Friday, March 28, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Austin Cox Jr., president and CEO of Austin Cox Mechanical Inc. and Cedar Landing Development Inc. both located in Salisbury, has recently been appointed to the UMES Board of Visitors for a three year term on the recommendation of President Thompson. The purpose of the UMES Board…Read more Austin Cox Appointed to Board of Visitors
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosts the ninth annual Health and Wellness Festival on Wednesday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Student Services Center Ballroom. Over 60 community agencies, businesses and other organizations join university representatives to provide health screenings, demonstrations and informational exhibits. “The goal…Read more UMES Hosts Health and Wellness Festival
Monday, March 17, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD- “Angels and Devils,” a sculpture exhibit featuring the work of Swedish sculptors Johan Thunell and BörjeBerglund is on display now through April 4, at theMosely Gallery at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. According to Dr. Anke Van Wagenberg, gallery director, art history lecturer, Thunell’s sculptures are mainly raku-fired ceramics. They are an offspring of his…Read more Swedish Sculpture Exhibition Opens at Mosely Gallery
Thursday, March 13, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The fifth annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Choral Festival “I, Too, Sing America” will be hosted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Sunday, April 6, at 4 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center. The festival consists of performances by the concert choirs of…Read more Choral Festival Features University Concert Choirs
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Renowned jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon is the guest performer at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert slated for Wednesday, March 5, at 8 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. Under the direction of Dr. John R. Lamkin II, the…Read more Award-winning Jazz Trombonist Joins UMES Jazz Ensemble at Spring Concert
Monday, February 25, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-“Black Entrepreneurship and Institution Building,” the topic of the annual Black History Month Lecture at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, will be addressed on Thursday, February 28, at 7 p.m. in the Student Services Center Theater. The featured guest speaker is Simba Sana, the CEO of Karibu Books, a retail chain of…Read more Lecturer Addresses Black Entrepreneurship
Monday, February 25, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Enjoy the soulful sounds of Motown at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Gala on Saturday, March 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Services Center Ballroom on campus. “The Gala Chairpersons, Ernest and Elsa Satchell of UMES; Princess Anne Town Commissioner Dennis Williams and community leaders…Read more Motown Theme of 2008 UMES Gala
Thursday, February 21, 2008 Richard F. Hazel, UMES benefactor, Eastern Shore philanthropist, and former president of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Salisbury, died on Saturday, February 16, at his home in Eden from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Mr. Hazel, a long-time friend of the University, will be remembered for years to come for his generosity…Read more Richard F. Hazel: Gone but Not Forgotten
Sunday, February 10, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Michelle Obama, wife of U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.), speaks at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) on Monday, February 11, in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. The event, sponsored by the UMES Student Government Association, is free and open to the public. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.,…Read more Michelle Obama Speaks at UMES Monday, Feb 11
Thursday, February 7, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Homecoming 2008 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is open not only to faculty, staff, students and the 1,800 alumni on the Lower Shore, but to the general public for several events. The week-long celebration takes place Sunday, February 17, through Saturday, February 23. The community is invited…Read more UMES Celebrates Homecoming 2008
