Student Life

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IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) honor society inducts 15 students

The  University of Maine’s Delta-Kappa chapter of the IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) honor society held its annual spring induction ceremony for 15 students selected based on their high academic standings in electrical engineering, computer engineering and computer science.  Inductees include John Hodson, Kenzie Young, Connor Noddin, Will Emanuel, Martin Guarnieri, Mary Isabelle Wisell, Allison […]

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Apply to be a Maine Learning Assistant

The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (the RiSE Center) is now accepting applications for undergraduate student employment as Maine Learning Assistants (MLAs) in the Faculty Course Modification Incentive Grant – Maine Learning Assistant (FIG-MLA) Program for fall 2023. MLAs serve as peer instructors, facilitating group work and assisting faculty as they transform their […]

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BDN shares McCullough profile

The Bangor Daily News shared a profile of Kaitlin McCullough, a UMaine senior from Ellsworth majoring in music education who will be singing the National Anthem at the 2023 University of Maine commencement ceremonies.

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WABI reports on UMaine Fresh Check Day

WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported on the University of Maine Student Life’s Fresh Check Day event. “Students just don’t have as much support and they feel they do, so this gives them that opportunity to understand there is a community behind them not only from the school but from outside as well,” said Kevin […]

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UVAC to host open house on April 10

The University Volunteer Ambulance Corps (UVAC) will host an open house event on April 10 from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. at UVAC’s bay in the Cutler Health Building. The event will mark the arrival and installation of new equipment, including a donated wireless router, safety equipment and software that will be installed in an ambulance.  This […]

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Sam Ransley: Presenting award-winning essay at a global forum

In fall 2022, University of Maine senior Sam Ransley of New Harbor, Maine, penned an essay about the threat of totalitarianism. He will soon present his essay to political science experts from across the U.S. and beyond at the World Social Science Association’s 65th Annual Conference in April in Tempe, Arizona.  Ransley, who is majoring […]

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Maine College of Engineering and Computing launching April 1

The University of Maine System Board of Trustees on Monday approved an initial engineering framework for the Maine College of Engineering and Computing, leveraging the strengths of the University of Maine’s College of Engineering and the University of Southern Maine’s Department of Engineering for the benefit of students and employers statewide.  The Maine College of […]

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UMaine Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity set for April 14

The 2023 Annual UMaine Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity will be held on Friday, April 14, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts. The event will showcase the research and creative work being done by University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias graduate and undergraduate students across […]

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Volin to receive AERA award for co-led education research project

The American Educational Research Association will present its 2023 Outstanding Conference Submission Award for the project, “Interrogating consequential education research: Exploring social networks connecting communities with a university environmental service-learning program.” Team members on the project from the University of Connecticut include John Volin, now University of Maine executive vice president for academic affairs and […]

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‘The Maine Question’ explores the Honors College experience

Established in 1935, the University of Maine Honors College is one of the oldest continuously running honors programs in the U.S.  Its students, who are among the top undergraduates at UMaine, explore texts, ideas, the arts and current events through an interdisciplinary lens in an academically rigorous environment. Their class sizes are small and emphasize […]

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