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High school students from underprivileged and underrepresented communities around the country are arriving at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore this July to participate in a two-week residential STEM program. The NASA-sponsored HAWKS Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Precollege Summer Institute launched in 2023, growing each year and attracting participants far beyond the…Read more NASA MUREP Program shows growth in its fourth year

Students from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Richard A. Henson Honors Program ended the spring semester with a summit focusing on leadership development taught by experts in their fields. The event, held May 2 at UMES’ School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Building, focused on various topics including financial literacy, effective leadership, mental health,…Read more Developing scholars into leaders

Six University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty recently completed the second iteration of the University’s Provost Faculty Fellows Program. This year’s cohort, which included Dr. Bryan Gere, Dr. Simon Zebalo, Dr. Ismail Farajpour, Dr. Madhumi Mitra, Kathleen Davis-Bierman and Corrie Cotton, was recognized at an event at the Richard A. Henson Center last month. “Each…Read more Second cohort of UMES Faculty Fellows completes program

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is proud to announce that Dr. Brian O. Clemmons has been selected as the new Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Experience (EMSE). The hiring of Clemmons, who most recently served as Bowie State University’s inaugural vice president for Enrollment Management & Student Affairs for the past eight…Read more Dr. Brian Clemmons Named New UMES VP of EMSE

When University of Maryland Eastern Shore senior David Martin took the stage on May 15, he had the perfect way to sum up his experience. Martin, an exercise science major and Jamaica native, was chosen to address more than 300 students who had their degrees conferred during the 139th Spring Commencement at the William P….Read more UMES graduates hit the finish line

There are times when the student becomes the teacher, but what happens when the teacher becomes a student again? That was where Jean Goblinger found herself when she enrolled in the organizational leadership PhD program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2021. While Goblinger, 50, made the decision to return to school 24…Read more Celebrating a long-awaited achievement: Graduate student Jean Goblinger completes her PhD journey

There was a point in her college career when University of Maryland Eastern Shore student Hasanatou Barry made a decision that changed her trajectory. It was during her sophomore year in Princess Anne when the finance major and Baltimore native found her purpose and rededication to the institution that she would one day represent and…Read more Holding the Lantern: Graduating senior Hasanatou Barry paves the way for her future through leadership

Victoria Casteel and nine other gifted students made up the inaugural cohort of STEM STARS when they arrived at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the fall of 2023. Now just three years later, Casteel will be one of the first from that cohort to earn an undergraduate degree and participate in the UMES’…Read more A star shining bright: STEM STAR Victoria Casteel completes her baccalaureate in three years

For more than 20 years, lead childcare specialist Audrey Spence has been a familiar face for children attending the Child and Family Development Center (CFDC) on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus and their parents, who all affectionately refer to her as “Miss Audrey.” After this week’s commencement ceremony, everyone can call her a…Read more Childcare center’s “Miss Audrey” earns her master’s degree

Traveling to Japan was Isaiah Butler’s dream and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore helped him realize it in just three semesters.    That was the fall of 2023. Fast forward to today and Butler has been awarded nearly $60,000 to study international languages and cultures.  The Senior Hospitality and Tourism major is only one of a few UMES students to receive such a scholarship…Read more UMES Boren Award Winner Embarks on Second Japan Study Abroad Trip