Center for Student Excellence | School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences

Center for Student Excellence

The newly formed Center for Student Excellence at the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences is your one-stop shop to find help and resources as you prepare for a career of your dreams with a degree from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Let the Center for Student Excellence help you with guidance specific to your academic interest and future career goals.

The Center assists all undergraduate students from freshmen through seniors — at all academic levels. The Center can help you stay better connected, network and enhance your School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences experience.

Students, faculty and staff gathered for the annual SANS First Look Fair Thursday, September 21, 2023 at UMES. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Agriculture Communication Photographer)

SANS Lecture Series Dr. Kausiksankar Das on UMES Technology in the classroom, both virtual reality and use of a cellphone. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Agriculture Communication Photographer)

What the Center Can Do for You

Gain knowledge through talks, training and more

SANS Seminar Series
After-hours academic help for School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences students (Hours TBA)
Learn how to connect with college and campus-wide club and organizations
School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences’ Center for Student Excellence Office Hours: Click here to schedule a meeting
Undergraduate Research’s Scientific Writing and Communication Professional Development Workshop. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 11 a.m.-noon. Carver Hall Room 1102, UMES campus.
Check out the latest Center for Student Excellence Friday Flyer offering student internships, research experience, professional development, and other opportunities

Career path guidance

Career and Professional Development Center

Screening of ‘Salted Earth’

Join the ESA Student Club and the SANS Center for Student Excellence on Tuesday, April 15, for the screening and panel discussion of “Salted Earth,” a documentary on the threat of rising sea levels in the Mid-Atlantic region.

The screening and discussion will be held from 11 a.m.-noon at the Student Services Theater on the UMES campus.

2025 DASL Expo

April 22, 2025

The Second Annual Dean’s Award for Student Leadership (DASL) Expo, sponsored by the SANS Center for Student Excellence, will be held on Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Student Services Center on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus.

Join student clubs from the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences for a day of fun, food, and student-centered activities, opportunities and collaboration.

Co-hosted by NorthBay Education and the UMES chapter of the Environmental Science Association (winners of the 2024 DASL Award), the outdoor extravaganza celebrates Earth Day and the 135th anniversary of the 2nd Morrill Act.

A health walk will also be held culminating at DASL Expo.

The event will feature an introduction of the UMES Sustainability Committee in keeping with its broad sustainable development theme and a GreenHawk sustainability pledge.