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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 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 Scholars Program will focus on producing globally competent, entrepreneurial-minded graduates in business, science, technology, engineering and…Read more Henson Foundation Presents Challenge Gift to UMES Foundation

Friday, April 18, 2008 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 campus.  UMES is the 20th university in the nation certified by the PGA to offer its Professional Golf…Read more UMES First Historically Black College to Join the PGA/ PGM™ Program

Friday, March 28, 2008 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 members, the show also features guest performer Gene Johnson,…Read more UMES Dinner Theatre Tickets on Sale

Friday, March 28, 2008 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 President Thompson. The purpose of the UMES Board…Read more Austin Cox Appointed to Board of Visitors

Thursday, March 13, 2008 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 Arts Center.  The festival consists of performances by the concert choirs of…Read more Choral Festival Features University Concert Choirs

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 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 Arts. Under the direction of Dr. John R. Lamkin II, the…Read more Award-winning Jazz Trombonist Joins UMES Jazz Ensemble at Spring Concert

Monday, February 25, 2008 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 Theater.  The featured guest speaker is Simba Sana, the CEO of Karibu Books, a retail chain of…Read more Lecturer Addresses Black Entrepreneurship

Monday, February 25, 2008 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 Town Commissioner Dennis Williams and community leaders…Read more Motown Theme of 2008 UMES Gala