Press Releases
Update: USMH Scholarship Applications due April 30th!
Posted: 08 April 2020
Due to challenges students are experiencing in acquiring required information/documents for the scholarship application, we are extending the deadline to Thursday, April 30th.A reminder to applicants:Please be sure to order your official transcripts to be mailed to: USMH Student Services, 32 W.... Read More
USMH Emergency Assistance Fund for Students in Need
Posted: 01 April 2020
USMH has established an Emergency Assistance Fund for students who are facing financial struggles due to the COVID-19 pandemic.This fund is being allocated to current USMH students to address urgent needs and financial uncertainties caused by this unprecedented global pandemic. We anticipate that... Read More
Student Services Available Online
Posted: 25 March 2020
Due to campus closures, USMH Student Services is operating online.Students who need writing and editing assistance or have questions about housing or other student services should contact Katie Hershey.Writing Center - writingcenter@hagerstown.usmd.eduOther Student Services - khershey@hagerstown.... Read More
USMH Response to COVID-19
Posted: 12 March 2020
March 20, 2020 (9 a.m.)Following guidance from the University System of Maryland (USM), Governor Larry Hogan, and the federal government all USM institutions have made a collective decision to deliver undergraduate classes in a distance format for the remainder of the spring semester. Graduate... Read More
USMH Spirit Run 5k 2020
Posted: 19 February 2020
The 2020 USMH Spirit Run 5k will be held on Saturday, September 12th! Register now to help your alma mater or favorite Maryland state university win the University Spirit award. Read More
2020-2021 Scholarship Applications available now!
Posted: 11 December 2019
Scholarship applications for the 2020-2021 school year are now open. Any student at USMH can apply. Please visit the online portal to begin your application.FSU Physician Assistant students who are Washington County residents can apply for a separate scholarship here.Students who applied for and... Read More
USMH celebrates funds raised for scholarships, opening of new Hospitality Center
Posted: 10 December 2019
The University System of Maryland at Hagerstown (USMH) hosted its annual Feaste at Yuletide gala on Friday, December 6th. The event was held in the newly renovated USMH Hospitality Center on West Washington Street. During the program, Executive Director Mark Halsey announced that USMH raised more... Read More
Food Fight!
Posted: 03 December 2019
Students, faculty and staff at the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown (USMH), in collaboration with Salisbury University's Community Health program and Micah's Backpack of Washington County, collected and delivered almost 450 pounds of food for the more than 1,000 children served by the... Read More
Hospitality and tourism students chosen to pitch ideas in "Crab Tank" competition
Posted: 05 November 2019
HAGERSTOWN-Hospitality and tourism management (HTM) students enrolled in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's (UMES) program offered at the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown (USMH) earned the chance to pitch their idea to increase yourism in the Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit's... Read More
USMH to celebrate scholarship funds with "modern" Renaissance gala
Posted: 22 October 2019
The University System of Maryland will host its annual scholarship gala, Feaste at Yuletide, on Friday, December 6th from 6-9 p.m. at the new USMH Hospitality Center (55-59 W. Washington Street). The gala will have an updated theme this year, celebrating a "modern" Renaissance as USMH spurs a... Read More