Monday, September 13, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE, MD (September 13, 2010) – University of Maryland Eastern Shore researchers are experiencing a stellar year, having been awarded nearly 10 percent of the Capacity Building Grants awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture and some $3.5 million in funds aimed at strengthening the institution’s research, teaching and…Read more UMES Researchers Worth Their Weight In Gold
Thursday, September 9, 2010 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has seen some changes over the 124-year span of its history. The institution has grown from the one building, one faculty member and nine students of the original academy to today’s university, part of the University System of Maryland, comprising 300 full-time faculty members and…Read more UMES Celebrates Founders’ Week
Thursday, September 9, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Sept. 8, 2010) – Five University of Maryland Eastern Shore freshmen are starting their college careers with help from a prominent funeral director on Delmarva. Bennie Smith, who owns 12 funeral homes from Chestertown, MD to Exmore, VA, retooled a general scholarship program he started in 2003…Read more Delmarva Philanthropist Helps UMES Freshmen Pay for Textbooks
Friday, September 3, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE, MD -(August 25, 2010)-The Mosely Gallery at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will host its annual fall exhibition, “Fresh! New Work by Fine-Arts Faculty,” from September 2 through October 15. “The diverse artwork in this year’s show is outstanding,” said Dr. Anke Van Wagenberg, Mosely Gallery director. “The…Read more UMES Faculty Show Artistic Talent in Fall Exhibit
Friday, September 3, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Sept. 2, 2010) – E.R. Braithwaite – physicist, social worker, U.N. ambassador – will receive an honorary degree Tuesday, Sept. 14, during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s annual Founders’ Week convocation. Educator Lorenzo Hughes, a 1996 UMES graduate, will be the convocation’s keynote speaker. Hughes is…Read more To Sir, With Love Author to Receive Honorary Degree from UMES
Thursday, September 2, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, 1:30 p.m.)-Little to no effect has been felt in the immediate UMES campus area from Hurricane Earl as it makes its way up the coast. Winds will begin to subside around 1:30 p.m., rain accumulation will be less than ¼ inch for the remainder of…Read more Hurricane Earl Final Update
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Annual U.S. News & World Report Best College ratings PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Aug. 17, 2010) – Peers continue to rank the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the upper tier of historically black institutions, according to the latest U.S News & World Report survey of colleges and universities. UMES is listed at 28th among…Read more Magazine Lists UMES Among HBCU Elite
Friday, August 13, 2010 Event will be held in conjunction with College Colors Day. PRINCESS ANNE, Md.-August 11, 2010-The Delmarva Shorebirds will play host the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) on September 3, when the campus celebrates College Colors Day at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. The event features a gathering of UMES friends, fans, alumni and…Read more Tickets On Sale Now To UMES Night Out at the Shorebirds
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Education Leadership Doctoral Program accepting applications for fall semester PRINCESS ANNE, MD-August 10, 2010-Area school administrators-as well as those across the state and nation- can now look to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to provide them with a new opportunity to receive state licensure and obtain a doctoral degree. A…Read more UMES Program Aims to Produce Leaders for Area’s Schools
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Thirty-five middle school students design, build and launch model rockets PRINCESS ANNE, MD -July 27, 2010-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosted its annual “Reach for the Stars” Summer Science Camp in cooperation with NASA and Mid-Atlantic Institute for Space and Technology, a non-profit association based in Pocomoke. Thirty-five middle school…Read more Camp Inspires Students to Reach for the Stars
