{"id":15427,"date":"2026-01-28T10:58:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?p=15427"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:34:46","slug":"umes-student-visits-nyc-over-winter-break-as-scholarship-finalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-monthly-digest\/umes-student-visits-nyc-over-winter-break-as-scholarship-finalist\/","title":{"rendered":"UMES student visits NYC over winter break as scholarship finalist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UMES pre-vet undergraduate <strong>Jaymey Nutter<\/strong> visited New York City in mid-January as a finalist for the English-Speaking Union\u2019s Luard Morse Scholarship. Nutter was among four sophomores from HBCUs vying for $30,000 toward a semester of study at a British university for the 2026-27 academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nutter, who calls Hebron, Maryland, home, found the experience rewarding even though she didn\u2019t walk away with the prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe final interview pushed me outside of my comfort zone in the best way,\u201d she said. \u201cI had to confidently communicate my career&nbsp;goals and life experiences. I left feeling better prepared, driven and committed to my future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nutter learned of the scholarship through her Japanese instructor Philip Broussard. Minoring in the language, she said, could enhance her veterinary school applications after graduating with a bachelor\u2019s degree in Agriculture-Animal Science\/Pre-Vet from UMES. She aims to one day be a livestock veterinarian.<br><br>\u201cJaymey has been super engaged in every aspect of the pre-vet program, from collaborating with her peers to working closely with the small ruminants, particularly during kidding and lambing season. With the season approaching, I look forward to her involvement,\u201d said Dr. Kimberly Braxton, associate professor, pre-vet faculty advisor and UMES veterinarian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Networking with fellow HBCU students reminded Nutter of \u201cour community&#8217;s strength, perseverance and excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Gail Stephens, agricultural communications and media associate, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, UMES Extension, <\/em><a href=\"mailto:gcstephens@umes.edu\"><em>gcstephens@umes.edu<\/em><\/a><em>., 410-621-3850.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo submitted<\/em> <em>was removed due to uncertainty on editing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UMES pre-vet undergraduate Jaymey Nutter visited New York City in mid-January as a finalist for the English-Speaking Union\u2019s Luard Morse Scholarship. Nutter was among four sophomores from HBCUs vying for $30,000 toward a semester of study at a British university for the 2026-27 academic year. Nutter, who calls Hebron, Maryland, home, found the experience rewarding&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-monthly-digest\/umes-student-visits-nyc-over-winter-break-as-scholarship-finalist\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">UMES student visits NYC over winter break as scholarship finalist<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1168,"featured_media":0,"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":40,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,40],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-15427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-february-2026","category-sans-monthly-digest"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15427\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15427"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=15427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}