The Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz, Bangor Daily News and WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland) covered the University of Maine System board meeting, where trustees voted unanimously to approve $15 million in first-stage funding to build a new graduate center for business, law and public policy in Portland. WCSH, BDN and the Press Herald previewed initial […]
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A member of the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Maine will hold a second workshop on campus on Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. in the FFA room in the Memorial Union. Jerry Ireland, an Army veteran and owner of Ireland Hill Farm, mentors veterans who want to learn new business skills and may be interested in […]
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Read transcript At UMaine, student success is multifaceted — from academic support and the Think 30 initiative to community engagement. Find out what students have to say about how they found success at UMaine.
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Fifteen University of Maine Honors College students will attend the National Collegiate Honors Council Conference in Seattle, Oct. 13–16. Each will make at least one presentation, either on research conducted in collaboration with UMaine faculty mentors, or on Honors pedagogy and culture. Some of the students also will participate in panel and roundtable discussions. In […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Business Lending Solutions, a Hampden company that helps credit unions with commercial lending, is sponsoring the University of Maine’s Business Challenge with a $10,000 donation each year through 2018. In its sixth year, the UBC is a collegiate business competition for students attending Maine colleges and universities. Students from schools […]
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The third annual March Against Domestic Violence will be at noon Wednesday, Oct. 5, on the Mall, sponsored by the MBS Corps in collaboration with numerous campus and community partners, including UMaine Athletics, Division of Student Life, Army ROTC, Student Women’s Association and Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance. Members of the UMaine community are encouraged to show […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an article on U.S. News & World Report’s recently released annual college rankings. The University of Maine was again listed as one of the “best national universities.” This year the university came in at No. 183, according to the article. UMaine also ranked No. 184 for its undergraduate business program, […]
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How to Start a Business 101 will be held at noon, Sept. 14, in the Bumps Room of the Memorial Union. It is the first in a series of free workshops for veterans who are entrepreneurs or thinking of starting their own businesses. The workshop will be led by Jim Pineau, a veteran who is […]
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The University of Maine is welcoming its largest incoming class — 2,300 students — with Maine Hello on Aug. 26, in preparation for the start of classes for the fall semester on Monday. Arriving on campus, members of the Class of 2020 and their families are being greeted by hundreds of UMaine community volunteers who […]
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Nory Jones, a professor of management information systems at the University of Maine, and Jerry Ireland of the United Farmer Veterans of America — Maine, visited WABI (Channel 5) to speak about the MBS Veteran Entrepreneur Project (VEP), an online resource for veterans in the state. The purpose of the website and research project is […]
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