WABI (Channel 5) spoke with students in the University of Maine chapter of Best Buddies, an international nonprofit that aims to create opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Adya Plourde, president of the UMaine chapter, said she feels strongly about the program. “The whole aspect […]
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WVII (Channel 7) covered the April 14 basketball fundraiser event “Nets 4 Pets 4 Vets” held in Bangor. Organized by members of the University of Maine Business School’s MBS Corps and ROTC, the event involves a tournament and community dinner designed to raise money to provide service dogs for veterans. The tournament, officiated by the […]
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The Morning Sentinel reported on the annual Mud Meet held at Colby College in Waterville. The all-day competition featured events for singles, doubles and teams, where competitors rolled logs, used axes to chop through vertically and horizontally positioned chunks of wood, and used huge bucksaws on wooden beams, according to the article. Students from 10 […]
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The Bangor Flower and Garden Show will be held at the University of Maine’s Harold Alfond Sports Arena, April 20–22. The show will be open 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sunday. General admission is $10. Children 12 and under are free with adult supervision. Free parking is included. Members of […]
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The University of Maine has partnered with Places4Students.com to provide a new and enhanced resource for students and community members looking for off-campus housing. Places4Students is a company that creates connections between academic institutions and students seeking off-campus housing, and provides a website and an app where landlords and property managers can exhibit properties directly […]
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WVII (Channel 7) covered the University of Maine’s first canoe battleship competition at the New Balance Student Recreation Center pool on April 10. The competition was organized to encourage people to stay active and learn more about the center’s aquatic programs. The university is planning to host a similar event at the beginning of the […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported University of Maine students are looking for help in feeding the state’s food-insecure population. Students are asking for monetary donations for their second Maine Day Meal Pack-out, which will be held at 9 a.m. May 2. Volunteers will use the money to purchase and pack meals to donate to local food […]
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The second annual Nets 4 Pets 4 Vets, a benefit basketball tournament and community dinner to raise money for therapy animals for veterans with PTSD or traumatic brain injury, will be held 3–7 p.m. April 14 at 45 Columbia St., Bangor. The event is sponsored by Maine Business School Corps, UMaine ROTC and the UMaine […]
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The University of Maine’s 2018 valedictorian is Graham Van Goffrier of Norwell, Massachusetts and the salutatorian is Brianna DeGone of Turner, Maine. They will be honored at UMaine’s 216th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 12. Van Goffrier will receive a bachelor’s degree in physics, with minors in electrical engineering, mathematics and nanotechnology, and […]
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Donations are being sought for the Maine Day Meal Pack-out at the University of Maine on May 2. In meal pack-out events, campus and community volunteers pack meals that are then given to food banks and community organizations that feed the hungry. The goal of this year’s event is to contribute as many meals as […]
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