Friday, June 22, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD–The Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland (USM) announced today the approval of a new independent four-year engineering degree for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). “As America strives to excel as a major global competitor in the STEM fields– science, technology, engineering and mathematics–it is important…Read more Four-Year Engineering Program Approved for UMES
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 LEAP(Linking Environmental and Academic Programs) MOU signing ceremony at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Left to right: David Blazer, executive director, Maryland Coastal Bays Program; Lou LaRicci, Maryland Department of the Environment; Frank Dawson III, Maryland Department of Natural Resources; Dr. Thelma B. Thompson, president, UMES; Dr. Donald S. Welsh, mid-Atlantic…Read more New Partnership Will Expand Environmental Science Education at UMES
Monday, May 21, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – University of Maryland Eastern Shore alumni are busy these days. Among other things, a group of them are, with the blessing of President Thelma B. Thompson, preparing to honor the legacy of President Emeritus William Percy Hytche, with a first-of-its-kind project that officially begins with a reception…Read more Alumni Honor Hytche Legacy, Commissions World-Renown Artist
Thursday, May 17, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Maryland’s Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler delivers the commencement address for some 364 degree recipients, their families and friends, at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s 120th spring commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center. The ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m….Read more UMES’ 120th Spring Commencement
Friday, May 4, 2007 Office of the Vice President of Student Life and Enrollment Management Student Services Center, Suite 2169 Campus: (410) 651-6687 Princess Anne, Maryland 21853-1299 Fax: (410) 651-8148 May 3, 2007 Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: In separate incidents on late Friday night, April 27, 2007, at the off-campus apartment complexes – Talon Square…Read more Letters to the University Community
Monday, April 23, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE – Health professionals and the public are invited to attend the 12th annual UMES Physical Therapy Research Symposium to be held starting at 7 p.m., Friday, April 27, in Hazel Hall on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The symposium consists of oral and poster presentations…Read more Physical Therapy Symposium at UMES
Monday, April 23, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Author and Historian John R. Wennersten, Ph.D., will trace the evolution of the oyster industry in a special presentation, “The Almighty Oyster: Food, Fighting and Sensibility,” on Tuesday, April 24 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The event is set for 11 a.m. in Room 2040 of…Read more The Almighty Oyster: Food, Fighting and Sensibility
Monday, April 23, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The internationally-acclaimed African Children’s Choir performs on Wednesday, April 25, at 7 p.m., at the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The program will include traditional African dances, well-loved spirituals, children’s songs, clapping and accompaniment by…Read more The African Children’s Choir at UMES
Monday, April 23, 2007 The Human Ecology Club presents its annual Spring Fashion Show to benefit the Department’s endowed scholarship fund PRINCESS ANNE, MD- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Human Ecology is proud to present the Human Ecology Club’s Annual Spring Fashion Show, “I Dream of HUEC T.V.,” on Friday, April 27,…Read more FUBU Comes to UMES!
Sunday, April 15, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Amid the flurry of activity in Raleigh, NC, that is the annual Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), a member of the UMES family was honored. Former UMES Vice Chancellor Joel Mack has been selected for the MEAC Hall of Fame. Mack served as president of MEAC after his…Read more ormer Administrator Joel Mack Joins MEAC Hall of Fame
