“What are you hoping to get out of your experience at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore?” This question was posed to several new students as part of our “person-on-the-yard” interviews in front of the Student Services Center. The interviews took place during their first week of classes for freshmen and transfer students. Students interviewed…Read more ‘I hope to gain long-lasting friendships’
In a small, nestled area between Richard Hazel Hall and just off the walking path near John T. Williams Hall sat the former residence of “Prince Leroy,” who had more than a dozen maidens waiting on him hand and foot for all hours of the day. The regal moniker had no monarchal responsibilities as “Prince…Read more ‘Imagine the things you can no longer see’
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore moved a step closer to meeting President Heidi M. Anderson’s goal of being a “Top 10” historically Black institution in the latest Best Colleges survey released today by U.S. News and World Report. UMES came in at 16 in the publication’s 2022 rankings of HBCUs, one notch higher than…Read more UMES ranked 16th among HBCUs in U.S. News & World Report’s survey
How often does an interest in volunteering end up leading to a job opportunity? That was the case when UMES associate professor of history Dr. Kathryn Barrett-Gaines was looking to do something during her summer vacation. She was interested in giving back to where she lived in Bowie, Md. “I love it there, and I…Read more ‘It’s sobering’
Akiyah Smith took a leap of faith when the opportunity for an international internship arose. The senior engineering technology major from Washington D.C., who is graduating in December, jumped at the chance to take part in a 10-week summer practicum with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers nearly a world away in Pyeongtaek, South Korea….Read more ‘I came out a better person’
When Latoya Jenkins hit the stage, she was energized. The Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Engagement at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore could easily have felt worn down as she and her staff had been working tirelessly recruiting UMES’s incoming freshman class. However, she had a special pep in her step as…Read more ‘We left no stone unturned’
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No …, it’s definitely a bird. But it’s not just any bird, it’s the newly adopted logo of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore that graces the institution’s water tower. The recent placement of the new emblem is part of a wide-ranging rebranding effort…Read more UMES unveils new logo, tagline as part of institutional rebrand
President Heidi M. Anderson was in a jubilant mood at the start of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s opening day ceremony welcoming new and returning members of the Hawk Family. Dancing down the aisle up to the stage to the Earth, Wind and Fire hit “September,” she and the UMES campus community had a lot to…Read more ‘All of you have those stories to tell’
This month the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) welcomes Tara A. Owens as Athletic Director and Anastasia Rodriguez as the Vice President for Administration and Finance. Both join President Heidi M. Anderson’s cabinet. Tara A. Owens, Athletic Director Athletic Director Owens joins the campus after four successful years at Central State University in Wilberforce,…Read more UMES to welcome two new administrators
A new curriculum that focuses on aviation maintenance training is on the horizon at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore through the help of grant funding from Wicomico County and the State of Maryland. The Federal Aviation Administration-certified course would include participants logging 1,900 hours of training through the university. The credits can be applied…Read more ‘A new paradigm’
