An internship is an important way for students to explore possible career paths. And it’s always exciting when students turn their summer internship into full-time employment. Three Maine Business School students from the class of 2022 — Allison Treat, Cameron Houde and Gabby Benson — did just that. Their internship profiles, including why they decided […]
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Insights, the online publication of the business school accreditor AACSB, published the story “Tackling Diversity Along Many Dimensions” by Melanie Brooks, marketing and communications manager for the Maine Business School, and C. Matt Graham, associate professor of business information systems. The piece describes efforts made by the Maine Business School in recent years to improve […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,951 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2022 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,938 are from Maine, 955 are from 41 other states and 58 are from 30 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the Full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
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Pankaj Agrrawal, professor of finance at Maine Business School, spoke to WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) about how rising interest rates will impact Mainers. Aggrawal says the rise in inflation happened due to a combination of imbalance in supply and demand, overseas conflict, supply chain shortages, COVID-related impacts on unemployment and the housing market. Raising […]
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Nick Poulin from Augusta, Maine is one of the 2021–22 James S. Stevens Outstanding Junior Award recipients. He is a marketing and new media double major, and will be a senior in the fall. Poulin works for ASAP on campus, and is a marketing intern for both the Maine Business School and the United Way […]
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Why would a 57-year-old who lives in Escondido, California decide to earn his MBA from the University of Maine? A sense of community, history and flexibility. Jord Thomas had hit a wall promotion-wise at his job. He works as a production operations supervisor at a recovery firm serving major banks and vehicle manufacturers. He […]
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The University of Maine Alumni Association Board of Directors has selected Thomas G. Peaco as the organization’s next president and CEO, effective July 5. He will succeed John N. Diamond, who is retiring after leading the 110,000-member association for the past seven years. A longtime Rockland resident and community leader, Peaco currently serves as president […]
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The University of Maine MBA program was highlighted by Fortune Magazine as one of the top five fastest-growing online programs in the country. The story is online. The MaineMBA was formally launched in 2019 just before the pandemic from its foundational programs at the University of Maine and University of Southern Maine. Thus, it had […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared information about an online professional development workshop, Engaging Your Critical Thinking Skills, offered 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. June 17 via Zoom through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast in partnership with the Maine Business School. Instructor Terry Porter, UMaine associate professor emerita, taught business strategy and sustainability in the […]
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Fortune reported that the University of Maine boasts the second fastest growing online MBA program in the country. Online MBA programs experienced a surge in enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic, and have remained popular for their flexibility, relative affordability, and ability to allow professionals to apply what they learn in class in real time. The […]
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