Robert Dana, University of Maine vice president for student life and dean of students, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for a story about active coronavirus cases at UMaine. There were 65 active cases at UMaine as of March 26.
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The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts Division of Music will livestream three free concerts at 8:15 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. on April 7, 12 and 14 as part of their annual spring tour. These virtual events will replace the annual live tour to local schools. The University Symphonic Band on April 7, the University Singers perform on April […]
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Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine System vice chancellor for research and innovation and president of the University of Maine and the University of Maine Machias, was one of four administrators interviewed by College Express for a story about women in leadership in higher education. Ferrini-Mundy identified listening as a critical skill for leaders, and offered […]
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The Associated Press, the Mount Desert Islander, The Irregular and the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported on a campaign initiated by Susan Smith, director of the Intermedia Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Maine, to encourage the public to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and to support equitable distribution of vaccines across the population. The Times Union, U.S. News […]
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Ipswich Local News shared a University of Maine student profile of nursing students and roommates Emma Moulton and Nicole Despres. Moulton is from Ipswich, Massachusetts.
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The University of Maine Alumni Association and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS) program will honor three distinguished Maine women with Maryann Hartman Awards at a 5 p.m. ceremony on March 25. The virtual event will celebrate 2020 recipients Sharon Barker, retired director of the University of Maine’s Women’s Resource Center, Penobscot Nation Ambassador […]
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University of Maine intermedia students are creating and sharing art that advocates for COVID-19 vaccination and equitable distribution of doses. In an awareness campaign led by Intermedia MFA Program Director Susan Smith, about 20 graduate and undergraduate students have been developing various media that reinforce the hardships of the pandemic and encourage spectators to help […]
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New England Cable News reported that UMaine will return to “near normalcy” this fall, although social distancing and face coverings may still be required on campus.
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Christopher Richards, vice president of enrollment management at the University of Maine, discussed how the University of Maine System has altered the admissions process in response to COVID-19 with News Center Maine. “We’ve completely re-done the playbook amid the pandemic,” he said.
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The Irregular advanced a series of workshops for adults age 19 and older seeking to enroll in college. The virtual workshops, sponsored by the Maine Educational Opportunity Center at the University of Maine, will focus on planning essentials and financial aid. More information is available online.
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