Akiyah Smith took a leap of faith when the opportunity for an international internship arose. The senior engineering technology major from Washington D.C., who is graduating in December, jumped at the chance to take part in a 10-week summer practicum with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers nearly a world away in Pyeongtaek, South Korea….Read more ‘I came out a better person’
When Latoya Jenkins hit the stage, she was energized. The Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Engagement at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore could easily have felt worn down as she and her staff had been working tirelessly recruiting UMES’s incoming freshman class. However, she had a special pep in her step as…Read more ‘We left no stone unturned’
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No …, it’s definitely a bird. But it’s not just any bird, it’s the newly adopted logo of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore that graces the institution’s water tower. The recent placement of the new emblem is part of a wide-ranging rebranding effort…Read more UMES unveils new logo, tagline as part of institutional rebrand
President Heidi M. Anderson was in a jubilant mood at the start of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s opening day ceremony welcoming new and returning members of the Hawk Family. Dancing down the aisle up to the stage to the Earth, Wind and Fire hit “September,” she and the UMES campus community had a lot to…Read more ‘All of you have those stories to tell’
This month the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) welcomes Tara A. Owens as Athletic Director and Anastasia Rodriguez as the Vice President for Administration and Finance. Both join President Heidi M. Anderson’s cabinet. Tara A. Owens, Athletic Director Athletic Director Owens joins the campus after four successful years at Central State University in Wilberforce,…Read more UMES to welcome two new administrators
A new curriculum that focuses on aviation maintenance training is on the horizon at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore through the help of grant funding from Wicomico County and the State of Maryland. The Federal Aviation Administration-certified course would include participants logging 1,900 hours of training through the university. The credits can be applied…Read more ‘A new paradigm’
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore welcomes a former Hawk back home as Earl Holland Jr. was named the new Director of Public Relations. He assumed the role on July 18. Holland, an Eastern Shore native and 2005 graduate of UMES, replaces longtime PR director Bill Robinson, who retired at the end of the recent…Read more UMES alum Holland named as new PR director
Joelle Odigie’s passion and enthusiasm for pharmaceutical science were ingrained in her since childhood as the daughter of two pharmacists. It also had a personal impact on the Baltimore native as she saw first-hand the importance of receiving proper medical treatment as a 13-year-old. “Originally, what led me to get into pharmaceutical science is that…Read more Pursuing a Passion
When Ariel Larsen made the decision to enroll at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the deciding factor for her was the sequential arts program. “(At) colleges, arts aren’t usually a big program,” the Westminster resident and incoming freshman said. “So the fact that art is such a big program here is really fun.” What…Read more ‘A Huge Family Atmosphere’
The city of Savannah, Ga. is hopeful it can stabilize a geographic piece of its cultural heritage by restoring the home of the late Calvin L. and Virginia J. Kiah, prominent Black educators who allowed their dwelling to double as “a museum for the masses.” Dr. Calvin Lycurgus Kiah was born in Princess Anne in…Read more Is this Depression-era painting Thomas Kiah?
