WABI (Channel 5) reported that first-year and transfer students will be able to mark the launch of academic careers at UMaine by seeing their names displayed on the Morse Field scoreboard when they arrive on campus this week, and again when they graduate. The student names, which number in the thousands, will cycle on the […]
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News Center Maine , the Bangor Daily News and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported that a fourth student at the University of Maine has tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the number of positive cases across the University of Maine System to five. The most recently identified case is a member of the same fraternity […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy was quoted in an Associated Press report on the return of students to the University of Maine campus on Monday, just days after four students, including one from the University of Maine School of Law in Portland, tested positive for coronavirus. “Our screening strategy is working as intended, identifying […]
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Maine Public quoted UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy following the announcement of new student conduct guidelines by the University of Maine System. The student code of conduct was updated to allow suspension or dismissal of students who host or attend gatherings that violate current state guidelines aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19. “This is a […]
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WGME (Channel 13) interviewed UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Robert Dana, vice president for student life and inclusive excellence and dean of students at UMaine, about campus testing facilities and procedures in advance of the return of 6,000 students to Orono this week. “COVID is among us, and it’s a powerful reminder that we have […]
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The Associated Press, Maine Public, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, WABI (Channel 5) and WAGM in Presque Isle reported on a statement by UMaine president Joan Ferrini-Mundy made last week following the detection of three cases of COVID-19 among UMaine students. U.S. News and World Report printed the AP story. The president’s message provided details about the cases and confirmed that […]
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Sonja Birthisel has been named director of the Wilson Center effective Sept. 1. Birthisel, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maine and an alumna, has been actively involved in youth ministry for over 15 years. She has a passion for community service and experience as a teacher and community organizer. As a member […]
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The University of Maine is among the best 386 colleges nationwide, according to The Princeton Review’s 2021 edition of its annual guide, and also is included again this year in the Fiske Guide to Colleges. Colleges and universities profiled in this year’s “The Best 386 Colleges” represent about 14% of the 2,800 four-year colleges in […]
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WABI (Channel 5) toured the University of Maine campus to highlight preparations for students to return safely Aug. 31. Robert Dana, vice president of student life and inclusive excellence, said students won’t lose “the college experience.” First-year student enrollment is similar to last year, with 2,100 students expected. “The university is running a public health […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy has appointed a 30-member Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to advise campus leadership and report on institutional efforts and actions to ensure inclusive excellence. The President’s Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is co-chaired by Kimberly Whitehead, chief of staff to the President, and Susan McKay, founding director […]
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