{"id":7899,"date":"2018-03-28T13:20:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T17:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/?page_id=7899"},"modified":"2026-03-16T08:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:39:22","slug":"welcome-office-human-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Office of Human Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id7899_9e623f-07{margin-top:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id7899_9e623f-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7899_9e623f-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7899_9e623f-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:0px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id7899_9e623f-07 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id7899_9e623f-07 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class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7899_9e623f-07 alignfull has-white-background-color kt-row-has-bg um-UMBHHeaderWithTextLeftWhiteBg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-row kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > 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1024px){.kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83:not(.specificity){margin-top:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7899_10b7f6-83\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>We are proud to work with the campus communities of the University of Maine (UMaine) and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias (UMaine Machias), to support partnership, collegiality, and collaboration. The Office of Human Resources will continue to ensure that UMaine and UMaine Machias are compelling places to work, learn, and live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our mission in the Office of Human Resources is to recruit, train, inspire, develop, and retain employees committed to both campuses and their student-centered mission. By partnering with all departments across UMaine and UMaine Machias, we help employees at all levels of the organization align individual and departmental goals with institutional goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is an exciting time to be part of the UMaine and UMaine Machias communities, and we look forward to working with you to realize your individual and departmental goals and those of the institution. Thank you for your passion for and commitment to both UMaine and UMaine Machias.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id7899_6d955b-9c{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;}.kb-row-layout-id7899_6d955b-9c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7899_6d955b-9c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7899_6d955b-9c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:24px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7899_6d955b-9c{background-color:#79bde8;}.kb-row-layout-id7899_6d955b-9c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7899_6d955b-9c > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:24px;padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7899_162d1c-e6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7899_162d1c-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7899_162d1c-e6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading7899_162d1c-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7899_162d1c-e6\">QUICK LINKS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6af542d8b4ff046f36e5094b82a3fc8f\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mycampus.maine.edu\/group\/mycampus\/benefits\">Benefits<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3b7c5707134fbc67963518d616e26836\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com\/hcmUI\/CandidateExperience\/en\/sites\/CX_1\/jobs?lastSelectedFacet=ORGANIZATIONS&amp;mode=location&amp;selectedOrganizationsFacet=300000014113612\">Career Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5d0e15df8d6696e035a1ff11ce414b5\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mycampus.maine.edu\/\">My UM Portal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b0aeaed6ecc799960e5270a312bc02b5\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><a href=\"https:\/\/machias.edu\/portal\/\">My UMM Portal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fc3848b07c1e56358b0d50161958a470\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tdx.maine.edu\/TDClient\/2624\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159596\">UMS Account Activation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7899_904685-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column7899_904685-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7899_904685-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7899_904685-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7899_904685-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7899_904685-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;}.kadence-column7899_904685-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column7899_904685-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column7899_904685-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7899_904685-49 > 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.kb-image7899_d66983-01.kb-image-is-ratio-size{padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;}}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7899_d66983-01\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of the University of Maine and the Stillwater River\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-12410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2025\/03\/UMaine-and-Stillwater-1268x845.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86\"]{text-align:left;font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86\"]{font-size:35px;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7899_3d97cc-86\">UMaine Machias<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image7899_e636f8-ac .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7899_e636f8-ac size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/machias.edu\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\" aria-label=\"Welcome to UMaine Machias\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/355\/2022\/04\/UMM-Photo-1024x445.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of the University of Maine at Machias campus.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-11655\" title=\"Photo has a hyperlink to the University of Maine at Machias website.\" 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