{"id":1354,"date":"2021-08-17T21:34:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T01:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=1354"},"modified":"2026-07-06T08:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:06:27","slug":"message-from-the-president","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/message-from-the-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Message From the President&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2021\/08\/Anderson-pic-716x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1355\" style=\"width:323px;height:463px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2021\/08\/Anderson-pic-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2021\/08\/Anderson-pic-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2021\/08\/Anderson-pic.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Degree Candidates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations! You are coming to the end of your days as students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)!&nbsp; In this time of transition, take a moment to reflect on your university experience. You have experienced a personal&nbsp;transformation. You leave us more mature, more&nbsp;knowledgeable, and better equipped for a world made smaller&nbsp;by its connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will do well and we will be proud of you, our successful&nbsp; alumni. You take with you the values and traditions of this great&nbsp; institution, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.&nbsp; Remember that you are connected to UMES now and for all of&nbsp; your years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Class of 2026-2027, know that we are very proud of you and wish you&nbsp;a constructive, fulfilling, and successful journey as you embark on this exciting life transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations on completing your degrees. The entire Hawk Family joins me in wishing you much success in your future\u00a0endeavors. Hawk Pride. I look forward to seeing you at commencement either on December 18, 2026, or May 16, 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heidi M. Anderson, PhD, FAPhA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Degree Candidates: Congratulations! You are coming to the end of your days as students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)!&nbsp; In this time of transition, take a moment to reflect on your university experience. You have experienced a personal&nbsp;transformation. You leave us more mature, more&nbsp;knowledgeable, and better equipped for a world made&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/message-from-the-president\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Message From the President&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1354","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1354\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}