Tuesday, September 15, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-UMES observes its 123rd 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’s faculty now boasts 186 full-time faculty and enrolls some 4,000 students. The school was founded in 1886 as…Read more Founders’ Week Celebration
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 By Dr. Anke Van Wagenberg, Mosely Gallery director and teacher of art history at UMES PRINCESS ANNE, MD-It is once again time at the Mosely Gallery at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore for the annual faculty exhibition that is traditionally held at the beginning of each fall semester. This year’s…Read more Faculty Exhibition Showcases University Artists
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) Program has been granted accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality (ACPHA). Among the University System of Maryland schools, the Hotel and Restaurant Management Program is unique to UMES. The Princess Anne location is augmented…Read more HRM Program Accredited
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore family is mourning the death of Dr. Chester Hedgepeth, a highly regarded and long-time associate professor in the Department of English and Modern Languages as well as director of the African Language Project. Dr. Hedgepeth was one of our outstanding, classical…Read more UMES Mourns a Scholar and a Friend
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The stage of the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts will pulsate with the high energy, floor pounding performance of Washington, D.C.’s Step Afrika, the first professional stepping dance company in the world, on Thursday, September 3, at 6:30 p.m. The group combines kicks, stomps and rhythms with spoken…Read more Step Afrika Performs at UMES
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – When “The 105 Voices of History,” the nation’s first Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) national choir, perform at the renowned Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Sunday, August 30, at 5:30 p.m., Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston, director of choral activities at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore,…Read more Harleston Chosen as a National Conductor for Kennedy Center Performance
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – A student project that found roots in Africa more than a year ago continues to grow benefits for the small village of Kyamulinga, located in Uganda. A fall dinner series at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, scheduled to begin Friday, September 11, is reserved to further…Read more Fall Dinner Series to Benefit Children in Africa
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Ag Field Day returns to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday, September 12. The event showcases the research and outreach being conducted at the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Maryland Cooperative Extension. Tours, demonstrations, displays and activities for all ages are planned throughout the day to educate…Read more UMES Ag Field Day, Education and Fun for All Ages
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – University of Maryland Eastern Shore junior Ryan Moore has been named a Hercules Scholar by the Tom Joyner Foundation. A pre-veterinarian studies student, he has been awarded $2,500. Moore, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., is very active on campus and in the community. Throughout his academic career,…Read more Moore Named Hercules Scholar
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 SunEdison to Build, Finance, Operate and Maintain Solar Energy Project to Produce 3.4 Million Kilowatt Hours in Year 1 PRINCESS ANNE. MD (AUGUST 5, 2009) University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) today announced plans to develop a photovoltaic solar farm on 20 acres of land on the University s campus. SunEdison, North…Read more UMES Carves out 20 Acres of Arid Land for 2.1 MW Solar Farm
