Maine Business School

Courier notes Houde’s scholarship

The Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier noted that Cameron Houde, an undergraduate student from the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, received a $5,000 scholarship awarded by The Council Foundation after participating in Cross Insurance’s summer internship program.

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MBS Corps to host March Against Domestic Violence on Oct. 15

The Maine Business School (MBS) Corps will host its eighth annual March Against Domestic Violence at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, beginning in front of Fogler Library on the University of Maine campus. Scheduled speakers include Karyn Sporer, sociology professor who specializes in family violence and victimization; Robert Dana, vice president for student life and […]

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Nico Soucy

Nico Soucy: Finance student lands NYC internship

During the summer of 2021, Nico Soucy got a little bit closer to his dream of living and working in New York City. The Finance and Financial Economics double major from Sabattus, Maine, landed a summer internship in the Big Apple with WOW Payments. Their offices are located in the heart of New York’s Financial District. […]

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BDN reports on new sports management major

The Bangor Daily News reported on the Maine Business School introducing its first new major since 1965 this semester: sports management. “It’s really gratifying to see new opportunities opening up for students in a very specific domain that’s growing quickly,” says Jason Harkins, associate dean for the school.

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O’Reilly co-authors new book on social media in sport

Norm O’Reilly, dean of the Graduate School of Business, has co-authored a new book, published by World Scientific. “Social Media in Sport: Theory and Practice” enables students to grasp the holistic enterprise of social media as it pertains to social, legal marketing, and management issues. “With so many factors pushing us more and more to […]

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Mainebiz reports on UMaine’s ‘Blue Economy’ program

Mainebiz reported that the University of Maine Darling Marine Center and the Maine Business School have introduced the “UMaine Blue Economy” program to deepen partnerships between science and business experts in the state’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors and other working-waterfront industries. A $50,000 award from the William Procter Scientific Innovation Fund supports the initiative, which seeks […]

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Portrait of Cameron Houde in front of Cross Insurance Center

Cameron Houde: Insuring the future

Cameron Houde, a management and marketing double major from Dayton, Maine, spent the summer as part of the Cross Insurance Emerging Risk Management Trainee Program. Based in Portland, Maine, the paid 10-week summer program is open to full-time students entering their junior or senior year. Read Houde’s story online. Contact: Melanie Brooks, melanie.brooks@maine.edu

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Solomon Iluyomade

Solomon Iluyomade: Banking internship benefits

Solomon “Solly” Iluyomade is a MaineMBA student from London, England. He is spending the summer as a product management and digital banking intern at Bangor Savings Bank. He’s putting his finance and business analytics skills to work at the bank’s waterfront Bangor location. A 2021 graduate of the Maine Business School and former UMaine basketball […]

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