Category: News

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – When “The 105 Voices of History,” the nation’s first Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) national choir, perform at the renowned Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Sunday, August 30, at 5:30 p.m., Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston, director of choral activities at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore,…Read more Harleston Chosen as a National Conductor for Kennedy Center Performance

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD –  A student project that found roots in Africa more than a year ago continues to grow benefits for the small village of Kyamulinga, located in Uganda.  A fall dinner series at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, scheduled to begin Friday, September 11, is reserved to further…Read more Fall Dinner Series to Benefit Children in Africa

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Ag Field Day returns to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday, September 12.  The event showcases the research and outreach being conducted at the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Maryland Cooperative Extension. Tours, demonstrations, displays and activities for all ages are planned throughout the day to educate…Read more UMES Ag Field Day, Education and Fun for All Ages

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – University of Maryland Eastern Shore junior Ryan Moore has been named a Hercules Scholar by the Tom Joyner Foundation.  A pre-veterinarian studies student, he has been awarded $2,500. Moore, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., is very active on campus and in the community.  Throughout his academic career,…Read more Moore Named Hercules Scholar

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 SunEdison to Build, Finance, Operate and Maintain Solar Energy Project to Produce 3.4 Million Kilowatt Hours in Year 1 PRINCESS ANNE. MD  (AUGUST 5, 2009) University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) today announced plans to develop a photovoltaic solar farm on 20 acres of land on the University s campus. SunEdison, North…Read more UMES Carves out 20 Acres of Arid Land for 2.1 MW Solar Farm

Monday, July 13, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- An open meeting of the All-Hazards Mitigation Plan for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be held on Thursday, July 16, from 5-7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.  Natural hazards that could face the university will be discussed. “The purpose of the…Read more

Monday, July 13, 2009 Cecil Selected for Elite Leadership Institute PRINCESS ANNE, MD- Malinda D. Cecil, a registered dietitian and Salisbury resident, was among the national leaders of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) who were selected to attend ADA’s sixth Leadership Institute held recently in Dallas, Texas. Cecil is a lecturer and Dietetics Program Director…Read more Cecil Selected for Elite Leadership Institute

Monday, July 13, 2009 (Dallas, TX June 25, 2009)  A portion of the book sales of “Tom Joyner Presents How to Prepare for College” will benefit two black colleges: Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the Tom Joyner School of the Month for August.  The book, written by Dr. Thomas A….Read more Tom Joyner Foundation to Share Proceeds of Book Sales with UMES

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Latoiya Payton and Kimberly Cephas, student researchers at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, were honored recently at the 15th Biennial Research Symposium of the Association of Research Directors Inc. in Atlanta, Ga. Payton won first place in the human sciences (oral papers) division for her presentation titled,…Read more Payton, Cephas Win Research Awards