WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine began its celebration of Black History Month with opening remarks and a flag raising. Kirsten Daley, president of the UMaine Black Student Union, described the monthlong celebration as “a remembrance of our past and how it affects us today, but also a celebration of all of the […]
Read more
The University of Maine Career Center will host the annual UMaine Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus. More than 170 employers from Maine and around the country with job and internship opportunities are expected to exhibit at the fair. Over 100 […]
Read more
The University of Maine in partnership with the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center’s Horizons Alpine Climbing Program will offer adaptive climbing at the Maine Bound Adventure Center throughout the spring semester. The program is designed to provide assistance and accommodations for individuals with cognitive or physical differences and will include weekly adaptive climbing sessions on Wednesday […]
Read more
Editor’s note: This story was updated Jan. 30. The University of Maine will observe Black History Month with a series of on-campus events throughout February. The activities will kick off at noon Feb. 1 with a Unity March and flag raising on the Mall in front of Fogler Library. The march will be followed by […]
Read more
A photography exhibition by intermedia MFA student Eleanor Kipping, installed in multiple locations across campus, will be a cornerstone of UMaine’s Black History Month observance this year. Photos in the exhibit, “Brown Paper Bag Test,” will be displayed in the Memorial Union, Fogler Library, New Balance Student Recreation Center and other locations on campus throughout […]
Read more
Hometown: Oxford, Maine I’m fascinated by the increasing complexity of the stock market and the power concentrated in the hands of corporate owners. I’m a senior studying financial economics; my Honors thesis is on the difference in performance between passively and actively owned companies. I love being co-president of UMaine’s student-run investment club (SPIFFY) and […]
Read more
WABI (Channel 5), Bangor Daily News and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration held at the University of Maine. Co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area NAACP and the UMaine Division of Student Life, the event featured a keynote by Maine state Rep. Craig Hickman, Winthrop. Hickman talked […]
Read more
Staff at the University of Maine’s Maine Bound Adventure Center were interviewed about how to stay warm outside during winter for a segment on “Bill Green’s Maine,” which aired on WLBZ (Channel 2) and WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland). “People should plan ahead and prepare,” said Lisa Carter, assistant director of Maine Bound. “When you’re […]
Read more
Now in its third year, Winter Session 2017–18 will offer students 30 online courses including several high demand courses that fulfill general education requirements. Last year over 900 UMaine students completed a Winter Session course — an increase of nearly 40 percent over the previous year. As of Dec. 4, over 1,200 UMaine students were […]
Read more
University of Maine students with Alternative Breaks, a student-led organization that promotes community involvement, are spending the upcoming winter and spring breaks volunteering throughout the United States. Since 1998, UMaine’s Black Bear Chapter of Alternative Breaks has organized trips for students to provide volunteer service to others. This year, the nonprofit is deploying six groups […]
Read more