The Bangor Daily News reported on the 40th anniversary of the Wilde-Stein Club, the first openly gay student organization in Maine. The club was started by a group of University of Maine students to attract people who felt ostracized and closed off from the rest of society because of their sexual preferences. On Oct. 18, […]
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Three founders of Wilde-Stein Alliance for Sexual Diversity will take part in a panel discussion Oct. 18 to celebrate the organization’s advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights for 40 years at the University of Maine. The panel discussion will be part of a 4:30-7 p.m. celebratory event at Wells Conference Center that includes […]
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University of Maine alumnus and senior product manager at the Boston Globe Damon Kiesow will speak at the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Oct. 3. His free public talk, “If it doesn’t work on Mobile, it doesn’t work,” will focus on the changes and importance of mobile media […]
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University of Maine President Paul W. Ferguson has named Jeffrey E. Hecker as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost effective Sept. 1. Hecker is currently the dean of UMaine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He replaces Provost Susan Hunter, who was named vice chancellor for academic affairs for the University of Maine […]
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Competitive Energy Services LLC (CES) of Portland, Maine, has donated $25,000 over five years to support the Maine Business School’s MBA Business and Sustainability Track at the University of Maine. The gift will provide student learning and educational opportunities through conferences and workshops, according to Associate Professor of Management Terry Porter, who coordinates the Business […]
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) were among several news organizations to cover the University of Maine’s 211th commencement. 1,665 students graduated Saturday and more than 12,000 people attended the ceremonies.
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Nearly 12,000 attend the two graduation ceremonies and hear remarks by alumnus Lawrence Bender.
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A new permanent exhibit at the Maine State Archives in Augusta has its roots in the Ph.D. research of a recent University of Maine alumnus and newly appointed assistant professor. Ethnohistorian Micah Pawling is the guest curator of “Choosing Survival: Wabanaki Documents at the Maine State Archives.” The exhibit features 18th- and 19th-century Wabanaki documents […]
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Editor’s note: University of Maine assistant track and field coach and alum Viktoriya Rybalko placed 20th out of 32 competitors in the preliminary round of the long jump at the London Olympics. Rybalko, representing her native Ukraine, leaped 6.29 meters that put her 10th in her group and 20th overall for the preliminary round. The […]
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For UMaine graduate and assistant coach Viktoriya Rybalko, participating in her second Summer Games is among her highest achievements.
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