The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, an 1886 HBCU, is Maryland's historically Black doctoral research institution.
Home of the Hawks!
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#HawkPride
Congratulations on the recognition to Joyce Abbott,
#UMES
alumna & educator, who is the namesake & inspiration behind the Emmy Award-winning ABC sitcom,
@AbbottElemABC
! 🚌
#HawkPride
When
#UMES
alumna Ms. Whitney Harris became Mrs. Whitney Brewington she was sure to bring along her UMES Diamond Dancers sisters who took some time to reminisce on the dance floor with a classic Diamond Dancer routine.
#HBCUDancers
#HBCU
#UMESDiamonds
Congratulations to
#UMES
Alum Jayla Watson as she ranked
#1
in
@HBCUBuzz
"HBCU Top 30 Under 30"!
While at UMES Jayla began her YouTube channel "Life with Jayla" to document her college experience & by her senior year, she had launched her virgin hair company Glam Textures.
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is the recipient of a $20 million donation from philanthropist and novelist
@MackenzieScott
, the largest gift from an individual in our school’s history.
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2015
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alum Sgt. James B. Akinola is the 2020 U.S. Army Soldier of the Year. Akinola earned "best warrior" honors and had a prominent role in this week's Veterans' Day dedication of the National Museum of the United States Army.
@USArmyMuseum
@bami_
#UMES
will receive a $1 million donation from Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti and his wife, Renee, as part of the newly established Ozzie Newsome Scholars Program!
#DidYouKnow
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a commencement speech at Maryland State College (UMES) on May 25,1959?
There were 53 graduates but over 1000 attendees! Read more here:
#RememberingMLK
#MLKDay
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Congratulations to c/o 2019 graduate, Kenneth Bryant, who recently accepted an offer to begin his career as a law enforcement officer with the Metro Transit Police Department! Kenneth's first day at the police academy will be December 23rd!
#UMESGradsSoar
#DegreeToOccupation
Congratulations to Ayona Shelton of Baltimore, MD and Marquis Wells of Parksville, MD on completing their studies here at UMES. Today they both received their Bachelor of Science in Chemistry! You’re now officially
#UMES
alumni
#CongratsGrads
👩🏾🎓
That's a wrap! You came, you learned, you conquered! Now go out there and make us proud! We can't wait to see our Hawks soar! Congratulations to the Class of 2019! 🎓
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Today UMES alumni JaBre' Jennings & Juwan Nicholson, creators of the "Caption Any Photo" app were featured on The Shade Room.
See what these gentlemen had to say when UMES News caught up with them. Check the app out in your mobile App Store.
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#HawkPride
@CaptionAnyPhoto
President Anderson is grateful to Governor Larry Hogan for signing the $577 million
#HBCU
settlement bill. It will provide
#UMES
$9.6 million annually in additional funding over the next 10 years!
Hey Hawks! We hope you all enjoyed yourself at yesterday’s surprise concert brought to you by
@UMESSGA
@UMES_CAB
and the Office of Campus Life.
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A special thank you to our student photographer Keith Garner who took these epic photos of
@BlacYoungstaFB
‼️
Congratulations to our 23rd Mr. UMES Marcus Burrell Jr. & 50th Miss UMES Carmia Smith as they both will receive their bachelor's degrees this Friday at Spring Commencement!
The end of this era marks a new beginning for these two, & we’re excited to see what’s next!
#HawkPride
UMES remembers Jesse T. Williams Sr. who died on Sunday, April 25. As a student, basketball player, and ambassador of the university, Williams was the personification of the school-spirit slogan Hawk Pride.
Emmy award-winning actress Cicely Tyson died on Thursday. Tyson remained true to selecting roles that portray strong, positive images of black women. She was the commencement speaker and received an honorary degree from
#UMES
in 2010. She will be missed.
Congratulations to the 29 graduates of our Doctor of Physical Therapy program! We are excited to see you soar into your new careers. Congratulations Doctors, you did it!
#PhysicalTherapy
#EasternShore
#HawkPride
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Graduation is in the air, and so are these students!
Elizabeth Fadaka, Theo Okrah, & Shawn Meusa will receive their Bachelor of Science degrees in Aviation Sciences on Friday at the spring commencement ceremony!
