Friday, January 30, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Black History Month activities at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore begin in the Student Services Center rotunda on Monday, February 2, with a 9 a.m. kick-off event that offers prizes and giveaways in support of the month’s theme, “The Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas.” …Read more UMES Celebrates Black History
Friday, January 30, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Austin Cox Jr., president and CEO of Austin Cox Mechanical Inc. and the newest member of the UMES Board of Visitors, recently pledged $25,000 to support the UMES seven-year $14 million Campaign for Academic Excellence. Payable in five disbursements of $5,000 each over the next five years,…Read more Cox Joins Campaign for Academic Excellence
Thursday, January 29, 2009 Mortgage Guru Lynn Richardson’s Health, Wealth ‘n Real Estate Tour Poised to Draw Large Crowd Thursday, February 19 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Mortgage Guru Lynn Richardson’s Health, Wealth ‘n Real Estate Tour, part of a State Farm Insurance sponsored initiative, will come to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Thursday, February 19, at…Read more UMES Hosts National State Farm HBCU Tour On Financial Literacy
Thursday, January 29, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – “Dreams From My Father,” a story about race and inheritance by President Barack Obama, is the subject of discussion for the seventh annual African American Read-in on Sunday, February 22, at 3 p.m. in the Henson Center ballroom. The book discussion, which is open to the public,…Read more Obama’s Bestseller Sparks Discussion
Thursday, January 29, 2009 UMES Mosely Gallery Celebrates Black History Month withPurpose and Promise the Art of Bryan Collier PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Award winning book illustrator and painter Bryan Collier displays his work February 2-27 in the Mosely Gallery on the UMES campus as part of the Black History Month celebration. A reception for the show,…Read more UMES Mosely Gallery Presents Purpose and Promise
Thursday, January 29, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD -Tea and Orchids, one of the many events taking place at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during homecoming week, February 8-14, offers a unique opportunity for women in the community to share an afternoon tea with women at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Celebrating women of…Read more Tea and Orchids event celebrates women
Thursday, January 22, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – University of Maryland Eastern Shore President Thelma B. Thompson hosts the sixth annual President’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on Friday, February 13, at 7:30 a.m. in the Student Services Center ballroom. The Rev. Dr. Marc Farmer of the Oakland Mills Church of God in Columbia, Md., is the keynote…Read more Thompson Hosts Interfaith Prayer Breakfast
Thursday, January 22, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Unassuming and deliberate, Maurice Harmon has existed just under the radar for the six months he has been a part of Public Safety at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Unlike his fans at the Apollo, the campus community has had but a taste of his talent…Read more Harmon Sings, Makes It at the Apollo
Thursday, January 22, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – UMES Gala chairpersons Jackie Cassidy, James Gillespie and Dr. Shirley Hymon-Parker are pleased to announce that “Celebrating the Blues” is the 2009 theme for the best party on the Shore. On Saturday, March 7, the party begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Services Center ballroom on…Read more Gala Chairpersons Announce Theme
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Dr. Thelma B. Thompson, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, was recently honored by African American Golfer’s Digest as one of its 2009 Outstanding Leaders in Golf. Thompson joins other distinguished award recipients encompassing various professions, industries and ethnicity. “Our 2009 honorees are exceptional…Read more African American Golfer’s Digest Honors UMES President
