UMES’ School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Ribbon Cutting

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony for the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Complex. The structure is the first phase of what leadership envisions as a health and professions complex to accommodate the university’s health programs, improve the human condition, and meet the needs of existing health disparities, especially in rural communities.

After commencement exercises on May 19, where Jordan Evans will earn her bachelor’s degree in hospitality and tourism management (HTM) from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Evans will be bound for the Sunshine State where she secured an 18-month salaried position in Walt Disney’s Ventures and Expeditions in Orlando. Her new job stems from her summer 2022 internship with Disney Vacation Club. She earned her summer internship by being selected as one of 12 interns out of 1,000 applicants.

“I was nervous and anxious about my internship but I loved it,” Evans said.

“This experience has been amazing. It went by so quickly,” Evans said about her UMES experience. “I wouldn’t change it for the world. It taught me what I want out of my education and in life.”

During her time as a UMES student, the Baltimore, Md. native worked as a Hawk Mentor in the Center for Access and Academic Success and she worked as a student note taker in the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance. She was a member of Eta Sigma Delta (HTM honors society) and the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality. She also served as Vice President of Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO).

“It helped to meet new people because initially, I was shy and focused on my classes and schedule.”

She credits UMES’ Center for Entrepreneurship and In-