Maine Business School

Memorial Service Scheduled for Lambda Chi Alpha Members

The University of Maine Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils, in conjunction with the UMaine chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha, will hold a memorial service at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27 for the three fraternity members killed earlier this month in a plane crash at Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head, Maine. Tuesday’s memorial service will […]

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News Reports Continue in Aftermath of Plane Crash

Several news organizations continued reporting on the investigation into the fatal aircraft crash Nov. 16 at the Knox County Regional Airport, in which two University of Maine students and a recent graduate died. Coverage included reports by Channel 2 (WLBZ), Channel 7 (WVII) and the Bangor Daily News. An earlier Bangor Daily News article about […]

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News Reports on UMaine Students, Alumnus Deaths

Multiple news organizations, including ABC World News, the Washington Post and USA Today carried an Associated Press article on the deaths of two University of Maine students and a recent alumnus in an airplane crash Nov. 16 at the Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head. Coverage included interviews UMaine Vice President for Student Affairs […]

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President’s Community Conversation 2.0 Scheduled for Monday

On Monday, Oct. 29, University of Maine President Paul Ferguson will hold Community Conversation 2.0, his second annual discussion with the UMaine community. The President’s Community Conversation 2.0 will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. in Wells Conference Center. This year, the President’s Community Conversation is being combined with the annual Employee Breakfast. […]

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UMaine Students Interviewed for MPBN School Loans Report

Several University of Maine students were interviewed for a Maine Public Broadcasting Network report on student loan debt and the prospect of being unable to make payments after they graduate if they cannot find jobs. Music education majors Paul Griffin and Stephanie Beatrice and business and marketing major Sarah Faulkingham said they are already concerned […]

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Accounting Professor Discusses Candidates’ Tax Filings

UMaine accounting professor Steve Colburn was interviewed by several media outlets for articles about methodology political candidates used when releasing their tax filings. In an Associated Press report that appeared on the Boston Globe website, Colburn said presidential candidate Mitt Romney came close to meeting the standard set in the textbook used by UMaine students. […]

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Manev Comments in Maine-China Trade Mission Article

An article in the Bangor Daily News about last week’s trade mission to China led by Maine Gov. Paul LePage and included representatives from a dozen businesses, organizations and institutions, including the University of Maine, contained comments from Ivan Manev, dean of UMaine’s Maine Business School. Manev hopes to build new partnerships with Chinese educators […]

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Gilmore Remembrance Scheduled September 19

Students, staff and faculty members are invited to join friends and colleagues of Maine Business School professor Carol Gilmore as they celebrate her life with an informal tea at the Buchanan Alumni House from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 19. Friends of Gilmore, who died May 9, are invited to contact Martha Broderick […]

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