Friday, February 1, 2008 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – An evolving, literary tradition continues at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore with the sixth annual African American Read-in on Tuesday, February 5, at 7 p.m. in the Student Services Center theatre. UMES commences this year’s nationally recognized African American Read-in on Monday, February 4, as the UMES…Read more “Standing in the Shadows,” Focus of African American Read-In
Monday, January 28, 2008 Welcome one and all to Maroon and Gray Country- Home of the Fighting UMES HAWKS! It’s Homecoming 2008- “Unbroken Links: Love for the Past, Hope For the Future! The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Maryland State College) will celebrate 59 years of Homecoming tradition! Homecoming is a time for alumni, students, and the…Read more HOMECOMING 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008 PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has become the first Historical Black College and the 20th university accredited by PGA of America to offer their Professional Golf Management Program. The PGA/PGM™ University Program is a 4½-year structured college curriculum for aspiring PGA Professionals. The educational program is accredited by The PGA of…Read more UMES First HBCU to Join PGA/PGM Program
Monday, February 12, 2007 Princess Anne, MD- A panel of scholars and public officials explore the state of young black men during a colloquium at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Thursday, February 22. The program, “State of the State of Young Black Men in Washington D.C., and Baltimore,” which will be held in the…Read more UMES Examines “State” of Young Black Men
Monday, November 5, 2007 By Dr. Anke VanWagenberg, art history lecturer and Mosely Gallery Director Members of Maryland Printmakers, Inc., a non-profit corporation, were on hand Thursday, November 1, from 4-6 p.m. at the opening reception of “Expressions and Impressions,” an exhibit featuring their exciting new prints. The exhibit can be viewed November 1 to December 6 at…Read more Maryland Printmakers Exhibition Opens at Mosely Gallery
Monday, November 5, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Roger D. Estep, DVM, has been named senior advisor for government relations at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. A staunch supporter of the institution, Estep, retired vice president of development and university relations at Howard University, has served his undergraduate alma mater in several different capacities…Read more Estep Named UMES Senior Advisor, Government Relations
Monday, November 5, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Director of Alumni Affairs and Planned Giving Kimberly Dumpson, Esq., was recently appointed for a 3-year term to the Wicomico County Personnel Board at the request of Richard M. Pollitt Jr., county executive. The appointment was confirmed by the County Council. Dumpson joins Allen Brown…Read more Dumpson Appointed to County Board
Monday, November 5, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Concert Choir performs “Sights and Sounds of Barbados, West Indies” on the stage of the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, November 11, at 4 p.m. Traditionally, the Choir’s fall performance celebrates the musicians’ most recent performance abroad;…Read more Concert Choir Presents Sights and Sounds of Barbados
Monday, November 5, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE-Dr. Ernest Satchell, chairman of the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, was recently appointed to serve as a member of the State of Maryland Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for commission district one encompassing Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties. He will serve a 3-year…Read more Satchell Appointed to Commission
Monday, November 5, 2007 Award winning author Psyche Williams-Forson speaks on Tuesday, November 8, at 11 p.m. in Room 2040 of Hazel Hall as part of the Maryland Humanities Council. Forson’s book, “Building Houses out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food and Power,” won the American Folklore Society’s Elli Kongas-Maranda Prize. According to the Council’s web site: “Using a…Read more Author to Speak at UMES
