Maine Business School

WABI covers International Trade Show

WABI (Channel 5) reported on the second annual International Trade Show held at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. During the event, more than 100 student “economic development officers” from Clint Relyea’s Introduction to International Business course discussed the exports, history, education and health care systems of more than 30 countries. To prepare, students corresponded […]

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UMaine’s 214th Commencement set for May 14

Editor’s note: Story updated May 9. The 214th Commencement at the University of Maine will be held May 14 in Harold Alfond Sports Arena on campus. UMaine Commencement, held in two ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., is one of the largest graduation events in the state, with nearly 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students, […]

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Tips for attending UMaine’s 214th Commencement ceremonies

The University of Maine’s 2016 Commencement is May 14, with ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Alfond Sports Arena. Motorists in the Orono area will encounter heavier traffic than usual throughout much of the day. Guests attending the Commencement ceremonies should build in extra travel time due to possible road construction delays in […]

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Maine Startups Insider reports on UMaine Business Challenge winners

Maine Startups Insider, an online news startup, reported on the winners of the UMaine Business Challenge, the state’s largest student entrepreneurship competition. Two Colby College students, Dan Vogel and Scott Lehman, won the first-place prize of $5,000 for NorthEats LLC, a food-ordering mobile app for local restaurants, according to the article. Zechariah Palmeter, a UMaine […]

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Business students speak about International Trade Show on WABI

University of Maine business students Kathy Hill and Brady Davis visited the studio of WABI (Channel 5) to speak about the second annual International Trade Show to be held May 3 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. During the event, more than 100 student “economic development officers” from Clint Relyea’s Introduction to International Business […]

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Meet UMaine’s 2016 Outstanding Graduating Students

Eleven undergraduates have been named 2016 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Connor Smart, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School, and the 2016 salutatorian. The Outstanding Graduating Students will receive their degrees at UMaine’s 214th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 14. The other Outstanding Graduating […]

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2016 Student Research Symposium April 27

The research of more than 500 undergraduate and graduate students will be highlighted in a daylong symposium April 27 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The 2016 UMaine Student Research Symposium will be held from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. The free public event is sponsored by UMaine Graduate Student Government and the Center for Undergraduate […]

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Connor Smart

Connor Smart: UMaine salutatorian and top student in Maine Business School

Connor Smart of Lincoln, Maine has been named the 2016 University of Maine salutatorian and the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School. The honors student double majored in accounting and finance, and received academic achievement awards in business and accounting. Smart was the 2012 valedictorian of Mattanawcook Academy. In the spring 2015 semester, Smart […]

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Business students participate in the 2015 International Trade Show

Business students invite community to International Trade Show

Planning a trip to Norway, Fiji, Australia, Italy or Thailand? Eager to know more about its customs, food, languages and transportation? The Second Annual International Trade Show at the University of Maine is just the ticket to learn about these countries and 30 other global destinations. UMaine students in Clint Relyea’s Introduction to International Business […]

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