Stuart Marrs Chosen for UMaine Associate Provost Role

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571

ORONO — University of Maine President Robert Kennedy has selected Stuart Marrs, a UMaine music professor and music division chair in the university’s School of Performing Arts, to become associate provost and dean for undergraduate education.

The appointment is subject to approval by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. The board’s next meeting is Sept. 15.

Marrs is a renowned percussionist who has been a UMaine faculty member since 1985. His extensive academic background includes teaching, research and outreach throughout Maine, in several other states, in Latin America and in Europe.

“Stuart has great experience and a wealth of knowledge about the University of Maine,” says Susan Hunter, UMaine’s vice president for academic affairs and provost. “He is a student-centered professor who is highly regarded in our community and I am delighted that he will take on this important new role.”

In the UMaine administrative structure, the associate provost and dean has broad responsibilities related to undergraduate education and oversees several offices within the enrollment management area.

“I am pleased and honored to be serving UMaine in this new capacity,” Marrs says. “Undergraduate education is more important than ever and in this position I will strive to ensure we provide our students with the best educational opportunity.”

Hunter preceded Marrs in the associate provost role. She was promoted to vice president and provost in May, when Edna Szymanski left UMaine to take a university presidency in Minnesota.