Editors note: story updated Sept. 22, 2022. The Business, Agriculture, and Rural Development (BARD) technical assistance training program in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine has received a $292,000 award from the Small Business Administration that was requested by Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King through the FY22 Congressionally Directed Spending process, known […]
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MaineBiz, News Center Maine, the Bangor Daily News and Delco.Today reported that the University of Maine has formed a partnership to renovate Coburn and Holmes Halls into a campus hotel. The renovation would turn the halls into a 95-room hotel with a bistro cafe. The project will break ground this fall, and is expected to […]
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The Obama Foundation and Airbnb announced that Neily Raymond of Hermon, Maine, a junior at the University of Maine, was selected as part of the inaugural Voyager Scholarship cohort of 100 rising college juniors nationwide who plan to pursue a career in public service. Funded by a $100 million personal contribution from Brian Chesky, co-founder […]
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WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) and News Center Maine featured Brady Baker, a University of Maine freshman who completed 81 credits through the UMaine Early College program and AP classes before his first semester began. “It kind of just fell on me. I just kept taking classes that would challenge me,” Barker told News Center. […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported that Neily Raymond, a junior at the University of Maine majoring in English and political science, has been named to the inaugural Obama Foundation Voyagers Scholarship cohort. The scholarships, which include up to $50,000 in financial aid and travel stipends, were awarded Tuesday to 100 recipients who plan to pursue […]
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Multiple college guides have once again placed the University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, among the best higher education institutions nationwide in their latest editions. The U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Colleges rankings featured UMaine in its list for top National Universities — those producing groundbreaking […]
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Orlina Boteva, director of the Office of International Programs at the University of Maine, spoke to U.S. News and World Report about how high schools can help international students transition to college in the U.S. Boteva said she has noticed that students who spend a year or two at a U.S. high school adjust more […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Piscataquis Observer and Penobscot Bay Pilot reported that Wilhelm Friess, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, was awarded $749,999 from the National Science Foundation for a project that supports talented, low-income engineering students called Building Bridges for Engineering Students (BBEST). “This program presents a unique opportunity to […]
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The Camden Herald reported that Rockport’s Fran Woodworth, who is enrolled in the 4+1 program in the School of Policy and International Affairs (SPIA) at the University of Maine, was awarded the Boren Fellowship to study Portuguese in Salvador, Brazil.
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Angela Fileccia has taken on the role of director at the University of Maine Counseling Center. Her position began on Aug. 8. Fileccia has 20 years of experience in the field of behavioral health with extensive expertise and knowledge of mental, behavioral and social health needs of community members and clients. She began her career […]
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