Registration begins Nov. 2 for University of Maine Winter Session, Jan. 4–22. Courses will be available to view on MaineStreet Oct. 26. The more than 50 online courses include several general education requirements, as well as some upper-level courses. Winter Session courses are intensive in nature, with students earning one to three credits in three […]
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The University of Maine Career Center and College of Engineering have partnered for 22 years to connect students with employers at the annual Engineering Job Fair (EJF). This year, the EJF, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 21, will be a virtual event presented via a Symplicity platform accessible through the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and Centralmaine.com picked up a University of Maine news release highlighting activities planned for UMaine’s most unique Homecoming ever. The celebration, which historically attracts nearly 10,000 visitors and alumni, will feature a variety of social events, programs, sports and entertainment — live and prerecorded — because of the COVID-19 pandemic-related health and safety […]
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News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) reported that as of Monday, there were eight active cases of coronavirus among the 30,000 students, staff and faculty across the University of Maine System, including four at UMaine. Centralmaine.com also reported the number of active cases at UMaine.
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WSFX in Wilmington, North Carolina, interviewed Keely McConville, a first-year student studying political science at the University of Maine, about her volunteer work for UMaine UVote. McConville participated in the registration drives and Zoom calls, trying to convince her friends to register to vote.
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Honors students versed in poetry, music, slacklining and other aptitudes are vying for the top spots in the Honors Talent Show Competition, in which the campus community will decide the victors. The Honors College received video submissions from 15 contestants, all of which are displayed on the event webpage. To help determine the winners, the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 7th Annual (and first ever virtual) March Against Domestic Violence hosted by the University of Maine. “In Maine, a domestic violence assault is informed to law-enforcement every two hours and 22 minutes.,” said Nicole Pelletier, president of UMaine Women in Business. “The only way that violence against women is […]
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“How does diversity strengthen education and community?” Find out on the fourth episode of Season Three of “The Maine Question” podcast. The death of George Floyd is just one of several incidents that pushed issues of race, diversity and justice to the front burner in 2020. University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy created the Council […]
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Lisa Morin, coordinator of the University of Maine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, about Black Bear Tutoring, a program that connects UMaine students with K–12 students seeking academic assistance with everything from reading to advanced placement calculus. Because tutoring sessions are online, children from across Maine now have access to […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com and The County advanced the virtual Maine Hunger Dialogue scheduled for 10–11 a.m. Oct. 23. “The goal of the Maine Hunger Dialogue is to inspire students from the state’s public and private universities and colleges, including community colleges, to learn, share ideas, network and work together to fight hunger across […]
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