Student Life

News Center, CBS 5 report on ‘Shark Tank’ competition at MBS

WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) and News Center Maine reported on the “Shark Tank” event at the University of Maine that took place on Friday, Dec. 13, at which six first-year Maine Business School students pitched side hustle projects. Students presented their ideas, ranging from blankets to international snacks, in front of an audience of […]

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UMaine achieves record retention of students from first to second year 

Retention for UMaine Machias jumped more than 10 percentage points and is the highest in at least a decade  Extra efforts in recent years to help first-year students adjust to college life and succeed academically and socially are paying off for the University of Maine as the first-to-second-year retention rate this fall is the highest […]

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Anti-hazing bill on which UMaine researcher consulted passed by Congress

The U.S. Senate last week passed the Stop Campus Hazing Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing hazing on college campuses nationwide. The legislation previously passed the House of Representatives, and has been sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.  The act requires colleges and universities to implement comprehensive hazing prevention programs and to […]

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UMaine Printing Services wrapping gifts in exchange for food donations

Printing Services at the University of Maine will wrap gifts brought to Hotel Ursa in historic Holmes Hall in exchange for a donation of non-perishable items for the Black Bear Exchange food drive.  Staff of Printing Services and UMaine’s Auxiliary Enterprises will be in the hotel’s MajorMinor Cafe on Thursday, Dec. 19 from 12:30–2:30 p.m. […]

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CUGR announces 2024-25 graduate academic year fellowship recipients

The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2024-25 CUGR and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) academic year graduate fellowship winners.  The CUGR Research and Creative Activities fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate and graduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research and are supported through the Office of the Vice […]

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UMaine earns national recognition for college student voter engagement

The University of Maine has been named a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting, recognizing the university’s effort to increase nonpartisan student voter participation.  UMaine is one of 471 colleges and universities recognized by ALL IN for joining the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. As part of this effort, the university […]

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