Honors College

WABI previews student-led Maine Day Meal Packout

WABI (Channel 5) reported University of Maine students are preparing for the annual Maine Day Meal Packout on May 1. In food-packing events, campus and community volunteers box meals that are donated to food banks and community organizations that provide food for people in need. The event will be held 9 a.m.–noon in the Memorial […]

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Alumna Curran to discuss ‘Lawyers’ Roles in Social Change’ April 17

Sally Curran ’02 will discuss “Advocating for Justice: Lawyers’ Roles in Social Change,” at 4 p.m. April 17 in Room 100 of the Donald P. Corbett Business Building. A 3:30 p.m. reception will precede the talk by the 2019 John M. Rezendes Visiting Scholar In Ethics. Curran, an attorney, is executive director of the Volunteer […]

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Undergraduate, graduate students receive awards at 2019 Student Symposium

Editor’s note: Story updated April 24 More than 1,200 students showcased nearly 400 research and creative works at the 2019 UMaine Student Symposium held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on April 10. The fourth annual symposium provided an opportunity for the public to interact with student researchers and scholars as they viewed posters […]

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Meet UMaine’s 2019 Outstanding Graduating Students

Ten undergraduates have been named 2019 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Anna Eliza Souza Cunha, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and the 2019 salutatorian. The Outstanding Graduating Students will be honored at UMaine’s 217th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 11. […]

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Thilee Yost

Thilee Yost: Outstanding Graduating Student

Thilee Yost, of Damariscotta, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Yost, a student in the Honors College, is a double-major in political science and philosophy, with minors in legal studies, and political philosophy and ethics. Her numerous honors include the John Mitchell Nickerson University of […]

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Grace Pouliot

Grace Pouliot: Outstanding Graduating Student

Grace W. Pouliot, of South Berwick, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Education and Human Development and Honors College. Pouliot, a student in the Honors College, is an elementary education major with concentrations in mathematics and English language learning. The 2015 Mitchell Scholar is a recipient of this year’s […]

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Donations, volunteers sought for student-led Maine Day Meal Packout

Donations and volunteers are being sought for the Maine Day Meal Packout at the University of Maine on May 1. In food-packing events, campus and community volunteers box meals that are donated to food banks and community organizations that feed the hungry. “The broad goal of the Maine Day Meal Packout is to raise awareness […]

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Ana Eliza Souza Cunha: Biology major named 2019 salutatorian

Ana Eliza Souza Cunha of Orono is the 2019 University of Maine salutatorian and the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. She is a biology major with minors in neuroscience and psychology, and a concentration in pre-medical studies. Souza Cunha’s numerous honors include the 2018 Dr. Susan J. Hunter […]

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UMaine celebrates research and creativity during Maine Impact Week

Maine Impact Week celebrates University of Maine faculty, students, community and their contributions to the social and economic advancement of the state and beyond. The public is invited to attend multiple events highlighting the impact of research and creative work produced by Maine’s research university the week of April 8–13. The featured event is the […]

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