Bennett Middle School in Salisbury, was the winner of the interscholastic spellin...

UMES offers Spanish for Health Care WorkersPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (March 5, 2013) - Registration is now open for a "Spanish for Health Care Professionals" class on May 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  The class is being taught at the University of Maryl...

Cynthia Boyle Veronique DirikerPeggy NaleppaBALTIMORE, Md. - (March 1, 2013) - Three women with prominent roles at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are on The Daily Record of Baltimore's 2013 list of the Top 100 Women of Maryland.The newspape...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Feb. 28, 2013) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will remain an institution without intercollegiate football for the near future, President Juliette B. Bell announced today.After consulting with her cabinet, Bell accepte...

UMES Jazz Ensemble hosts jazz greatPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Feb. 22, 2013) - Legendary saxophonist Jimmy Heath performs with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble March 27 at a 7 p.m. concert in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Perform...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - (Feb. 27, 2013) - President Juliette B. Bell is scheduled to appear today before a House of Delegates' subcommittee on Education and Economic Development to provide testimony about the institution's projected budget for the 2013-14 a...

UMES seeks to "Retool Our School"  PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(February 27, 2013)  It's an internet and social media blitz as the campus community strives to win a piece of a $225,000 "pie" in The Home Depot's 2013 "Retool Your School" campus improvement gran...

By Deborah Gates, Daily Times staff writerPRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Feb, 26, 2013) - During a moment certain to mark Juliette Bell's darkest as University of Maryland Eastern Shore president, the campus community gave her a solid vote of confidence. The ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (Feb. 14, 2013) - A pre-Internet-era dictionary surely exists somewhere in the Frederick Douglass Library with this uniquely UMES definition for "college sweethearts:" Vernetta Elizabeth Brittingham and Jesse Teleferro Williams S...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (Feb. 15, 2013) - Clifton Harcum, an alumnus and employee, sees creating a scholarship in his name as a way to pay it forward to high school students bound for UMES that were like him at that age."I wanted to provide an opportuni...

Just 27, Joel Olive already lives his dream of being a chef/restaurant ownerBy Ben Penserga, Daily Times staff writerSALISBURY (Feb. 20, 2013) - In college, Joel Olive had a goal for himself -own a restaurant by age 25. He failed.Joel Olive, chef and...

This Maryland State Police press release has been posted at the request of UMES President Juliette B. Bell.(PRINCESS ANNE, MD) - Feb. 17, 2013 - Maryland State Police and University of Maryland Eastern Shore Police are searching for those responsible...

UMES celebrate HomecomingEvents for campus and communityPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (February 8, 2013) - University of Maryland Eastern Shore alumni flock to the area for homecoming, February 10-17, spreading their affinity for the school and some of their s...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Feb. 1, 2013) - Dr. Ronald A. Nykiel is UMES' new provost and vice president for academic affairs. He will join the university's administrative team Feb. 5, President Juliette B. Bell announced to the campus this week.With over 2...

Hands-on Spanish instruction for health care workers set for UMESPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Jan. 28, 2012) - The Foreign Language Instructional Center at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will offer a one-day class in Spanish for Healthcare Professi...

Mosely exhibit features UMES alumnus' art"Coming Home," an exhibit of oil paintings by Berlin artist and UMES alum (Class of 75) Patrick Henry, opens Feb. 7 at the Mosely Gallery in the Thomas/Briggs Arts and Technology Center.  The opening features ...

Campus Life offers events for campus and communityThe Office of Campus Life has a variety of events in store for students, faculty, staff and the community in February.UMES will stage its version of "Think Fast" on Monday, Feb. 1 and Thursday, Feb. 2...

Frederick Douglass Library brings history to lifeThe Frederick Douglass Library adds to the university's Black History Month offerings in February with an exhibit, two lectures and a read-in for students."UMES Drama Productions Through the Decades," ...

SALISBURY, Md. - (Jan. 22, 2013) - Dr. Juliette B. Bell, in her first major public address since becoming UMES' president 6½ months ago, called on celebrants of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday to draw inspiration from "the power of a dream...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Jan. 22, 2013) - Dr. G. Dale Wesson joined UMES' administration today as vice president for research and economic development. President Juliette B. Bell announced the appointment earlier this month.Wesson spent the past three ye...

By Jeremy Cox - Daily Times Staff WriterSALISBURY - (Jan. 17, 2013) - The Eastern Shore could be home to Maryland's fourth medical school, if the region's health and education leaders have their way.Peninsula Regional Medical Center has inked a partn...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Jan. 16, 2013) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is the recipient of a $200,000 National Science Foundation grant it will use to grow the ranks of women studying and teaching science, technology, engineering and math.UME...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Jan. 16, 2013) - Lower Delmarva's annual tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will have a University of Maryland Eastern Shore theme Monday, Jan. 21 at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury.President Juliet...

Commentary by Dr. Joshua WrightWas Costas Right?Perhaps I was among a minority who applauded Bob Costas during his recent rant on NBC's "Sunday Night Football." In voicing his opinion on the murder-suicide of Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher a...

Commentary by Dr. Karen A. VerbekeEleven days from Christmas, 12 days until Kwanzaa, the sixth day of Hanukkah and just five school days until holiday vacation. This is how Dec. 14 started for millions of students, teachers and other school workers a...

Par for the course: UMES awards first golf management degreePRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Dec. 14, 2012) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore awarded 273 degrees at today's 16th winter commencement, including seven that went to members of  the first cla...

By Vanessa Junkin Daily Times Staff Writer Alyssa and Lindsay WilcoxPRINCESS ANNE -Some of the 273 students who will graduate from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Friday can relax, knowing they've not only completed years of schoolwork bu...

By Deborah Gates Daily Times Staff WriterDaniel S. KuennenPRINCESS ANNE - (Dec. 12, 2012) - Michele Krause followed the road signs to the Lower Shore, while Daniel Kuennen followed the funding sources to get some of them erected.Krause found an expan...

Clifton H. HarcumPRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (Dec. 11, 2012) - Clifton H. Harcum, author, mentor, UMES alumnus and employee, is the winner of a 2013 Jefferson Award, an honor bestowed across the country on "ordinary people doing extraordinary things without...

UMES holds Tri-County College FairPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Nov. 26, 2012) High school juniors and seniors can connect with recruiters from over 100 higher education institutions at the Tri-County College Fair Thursday, Nov. 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Dec. 1, 2012) - Family, friends and those who respected him gathered on the UMES campus today to say their final good-byes to Dr. H. DeWayne Whittington, who died Nov. 20. He was 81. Whittington was a pioneering educator-administ...

WACO, TEXAS -(Nov. 19, 2012) - Vernon "Skip" McCain, best known for his coaching career at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, formerly Maryland State College, has been named the American Football Coaches Association's recipient of the 2012 Tra...

BALTIMORE - (Nov. 1, 2012) - A team of University of Maryland Eastern Shore business students made the finals of an annual academic competition sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.UMES junior and senior business students and faculty att...

BALTIMORE - (Nov. 19. 2012) - The UMES women's volleyball team is the 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament champion for the second year in a row.A tense, five-set victory over Florida A&M Sunday afternoon earned the Lady Hawks another ...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (Nov. 16, 2012) - Vicente Hernandez is known around UMES for his colorful bow ties and composing poetry.Hernandez, 22, recently dipped into his own pocket to rent studio time and purchase blank compact disks. He recorded and pro...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 15, 2012) - Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George H.W. Bush, will deliver the commencement address at UMES' winter graduation exercises.  The event will be held Friday, Dec. 14 ...

University students sponsor event to promote physical fitness  PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 16, 2012) - Students from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore held a Fun Fitness Challenge today at neighboring Greenwood Elementary School to show youngste...

University jazz groups tune up for concertPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Nov. 15, 2012) - If music speaks to your soul, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has a pre-holiday treat in store for Delmarva.Jazz aficionados won't want to miss a Dec. 3 concert wh...

Art exhibit showcases work of seniors  "Revelations," an exhibit displaying the works of five senior fine arts majors at UMES, will open on Dec. 7 with a reception from 4-8 p.m.in the Mosely Gallery.  The show features paintings, computer graphic ill...

Service project provides holiday mealsPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 12, 2012) - When UMES Residence Life Area Directors Clifton Harcum and Phillip Thomas set out to do a community service project, they do it in a big way.The "Day of Thanksgiving" effort ...

ATLANTA - (Nov. 8, 2012) - Leroy Myers Jr., a senior from Baltimore, won $1,000 earlier this month as a contestant in the Ford Black College Quiz show series.Myers is the first University of Maryland Eastern Shore student invited to participate in th...

UMES music department offers free concertsPRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Nov. 1, 2012) The Department of Fine Arts at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore fills the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts with the sounds of music Sun., Nov. 11 and We...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 2, 2012) - Dr. Victor Hsia, a pharmaceutical sciences professor at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is the recipient of a major National Institutes of Health grant he will use to underwrite research into the virus t...

The latest on UMES' response to Hurricane Sandy & its impact on campusWED. OCT. 31 - 9 a.m. - UMES students were back in class at 8 o'clock this morning (Wednesday) as the university resumed a normal schedule following its encounter with "Superst...

Lectures enhance Journey Stories exhibit            PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Oct. 22, 2012) Two guest lectures will be held at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in conjunction with the "Journey Stories" traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian Instituti...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (Oct. 19, 2012) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is joining 29 other public and private colleges and universities to form The Maryland-District of Columbia Campus Compact, a consortium committed to addressing local and ...

UMES presents fall theater productionPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Oct. 17, 2012) UMES' Drama Society presents "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf" Nov. 2-3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts....

School of Pharmacy offers health screenings and medication reviewsPRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Oct. 8, 2012) The School of Pharmacy and Health Professions at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is hosting health screenings and medication review sessions ...

Haitian Creole class for community outreach offeredPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Oct. 5, 2012) Registration is now open for a one-day class, "Haitian Creole for Community Outreach," Nov. 15, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Fo...

UMES offers gourmet dining seriesPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Oct. 1, 2012)- It's officially fall. The cooler weather and an appetite for something warm from the oven go hand-in-hand.  Just in time, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Hotel and Restaura...

  Smithsonian traveling exhibit stops at UMESPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Oct. 1, 2012) Journey Stories, a traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian Institutes' Museum on Main Street opens at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Mosely Gallery on Oct. 18 with...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sept. 26, 2012) - A front-page article published in The Marylander and Herald newspaper 50 years ago this month announced the opening of a new business - and what perhaps was a seminal moment in Somerset County history.William P....

Bank of America funds financial literacy project    PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Sept. 24, 2012)Bank of America and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are teaming up to help over 100 high school students in the Upward Bound program develop the skills nee...

umes students are emerging entrepreneursBy Deborah Gates. Daily Times Staff WriterBrothers Aliyu Dabo, left, and Tyere Ferguson of Baltimore and UMES students launched a limousine service they hope some day to market to university students. / Deborah...

UMES$2,535,353Bowie$3,001,958Coppin$2,774,741Del. St.$2,415,761Morgan$3,890,113WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Sept. 17, 2012) - UMES is among 97 of the nation's historically black institutions that learned today it will receive a share of a $227.9 million feder...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sept. 20, 2012) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced today the formation of a task force to help the institution assess a study that outlines what fielding an NCAA Division I football team would take.Earlier this ...

UMES offers Spanish for healthcare professionalsPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Sept. 19, 2012) Registration is now open for a one-day class, "Spanish for Healthcare Professionals," Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Forei...

 UMES marks 126th milestone with convocation and commencementPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Sept. 13, 2012)Today, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore celebrated its 126th Founders' Day and the graduation of its largest class of Doctor of Physical Therapy st...

 UMES observes International Day of Peace PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Sept. 21, 2012) International Day of Peace, Sept. 19, a day of global cease fire, was observed with the screening of the film "Peace One Day" at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.The...

 U.S.News lists UMES in top tier of black colleges  PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sept. 12, 2012) - The latest independent study by "U.S. News & World Report" has been released and for the sixth consecutive year, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore i...

WESTOVER, MD. - (Sept. 12, 2012) - A Lower Shore elementary or middle school student will have an opportunity next spring to participate in the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee.The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced today it will sponso...

Workshop designed to guide farmers through grant processPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (August 23, 2012) - A free workshop that promises to make the way clear for potential value-added producer grant (VAPG) applicants is set for Saturday, September 15, from 10 ...

Shore residents more like to be infected; microbiologists look for links   PRINCESS ANNE (Sept. 9, 2012) - Eastern Shore residents are three times more likely to get sickened by salmonella than the rest of Maryland, and the area's poultry industry ma...

$500,000 in Federal Funds to Help Prepare Students for Science and Innovation JobsWASHINGTON - (Aug. 22, 2012) - Barbara A. Mikulskiand Ben Cardin, Maryland's two U.S. senators, announced today the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has been awarde...

AG Field Day at UMESPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Aug, 10, 2012) - Research displays and demonstrations, community and government support agency booths and healthy cooking demonstrations are all a part of Agriculture Field Day scheduled at UMES on Saturday, S...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(August 8, 2012)-Today, Dr. Juliette B. Bell, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, welcomed a group of 75 public school teachers, counselors, administrators and university faculty to the 11th annual Professional De...

PRINCESS ANNE - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is among a select group of colleges that has received national recognition for superior improvement in fundraising.The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) named UMES a Circl...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (July 26, 2012) -- Dr. Enrique Nelson Escobar offers a roundtable for new and beginning sheep and goat producers on Saturday, August 18, at the Center for Food Science and Technology at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (July 19, 2012) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's small farm bus tour offers a variety of educational stops over a two-day period later this month.  Back by popular demand, the tour will allow participants to "Explore N...

PRINCESS ANNE -- (July 27, 2012) -- Toting small rockets they had designed and made themselves, a group of middle schoolers hiked across the UMES campus Thursday morning and positioned them on launch pads in an empty field for the big test. Part of t...

 Consortium awarded federal environmental agency grant    PHILADELPHIA -(July 27, 2012) - The Maryland Coastal Bays Program received $173,400 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today to underwrite training and instruction that exposes high...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(July 19, 2012)Area middle school students are learning about robotics, earth science and green technology from engineers who work at NASA and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore at the sixth annual "Reach for the Stars" summer...

Princess Anne, Md. -- (July 10, 2012) -- Sprinter Lenora Guion-Firmin, a rising senior on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's track team, will have one heckuva story about her summer vacation to share when she returns to campus this fall.Guion...

Clinic helps rehab patients get back in the swingROCKVILLE, MD - (July 1, 2012) - When Bill Haraway, 69, checked into Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland in Rockville in April he had no feeling in his legs from the knees down.The avid golfe...

New UMES President Juliette Bell answers questions from high school students from the Upward Bound program from Somerset and Wicomico counties on her first day as president Tuesday. / Todd Dudek/the daily times Written by Deborah GatesStaff WriterPRI...

PRINCESS ANNE - (June 29, 2012) - Juliette B. Bell, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's new president, officially assumes office (Sunday) July1.Bell, previously provost and chief academic officer at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohi...

Dr. Arthur Allen, second from the right, receives the 2012 Faculty Award for Research/ Scholarship/Creative Activity during a ceremony in Frostburg, Md.  Pictured with Dr. Allen from left to right are Dr. William Kirwan, chancellor, USM; Dr. Mortimer...

WESM interviews Clarence Clemons' son, NickPrincess Anne, MD - (June 22, 2012) WESM 91.3 FM aired an interview this morning with Nick Clemons, head of the Nick Clemons Band and son of the late Clarence Clemons.  The interview can be heard atwww.wesm9...

 Hawks are 32nd overall in the final Capital One Cup Standings.MCLEAN, Va. (June 14, 2012)-Capital One Financial Corporation, an official NCAA Corporate Champion announced the final women's standings yesterday for the Capital One Cup.  The award, giv...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (May 25, 2012) -Two continuing education programs for sheep and goat producers will be held this month at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.A Saturday, June 9 roundtable will focus on an integrated management of internal pa...

            PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(June 12, 2012) Middle school students in the Tri-County area can still register for the Summer Transportation Institute, a program designed to stimulate interest in careers in the transportation industry.            The...

Adelphi, Md. (May 30, 2012) -- The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents approved a tuition and fee schedule for fiscal year (FY) 2013 that establishes a 3-percent increase in full-time student tuition for in-state undergraduates at mo...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(May 22, 2012) The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will host one of the premier junior golf events in the region June 11-12.  The Art Shell UMES Junior Tournament, held in conjunction with the Art Shell UMES Celebrity Golf Clas...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (May 22, 2012)The University of Maryland Eastern Shore joins 105 doctoral-granting institutions as an associate member of Oak Ridge Associated Universities.  ORAU brings together university faculty and students to collaborate on ma...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (May 18, 2012) - Today's spring 2012 commencement at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore was a memorable one for the history books.With 560 people receiving degrees, the class of 2012 was the university's largest in its stori...

 Art Shell UMES Celebrity Golf Classic returnsNFL greats join local golfers June 13 to raise funds for student scholarships PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(May 10, 2012) Former Redskins quarterback Doug Williams, the first and only black player in his position to...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (May 8, 2012) - Beth Kellam went to her gym in Salisbury Saturday looking to "burn off some stress" that comes with being a college student facing final exams when she spotted a man slumped over in a pick-up truck in the parking l...

UMES Food Science & Technology researchers lend their expertise to TV report By Cleo Greene - WBOC-TV videojournalistSALISBURY, Md.- (May 8, 2012) - Every morning Julie Waller of Salisbury makes lunch for her 8-year-old daughter, Megan."I have al...

Record spring commencement at UMES PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (May 7, 2012) - When members of the class of 2012 turns their tassels at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore May 18, they will have the distinction of being graduates of the largest commence...

Kimberly C. DumpsonAndre WalshLenora Guion-FirminT'nia FalboPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (May 7, 2012) - Kimberly Conway Dumpson, Director of  Alumni Affairs and Planned Giving , has been named "Hawk of the Year" by the UMES athletics department. Dumpson was ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(May 1, 2012) Music faculty at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will fill the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts Sunday, May 6 with sounds of the masters and a little jazz to liven things up.Admission is free and...

By Shawn Nisson, Daily Times Staff WriterPRINCESS ANNE -- (April 27, 2012) -- Sophomore Megan Buja has accomplished a lot in her short time on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Buja has helped the Hawks capture three national ch...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (April 27, 2012)The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Gospel Choir takes the stage for its spring performance May 5 at 5 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. "No Rock Shall Cry Out for Me" is the theme.  "...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(April 23, 2012) The work of a half dozen fine arts students graduating in May from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are featured in an exhibit, "Starving Artists?"  The art show is on display in the Mosely Gallery through a...

Legislators must finish their budget workPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 24, 2012) - We support the sentiments expressed on Sunday's op-ed page in The Daily Times regarding the dire financial outlook public higher education in Maryland faces.It is imperat...

Eastern Shore Fan Con descends on UMESPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(April 24, 2012)The Eastern Shore Fan Con, a comic book convention and more, is coming to UMES April 28, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Student Services Center.The event focuses on comic books, a...

GEORGETOWN, DE - (April 19, 2012) - Doug Green, a 1976 University of Maryland Eastern Shore graduate, is the Delmarva Poultry Industry's "Distinguished Citizen" for 2012.The trade association for the Delmarva Peninsula's meat chicken industry held it...

Study Arabic or Chinese in high tech settingPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(April 19) High school-age students can get a leg up at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore this summer learning Arabic or Chinese-two languages that are in high demand in the workfor...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 18, 2012) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's third annual Regional Research Symposium will be held Thursday, April 19, in the Student Services Center.The 2012 event, organized by the UMES School of Graduate Studie...

Hot tickets still available-UMES Dinner TheaterPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(April 17) Enjoy dinner and a show April 19 and 20 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Dinner Theater production, "Do You Remember?: A Musical Revue."  Tickets are still avail...

Lady Hawk bowlers bring home another NCAA trophyPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 15, 2012) - The UMES women's bowling team delivered a memorable gift Saturday night to celebrate the university's125th academic year -another national championship.The Lady Ha...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (April 13, 2012) - Dr. Michael C. Rabel, an assistant professor of physical therapy, is the inaugural winner of a newly created teaching award at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.Rabel received the Excellence in Teaching ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 29) A foreign film night will be held at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, April 18, at 7 p.m. in the Student Services Center Theater.  The event is free and open to the public.The featured film, "The Road Home," dire...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (April 10, 2012) - Leroy Myers, a University of Maryland Eastern Shore history major, has been named a fellow at the 2012 Schomburg-Mellon Humanities Summer Institute in New York City. The junior from Baltimore is the second UMES...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(April 10, 2012)The Department of Fine Arts at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is showering the community with three musical events during the week of April 22.Area high school musicians will join the UMES Wind Ensemble and...

            PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 29) Registration is now open for "Spanish for Healthcare Professionals," May 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.            The class is taught at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Foreign Language Instructio...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 6, 2012) - Two lower Eastern Shore math students who graduate in May from UMES are co-recipients of a departmental award in recognition of their academic performance.Katie Abreu of Nanticoke, Md. and Neil Moore of Accomac, ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (April 5, 2012) - A biology student hoping to combine an interest in biomedical research and a desire to become a dentist is the 2012 winner of the Richard Bernstein Achievement Award at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.S...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (March 30, 2012) - Dr. Russell Irvine, author of "The African American Quest for Institutions of Higher Education Before the Civil War," will deliver a guest lecture and sign books on April 3 at UMES.The event-a precursor to natio...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 27, 2012)If you missed the fall dinner series, the gala, or didn't get a ticket for the popular spring luncheons, there is one more chance to sample the culinary skills of students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore-...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 28, 2012) UMES' Office of Alumni Affairs is sponsoring a military recognition dinner April 14, at 6 p.m. in the Student Services Center Ballroom.  "Duty, Honor and County" aims to recognize those who served in all branches of...

Tracking marine life migration in the North AtlanticPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (March 28, 2012) - Students from UMES' Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center spent 10 days at sea in January investigating North Atlantic marine life.Guided by Dr. V...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (March 27, 2012) - A tribute rally Tuesday in memory of Trayvon Martin attracted 150 University of Maryland Eastern Shore students troubled by the Florida teen's shooting death and its aftermath.Many at the midday event - held wh...

Charles F. Bolden, Jr., the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's top official, will deliver the graduation address this spring at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.A retired two-star general, Bolden will speak May 18 to graduates in...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 26, 2012)The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir lifts its voices in song welcoming spring to the Shore on Sunday, April 1, at 4 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.The eighteen-member ch...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (March 16, 2012) - Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, dean of the School of Graduate Studies at the UMES, has been elected by her peers to be president of the national Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools for 2012-2014.Keane-Daw...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 16, 2012)-Philadelphia jazz trumpeter Duane Eubanks returns to his alma mater to perform in concert with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble, March 28 at 7 p.m."Since graduating from UMES, Duane has become ...

                                                 Event offers free health screeningsPRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (March 15, 2012)-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosts its 14th annual Health and Wellness Festival, Wed., March 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (March 14, 2012) - University of Maryland Eastern Shore alumni welcomed the institution's next president, Juliette B. Bell, to campus today with a surprise announcement that they are underwriting a special award in her honor to su...

By The Interim President of the University of Maryland Eastern ShoreAs the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) continues to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of its founding, there is recognition that numerous individuals of various cultures sh...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 8, 2012)-Registration is now open for two Spanish classes-"Spanish for Social Work and Outreach" on April 9 and 11, from 6 -10 p.m. and "Spanish for Pharmacy Personnel" on May 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.These classes are b...

Bell is Accomplished Academic Leader and BiochemistAdelphi, MD -- (March 7, 2012) - Patricia S. Florestano, chair of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents, today announced the appointment of Juliette B. Bell as president of the Uni...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (March 6, 2012) - The 2012 Gala at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore produced its share of memories, which were quickly circulated via e-mail and social media.From Larry King's amusing story of his role in an adolescent pra...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- (March 5, 2012) -- Senior Adrian Gibbs is the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's best cheerleader and helped the University of Maryland Eastern Shore squad win top Co-Ed Division honors Sunday in the 2012 MEAC Cheerleading Champ...

Celebrities earn honorary degrees from UMESPRINCESS ANNE -- (March 4, 2012) -- Five celebrity guests were recognized for their public service and career accomplishments in a brief ceremony that kicked off the UMES Gala on Saturday night.But the big e...

UMES Gala stars arrive in OCOCEAN CITY -- (March 3, 2012) -- The spotlight has officially flipped on this weekend's UMES Gala, shining on more than seasoned celebrities in film, stage and television invited to help draw support for the signature stud...

By Jemie LeePrincess Anne, Md. - (Feb 24, 2012) University of Maryland Eastern Shore takes pride in (its) rich Black History and (has) been bringing in notable speakers and alumni to inspire students.Eldon Hayman is one of five generations to attend ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Feb. 28, 2012)-Antonio Fargas, a comedic actor best known for his role of "Huggy Bear" in the '70s television show, "Starsky and Hutch," will be the master of ceremonies at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Gala, March 3.Far...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Feb. 24, 2012)-Jaclyn Smith, one of the celebrity guests scheduled to appear at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore 2012 Gala, March 3, is unable to attend.Smith's mother-in-law, Maxine Allen, 81, died after a long battle with...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Feb. 14, 2012)- Plans are underway on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore for a series of events that will support area farmers who are preparing for a successful 2012 growing season. The 2012 Small Farm Worksh...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Feb. 22, 2012)-Actress Melanie Griffith, who was a planned celebrity guest at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Gala, March 3, is unable to attend as production on her current film, "The Hot Flashes," shooting in New Orleans...

Written by Ursula Ehrhardt A similar version appeared in The Daily TimesPrincess Anne.--Nina I. Buxenbaum and Zoë Charlton both address questions of identity, femininity and race in the exhibition, "Fair and Lovely," on view at the Mosely Gallery, Un...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Feb. 9, 2012) Rapper J Cole, a nominee for Best New Artist at this year's Grammy Awards, will perform Feb. 23 as the headliner for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 2012 HOMECOMING  concert.The 27-year-old released his go...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Feb. 9, 2012) DeRay Davis brings his brand of stand-up comedy to Princess Anne Feb. 25 for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Late Night Comedy Show-a HOMECOMING tradition. L.A.'s Davis is cast in Columbia Picture's film "2...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Feb. 7, 2012) - The Virginia Historical Society received a $100,000 grant to examine over 8 million unpublished manuscripts. A historical society in Virginia, has discovered the identities of more than 3,000 slaves from unpublis...

Left to right: Stephen Mableton, Birmingham, Ala.; Del. Charles Otto, Nanika Shockley, New Castle, Del.; and Justin Bailey, Salisbury, Md.Left from right: Alexander Washington, Byron Smith, Baltimore; state Sen. Jim Mathias and Clifford Glover, Silve...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Feb. 3, 2012)Dr. Jennifer Dorsey, associate professor of history at Siena College in New York, is a guest lecturer for Black History Month at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.Dorsey's topic, "African American Workers and Fr...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (Jan. 26, 2012) - While hundreds of Delmarvans participated in the annual "Penguin Swim" in Ocean City New Year's Day, a UMES professor spent the holiday with the real flightless birds that live at the bottom of the world.Dr. T. ...

Luncheon series hosted by UMES HRM studentsTickets now on sale PRINCESS ANNE, Md.-(Jan. 23, 2012)  Tickets are now on sale for a luncheon series on select Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays over the spring semester at the University of Maryland Eastern ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Jan. 12, 2012) Registration is now open for a non-credit Spanish Intensive class at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Foreign Language Instructional Center, a state-of-the-art facility for language learning.The fast-paced ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Jan. 24, 2012) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast reaches a milestone in 2012. It marks the 10th year for the event that also serves as the gateway to homecoming weekend festivities.Fo...

