Installation of pipeline that will enable the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus to switch to natural gas as its primary source of energy is heading into the homestretch. Since late summer, contractors have meticulously fused together dozens of 40-foot long sections of 6-inch yellow-striped black pipe, which has snaked its way along the western…Read more Eco-friendly energy source is close to reality
No one was prepared for the havoc COVID-19 wreaked in the months after public health officials declared a pandemic and civic leaders directed everyday life be brought to a standstill. UMES senior Dustin Edelman, however, was not flustered by the sweeping lockdown that closed schools and government offices, emptied streets, canceled sporting events, and made…Read more Navy experience helped veteran find a career path
The UMES women’s golf team traveled to Springfield, N.J. Columbus Day weekend — not to compete — but to get a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of one of America’s best-known and historic golf courses. The student-athletes accepted an invitation to visit Baltusrol Golf Club, which has played host to 17 “major” golf championship…Read more Baltusrol rolls out the red carpet ‘fore’ UMES golfers
After a year’s hiatus yielding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are bringing back their “Salute to Our Veterans” gala. The Thursday, Nov. 11, event pays tribute to local military veterans and gets underway at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception at the Richard…Read more UMES, Salisbury Chamber salute veterans Nov. 11
UMES’ English and Modern Languages department has adopted a “common reader” project for the 2021-22 academic year. Ross Gay’s “The Book of Delights” inspired faculty member Carmen Parks to write this piece, which she has shared with her students who also are reading Gay’s book as part of the class syllabus. Decades ago, on the way to…Read more ‘Honk If You Love Jesus’
Samata Bhetwal traveled 7,700 miles to make her dream of pursuing a degree at an American college a reality. Home for the first-year graduate student in food science at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal in south Asia. “I have always wanted to have a graduate degree from a…Read more ‘It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves’
Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. The campus newsletter staff invited a May 2021 University of Maryland Eastern Shore graduate to share her thoughts on the meaning of this cultural diversity celebration. By Angélica Maria Garcia When I hear ‘Hispanic Heritage Month,’ I tend to cringe a little. There are so many opinions…Read more Is Hispanic Heritage Month an inclusive term?
By Dr. Bradley Stevens On a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Roaring Point Park on the Nanticoke River, the beach was covered with bathers enjoying the warm weather and water. Most of them probably didn’t even notice the little transparent glistening globules beside them on the beach. As I walked along the beach, though, my eyes were…Read more Comb jellies
Seminar room 1106 in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Food Sciences & Technology Center has a new name; university officials dedicated it Thursday to the late John Valentine Strickland. The informal ceremony was organized as a Founders’ Week event to acknowledge the contributions of a respected poultry science professor who taught and conducted research…Read more UMES salutes a foundational faculty member
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore unveiled a small sample of African art donated on behalf of a distinguished alumnus to coincide with the 2021 Founders’ Week celebration. The university held a low-key reception at the Frederick Douglass Library Wednesday to give invited guests a peek at examples representative of an impressive collection of some…Read more A treasured gift from an equally treasured alumnus
