{"id":15581,"date":"2025-09-04T10:27:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/?p=15581"},"modified":"2025-09-04T10:40:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:40:54","slug":"hawk-community-mourns-losses-fridays-classes-suspended-for-wellness-day-for-the-campus-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/hawk-community-mourns-losses-fridays-classes-suspended-for-wellness-day-for-the-campus-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawk Community Mourns Losses, Friday&#8217;s classes suspended for wellness day for the campus community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fellow Hawks,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is with a heavy heart that I share the tragic news that two first-year University of Maryland Eastern Shore students lost their lives in a fatal car accident late last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luke Jason Hawthorne, 18, of Bensalem, PA, and Munir Loyan Morris, 18, of Capitol Heights, MD, passed away from injuries sustained in a single-car accident Wednesday night in Snow Hill. Both were aviation science majors who had only just begun their journey with us at UMES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This loss is heartbreaking. Luke and Munir had only just joined our Hawk family, full of hope and potential. It is painful to think of the lives they would have led, the contributions they would have made, and the friendships they would have formed within our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we come together in grief, please know that tomorrow\u2019s classes will be canceled for a Day of Healing. This is a time for all of us to reflect, mourn, and begin to process this devastating loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Counseling Services are available to support any member of our campus community \u2014 students, faculty, and staff \u2014 during this difficult time. I strongly encourage anyone who is struggling to reach out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Counseling Services: 410-651-6449 (Available 8 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m. daily)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In-person support: Student Service Center (SSC), Multipurpose Room 2149\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Today, 1-5 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/referral-form\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/referral-form\/\">Mental Health Electronic Referral Form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>24-Hour Crisis Line: 410-651-HELP (4357)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These resources are here to support you. Please do not hesitate to use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the days ahead, let us be especially mindful of one another. Show grace, offer kindness, and take care of yourselves and each other as we navigate this sorrow together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In shared grief and Hawk pride,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Heidi M. Anderson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fellow Hawks, It is with a heavy heart that I share the tragic news that two first-year University of Maryland Eastern Shore students lost their lives in a fatal car accident late last night. Luke Jason Hawthorne, 18, of Bensalem, PA, and Munir Loyan Morris, 18, of Capitol Heights, MD, passed away from injuries sustained&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/hawk-community-mourns-losses-fridays-classes-suspended-for-wellness-day-for-the-campus-community\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Hawk Community Mourns Losses, Friday&#8217;s classes suspended for wellness day for the campus community<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1559,"featured_media":15271,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wds_primary_category":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-15581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15581"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=15581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}