Harold Daniel, an associate professor of marketing in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for an article about the importance of good manners. “Manners are very important,” Daniel said. “We have found our students feel a strong need to have those rules taught to them […]
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A number of media outlets, including the Portland Press Herald, covered Jesse Orach and Rob Gomez’s dramatic finish at the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K race Saturday. Orach, who had a stellar academic, track and cross-country career at the University of Maine and was highlighted in the inaugural Black Bear Nation athletics magazine, won […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Maine Public, Bangor Daily News, Mainebiz, WVOM Voice of Maine, Philanthropy News Digest (PND), WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland), WABI (Channel 5) and WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) reported the Harold Alfond Foundation is giving a $7.5 million challenge grant to the University of Maine System for its new Portland-based graduate center. […]
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Gloria Vollmers, a professor of accounting at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Maine nonprofit paid disabled workers less than minimum wage, while execs got six figures.” St. Albans-based Skills Inc. is the only employer remaining in Maine that pays some of its workers with disabilities less than […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,303 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2017 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,727 are from Maine, 533 are from 29 other states and 43 are from 22 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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A vigil for 13-year-old Anie Graham will be held at 4:30 p.m. June 9 on the steps of Fogler Library. The vigil, coordinated by the Maine Business School, will include remarks by Rebecca Schwartz-Mette, an assistant professor of psychology. Anie was the daughter of Matt and Rosie Graham. Matt is a Maine Business School faculty […]
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WABI (Channel 5) included the University of Maine’s 1940s theme tribute to World War II veterans in a roundup of Memorial Day events scheduled around the state. Members of the public are invited to attend a free potluck lunch and story-sharing event from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 in the atrium of the […]
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The University of Maine will host a 1940s theme tribute to World War II veterans on Tuesday, May 30. Members of the public are invited to attend a free potluck lunch and story-sharing event from noon to 3 p.m. in the atrium of the D.P. Corbett Business Building. Guests are asked to bring a dish, […]
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International Programs at the University of Maine has announced the latest study abroad scholarship recipients. The group gathered in April for a pre-departure orientation. Recently awarded scholarships include: Samantha Smith Scholarship — Awarded to Brawley Benson, an international affairs major and economics minor. Benson will attend the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in Moscow, […]
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For the second consecutive year, the University of Maine graduated one of the largest classes in its history — more than 1,900 students — during the 215th Commencement on May 13 in Harold Alfond Sports Arena on campus. The event, held in two ceremonies, included the conferral of 33 doctoral degrees and two honorary doctorates […]
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