UMaine football player Warren Smith was the subject of a feature story in the Press of Atlantic City newspaper. The New Jersey native, a quarterback for the Black Bears, has led UMaine to a 7-2 overall record so far this fall. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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University of Maine police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a recent rash of sign vandalism on campus. Five building signs have been kicked and damaged since Wednesday, Oct. 26. Those signs are the blue markers for Cutler Health Center, Cumberland Hall, Aubert Hall, Oak Hall and Libby Hall. Police have recovered […]
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This week’s UMaine Business Job Fair was featured in a Maine Public Broadcasting Network radio report about why the unemployment rate in the State of Maine is lower than the national average. Therese Hursh, a UMaine accounting student who is in school to earn her undergraduate degree after more than 20 years in the workforce, […]
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Saturday’s Bangor Daily News reported that members of the UMaine women’s basketball team personally delivered season tickets to a few fans in the Bangor/Orono area recently. Coach Richard Barron attributed the idea to Eileen Flaherty, UMaine’s associate athletic director for compliance and senior woman administrator.
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Tom (Class of 1968) and Sally Savage of Key Largo, Fla. have donated $500,000 to help fund University of Maine upgrades to athletics facilities at Alfond Arena and Memorial Gym. “Once again, Tom and Sally have overwhelmed us with their extraordinary generosity,” says UMaine President Paul Ferguson. “This gift provides a tremendous boost to our […]
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The Bangor Daily News has a report on UMaine crime statistics announced Monday. The report noted burglaries at residence halls have dropped dramatically, something that spokesman Joe Carr attributed to a new building entry system installed in dormitories. Robert Dana, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, said safety is one of UMaine’s […]
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ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-UMaine) has received a $5,000 grant from the Woodard & Curran Foundation. The funding will be used for EWB-UMaine’s sanitation project in the village of Dulce Vivir in Honduras.
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UMaine police officer Deb Mitchell was quoted in a Saturday Bangor Daily News story about Friday’s Totally Trades Conference at Washington County Community College, where 130 middle school and high school girls gathered to learn about careers in fields where most of the workers are men.
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Bangor television station WLBZ covered Wednesday’s UMaine Engineering Job Fair, which was held at the student recreation center. There were 65 companies at the fair, according to the report. UMaine civil and environmental engineer Eric Landis said in an interview that in a knowledge-based economy, we need engineers to drive innovation. Senior Jessica Sanborn who […]
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Several members of the UMaine men’s basketball team were interviewed for a Bangor Daily News report on the international student-athletes playing for the Black Bears this year. Coach Ted Woodward’s team includes a contingent of four from Europe, two Canadians and one Israeli, which means international players make up 47 percent of UMaine’s 15-man roster […]
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