Press Releases
10th Anniversary USMH Reunion
Posted: 21 May 2015
Trisha Bair, psychology (BS) - FSU '13, and Ligia Teodorovici, social work (MSW) - SU '10 met during the BBQ and had fun talking about their experiences on the USMH student council.Graduates of USMH programs recently met for Blues and BBQ during the Western Maryland Blues Fest in downtown... Read More
Graduation Celebration
Posted: 20 May 2015
The 9th USMH Graduation Celebration took place on May 19, 2015. This year's graduation celebration honored a class of 170 students. The USMH Executive Director, Mark Halsey, the Mayor of Hagerstown, The Honorable David Gysberts, the President of Frostburg State University, Dr. Jonathan... Read More
Fiscal Year 2016 Proposed Regional Tuition Rates
Posted: 15 May 2015
Fiscal Year 2016 Proposed Regional Tuition RatesHAGERSTOWN, Md.- Beginning Fall 2015, students who attend on-site classes offered at USMH and who reside in one of the neighboring counties to Washington County, Maryland, will benefit from a new out-of-state regional tuition rate structure. The... Read More
Nursing seniors hang their uniforms
Posted: 14 May 2015
Congratulations to our Towson University nursing seniors who got to hang their uniforms! City of Hagerstown public works employees used a bucket truck to assist the nursing students in hanging the uniforms more thank 20 feet up on the USMH building. It is believed that the tradition was born... Read More
Washington County Gives
Posted: 10 April 2015
We're joining more than 60 nonprofits in a 24 hour online giving promotion called Washington County Gives on Tuesday, May 5.The USMH Scholarship Fund has awarded over $250,000 in scholarshipsLast year we awarded a $2,700 scholarship to 25 students"I would not have been able to do it. The... Read More
STEM Needs Assessment
Posted: 17 March 2015
USMH recently undertook a STEM Needs Assessment, facilitated with a generous grant from the Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Foundation. That research led to the development of our 2015 – 2020 Strategic Vision. Supported by the region’s significant employment in health care and the fact that... Read More
USMH Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Posted: 30 January 2015
The University System of Maryland at Hagerstown (USMH) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. In celebration of this milestone and in honor of a “Decade of Building Futures,” USMH will be hosting a year of festivities. The festivities are set to include an Alumni Ambassador picnic, an Alumni... Read More
Letter to the USMH Community Regarding the Budget Cuts
Posted: 07 January 2015
A Message to the USMH CommunityPlease allow me to share with you our recent budget situation, including where we are today. The University System of Maryland (USM) was told in December 2014 to expect a mid-year budget cut totaling approximately $8.5 million. So all institutions, including the... Read More