By: Jessie Pounds | Lynchburg News and Advance   LYNCHBURG, Va. (Dec. 30, 2011) -- A new historical marker in Lynchburg will honor leading educator and former slave Frank Trigg, state officials announced this week.The proposed location for the approv...

Coveted tickets on sale starting todayPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(January 3, 2012) "Lights, Camera, Action!"  University and community committee members, sponsors and a celebrity liaison are getting ready for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 2012 Ga...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Dec. 15, 2011)A December graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be among eight panelists in the 2011 College Round Table in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 20-one of the D.C. Achievers Scholarship Program's success s...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Dec. 16, 2011) - Future entrepreneurs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore recently vied for a "contract" in a mock competitive bidding scenario presented to representatives of Baxter Enterprises, owners of 21 McDonald's f...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Dec. 16, 2011) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore today awarded 269 degrees at its 15th winter commencement exercises.Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown delivered the graduation ceremony address, calling on the class of 201...

 Non-credit Spanish courses for beginners and health care professionals offered              PRINCESS ANNE, MD-December 6, 2011-Registration is now open for non-credit Spanish courses at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Foreign Language Ins...

U.S. Department of Education Hosts Workshop to Celebrate International Education WeekWASHINGTON, D.C. - (Dec. 2, 2011) - The U.S. Department of Education celebrated International Education Week in November with a workshop on "Internationalizing Your ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (updated Dec. 8, 2011) - Winter graduation exercises at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are Friday, Dec. 16, in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center. The 15th annual ceremony begins at 10 a.m. UMES anticipates it will a...

 UMES events feature holiday music PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Nov. 29, 2011) The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is getting into the holiday spirit with back-to-back events this week featuring the sounds of the season.The UMES Gospel Choir, directed by ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (Nov. 27, 2011) - A fire of unknown origin heavily damaged a commercial greenhouse Sunday on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus that is leased by a private company to grow orchids.Leon J. Bivens, UMES' physical plant...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Nov. 23, 2011) - UMES' Office of Resident Life collected food for the third year in a row and distributed baskets to needy Eastern Shore families during the Thanksgiving holiday.Project organizers say they had enough donations t...

2011 Lady Hawks - MEAC tournament volleyball championsBALTIMORE - (Nov. 20, 2011)  - The UMES women's volleyball team is the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion for the first time in the 28 years the university has fielded a squad in the fast-pa...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Nov. 17, 2011) - A University of Maryland Eastern Shore alumnus who is a leader in training youth-sports volunteers is the subject of a profile recently broadcasted by a national sports cable network.Fred Engh, president and chi...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Nov. 15, 2011) - UMES business students earned runner-up honors in a qualifying round of the Federal Reserve Bank's 2011 "College Fed Challenge."Team UMES' second-place finish is the university's best performance in the nine yea...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 10, 2011)-The Center for International Education at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will lead the university in observing National International Education Week, Nov. 13-19.  An ethnic festival and debate are open t...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Nov. 9, 2011)-The Foreign Language Instructional Center at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is now a site for foreign language proficiency testing.The center administers the Oral Proficiency Interview on behalf of the Amer...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Nov. 10, 2011) "The Green Building Environment" is the topic for the fifth annual Roger R. Blunt Lecture Series at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.Dr. Ricky C. Godbolt, a retired U.S. Army Warrant Officer and program direc...

  PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Nov. 3, 2011)-The sixth annual "Reach for the Stars!" summer camp for teens will be held in 2012 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, thanks to a generous grant from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Baltimore.Tina ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-November 3, 2011-A University of Maryland Eastern Shore community service project, which brought 300 Thanksgiving meals to needy families a year ago, has doubled its goal for 2011.Two staff members of the Residence Life Department a...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Nov. 3, 2011)The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble performs its fall concert on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.The 30-member instrumental group will be led by Mercury Morris...

SELMA, Ala. - (Oct. 28, 2011) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is among 10 historically black institutions notified today it will receive $75,000 in rural development funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Agency Secretary Tom Vils...

UMES Concert Choir performs under new directorPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Oct. 27, 2011) When the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir takes to the stage Nov. 13 for its annual fall concert, the group will be under a new director for the first t...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Oct. 21, 2011) - A new round of federal funding will enable the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to continue a signature science program that trains minorities in the field of marine and fisheries sciences.The National Oceani...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Oct. 14, 2011) Gary Imhoff, a UMES senior program and budget officer, recently presented a lecture on campus to give an overview of the development strategy to re-building the nationhood of Sudan. Imhoff spent five months in Suda...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Oct. 19, 2011) A musical African-American holiday tradition, "Black Nativity" by Langston Hughes, is taking shape in rehearsals at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.The university's drama society will perform the "gospel so...

  PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 13, 2011) Ramona Bultman-Lewis, a visual artist, who "explores the connection between technology and art," will display photography from two distinctly different series of works at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore...

 Princess Anne, MD -(October 14, 2011) Renard Turner, of Vanguard Ranch Ltd, is the keynote speaker for the 2011 Small Farm Conference to be held on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus on Friday and Saturday, November 4 and 5. The central...

Exporting DemocracyPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 14, 2011) The University of Maryland Eastern Shore had a key role earlier this year introducing the concept of voting in a referendum to citizens of southern Sudan. Angela Stephens, a UMES Development Out...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Oct. 7, 2011) - Bryant C. Mitchell, an associate professor in the Department of Business, Management and Accounting, is the recipient of another IBM Faculty Award in support of efforts to shape a specialized curriculum so UMES s...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Sept. 23, 2011) -- Attend a UMES gathering where singing the alma mater is part of the festivities and chances are that if Paul S. Trotter is there, he is among the most enthusiastic vocalists in the room.Paul S. Trotter Sr.Trot...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Sept. 23, 2011) - UMES' Office of International Development Programs has established a pioneering partnership with a university in China.Former UMES President Thelma Thompson approved a formal Memorandum of Understanding in July...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Oct. 7, 2011) - Students and faculty from UMES joined two busloads of grassroots lobbyists from the Eastern Shore, including Cambridge Mayor Victoria Jackson Stanley, in a recent trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in "Harri...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD.-(Oct. 4, 2011) University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Department of Athletics is now accepting applications for the Hall of Fame, Class of 2012.  Inductions of the 2012 Hall of Fame class will be affiliated with the university's Ho...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 3, 2011) State Sen. John Astle (D-District 30, Anne Arundel County) will speak at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as part of National Physician Assistants' Week, Oct. 6-12.Astle's presentation, "Experience with Med...

The Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has compiled preliminary enrollment numbers for the 2011 fall semester. For the second year in a row, total enrollment surpassed 4,500 students....

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Sept. 23, 2011) An expert in communications and international public policy will speak on Tues., Sept. 27, as part of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's International Development Lecture Series.Angela Stephens is the develo...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sept. 17, 2011) - Descendants of important figures in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's history came to campus today for a "heritage brunch" organized as part of the institution's 125th anniversary celebration.The son an...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sept. 14, 2011) - The formation of renewable energy development company was announced today before the start of a Mid-Atlantic Wind Energy Institute forum at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.Eastern Shore Energy LLC will ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(September 15, 2011) The 125th Founders' Week Convocation at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore was a momentous occasion for the university and for 26 students who received their Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees.Graduate Mau...

                                                                                                              PRINCESS ANNE, MD -(September 14, 2011) Dr. Arthur Allen, associate research director and associate professor at UMES, was awarded the 2011 ...

U.S.News & World Report "Best Colleges" ratingsPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Sept. 13) The University of Maryland Eastern Shore continues to move up in the annual peer rankings among the nation's historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The lat...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Sept. 9, 2011) The University of Maryland Eastern Shore welcomes the public to an observance of the September 11 terrorist attacks that shocked the nation 10 years ago on Sunday.A Remembrance Day wreath-laying ceremony takes place ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Sept. 8, 2011) University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Foreign Language Instructional Center is currently offering non-credit courses open to the public.Beginner and intermediate Arabic are being offered.  The classes in speaking an...

The Mosely Gallery of art at UMES opens the 2011-12 academic year with "Reboot, New Work by Fine-Arts Faculty."The show opens with a "meet the artists" reception on Thurs., Sept. 8, from 4-6 p.m. in the gallery.  On display will be a diverse selectio...

As UMES opens its doors for the fall semester to some 4,500 students and 200 faculty members, it also invites the community to share in a special celebration of Founders' Week-the university's 125th."UMES has much of which to be proud, and we must re...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD (Aug. 30, 2011) Classes for the fall semester at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore begin Wednesday, the start of a milestone academic year.UMES celebrates the 125th year anniversary of its founding when nine students enrolled...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011) - UMES students who spent Saturday night in an on-campus shelter returned to their dormitories and apartments shortly after sunrise Sunday when university officials determined the worst of Hurricane Irene h...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 9 a.m.) - UMES students who spent Saturday night in an on-campus shelter returned to their dormitories and apartments shortly after sunrise Sunday when university officials determined the worst of Hurrican...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (August 22, 2011) The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has named a new general manager for its public radio station. Stephen A. Williams moves into the top management post at WESM 91.3 FM, a professionally-staffed NPR affiliat...

PRINCESS ANNE - (Aug. 23, 2011) - An earthquake that struck the mid-Atlantic region at 1:51 p.m. Tuesday caused buildings on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to shake uncharacteristically, but no one was injured and no major structural damage...

UMES leaders sparked growthBy Liz Holland / staff writerPRINCESS ANNE -- (Aug. 15, 2011) -- After nine years at the helm of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Thelma B. Thompson has led a series of advances in academics, technology and commerc...

PRINCESS ANNE - (Aug. 16, 12011) - Mortimer H. Neufville is on the job as interim president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where he previously held a number of senior administrative posts from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s.William Ki...

Written by Deborah GatesDaily Times Staff WriterPRINCESS ANNE - (July 21, 2011) - When a search committee introduces finalists for the presidency at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, supporters of the university hope the candidates are anxiou...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (July 15, 2011) - A "town hall" meeting will be held on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus Tuesday, July 19, to collect input and ideas to help guide the search for the school's next president.A committee coordinatin...

Nearly $15 million raised for UMESMoney to go toward scholarship fundBy LIZ HOLLAND, staff writer, The Daily TimesPRINCESS ANNE -- (June 30, 2011) -- A seven-year effort to raise $14 million for endowed scholarships and educational projects at the Un...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (June 28, 2011) - Thelma B. Thompson's steady-hand stewardship of UMES over the past nine years has drawn praise from the University System of Maryland's governing board.The USM Board of Regents described Thompson's leadership of ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (June 23, 2011) - Dr. Virginie Zoumenou of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is one of 56 recipients of the President's Volunteer Service Award, a prestigious national honor offered in recognition of exceptional volunteer s...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD (July 6, 2011) The family of Page Elmore is establishing a scholarship in his name at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Friends and admirers of the respected business leader and public servant are invited to contribute to th...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -(June 22, 2011) A Safe Drinking Water Clinic is offered on Saturday, July 9, at 10 a.m. in the Food Science and Technology Building on the UMES campus that will help private well owners protect their family's health.Thousands of De...

PRINCESS ANNE,  MD - (June 17, 2011) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is adding three new science degrees to its roster of academic programs.The University System of Maryland's governing board gave UMES the OK today to offer a bachelor's de...

By Deborah GatesPRINCESS ANNE -- (May 31, 2011) -- Two weeks after turning the tassel that ceremoniously certifies his new undergraduate degree in finance, Nicholas Wiggins is off to launch a professional career at IBM in Bethesda, Md.He's among an e...

By Deborah Gates, staff writer, The Daily TimesPRINCESS ANNE (June 1, 2011) A "Hytche era" cabinet member credited for a key role in shaping the foundation for the food science and technology facility at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (May 27, 2011) - A $1 million federal grant to train "Great Principals for Maryland" is being used by two public universities to collaborate in offering classes at a new Lower Eastern Shore School Leadership Institute.A four-year ...

Adelphi, Md. (May 31, 2011) -- William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland, has appointed Mortimer H. Neufville, former executive vice president with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and current APLU...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (May 24, 2011) - A free health-assessment and informational session is planned Thursday at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.The event in the Student Services Center ballroom is a community service p...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(May 24, 2011)"Go with your dream.  It is your job to make it come true," Gloria Banks, the speaker at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 124th spring commencement on May 20, told some 400 graduates.Banks talked about overco...

By LIZ HOLLANDDaily Times staff writerPRINCESS ANNE - (May 17, 2011) -- UMES students and members of the public can now learn to speak Arabic, Chinese and Haitian Creole at a new center designed to expand the university's mission of internationalizat...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. - (May 13, 2011) - Modifications to UMES' business and technology curriculum over the past two years have given 17 students job opportunities with such Fortune 500 companies as IBM, Fidelity Investments and The Depository and Trust...

Walgreens, the nation's largest drugstore chain, recently presented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy and Health Professions with a $10,000 gift.A portion of the funds will provide a Walgreens Diversity Scholarship to a stud...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -- (May 12, 2011) - Jim Dent, one of the first African-Americans to play on the men's professional golf tour, will participate in the 2011 edition of the Art Shell UMES Celebrity Golf Classic and Junior Tournament. The event is sche...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD (May 3, 2011) - Accompanied by the steady drum of the Thunderin' Hawks Pep Band, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore cheerleading squad waved their pom-poms for the "nation's best collegiate bowling team" - the Lady Hawks. "It'...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (May 2, 2011) - Spring graduation exercises at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be Friday, May 20, in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center. Tickets are required for admission.The 124th annual ceremony begins at 10 a....

