The UMES School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) is hiring! For more information, click on the links below: Associate Dean of Research: tinyurl.com/5c528p5j Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs: tinyurl.com/4rnesuuc

Their courage gave us freedom. Their sacrifice gave us peace. This Memorial Day, UMES honors the fallen with pride and gratitude.

UMES honors the life and legacy of Congressman Charles Rangel — a civil rights champion, founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and one of the longest-serving members of Congress. His leadership and impact will never be forgotten. Rest in power. 🕊️🤍

Pam Klink has been named the National Teacher of the Year by Magnet Schools of America! Congratulations, Chef Klink! Your Hawk family is incredibly proud to see you leading with heart, skill, and purpose.🦅 ✨ #SoaringBeyondTheNest

Our Hawks showed up and showed out at NASAP 2025! 🦅💼 ✨ Proud to see UMES represented with excellence, leadership, and Hawk pride on full display! #HawkPride #NASAPSLI2025 #LeadersInAction

Happy Pride Month from UMES! 🌈 ✨ This month—and every month—we celebrate pride, identity, and the freedom to be you!

To the dads and father figures who inspire us to lead, serve, and soar— Happy Father’s Day from the Hawk family! 🤍 #UMES #HawkPride #FathersDay

This morning, Dr. Heidi M. Anderson joined fellow HBCU presidents and proud Hawks to represent UMES at the AfroNews Juneteenth Breakfast—a powerful celebration of freedom, unity, and Black excellence on the Shore. #HawkPride #AfroHonors 🖤❤️💚

Juneteenth is a reminder of how far we’ve come—and who walked before us. At UMES, we carry that legacy forward in every classroom, every graduate, and every Hawk who dares to dream. 🖤❤️💚 UMES is closed today in observance of Juneteenth. #Juneteenth #HawkPride #BlackExcellence

Last week, President Heidi M. Anderson delivered the end of the year presidential address followed by a campus wide celebration of faculty and staff recognizing our accomplishments at UMES. 🦅✨ #WorkHardPlayHard #HawkPride #UMES #HBCUExcellence

UMES alumna Ayesha Coker has been named one of Automotive News’ 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry! Her bold leadership, innovative vision,make her a true representation of what it means to Soar Beyond the Nest. 🦅 ✨ Congratulations, Ayesha!

Happy 4th of July, Hawks! 🇺🇸✨ Wishing our UMES family a safe and joyful Independence Day! #UMES #HawkPride #FourthOfJuly

Ready to soar? 🦅✨ Applications for Fall 2025 are officially open! Take the first step to join Hawk Nation today. Apply for Fall 2025 today and use code UMES2025 to waive your application fee! #HawkPride #UMES25

Two Hawks soaring to new heights! 🦅⛳️ Join us in congratulating Ava Allen & Sydney Raines — recipients of the Cobb Creek Foundation 2025 Charlie Sifford Scholarship!

UMES is proud to host Research Experiences for Undergraduates student Braxton Peace from Stony Brook University this summer! Working with Dr. Margaret Sexton, he’s helping with hands-on horseshoe crab research in Ocean City. 🌊🦀 📸: Kara Nuzback

UMES is proudly representing at the 2025 HBCU Philanthropy Symposium at the Disney Yacht Club in Florida. President Dr. Heidi M. Anderson joins a panel of HBCU leaders sharing ideas to strengthen support + partnerships that help our Hawks thrive! ✨ #HawkPride #HBCUExcellence

Horizons Delmarva campers visited umesextension 4-H STEM last week on July 7! Nearly 100 students (Grades 1–6) explored UMES’s aviation science program at Salisbury Airport, toured the maintenance facility & tried a flight simulator. 📸: Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications

Hawk Pride goes digital! 🦅💻 UMES is ranked #8 in Forbes Advisor’s 2025 Top 10 Online HBCUs for our strong, flexible, affordable online bachelor’s programs and exceptional student support. Soar higher at UMES — wherever you are! #HBCUExcellence #OnlineLearning

We loved welcoming our newest Hawks to campus for #NewHawkDay! From campus tours to convos with Financial Aid & Res Life—our future Hawks are getting set to soar this fall! Missed it? Don’t worry—another session is this Friday, July 25✨ Register now through UMES Admissions!

One month until classes start… Translation: four more weeks to soak up summer and figure out where your 8 a.m. is. 😅 See you on August 25th, Hawks! 🦅 #UMES #HawkPride #BackToSchoolCountdown #OneMonthOut