Bangor TV station WABI featured a fundraiser held Friday by UMaine sorority Pi Beta Phi that raised more than $1,000 for First Book, an organization that brings books to low-income families in the U.S. and Canada. The sorority held a chicken wing eating contest with food donated from area restaurants. UMaine students Courtney Maynard and […]
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Several media outlets, including the Bangor Daily News, covered Tuesday’s car accident that killed UMaine student Timothy J. Dodge, a 19-year-old from Rockland. Bangor TV station WABI also had a report on the accident. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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Channel 2 (WLBZ) on Monday covered a visit to the campus by area elementary and middle school students who have been mentored by UMaine student Black Bear Mentors. The program, operated through the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, introduced the students to a typical day at UMaine. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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There were several media reports about Monday’s appearances on campus by an anti-abortion group and a pair of anti-gay marriage activists while UMaine students, officials and faculty raised a gay pride flag to mark the start of Pride Week at UMaine.
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A series of leadership events, academic activities, student research expositions and campuswide celebration will commemorate the inauguration of University of Maine President Paul W. Ferguson on April 19.
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Several media outlets covered Wednesday’s announcement that UMaine has suspended the Sigma Nu fraternity for five years after an investigation found the fraternity had violated the university student conduct code. The Bangor Daily News interviewed Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Robert Dana, who said there are high expectations for UMaine students […]
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UMaine student Erin Victoria Carter has won a scholarship from the Barry M. Goldwater Foundation, according to a story in the Bangor Daily News. Carter, who is majoring in biochemistry and molecular/cellular biology, hopes to get a doctoral degree in immunology or molecular biology, and her career goal is to conduct AIDS or autoimmune disease […]
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The Portland Press Herald ran a column about Sunday’s benefit hockey game for a scholarship in honor of Leroy Patterson, a 33-year veteran of the UMaine Department of Public Safety who died in January. Paul Culina, UMaine’s head athletic trainer, said Patterson was the epitome of what a university police officer should be. UMaine football […]
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The Bangor Daily News today carried an article advancing UMaine’s Muslim Students Association’s Islamic Awareness Weekend activities. Discussions and events are planned March 30 and March 31. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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A benefit hockey game to raise funds for a scholarship created by the friends and family of former University of Maine police officer Leroy Patterson is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday, April 1 at UMaine’s Alfond Arena.
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