Tuesday, September 29, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-An adaptation of “Fences,” an award-winning play by African-American playwright August Wilson, will be performed at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore by the university’s Drama Society. The performances take place Wednesday, October 28 through Saturday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing…Read more Drama Society Presents Fall Theater Production
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore inaugural new student convocation is Thursday, October 1, at 11 a.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esquire, is the keynote speaker. In a recent address, Williams spurred on UMES faculty saying, “Their [students’ ]…Read more Thompson to Host Inaugural New Student Convocation
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. John R. Lamkin II, will perform its annual fall concert at the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, October 9, at 7 p.m. The band will be performing several arrangements from a variety…Read more Jazz Ensemble Presents Annual Fall Concert(2)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – “Honoring the Ancestors: African Art and Artifacts,” an exhibition of over 170 art objects from a collection founded and curated by Christopher Harrington, associate professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, opens on Thursday, October 15, with a reception from 4-6 p.m. and an introduction to the collection…Read more Honoring the Ancestors: African Art and Artifacts
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-A new exhibit in the Frederick Douglass Library at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore opens Tuesday, September 15. From Princess Anne to the Pros: A Small College’s Football Legacy explores the time period of the 1950s and 60s when UMES, then Maryland State College, was regarded as a…Read more Frederick Douglass Library Hosts UMES Football Legacy Exhibit
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-UMES observes its 123rd birthday on September 13 with a week-long celebration in honor of the school’s founding. Originating as Princess Anne Academy with one faculty member and nine students, the university’s faculty now boasts 186 full-time faculty and enrolls some 4,000 students. The school was founded in 1886 as…Read more Founders’ Week Celebration
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 By Dr. Anke Van Wagenberg, Mosely Gallery director and teacher of art history at UMES PRINCESS ANNE, MD-It is once again time at the Mosely Gallery at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore for the annual faculty exhibition that is traditionally held at the beginning of each fall semester. This year’s…Read more Faculty Exhibition Showcases University Artists
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) Program has been granted accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality (ACPHA). Among the University System of Maryland schools, the Hotel and Restaurant Management Program is unique to UMES. The Princess Anne location is augmented…Read more HRM Program Accredited
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore family is mourning the death of Dr. Chester Hedgepeth, a highly regarded and long-time associate professor in the Department of English and Modern Languages as well as director of the African Language Project. Dr. Hedgepeth was one of our outstanding, classical…Read more UMES Mourns a Scholar and a Friend
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The stage of the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts will pulsate with the high energy, floor pounding performance of Washington, D.C.’s Step Afrika, the first professional stepping dance company in the world, on Thursday, September 3, at 6:30 p.m. The group combines kicks, stomps and rhythms with spoken…Read more Step Afrika Performs at UMES
