The University of Maine’s Office of Student Records has published its most recent newsletter. The February–April 2014 issue of the quarterly newsletter “For the Record” is available online.
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A significantly greater number of students fail science, engineering and math courses taught lecture-style than fail in classes incorporating active learning that expects them to participate in discussions and problem-solving beyond what they’ve memorized. Active learning also improves exam performance — in some cases enough to change grades by half a letter or more so […]
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The Maine Association for Search and Rescue (MASAR) will hold its annual training conference May 17–18 at the University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center in Orono. MASAR is a nonprofit organization that helps the Maine Warden Service search for people who are lost or missing. Any search and rescue personnel, dogs and vehicles […]
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More than 100 middle school students from around the state will gather at the University of Maine on Saturday, May 17 to participate in the Maine Invention Convention state competition. The statewide contest promotes problem solving and innovation by Maine students in grades five through eight. Throughout the school year, students work with their peers […]
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University of Maine athletic department officials will introduce recently hired men’s basketball head coach Robert Walsh at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. AmericaEast.TV will stream the event live beginning at 1:25 p.m. The last nine seasons Walsh was head coach at Division III power Rhode Island College. Under […]
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University of Maine graduates and distinguished engineers will be inducted into the Francis Crowe Society during two ceremonies on Saturday, May 10. The College of Engineering will host a ceremony from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts, and the School of Engineering Technology will host a ceremony from 10 […]
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On May 8, the Maine Development Foundation and the University of Maine’s School of Economics released the third quarterly report analyzing critical economic indicators in Maine. The latest report, “The Fiscal Return on Higher Education in Maine,” looks at the state benefits of greater educational attainment, such as increased tax revenue and reduced social costs. […]
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A University of Maine faculty member, two students and a campus organization were recognized for outstanding public service and civic engagement at the Maine Campus Compact’s (MCC) 13th annual Awards Ceremony on April 30 at the State House Hall of Flags in Augusta. Robert Glover, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences-Honors preceptor and assistant professor […]
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Robert G. Walsh has been named University of Maine men’s basketball head coach by Director of Athletics Karlton Creech, effective May 7. Walsh comes to UMaine with nearly 20 years of highly successful Division I and Division III coaching experience. Most recently, for nine seasons he was head coach at Division III power Rhode Island […]
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To help with the high volume of traffic expected in the area Saturday, May 10 for the 212th Commencement ceremonies, the Black Bear Orono Express will have two shuttle buses operating between Orono and UMaine, with a stop on Gym Drive. On campus, six other shuttles will run between Alfond Sports Arena and five parking […]
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