UMES Invites Community to Open Meeting on Natural Disasters(2)

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- An open meeting of the All-Hazards Mitigation Plan for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be held on Monday, October 12, from 3-5 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.  Natural hazards that could face the university will be discussed. “This is the second…Read more UMES Invites Community to Open Meeting on Natural Disasters(2)

UMES Hosts Career and Graduate Professional Fair

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- The Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will hosts its annual Career and Graduate Professional School Fair on Thursday, October 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Services Center Ballroom.  College students from the area are invited…Read more UMES Hosts Career and Graduate Professional Fair

Drama Society Presents Fall Theater Production

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

Thompson to Host Inaugural New Student Convocation

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

Honoring the Ancestors: African Art and Artifacts

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

Frederick Douglass Library Hosts UMES Football Legacy Exhibit

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

Founders’ Week Celebration

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

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