The following information from the Division of Student Affairs relates to parking and traffic on campus leading up to Friday, Aug. 31 and the Maine Hello. As the University of Maine prepares for the arrival of the Class of 2016 on Friday, Aug. 31 it is important to be aware of parking lot closures and […]
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Students, faculty, staff and members of the broader community are invited to attend “Celebrating Charlie,” an event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14, to celebrate and remember Honors College Dean Charlie Slavin. The event will be held at the Collins Center for the Arts. Contact Honors College coordinator of advancement Emily […]
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For a feature report on the personality and legacy of University of Maine Honors College Dean and math professor Charlie Slavin, who died unexpectedly this week, Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed several colleagues and an Honors College graduate who remembered Slavin fondly. Samantha Paradis, who graduated in May with a double major in history and theater, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the death Monday of Charlie Slavin, longtime UMaine Honors College dean and mathematics professor. The report included comments from state Rep. Emily Cain, an Honors College graduate who now works there as the coordinator of advancement. A University of Maine news release has additional information. Contact: George Manlove, (207) […]
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Charles Slavin, dean of the University of Maine Honors College and an associate professor of mathematics, died unexpectedly this morning in his Orono home. He was 58. Slavin joined the UMaine mathematics faculty Sept. 1, 1984. He was named director of the Honors Program in 1997. Among the many achievements during his tenure as director […]
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Recently the University of Maine recognized 2,026 students for achieving Deans List honors in the Spring 2012 semester. Of the students who made the Deans List, 1,728 are from Maine, 242 are from out of state, and 56 are from foreign countries. Listed below are students who received Deans List honors for the 2012 Spring […]
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University of Maine faculty member, Honors College preceptor and folklorist Melissa Ladenheim has received Maine Campus Compact’s Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence. The award recognizes the accomplishments of faculty members in making public service an integral part of their teaching, forging strong and reciprocal community partnerships, and advocating for service learning. The award […]
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In a Columbia Journalism Review column, Justin Martin, a UMaine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences-Honors College preceptor of journalism, writes that news organizations often overstate the size of their foreign bureaus. Martin believes the use of the word bureau to describe a single correspondent in a particular city is meant to trick audiences into […]
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Seacoastonline.com in southern Maine carried an article about UMaine music major Kayla Peard of York, Maine, who will graduate May 5 as salutatorian of her class. A member of the UMaine Honors College, Peard has a 4.0 GPA. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Rachel Binder-Hathaway of Millinocket has been named the valedictorian of the University of Maine Class of 2012. Kayla Peard of York is the salutatorian. Both will be honored during UMaine’s 210th Commencement slated for May 5 at Harold Alfond Sports Arena.
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