Maine Business School

2015 Undergraduate Research and Academic Showcase April 14

More than 200 University of Maine students will display their research during the 2015 Undergraduate Research and Academic Showcase on Tuesday, April 14 at Wells Conference Center. The sixth annual event, which runs from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., is sponsored by UMaine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) and is open to any undergraduate at the university. […]

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Weekly Reports on Latest Phi Kappa Phi Inductees

The Weekly published a University of Maine news release announcing 47 members of the UMaine community, including 41 undergraduate and graduate students, were inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and largest collegiate honor society, during the chapter’s annual meeting on campus March 19. Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at UMaine by […]

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Mikotowicz, Mahon Take Part in MPBN’s ‘Maine Calling’ Book Club

Tom Mikotowicz, a theatre professor at the University of Maine, and John Mahon, the John M. Murphy Chair of International Business Policy and Strategy and professor of management at UMaine, were recent guests on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio program. The show focused on Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” as part […]

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UMaine’s Phi Kappa Phi Chapter Inducts 47 Members

Forty-seven members of University of Maine community, including 41 undergraduate and graduate students, were inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and largest collegiate honor society, during the chapter’s annual meeting on campus March 19. Faculty and alumni inductees were Jeffrey Hecker, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, who was keynote speaker […]

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Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship Accepting Applications

Applications are now being accepted for the 2015–2016 Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship. The $3,500 scholarship is open to undergraduate students of all majors who are conducting research on a topic related to public policy. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be a Maine resident currently enrolled at UMaine and taking at […]

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Nineteen UMaine Faculty Members Receive Tenure and/or Promotion

The University of Maine System Board of Trustees has approved promotion and/or tenure for 19 University of Maine faculty members. The faculty were nominated by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter based on a peer and administrative review of their successful work in teaching, research and public service. “The annual tenure and promotion process is truly […]

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Mahon, Hastings Write Op-Ed for Press Herald

John Mahon, the John M. Murphy Chair of International Business Policy and Strategy at the University of Maine, and Michael Hastings, director of UMaine’s Office of Sponsored Programs, wrote an opinion piece for the Portland Press Herald. The article is titled “Public university students should get two years of free tuition.”

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UMaine Business Challenge Expands to Other Schools, Mainebiz Reports

Organizers of the UMaine Business Challenge, the state’s largest student entrepreneurship competition, recently announced the contest is no longer limited to Maine’s public universities, according to Mainebiz. The organizers said students at all of Maine’s higher education institutions looking to pitch their business ideas are eligible to compete for a total of $20,000 in cash […]

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University of Maine Announces Fall 2014 Dean’s List

The University of Maine recognized 2,114 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2014 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,622 are from Maine, 394 are from 32 other states and 98 are from 27 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]

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