The MaineMBA program at the University of Maine has been ranked 54th by Fortune in their first-ever look at the nation’s Best Online MBA degrees. This invitation-only ranking gauges the quality of online MBA programs based on four components: Program Score, Fortune 1000 score, Brand Score and Prestige Score. “The MaineMBA program, through the UMaine Graduate School of […]
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In a virtual platform, 569 students showcased 338 research and creative works at the 2021 UMaine Student Symposium held on April 16. The sixth annual symposium provided an opportunity for the public to view student research and scholarly work — all online due to COVID-19. The free public event was organized by the Office of […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced its 2021 Summer Research and Creative Activities fellowship and Undergraduate Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) Research Experience recipients. The CUGR 2021 Summer Research and Creative Activities fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research and are supported through the […]
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Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine System vice chancellor for research and innovation and University of Maine president, spoke with WABI about a $100,000 gift from Joe and Sue Cyr. The gift, which was announced on the Maine Day of Giving, will be used to support UMaine’s MBA program, a campus biomedical lab and the Collins […]
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The Maine Business School has announced its 2021 honors and awards recipients. Each year the Maine Business School and Graduate School of Business honor students and faculty for their achievements. Honorees receive a certificate, blue graduation cords and a locally-crafted paddle to commemorate their award. Learn more about the 2021 honors and awards recipients online.
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Stefano Tijerina, lecturer in management, Maine Business School, has published his first book, “Opportunism and Goodwill: Canadian Business Expansion in Colombia, 1867–1979,” University of Toronto Press. Tijerina serves on the Canadian-American Center Executive Committee.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the academic achievements of several of the University of Maine’s outstanding student athletes including ice hockey player Cameron Spicer, women’s basketball stars Fanny Wadling and Blanca Millan, field hockey player Hana Davis, basketball player Vilgot Larsson, track athlete Anna Schumann and swimmer Caroline Strolich. The students are being honored […]
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Bailey West, the University of Maine’s 2021 valedictorian from Stockton Springs, and Dominique DiSpirito, a junior from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, both earned the Maine Campus Compact’s 2021 Heart and Soul Student award. The award, one of five administered by the Maine Campus Compact, recognizes six Maine undergraduate students who are actively involved in transforming their […]
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Thirteen undergraduates have been named 2021 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Bailey West, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and in the Honors College, and the 2021 valedictorian. Her profile story is online. Short biographies of the other UMaine Outstanding Graduating Students […]
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Cameron Spicer of Erie, Colorado is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School. He will receive two bachelor’s degrees in financial economics and in business administration in finance. Spicer is a defenseman on the men’s ice hockey team. The Eagle Scout and Presidential Scholar received a Lavery Scholarship and Dale Lick Academic Achievement […]
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