#UMES
#2DaysUntilTheDegree
#Gradszn
#hbcugrad
#aviation
Masiel Ramirez & two sisters gathered to take pictures ahead of her Dec. 2020 graduation from
#UMES
. Each sported a sweatshirt from their respective
#HBCU
alma maters! Sharing the upbeat images on social led to a post-graduate internship offer for Masiel.
We are happy to announce that construction on a new building for the School of Pharmacy is scheduled to begin this coming fall!
The three-story building will be built on the east side of campus, across from the Engineering & Aviation Science Complex
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Airis D. Thomas ’13,
#UMES
alumna and former athletics staff member, became the 1st female Sports Information Director at Winston-Salem State University! Congratulations, Airis!
#HawkPride
Senior Jahmai Holland (
@vanila_twist
) will deliver the student commentary May 25 at the
@UMESNews
spring commencement on behalf of the class of
#UMES2018
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore extends condolences to the family of late Congressman
@repjohnlewis
, who delivered commencement remarks May 16 to the Class of 2014 explaining why
#BlackLivesMatter
& challenging us to make “good trouble.” 🌹
#umes
Congratulations to 2003
#UMES
alumna Krystin Richardson who was recently appointed by Governor Hogan to be a Baltimore County District Court judge!
#HawkPride
#ICYMI
: Dr. Richard Warren, Jr. Named 2018-19 Maryland Teacher of the Year, Statewide Winner is from Somerset County. Congratulations, Dr. Warren! ❤️💛🖤
Korey Wise, a criminal justice reform advocate, will visit campus Thursday, Feb. 20 for “Life After Injustice: A Conversation with Korey Wise”.
#UMES
TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT.
The event will be recorded and uploaded to our Youtube channel @ Discover UMES
A historic Founders' Day: Dr. Heidi M. Anderson is inaugurated as the 16th leader of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore 133 years to the day the school opened in 1886.
#HBCUs
#LandGrant
University System of Maryland.
#WeLoveOurPresident
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Congratulations to Damien Church, D-Andre Fuller and Stefan Sawyerr as they all will receive their Bachelors of Science in Accounting today from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore!
#NABA
#FutureAccountants
#UMES
From UMES’ farm to
@TuskegeeUniv
’s veterinary school: Meet Baltimore native Nakia Coit.
Ms. Coit was drawn to
#UMES
’ rural environment, which propelled her to pursue a career in veterinary medicine.
Read more:
#Agriculture
#STEM
@DefiinedBeautyy
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are investigating this immediately. This is disgusting and by NO MEANS does this reflect the values of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Congratulations to senior marketing major Sola Okesanjo as she was named a Forbes Under 30 Scholar! Gbemisola spent the week in Detroit where she was able to network with other scholars, entrepreneurs, investors & more!
We can't wait to hear more when you return Sola!
#UMES
Gov. Larry Hogan &
@MDBiz
announced
#UMES
will receive a $2 MILLION innovation grant to match a $2.5 MILLION pledge from long-time university benefactors Roger and Vivian Blunt. Students will reap the benefits of this generous gift for generations to come.
In 1959, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the commencement speaker at Maryland State College. Join
#UMES
in taking time today in reflecting on King’s life and legacy!
#MLKDay
#UMES
alum Anfernee Robinson made it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in Media for 2023! Robinson is the founder of Animebae Studios. In 2020, he published the Manga series AKAI, a
#1
best seller on Amazon and the most read Manga for 4 months.
#HawkPride
The Hawk Family is mourning the loss of one of their own. Dr. Brenda S. Odoms Wade passed away on Nov. 25, 2020. Dr. Wade held several positions at UMES, which included serving as the first Director of the Honors Program, now the Richard A. Henson Honors Program.
Meet Starletta DuPois, an accomplished Tony-nominated actress and a
#UMES
alum whom you may recognize from feature films like “Friday After Next” and “The Notebook.” The Philadelphia native has performed all three female roles in Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun.”
Merry Christmas from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. May your holidays be filled with love, joy, and laughter on this Christmas day!
#UMES
#MerryChristmas
During his powerlifting career Mike Hall, Director of the Health and Wellness Center at UMES was identified as the strongest drug-free man in the world.
