Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — More than 2,000 people will graduate from the University of Maine on Saturday May 13, making the Class of 2006 the largest in UMaine’s history. Two separate commencement ceremonies are scheduled for Harold Alfond Sports Arena, one at 10:30 a.m. and one at 2:30 p.m. It is […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Despite targeted efforts to promote and improve diversity, many segments of the national population remain underrepresented at public research universities across the country. An award-winning study from the University of Maine examines how well-intentioned groups charged with addressing the problem can undermine their own goals in discussions […]
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Contact: Capt. James C. Moreno, enrollment officer, University of Maine Army ROTC, Room 112, Armory, 581-1125 ORONO – The Black Bear Battalion’s Cadet Anders C. Hamlin of Milo has been named the George C. Marshall Award winner from the University of Maine. Given annually, the award is presented to the most outstanding cadet in the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Todd Saucier, an Ashland native and 1993 University of Maine graduate, has been named president and executive director of the University of Maine Alumni Association after a national search that association officials say yielded many excellent candidates. An alumni association staff member since 1999, Saucier has been […]
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Contact: Emily Ann Cain, Coordinator of Advancement, Honors College, Phone: 207-581-3308 ORONO — Students in the University of Maine Honors College have successfully competed in prestigious undergraduate scholarship competitions at the national level every year since 2003. In 2003, 2004, and 2006 Honors students were honored with Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, and in 2005, another […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 (Note: Media contacts at the event include: Dean Robert Cobb; Mary Rosser, University Reading Recovery Trainer; and Gary Cole of the Cole Family Foundation.) ORONO, Maine — Young readers will be in the spotlight Thursday, May 11 at the 2006 celebration of the Reading Recovery partnership between the Cole […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Four prestigious Stillwater Society Presidential Awards for Achievement will be presented Friday, May 5 to six preeminent University of Maine alumni and friends who are leaders in the fields of telecommunications, marketing, publishing and community stewardship. The six — Allen and Sally Fernald of Rockport, Maine; Douglas […]
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Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 Please see the UMaine Athletics website at http://goblackbears.cstv.com for athletics schedules. 5/4 HealthyU Wellness Award celebration, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Maine Marketplace, Memorial Union, celebrating the Wellness Councils of America’s awarding UMaine a silver wellness award for employee fitness initiatives; features “dine smart” menu specials, interactive entertainment and body fat analysis […]
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Contact: Dana Morse, Extension Associate, Maine Sea Grant College Program and UMaine Cooperative Extension, 207.563.3146 x205 AUGUSTA– “The Spring Running: A Festival to Celebrate the Kennebec River’s Herring Revival ” will be held on May 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Edwards Mill Park in downtown Augusta and Old Fort Western, a National […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A ceremony celebrating the renovation of Lord Hall as the new University of Maine Art Department home is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday May 5. Tours of the beautiful new space will follow the dedication ceremony, which should take about 30 minutes. The $5.375 million renovation was […]
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