Tuesday, April 5, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (April 6, 2011) – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has earned initial accreditation of its undergraduate business degree program from AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The Department of Business, Management and Accounting in the School of Business and Technology is UMES’ 26th academic program…Read more UMES joins the ranks of business school elite
Friday, April 1, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (March 9, 2011) – Farmers on Maryland’s lower Eastern Shore can bank on the benefits from a series of upcoming during the month of April. Beginning Saturday, April 2, and each of the next three Saturdays through April 23, the Small Farm Program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will…Read more Small Farm Program offers spring series
Friday, April 1, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 29, 2011)Nearly 700 undergraduate students will be recognized for academic excellence during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s 58th annual Honors Convocation. The open event takes place on Thursday, April 7, at 11 a.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. “Each year at this time, the university…Read more Top students recognized at Honors Convocation
Friday, April 1, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (April 1, 2011) – UMES poultry food safety researchers have authored one of the Journal of Food Protection’s most read articles. The journal is internationally recognized as the leading publication in the field of food microbiology and boasts a readership that exceeds 11,000 scientists from 69 countries. Dr….Read more Poultry food safety research at UMES
Friday, April 1, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (March 31, 2011) – The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $4.9 million to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Cornell University and three other institutions to fund a project aimed at creating sustainable education opportunities for educators interested in bio-energy and bio-based products. Drs. Madhumi Mitra and Abhijit Nagchaudhuri of…Read more Ag grant to fund bio-energy outreach study at UMES
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (March 28, 2011) – UMES is now using electric energy produced by a 2.2 megawatt solar-energy facility on the land-grant institution’s campus. An impressive grid of 7,800 collection panels occupy 17 acres on a former corn field, making it the largest concentration of photovoltaic modules on one site…Read more UMES becomes a leader in solar energy
Monday, March 28, 2011 Three senior University of Maryland Eastern Shore bowlers are ending their careers the same they started – with a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship. The Lady Hawks captured the 2011 title in late March, their fifth overall and the second for Kristina Frahm (Oswego, Ill.), Martha Perez (Bogota, Colombia) and Maria Rodriguez (Ibague…Read more UMES Claims MEAC Bowling Championship
Friday, March 18, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 17, 2011)Members of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir take the stage for their spring performance on Sun., April 3, at 4 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. New to the program-an alumni choir and a guest appearance by the Aida String Ensemble…Read more Concert Choir welcomes spring at UMES
Friday, March 18, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD (March, 17, 2011) – An opening reception for the Fine Art Student Show at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be held on Thursday, March 31, from 4-6 p.m. The show – which features a variety of work, including photography, drawing, painting, comic book design and ceramics…Read more Art exhibit and contest showcase area talent
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE – (March 16, 2011) – Dr. Thelma B. Thompson announced today she will retire on Aug. 15 as president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. “I’ve reached a point in my career here at UMES where I am comfortably saying that I have accomplished what I set out…Read more UMES President Thelma B. Thompson announces her retirement
