Machias News

Two UMaine Machias vaccination clinics scheduled for September, October

Two public COVID-19 vaccination clinics, offered in partnership with Eastport Health Care, will be held at UMaine Machias on Sept. 9 and Oct. 7 for those who have been previously unable to access a vaccine.  The clinics will be held from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. in the Reynolds Center. No appointment is necessary. There is no charge for […]

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Game Warden Magazine notes UMaine Machias support via OGT

Maine Game Warden Magazine noted the University of Maine at Machias working with the nonprofit Operation Game Thief (OGT) to support Maine game wardens. According to the publication, OGT has worked with UMaine Machias to provide startup support to the campus’s Wildlife Forensics Program.

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UMaine, UMaine Machias offering free early college online career pathway program

The University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, are offering new online Early College Career Pathways. Designed to introduce high school students to higher education and careers of interest, Early College Career Pathways are typically 15 credits or five courses that allow students to make progress toward a university […]

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Media report on UMF, UMaine Machias collaborating to prepare adult learners as teachers

The Bangor Daily News, the Livermore Falls Advertiser, the Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com reported that Patty Williams, an associate professor of early childhood education and chair of the Division for Elementary, Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education at the University of Maine at Farmington, has received a grant of $10,000 to create a “Pathways to Teaching for Adult Learners” […]

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UMF, UMM partnering to address Maine’s teacher shortage

Patty Williams, an associate professor of Early Childhood Education and chair of the Division for Elementary, Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education at the University of Maine at Farmington, has received a grant from the University of Maine System to develop a collaborative adult learners program in partnership with Franklin County Adult Education and […]

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Pen Bay Pilot advances Hutchinson Center informational sessions, open house

The Penobscot Bay Pilot promoted a free open house and academic program informational session scheduled for 4–6 p.m. Aug. 4 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. This drop-in session is intended to provide information about new academic programs offered at the Hutchinson Center, including the associate and certificate programs from the University of Maine […]

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Press Herald reports on pilot programs at UMaine, Machias

In reporting on a vote by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees to approve the 2021–22 budget for the System, the Portland Press Herald reported on two pilot programs at UMaine and UMaine Machias. A revenue-neutral initiative seeks to consolidate student fees to simplify billing, and a new research learning program will provide […]

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Local media report on new research learning experience courses

Several local news outlets reported on the new research learning experience (RLE) courses being offered at the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias starting this fall. These tuition-free, one-credit courses offer a variety of experiential learning opportunities for first-year and second-year students. WVOM’s “George Hale and Ric Tyler Show” featured UMaine and […]

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Media report on new UMM, Hutchinson Center partnership

The Penobscot Bay Pilot, The Free Press and VillageSoup reported that a new partnership between the University of Maine Hutchinson Center and the University of Maine at Machias will allow students in Belfast to enroll in select associate degree and certificate programs from UMM. For more information, contact Kim Wilson-Raymond, 207.944.1796; kim.raymond@maine.edu.

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