University of Maine is offering a new fully online Summer Start Program, designed to help first-year students get ahead before the fall semester. The UMaine Summer Start Program features a selection of courses starting June 22, July 6 and Aug. 3, each running three to six weeks. Students will choose a three-credit course from a […]
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Mainebiz highlighted the new Maine Food Production Leadership Council, developed as part of a collaborative project led by a team of University of Maine students and faculty in connection with the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Susanne Lee, executive-in-residence at the Maine Business School and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, worked with a […]
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Two University of Maine faculty members have been named interim deans on campus for the coming fiscal year. Mario Teisl will serve as interim dean for the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and Stephanie Welcomer will serve as interim dean for the Honors College. Teisl is a professor in the School of Economics. […]
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Gabriel and Abram Karam, Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine and twin brothers from Bangor. Gabriel is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School, and Abram is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Engineering. “It is kind of encouraging to have a twin brother because […]
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Helping Maine businesses find food waste solutions is the focus of the Maine Food Production Leadership Council, developed as part of a collaborative project led by a team of University of Maine students and faculty in connection with the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Susanne Lee, executive-in-residence at the Maine Business School […]
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Sámuel Varga aspires to become a leader in the world of corporate finance using the knowledge he obtained and skills he refined at the University of Maine. When he first traveled from Erd, Hungary, to Maine as a high school exchange student in 2013, Varga was captivated by the small business culture in the state, […]
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What can businesses learn from the military about making good decisions? Find out in this week’s episode of “The Maine Question.” Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the fast pace of the business world required companies to make good decisions quickly in order to survive and thrive. Maine Business School professors Nory Jones and John Mahon […]
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The University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias will hold Class of 2020 Recognition Ceremonies to honor the success and achievements of graduates. In-person ceremonies for both universities are tentatively planned for the fall, and will be determined based on health and safety guidance from the federal and state Centers for Disease Control […]
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Fanny Wadling of Nacka, Sweden, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Education and Human Development. She will receive a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and physical education, with a minor in business administration, and a concentration in exercise science. Wadling is a member of the women’s basketball team and was named to […]
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Editor’s Note: Story updated May 1, 2020 Ten undergraduates have been named 2020 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Grace Smith, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and the 2020 salutatorian. The other Outstanding Graduating Students include brothers Abram and Gabriel Karam from […]
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