Last updated on July 19, 2021
COVID-related Resources for the University of Maine Graduate Community
Fall 2021 | Academic Calendar
Connect With Us
The Graduate School’s lobby is open to visitors on a limited schedule:
Tuesday & Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Beginning on August 23, the Graduate School lobby will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Our phone lines are open Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and we can also be reached by email or through live chat on our website.
Staying Healthy Together
If you or people you know in the University of Maine community have concerns about COVID-19 symptoms, close contact, or a positive test:
Call the COVID-19 info line: 207.581.2681
OR
Complete the self-reporting form
OR
Email umaine.alerts@maine.edu
Latest COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidance
- Face coverings will continue to be required indoors for any visitor, faculty, staff, or student who is not fully vaccinated.
- Exceptions to the indoor requirement:
- When a person is alone in an office or other room with a closed door;
- When eating or drinking in a space where eating or drinking is permitted;
- When a medical accommodation has been granted by appropriate University officials;
- In other special circumstances as may be determined by campus leadership.
- Note: Face coverings are not required of any visitor, faculty, staff member, or student regardless of vaccination status, when outdoors on university property and, effective July 26, face coverings will no longer be required indoors for those who are fully vaccinated.
For the latest UMS health and safety updates, go to the Together for Maine website.
COVID Vaccination Clinics
In partnership with Penobscot Community Health Center, the University of Maine will be holding vaccination clinics offering the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine and the two-shot Moderna vaccine.
August Dates
Location: Estabrooke Hall, 12-70 Estabrooke Drive
Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Day: Wednesdays
Dates: 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25
September Dates
Location: Woolley Rm 138, Rangeley Road
Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Day: Wednesdays
Dates: 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22
No appointment is necessary; community members will choose which vaccine they wish to receive during the registration process at the Woolley Room. Those receiving their first Moderna shot at the campus-based clinic in early August will be able to receive the second vaccination in September.
There is no charge for the vaccine. Proof of insurance is not required. If you have an insurance card, please bring it so that any administrative costs will be billed to your insurance company. No one receiving a vaccination will have out-of-pocket costs.
All members of the university community are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity. For questions, please email umaine.alerts@maine.edu.
External Agency Testing Information
As a courtesy, below you will find additional information from local healthcare providers on how to schedule a COVID-19 test. Students choosing to be tested by an external healthcare provider must email the results to um.covidtesting@maine.edu.
Northern Light Health
895 Union Street, Bangor
Phone: 844.489.1822NLH COVID-19 drive-thru testing:
Penobscot Community Health Care
242 Brunswick Street, Old Town
Call ahead: 207.404.8100 | Option #5PCHC COVID-19 testing information:
ConvenientMD
543 Broadway, Bangor
Phone: 833.263.0131 or sign up online: