Sunday, September 21, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Created to address disparities in minority and medically underserved populations in our region through improved health literacy, the UMES Mini Medical School has begun its fifth year of instruction. The 2008 Mini Med School program is scheduled for each Wednesday evening, ending on Wednesday, October 22, in the…Read more Mini-Medical School Begins Fifth Year of Instruction
Sunday, September 21, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – After over 150 practices and 25 performances, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir members toting luggage and tickets in hand, boarded a plane bound for the land of pineapples, leis and luaus. For the past decade, students in the choir have culminated a year s…Read more UMES Concert Choir To Hold Basket Bingo to Benefit Performance in Hawaii
Sunday, September 21, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, was the destination for the UMES band s spring tour. All of us had a wonderful time and it turned out to be quite an exceptional educational experience for all the students, said Dr. John Lamkin II, director of bands and coordinator…Read more UMES Band Travels to St. Thomas
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore celebrates its 122nd 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 now boasts more than 200 full-time faculty and enrolls over 4,000 students. The…Read more Community Invited to Join UMES for Founders’ Week Activities
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 UMES Retains Rank in Top Tier of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Black Colleges PRINCESS ANNE, MD For the second consecutive year, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is ranked in the top tier of America s Best Black Colleges as reported by U.S. News and World Report. “The…Read more UMES Retains Rank in Top Tier
Thursday, August 21, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Faculty and staff of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore assemble for an opening convocation on Monday, August 25, at 10 a.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. Dr. Judith James, executive director of the board of education in Prince George s County, is the…Read more President’s Convocation to Set Pace for New Academic Year
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-A Trial Garden Twilight Tour will be held on Wednesday, August 20, from 5-7 p.m. at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Agriculture Experiment Station. The event is open to home and master gardeners, landscape designers and contractors, and greenhouse and nursery managers. “The purpose of the evening is…Read more UMES Holds Trial Garden Tour
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 New York, NY University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) President Dr. Thelma B. Thompson spoke on the importance of every American being financially smart before an audience of Fortune 1000 executives recently at the American Express Headquarters in New York City. Thompson s message comes from UMES successful implementation of the…Read more UMES Financial Course Recognized by Department of Labor
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Dr. Nicholas Ronald Blanchard has recently been named the dean of the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The first class is slated to be enrolled in fall 2010. Dr. Blanchard brings over 19 years of experience in the practice of pharmacological…Read more Blanchard Named Dean of Pharmacy
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- The local husband and wife artist team of Sandy Strachan and Bill Buchanan are currently displaying their 2-D art now until September 5, at the Mosely Gallery on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Strachan and Buchanan own and operate Studio on Silva in Stockton. …Read more Studio on Silva Artists Exhibit at Mosely Gallery
