Student Life

Veterans Week flag raising on the Mall 2014

UMaine to honor veterans with week of events

Editor’s note: updated version, Nov. 6, 2015 The University of Maine will recognize veterans with a week of events to coincide with Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The activities are coordinated by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and UMaine Veterans Association. “I have come to know student-veterans at UMaine, and they […]

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WLBZ covers domestic abuse awareness walk

WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the second annual walk to end domestic abuse held at the University of Maine during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The event was hosted by MBS Corps, the Maine Business School’s community outreach organization. Several athletic teams joined the walk to show their support, according to the report. After the walk, […]

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Students working in UMaine's lunar habitat

Define tomorrow: Watch now

Learn about UMaine’s distinctive undergraduate student experience. Transcript Define Tomorrow Every moment, every action, every reaction, every inspiration, every decision defines tomorrow. All your yesterdays have led you here, and here is the place where you can define tomorrow. Tomorrow we will make waves, we will dive deeper, we will play harder. Tomorrow we fly […]

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Fraternity delivers donated mattresses to those in need, WVII reports

WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Maine fraternity Pi Kappa Phi teamed up with the United Moving Company and the Fairfield Inn to deliver mattresses to those in need. Fraternity members loaded and transported hundreds of mattresses donated by the inn to Old Town, according to the report. “It’s an easy way to […]

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Trick or Trot at Witter Farm Oct. 30

The University of Maine Standardbred Drill Team invites the campus community and public to the annual Trick or Trot from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at UMaine’s Witter Farm, 160 University Farm Road in Old Town. The event will include a costume contest, games, baked goods and an opportunity to meet and have […]

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UMaine ROTC to participate in field training Oct. 23–25

About 80 cadets in the University of Maine Army ROTC program will take part in a field training exercise Oct. 23–25 at the Maine National Guard Plymouth Area Training Site in Plymouth. The training is designed to test the cadets’ resiliency, critical thinking and leadership skills, which are practiced and developed through cadet-led tactical training […]

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Maine Edge advances Black Bear 5K

The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the Black Bear 5K at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. The race is part of the Tradewinds Marketplace/Sub 5 Track Club Road Race Series and is sponsored by UMaine Campus Recreation. The $12 registration can be completed at the front desk of the New […]

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Black Bear 5K Oct. 25

The University of Maine will host the Black Bear 5K at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. The race is part of the Tradewinds Marketplace/Sub 5 Track Club Road Race Series and is sponsored by UMaine Campus Recreation. The $12 registration can be completed at the front desk of the New Balance Student Recreation Center or […]

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Jade McGuire

Jade McGuire: Education major passionate about travel, volunteering

This time last year, Jade McGuire was living aboard a cruise ship with 600 other college students from across the country as part of a Semester at Sea program that took her to more than a dozen countries spanning four continents. McGuire, a fourth-year University of Maine elementary education major and honors student from Augusta, […]

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