Thursday, January 7, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The stage is set for “A Night of Stars” on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus. Patty Duke and Dionne Warwick have joined Lou Gosset Jr., Clarence Clemons, B.B. King, Herschel Walker and Lee Elder for the star-studded event. “The Magnificent Seven” are scheduled to land…Read more
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Bank of America recently made a $5,000 gift to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Foundation in support of student scholarships. The donation brings Bank of America’s cumulative charitable contributions to UMES to $25,000 during the university’s Campaign for Academic Excellence. UMES has named the Bank of America Classroom…Read more Bank of America Presents Check to UMES
Sunday, December 6, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Using a Holga plastic 120 film camera, a creative eye for capturing contemporary images on film and her own special techniques in and out of the darkroom, University of Maryland Eastern Shore associate professor and photographer Michel Demanche recently won first place in one of the categories…Read more UMES Faculty, Photographer National Award
Sunday, December 6, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Winter celebrations abound this time of year. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has cause to celebrate as approximately 246 graduates turn their tassels signifying the conferring of their degrees at the 13th annual Winter Commencement on Friday, December 18, at 10 a.m. in the Williams P. Hytche Athletic Center. …Read more Over 246 to Graduate at UMES Winter Commencement
Sunday, December 6, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Students from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore were among the 600 students enrolled at 47 public HBCUs that recently attended the 22nd annual anniversary weekend and gala in New York City. This year’s theme, “TMCF at 22: Lighting the Path for Tomorrow’s Leaders,” celebrated the achievements of the country’s…Read more Students Attend TMCF Anniversary Event
Sunday, December 6, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-A variety of artworks in various mediums created by graduating students in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be on display at the Mosely Gallery December 8 through 17. Themed “Masterminds and their Pursuit of Perfection,” a reception from 4-6 p.m. on…Read more Graduating UMES Art Students Exhibit Work
Friday, December 4, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Stacy Cottingham, a student pursuing a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Organizational Leadership Program, was presented with the Outstanding Pathfinder Award by the Maryland Nurses Association at a luncheon held recently in Baltimore. The accolade is awarded to a member of the Maryland…Read more Maryland Nurses Association Recognizes Doctoral Student
Friday, December 4, 2009 Dingwall Wins Coveted Jefferson Award PRINCESS ANNE, MD – WBOC TV’s Steve Hammond recently presented a coveted Jefferson Award to Brenda Dingwall for her many contributions to the community, with her work as director of two camps, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s “Reach for the Stars” summer camp and “Camp…Read more Dingwall Wins Coveted Jefferson Award
Friday, December 4, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD Some University of Maryland Eastern Shore students are raising funds this holiday season with a Buy-A-Book project to help provide textbooks and readers for East African Kyamulinga School students and their teachers. More than 200 pupils at the Kyamulinga Public Primary School located in Uganda, East Africa,…Read more Holiday Season Fundraiser Supports Literacy Project
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Discover and explore Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Geospatial Information Technologies Laboratory’s second annual GIS Day on Wednesday, November 18, from 1-6 p.m. in the Richard A. Henson Center. Universities; local businesses; and local, state, and federal agencies will provide information and demonstrations….Read more Discover GIS on the Eastern Shore