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 20, 2011)Several University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) researchers are recipients of awards won at the 16th biennial research symposium of the Association of Research Directors held in Atlanta, Ga., earlier this month...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (May 2, 2011) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 2011 Graduating Senior Show, "Art through our Eyes," will be on display at the Mosely Gallery from May 5 - 19.An opening reception for the bi-annual exhibit - which featu...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 18, 2011) - Ricky Stanfield has worked on some of America's critical defense and science projects over the past 20 years, including Army tactical hardware, Navy missile-flight tests and payload development for NASA's soundi...

COLUMBUS, Ga. - (April 23, 2011)-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore claimed its first United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships title here over the weekend.By defeating Lindenwood University of St. Charles, Mo., UMES car...

Adelphi, Md. -- (April 25, 2011) -- William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM), today announced the appointment of the search and screening committee for the president of University of Maryland Eastern Shore, one of the ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 19, 2011) - Students, faculty, staff and friends of the university made two campus blood drives this school year the most productive in recent memory.A community service project co-sponsored earlier this month by UMES' Offi...

Three collegiate bands unite for Jazz Appreciation Month celebrationPRINCESS ANNE, MD-(April 18, 2011)In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), held each April, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is hosting the first annual Big Band Bash...

Seniors Kristina Frahm, Martha Perez and Maria Rodriquez ended their careers on the UMES bowling team the way they started - with an NCAA championship.A victory in the final match over Vanderbilt University of the Southeastern Conference marks the se...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 4, 2011) - UMES researcher Fawzy Hashem won the 2010 Project of Excellence award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture National Water Program for his role in a study examining E. coli and Salmonella in run-off...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 14, 2011) - The International Development Programs office at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore kicks off its 2011 International Development Lecture Series on Wednesday, April 27. It will start at 11 a.m. in the Allen...

Dr. Timothy H. Baughman, a historian by training, is the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's new dean of the School of Education, Social Sciences, and The Arts. Dr. Charles Williams, vice president of academic affairs, announced the appointment ea...

UMES' Exercise Science Club is coordinating the launch of the first "President's Challenge Hawk Walk" on Saturday, April 30, to promote health and wellness in the community. The 2.5-mile-walk starts at the William P. Hytche Athletic Center at 9:30 a....

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 12, 2011) - Health disparities between racial and ethnic minorities was the focus of a conference Tuesday on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus.The Uniformed Services University for Health Sciences Center for H...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 7, 2011) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore today recognized almost 700 undergraduates for academic excellence during the 58th annual Honors Convocation - among them students named to the fall and spring 2010's dean...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (April 7, 2011) - Senior Kristina Frahm was awarded the Richard Bernstein Achievement Award for Excellence today during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 58th annual Honors Convocation ceremony.Frahm, the daughter of Paul ...

Event offers free health screeningsPRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (April 5, 2011)The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosts its 13th annual Health and Wellness Festival on Monday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Services Center ballroom.  O...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 6, 2011) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has earned initial accreditation of its undergraduate business degree program from AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.The Depa...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 29, 2011)Nearly 700 undergraduate students will be recognized for academic excellence during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 58th annual Honors Convocation.  The open event takes place on Thursday, April 7, at 11 a...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (April 1, 2011) - UMES poultry food safety researchers have authored one of the Journal of Food Protection's most read articles.  The journal is internationally recognized as the leading publication in the field of food microbiol...

   PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (March 9, 2011) - Farmers on Maryland's lower Eastern Shore can bank on the benefits from a series of upcoming during the month of April.  Beginning Saturday, April 2, and each of the next three Saturdays through April 23, the ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (March 31, 2011) - The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $4.9 million to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Cornell University and three other institutions to fund a project aimed at creating sustain...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (March 28, 2011) - UMES is now using electric energy produced by a 2.2 megawatt solar-energy facility on the land-grant institution's campus.An impressive grid of 7,800 collection panels occupy 17 acres on a former corn field, mak...

Three senior University of Maryland Eastern Shore bowlers are ending their careers the same they started - with a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship.          The Lady Hawks captured the 2011 title in late March, their fifth overall and the...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 17, 2011)Members of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir take the stage for their spring performance on Sun., April 3, at 4 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.  New to the program-an...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD (March, 17, 2011) - An opening reception for the Fine Art Student Show at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be held on Thursday, March 31, from 4-6 p.m.The show - which features a variety of work, including photography, ...

 PRINCESS ANNE - (March 16, 2011) - Dr. Thelma B. Thompson announced today she will retire on Aug. 15 as president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore."I've reached a point in my career here at UMES where I am comfortably saying that I have a...

By Ebony Hahn, Class of 2011PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (March 15, 2011) - Some 200 University of Maryland Eastern Shore students turned out the Tuesday night before spring break to hear Finesse Mitchell, a former Saturday Night Live cast member, dispense ad...

PRINCESS ANNE - (March 10, 2010) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's long-time president and one of the school's senior fundraisers are on a Baltimore newspaper's list of the Top 100 Women of Maryland for 2011.For the past 16 years, The Dail...

            PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 11, 2011)Drama Society and Hotel and Restaurant Management students will shine on April 15 and 16 as they present "The Color Purple" for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Spring Dinner Theater. Tickets are ...

PRINCESS ANNE - (March 6, 2011) - As dessert plates from the sumptuous meal at UMES' annual Gala were cleared away, mistress of ceremonies Maggie Linton invited students working behind-the-scenes at the 2011 event to step forward and take a bow.An en...

Written by Liz Holland of The Daily Times staffPRINCESS ANNE -- (Mar. 3, 2011) - Students in the Hotel and Restaurant Management program at UMES are used to planning and preparing food for various campus events, but this Saturday they will be put to ...

Written by Earl Holland of The Daily Times StaffPRINCESS ANNE - (Feb. 27, 2011) - When the University of Maryland Eastern Shore held its first homecoming parade in some time, Jourdan Reynolds was one of the many participants in the procession. The j...

Written by Liz Holland of The Daily Times staffPRINCESS ANNE - (Feb. 26, 2011) - The keynote speaker at the eighth annual President's Interfaith Prayer Breakfast at UMES on Friday urged her audience to look for ways to make a difference in the world....

            PRINCESS ANNE, Md.-(Feb. 8, 2011)Tickets are now on sale for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hotel and Restaurant Management Department's Spring Gourmet Luncheon Series.             The lunches feature an appetizer, entrée and de...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Feb. 1, 2011) - Bruce George, co-founder of "Russell Simmon's Def Poetry Jam," and Dr. Maulana Karenga, founder of Kwanzaa, are celebrating Black History Month at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.George and Karenga are b...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Hundreds of former University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks are flocking to the Shore to take part in the Homecoming 2011 events carved out for the weeklong celebration, Feb. 20-27.  Many are open to the public."It seems like the...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Feb. 1, 2011) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is among a group of two- and four-year colleges across the state publicly pledging to be more responsive to the unique needs of students who served in the U.S. military.Sen...

PRINCESS ANNE - (Jan. 28, 2011) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has a new Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins.Jenkins, whose higher education career spans 15 years, spent the past four years ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Jan. 26, 2011)Tanya Murphy Dodd, a multi-media fine artist with southern roots, will exhibit "Embracing Light" at the Mosely Gallery in celebration of Black History Month."We are very excited to have an artist of such great stand...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Jan. 20, 2011)Some 250 Nigerian women now know how to process yam and local cereals into flour to feed malnourished children in the Africa nation.  Such was the mission of Dr. Virginie Zoumenou, certified nutrition specialist, l...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Jan. 27, 2011) - The President's Interfaith Prayer Breakfast scheduled for Friday, Feb. 25, signals the start of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 2011 homecoming celebration. Justine Willis Toms, a radio talk-show hoste...

 Kutztown Invitational part of USBC's collegiate coverage. KUTZTOWN, Pa.-(Jan. 27, 2011)For the first time in NCAA women's bowling history, a regular-season tournament will be broadcast live from start to finish on BOWL.com, the official website of t...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Jan. 10, 2011) - Three University of Maryland Eastern Shore students contemplating careers in politics will get a full semester of academic credit this spring while working for state lawmakers during the 2011 General Assembly ses...

Washington, DC - (Dec. 16, 2010) - Two veteran science professors at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will join peers from 12 other historically black institutions in a special training program in 2011 designed specifically for female faculty...

UMES tassel-turners urged to 'aspire to transform the world'By  Deborah Gates • Daily Times Staff Writer • December 18, 2010PRINCESS ANNE -- Graduates at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Friday were a record number for a winter commencemen...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Dec. 12, 2010) - Four Hollywood stars - LeVar Burton, Tyne Daly, David Alan Grier and Pam Grier - will join headliner Sharon Stone for "Hollywood on the Shore," the 2011 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Gala.Tickets are on sa...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Dec. 10, 2010) - Sharon Stone, the award-winning actress and AIDS-awareness activist, will attend the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 12th annual scholarship gala in March. Stone starred in one of the most talked-about fil...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (December 6, 2010)Two retired educators who are University of Maryland Eastern Shore graduates are starting The Loretta and Daniel Savoy Fund for Human Ecology to help future students defray tuition bills.The $10,000 gift from the...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Dec. 2, 2010) - Winter graduation exercises at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be Friday, Dec. 17, in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center. The 14th annual ceremony begins at 10 a.m.  UMES anticipates awarding a re...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 23, 2010) - Lamar Clark, a junior studying rehabilitation at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, relishes a chance to "spread the word of God through song" during the university's "Gospel Choir Revival" Dec. 7-11."The ...

PRINCESS ANNE - (November 23, 2010)Senior art majors at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore have spent the last four years honing their skills in graphic design, "funny book" art, mixed media, painting and photography.Now, these young artists wi...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(November 30, 2010)"Hollywood on the Shore," the theme for the 2011 Gala at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, promises to provide another star-studded soiree to be remembered.The event, dubbed as one of the "Best Parties on ...

            Kathleen Talbert, Class of 1951, recently established the Clarice J. Michaels Fund with a $10,000 gift in memory of the former head of the Music Department Clarice J. Michaels and Dr. John Taylor Williams, president of Maryland State Coll...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Nov. 12, 2010)Louis Henry Gilford may not be a household name on the Eastern Shore, but some of the high-profile locations of some of his company's design/build projects should be very familiar.Gilford, founder and chief executive ...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 16, 2010) - Michline Brice and Robert Korir are the recipients of 2010 Perdue Food Science and Technology Scholarships.  The Perdue scholarship is a $5,000 merit award that goes to graduate students in the University of Mar...

Ten UMES students sat for a multiple-choice test in October that they did not study for and received no grade. They took it with a TV camera rolling and discussed their reactions and results.As part of WBOC-TV's recurring news feature, "Heart and Sou...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 14. 2010) - Joey Gardner delivered on a promise last week that he made during his successful campaign earlier this year for a seat on the Princess Anne Town Council.In collaboration with businessman Jerry Bivens, Gardner was...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 22, 2010) - A team of marine science researchers at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will use a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to search for the causes of poor water quality in coastal bays alo...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md.-(November 8, 2010) Future educators at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) will benefit from valuable technology-based training and internships through a $50,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to establish the Verizo...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md.-(November 1, 2010) Chenita Reddick, director of advancement services at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, recently received the Certified Fundraising Manager (CFRM) credential from The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana Univ...

For nearly a decade, school reform has been the buzz phrase ricocheting between the print media, the nightly news on television and all corners of the Internet.  It is a topic of discussion from grocery stores to soccer fields and beauty salons to ba...

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - (Nov. 5, 2010) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Department of Education is co-hosting a national conference Nov. 8 in partnership with the Educational Testing Service for colleagues who train primary and secondary tea...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (November 2, 2010) Representing more than 50 different countries, a contingent of international students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will join in the national observance of International Education Week, Nov. 15-20,...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(November 4, 2010) Music to the ears, the UMES Wind Ensemble and Concert Band perform their annual fall concert on Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.   Wind Ensemble arrangements and ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Nov. 5, 2010) - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Department of Education is hosting a national conference Nov. 8 for colleagues who train primary and secondary teachers and the people who hire them.Educators from Histor...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 29, 2010)-As crisp and clear as the autumn sky, the voices of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir will ring through the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. at one of the f...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 25, 2010)Activity on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus takes on a new fervor Tuesday, Nov. 9, when buses roll in from high schools in and out of the area delivering some 1,500 juniors and seniors to the ninth ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 22, 2010)A University of Maryland Eastern Shore community service project looks to area businesses to help present some 300 needy families in Somerset County with a Thanksgiving dinner.Building on an effort that brought 100...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Oct. 5, 2010) - Enrollment at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has topped 4,500 students for the first time in the institution's 124-year history.UMES' research office reports 3,967 undergraduates and 573 graduate student...

Pharmacists in high demandBy Wallace McKelvey• Staff Writer • October 17, 2010  BETHANY BEACH -- When Bill Harbester started as a stock boy at a drugstore, pharmacists had very little interaction with the customers. "A lot of people think all we do i...

  x PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Oct. 12, 2010) - The dream of loyal members of the UMES family has come to fruition with the creation of the Thunderin' Hawks Pep Band - a credit to a collaborative effort by alumni and campus partners.     "I want to see ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Oct. 12, 2010) - More than 30 members of UMES' Drama Society, along with university faculty and staff, will present "God's Trombones:  Seven Negro Sermons in Verse and a Prayer" Nov. 4-6. The annual fall theater production begins...

UMES Awards Doctorates to Largest Physical Therapy ClassProfession recognized during National Physical Therapy Month in OctoberHeather Bennett saw up close how a physical therapist can make a difference in someone's life when Bennett's mother tore on...

By Deborah Gates • Staff Writer • The Daily TimesSALISBURY (Oct. 3, 2010) -- Organizers of the NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet in Wicomico County have always invited a guest speaker with ties to education, but at Saturday's fifth annual milestone event, t...

