Wednesday, May 20, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The Tom Joyner Foundation, a major driving force in raising money for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) since 1998, has kicked off an aggressive fundraising campaign for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). During the Wednesday mid-morning kickoff event on the UMES campus, individual gifts were…Read more Tom Joyner Foundation Kicks Off Campaign for UMES
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – New York Times bestselling author, educator and businessman Stedman Graham addresses a group of over 165 student leaders from more than 25 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and interested members of the community on Tuesday, May 26, at 3:30 p.m. in the Student Services Center theater…Read more Stedman Graham to Speak at UMES
Monday, May 11, 2009 Wednesday, May 13, 5:55 p.m. Forty-two seats are available for students desiring to attend funeral services for Fallen Hawk Antwan R. Johnson. Shuttle seats will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 16, at 11 a.m. at the Holy Christian Missionary Baptist…Read more A Letter to the Community: Our Hearts are Deeply Saddened
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Some 370 UMES seniors are counting the days to the 2009 spring commencement ceremony, where 77 of them will graduate with honors. Dr. Randal Pinkett is the keynote speaker for the event, which begins at 10 a.m. in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center arena on Friday, May…Read more Apprentice Boardroom Advisor to Address UMES Grads
Monday, April 27, 2009 UMES, Navy Partnership Brings Career Opportunities to Shore PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Closing the gap in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) pipeline and addressing the brain drain on the Eastern Shore are the overarching goals of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recently signed by Dr. Thelma B. Thompson, President, University of…Read more UMES, Navy Partnership Brings Career Opportunities to Shore
Monday, April 27, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- Entries are being sought for an art competition open to high school students taking art classes in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties. The exhibition takes place May 14-June 12 at the Mosely Gallery located in the Arts and Technology building on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus….Read more UMES Sponsors High School Art Competition and Open House
Monday, April 27, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-A Safe Drinking Water Clinic will be held on Saturday, May 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Food Science and Technology Building at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Participants can receive a free water analysis of their home drinking water supply and results of that…Read more UMES Offers Free Private Well Water Testing
Monday, March 30, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Some 400 members of the College Language Association (CLA) converged on the city of Cambridge this week to celebrate the organization’s 72nd anniversary and its 69th annual convention, dedicated to the theme “Liberation as Theme and Strategy in Languages and Literatures.” The occasion offered a diverse group of researchers…Read more UMES President Hosts National Literature Conference
Friday, March 13, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosts its 11th annual Health and Wellness Festival on Wednesday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Services Center ballroom. Health exhibits, screenings and information will be provided by over 60 businesses, community agencies, health organizations and university…Read more UMES Hosts 11th Annual Health and Wellness Festival
Friday, March 13, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The eighth annual Eastern Shore Seafood Education Seminar for restaurant chefs, managers, wait staff, new employees and retail seafood market staff takes place at the new Holiday Inn on 17th Street in Ocean City from 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8. Limited to the first 40…Read more Seafood Education Seminar for Delmarva Restaurant Chefs and Management to be Held in Ocean City
