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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help students develop career opportunities in public service. In August, UMES entered a Memorandum of Understanding with HHS’s Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC) and its Pathways to Public…Read more UMES, HHS sign MOU for ‘Pathways to Public Service’ program

Aspiring entrepreneurs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore – and in the local community – now have a place to help them create their next big idea. In July, UMES became the fifth HBCU designated as a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) – and the…Read more Frederick Douglass Library chosen as a patent and trademark center for entrepreneurs

Senior Kajal Ghising’s passion for the hospitality industry has taken her around the world. Ghising left her native Nepal more than a year head to the United States to pursue her dream in the field, before enrolling in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) bachelor’s degree program, operated through The…Read more UMES students Ghising, Phan named hospitality scholarship recipients

University of Maryland Eastern Shore employees are benefitting from several technological changes across campus this fall, much of it happening at their desks. As part of technical upgrades performed by the Information Technology department, UMES began working on a checklist of tasks including the campus-wide transition to the Windows 11 operating system, migrations from Google…Read more ‘It makes us one big technological family’

Two members of University of Maryland Eastern Shore president Heidi M. Anderson’s cabinet took center stage in Denver over the summer to discuss how collaborative partnerships positively affect student success. Dr. Rondall Allen, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, and Latoya Jenkins, vice president of Enrollment Management and Student Experience, participated in a panel…Read more Building bridges for student success

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Wor-Wic Community College have renewed an agreement that creates a financial incentive for recent graduates of the two-year school in Salisbury to continue their studies 17 miles south in Princess Anne. Dr. Heidi M. Anderson, president of UMES, and Deborah Casey, Ph.D., president of Wor-Wic, signed a memorandum…Read more Scholarships ease the path from Wor-Wic to UMES

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has been awarded a $750,000 grant to upgrade campus safety. The funding, allocated by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), was provided through the State of Maryland’s fiscal year 2025 budget, and allows colleges and universities in the state to “enhance and further refine the safety and security measures…Read more UMES receives MHEC grant for campus safety upgrades

When the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) unveiled its 40 Under 40 list for work in philanthropy, Dr. Yen Dang was astonished to be selected. Dang, the acting chair of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Department of Kinesiology, was recognized by the organization earlier this month as one of the area’s young…Read more ‘It’s personally and professionally meaningful’

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has named Robert Vickers Jr. as its new vice president for strategic communications and marketing. Vickers, who comes to UMES from the University of Rochester in New York, will serve as spokesperson for the university, in addition to being the chief communications officer for UMES President Heidi M. Anderson….Read more Vickers named new V.P. for Strategic Communications and Marketing

Latoya Jenkins wants to ensure UMES is fully prepared for the new influx of students. Jenkins, UMES’s Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Experience, has built a staff with experience to manage that increase and improve the student experience in ways ranging from student retention to social life on campus to career services. “Over…Read more A team worth its SALT