Monday, March 29, 2010 As inspiring and rejuvenating as the arrival of spring, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston presents its annual spring concert on Sunday, April 11, at 4 p.m. with a guest performance by soprano soloist Patricia Nixon of Norfolk Sate University. Nixon,…Read more UMES Choir Performs Spring Concert
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UMES Alumna Creates $1,000 Award
Monday, March 29, 2010 In honor of her late parents, Apsara Hettiarachchi donated $1,000 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore that will be awarded to a high-achieving student in the Department of Natural Sciences during the university’s Honors Convocation on April 1. Hettiarachchi, who is currently earning her doctorate in food science and technology from the university,…Read more UMES Alumna Creates $1,000 Award
Seafood Education Seminar
Monday, March 29, 2010 The ninth annual Eastern Shore Seafood Education Seminar for restaurant chefs, managers, wait staff, new employees and retailers will be held at the Holiday Inn on 17th Street in Ocean City from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20. Limited to the first 40 registrants, a $30 fee includes all…Read more Seafood Education Seminar
Actress Tichina Arnold Visits UMES for Women’s History Month Event
Monday, March 29, 2010 Known for her role on the critically acclaimed comedy series “Everybody Hates Chris,” Tichina Arnold recently served as the keynote speaker during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Women’s History Month Celebration. The event, presented by the UMES Office of Student Activities, was part of the National Women’s History Month 2010 theme,…Read more Actress Tichina Arnold Visits UMES for Women’s History Month Event
UMES Hosts Lecture for National Women’s History Month
Friday, March 12, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE – African-American women were allowed to enter the military for the first time during World War II. While training in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, the first contingent slept in segregated barracks, ate at separate dining tables and used segregated recreational facilities. However, the women were able to persevere despite…Read more UMES Hosts Lecture for National Women’s History Month
Business Developer Dedicates Sign to UMES and Princess Anne
Friday, March 12, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-A local business developer, in an act of good will, is not only investing in a retail and hotel development project, but in the communities surrounding it. Alex Karavasilis, president of First American Development Corporation, gleaned the idea of creating and dedicating a brick wall similar to the entrance sign…Read more Business Developer Dedicates Sign to UMES and Princess Anne
UMES Dinner Theater Tickets on Sale
Friday, March 12, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE – Tickets are now on sale for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Dinner Theater production of “Motown and Much Mo.” The musical will be performed nightly from Thursday, April 15, to Saturday, April, 17, at the Richard Henson Center ballroom. Catered by the university’s Hotel and Restaurant Management…Read more UMES Dinner Theater Tickets on Sale
Charitable Gift Creates Political Internship Program for UMES Students
Friday, March 12, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE, MD—Thanks to a charitable gift by a Salisbury-based law firm, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has successfully begun a political internship program in Annapolis this spring. Two UMES seniors, Quanika R. Lewis and Jasmine M. Logan, started interning with Maryland legislators in mid-January and will continue through the…Read more Charitable Gift Creates Political Internship Program for UMES Students
Black History Symposium
Friday, February 26, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-“Sports and the Struggle for Peace, Justice and Prosperity” is the theme of the ninth annual Black History Symposium at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Three events open to the community explore how sports are never just about the game. “All over the world, people are using sports…Read more Black History Symposium
Jazz Drummer Ralph Peterson to Appear with UMES Jazz Ensemble
Friday, February 26, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Ralph Peterson, a well-known jazz drummer and bandleader, appears with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble on Wednesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. “The annual Jazz Ensemble Concert allows the university to bring to the area a distinguished…Read more Jazz Drummer Ralph Peterson to Appear with UMES Jazz Ensemble
