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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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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