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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Top 5 Programs Based on Fall 2015
3. Exercise Science
Fall 2015
4. Sociology 5. Human Ecology
FY 2016 Actual
Total Enrollment
4,467
Degrees Conferred
500
Operating Expenses
57,677,507
665
300 200
2015-16 UMES Foundation Endowment Growth The UMES Foundation has:
• 26 common trust endowment accounts • 40 scholarship accounts • 53 operating accounts
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UMES President Juliette B. Bell testified July 2015 on Capitol Hill before a Congressional agriculture committee in observance of 1890 Day. Themed, “Providing Access and Enhancing Opportunities,” the day marked the 125th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Second Morrill Act of 1890 that established Black Land-Grant Colleges and Universities.
10
20.6
20
20.1
23.8
25
18.8
All 29 students awarded Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees by UMES in the fall of 2015 earned their licenses to practice by passing a mandatory national exam on the first attempt. It was the second year in a row for that rare milestone.
• 323 endowment accounts (including several Title III matching accounts and State matching accounts) for a total value of $23,818,295.34
18.0
UMES welcomed Gov. Larry Hogan during a late April campus visit for the first time since taking office. Students showed appreciation to the state’s chief executive for his support of a proposal to make construction of a pharmacy and health professions classroom building a state priority. Gov. Hogan came through with a recommendation to the 2016 Maryland General Assembly that it allocate $3.5 million to get UMES started in planning for a new classroom building.
Total Expenses
133,148,299
368 awards | $637,324 awarded
The majority of the awards were designated for “meritbased scholarships” and for “general scholarships.”
Annual Giving FY ’09 - ’16 4.0
3.0 2.5 2.0
1.0
5
0.5
0
’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15 ’16
0.0
State General Funds
37,283,619
Higher Education Investment Fund
1,730,692
Federal Grants and Contracts
1,705,417
Private Gifts, Grants and Contracts
8,378
State and Local Grants and Contracts
Sales and Services of Educational Activities
105,297
Sales and Services of Auxiliary Enterprises
28,944,684
Other Sources
2,421,022
Transfer (to)/from fund balance
(687,438)
1,772,152
Total Unrestricted Revenue 105,639,660
Federal Grants and Contracts
25,189,404
Private Gifts, Grants and Contracts
1,483,680
State and Local Grants and Contracts
Other Sources
Scholarships
1.5
32,355,837
Current Restricted Revenue
Justin Matthews ’16 Computer Science
3.5
Tuition and Fees
“Thank you to all the supporters of UMES. While aiming for success as an undergrad, I plan to carry on a legacy of giving back to my alma mater once I graduate.”
2.33
White Coat Welcome
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore accepted applications in the spring of 2016 for a new graduate program; a master’s degree in cybersecurity engineering technology. June 6 was the start for the inaugural class. The self-paced, online curriculum, which can be completed in as little as 18 months, is designed to train the next level of Information Technology professionals to detect the kind of threats the nation is hearing about with increasing frequency. Graduates will be armed with the skills to manage cybersecurity response teams as well as protect information technology and cybersecurity infrastructure. The program meets online course review standards of Quality Matters, a universally recognized academic clearinghouse, and is geared to individuals who more than likely are working full-time in the field and would like to extend their credentials in cybersecurity.
2.4
2013 2014 2015 2016
1.72
0
890K
100
1.38
Acreage: main campus-745; research farm-385; Sarbanes center-8
400
665
3.8
769 full-time employees: 170 faculty members, 70 non-tenured
600
1.19
Approximate number of UMES students who qualify for some form of financial aid.
Sponsored Research & Programs: $21.4 million
543,704
Current Unrestricted Revenue
768
1.7
85%
754 722
MILLIONS RAISED
Financial Aid Recipients
700
Technical and Special Fees
Fall 2015
800
74,927,088
Academic Years 2013-2016
UMES offers 38 undergraduate majors, 15 master’s degrees and nine doctoral programs. Twenty-seven academic units are accredited.
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits
18.4
• Assistant fine arts professor Brad Hudson put UMES on the galactic map when Topps commissioned him to draw 100 Star Wars character trading cards for promotion of the cinematic release of the “Force Awakens,” the seventh film in the science fiction series.
Degrees
14:1 .................................
cybersecurity FINANCIALS
15.4
• Dr. Robert Caret, who became the USM Chancellor July 1, 2015 visited UMES Oct. 8, when he met with a diverse group of university leaders and toured campus.
UMES’ institution-wide accreditation was reaffirmed for the next decade by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education at the close of the 2015-16 academic year. The announcement concluded two years of selfexamination and preparation to demonstrate that the University meets 14 “Standards of Excellence” to deliver higher education comparable to other well-regarded institutions in the mid-Atlantic region. Middle States accreditation assures UMES’ stakeholders that it adheres to peer-review standards in the way it operates as an institution of higher education. Accreditation also enables the university to retain eligibility for federal funding, including federal financial aid.
2. Biology
Student to Faculty Ratio
13.3
• Dr. Paulinus Chigbu, professor and director of UMES’ NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center, earned the University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring, the highest recognition the Board grants for exemplary faculty achievement.
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore was ranked among America’s top Historically Black Colleges and Universities, according to the 2015 Best Colleges survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report. UMES has appeared in the upper tier since the survey’s inception in 2007. The fall 2015 edition rated 72 HBCUs in which UMES and Winston-Salem (N.C.) State University were listed 30th. Only 17 of the 72 HBCUs in the survey had a higher “peer assessment” score than UMES, one of the leading factors in the publication’s ranking equation.
1. Criminal Justice
18.5
• Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson Sr. delivered UMES’ 2015 Founders’ Day and Summer Commencement address. He last visited campus as a 1984 presidential candidate.
DASHBOARD DATA
18.3
HIGHLIGHTS 2015-16
A 13-year effort to achieve peer-recognition as a Doctoral University (moderate research activity) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education came to fruition midway through the 2015-16 academic year. UMES became one of roughly seven percent of the nation’s 4,664 higher education institutions and Maryland’s third public institution to earn membership in that exclusive group. The University achieved the new designation by demonstrating it consistently produces at least 20 research/ scholarship doctorates annually in six fields: food science and technology, marine-estuarineenvironmental sciences, toxicology, pharmaceutical sciences, education leadership and organizational leadership.
UMES enters world of
15.6
UMES named Doctoral University
’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15 ’16
Total Restricted Revenue
835,555 27,508,639
Total Revenue
OUR MISSION
133,148,299
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), the state’s historically black 1890 land-grant institution, has its purpose and uniqueness grounded in distinctive learning, discovery and engagement opportunities in the arts and sciences, education, technology, engineering, agriculture, business and health professions. UMES is a student-centered, doctoral research degree-granting university known for its nationally accredited undergraduate and graduate programs, applied research, and highly valued graduates. UMES provides individuals, including first-generation college students, access to a holistic learning environment that fosters multicultural diversity, academic success, and intellectual and social growth. UMES prepares graduates to address challenges in a global knowledge-based economy, while maintaining its commitment to meeting the workforce and economic development needs of the Eastern Shore, the state, the nation and the world.