News Center Maine cited University of Maine System Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in a story about the system’s campaign to encourage vaccinations. WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) and Maine Public cited UMaine nursing student Candace Doughty in reporting on the campaign. WVII (Channel 7) also covered the announcement of the […]
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Biochemistry major Bailey West of Stockton Springs is the University of Maine 2021 valedictorian and mechanical engineering major Drew Bennett of Brewer is this year’s salutatorian. “We are very proud of these two exceptional students,” says UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. “Both Bailey and Drew have excelled in all that they have pursued at UMaine and […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a statement from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine System vice chancellor for research and innovation and president of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, in reporting that more students attending college in Maine will be walking across a stage this spring to mark their graduation.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine offering an in-person component for the May 2021 commencement. Students will have the option to participate in an in-person stage walk at the Collins Center for the Arts. “What we did hear was the piece of walking across the stage is something that is very important […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine System Board of Trustees has approved a process for renaming campus buildings when using the honoree’s name “would compromise the public trust and reflect adversely upon the university and/or University of Maine System and its reputation.” The story cited the task force convened by University […]
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Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine System vice chancellor for research and innovation and president of the University of Maine and the University of Maine Machias, was one of four administrators interviewed by College Express for a story about women in leadership in higher education. Ferrini-Mundy identified listening as a critical skill for leaders, and offered […]
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Maine Public, News Center Maine, Centralmaine.com, Mainebiz, the Sun Journal, The Ellsworth American and the Portland Press Herald reported that the University of Maine Graduate & Professional Center received a private donation of $1 million to support interdisciplinary and market-driven graduate and professional education, and has partnered with the University of Maine System in support of a $1 million U.S. Department […]
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Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine System vice chancellor for research and innovation and president of the University of Maine and the University of Maine Machias, joined The Maine Take with Dana Connors to discuss the production and presentation of the Dirigo Star to the chair of Maine’s Bicentennial Commission, Sen. Bill Diamond. The star, which […]
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WABI (Channel 5) talked with Habib Dagher, Bath Iron Works professor of Structural Engineering and executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) at the University of Maine, following the unveiling of a 3-D printed star which will be the centerpiece of Maine’s bicentennial time capsule. The Dirigo Star was printed at ASCC, […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center today presented a 3D-printed Dirigo Star to the Maine Bicentennial Commission to be the core component of the Maine Bicentennial Time Capsule. During a ceremony at the UMaine Composites Center, UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy presented the Dirigo star to Sen. Bill Diamond, chairman of the Maine […]
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