The University of Maine at Machias will hold its 107th Commencement Ceremony at 2 p.m. May 13 in the Reynolds Center gymnasium. One hundred and three students will graduate with degrees or program certificates. The commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient will be Allagash, Maine native Cathie Pelletier, an award-winning novelist and songwriter. She graduated […]
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Ponuwon Wocuhsis Brodeur, a junior at the University of Maine at Machias, is turning tragedy into action. During the fall 2017 semester, four members of her family died of drug and mental health-related issues. Her response? Work harder. Now, a national foundation has taken notice. The 35-year-old junior is one of 50 people nationwide to […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported a University of Maine at Machias junior has received a national scholarship after showing academic and personal resilience following the heroin overdose deaths of several family members. Ponuwon Wocuhsis Brodeur, who is studying psychology and community studies, is one of 50 people nationwide to win a Udall Scholarship, according to […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported one day after the announcement was made that Joan Ferrini-Mundy will be the 21st president of the University of Maine, as well as president of the University of Maine at Machias, that she made a trip to UMM. Ferrini-Mundy attended an afternoon reception with UMM personnel and students in Machias, […]
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Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy will be the 21st president of the University of Maine and the president of the University of Maine at Machias, announced University of Maine System Chancellor James H. Page on April 10. Dr. Ferrini-Mundy, the chief operating officer of the $7.8 billion National Science Foundation and a New Hampshire native, has provided […]
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The Harold Alfond Foundation announced April 9 an award of $5 million to the University of Maine System to establish a Maine leadership endowment fund to support the System’s efforts to recruit and retain top executive leadership for the University of Maine. Distributions from the endowment will help the System fund a nationally competitive compensation […]
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The Associated Press cited Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, in an article about the dwindling harvest of soft-shell clams along the New England coast. The 2017 clam harvest in Maine, which produces more soft-shell clams than any other state, was a little more than 1.4 million […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the Future Promises Job Fair held at the University of Maine at Machias. Machias Savings Bank organized the day for Washington and Hancock county students in grades three through six to learn about about potential career choices, according to the report. A variety of careers were represented, from baking to law […]
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“Who Made You in America?,” a film created by University of Maine at Machias students in Alan Kryszak’s documentary class, will be rebroadcast at 11 a.m. April 7 on Maine Public Television. The film that explores contemporary issues of immigration premiered at UMM Feb. 18 and aired on Maine Public April 5. It features interviews […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Andrew Egan, a former University of Maine forestry faculty member and higher education administrator, has been named the new campus leader of University of Maine at Machias. Egan will start his role as the vice president of academic affairs and head of campus on Aug. 13, after finishing a one-year […]
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