Jordan Gardner, of Farmingdale, Maine, caught the travel bug during the spring 2018 semester when he journeyed to Cusco, Peru. Through the ISA (International Studies Abroad) Cusco: Language, Literature, and Culture program, Gardner studied archeology, cultural anthropology and the history of the Incas at the ISA Study Center through a partnership with Universidad de Salamanca. […]
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The Geddes W. Simpson Lecture Series Selection Committee is calling for nominations for the 18th Geddes W. Simpson Lecture, which will be held fall 2019. The Geddes W. Simpson Lecture invites speakers of prominence who have provided significant insight into the area where science and history intersect. The Geddes W. Simpson Lecture Series Fund was […]
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Longtime friends of University of Maine Athletics, Susan G. Randall ’89 and Tony Randall, have established the first endowment for UMaine’s field hockey team, benefitting one of the university’s most successful athletic programs for years to come. “Sue and Tony have been great supporters of UMaine Athletics for many years,” University of Maine Director of […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Mainebiz reported the Maine 4-H Foundation has purchased the 64-acre Greenland Point Center in Princeton. The foundation plans to convert the land, which previously was a children’s camp for many years, into a new camp for University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H, according to the articles. Located on a peninsula […]
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With the help of numerous donations, Maine 4-H Foundation has purchased the 64-acre Greenland Point Center in Princeton, Maine. The center, located on a peninsula in Long Lake in Washington County, was a children’s camp for many years. With some facility upgrades and new educational and recreational equipment, the property is expected to open next […]
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The University of Maine Foundation’s crowdfunding platform is designed to empower students, faculty and staff to raise funds for specific projects, events and activities. Through the power of small contributions from a large number of people, Fill the Steins connects the UMaine community to student and campus needs. The most recent campaigns seek funds to […]
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The University of Maine will host “Equity, Access and Inclusion: A World Usability Day Event” 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Nov. 8. World Usability Day, established in 2005, is a day that brings together communities of professional, industrial, educational, citizen and government groups to promote the values of usability, accessibility and universal design to ensure that services […]
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The Associated Press and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine Foundation reached a fundraising record in fiscal year 2018. The foundation received gifts and pledges totaling $36.9 million, an increase of 115 percent from 2017. Fundraising brought the foundation’s “Vision for Tomorrow” comprehensive campaign to over $160 million, 80 percent of its goal, the articles […]
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Over 230 University of Maine benefactors gathered to celebrate a record-breaking year of fundraising at the annual University of Maine Foundation luncheon on campus Oct. 26 during Homecoming weekend. Foundation President Jeff Mills announced gifts and pledges totaling $36.9 million for fiscal year 2018. That total is up 115 percent over the previous year and […]
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More than $133,000 for scholarships and construction of the Engineering Education and Design Center has been raised to honor the leadership of University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Susan J. Hunter, according to University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery Mills. The announcement was made May 24 at a tribute dinner for […]
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