An anonymous donor has made a $100,000 gift to create the Wabanaki Student Development and Success Fund at the University of Maine Foundation. The fund will assist Native American students pursuing University of Maine degrees “so that they can graduate as tomorrow’s leaders of their communities.” John Bear Mitchell, Wabanaki Center outreach and student development […]
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Innovation, entrepreneurship and talent development and attraction are key to growing Maine’s economy, according to the second and final report of Gov. Janet Mills’ Economic Recovery Committee. Those also are the strengths of the University of Maine System and the state’s research university, the University of Maine — Maine’s public higher education institutions that are […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy participated in a recent “Maine Calling” episode about the $500 million gift to higher education and research institutions in Maine from the Harold Alfond Foundation.
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A Public Voice, the newsletter of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU), reported that University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy delivered the Seaman A. Knapp Memorial Lecture online on Oct. 28. The President’s address, “Positives in Pandemics: The Increased Need and Importance of Extension During Times of Crisis,” focused on UMaine Cooperative Extension […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy has been selected to serve a three-year term as an at-large member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Board of Directors. The 28-member roster for the 2021 APLU Board of Directors was announced at the association’s 133rd Annual Meeting on Nov. 11. “We’re excited to have […]
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The Associated Press, WABI (Channel 5) and Mainebiz reported on comments made by University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy following the diagnosis of 10 facilities management employees with coronavirus. “We are hopeful that all individuals in our communities who have tested positive and are afflicted or impacted by COVID-19 will have good health and rapid recovery, […]
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Wiscasset Newspaper and The Lincoln County News picked up a Darling Marine Center (DMC) news release about the waterfront improvement projects now underway at DMC. Planned construction includes upgrading the flowing seawater system, renovating the oldest seawater laboratory and replacing the Center’s main pier. “Amid all the challenges people are facing right now, we’re grateful for the […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will deliver the Seaman A. Knapp Memorial Lecture in a virtual webinar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The Oct. 28 event from 3–5:30 p.m. begins with the Community of Scholars Celebrating […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy were special guests on the Maine State Chamber of Commerce’s “The Bottom Line” podcast. They joined co-hosts Dana Connors of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and John Williams of Williams Broadcasting to discuss what the recent Harold Alfond Foundation investment […]
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The University of Maine Emera Astronomy Center will change its name to Versant Power Astronomy Center, reflecting the new ownership of the state’s second-largest electric utility. The University of Maine System Board of Trustees approved the name change at its Sept. 28 meeting. Emera Inc., which donated $1 million toward construction of the center in […]
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