As president of the UMES NAA, Teonna Wallop is working to strengthen the alumni network and increase support for UMES and our students. She earned a bachelor’s of science degree in criminal justice from UMES in 2000. Q: Describe your involvement in the NAA and what propelled you to take on the role of president….Read more Meet Madam President: Q&A with the president of the UMES National Alumni Association
Two senior University of Maryland Eastern Shore administrators now have Leadership Maryland credentials. Dr. Robert C. Mock Jr, chief of staff to President Heidi M. Anderson, joins his boss in completing the eight-month program “open to senior-level executives with significant achievements in either their careers and/or their communities.” Anderson is a 2019 graduate of the…Read more Robert Mock graduates from Leadership Maryland
A small, private university in eastern Romania and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore have signed an agreement to explore academic and cultural exchanges between the two institutions. Danubius University’s Dr. William B. Harvey, the first African American appointed leader of a European institution of higher education, visited UMES for a Thanksgiving-week signing ceremony where…Read more From the banks of the Manokin to the Danube
Ciani C. Wells, an English major who aspires to be a lawyer, will deliver the student commentary on behalf of the class of 2021 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s winter commencement exercises Dec. 17. “I want to use my words to congratulate, uplift, inspire and encourage my fellow students, and everyone in the…Read more ‘Uplift, inspire … encourage’
Alaska Airlines and its regional carrier Horizon Air announced a ground-breaking initiative Monday to offer financial aid to University of Maryland Eastern Shore undergraduates who aspire to be commercial airline pilots. The Seattle/Tacoma-based companies are launching a program called “True North” that will help top UMES aviation science students afford the considerable cost of completing…Read more Alaska Air Group brings True North program to UMES
The right to vote re-emerged in 2021 as a topic of public discourse and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has weighed in with an artistic flourish. The first floor lobby of Hazel Hall is now the home of social justice message art that was part of a presidential election year exhibit at the Banneker-Douglass…Read more ‘Our Vote Counts’
Jessica Collins, a University of Maryland Eastern Shore student pursuing a Master of Science degree in rehabilitation counseling, has been named a Behavioral Health Ambassador by the HBCU Center for Excellence in Behavioral Health. The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funds the center housed at Clark Atlanta University. Collins will be among…Read more UMES student named Behavioral Health Ambassador
David Ogden Stiers, best known as Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III to fans of the critically acclaimed TV show M*A*S*H, bequeathed $50,000 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to establish a student scholarship fund. Stiers, who died March 3, 2018, was awarded an honorary degree at the university’s spring commencement in May 2012. His…Read more Thank you, Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III
Installation of pipeline that will enable the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus to switch to natural gas as its primary source of energy is heading into the homestretch. Since late summer, contractors have meticulously fused together dozens of 40-foot long sections of 6-inch yellow-striped black pipe, which has snaked its way along the western…Read more Eco-friendly energy source is close to reality
No one was prepared for the havoc COVID-19 wreaked in the months after public health officials declared a pandemic and civic leaders directed everyday life be brought to a standstill. UMES senior Dustin Edelman, however, was not flustered by the sweeping lockdown that closed schools and government offices, emptied streets, canceled sporting events, and made…Read more Navy experience helped veteran find a career path
