Monday, August 22, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD– (Aug. 22, 2016) – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and a medical university in Taiwan have an agreement in place that both anticipate will lead to academic exchange opportunities for students in their respective institutions. A delegation from UMES’ School of Pharmacy and Health Professions met recently…Read more UMES pharmacy school recruiting going global
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Long-time NASA scientist is 2016 summer commencement speaker Wednesday, August 17, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD– (Aug. 17, 29016) – Dr. Julian M. Earls, a physicist who headed a NASA research center, will be the featured speaker during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s 2016 Founders’ Day convocation and summer commencement exercises….Read more NASA physicist is UMES guest speaker
Thursday, July 28, 2016 Marriott grant provides support for Hospitality and Tourism Management program ROCKVILLE, MD– (July 28, 2016) – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Hospitality and Tourism Management program is the recipient of a $300,000 grant from The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation. The money will be used at the Universities at Shady…Read more Hospitality and Tourism Management benefits from Marriott grant
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 UMES welcomes local professor and historian as chair Dr. Clara Small, well-known educator and historian, was appointed interim chair of the Department of Social Sciences at UMES effective July 1. Small comes to UMES after 36 years as a history professor at neighboring Salisbury University. There, she taught African-American History; Racism…Read more Local professor and historian named interim chair
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (July 19, 2016) – Delmarva Power, an Exelon Company, announced today it is pledging $1 million to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to help the land-grant institution expand training a sustainable workforce with emphases on agriculture and renewable energy in the company’s Maryland service area. The gift…Read more Delmarva Power announces $1M gift to UMES
Friday, July 8, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (July 1, 2016) – Dr. Lorenzo M. Boyd joins the University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty today as chairman of its Department of Criminal Justice. Boyd taught for the past three years at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he directed the master’s degree program as well as graduate…Read more Dr. Lorenzo Boyd named UMES’ criminal justice department chairman
Friday, July 8, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (July 8, 2016) There’s still plenty of time to visit “a wonderful show full of whimsy and delightful surprises, especially when you think about the intrinsic nature of the materials” at the Mosely Gallery, Susan Holt, director, said. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s art exhibit, “Delmarva Metalworks”…Read more Delmarva Metalworks on display through July 28
Thursday, June 30, 2016 REAFFIRMATION! PRINCESS ANNE, MD– (June 30, 2016) – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced today it has received formal notice the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) reaffirmed the university’s institution-wide accreditation for the next decade. The announcement concludes nearly two years of self-examination and preparation to demonstrate UMES…Read more UMES accreditation reaffirmed by Middle States
Thursday, June 30, 2016 Editor’s note: Dr. Ray J. Davis offers thoughts on a change in the name of the academic unit at UMES he has guided since becoming its administrator in 2012. PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (July 1, 2016) – The School of The Arts and Professions (SAP) has evolved over the past 20 years. It…Read more Introducing the School of Education, Social Sciences, and The Arts
