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
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UMES Hosts 11th Annual Health and Wellness Festival
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
Seafood Education Seminar for Delmarva Restaurant Chefs and Management to be Held in Ocean City
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
Photography of Robert Houston Captures King’s Most Daring Dream
Monday, March 9, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – In cooperation with the James E. Lewis Museum of Art at Morgan State University, the Mosely Gallery will be home to the traveling exhibition “Most Daring Dream: The Photography of Robert Houston & the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign until Friday, March 27. The exhibit features more than fifty…Read more Photography of Robert Houston Captures King’s Most Daring Dream
IBM and UMES Launch Strategic Business Partnership Agreement
Monday, March 9, 2009 IBM and UMES Launch Strategic Business Partnership Agreement PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Innovation and technology met at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), where IBM in partnership with UMES launched an “Enterprise System z” IT curriculum infusion program on Wednesday, February 25, with some 60 students in attendance. IBM has…Read more IBM and UMES Launch Strategic Business Partnership Agreement
Jazz Trumpet Virtuoso Jon Faddis Joins Ensemble in Concert
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Widely recognized for his mastery of the highest registers of the trumpet, renowned musician and music educator Jon Faddis will join the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble in concert on Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. “We are…Read more Jazz Trumpet Virtuoso Jon Faddis Joins Ensemble in Concert
UMES, Tom Joyner HBCU of The Month August 09
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, May 13 J.T. Williams Portico 11 a.m. – noon Join President Thelma B. Thompson, Ph.D., for food, fun and giveaways. PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is the Tom Joyner Foundation’s Historically Black College/University (HBCU) of the Month for August 2009. A certified 501(c)3…Read more UMES, Tom Joyner HBCU of The Month August 09
UMES Hosts Pasture Based Meat Production Workshop
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Do you raise animals on pasture? Have the high costs of feed hurt your profits? The Pasture Based Meat Production Workshop has some answers for you! On Saturday, March 14, Maryland Cooperative Extension is hosting a pasture based meat workshop at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore….Read more UMES Hosts Pasture Based Meat Production Workshop
E-Health Project Offers Community Education, Awareness
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 E-Health Project Offers Community Education, Awareness PRINCESS ANNE, MD – University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy and Health Professions students gear up to conduct community education programs at each of three county libraries, located in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties, on Wednesday, February 11, in accordance with the recently funded…Read more E-Health Project Offers Community Education, Awareness