Maine Business School

UMaine Graduate School of Business ranked 26 nationwide by Fortune 

Fortune magazine’s 2023 online MBA rankings place the MaineMBA at 26th nationwide.  The MaineMBA program, offered by the University of Maine’s Graduate School of Business, is the only business school in Maine and one of four in New England to be ranked among the nation’s best by Fortune.  Fortune also ranked the MaineMBA program in […]

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CEO Magazine ranks MaineMBA as a top tier global MBA program 

CEO Magazine has ranked the University of Maine’s online MBA as a Top Tier program for the fifth consecutive year, with the UMaine Graduate School of Business ranking No. 31 globally. “The CEO Magazine ranking shows that the MaineMBA program is among the top online MBA programs in the world,” says Norm O’Reilly, dean of […]

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UMaine 2023 commencement ceremonies are May 5–6

The University of Maine’s 2023 commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students will be May 5–6 at Harold Alfond Sports Arena. The Graduate School Commencement begins at 4 p.m. May 5, featuring an address by Suzanne Ortega, president of the Council of Graduate Schools. An estimated 424 graduate students are expected to be on hand […]

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UMaine names 2023 valedictorian, two salutatorians

Mechanical engineering major Lara Chern of Bow, New Hampshire is the 2023 University of Maine valedictorian. UMaine’s two 2023 salutatorians are Mikayla Reynolds of Winslow, Maine, a double major in business management and marketing, and biomedical engineering major Zoe Vittum of Brewer, Maine. The three will graduate May 6 at UMaine’s 221st commencement ceremonies.  “We […]

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Nip Impressions features Parsons

Nip Impressions profiled Alia Parsons, a University of Maine senior in chemical engineering with a minor in business administration and a concentration in pulp and paper management, about her college experience and support from with the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation, which provides scholarships to engineering and forestry students pursuing careers in the […]

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MBS students and employees visit Boston to explore career opportunities

On March 29, 45 undergraduate business students, three faculty, two staff and one dean boarded a bus bound for Boston for the first-ever “Bear Treks” Boston trip.  “Trips such as Bear Treks provide the students with tangible on-site experience. It is invaluable for their career decision-making process,” says Pank Agrrawal, professor of finance. “Our MBS […]

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Maine Business School completes pilot of undergraduate personal finance class

This year, the Maine Business School piloted an undergraduate class focused on personal finance. Taught by cooperating faculty member Matt Skaves, the course reached learners ranging from first-year students to seniors. “The idea behind this course was to enhance accessibility for students and focus on key personal finance elements that college students face,” says Jason […]

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Harkins interviewed by WABI about Maine Innovation Night

Jason Harkins, dean of the Maine Business School, was interviewed by WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) about Maine Innovation Night at the University of Maine at Augusta Bangor campus. Harkins is the president of UpStart Maine, the organization that hosted the event. “For me, the favorite part is giving the entrepreneurs the chance to speak […]

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