2017 Solheim Cup up close Friday, September 1, 2017 UMES senior Nia Troutman had a front-row seat this summer to one of 2017’s biggest events in women’s golf while earning credit toward her degree in PGA golf management. Troutman is in the midst of a seven-month internship at the Des Moines Golf & Country Club, which played host…Read more Internship brings brush with golf stars
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Dr. LeRoi S. Hicks will be the featured speaker for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s 131st Founders’ Day Convocation and summer commencement exercises. The event will be held Thursday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts, where 29 graduate students are candidates to receive…Read more Dr. LeRoi Hicks is 2017 summer commencement speaker
By Susan Callahan Monday, August 28, 2017 There is so much interest these days in cooking and dining. Chefs have become celebrities with cable TV shows and product lines; they host cruises and festivals; they live that celebrity life. Thousands of women and men who make the food that we eat every day, however, spend…Read more NO CELEBRITY chef
On being an algebra ambassador By Dr. Mark E. WilliamsTuesday, August 22, 2017 Delaware State University invited me to participate this past summer in its “3+1” academic exchange program with the Changchun University of Science and Technology. Located in northeast China near the North Korean border, the city of Changchun is heavily industrialized, about the…Read more On being an algebra ambassadorOn being an algebra ambassador
Gerry Weston returns to Delmarva Aug. 21 Friday, August 18, 2017 Veteran broadcaster Gerry Weston has accepted an appointment to be the general manager of WESM (91.3 FM), the National Public Radio affiliate on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Weston was general manager of Delmarva Public Radio at Salisbury University from 2007…Read more WESM 91.3 FM has a new general manager
Targeted undergraduate classes can help applicants qualify Friday, August 11, 2017 The Peace Corps is establishing an undergraduate certificate program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore that starts this fall. The Peace Corps Prep partnership with UMES will combine targeted coursework with hands-on experience to prepare students interested in becoming Peace Corps volunteers or other intercultural…Read more Peace Corps Prep now an option @ UMES
The Bennie & Shirley Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund established Thursday, August 3, 2017 The owners and operators of Bennie Smith Funeral Home Inc. have established a new scholarship fund at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The Bennie and Shirley Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund is being created to provide need-based scholarships to deserving UMES students. …Read more First State philanthropists start new UMES scholarship
Thursday, August 31, 2017 In addition to the annual faculty show’s display of recent paintings, drawings, prints, photos, ceramics, sculpture, glass works and installations, I invited our talented faculty to also create works specifically addressing the theme, “Homage.” During our careers as professional artists and art educators, we have all learned from and been inspired…Read more Mosely Gallery faculty exhibit opens Sept. 7
Friday, July 21, 2017 When Governor Larry Hogan and First Lady Yumi Hogan hosted the 10th annual Governor’s Buy Local Cookout July 20 at the Government House in Annapolis, a student chef from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore at the Universities at Shady Grove’s entrée was featured. Keshav Poudel, a native of Nepal, and fellow Hospitality and Tourism…Read more Student chefs showcase talent at Governor’s event
New classroom building is next goal Thursday, July 13, 2017 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s School of Pharmacy has secured accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education through June 30, 2019. The council formally approved the peer-review credential in late June and notified UMES President Juliette B. Bell of the decision this week. …Read more Pharmacy school secures accreditation thru 2019
