Campus Announcements

Annual Skate with the Bears Jan. 11

Friends of Maine Hockey will host the annual Skate with the Bears event from 4:15–5:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11 at the Alfond Arena. Members of the University of Maine men’s and women’s ice hockey teams will be on the ice meeting fans, signing autographs and posing for photos. Friends of Maine Hockey board members also […]

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Spring Study Abroad Fair Jan. 22

The University of Maine International Programs’ Study Abroad Fair will be held Thursday, Jan. 22 to inform UMaine students, faculty and staff about the programs available for all majors to study, intern, research or teach abroad. The free event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the first-floor ballroom of Estabrooke Hall. Information […]

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Nory Jones Named 2014 Steve Gould Award Winner

The founder and faculty adviser of the community outreach organization MBS Corps at the University of Maine is this year’s recipient of the Steve Gould Award. Nory Jones is a professor of management information systems in the Maine Business School who joined the UMaine community in September 2001. MBS Corps was established in 2005 in […]

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CEAC Conducts A Second Successful Donation Drive This Holiday Season

At the annual UMaine Employee Holiday Lunch on Dec. 17, the Classified Employees Advisory Council collected 277 pounds of nonperishable food items and $52 to benefit the Black Bear Exchange, the campus-based food pantry and clothing exchange. This was the second holiday donation drive coordinated by CEAC to support the Black Bear Exchange. Upward of […]

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UMaine Extension Receives 2014 EMDC Champion Award

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was one of five local organizations to be recognized by the Eastern Maine Development Corporation for its work serving the community’s economic needs. EMDC Champion Awards were presented during the EMDC annual Meeting of Corporations in Bangor. “UMaine Cooperative Extension has a longstanding partnership with EMDC. The expertise they […]

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Senior Companion Program Turns 40

The Senior Companion Program is celebrating 40 years of connecting volunteers age 55 and older with community service efforts. Created by the federal government, SCP began in 1974 in 18 communities nationwide. Maine was added in 1978 when then-President Jimmy Carter expanded the program. University of Maine Cooperative Extension became the program’s sponsor in 1981 […]

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Black Bear Exchange Items to be Collected During Holiday Lunch

Members of the University of Maine community are encouraged to enjoy time with their colleagues and participate in a food drive as part of this year’s employee holiday lunch, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., Dec. 17 in Wells Conference Center. During the lunch, members of the Classified Employees Advisory Council (CEAC) will be in the lobby collecting […]

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Harvest for Hunger Donates 240,937 Pounds of Produce

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Maine Harvest for Hunger program had its most successful year in 2014, as more than 300 volunteers donated 240,937 pounds of fresh produce to 104 organizations from York County to Piscataquis County. Since the program’s inception in 1999, volunteers have provided more than 1.8 million pounds of fresh fruits […]

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Iberdrola Scholarship Program Accepting Applications to Study Energy, Environment

The Iberdrola USA Foundation, along with Fundación Iberdrola, is accepting scholarship applications for master’s studies in energy and/or the environment at the University of Maine and University of Rochester for the 2015–2016 academic year, according to a press release. The Iberdrola Scholarship Program is open to graduate students who plan to pursue studies in renewable […]

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