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Student Testimonials: Kannan’s Story
Kannan Sockalingam ’00, ’02G was an involved international student at UMaine while working on his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering. Two decades after graduation, Kannan remains involved with his alma mater by serving on the OIP Advisory Board and through his philanthropy. His friendships from his student days at UMaine remain strong. Last year, he took his younger son for a UMaine visit, visited several of his UMaine friends, cheered at a UMaine men’s ice hockey game, and went ice fishing. Kannan and his brother Senthil Sockalingam ’08, ’10G, also a UMaine alum, created the Sockalingam Family Scholarship as a…
Ece Yeldan
My experience as an international student at the University of Maine has been nothing short of transformative. From the friendships forged to the knowledge gained, I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of such a vibrant and welcoming community.
Nara Narith
There are always times when I ask myself, why I am here, and why I am doing my major. There are times when I can not see how this part of life would fit in with my future. However, the people I met here never made me doubt my choice in choosing UMaine!!! We are all here learning together and learning from each other.
Iaryna Iasenytska
I think UMaine’s education had a big role to play in building up the first steps to who I am striving to become. In other words, UMaine gave an opportunity to learn from many great people who have taught me and challenged me to dig and think deeper.
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Student Testimonials: Kannan’s Story
Kannan Sockalingam ’00, ’02G was an involved international student at UMaine while working on his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering. Two decades after graduation, Kannan remains involved with his alma mater by serving on the OIP Advisory Board and through his philanthropy. His friendships from his student days at UMaine remain strong. Last […]
The Harris Award
The University of Maine Foundation honored one alum from each of the six colleges with the President Abram W. Harris Award at their 90th Annual Luncheon on Friday, October 18. Awarded every five years, Harris Award honors alumni who demonstrate exemplary leadership and contribute to their community and/or service to UMaine – traits synonymous with the former President’s efforts to build a stronger […]
Staff Updates
Born in Brantford, Ontario, Christopher grew up in the small town of Englehart, Ontario. Ten years before becoming a dual citizen of Canada and the United States in February 2021, he graduated from Heritage College in Cambridge, Ontario, with a double-major in music and theology. Joining the Office of International Programs at the University of […]
Staff Updates
Please join us in welcoming our newest addition to the OIP family! Edward Hess is a transplant from upstate New York, where he earned a B.A. in Linguistics from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2015. He moved to Maine in the summer of 2024 and looks forward to working with and […]
Save the Date: International Dance Festival!
Rehearsals for the 2025 International Dance Festival are underway! The performers are excited to showcase their cultural traditions on stage at the Collins Center for the Arts on February 22 with the usual matinee and evening performances. This year we have 14 groups performing, representing 12 countries. It is amazing to see the progress each […]
Winter Programming and First Week of the New Semester
At the start of the holiday break, students took a trip down to the Stillwater River on a chilly winter night to check out the holiday lights put on by the town of Orono. After the New Year, OIP secured a number of tickets for a Men’s Ice Hockey game versus Denver University, bringing around […]