Paving will take place on campus Monday, April 28 (weather permitting) in the following areas: Rangeley Road from the University of Maine Police Department building to the Keyo building Rangeley Road from Long Road to the entrance of Somerset Hall Long Road by Hart Hall and Corbett Hall to the North Gym parking lot Traffic […]
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Cathy Billings of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute will offer a book signing for her first volume, The Maine Lobster Industry: A History of Culture, Conservation and Commerce, 11 a.m.–2 p.m., May 1, at the Martin Luther King Plaza outside the Memorial Union. In case of rain, the event will be moved to Rogers […]
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The University of Maine System Diversity Steering Committee is again pleased to offer mini-grants totaling $6,000 for planning and implementing programs that strengthen campus diversity initiatives. Faculty and staff may send proposals electronically by Sept. 19, 2014 for diversity programs or initiatives that will be conducted during FY15. Proposals should include the following information: a […]
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For the fifth consecutive year, the University of Maine has been named a “green college” by Princeton Review for its exemplary commitment to sustainability in academics, campus infrastructure and programming. The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition profiles 330 schools in the United States and two in Canada that are the most […]
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Lisa Morin, coordinator of the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism at the University of Maine, received the Excellence in Volunteer Administration Award at the 28th annual presentation of the Governor’s Awards for Service and Volunteerism, presided over by first lady Ann LePage. Morin has helped launch several successful programs at UMaine, including Welcome Weekend […]
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New Balance Field House will be closed May 12 for approximately 16 weeks to complete the exterior improvements as part of the $15 million renovation project that includes Memorial Gym. The facility’s exterior renovations include replacing approximately 22,000 square feet of insulated wall system and installing 5,200 square feet of windows. The 8-foot windows at […]
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Two icons in literature and music in Maine — international best-selling author Tess Gerritsen and singer-songwriter David Mallett — will receive honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees and share remarks at the 212th Commencement May 10 at the University of Maine. Mallett will address the 10 a.m. ceremony; Gerritsen will address the 2:30 p.m. ceremony, […]
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University of Maine President Paul Ferguson has been elected vice chair of the Steering Committee of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), a network of over 680 colleges and universities addressing climate change and sustainability. President Ferguson will be working with the new chair, Wim Wiewel, president of Portland State University. ACUPCC […]
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About 75 students from the University of Maine, University of Massachusetts, Penn State, Rutgers and Cornell are expected to gather at the UMaine campus April 11–12 for the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association’s (IFTSA) North Atlantic Area Meeting. The event brings together students from food science departments in the North Atlantic area, and provides […]
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University of Maine Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Janet Waldron will resign to join the University of North Texas (UNT) System as vice chancellor of finance, effective April 28. Waldron has led UMaine’s Office of Administration and Finance for 11 years. “I look forward to this new opportunity and challenge working in a […]
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