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UMaine Nursing commits to healthcare, well-being ahead of National Health Workforce Well-Being Day

The National Academy of Medicine Collaborative is recognizing Monday, March 18 as the inaugural Health Workforce Well-Being Day, and the University of Maine School of Nursing is reaffirming its commitment to advancing health workers’ well-being through research and education opportunities for students, faculty and staff. The UMaine School of Nursing emphasizes the importance of supporting […]

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Lawrence named UMaine vice president for human resources

After nearly two decades of working for the University of Maine Office of Human Resources, Nicole Lawrence of Old Town, Maine is now leading it. She has been named vice president for human resources, effective immediately.  Lawrence has served as interim vice president for human resources since June 2022. In her role, she provides leadership […]

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UMaine mourns the passing of Patricia M. Collins

University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy has issued the following statement regarding the passing of prominent UMaine alumna Patricia M. Collins: Dear University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities, I share with you the sad news of the passing of distinguished University of Maine alumna Patricia M. Collins. Collins, who was 96, […]

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UMaine PD conducting training exercise on campus March 12

The University of Maine Police Department will participate in active shooter training exercises from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 at the East Annex building between Flagstaff and Beddington roads on campus.  Students from the Eastern Maine Community College Criminal Justice Program will serve as role players. Sound effects such as electronically simulated gunfire and yelling […]

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UMaine hosting free behavioral health summit March 29

The University of Maine Rural Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care program is hosting the free Maine Integrated Behavioral Health Summit on Friday, March 29 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m in Wells Conference Center. The summit will include a panel discussion with practitioners who are working in integrated primary care in Maine; a keynote speech from […]

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State of the University Address scheduled for March 7

University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will deliver the 2024 State of the University address on Thursday, March 7 from 10-11:30 a.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. Guest speakers will include Amanda Klemmer, president of UMaine Faculty Senate and assistant professor of landscape ecology; University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy; Mariam Diallo, business and sustainable […]

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LaRochelle to discuss LBJ’s war on poverty at Washington, D.C. conference

Ryan LaRochelle, a senior lecturer at the University of Maine Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service, has been invited to participate in a forum on the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty at the National Community Action Foundation’s upcoming annual conference March 12-15 in Washington, D.C.  The forum will analyze […]

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A photo of the Buchanan Alumni House, where the awards ceremony will take place

UMaine combines honors for community trailblazers on International Women’s Day

Two distinctions honoring women in Maine will be presented together for the first time at the University of Maine: the Maryann Hartman Awards and inductions into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame (MWHoF). During a pivotal time for both recognitions, the Office of the Provost, with the support of the BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation, streamlined them […]

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Student Accessibility Services and Bodwell Center relocate

Student Accessibility Services and the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism have moved to the building formerly occupied by the University Credit Union (UCU), 139 Rangeley Road.   The facility has been renamed the Center for Accessibility & Volunteer Engagement (the CAVE) at the UCU. A grand opening will be held in April.

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A collage of images and letters from the love letter collection

World War II-era love letters unsealed after 50 years 

“‘Bring him back to me, please’ That was my nightly request,” Frances Hartgen wrote. “The letters piled in my bureau drawer, eventually tied with ribbon and stacked away. For what or why I did not know.” Hartgen recounted in her 2003 memoir, “For Vincent: A Love Story,” her days away from the man who would […]

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