Friday, March 30, 2012 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (March 30, 2012) – Dr. Russell Irvine, author of “The African American Quest for Institutions of Higher Education Before the Civil War,” will deliver a guest lecture and sign books on April 3 at UMES. The event-a precursor to national Library Week-takes place in the Frederick Douglass…Read more Guest lecture: Exploring early college options for blacks – April 3
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 27, 2012)If you missed the fall dinner series, the gala, or didn’t get a ticket for the popular spring luncheons, there is one more chance to sample the culinary skills of students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore-this time with a show to boot. Drama Society and…Read more Dinner Theater (April 19-21) tickets on sale
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Tracking marine life migration in the North Atlantic PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (March 28, 2012) – Students from UMES’ Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center spent 10 days at sea in January investigating North Atlantic marine life. Guided by Dr. Vince Guida, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration biologist, and Dr….Read more Tracking North Atlantic marine life – in the winter!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 28, 2012) UMES’ Office of Alumni Affairs is sponsoring a military recognition dinner April 14, at 6 p.m. in the Student Services Center Ballroom. “Duty, Honor and County” aims to recognize those who served in all branches of the Armed Forces. The event was born out of conversations…Read more UMES recognizes Armed Forces
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 PRINCESS ANNE, MD. – (March 27, 2012) – A tribute rally Tuesday in memory of Trayvon Martin attracted 150 University of Maryland Eastern Shore students troubled by the Florida teen’s shooting death and its aftermath. Many at the midday event – held when no classes are scheduled – wore hooded sweatshirts…Read more Justice for Trayvon Martin peace rally
Monday, March 26, 2012 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 26, 2012)The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir lifts its voices in song welcoming spring to the Shore on Sunday, April 1, at 4 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. The eighteen-member choral group is under the direction of Dr. Roy Belfield. The…Read more Concert Choir welcomes spring
Friday, March 16, 2012 Event offers free health screenings PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – (March 15, 2012)-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosts its 14th annual Health and Wellness Festival, Wed., March 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Services Center ballroom. The event is free and open to the community. “Over 50 exhibitors…Read more UMES hosts Health and Wellness Festival, March 28
Friday, March 16, 2012 PRINCESS ANNE, MD. – (March 16, 2012) – Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, dean of the School of Graduate Studies at the UMES, has been elected by her peers to be president of the national Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools for 2012-2014. Keane-Dawes, who was the Council’s vice president in 2010-2011, will…Read more UMES dean elected leader of national organization
Friday, March 16, 2012 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 16, 2012)-Philadelphia jazz trumpeter Duane Eubanks returns to his alma mater to perform in concert with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble, March 28 at 7 p.m. “Since graduating from UMES, Duane has become a top-rated jazz musician in New York City,” Dr. John R. Lamkin,…Read more Duane Eubanks joins UMES Jazz Ensemble in concert, March 28
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (March 14, 2012) – University of Maryland Eastern Shore alumni welcomed the institution’s next president, Juliette B. Bell, to campus today with a surprise announcement that they are underwriting a special award in her honor to support a deserving math or science student. The disclosure came at the conclusion…Read more UMES alumni welcome Bell with a surprise
