Jay Easter would be the first to tell you that he wasn’t your typical child growing up. How many middle school children would often stock up on astrophysics books and read the works of Neil DeGrasse Tyson? That passion for science was something that helped him connect with his mom, who taught elementary school science….Read more Shooting for the stars
A team of students from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore recently used their business acumen and problem-solving skills to compete against members of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This spring, six students took part in the sixth annual “HBCU Battle of the Brains” competition in Austin, Texas. It was the second consecutive year that…Read more ‘It’s for everyone’
As Brandon Wagner made his decision on where he would attend college it came down to a few factors. While many of his classmates had already made their choices, Wagner looked at all of his options before concluding that there was no place like home, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. “I was born and…Read more All the right moves
For Jamie Ferguson, two things were certain – she always wanted to pursue a career in criminal justice, and she always wanted to attend a Historically Black College or University. The decision to marry both certainties at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore was a simple one for the senior from Aberdeen, Md., who is…Read more Answering when opportunity knocks
It was a celebration for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as the much-anticipated opening of its new School of Pharmacy and Health Professions building became official. The facility, constructed on the continually developing and growing east side of the UMES Campus, was christened by President Heidi M. Anderson, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions…Read more ‘A labor of love’
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore was the recipient of $425,000 in NASA grants aimed toward serving historically underserved and underrepresented high school students in STEM. The funding, which averages out to $85,000 annually for five years, will be utilized for UMES’s HAWKS Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Precollege Summer Institute (PSI), a…Read more ‘That is how you measure impact’
When Todd Nock enrolled at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2008, little did he know his experience would lead to him making history some 15 years later. It was here where the Pocomoke City, Md., native first learned the meaning of serving others, community involvement, and the importance of leadership. “UMES was the…Read more Moving onward and upward
Hard work both inside and outside of the classroom was recognized during the 70th honors convocation held at the Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center on Thursday. Yeganeh Mansourian (School of Agricultural & Natural Sciences), Romina Vacca (School of Education, Social Sciences and the Arts), Derionah Abner (School of Pharmacy & Health Professions), and Tranita Barnett…Read more Volleyball teammates among 2023 Awards of Excellence recipients
There are several uses of the verb “teach,” the following are relative: to accustom to some action or attitude; to impart the knowledge of; to instruct by precept, example, or experience; and to make known and accepted. These are the actions of Joyce Abbott (’83), a graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES),…Read more “Teaching was always in the bottom of my heart”
As dating violence becomes an issue on local and national campuses, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance looks to take a proactive stance on the subject with the implementation of its B.R.A.V.E. Program. B.R.A.V.E., which stands for “Building Resistance Against Violence Engagement,” is an initiative “developed to raise awareness…Read more B.R.A.V.E. project initiative focuses on increasing awareness of dating violence