 UMES Open House Welcomes High School SeniorsPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Oct. 1, 2010)  - High school seniors are invited this Saturday to attend the first in a series of open house events at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne. The tw...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sept. 30, 2010 )  The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Frederick Douglass Library has digitized a half-century of "The Hawk" yearbooks - from the first volume in 1959 through 2009. The conversion was made possible through t...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sept. 30, 2010) - Chef Ralston Whittingham and his advanced culinary arts students in the Commercial Food Production course at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are placing food orders and making final preparations for the...

SALISBURY, MD - (September 29, 2010) In a continual effort to support the community, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletic Department participated in the annual Wicomico County Relay for Life at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium this past weekend....

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sept. 30, 2010) Dr. Jack Wennersten returned to his professional roots this week when he challenged University of Maryland Eastern Shore students, who attended his guest lectures, to think of water as an irreplaceable resource.We...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(September 27, 2010)Brian Perez, lecturer of woodwinds at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, will perform a saxophone recital on Sunday, Oct., 3, at 4 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts at the univers...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(September 28, 2010)Refueled by a spring trip to the Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival in Jamaica, the University of Maryland Jazz Ensemble prepares for their traditional opener to the fall semester-the Jazz Ensemble Concert.Th...

PRINCESS ANNE (Sept. 21, 2010) - South African artist Dr. Nombeko Mpako will host a discussion on "Contemporary African Arts and Crafts" on Wed., Sept. 22, in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m.Mpako is currently a senior lec...

PRINCESS ANNE - (Sept. 14, 2010) - Twenty-three University of Maryland Eastern Shore students received their doctor of physical therapy degrees recently during a graduation ceremony held in conjunction with the annual Founders' Week convocation.The c...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD (September 13, 2010) - University of Maryland Eastern Shore researchers are experiencing a stellar year, having been awarded nearly 10 percent of the Capacity Building Grants awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture an...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -(September 13, 2010)- Back by popular demand, this year's Small Farm Conference offers the most in depth, industry specific information available for the gardening enthusiasts as well as the most experienced farmers.  The two day e...

  The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has seen some changes over the 124-year span of its history.  The institution has grown from the one building, one faculty member and nine students of the original academy to today's university, part of the ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sept. 8, 2010) - Five University of Maryland Eastern Shore freshmen are starting their college careers with help from a prominent funeral director on Delmarva.Bennie Smith, who owns 12 funeral homes from Chestertown, MD to Exmore...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Sept. 2, 2010) - E.R. Braithwaite - physicist, social worker, U.N. ambassador - will receive an honorary degree Tuesday, Sept. 14, during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's annual Founders' Week convocation.Educator Lore...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -(August 25, 2010)-The Mosely Gallery at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will host its annual fall exhibition, "Fresh! New Work by Fine-Arts Faculty," from September 2 through October 15."The diverse artwork in this year's ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, 1:30 p.m.)-Little to no effect has been felt in the immediate UMES campus area from Hurricane Earl as it makes its way up the coast. Winds will begin to subside around 1:30 p.m., rain accumulation will be les...

By Earl Holland, The Daily Times   PRINCESS ANNE (Aug. 27, 2010) -- Rob Bennett has been interested in drawing comic books since he was a teenager.  Bennett would doodle on any type of paper he could get his hands on, including a brown paper lunch ba...

Annual U.S. News & World Report Best College ratingsPRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Aug. 17, 2010) - Peers continue to rank the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the upper tier of historically black institutions, according to the latest U.S News &...

 Event will be held in conjunction with College Colors Day.PRINCESS ANNE, Md.-August 11, 2010-The Delmarva Shorebirds will play host the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) on September 3, when the campus celebrates College Colors Day at Arth...

New program is part of expansion of allied health trainingPRINCESS ANNE, MD - August 12, 2010-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore launched its newest doctoral studies program in August with the arrival of the inaugural class of pharmacy students...

Education Leadership Doctoral Program accepting applications for fall semesterPRINCESS ANNE, MD-August 10, 2010-Area school administrators-as well as those across the state and nation- can now look to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to provi...

 Thirty-five middle school students design, build and launch model rocketsPRINCESS ANNE, MD -July 27, 2010-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosted its annual "Reach for the Stars" Summer Science Camp in cooperation with NASA and Mid-Atlantic ...

New program is part of expansion of allied health trainingPRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore launched its newest doctoral studies program in August with the arrival of the inaugural class of pharmacy students.Earning a spot ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Bill Robinson has joined the staff of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as director of public relations.Robinson is a product of Wicomico County public schools and a 1978 graduate of the University of Maryland College Park....

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (July 19, 2010) The University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus community is in mourning for C. Dennis Ignasias, a long-time administrator who died this past weekend. He was 70.Ignasias was UMES' associate vice president of academ...

                                                                                                                              PRINCESS ANNE, MD-July 14, 2010-The first of its kind in the nation, a Professional Science Master's Degree in quantitative ...

Eastern Shore Educational Icons Honored by Sojourner-DouglassPRINCESS ANNE, MD-July 14, 2010-Sojourner-Douglass College in Baltimore awarded Dr. Thelma B. Thompson, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and William T. Middleton III, ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- June 30, 2010-Two students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will learn valuable skills related to their fields of study, Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM), during summer internships funded by Choice Hotels Internatio...

Susan Callahan will take a three-day tour of Wisconsin cheese making this summerPRINCESS ANNE, MD, July 12, 2010 - An abundance of pumpkins in Susan Callahan's kitchen at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore at Shady Grove inspired the chef instr...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Do you have a desire to farm, but don't know where to start?  Regardless of your age, gender, race, education or nationality, Farm Management Specialist Erroll Mattox wants to talk to you during one of two interest meetings slated...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-June 18, 2010-The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents approved two new academic programs for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore today during a meeting at the Richard A. Henson Center at UMES.The board voted on...

Five students received awards ranging from $1,500 to $7,500 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - June 9, 2010-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has been awarded a grant totaling $20,500 from this year's Dwight David Eisenhower HBCU Fellowship.  Five students w...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-June 10, 2010-Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Naleppa, president and CEO of Peninsula Regional Medical Center and Peninsula Regional Health System in Salisbury, Md., was recently named to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Board of Visit...

                                                                       PRINCESS ANNE, MD-University of Maryland Eastern Shore's President Thelma B. Thompson has proclaimed June 15, 2010 as African American Golfers Hall of Fame Day at the university.T...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - May 23, 2010-One of America's most-renowned civil rights leaders, Rev. Al Sharpton will serve as the keynote speaker at the 14th annual National Association of Student Affairs Professionals conference, which is being held at the U...

Hawks best all other MEAC schools since 1999.VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.-May 28, 2010-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) was recognized during a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) reception at the Norfolk Marriott Waterside Hotel on Wednesda...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-June 8, 2010-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) was recently inducted into the African American Golfers Hall of Fame (AAGHOF) at ceremonies held in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.  It joined such legendary professional golfers...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - May 28, 2010-Three Lower Shore students earned $100 in art supplies by showing-off their skills using colorful pastels, pencils and a camera in this year's High School Art Contest at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore."We ha...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - May 28, 2010-Summer days promise an opportunity for small farmers on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware to join the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Small Farm Outreach Initiative as it embarks upon an education...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD, May 26, 2010 - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will award prizes as part of a competition for high school students enrolled in art classes in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties.  The awards announcement takes place ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's capital campaign recently received a $30,000 donation from Walgreens, the nation's largest drugstore chain with 7,507 locations.The gift comes as the university prepares for the inaugural ...

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                                                                                    NFL greats join local golfers June 16 to raise funds for student scholarshipsPRINCESS ANNE, MD-May 13, 2010-The legendary Art Shell, pro football Hall of Famer and Un...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- May 17, 2010-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Henson Scholars and Henson Leaders expressed their gratitude for the continued support of Richard A. Henson through the Henson Foundation during a recent Scholarship Luncheon he...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-May 17, 2010-The Hazel Scholars Luncheon gave students, faculty and administrators the opportunity to pay tribute to the late Richard F. Hazel, who donated a $3 million gift to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore nearly six ye...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-May 10, 2010-Two African-American celebrities and two champions of progress in Africa will receive honorary degrees at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 123rd annual spring commencement on Friday, May 21, at 10 a.m. in the ...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- May 5, 2010-The UMES Gospel Choir, under the direction of English faculty member Dr. Della Dameron-Johnson, will perform its Spring Concert on Saturday, May 8, at 5 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.The ev...

                                                                                                PRINCESS ANNE, MD- May 4, 2010-Under the direction of woodwinds instructor Brian Perez, the UMES Saxophone Quartet performed at this year's 33rd annual Sa...

   PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Area musicians from Parkside, James M. Bennett, Washington, Crisfield, Snow Hill, Delmar, Holly Grove, Seaford, Laurel and Colonel Richardson high schools will join the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble and the U...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -Dr. Jeanine Harter-Dennis is the 2010 recipient of the coveted Delmarva Poultry Industry's (DPI) Medal of Achievement for her nearly 30 years of teaching and research at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).  An animal n...

             PRINCESS ANNE, MD-An African-American genealogy workshop will be held at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the Frederick Douglass Library on Saturday, April 24, from 3-6 p.m. Kimberly Conway Dumpson, J.D., director of alumni af...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Wayne K. Evans, president of Evans Builders Inc. of Salisbury, has made a $2,500 gift to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and its Construction Management Technology (CMT) Program.  The donation will provide scholarships for...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- Students from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will join 47 other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in a battle of academic prowess at the 21st annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, the nation's larges...

PRINCESS ANNE - March 30, 2010-The Richard A. Henson Honors Program Inaugural Speakers Forum will host on talk on "National Security and Civil Liberties" at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Tuesday, April 6, from 11 a .m. to noon in Hazel ...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - April 6, 2010-Students, who are currently enrolled in studio art courses at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, will have their work on display in the Mosely Gallery during the university's annual Fine Art Student Show this...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Peninsula Regional Medical Center announced a gift of $100,000 today to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) to help fund a faculty position in the Physician Assistant (PA) Department.  Over the next two years, Peninsu...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - A senior at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Nicholas Washington, was awarded the Richard Bernstein Achievement Award for Excellence during the 57th annual Honors Convocation ceremony today in the Ella Fitzgerald Center ...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- Adonis Ajayi, a mathematics major graduating with an overall 3.59 grade point average, is the recipient of this year's Daniel J. Pinkett Award in Mathematics.Presented by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, the Pin...

 Tickets are now on sale for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Dinner Theater production of "Motown and Much Mo." The musical will be performed nightly from Thursday, April 15, to Saturday, April, 17, at the Richard Henson Center ballroom.Ca...

 Known for her role on the critically acclaimed comedy series "Everybody Hates Chris," Tichina Arnold recently served as the keynote speaker during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Women's History Month Celebration.The event, presented by t...

 As inspiring and rejuvenating as the arrival of spring, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston presents its annual spring concert on Sunday, April 11, at 4 p.m. with a guest perfor...

 In honor of her late parents, Apsara Hettiarachchi donated $1,000 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore that will be awarded to a high-achieving student in the Department of Natural Sciences during the university's Honors Convocation on April ...

During the Capstone Simulation Contest, students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore become the managers of competing companies."They have to make decisions in research and development, production, marketing, finance and, total quality manage...

   The ninth annual Eastern Shore Seafood Education Seminar for restaurant chefs, managers, wait staff, new employees and retailers will be held at the Holiday Inn on 17th Street in Ocean City from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20. Limited to the...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-A local business developer, in an act of good will, is not only investing in a retail and hotel development project, but in the communities surrounding it.Alex Karavasilis, president of First American Development Corporation, glean...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD -  Pasture establishment, renovation and management is the focus of the University of Maryland Extension workshop scheduled for Saturday, April 10, in the Food Science & Technology Building on the campus of the University of Ma...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD---Thanks to a charitable gift by a Salisbury-based law firm, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has successfully begun a political internship program in Annapolis this spring.Two UMES seniors, Quanika R. Lewis and Jasmine M. ...

 PRINCESS ANNE - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will host its 12th annual Health and Wellness Festival on Wednesday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the ballroom of the Student Services Center.  The event will feature health exhibits, s...

                                                                        PRINCESS ANNE - Tickets are now on sale for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Dinner Theater production of "Motown and Much Mo." The musical will be performed nightly fr...

 PRINCESS ANNE - African-American women were allowed to enter the military for the first time during World War II. While training in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, the first contingent slept in segregated barracks, ate at separate dining tables and used segr...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Ralph Peterson, a well-known jazz drummer and bandleader, appears with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble on Wednesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts."The annual Jazz En...

                                                                       PRINCESS ANNE, MD-"Sports and the Struggle for Peace, Justice and Prosperity" is the theme of the ninth annual Black History  Symposium at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore...

  PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Clarence Clemons, renowned saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and a former student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be unable to attend the UMES Gala, "A Night of Stars," on March 6, due to rece...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-An exhibit, "Ernest Satchell Retrospective," opens at the Mosely Gallery of Art on Thursday, March 4, showcasing art created from 1971-2010, during the 39 years he spent as a professor of art at UMES.  Satchell is due to retire from...

                                                                        PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The new Doctor of Pharmacy Program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is approved to admit its first class for the fall 2010 as a result of being recen...

Charles W. Foster, president of C. Foster Consultant Services in Hercules, Calif., was recently named to the University of Maryland Board of Visitors by President Thelma B. Thompson.       "Mr. Foster brings a wealth of business acumen from his many ...

 Four members of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Board of Visitors have been honored with emeriti status in recognition of their many years of dedicated service to the institution.Virginia Layfield, C. Payne Lucas, Rev. Charlotte Nichols and...

By Dr. Anke VanWagenberg, Mosely Gallery director and an instructor of art history at UMES"Points of Juxtaposition:  A Gathering of Eight African-American Artists," an exhibit featuring the works of area artists Tony Burton, Seldon Dix, Alex Gamble, ...

  PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Phenomenal response to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's announcement of a star-studded, annual gala resulted in an early sell-out of tickets.  Some 450 fast-acting ticket holders will dine in the midst of Lou Gosset Jr.,...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-First Shore Federal Savings and Loan of Salisbury recently made a $5,000 gift to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in support of student scholarships.  The gift, coupled with an earlier charitable donation, boosts First Shore...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Need help paying for college?  Lost in a flurry of financial aid forms? Don t fret:  help is on the way from Maryland Public Television (MPT) with the highly anticipated and updated annual program You Can Afford College, airing Sa...

        PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The stage is set for "A Night of Stars" on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus.  Patty Duke and Dionne Warwick have joined Lou Gosset Jr., Clarence Clemons, B.B. King, Herschel Walker and Lee Elder for the star...

By Dr. Jennifer Keane-DawesWhen Perdue's Quality Improvement Manager Shaun McKenzie who had been searching for a Ph.D. program in Food Science discovered that there was one being offered at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, he was in disbelie...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Bank of America recently made a $5,000 gift to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Foundation in support of student scholarships.  The donation brings Bank of America's cumulative charitable contributions to UMES to $25,000 dur...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Students from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore were among the 600 students enrolled at 47 public HBCUs that recently attended the 22nd annual anniversary weekend and gala in New York City.This year's theme, "TMCF at 22:  Lig...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Using a Holga plastic 120 film camera, a creative eye for capturing contemporary images on film and her own special techniques in and out of the darkroom, University of Maryland Eastern Shore associate professor and photographer M...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Four evenings of food for the soul are planned for December 8-11 as part of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Gospel Choir's annual revival beginning at 7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center.  A concert at 5 p....

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Winter celebrations abound this time of year.  The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has cause to celebrate as approximately 246 graduates turn their tassels signifying the conferring of their degrees at the 13th annual Winter Co...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-A variety of artworks in various mediums created by graduating students in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be on display at the Mosely Gallery December 8 through 17.  Themed "Masterminds ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD Some University of Maryland Eastern Shore students are raising funds this holiday season with a Buy-A-Book project to help provide textbooks and readers for East African Kyamulinga School students and their teachers.   More than 200...

U.S. College Students Get Credit at UMES for Marine and Environmental StudiesNew Woods Hole, Mass., program encourages diversity, self-discoveryPRINCESS ANNE, MD-A group of junior and senior students from colleges and universities across the nation s...

Dingwall Wins Coveted Jefferson Award PRINCESS ANNE, MD -  WBOC TV's Steve Hammond recently presented a coveted Jefferson Award to Brenda Dingwall for her many contributions to the community, with her work as director of two camps, the University of ...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Stacy Cottingham, a student pursuing a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Organizational Leadership Program, was presented with the Outstanding Pathfinder Award by the Maryland Nurses Associa...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Representing 50 countries, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore contingent of international students is joining in the nation's observance of International Education Week, November 16-20, with an ethnic festival open to the camp...

By Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes UMES scholar researches fish skin secretions in Chesapeake Bay By the time Andriy Tkachenko decided it was time to leave Europe to expand his research interests in aquatic animals, he'd already worked as a soil scientist a...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced the recent appointment of two new members, Gladys Goslee and Alicia Hoffman, to the Board of Visitors for a three-year term on the recommendation of President Thelma B. Thompson.G...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dr. Thelma B. Thompson and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, in partnership with the University of Cape Coast, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Golden Beach Hotels and the Central Region Development Comm...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Discover and explore Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Geospatial Information Technologies Laboratory's second annual GIS Day on Wednesday, November 18, from 1-6 p.m. in the Richard A. ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Michael Tardif, director of Integrated Project Delivery Systems for Grunley Construction Company Inc., a major construction company in the D.C. metropolitan area, lectures on the topic, "Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Buildin...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD University of Maryland Eastern Shore president, Dr. Thelma B. Thompson, is keynote speaker for the 2009 Women in Maryland Higher Education annual luncheon.  Themed "The Sky is the Limit: Women in Higher Education," the event is sche...

By Dr. Jennifer Keane-DawesUMES Doctoral student contributes to Breast Cancer ResearchAs a little girl in Mashad, a town in her native Iran, Maryam Taabodi was a picky eater searching her food to find and eat only those things she felt had nutritiona...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Some 300 students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are preparing for induction in the university's newest leadership society.  Founded in 2001 by Gary Tuerack, the National Society of Leadership and Success comprises a ...

Thompson Conferred Honorary Degree in AfricaPRINCESS ANNE, MD - Following her recent address to the 973 September graduates of Walter Sisulu University for Technology & Science (WSU) in South Africa, Dr. Thelma B. Thompson was conferred the honor...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -The Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore serves as the venue for the 10th annual Inter-Collegiate Music Association (IMA) and Friends Choral Festival on Sunday, November 8, at 5...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's eighth annual Tri-County College Fair will be held on Tuesday, November 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center. Recruiters from over 100 colleges, universities ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The Tri-County Alumni Chapter of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is holding its 10th annual scholarship event, The Harvest Fling, on Friday, October 30, at 7 p.m. in the Richard A. Henson Center Ballroom.  The event feature...

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PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Brian Perez, lecturer of woodwinds at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, will perform a saxophone recital on Saturday, October 24, at 6 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts at the university.  Perez will...

  PRINCESS ANNE, MD-University of Maryland Eastern Shore students, faculty and staff will observe on Thursday, October 15, its own creation Friendship Day.  This is a day designed to ensure that students, particularly freshmen, are happy and comforta...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Enjoy exotic delicacies while "Cruising the Mediterranean" during the October 30 Hawk Children's Fund benefit dinner, to begin 7 p.m. in the Richard A. Henson Center at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  Mediterranean style ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Farmers, landowners and gardening enthusiasts will be offered tips and tools at the sixth annual small farm conference at the Richard A. Henson Center at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  Special guest, Mike McGrath, host of th...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is one of nine stops in the state for The Maryland Humanities Council second annual One Maryland One Book tour, Maryland s only statewide community reading program.  James McBride's novel, "S...

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PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore inaugural new student convocation is Thursday, October 1, at 11 a.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.  Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esquire, is the keynote speaker.In a recen...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- An open meeting of the All-Hazards Mitigation Plan for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be held on Monday, October 12, from 3-5 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.  Natural hazards that could fa...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - "Honoring the Ancestors: African Art and Artifacts," an exhibition of over 170 art objects from a collection founded and curated by Christopher Harrington, associate professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, opens on Thursd...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- The Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will hosts its annual Career and Graduate Professional School Fair on Thursday, October 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Se...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. John R. Lamkin II, will perform its annual fall concert at the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, October 9, at 7 p.m.The band...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-An adaptation of "Fences," an award-winning play by African-American playwright August Wilson, will be performed at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore by the university's Drama Society.  The performances take place Wednesday, ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-UMES observes its 123rd birthday on September 13 with a week-long celebration in honor of the school's founding.  Originating as Princess Anne Academy with one faculty member and nine students, the university's faculty now boasts 18...

            PRINCESS ANNE, MD-A new exhibit in the Frederick Douglass Library at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore opens Tuesday, September 15.  From Princess Anne to the Pros:  A Small College's Football Legacy explores the time period of the...

By Dr. Anke Van Wagenberg, Mosely Gallery director and teacher of art history at UMESPRINCESS ANNE, MD-It is once again time at the Mosely Gallery at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore for the annual faculty exhibition that is traditionally hel...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) Program has been granted accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality (ACPHA).Among the University System of Maryland scho...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore family is mourning the death of Dr. Chester Hedgepeth, a highly regarded and long-time associate professor in the Department of English and Modern Languages as well as director of the Afric...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - When "The 105 Voices of History," the nation's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) national choir, perform at the renowned Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Sunday, August 30, at 5:30 p.m., Dr. Sheila McDo...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The stage of the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts will pulsate with the high energy, floor pounding performance of Washington, D.C.'s Step Afrika, the first professional stepping dance company in the world, on Thursday...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esquire, is the keynote speaker for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Annual President's Convocation scheduled for Monday, August 24, at 10 a.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts....

            PRINCESS ANNE, MD -  A student project that found roots in Africa more than a year ago continues to grow benefits for the small village of Kyamulinga, located in Uganda.  A fall dinner series at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, s...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Ag Field Day returns to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday, September 12.  The event showcases the research and outreach being conducted at the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Maryland Cooperative Extension...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Fred Vilson, a junior physical therapy major at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, has been awarded a $1,500 Denny's/Tom Joyner Foundation Single Parent Scholarship.A native of Hurlock, MD, Vilson is a full-time student an...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - University of Maryland Eastern Shore junior Ryan Moore has been named a Hercules Scholar by the Tom Joyner Foundation.  A pre-veterinarian studies student, he has been awarded $2,500.Moore, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., is very a...

SunEdison to Build, Finance, Operate and Maintain Solar Energy Projectto Produce 3.4 Million Kilowatt Hours in Year 1PRINCESS ANNE. MD  (AUGUST 5, 2009)  University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) today announced plans to develop a photovoltaic sola...

(Dallas, TX June 25, 2009)  A portion of the book sales of "Tom Joyner Presents How to Prepare for College" will benefit two black colleges: Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the Tom Joyner School of the...

Cecil Selected for Elite Leadership InstitutePRINCESS ANNE, MD- Malinda D. Cecil, a registered dietitian and Salisbury resident, was among the national leaders of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) who were selected to attend ADA's sixth Leaders...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- An open meeting of the All-Hazards Mitigation Plan for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be held on Thursday, July 16, from 5-7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.  Natural hazards that could fa...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Third-year doctoral students of physical therapy at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore recently presented research titled "The Relationship Between Range of Motion, Performance and Club-Head Speed in Older Female Golfers" at t...

Kicks Off Campaign for UMES  Foundation to help raise money to keep students in school PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The Tom Joyner Foundation, a major driving force in raising money for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) since 1998, has kick...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Latoiya Payton and Kimberly Cephas, student researchers at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, were honored recently at the 15th Biennial Research Symposium of the Association of Research Directors Inc. in Atlanta, Ga.Payton...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - New York Times bestselling author, educator and businessman Stedman Graham addresses a group of over 165 student leaders from more than 25 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and interested members of the communit...

Wednesday, May 13, 5:55 p.m.Forty-two seats are available for students desiring to attend funeral services for Fallen Hawk Antwan R. Johnson. Shuttle seats will be filled on a first come, first served basis.Funeral services will be held on Saturday, ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Some 370 UMES seniors are counting the days to the 2009 spring commencement ceremony, where 77 of them will graduate with honors.  Dr. Randal Pinkett is the keynote speaker for the event, which begins at 10 a.m. in the William P. ...

Nicholas R. Blanchard, PharmD, MEdDean and Professor, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions410-651-8350The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recently announced the identification of swine flu cases in the United States, includ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-A Safe Drinking Water Clinic will be held on Saturday, May 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Food Science and Technology Building at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  Participants can receive a free water analysis of their h...

           PRINCESS ANNE, MD- Entries are being sought for an art competition open to high school students taking art classes in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties.  The exhibition takes place May 14-June 12 at the Mosely Gallery located in th...

UMES, Navy Partnership Brings Career Opportunities to Shore           PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Closing the gap in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) pipeline and addressing the brain drain on the Eastern Shore are the overarching go...

Woodland and Farm Owner Field Tour: Conservation Cost-Share ProgramsPRINCESS ANNE, MD - Do you own a farm or a piece of woodland that could benefit from conservation or wildlife practices, but the potential costs seem prohibitive? On Saturday, May 9,...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Some 400 members of the College Language Association (CLA) converged on the city of Cambridge this week to celebrate the organization's 72nd anniversary and its 69th annual convention, dedicated to the theme "Liberation as Theme a...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosts scholars from across the nation during the 69th annual convention of the College Language Association (CLA) on Wednesday, March 25, through Sunday, March 29, at the Hyatt Regency in C...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosts its 11th annual Health and Wellness Festival on Wednesday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Services Center ballroom.  Health exhibits, screenings and information will ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The eighth annual Eastern Shore Seafood Education Seminar for restaurant chefs, managers, wait staff, new employees and retail seafood market staff takes place at the new Holiday Inn on 17th Street in Ocean City from 9 a.m. 2:30 p...

IBM and UMES Launch Strategic Business Partnership Agreement PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Innovation and technology met at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), where IBM in partnership with UMES launched an "Enterprise System z" IT curriculum infu...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - In cooperation with the James E. Lewis Museum of Art at Morgan State University, the Mosely Gallery will be home to the traveling exhibition "Most Daring Dream: The Photography of Robert Houston & the 1968 Poor People's Campai...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - In celebration of Women's History Month, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore presents a women's colloquium detailing "The Changing State of Women of Color in the 21st Century" on Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m. in the Richard H...

  PRINCESS ANNE, MD-As part of Black History Month, a play, "VOICES:  Those Who Wore the Shoe," will be performed at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Student Services Center theatre on Tuesday, February 24, at 8 p.m.The play is a staged docum...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Widely recognized for his mastery of the highest registers of the trumpet, renowned musician and music educator Jon Faddis will join the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble in concert on Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. ...

SAVE THE DATE!Wednesday, May 13J.T. Williams Portico11 a.m. - noonJoin President Thelma B. Thompson, Ph.D., for food, fun and giveaways.PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is the Tom Joyner Foundation's Historically Bl...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Do you raise animals on pasture?  Have the high costs of feed hurt your profits?  The Pasture Based Meat Production Workshop has some answers for you! On Saturday, March 14, Maryland Cooperative Extension is hosting a pasture base...

E-Health Project Offers Community Education, AwarenessPRINCESS ANNE, MD - University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy and Health Professions students gear up to conduct community education programs at each of three county libraries, locat...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The Hawks at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are preparing the nest for Homecoming 2009, welcoming the community along with alumni to the campus. Among the events planned for the celebration is the Gospel Explosion on Sunda...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Austin Cox Jr., president and CEO of Austin Cox Mechanical Inc. and the newest member of the UMES Board of Visitors, recently pledged $25,000 to support the UMES seven-year $14 million Campaign for Academic Excellence.  Payable in...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Black History Month activities at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore begin in the Student Services Center rotunda on Monday, February 2, with a 9 a.m. kick-off event that offers prizes and giveaways in support of the month's...

