The University of Maine System Board of Trustees has approved promotion and/or tenure for 32 University of Maine faculty members. The professors were nominated by University of Maine President Paul Ferguson based on a peer and administrative review of their successful work in teaching, research and public service. “This annual process and recognition of excellence […]
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“From Orono to Wall Street: One UMaine Grad’s Journey” will be the focus of a talk March 26 by UMaine alumna Melissa D. Smith, Class of ’91, president and CEO of WEX, based in South Portland. The free public lecture begins at 5 p.m. in Wells Conference Center. In January, Smith became chief executive officer […]
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The Weekly published a feature article on University of Maine students and siblings Emily and Jared Duggan who are volunteers in UMaine’s Black Bear Mentor Program offered through the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism. The Duggans are two of more than 80 UMaine students who are currently participating in the program. The Black Bear […]
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UMaine alumnus co-founder of Tastemade, the world’s first global food network built for digital platforms.
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Siblings bond with local youth through UMaine’s Black Bear Mentor program.
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Companies considered to be good social performers are more likely to limit the levels of pay for their executives than similar firms within their industries, according to University of Maine researchers. However, the top executives at the large firms examined in the study are not being penalized. The average compensation package in the sample was […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,002 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2013 semester. Of the students who made the Deans List, 1,610 are from Maine, 312 are from 27 other states and 80 are from 28 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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The MBS Corps, the Maine Business School’s community outreach organization, will hold its first monthly food drive Feb. 4–5 in the atrium of the D.P. Corbett Business Building at the University of Maine. Those who donate a food item will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win prizes including an official UMaine T-shirt, […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Nory Jones, a professor of management information systems in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, and students in her e-commerce class about bitcoins. Bitcoins are the first online currency that doesn’t use a central bank to exchange money, and today one Bitcoin is valued at just under […]
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The Maine Edge reported accounting students in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine will offer free federal and state income tax filing assistance, under the supervision of Steven Colburn, associate professor of accounting. Except for the weeks of March 2 and 9, sessions will be held 2–4:30 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 6 to […]
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