Professional Development

What is UMaine GRAD?

UMaine GRAD was designed to provide a framework for graduate students to learn and master the skills necessary to succeed in personal and professional opportunities at UMaine and beyond. One of our goals is for our UMaine graduate students to be confident, mindful, attentive, intelligent, and exceptional in all realms of life.

To do this, we created a platform for students to continue to grow, become resilient, strive for advancement, and deliver their ideas and themselves in the most upstanding way.

  • G: Growth – the process of developing
  • R: Resilience – the ability to adapt effectively to adversity or change
  • A: Advancement – the process of promoting and progressing to a higher state
  • D: Delivery – the ability to effectively articulate and present

Upcoming Professional Development Events

Lydia Roy, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, will be defending her thesis titled “Investigating the Relationship Between Skin Carotenoid Levels and Tray Waste […]
Emma Whitney, a candidate for Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders, will be defending her thesis titled “Exploring Childhood Concussion Through a Return-to-Learn Tool.” For the Zoom link […]
Benjamin Johnson, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending his dissertation titled “Integrating Novel Sustainable Approaches for the Control of the Invasive Spotted-Wing […]
Mackenzie Roeder, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending her dissertation titled “Form, Function, and Fitness: Investigating the Role of Bill Morphology in […]
Patrice Elline Gutierrez Sison, a candidate for Master of Science in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science, will be defending her thesis titled “Drone Experiments for Targeted Weed Control in Maine […]

UMaine GRAD Collaborating Offices