Montgomery Community Media

Students enrolled at University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s (UMES) hospitality and tourism management program are helping to fight in hunger in Montgomery County. Each month under faculty instruction, students prepare a home cooked meal for families in need through the Campus Kitchens Projects (CKP). CKP is a nonprofit based in Washington D.C. that partners with […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Stewart Edelstein, executive director of the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) talks about the importance of collaboration. USG recently hosted a networking event of county farmers and chefs. The purpose of the event was to identify business opportunities and challenges to local farmers, restaurants and students in the hospitality program […]

Montgomery County farmers and chefs recently connected at a networking event at the Universities at Shady Grove. They talked about business opportunities and challenges and then prepared lunch alongside each other. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Organizers said they plan to hold more summits like this one in the future.   Related:

The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) announced on June 11 a new cooperative education agreement with Grunley Construction Company, Inc. that will provide students in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s (UMES) Construction Management Technology program hands-on training with the construction firm. Leaders from the UMES School of Business and Technology, USG and Grunley signed […]