The University of Maine recognized 2,163 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2015 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,710 are from Maine, 377 are from 31 other states and 76 are from 22 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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PennLive cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the article “‘A culture problem, not a college problem’: The discussion on combating hazing continues.” The study, which was conducted by researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, found 74 percent of students that experienced at least one hazing behavior were in varsity athletics, while 73 were […]
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The Sun Journal reported that a Spruce Mountain Envirothon team has won the state competition and is studying and raising money to travel to Missouri for the national contest. Envirothon is the nation’s largest environmental science competition and includes tests in forestry, aquatic ecology, wildlife biology, and soil science, according to the article. Teams also […]
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The 3rd Annual Children’s Book Drive to benefit Literacy Volunteers will be held from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 23, at Briar Patch Book & Toy Store, 27 Central St., Bangor. The rain date is June 25. All proceeds and books collected will benefit Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, a program aimed to help adults […]
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The Maine Writing Project (MWP) led by Kenneth Martin in the College of Education and Human Development has received $10,000 for the second half of a two-year SEED Teacher Leadership Development Grant from the National Writing Project. MWP, founded in 1997, is one of almost 200 university-based organizations in the National Writing Project that support […]
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WABI reported on the 47th annual Special Olympics summer games that was hosted at UMaine, where 1,500 athletes came together to compete. The competition began on June 4 with bowling and unified bowling. June 5 consisted of more bowling, bocce competitions, relays and time trials. June 6 events included track and field, which ended June […]
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The Sanford Harmony program, an early-childhood social skills program, was cited in an Education Week blog post about a $20 million anonymous donation made to the San Diego-based National University. The University of Maine is one of nine university partners around the country that is promoting the program and training teachers through a professional development […]
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A number of media outlets covered the announcement of the newly formed Sanford Education Collaborative — a nine-university network that includes the University of Maine. The College of Education and Human Development at UMaine was awarded $65,000 to help implement the Sanford Harmony Program in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes in several area schools. The program […]
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Sanford Education Collaborative formed to improve academic performance, reduce bullying.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the U.S. Department of Education has selected the University of Maine to receive $250,000 in funding for The Mentoring and Advanced Preparation for Maine’s Early Intervention Scholars (MAPME) program. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced the award in a press release. The program will help Maine increase the number […]
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