Mortgage Guru Lynn Richardson's Health, Wealth 'n Real Estate Tour Poised to Draw Large Crowd Thursday, February 19 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Mortgage Guru Lynn Richardson's Health, Wealth 'n Real Estate Tour, part of a State Farm Insurance sponsored initi...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - "Dreams From My Father," a story about race and inheritance by President Barack Obama, is the subject of discussion for the seventh annual African American Read-in on Sunday, February 22, at 3 p.m. in the Henson Center ballroom.Th...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -Tea and Orchids, one of the many events taking place at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during homecoming week, February 8-14, offers a unique opportunity for women in the community to share an afternoon tea with women at ...

UMES Mosely Gallery Celebrates Black History Month with Purpose and Promise the Art of Bryan CollierPRINCESS ANNE, MD-Award winning book illustrator and painter Bryan Collier displays his work February 2-27 in the Mosely Gallery on the UMES campus a...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - UMES Gala chairpersons Jackie Cassidy, James Gillespie and Dr. Shirley Hymon-Parker are pleased to announce that "Celebrating the Blues" is the 2009 theme for the best party on the Shore.  On Saturday, March 7, the party begins at...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Unassuming and deliberate, Maurice Harmon has existed just under the radar for the six months he has been a part of Public Safety at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  Unlike his fans at the Apollo, the campus community ha...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - University of Maryland Eastern Shore President Thelma B. Thompson hosts the sixth annual President's Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on Friday, February 13, at 7:30 a.m. in the Student Services Center ballroom.  The Rev. Dr. Marc Farm...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dr. Thelma B. Thompson, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, was recently honored by African American Golfer's Digest as one of its 2009 Outstanding Leaders in Golf.   Thompson joins other distinguished award rec...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Three evenings of activities are lined up December 9-11 as part of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Gospel Choir's annual revival beginning at 7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center.  A concert at 5 p.m. on S...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The 12th Winter Commencement at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore takes place on Friday, December 19, at 10 a.m. in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center.  Approximately 239 degrees are to be conferred, launching UMES gradu...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Christopher Clarke, a senior at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore majoring in commercial photography and sequential arts, is the feature artist for the upcoming Department of Fine Arts Graduating Senior Show, December 9-18 ...

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PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Maryland Cooperative Extension is hosting the 2008 Lambing and Kidding School, designed for veteran and novice shepherds who are seeking strategies and solutions for small ruminant producti...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dr. Bahram Bahramian, an accomplished technology management transfer specialist with 28 years of diverse experience in research, product development, construction management, modular building designs and project management in buil...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Geospatial Information Technology (GeoTech) Lab hosts GIS (Geographic Information System) Day on Tuesday, November 18, from 2 - 6 p.m. in the Richard A. Henson Center on the campus.  Activi...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's seventh annual Tri-County College Fair will be held on Friday, November 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center. Recruiters from over 132 colleges, universities...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Homeowners can have their private well water tested for free during a two-hour Safe Drinking Water Clinic slated for Saturday, December 6, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Food Science and Technology Building at the University of Maryl...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - A tradition for the past decade, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir will perform a fall concert on Sunday, November 9, at 4 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center.The theme, "Sights and Sounds of Ho...

>PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Class of 2010 memorializes one of its own, fallen hawk Brielle Newland (1988-2007), with the first annual Brielle Newland Benefit Basketball Game on Monday, October 27, from 6 9 ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Courtney Lorenz, one of the country's foremost experts on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, discusses the state of the construction industry and the application of green buildin...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The fifth annual International Conference on African Languages explores "The Role of Languages in World Peace," beginning Thursday, November 6, through Saturday, November 8, on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shor...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD Homeowners who are facing foreclosure, worried about an increased interest rate or have other concerns with their mortgage can receive free one-on-one legal advice at a foreclosure solutions workshop on Saturday, November 15, from 1...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD The School of Pharmacy and Health Professions at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) hosts a kick-off event on Tuesday, November 4, in the Student Services Center multipurpose room from 10 a.m. to noon for its recently f...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dr. Stanley DeViney, a professor in the department of social sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, has received notification that his abstract "Health and Wealth:  The Relationship Between Housing Wealth and Change...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dr. Karin Klenke, professor and research coordinator in the Organizational Leadership Ph.D. Program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, has been appointed to the editorial board of the International Leadership Journal. Ac...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The teacher became the student this summer when Dr. Susan Cooledge, who teaches French and ESL courses at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, ventured to Egypt for an intensive course in Arabic and to explore study abroad po...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -- Senior Miles Hill, of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, was recently selected to attend an exclusive student leadership retreat held at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and at the National Conference Center at Lansd...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Members of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore s Drama Society are currently rehearsing for their fall theatre production "Andre's Mother" combined with a scene adapted from "The Women of Brewster Place."   The play will be per...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-In recognition of October as National Depression and Disability Awareness Month, the Frederick Douglass Library at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is bringing the "2008 Reflections of Nature-Maryland's Statewide Celebratio...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The Frederick Douglass Library at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is undertaking an initiative funded through grants that, when completed, will enable the preservation and eventual digitization of historic print-based docum...

             PRINCESS ANNE, MD -- The United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation and the National Library of Medicine recently funded a program proposed by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to help eliminate the negative effects of...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Rural Development Center has provided a $3,000 strengthening and capacity building grant to fund a unique project created by UMES students. Known for fine cuisine and top of the line wait ser...

"Rock the Vote 'Campus Take Over'" at UMES          PRINCESS ANNE, MD The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Office of Student Activities joins UrbtekLive in presenting "Rock the Vote 'Campus Take Over'" on Monday, October 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. John R. Lamkin II, director of bands, will perform its annual fall concert on Friday, October 10, at 7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Ce...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD Officials at the University of Maryland of Eastern Shore test the university s recently installed Emergency Notification Siren and Public Address System today, as installation.   The system is designed to alert students, faculty and...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD If you own a small farm, plan to start one or just want to grow a garden in your backyard, there s a conference at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) designed especially for you.Farmers, landowners, and gardening enthus...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Created to address disparities in minority and medically underserved populations in our region through improved health literacy, the UMES Mini Medical School has begun its fifth year of instruction.The 2008 Mini Med School program...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - After over 150 practices and 25 performances, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir members toting luggage and tickets in hand, boarded a plane bound for the land of pineapples, leis and luaus.For the past decade,...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, was the destination for the UMES band s spring tour.All of us had a wonderful time and it turned out to be quite an exceptional educational experience for all the students, said Dr. John Lamkin II,...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore celebrates its 122nd birthday on September 13 with a week-long celebration in honor of the school's founding.  Originating as Princess Anne Academy with one faculty member and nine students, ...

UMES Retains Rank in Top Tier of U.S. News & World Report's Best Black Colleges PRINCESS ANNE, MD For the second consecutive year, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is ranked in the top tier of America s Best Black Colleges as repor...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Faculty and staff of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore assemble for an opening convocation on Monday, August 25, at 10 a.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.  Dr. Judith James, executive director of the...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-A Trial Garden Twilight Tour will be held on Wednesday, August 20, from 5-7 p.m. at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Agriculture Experiment Station.  The event is open to home and master gardeners, landscape designers and co...

New York, NY University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) President Dr. Thelma B. Thompson spoke on the importance of every American being financially smart before an audience of Fortune 1000 executives recently at the American Express Headquarters in...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- The local husband and wife artist team of Sandy Strachan and Bill Buchanan are currently displaying their 2-D art now until September 5, at the Mosely Gallery on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Strachan and ...

Blanchard Named Dean of PharmacyPRINCESS ANNE, MD-Dr. Nicholas Ronald Blanchard has recently been named the dean of the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  The first class is slated to be enrolled i...

         PRINCESS ANNE, MD - University of Maryland Eastern Shore scientists hosted SERA-17, a group of some 50 researchers, policy makers, extension personnel and educators, today at its joint UMES/USDA/ARS nutrient management site located on the UM...

Platinum Sponsor of the 2008 Art Shell UMES Celebrity Golf Classic         PRINCESS ANNE, MD The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Art Shell Celebrity Golf Classic returns to the Shore on Wednesday, September 17.  Area golfers are invited to join ...

SALISBURY, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore awards a four year, $25,000 tuition scholarship on Thursday, August 7, for its Professional Golf Management program to the winner of the ninth annual junior golf championship, sponsored by the ...

         PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Some 175 students chosen from six District of Columbia schools are scheduled to participate in the 2008 D.C. Achievers Summer Academic Enrichment Program on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore from Sund...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Drs. Joseph Okoh and Sheila McDonald Harleston of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore were recognized by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents as winners of the 2007-08 Regents' Faculty Awards.  Okoh and Harleston ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - A new professional has joined the Division of Institutional Advancement at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Paul Butler has been named major gifts officer.Butler comes to UMES from WBOC/Fox 21 in Salisbury, where he was m...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -- Former U.S. Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD) was honored today at a dedication ceremony at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's marine science teaching and research facility at Assateague.  Sarbanes, Maryland's longest consecut...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Tyrone D. Taborn (pictured far right) is commencement speaker for the 121st spring commencement ceremony at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Friday, May 16, at 10 a.m. in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center. Some 372 ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD---The Richard A. Henson Foundation has made a $1.5 million challenge gift to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Foundation to establish the Henson Entrepreneurs and Scholars Endowment Program.The Henson Entrepreneurs and Schol...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Members of the Princess Anne Chapter of the Links Inc., recently presented a check for $6,700 to the UMES Foundation in support of an endowed fund established by the organization to reward and assist students in financial need who...

 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) of America CEO Joe Steranka announced an historical partnership between the PGA of America and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) at a recent press conference held at the campu...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral speaks to provide University of Maryland Eastern Shore students with information on financial empowerment on Thursday, April 10, at 11 a.m. in the Student Services Center Theatre.  Cabral, nomin...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Tickets for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 2008 Dinner Theatre production of "Blues N BBQ" slated for April 17-19 at 6 p.m. in the Richard A. Henson Center Ballroom are on sale now.  Along with the UMES Drama Society mem...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Austin Cox Jr., president and CEO of Austin Cox Mechanical Inc. and Cedar Landing Development Inc. both located in Salisbury, has recently been appointed to the UMES Board of Visitors for a three year term on the recommendation of...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Hundreds of University of Maryland Eastern Shore students receive special recognition for academic excellence during the 55th annual UMES Honors Convocation ceremony of Thursday, April 3, in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Perf...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosts the ninth annual Health and Wellness Festival on Wednesday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Student Services Center Ballroom. Over 60 community agencies, businesses and other organizations join ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- "Angels and Devils," a sculpture exhibit featuring the work of Swedish sculptors Johan Thunell and BörjeBerglund is on display now through April 4, at theMosely Gallery at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.According to Dr. A...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The fifth annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Choral Festival "I, Too, Sing America" will be hosted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Sunday, April 6, at 4 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Performing A...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Renowned jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon is the guest performer at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert slated for Wednesday, March 5, at 8 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing A...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's month long celebration of Black History culminates with a luncheon and symposium on Thursday, February 28, at noon and 3 p.m., respectively, in the Richard A. Henson Center Ballroom.  Dr....

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-"Black Entrepreneurship and Institution Building," the topic of the annual Black History Month Lecture at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, will be addressed on Thursday, February 28, at 7 p.m. in the Student Services Center...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Enjoy the soulful sounds of Motown at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Gala on Saturday, March 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Services Center Ballroom on campus. "The Gala Chairpersons, Ernest and Elsa Satchell of UMES; ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dr. Linda Bishai a senior program officer in the International Education and Training Center of the U.S. Institute of Peace will speak during UMES' Humanities Series event on Tuesday, March 4, at 10:30 a.m. in the Henson Center, R...

Richard F. Hazel, UMES benefactor, Eastern Shore philanthropist, and former president of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Salisbury, died on Saturday, February 16, at his home in Eden from complications of Alzheimer's disease.  Mr. Hazel, a long-time f...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Michelle Obama, wife of U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.), speaks at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) on Monday, February 11, in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.The event, sponsored by the UMES S...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - University of Maryland Eastern Shore President Thelma B. Thompson hosts the fifth annual President's Interfaith Prayer Breakfast featuring keynote speaker Pastor Matthew D. Gallashaw II on Friday, February 22, in the Student Servi...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Homecoming 2008 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is open not only to faculty, staff, students and the 1,800 alumni on the Lower Shore, but to the general public for several events.  The week-long celebration takes place S...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Humanities Series continues on February 8, at 11 a.m. in the Richard A. Henson Center, Room 1112. Dr. Dolan Hubbard, a professor and chair of the Department of English and Language Arts at...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - An evolving, literary tradition continues at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore with the sixth annual African American Read-in on Tuesday, February 5, at 7 p.m. in the Student Services Center theatre. UMES commences this yea...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-"Lest We Forget:  The Triumph Over Slavery Exhibition," opens at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Mosely Gallery in the Arts and Technology Center on February 7, with an opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m.  Created by The S...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore invites the community to join them in celebrating Black History Month during an array of events offered throughout February.  The African Diaspora, social issues, African-American accomplishm...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- Auditions for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Drama Society's annual Dinner Theatre will be held on Tuesday, February 5, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.  Interested member...

Welcome one and all to Maroon and Gray Country- Home of the Fighting UMES HAWKS! It's Homecoming 2008- "Unbroken Links: Love for the Past, Hope For the Future!The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Maryland State College) will celebrate 59 years o...

      PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has become the first Historical Black Collegeand the 20th university accredited by PGA of America to offer their Professional Golf Management Program.     The PGA/PGM™ Universi...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Education hosts Maryland's new Teacher of the Year, April Todd, on Wednesday, November 14, from 5-8 p.m. in the Richard A. Henson Center Ballroom."This is such an important op...

