Monday, June 13, 2016 UMES alumna Liz Ranger is among a select group from across the country in the Class of 2016 who will receive a prestigious post-graduate fellowship award from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. The society of scholars named Ranger one of 51 winners of a $5,000 stipend, which she will use…Read more Double-degree grad earns national fellowship
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‘I ran the race and … finished well’
Friday, May 20, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD. – (May 20, 2016) – The sun doesn’t always shine on graduation day at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, but its appearance today was certainly welcome. Unseasonably cool temperatures and 13 days of rain made for dreary weather in early May, especially for the 472 students sprinting…Read more ‘I ran the race and … finished well’
UMES to host business-government-research conference in October
Area businessman William C. Anderson chairs organizing committee PRINCESS ANNE, MD. – (May 19, 2016) – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced today that the Hon. William C. Anderson will serve as honorary chairman of its Mid-Atlantic Higher Education, Business & Research Conference to be held on campus in October. The three-day event is…Read more UMES to host business-government-research conference in October
InKlined to be a success
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Married couple finishes UMES studies together PRINCESS ANNE, MD. – (May 18, 2016) – Keesha and Matthew Kline are among 470 degree candidates scheduled to graduate May 20 from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Matthew receives a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice with highest honors – summa cum laude. His…Read more InKlined to be a success
UMES now offers a cybersecurity graduate degree
Monday, May 16, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (May 16, 2016) – Applications are now being accepted for a new University of Maryland Eastern Shore graduate program, a master’s degree in cybersecurity . The self-paced, online curriculum can be completed in as little as 18 months, according to Robin Hoffman, UMES’ director of instructional technology and online learning….Read more UMES now offers a cybersecurity graduate degree
This UMES family is doubly proud
Friday, May 13, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD.– (May 13, 2016) – They could have given up at any point and understandably so, going to classes while holding down jobs and caring for young children. But Michel’le White and Kanisha Stewart of Princess Anne had something in their favor – each other. The step-sisters are about…Read more This UMES family is doubly proud
Arts N Chill senior show through May 19
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 UMES graduating art students host interactive show PRINCESS ANNE, MD -(May 11, 2016)–“Art ‘N Chill,” the senior fine arts show now on display at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Mosely Gallery offers a few interactive twists. Photographer Lydell McKissic Jr.’s “Instagram Statement” was “inspired by the growing need for everything to…Read more Arts N Chill senior show through May 19
A Mother’s Day to remember
Friday, May 6, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD– (May 6, 2016) – Mother’s Day 2016 will be a special time for Deborah Williams, an administrative assistant with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s counseling center. She is looking forward to seeing her daughter, Erica, receive her master’s in rehabilitation counseling from UMES. She also may have…Read more A Mother’s Day to remember
Carnegie classifies UMES as a Doctoral University
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – (Feb. 12, 2016) – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has qualified as a member of a new peer group among doctoral degree-granting institutions. UMES is now a Doctoral University (Moderate Research Activity), according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Seven percent of the…Read more Carnegie classifies UMES as a Doctoral University
UMES computer science major lands Cisco internship
Monday, November 9, 2015 PRINCESS ANNE, MD– (Nov. 9, 2015) – Temi Okulate has his next summer internship already lined up. The junior majoring in computer science won Cisco System Inc.’s “Invitational Sales Competition” organized by the UMES Career and Professional Development Center. Okulate’s prize is a 10-week internship with the Fortune 500 tech giant….Read more UMES computer science major lands Cisco internship