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Friday, October 14, 2011 Exporting Democracy PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 14, 2011) The University of Maryland Eastern Shore had a key role earlier this year introducing the concept of voting in a referendum to citizens of southern Sudan.  Angela Stephens, a UMES Development Outreach and Communications officer, visited campus last week to share personal stories of…Read more UMES International Development Lecture Series

Friday, October 14, 2011 Princess Anne, MD -(October 14, 2011) Renard Turner, of Vanguard Ranch Ltd, is the keynote speaker for the 2011 Small Farm Conference to be held on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus on Friday and Saturday, November 4 and 5.  The central part of his Gordonsville, Va., operation is commercial goat meat production with an…Read more Turner headlines Small Farm Conference

Friday, October 14, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 13, 2011) Ramona Bultman-Lewis, a visual artist, who “explores the connection between technology and art,” will display photography from two distinctly different series of works at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Mosely Gallery. Bultman-Lewis opens the show “Thick as Thieves” and “Words of Wisdom” at a reception Oct. 20, from…Read more Photographer exhibit on display at Mosely Gallery through Nov. 18

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – (Oct. 7, 2011) – Bryant C. Mitchell, an associate professor in the Department of Business, Management and Accounting, is the recipient of another IBM Faculty Award in support of efforts to shape a specialized curriculum so UMES students can compete for high-tech jobs. This marks the second…Read more IBM recognizes UMES business prof with 2nd award

Monday, October 10, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – (Sept. 23, 2011) — Attend a UMES gathering where singing the alma mater is part of the festivities and chances are that if Paul S. Trotter is there, he is among the most enthusiastic vocalists in the room. Trotter, who earlier this year became the university’s alumni…Read more Paul Trotter elected UMES alumni president

Sunday, October 9, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – (Sept. 23, 2011) – UMES’ Office of International Development Programs has established a pioneering partnership with a university in China. Former UMES President Thelma Thompson approved a formal Memorandum of Understanding in July with Harbin Institute of Technology “for academic exchange and collaboration between the two institutions.” Other U.S….Read more UMES partners with Chinese university

Saturday, October 8, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – (Oct. 7, 2011) – Students and faculty from UMES joined two busloads of grassroots lobbyists from the Eastern Shore, including Cambridge Mayor Victoria Jackson Stanley, in a recent trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in “Harriet on the Hill” day. The group met up on Capitol Hill Sept. 14 with supporters…Read more UMES Delegation Lobbies for Federal Park