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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The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine will host Fresh Check Day on April 3 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the atrium outside of the bookstore in the Memorial Union. Fresh Check Day is a concept created by the Jordan Porco Foundation that brings the whole campus community together to “check-in” on […]
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported on the MBS Corps’ annual Heroes and Hope dodgeball tournament at the New Balance Field House. The tournament doubled as a fundraiser, donating proceeds to the Maine Veterans Project (MVP) and Service Dog Strong.
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University of Maine will host Fresh Check Day on April 3, from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the atrium outside of the bookstore in the Memorial Union. Fresh Check Day is a concept created by the Jordan Porco Foundation that brings the whole campus community together to “check-in” on the mental health and wellness of college […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared that two planned gifts from a University of Maine alumnus totaling $2 million will be used to enhance the digital resources of Raymond H. Fogler Library and provide additional scholarship assistance to University of Maine business majors.
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Kaitlin McCullough has spent years shaping her own unique singing voice, and she is ready to share it with thousands of people during the 2023 University of Maine commencement ceremonies. Commencement is not the first event at which McCullough, a UMaine senior from Ellsworth majoring in music education, has sung the “National Anthem.” She performed […]
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A funeral mass on March 24 will celebrate the life of John Davis of Old Town, a longtime and well-known Facilities Management employee. Davis had a 38-year career at UMaine, working as a custodian assigned to the Memorial Gym and Field House. He was a champion weightlifter, earning him the nickname Big John. He is […]
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Sean Sibley, nurse practitioner at the Northern Light Health Cutler Center at the University of Maine, and Kevin Hudson, student life educator, spoke to WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) about “BORG,” or Blackout Rage Gallon, where a gallon jug of water is half-emptied, then filled with alcohol and electrolyte solutions. The idea is even though […]
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Applications to become a Maine Learning Assistants (MLA) for the fall 2023 semester are now available. MLAs serve as peer instructors, facilitating group work and assisting faculty as they transform their course to incorporate more interactive-engagement and student-centered instruction. MLAs learn to use innovative, research-based instructional strategies, develop relevant pedagogical skills, deepen their content understanding […]
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This spring, 18 students from 12 countries have taken advantage of a new weekly class meeting at the University of Maine and in Orono. And more are joining. The learners, who range in age from their early 20s to senior citizens, each with varied multilingual fluency, gather for the free pilot program called Community English, […]
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