Campus Announcements

President announces strategic planning group

A message from President Ferguson, announcing the composition of UMaine’s Strategic Planning Leadership Team It is with great pleasure that I announce the composition of the Leadership Team that will be working with me and Linda Silka to bring together ideas for UMaine’s Strategic Plan for excellence for the next five years.  The membership brings […]

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UMaine art museum gallery talk Nov. 9

University of Maine Museum of Art Director George Kinghorn will host an informal gallery talk at the museum, in downtown Bangor, on Wednesday Nov. 9 at 12 noon.  The talk, and accompanying tour, will cover the Carlo Pittore exhibition “Studio Life,” at the museum through December 30.  The presentation, part of the museum’s ART@NOON gallery […]

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Winter parking rules in effect

The UMaine Parking Services Office reminds commuters that UMaine’s winter parking ban begins tonight and continues through May 1, 2012.  During that time period all staff, commuter and visitor lots close at midnight and reopen at 6 a.m. (even if it is not snowing). Please remember that the Bridge Tennis Court Lot and the South […]

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Community conversation with President Ferguson Thursday

A Community Conversation with President Paul Ferguson Thursday, Oct. 27, 3 p.m. Hauck Auditorium University of Maine President Paul Ferguson will offer his perspectives and first impressions of UMaine as he nears the end of the first quarter of his inaugural year.

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University of Maine Foundation annual meeting

The University of Maine Foundation held its 77th annual meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 at the university in Orono. Ellen Stinson, who was re-elected as Foundation board chair, told the more than 250 guests that the Foundation experienced a 20 percent return on investments in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011.  The […]

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Pendse research presentation Nov. 10

Prof. Hemant Pendse will give a presentation, “Forest Bioproducts — why now, why in Maine,” at the next Research Cafe, presented by the UMaine Vice President for Research office.  The session is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.  in Fogler Library’s University Club.  Pendse is director of UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Institute (FBRI) and […]

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Police to conduct traffic checks

The University of Maine police department will conduct traffic checks in the coming months, as part of an effort to ensure traffic and roadway safety.  Officers will conduct road checks in campus areas that get the most traffic. Traditionally, road checks are conducted to discourage the operation of motor vehicles by drivers under the use […]

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Peace Corps 50th anniversary to highlight Oct. 28 events

The University of Maine will celebrate the Peace Corps’ 50th anniversary and its own strong tradition of service with a Friday Oct. 28 reception for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs), scheduled for 2-4 p.m. in the Career Center library on Memorial Union’s third floor.  All RPCVs in Maine are welcome and invited to bring a […]

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