Dear Friends – Fiscal year 2016 was another year of great things happening at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore! This annual report can only give you a glimpse of the excitement of the year. We celebrated the opening of the ultramodern Engineering and Aviation Science Complex- the largest building on our campus, gratefully accepted a $1M donation from Delmarva Power for our Green Collar Initiative, and offered our first fully online degree program Cybersecurity Engineering Technology. We also celebrated our decennial reaffirmation of accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It was a true team effort with participation by our entire campus community including faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters. I am proud to say we met all 14 standards, thus living up to our goal of being “Greater than Ever.” I thank our friends and alumni for their steadfast and ongoing support. As we look forward, we know there are challenges ahead, but there are also countless opportunities to create experiences our students will cherish for their lifetimes. And that is what we are all here for – Our Students! Thank you for continuing with us as we journey “From Excellence to Eminence!” Sincerely, Juliette B. Bell, Ph. D President
UMES GREEN INITIATIVES From the Cover: UMES received its largest single corporate gift, $1 million, in May 2016 from Delmarva Power. Funds will be used to train a sustainable workforce with emphases on agriculture and renewable energy in the Exelon Company’s Maryland service area. Educating students and the existing workforce in solar and passive solar, geothermal and related technologies will help build a green workforce knowledgeable about energy preservation and committed to environmental stewardship and sustainability said John Allen, a Delmarva Power Regional Vice President and chairman of UMES’ Board of Visitors.
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SO NICE THEY DID IT TWICE: MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY DEFENDS TITLE
UMES’ men’s cross country team captured its first MEAC championship in seven years in 2014, and with most of the team returning for 2015, the squad hinted at becoming a perennial power. It continued to deliver on that promise defeating 12 other conference schools to successfully defend its MEAC crown Oct. 31. Six members made the AllMEAC team (Top 15 in the championship). Khalil Rmidi Kinini (Malaga, Spain) was named most outstanding runner as he took first in the 8k event for the second consecutive year. Kinini went on to set the MEAC Championship record with a time of 8:30.44 in the 3000 meter run Feb. 13, 2016 at the MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships in Landover, Md. The UMES men’s golf team picked up its first tournament victory as a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I program at the Southwestern Athletic Conference/Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Collegiate Challenge. Maryland Eastern
Shore registered the sixth lowest team round in the program’s history after shooting a 307 (+19) on the last day. The Hawks posted the fifth lowest team average in a two round, 36-hole event in the school’s NCAA Division I history.
UMES was recognized in June 2016 by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for winning its 7th consecutive Graduation Success Rate The Engineering and Aviation Science Complex, UMES’ newest & largest (166,000 sq. ft.) building on the east side of campus, debuted in early 2016 to rave reviews for its bright, airy atmosphere and its many ecologically efficient features.
Green Collar Initiative projects:
award with an 88 percent GSR for students competing from 2005-08.
• Green training on the latest developments in renewable energy solutions through a certificate program for students and the existing workforce. • A customized ambassador vehicle that will visit schools and community colleges for recruiting visits. • A green-power model home built on campus using sustainable technology and design elements endorsed by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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