Student members of the MBS Corps, the Maine Business School’s community outreach organization, visited the studio of WVII (Channel 7) to promote the group’s upcoming fundraiser, “Nets 4 Pets 4 Vets.” Noelle Hanna and Michael Fagan spoke about the basketball tournament and dinner that will be held March 24 to raise money for the Bangor […]
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Brady Davis, a University of Maine senior in the Maine Business School and Honors College, was awarded a Mitchell Scholarship upon graduating from Freeport High School in 2013. At UMaine, Davis became involved with the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions by way of the Honors College’s Sustainable Food Systems Research Collaborative project, […]
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Nory Jones, a professor of management information systems at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News editorial, “Changing time zone would further isolate Maine from the rest of the United States.” Several lawmakers are advocating that Maine should join the Atlantic time zone, which would require a positive vote on a […]
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When Alex Rahman decided to come to the United States to attend college, he had two goals. He wanted a university that believed in him enough to help him graduate debt free, and one that offered a challenging business curriculum and a diverse set of activities and work experiences outside the classroom, all preparing him […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,298 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2016 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,714 are from Maine, 523 are from 31 other states and 61 are from 27 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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Nory Jones and Harold Daniel, professors with the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for a report about getting a new potato variety on store shelves. The Caribou Russet, which was developed by the Maine Potato Board and UMaine, was unveiled more than a year ago, but has yet […]
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Matthew Skaves, a lecturer in finance and accounting at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. Skaves was among a panel that gave advice on personal finance topics, including student loan debt, retirement planning and leasing a car.
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Nory Jones, a professor of management information systems at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about the high number of predicted Cyber Monday transactions. “Not everybody wants to stay up all night to brave the cold and the crowds and wait for hours to maybe get a good deal […]
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Cassie Vaillancourt ’12 (MBA) is using her business degree in the forest products industry. Vaillancourt, who earned a bachelor’s degree in forestry from the University of Maine in 2010, works as an operations planner in the supply chain department at Sappi North America in Skowhegan. “I am responsible for planning production of the mill’s three […]
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The Sun Journal spoke with Nory Jones, a professor of management information systems at the University of Maine, and Jason Harkins, an associate professor of entrepreneurship at UMaine, for an article about Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping. Economists are forecasting healthy spending numbers this holiday season nationally, with early indicators also looking promising in […]
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