Tuesday, November 21, 2006 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – An alumnus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Allen J. Singleton, Class of 1959, recently made a five-year $50,000 pledge to the University’s Campaign for Academic Excellence….Read more Singleton Gifts UMES
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Tobacco Control Resource Center Soliciting Grant Proposals(1)
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Tobacco Control Resource Center is soliciting mini-grant proposals from faith-based and community organizations, in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties, interested in preventing and/or reducing tobacco use in African American communities. Mini-grant awards may not exceed $2,000 for organizations focused on prevention…Read more Tobacco Control Resource Center Soliciting Grant Proposals(1)
Queen Contributes to UMES Scholarships
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – In a recent show of Hawk Pride, J. Ricardo Queen, Class of 1972, pledged $25,000 for faculty development and support in all academic departments at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The endowment is established, in tribute to his parents, as the Edna and J. Queen Endowment…Read more Queen Contributes to UMES Scholarships
UMES Officials Announce Public Phase of Seven-Year Fundraising Campaign
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Endowed student scholarships are the priority of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s “Campaign for Academic Excellence,” a seven-year fundraising effort with a goal of $14 million. To date $4.5 million has been raised in the campaign, which runs through 2011. Over 90 percent of UMES students qualify for federal…Read more UMES Officials Announce Public Phase of Seven-Year Fundraising Campaign
IBM Reps Scout UMES
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Representatives from IBM recently visited the campus looking for qualified candidates for positions in accounting, computer science and sales. “University of Maryland Eastern Shore students were well prepared, with strong grade point averages and work experience through internships, and demonstrated an interest in being employed at IBM,”…Read more IBM Reps Scout UMES
Students Designing, Testing New Satellite Technology
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – They’re creating what they hope will be the 21st Century’s “better mousetrap,” and they’re building it here on the Lower Shore: low-cost, responsive access to space. With guidance from regional and local engineers and computer experts, a team of university students is working on technology that will launch…Read more Students Designing, Testing New Satellite Technology
Students Create Robots, Place First and Seventh
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Innovative students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore used LEGO materials for prototyping and as components for two robot designs that placed first and seventh at the American Society of Engineering Education’s national student design competition in Chicago earlier this summer. There, freshman and sophomore students…Read more Students Create Robots, Place First and Seventh
Honda All-star Team Succeeds in National Challenge
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Hard work paid off for a rookie team that entered competition as one of 64 challengers and made it all the way to the Sweet Sixteen. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Fighting Hawks that competed at the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge possess focus and teamwork to rival that…Read more Honda All-star Team Succeeds in National Challenge
Art Exhibit Will Showcase the Artists’ Co-op
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – With a mission that blends academics and art, the Mosely Gallery at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore manages a year-round program of exhibits, with artists using a variety of media, from across the world and within the region. The artists contributing to the gallery’s next exhibit are close…Read more Art Exhibit Will Showcase the Artists’ Co-op
