Monday, February 11, 2013 UMES celebrate Homecoming Events for campus and community PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (February 8, 2013) – University of Maryland Eastern Shore alumni flock to the area for homecoming, February 10-17, spreading their affinity for the school and some of their spending power. “Thanks to social media outlets, like Facebook and the school’s…Read more UMES celebrates Homecoming
Monday, January 28, 2013 Hands-on Spanish instruction for health care workers set for UMES PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Jan. 28, 2012) – The Foreign Language Instructional Center at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will offer a one-day class in Spanish for Healthcare Professionals Saturday, Feb. 2, from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. The class provides practical vocabulary and…Read more Feb. 2: Spanish for health care workers class @ UMES
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Frederick Douglass Library brings history to life The Frederick Douglass Library adds to the university’s Black History Month offerings in February with an exhibit, two lectures and a read-in for students. “UMES Drama Productions Through the Decades,” opens with a reception on Monday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. in the Jessie…Read more Frederick Douglass Library brings black history to life
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Campus Life offers events for campus and community The Office of Campus Life has a variety of events in store for students, faculty, staff and the community in February. UMES will stage its version of “Think Fast” on Monday, Feb. 1 and Thursday, Feb. 28, said Qiana Drummond, assistant director of…Read more Nazu dance performance tonight (2-28)
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Mosely exhibit features UMES alumnus’ art “Coming Home,” an exhibit of oil paintings by Berlin artist and UMES alum (Class of 75) Patrick Henry, opens Feb. 7 at the Mosely Gallery in the Thomas/Briggs Arts and Technology Center. The opening features a lecture at 4 p.m. followed by a reception and book…Read more Mosely exhibit features alumnus’ art
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Jan. 22, 2013) – Dr. G. Dale Wesson joined UMES’ administration today as vice president for research and economic development. President Juliette B. Bell announced the appointment earlier this month. Wesson spent the past three years at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, where he most recently held a…Read more UMES names new VP for economic development
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 SALISBURY, Md. – (Jan. 22, 2013) – Dr. Juliette B. Bell, in her first major public address since becoming UMES’ president 6½ months ago, called on celebrants of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday to draw inspiration from “the power of a dream.” That was the overarching theme of Bell’s keynote address…Read more The Power of a Dream
Thursday, January 17, 2013 By Jeremy Cox – Daily Times Staff Writer SALISBURY – (Jan. 17, 2013) – The Eastern Shore could be home to Maryland’s fourth medical school, if the region’s health and education leaders have their way. Peninsula Regional Medical Center has inked a partnership with three universities to study the idea of opening…Read more Joint medical school envisioned in Salisbury
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Jan. 16, 2013) – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is the recipient of a $200,000 National Science Foundation grant it will use to grow the ranks of women studying and teaching science, technology, engineering and math. UMES is among five historically black institutions selected by the Association of American Colleges…Read more Federal grant to support STEM studies @ UMES
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 Commentary by Dr. Joshua Wright Was Costas Right? Perhaps I was among a minority who applauded Bob Costas during his recent rant on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” In voicing his opinion on the murder-suicide of Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher and Kasandra Perkins, the mother of Belcher’s daughter, Costas enraged…Read more Gun control – if not now, when?
