For Jamie Ferguson, two things were certain – she always wanted to pursue a career in criminal justice, and she always wanted to attend a Historically Black College or University. The decision to marry both certainties at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore was a simple one for the senior from Aberdeen, Md., who is…Read more Answering when opportunity knocks
It was a celebration for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as the much-anticipated opening of its new School of Pharmacy and Health Professions building became official. The facility, constructed on the continually developing and growing east side of the UMES Campus, was christened by President Heidi M. Anderson, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions…Read more ‘A labor of love’
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore was the recipient of $425,000 in NASA grants aimed toward serving historically underserved and underrepresented high school students in STEM. The funding, which averages out to $85,000 annually for five years, will be utilized for UMES’s HAWKS Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Precollege Summer Institute (PSI), a…Read more ‘That is how you measure impact’
When Todd Nock enrolled at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2008, little did he know his experience would lead to him making history some 15 years later. It was here where the Pocomoke City, Md., native first learned the meaning of serving others, community involvement, and the importance of leadership. “UMES was the…Read more Moving onward and upward
Hard work both inside and outside of the classroom was recognized during the 70th honors convocation held at the Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center on Thursday. Yeganeh Mansourian (School of Agricultural & Natural Sciences), Romina Vacca (School of Education, Social Sciences and the Arts), Derionah Abner (School of Pharmacy & Health Professions), and Tranita Barnett…Read more Volleyball teammates among 2023 Awards of Excellence recipients
There are several uses of the verb “teach,” the following are relative: to accustom to some action or attitude; to impart the knowledge of; to instruct by precept, example, or experience; and to make known and accepted. These are the actions of Joyce Abbott (’83), a graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES),…Read more “Teaching was always in the bottom of my heart”
As dating violence becomes an issue on local and national campuses, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance looks to take a proactive stance on the subject with the implementation of its B.R.A.V.E. Program. B.R.A.V.E., which stands for “Building Resistance Against Violence Engagement,” is an initiative “developed to raise awareness…Read more B.R.A.V.E. project initiative focuses on increasing awareness of dating violence
The School of Education, Social Sciences, and the Arts will soon introduce two new interdisciplinary academic programs that will both be firsts in the University System of Maryland poised to become a springboard for future programs. During the spring campus update held prior to the start of the semester, Dr. Marshall F. Stevenson, the dean…Read more School of Education, Social Sciences, and the Arts unveils new programs
Princaya Sanders was in a situation that would test anyone’s mettle. The freshman rehabilitation science major at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore was in the midst of competition facing off against students from other Historically Black Colleges and Universities in a battle of knowledge and trivia. “When you’re in the middle of a game…Read more Revived Honda Campus All-Star Challenge team relishes first season
Two University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty members were named recipients of this year’s University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Awards, which honor excellence in the categories of mentoring, teaching, public service, scholarship or research, and creative activity. Dr. Victor Hsia, of the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, and Dr. Dennis Klima,…Read more Hsia, Klima named Board of Regents Faculty Award recipients
