The University of Maine chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (Sig Ep) fraternity is hosting its annual Camp Out for YouthAIDS on the corner of the Mall, near Fogler Library and Memorial Union at UMaine. Sig Ep members will be on the mall, around the clock, collecting donations for YouthAIDS through Friday Sept. 2. This campout […]
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Friday’s Maine Hello new first-year student move-in activity was covered by the Bangor Daily News, WABI, WLBZ and WVII. More than 600 volunteers helped welcome the 1,848 members of the Class of 2015 and their families upon arrival during the day on Friday. More information on the class and the upcoming academic year is included […]
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University of Maine President Paul Ferguson led a group of some 610 volunteers welcoming new fist-year students Friday, Aug. 26 as part of the university’s traditional Maine Hello program. A component of Fall Welcome Weekend, Maine Hello gives students and their families early exposure to UMaine’s trademark hospitality. “I’ve been looking forward to this day […]
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Monday morning update UMaine experienced no significant damage as the result of Tropical Storm Irene. Classes are in session on Monday, Aug. 29 as the fall semester gets underway. Commuters are encouraged to exercise caution as power outages and road closures are affecting parts of the greater Orono/Bangor area. Expanded move-in availability for upper-class students […]
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Comments from Lauri Sidelko, UMaine’s director of Drug and Alcohol Education Programs, were included in a Wednesday Bangor Daily News editorial about binge drinking among college students. Sidelko described some of the tactics she and her colleagues use to educate UMaine students about the dangers of excessive alcohol use.
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Nearly 2,000 new first-year students, members of the Class of 2015, will arrive at the University of Maine on Friday, Aug. 26. to begin Fall Welcome Weekend, a series of events designed to acclimate them to campus life and prepare them for the start of classes on Monday, Aug. 29. Fall Welcome Weekend begins with […]
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Tuesday’s Bangor Daily News includes a photo from Monday’s Summer Tour 2011 open house for prospective students and their families. More than 2,000 people registered for the event, making it the largest open house UMaine has ever hosted. WLBZ/WCSH interviewed President Ferguson for a story about the event. Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean […]
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The following information from the Division of Student Affairs relates to parking and traffic on campus leading up to Friday August 26 and the Maine Hello. As the University of Maine prepares for the arrival of the Class of 2015 on Friday, August 26 it is important to be aware of parking lot closures necessary […]
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Some 1,895 people, mostly high school seniors and their family members, are registered for the University of Maine’s Monday, Aug. 22 Summer Tour 2011 open house event. Modeled after a similar open house last August, Summer Tour 2011 represents a fresh approach to the traditional open house. Prospective students and their families will have ample […]
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Wednesday’s Bangor Daily News includes a story about the potential for the synthetic drug known as “bath salts” to be an issue at UMaine during the coming academic year. The story includes comments from Vice President for Student Affairs Robert Dana, police chief Roland LaCroix and Lauri Sidelko, director of Alcohol and Drug Education Programs.
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