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Monday, November 9, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Michael Tardif, director of Integrated Project Delivery Systems for Grunley Construction Company Inc., a major construction company in the D.C. metropolitan area, lectures on the topic, “Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Building Information Modeling (BIM):  A Contractor’s Perspective,” on Tuesday, November 10, at 11 a.m. in the Student Services…Read more UMES Lecture Series Addresses Building Information Modeling

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD -The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s eighth annual Tri-County College Fair will be held on Tuesday, November 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center. Recruiters from over 100 colleges, universities and the Armed Services are slated to attend.  High schools in…Read more UMES Sponsors Tri-County College Fair for Area Juniors and Seniors(2)

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Some 300 students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are preparing for induction in the university’s newest leadership society.  Founded in 2001 by Gary Tuerack, the National Society of Leadership and Success comprises a community of like-minded, success-oriented individuals who continuously strive for excellence. “With the job…Read more National Society of Leadership and Success Finds Home at UMES

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Following her recent address to the 973 September graduates of Walter Sisulu University for Technology & Science (WSU) in South Africa, Dr. Thelma B. Thompson was conferred the honorary doctoral degree of literature and philosophy. Encouraging the graduates’ conviction that education is a continuous and life-long venture, Thompson assured…Read more Thompson Conferred Honorary Degree in Africa

uesday, October 20, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The Tri-County Alumni Chapter of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is holding its 10th annual scholarship event, The Harvest Fling, on Friday, October 30, at 7 p.m. in the Richard A. Henson Center Ballroom.  The event features a dinner, dancing to music by The Exquisite Band of Washington,…Read more Harvest Fling Benefits Student Scholarships

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Farmers, landowners and gardening enthusiasts will be offered tips and tools at the sixth annual small farm conference at the Richard A. Henson Center at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  Special guest, Mike McGrath, host of the nationally syndicated public radio show “You Bet Your Garden” and garden editor…Read more Mike Mcgrath to Speak at Small Farm Conference

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Enjoy exotic delicacies while “Cruising the Mediterranean” during the October 30 Hawk Children’s Fund benefit dinner, to begin 7 p.m. in the Richard A. Henson Center at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  Mediterranean style pork tenderloin tops the menu with Death by Chocolate for dessert bringing up the…Read more October Benefit Dinner Offers Mediterranean Cuisine

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is one of nine stops in the state for The Maryland Humanities Council second annual One Maryland One Book tour, Maryland s only statewide community reading program.  James McBride’s novel, “Song Yet Sung,” set on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, was chosen as the 2009…Read more Author James McBride to Visit UMES as Part of One Maryland One Book Tour