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Poonam and Subrata Ghosh posing for photo

Subrata and Poonam Ghosh Giving Back

Originally published in the University of Maine Foundation’s Legacies newsletter. Subrata Ghosh came to Orono to study for an MBA at UMaine after completing hisundergraduate degree in mechanical engineering in India. Like many other Black Bearsbefore and since, Subrata recalls renting an apartment on Mill Street and walking tocampus on frigid February mornings. That ultimately […]

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Save the Date: Homecoming’s International Coffee Hour

OIP hosts a weekly Coffee Hour to connect students, scholars, staff, and other community members in a casual meeting space. If you are coming to Homecoming this fall, we hope you will join us for International Coffee Hour on Friday, October 24, 2025 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will be hosted in the […]

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Save the Date: 2025 Culturefest

A celebration of food, music, and fashion from around the world. Clear your calendar on Saturday, November 8, 2025. OIP is hosting our annual Culturefest event from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the New Balance Recreation Center on Orono campus. We hope to see you there! For more information, please contact us at international@maine.edu

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