Sigi Koizar, Jesse Orach and Sydney Veljacic were named the 2017 “M” Club Dean Smith Award recipients Monday, Jan. 30, at the 28th annual Scholar-Athlete Recognition ceremony. The award is named for Dean Smith, an electrical engineering major, captain of the 1989–90 UMaine men’s basketball team and winner of the 1990 NCAA Walter Byers Award as the nation’s […]
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, WVII (Channel 7) and The Ellsworth American reported Director of Athletics Karlton Creech has signed a four-year contract to stay at the University of Maine, effective Feb. 10. Creech has directed the UMaine Department of Athletics since 2014. “Karlton’s outstanding leadership of UMaine Athletics has benefited the university, the […]
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Director of Athletics Karlton Creech has signed a four-year contract to stay at the University of Maine, effective Feb. 10. Creech has directed the UMaine Department of Athletics since 2014. “Karlton’s outstanding leadership of UMaine Athletics has benefitted the university, the state and Black Bear fans near and far,” said UMaine President Susan J. Hunter. […]
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University of Maine Athletics is celebrating the achievements of Maine’s only NCAA Division I program with the publication of its inaugural Black Bear Athletics magazine. The 48-page, full-color magazine profiles some of the many people who make Maine’s team great; student-athletes, coaches, alumni, donors and fans. The publication also outlines the vision of UMaine Athletics, […]
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Jill Pelto’s watercolor “Decline in Glacier Mass Balance” is the cover art for the Mainebiz 2017 Book of Lists, published Dec. 26. Pelto is a graduate student in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, where she graduated in December 2015 with bachelor degrees in studio art and Earth science. […]
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Members of the University of Maine group Male Athletes Against Violence are handing out white ribbons to men on campus this week, reports WABI (Channel 5). The White Ribbon Campaign asks men on campus to wear white ribbons as a symbol of their pledge to never commit, condone nor remain silent about violence against women.
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The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) reported former University of Maine football coach Jack Cosgrove will be honored next week at the New England Football Writers Association’s annual banquet. Cosgrove, who is now the senior associate athletic director at UMaine, is receiving […]
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An unpleasant experience on the way back from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge in South Carolina did not stop the University of Maine women’s basketball team from giving back to the community on Thanksgiving, reported WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News. On Wednesday, Nov. 23, hours […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported on the annual Thanksgiving meal at the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, where members of the University of Maine women’s basketball team were on hand to help serve residents. “It feels so good to give back and to see someone else smile, especially on […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the Skate with the Bears event held at the Family Ice Center in Falmouth. Fans of all ages were invited to meet members of the men’s ice hockey team during the free event. “It’s always been a big part of Black Bear hockey that the team has been accessible to […]
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