Campus Announcements

Maine Hello parking and traffic alert

The following information from the Division of Student Affairs relates to parking and traffic on campus leading up to Friday August 26 and the Maine Hello. As the University of Maine prepares for the arrival of the Class of 2015 on Friday, August 26 it is important to be aware of parking lot closures necessary […]

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Water problem interrupting power, Internet

UMaine facilities crews are in Estabrooke Hall Friday morning, dealing with issues caused by water in the basement.  Power has been cut off there to facilitate repairs, but also causing the loss of network service on the south side of campus.  Service should resume at approximately 9 a.m.  A failed gasket in a water heater […]

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Nearly 2,000 expected for Monday open house

Some 1,895 people, mostly high school seniors and their family members, are registered for the University of Maine’s Monday, Aug. 22 Summer Tour 2011 open house event. Modeled after a similar open house last August, Summer Tour 2011 represents a fresh approach to the traditional open house.  Prospective students and their families will have ample […]

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Grad school picnic Sept. 14

The annual Graduate School picnic is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 4-6 p.m. on the Stodder Hall patio. Graduate students with their families, faculty members and support personnel are all invited to attend.  The rain date is Thursday, Sept. 15  

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Interior Secretary Salazar at UMaine Thursday

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will be at the University of Maine on Thursday, Aug. 18 from approximately 1:45-3:15 p.m. Salazar, a former Democratic U.S. Senator from Colorado who has been a member of the Obama cabinet since January, 2009, will be in Maine for a series of meetings arranged by Sen. Susan […]

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U.S. Interior Secretary to visit UMaine

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will visit UMaine on Thursday Aug. 18, one of several stops that day to be hosted by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.  Salazar will visit the Advanced Structures and Composites Center to learn more about UMaine-led research into technology development for deepwater offshore wind power initiatives.  A brief Associated Press […]

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News story on green ranking

WLBZ television broadcast a Thursday story about UMaine’s inclusion on Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll. The story included interviews with UMaine engineers Stewart Harvey and Carolyn McDonough, along with sustainability coordinator Laurie Lommler.  Princeton Review was one of three national guidebooks to recognize UMaine for quality and value during the past several days.  The Green […]

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Winter Harbor gallery showcasing Hartgen paintings; UMaine project to benefit

Generations of University of Maine art students benefited from the inspiration of legendary art professor Vincent Hartgen, a UMaine faculty member for virtually the entire second half of the 20th century.  Through a partnership involving UMaine and alums Kelly and Jane Littlefield of Winter Harbor, that legacy will extend to students of the future. The […]

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Riess named president of history organization

Warren Riess of the UMaine history and marine science faculty has been elected president of the North American Society for Oceanic History.  The organization’s new vice president, Joshua Smith from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy faculty, received a Ph.D. in history from UMaine in 2003.  In addition, the organization recognized UMaine graduate Michael Tuttle with […]

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Harold Kennedy 1937-2011

Retired UMaine police sergeant Harold Kennedy died on Thursday Aug. 4 at the age of 74.  An Old Town native, Kennedy was a popular “good, old-fashioned police officer,” as described by Officer Deborah Mitchell. 

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