Nominations are being accepted for this year’s Presidential Outstanding Teaching, Public Service Achievement, and Research and Creative Achievement Awards. Recipients will be honored at the Faculty Recognition Luncheon held between Commencement ceremonies on May 9. Deadline for completed nomination forms and materials is March 20. Nomination forms and award criteria are online.
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A University of Maine laptop computer and media card used by a faculty member were stolen from a checked bag on an airline flight earlier this month, potentially exposing the personal information of 941 students enrolled in physics courses dating to 1999. University of Maine System General Counsel has notified the Office of the Maine […]
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The Office of International Programs is offering a Passport Day on Wednesday, Feb. 18 to help UMaine students, faculty and staff apply for a new passport or renew an expiring one. Those who visit Estabrooke Hall, Room 240 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. will get their photo taken and be able to pick up […]
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The second Academic Affairs Faculty Forum, focusing on evaluation of student learning outcomes in foundational areas, will be held from 3–4:40 p.m., Feb. 4, in the Bangor Room, Memorial Union. The open forum will continue the dialogue started at the Oct. 6 Faculty Forum focused on “Foundational Competencies for the 21st Century.” In addition, the […]
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Nominations are being accepted for the 2015 Barbara Hikel Retiree Award, established in memory of an exemplary University of Maine employee who stayed involved with the university for many years after her retirement. The award goes to a UMaine retiree who provides extraordinary voluntary service to the university. The award will be presented at the […]
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The University of Maine will host former state attorney general, politician and alumnus James Tierney Feb. 10–11. Tierney, who served in the Maine State Legislature, was the state’s attorney general from 1981–1990 and the Democratic candidate for governor in 1986. While attorney general, he was active in litigation against the tobacco industry. Tierney currently teaches […]
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The Faculty Senate Executive Committee and Provost Jeff Hecker are pleased to invite members of the university community to participate in the second Academic Affairs Faculty Forum of the year. The open forum, focusing on evaluation of student learning outcomes in foundational areas, will be held from 3–4:40 p.m., Feb. 4, in the Bangor Room, […]
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The University of Maine has been informed by the Maine Center for Disease Control about widespread influenza activity across the state in December and January. This activity includes both 33 newly reported outbreaks and increased hospital admission related to influenza across the state. These two metrics are indicators of the severity of illness this flu […]
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The University of Maine Police Department advises campus motorists that two new stop signs have been installed on Munson Road where it intersects with Schoodic and Moosehead roads, making this now a four-way stop. The goal is to improve pedestrian safety in the area and along Munson Road, where there are numerous crosswalks. Drivers and […]
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The last day of operation this semester for the Black Bear Orono Express is Dec. 19. The shuttle service will resume operation at 7 a.m., Jan. 12.
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