University of Maine President Susan Hunter and Judy Ryan, UMaine vice president for administration and finance, announced today that Ryan will retire Sept. 12. Ryan joined the University of Maine in 2012 as associate vice president for human resources and administration. In April 2014, she replaced Janet Waldron, senior vice president for administration and finance, […]
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Patricia Libby, a member of the instructional and student services staff at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center since 2011, has been named associate director of the Belfast-based outreach facility. Libby will join Monique LaRocque, associate provost for the UMaine Division of Lifelong Learning (DLL), in leading the Hutchinson Center, which has become an educational […]
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The Black Bear Orono Express begins operation Friday, Aug. 29 with free service on the half-hour from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday–Friday. The new Saturday service will be noon–5 p.m., with two buses making regular stops, plus stops at University Mall and Nexxlinx on Godfrey Drive. The new schedule is online.
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UMaine’s Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden on Rangeley Road will be closed Monday–Tuesday, Aug. 18–19, for maintenance.
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The following days have been designated as Go Blue Fridays, a chance to show your UMaine spirit and campus pride by wearing blue and/or UMaine clothing: Aug. 29; Sept. 19; Oct. 3 and 17; and Nov. 7 and 21.
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The University of Maine’s Office of Student Records has published its most recent newsletter. The August–October 2014 issue of the quarterly newsletter “For the Record” is available online.
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The University of Maine BioMediaLab is featured in a new promotional video for Wowza Media Systems, one of the lab’s software providers. The School of Biology and Ecology lab is an advanced technology-centric science new media lab in Murray Hall that recently started using Wowza, a versatile media streaming server that efficiently allows students access […]
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In August, University of Maine Police Department officials will be photographing the exteriors of all campus buildings to update its photo inventory. The photography team will wear safety vests and helmets, and use a green John Deere Gator to travel around campus. Members of the UMaine community with questions can call UMaine Police Chief Roland […]
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University of Maine President Susan Hunter has announced that Vice President for Human Resources Megan Sanders also will serve as chief of staff in the Office of the President, effective Aug. 1. Sanders replaces Julie Hopwood, whose tenure as senior advisor to the president and chief of staff ends July 31. “I am delighted that Meg has […]
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Funeral services will be held July 11 in Belfast, Maine, for University of Maine alumnus and benefactor Richard Collins of Northport, Maine, and Key Largo, Florida, who passed away July 7. He was 77. Graveside services will be July 12, followed by a reception at UMaine’s Hutchinson Center. Details are online. Dick Collins graduated from […]
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