            PRINCESS ANNE-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Director of Alumni Affairs and Planned Giving Kimberly Dumpson, Esq., was recently appointed for a 3-year term to the Wicomico County Personnel Board at the request of Richard M. Po...

            PRINCESS ANNE-Walter W. Woods, M.A., assistant director of alumni affairs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, was a recipient of the Virginia Carter Smith Scholarship Program for 2007-08.    His scholarship was one of twenty awar...

            PRINCESS ANNE-Dr. Ernest Satchell, chairman of the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, was recently appointed to serve as a member of the State of Maryland Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for c...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -   Roger D. Estep, DVM, has been named senior advisor for government relations at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  A staunch supporter of the institution, Estep, retired vice president of development and university relati...

By Dr. Anke VanWagenberg, art history lecturer and Mosely Gallery Director           Members of Maryland Printmakers, Inc., a non-profit corporation, were on hand Thursday, November 1, from 4-6 p.m. at the opening reception of "Expressions and Impres...

Award winning author Psyche Williams-Forson speaks on Tuesday, November 8, at 11 p.m. in Room 2040 of Hazel Hall as part of the Maryland Humanities Council.     Forson's book, "Building Houses out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food and Power," won th...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir performs "Sights and Sounds of Barbados, West Indies" on the stage of the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, November 11, at 4 p.m.Traditionally, the Ch...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The UMES Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. John R. Lamkin II, will present its annual fall concert on Wednesday, November 14, at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of the Ella Fitzgerald Center of the Performing Arts. The concert fe...

Professor Anthony Leggett, the 2003 Physics Nobel Laureate spoke to UMES faculty, staff and students and interested members of the community on Friday, October 26.Professor Leggett addressed the audience in a town-hall style format on his current res...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Peninsula Regional Medical Center announced a gift of $150,000 today to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) to help fund a faculty position in the Physician Assistant (PA) Department.  Over the next three years, Penins...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The world's largest traveling fashion show returns to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) on Wednesday, October 17, at 8 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.  The event is sponsored by the Prince...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- "A recent incident involving a homeless man hit and amputated at the elbow by a freight train under the Route 13 overhead bridge in north Salisbury, brings to light the need to assist the tri-county's homeless community," said Dway...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-"G'on An' Git It Y'all!," a blues composition by Frank Foster, will set the tone for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Fall Jazz Ensemble concert slated for Friday, October 12, at 8 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for th...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The inaugural Roger R. Blunt Construction Management Lecture Series at UMES is on Tuesday, October 16, at 11 a.m. in the Student Service Center Theater.  Blunt's talk, "Breaking New Ground in Africa," is free and open to the publi...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - University of Maryland Eastern Shore President, Dr. Thelma B. Thompson, announces the 6th African American Read-in book selection, "Standing in the Shadows: Understanding and Overcoming Depression in Black Men" by award-winning re...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore ranks in the top tier of America's best Historically Black Colleges and Universities, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2008 edition of "America's Best Black Colleges." The rankin...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Dr. Ernest Boger, II, associate professor and chair, Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is the 2007 recipient of the Anthony G. Marshall Award, presented by the American Hotel ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Students enrolled in television production courses at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) will note a significant upgrade in their classroom experience this fall, thanks to the generosity of WBOC TV and its sister statio...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The African Language Project at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has received three grants in one year from the National Security Agency to continue extensive research and the formulation of corpuses and readers within sev...

Annual Faculty Exhibition at UMESSeptember 13- October 19, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The quality of the artwork at UMES' Mosely Gallery faculty exhibition, traditionally held each fall is exceptional this year. The show provides an opportunity for stu...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) celebrates its 121st birthday on Tuesday, September 18, at 10 a.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.  Dr. Dudley E. Flood is the keynote speaker.Having served 21...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dr. Ayodele Julius Alade was recently appointed dean of the School of Business and Technology at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. "Dr. Alade has been diligent and skillful in serving this institution in a variety of leade...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Shameke Diane Barley of Washington, D.C., earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in applied design from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) recently; and in recognition of her artistic accomplishments, she was awarded the $2...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD---Scott Landon Mays, a recent graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is the recipient of the 2007 Daniel J. Pinkett Award in Mathematics.Mays, son of Lynn D. Brooks-Mays of Philadelphia, PA, graduated cum laude with a...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD---Doney Denise Wortham of Forestville, MD, is a recent graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and the recipient of the 2007 Dr. Thelma W. Hedgepeth Memorial Prize in Mathematics and Computer Science.Wortham, daughter t...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Christopher Craig Havrilla of Frederick, a recent graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is a recipient of the 2007 Bailey White Jewelers Sportsmanship Award.The Honorable Frank and Mrs. Melissa White are loyal frie...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Stephanie Marie Braxton of Upper Marlboro, a recent graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is a recipient of the 2007 Bailey White Jewelers Sportsmanship Award.The Honorable Frank and Mrs. Melissa White are loyal fr...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Some 800 mourners traveled to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus and its Metropolitan United Methodist Church during two days of mourning for educator and humanitarian, Dr. William Percy Hytche Sr.   Educators, legisl...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Foundation received a check in the amount $4,500 from The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation during a recent campus visit.  Kevin Molitor, Enterprise vice president and general manager...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The legendary Art Shell returns to the Shore to host other NFL greats and area golf enthusiasts on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 18 and 19, during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore/Art Shell Celebrity Golf Classic at Gle...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) was named a regional winner of a competition sponsored by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) for its FARMS Project.  All public four-yea...

Viewing, service timesOpen to the Public:Viewing: Wednesday, July 18; Metropolitan United Methodist Church, Broad Street, Princess Anne. 6-8 p.m.Viewing: Thursday, July 19; Ella Fitzgerald Center, UMES; 9 a.m.Funeral: Immediately following viewing at...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD--The Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland (USM) announced today the approval of a new independent four-year engineering degree for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). "As America strives to excel as a m...

 .LEAP(Linking Environmental and Academic Programs) MOU signing ceremony at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  Left to right: David Blazer, executive director, Maryland Coastal Bays Program; Lou LaRicci, Maryland Department of the Environment...

                                                     PRINCESS ANNE, MD - University of Maryland Eastern Shore alumni are busy these days.  Among other things, a group of them are, with the blessing of President Thelma B. Thompson, preparing to honor ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is pleased to announce the launch of Discover UMES, www.umes.edu/discover.  The video news web cast is the newest edition to the recently revamped UMES website, www.umes.edu.Discover...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Maryland's Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler delivers the commencement address for some 364 degree recipients, their families and friends, at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's 120th spring commencement ceremony on Frida...

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PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Author and Historian John R. Wennersten, Ph.D., will trace the evolution of the oyster industry in a special presentation, "The Almighty Oyster: Food, Fighting and Sensibility," on Tuesday, April 24 at the University of Maryland E...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The internationally-acclaimed African Children's Choir performs on Wednesday, April 25, at 7 p.m., at the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.The program will in...

PRINCESS ANNE - Health professionals and the public are invited to attend the 12th annual UMES Physical Therapy Research Symposium to be held starting at 7 p.m., Friday, April 27, in Hazel Hall on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shor...

The Human Ecology Club presents its annual Spring Fashion Show to benefit the Department's endowed scholarship fundPRINCESS ANNE, MD- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Human Ecology is proud to present the Human Ecology Club's An...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - A new link, connecting the University's Business programs with the regional business community, is growing. The Business Executive Advisory Council, assembled by the School of Business and Technology Acting Dean, Dr. Ayodele J. Al...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - National Library Week at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) comprises a celebration of writers and presenters, from the University as well as the Eastern Shore community, who present excerpts from their works, discuss...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Students from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore recently attended the 14th annual Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Research Showcase.  Among the participants were MukubiKatowa (graduate studen...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Amid the flurry of activity in Raleigh, NC, that is the annual Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), a member of the UMES family was honored. Former UMES Vice Chancellor Joel Mack has been selected for the MEAC Hall of Fame. Mac...

Who's Who Among Students exists as one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs in the nation. For the students - the outstanding campus leaders of the year - national recognition by the Who's Who program marks a pinnacle of scho...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Maryland Cooperative Extension (MCE) and the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) are hosting a buyer-grower seminar for small farmers interested in supplying Whole Foods Market.  The natural foods supermarket wants to buy pro...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD---Francis OkinyihOrech, a doctoral student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is the spring 2007 recipient of a $5,000 Perdue Farms Scholarship for Food Science and Technology. "The University of Maryland Eastern Shore tha...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The Annual Student Show is on display at UMES' Mosely Gallery until Friday, April 27. The tradition to display a variety of student work was established in 1986 by Ernest Satchell, chair of the Department of Fine Arts.This type of...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Essays by two students majoring in agriculture at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore resulted in their being invited to Arlington, VA, by USDA Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns.  Meredith M. Esguerra of Bowie and Kristen W...

Dean Brooks is One of Maryland's Top 100 WomenPRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dean of the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, Dr. Carolyn Brooks has been recognized as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women.She is in illustrious company. Other honorees this ye...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosts the 16th annual Mid-Atlantic HBCU Undergraduate and Graduate Research Day on Tuesday, April 10, from 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Student Services Center on the UMES campus. Each year th...

  PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dr. Della Dameron-Johnson, the woman responsible for directing the most highly regarded dinner theatre productions on the Shore, has written an original stage play for this year's show at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - "I, Too, Sing America," is the title of a choral festival that will be held at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Concert choirs from five different regional universities will perform. The Festival, which will feature guest...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty and staff prepare to host the community during its ninth annual Health and Wellness Fair. On Wednesday, March 28, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Student Services Center ballroom, individual...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - A self-confessed "jazz junkie," Bilal will join the UMES Jazz Ensemble for its Spring Concert Wednesday, March 7. Performers will take to the stage in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m.Bilal, whose full n...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Tobacco Control Resource Center welcomes Detroit-based international recording artist MIKE-E during the AfroFlow tour of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.  The tour, spon...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dr. Thelma B. Thompson, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), was recognized as one of the "Most Important Blacks in Technology for 2007" at the Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Conference in Baltimore rec...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Maryland Cooperative Extension (MCE) is offering a workshop for owners or managers of one to 10 acres who want to make the most of their property and help others do the same.  Whether or not you have forest on your land, this trai...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Author and cultural historian Anthony T. Browder will visit UMES to present a lecture on Ancient Africa Thursday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Services Center Theater on campus.Browder has lectured extensively throughout t...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -The Richard A. Bernstein Visiting Professor at UMES, Dr. Kofi Awusabo-Asare, will present a talk on The Changing African Family: Issues and Challenges on Thursday, March 8, at 11 a.m. in Room 2040 Hazel Hall. Awusabo-Asare is an as...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The USDA (MD/DE) Rural Development Office in cooperation with the Maryland Cooperative Extension's Rural Development Center will conduct a workshop focused on grant programs in two areas important to small businesses and agricultu...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - University of Maryland Eastern Shore President Thelma B. Thompson hosts the community during the fourth annual President's Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on Friday, February 23, in the Student Services Center Ballroom at 8:30 a.m. Dr...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Professor Everard Barrett, author of the Professor B methodology for mathematics education, demonstrates a proven method of teaching middle school mathematics during workshops sponsored by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore ...

Princess Anne, MD- A panel of scholars and public officials explore the state of young black men during a colloquium at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Thursday, February 22.  The program, "State of the State of Young Black Men in Washington...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Michael A. Nugent, Ph.D., of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Education was a guest of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) at the HBCU Invitational Conference on Assessment at their headquarters in Princeto...

            PRINCESS ANNE, MD  - Delmarva Power will provide underwriting support for Black History Month programs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore with a gift of $25,000 over five years.UMES has commemorated the contributions of black Ame...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD -   Dr. Carolyn B. Brooks, dean of the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, challenged 21st century notions of success for land-grant universities during her keynote address to a n...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - What two can do, six can do better!  Such is the challenge to University of Maryland Eastern Shore Carnival Gala co-chairs Dr. William Talley, Tselate Talley, Dottie Turner, Jackie Cassidy, Pamela Lankford and Gladys Goslee, who h...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Ann Wilmer, the newest addition to the Institutional Advancement team at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is a veteran of 25 years in public relations, including a period of managing her own newsletter firm.Her first assignme...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $450,000 to support the UMES ADVANCE Program, a three-year program of innovative and comprehensive institution-wide changes to advance women scholars. Despite increased numbers of wome...

  PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Read "The Untelling," by Tayari Jones and join a lively discussion during the fifth annual African American Read-In at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Tuesday, February 6, at 11 a.m. in the Student Services Center mu...

                  Photo: Representing the bank were Harry Gemmell, senior vice president and regional bank officer; Kathy Johnson, assistant vice president; and Janet Dorsey, manager of the Mt. Vernon branch. Accepting on behalf of UMES were Ayodele ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Ph.D., associate professor in geography at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, has been named the Richard A. Bernstein Visiting Professor for the 2006-07 academic year. His is a distinguished, endowed chair ...

Photo:  Pictured left to right are George Smith, Consolidated Resource Center; Ronald Brown, Ph.D., vice president for Student Life and Enrollment Management, UMES; Vera Miles-Heath, financial aid counselor, UMES; David King, Consolidated Resource Ce...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Lisa C. Johnson has been named acting assistant director of human resources at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.Johnson came to UMES with over 10 years experience as a human resources management specialist at NASA Wallops ...

Black History Symposium, Lessons from New OrleansPrincess Anne, MD- Visiting scholars will join faculty at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to present "New Orleans: Past, Present, and Future," the sixth annual Black History Symposium, Wednesd...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - Dean Cooledge, Ph.D., a member of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) English faculty, recently presented at two scholarly conferences.Cooledge presented his paper, "The Tragedy of Class in Woody Allen's Match Point," ...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - If, by some chance, they did not vote for the new governor in November, the parents of students who performed at his inaugural festivities with the University of Maryland Jazz Band are almost certain to claim they did.Governor Mar...

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