Student profiles

Thomas Oliver

Thomas Oliver: Finishing what he started with a B.U.S.

The University of Maine’s flexible degree completion program for busy adults, Bachelor of University Studies, is still accepting applications for the 2021 spring semester. The extended deadline is March 15. The Bachelor of University Studies (B.U.S.) allows busy working adults like Thomas Oliver to finish what they started. In 2021 Oliver expects to earn the […]

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Berigan discusses house sparrow decline research with Patriot-News

Liam Berigan, a doctoral student with the University of Maine, spoke to The Patriot-News about the research into house sparrow population declines he conducted while working at the Cornell Lab or Ornithology. “We wanted to find out where and how much house sparrows might be declining here,” said Berigan, lead author of the study. ScienceDaily […]

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Karina Iskandarova

Karina Iskandarova: Aspiring global policy maker broadens horizons at UMaine

When Greek television stations and newspapers seek input about international policy matters and life in the U.S. as a student abroad, they often contact Karina Iskandarova.  As the graduate student from Thessaloniki, Greece shares her knowledge and experiences with others through news reports and on Youtube, she also broadens her own horizons through the instruction […]

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Cassandra Quintal

Cassandra Quintal: Professional land surveyor and online graduate student 

University of Maine online professional science master’s student, Cassandra Quintal, is a Maine-based licensed land surveyor and geographic information systems (GIS) professional. The founder of the Maine Young Surveyors Group and current vice president of the Maine Society of Land Surveyors (MSLS), she is a leader in her field and passionate about her work as […]

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Nargiz Ali Zada

Nargiz Ali Zada: MBA program draws Azerbaijani financier to UMaine 

Nargiz Ali Zada aspires to become a company executive and open her own business. To achieve her goal, she traveled more than 5,000 miles from Azerbaijan to pursue a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maine Graduate School of Business.  Earning an MBA has been a longtime dream for Ali Zada, who worked […]

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Roy brothers

The Roys: Three brothers, one MBA Program

Billy, Jonathan, and Daniel Roy grew up in Frenchville, Maine. They all earned their bachelor’s degrees at the University of Maine and are now all enrolled in the MaineMBA program. “Honestly, the three of us never planned to work on our MBA’s simultaneously,” Billy says. Jon, who works at the University of Maine Advanced Structures […]

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Claudia Desjardins

Claudia Desjardins: Hands-on lab experience benefits human health in pandemic

University of Maine senior Claudia Desjardins of Bangor pursued a major in animal and veterinary sciences and a minor in mathematics to make a difference in the lives of animals and humans through disease research and prevention. As an undergraduate, she collaborated with UMaine researcher mentors for a study of Maine’s wild turkey population and […]

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Fogler library creates list of Wabanaki-authored books

In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, and in honor of the University of Maine’s place within the homeland of the Penobscot Nation, the Raymond H. Fogler Library created a list of books by Wabanaki authors available at awihkhikaní-wikəwαm (“book house” or “Fogler Library” in the Penobscot language). The growing list contains nearly 70 titles […]

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