The Portland Press Herald reported colleges and universities throughout Maine have been reminding students that marijuana is still prohibited on their campuses, regardless of pot’s new legal status elsewhere for those 21 and older. “Nothing will change here,” said Robert Dana, the University of Maine’s vice president for student life and dean of students, in […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7)covered an opening ceremony at the University of Maine to mark the beginning of Black History Month. The Office of Multicultural Student Life is celebrating throughout the month with events such as film screenings, talks and presentations. “Together we are unified and […]
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Black History Month at the University of Maine will kick off at noon Feb. 1 with an opening ceremony and Black Lives Matter flag raising at the Memorial Union. Among the other event highlights: Feb. 8, the Office of Multicultural Student Life will show the film “Southside With You” at the Collins Center for the […]
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Sigi Koizar, Jesse Orach and Sydney Veljacic were named the 2017 “M” Club Dean Smith Award recipients Monday, Jan. 30, at the 28th annual Scholar-Athlete Recognition ceremony. The award is named for Dean Smith, an electrical engineering major, captain of the 1989–90 UMaine men’s basketball team and winner of the 1990 NCAA Walter Byers Award as the nation’s […]
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Black Bear Battalion, the University of Maine’s Army ROTC unit, has won the prestigious MacArthur Award, which recognizes the top eight schools, selected from among the 275 senior Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs nationwide. The award, presented by Cadet Command and the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Foundation, recognize the ideals of “duty, honor, and […]
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When Alex Rahman decided to come to the United States to attend college, he had two goals. He wanted a university that believed in him enough to help him graduate debt free, and one that offered a challenging business curriculum and a diverse set of activities and work experiences outside the classroom, all preparing him […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,298 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2016 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,714 are from Maine, 523 are from 31 other states and 61 are from 27 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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The University of Maine International Programs’ Study Abroad Fair will be held Thursday, Jan. 26 to inform UMaine students, faculty and staff about the programs available for all majors to study, intern, research or teach abroad. The free event will run from 2 to 5 p.m. in the first-floor ballroom of Estabrooke Hall. Information will […]
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., members of the University of Maine community will pack an estimated 40,000 meals for distribution to local food pantries on Jan. 21. The project is a partnership among the UMaine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, Honors College and Office of Multicultural Student Life, as well as the […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration at the University of Maine. The family-friendly event, co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor NAACP and the UMaine Division of Student Life, is held annually to celebrate the life and legacy of King’s service […]
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