Student Life

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Maine College of Engineering and Computing launching April 1

The University of Maine System Board of Trustees on Monday approved an initial engineering framework for the Maine College of Engineering and Computing, leveraging the strengths of the University of Maine’s College of Engineering and the University of Southern Maine’s Department of Engineering for the benefit of students and employers statewide.  The Maine College of […]

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UMaine Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity set for April 14

The 2023 Annual UMaine Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity will be held on Friday, April 14, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts. The event will showcase the research and creative work being done by University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias graduate and undergraduate students across […]

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Volin to receive AERA award for co-led education research project

The American Educational Research Association will present its 2023 Outstanding Conference Submission Award for the project, “Interrogating consequential education research: Exploring social networks connecting communities with a university environmental service-learning program.” Team members on the project from the University of Connecticut include John Volin, now University of Maine executive vice president for academic affairs and […]

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‘The Maine Question’ explores the Honors College experience

Established in 1935, the University of Maine Honors College is one of the oldest continuously running honors programs in the U.S.  Its students, who are among the top undergraduates at UMaine, explore texts, ideas, the arts and current events through an interdisciplinary lens in an academically rigorous environment. Their class sizes are small and emphasize […]

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BDN shares UMaine Fresh Check Day

The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine will host Fresh Check Day on April 3 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the atrium outside of the bookstore in the Memorial Union. Fresh Check Day is a concept created by the Jordan Porco Foundation that brings the whole campus community together to “check-in” on […]

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WABI features Heroes and Hope dodgeball tournament

WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported on the MBS Corps’ annual Heroes and Hope dodgeball tournament at the New Balance Field House. The tournament doubled as a fundraiser, donating proceeds to the Maine Veterans Project (MVP) and Service Dog Strong.

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University of Maine to host Fresh Check Day April 3

University of Maine will host Fresh Check Day on April 3, from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the atrium outside of the bookstore in the Memorial Union.  Fresh Check Day is a concept created by the Jordan Porco Foundation that brings the whole campus community together to “check-in” on the mental health and wellness of college […]

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BDN reports on Fogler Library gifts

The Bangor Daily News shared that two planned gifts from a University of Maine alumnus totaling $2 million will be used to enhance the digital resources of Raymond H. Fogler Library and provide additional scholarship assistance to University of Maine business majors.

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A phot of Kaitlin McCullough

Kaitlin McCullough: Commencement singer shares her passion for music 

Kaitlin McCullough has spent years shaping her own unique singing voice, and she is ready to share it with thousands of people during the 2023 University of Maine commencement ceremonies. Commencement is not the first event at which McCullough, a UMaine senior from Ellsworth majoring in music education, has sung the “National Anthem.” She performed […]

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Funeral for longtime FM employee John Davis, March 24

A funeral mass on March 24 will celebrate the life of John Davis of Old Town, a longtime and well-known Facilities Management employee.  Davis had a 38-year career at UMaine, working as a custodian assigned to the Memorial Gym and Field House. He was a champion weightlifter, earning him the nickname Big John. He is […]

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