Friday, February 4, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Feb. 1, 2011) – Bruce George, co-founder of “Russell Simmon’s Def Poetry Jam,” and Dr. Maulana Karenga, founder of Kwanzaa, are celebrating Black History Month at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. George and Karenga are both serving as guest lecturers for Black History Month, which is nationally themed, “African Americans…Read more UMES celebrates Black History Month
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UMES pledges to aid student veterans
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Feb. 1, 2011) – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is among a group of two- and four-year colleges across the state publicly pledging to be more responsive to the unique needs of students who served in the U.S. military. Senior administrators from public colleges gathered Monday…Read more UMES pledges to aid student veterans
New Vice President of Student Affairs named
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE – (Jan. 28, 2011) – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has a new Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins. Jenkins, whose higher education career spans 15 years, spent the past four years as the dean of students at the University of Houston- Clear Lake. A Washington,…Read more New Vice President of Student Affairs named
Extension nutrition specialist volunteers in Nigeria
Thursday, January 27, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Jan. 20, 2011)Some 250 Nigerian women now know how to process yam and local cereals into flour to feed malnourished children in the Africa nation. Such was the mission of Dr. Virginie Zoumenou, certified nutrition specialist, licensed dietitian and 1890 Family Consumer Science program leader at UMES. A…Read more Extension nutrition specialist volunteers in Nigeria
Black History Month Exhibit opens at Mosely Gallery
Thursday, January 27, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Jan. 26, 2011)Tanya Murphy Dodd, a multi-media fine artist with southern roots, will exhibit “Embracing Light” at the Mosely Gallery in celebration of Black History Month. “We are very excited to have an artist of such great standing at the Mosely Gallery and are honored to exhibit her work for all…Read more Black History Month Exhibit opens at Mosely Gallery
Extension nutrition specialist volunteers in Nigeria
PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Jan. 20, 2011)Some 250 Nigerian women now know how to process yam and local cereals into flour to feed malnourished children in the Africa nation. Such was the mission of Dr. Virginie Zoumenou, certified nutrition specialist, licensed dietitian and 1890 Family Consumer Science program leader at UMES. A farmer-to-farmer assignment led Zoumenou…Read more Extension nutrition specialist volunteers in Nigeria
Hawk bowling streamed live this weekend on BOWL.com
Thursday, January 27, 2011 Kutztown Invitational part of USBC’s collegiate coverage. KUTZTOWN, Pa.-(Jan. 27, 2011)For the first time in NCAA women’s bowling history, a regular-season tournament will be broadcast live from start to finish on BOWL.com, the official website of the United States Bowling Congress and the No. 1 ranked University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Lady…Read more Hawk bowling streamed live this weekend on BOWL.com
Gift continues supporting political interns
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Jan. 10, 2011) – Three University of Maryland Eastern Shore students contemplating careers in politics will get a full semester of academic credit this spring while working for state lawmakers during the 2011 General Assembly session. A $15,000 donation from Salisbury attorney Kenneth D. L Gaudreau enabled UMES a…Read more Gift continues supporting political interns
UMES professors to participate in STEM leadership training
Sunday, December 19, 2010 Washington, DC – (Dec. 16, 2010) – Two veteran science professors at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will join peers from 12 other historically black institutions in a special training program in 2011 designed specifically for female faculty members who teach science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Dr. Linda R. Johnson, an…Read more UMES professors to participate in STEM leadership training
Proud parents cheer on grads
Saturday, December 18, 2010 UMES tassel-turners urged to ‘aspire to transform the world’ By Deborah Gates • Daily Times Staff Writer • December 18, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE — Graduates at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Friday were a record number for a winter commencement, the majority of them hailing from Maryland’s Lower Shore. They heard…Read more Proud parents cheer on grads