Today he's credited with being one of the best athletes to come out of Delaware.
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Well isn't that something.
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alum Derek Lalanne found his now full-time employer Harkins Builders while he was a student at a UMES Career Fair.
He now returns to UMES to recruit Hawks to join him at Harkins!
#UMESAlumni
#HawkPride
UMES alumni Tiara Hall c/o 2016 and Gary Fagan c/o 2014 have used their combined skills and education to start their company, Culinaire Club Catering. Tiara majored in Hospitality/Tourism Mgmt (Culinary Arts) while Gary majored in Business Management.
#UMES
#UMESALUMNI
#HawkPride
Congrats to Gbemisola "Sola" Okesanjo on being selected to deliver the student commentary at the Winter 2019 Commencement ceremony!
Sola is a marketing major graduating summa cum laude hailing from Chicago.
Once again congrats Sola! We can't wait for the big day!
#UMES
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Heidi Anderson to our campus community. Dr. Anderson will serve as our 16th president at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
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#UMES19
#UMES20
#UMES21
#UMES22
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore salutes
#UMES17
alumna Jasmine Brown (kinesiology) for serving on the frontlines of healthcare workers (in Florida) who are battling the
#COVID19
pandemic.
#HawkPride
The HawkFamily joins the local law enforcement in mourning the loss of UMES alum Wicomico County Sheriff's Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard, who was fatally shot by a fugitive overnight in the line of duty in Pittsville, MD. Our prayers go to his family, friends & the community.
Today, Sept. 13, we celebrate the founding of our beloved university.
@UMESPres
, along with some of our students, took a moment to remember our founders.
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senior Nasya Goodman secured an internship with the Somerset Patriots, the Yankees’ recent Double A affiliate. As a
#YankeesFan
& soon to be graduate of hospitality and tourism management, Goodman is excited to launch her culinary career!
#UMES_RYS21
As the only HBCU in the state of Maryland to offer sequential art curriculum, we'd be remiss to not say rest in peace to superhero creator and comic book icon Stan Lee. We will miss your Marvel movie cameos and the brilliance that was Stan Lee.
#RIPStanLee
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Congratulations to all of our summer graduates!
Welcome to the proud network of
#UMES
alumni!
You've done the work to transform yourself through education now go out and transform the world!
#CongratsGrads
#UMES19
Today -- July 1, 2020 -- marks the 50th anniversary of the transition from "Maryland State College" to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Since its founding in 1886, the institution has been known by a series of names you can learn more here:
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Today is the day!
Welcome to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
#UMES23
! We are excited that you’re joining our Hawk Family! Our student organizations are waiting to welcome you as you drive down UMES Blvd so be sure to roll your windows down and wave!
Hawk Pride!
#UMES
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore bowling squad finished the 2019-20 season ranked No. 1 in the country with 74.3%. On Monday, in the final National Tenpin Coaches Association poll of the season, the team was voted No. 6.
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In December,
#UMES
criminal justice alumni Kenneth Bryant Jr. and Chondie Beasley, and family, raised $800 and organized the first annual “Project Bless” initiative for 300 homeless people in Washington, D.C. We thank them for their service to the community!
#HawkPride
Congratulations UMES Class of 2023!
Your pinning ceremony was a success and you all are now officially locked in as
#Hawks4Life
!
NSO week is coming to an end but the fun is not through! Follow at
@UMESCAAS
@UmesHawks
and
@UMESSGA
for more events!
#UMES
#UMES23
Happy Valentines Day from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore! Today we celebrate "Love on the Shore" by celebrating our couples who found love on Shore.
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#ValentinesDay
#ValentinesDay2019
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is currently working with our colleagues across the state to provide adequate prorated refund/credit options for students and families.
These options include both refunds in the form of checks and or credits for future enrollment/housing.
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#umesfinancialaid
Wooooo! Sequential Art professor Brad Hudson painted this portrait of Ric Flair for
@RicFlairNatrBoy
himself! Can’t you just hear the iconic “Woooo” now?
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#OilPaint
Special thank you to former Diamond dancer & UMES Alumna Whitney Harris for stopping by to teach the before I let go challenge to our students and our visitors from Samuel Olge Middle School in Bowie, MD
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Thank you Whitney! 😁