University of Maine students, faculty and staff will take part in Maine Day, the annual campuswide spring cleanup tradition, on Wednesday, May 4. UMaine community members will complete service projects aimed at sprucing up the campus, enjoy a free barbecue, and compete for the oozeball — mud volleyball — championship. More than 40 projects will […]
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A member of the University of Maine Woodsmen’s Team has earned a spot in a national championship after placing first at a regional contest. William “Brad” Jones, a third-year wildlife ecology major from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, will compete in the the 2016 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS U.S. Professional and Collegiate Championships July 15–16 in Chicago. In April, […]
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LGBTQ Services at the University of Maine was featured in a WVII (Channel 7) report about transgender issues. The group is hosting Pride Week, a series of on-campus events praising individuality. Amy Schmitt, a work study student for LGBTQ Services, said the week provides the opportunity for the community to “celebrate everything that makes people […]
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Shad, sturgeon, salmon and lampreys have swum up the Penobscot River to spawn for eons. In honor of this annual migration, the UMaine Student Subunit of the American Fisheries Society is hosting its own run, albeit on land, on April 30. The second annual Spawning Run 5K starts at 9 a.m. in front of Nutting […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the 2016 1st Lt. James R. Zimmerman Memorial Fitness Challenge held at the University of Maine. Four-person teams participated in a variety of physical activities including pack runs, pull-ups and a crawl through a mud pit. The challenge was established in 2011 to honor and remember Zimmerman, a 2008 UMaine Naval […]
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WVII (Channel 7) covered a University of Maine sorority’s annual Cystic Fibrosis Carnival. All proceeds from Delta Phi Epsilon’s event — more than $1,000 — went to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, according to the report. Courtney May, president of the sorority, said raising money for the cause is important. “People are living longer than the […]
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Eleven undergraduates have been named 2016 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Connor Smart, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School, and the 2016 salutatorian. The Outstanding Graduating Students will receive their degrees at UMaine’s 214th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 14. The other Outstanding Graduating […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported on the ninth annual Healthy High 5k/10k and 1-mile run/walk at the University of Maine. About 700 people were expected to participate in the race that promotes health and wellness for members of the university and surrounding community. This year, UMaine’s Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered the University of Maine’s final Accepted Student Day for students enrolling in fall 2016. A record attendance was expected at the event, as nearly 2,400 prospective students and their family members had preregistered to be on campus for a day of presentations and tours. “As for confirmation […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine will host the ninth annual Healthy High 5k/10k and 1-mile run/walk at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, April 20. This year, UMaine’s Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Prevention Committee is sponsoring the free 1-mile fun run/walk. Participants of the mile event are encouraged to wear teal — the ribbon […]
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