University Bookstore will host its annual Family and Friends sale with select items on sale and the store will have extended hours: Friday, Sept. 30, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Bear Necessities Fan Shop will also have hours on Family and Friends weekend. Friday, Sept. 30, noon–4 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. […]
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The Mount Desert Islander reported that Madison Jones, a junior at the University of Maine studying sustainable agriculture, has been awarded the $1,000 Nell Goff Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship aids college students pursuing horticulture-related studies and honors Nell Goff who, in the 1970s and ’80s, served as the president of the Garden Club Federation of […]
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The Courier-Gazette and Republican Journal noted that the Poets Corner, a platform created to foster community among writers and readers of poetry and short prose, will feature five young poets who are University of Maine students active in campus creative writing activities and the campus literary magazine, “The Open Field,” on their Zoom event Oct. […]
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Karen Keim, director of the Maine Educational Opportunity Center and Maine Educational Talent Search at the University of Maine, will receive the Walter O. Mason Award from the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE). The award is the highest honor given by COE and recognizes outstanding contributions to federal TRIO programs and the advancement of […]
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The Bangor Daily News and CentralMaine.com shared that the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about the internship program it launched this summer to train students to address challenges related to sustainability, conservation, climate change, public health and other complex societal issues at 3 […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Neily Raymond, junior at the University of Maine, was selected as part of the inaugural Voyager Scholarship cohort from the Obama Foundation and Airbnb. The scholarship is for 100 rising college juniors nationwide who plan to pursue a career in public service.
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The University of Maine will hold Family and Friends Weekend from Sept. 30–Oct. 2. Many events will be held on campus throughout the weekend. These include Friday Night Socials; Chats by the Campfire; a Family Block Party on the Mall sponsored by Alpenglow featuring a petting zoo, ax throwing, a small business fair, food trucks […]
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Dana Humphrey has hung up his hard hat after 36 years of serving the University of Maine as a faculty member and dean of the College of Engineering. During his tenure, the college has undergone tremendous growth, most recently with the opening of the Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center on Aug. 24. The $78 […]
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The University of Maine Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life is recognizing National Hazing Prevention Week with several events to support and bring awareness to students. A banner signing will be held 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in Room 143 of the Memorial Union. Also on Sept. 20, the office will host Die […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Maine Campus, the student-run newspaper at the University of Maine, has not only rebranded itself as Maine Campus Media, it’s also permanently ceased publication of its print edition. “We’re a student newspaper, and our demographic just doesn’t read print. It hasn’t read print for years, actually. We’re not reaching […]
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