University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy talked with WABI about having students on campus for the first time since March. “I am confident that our planning has been thorough, that we are as ready as we can be and I’m just delighted that our students are back,” she said. UMaine is now in Phase II […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy was interviewed by WBTS (Channel 10 in Boston) about the return of students to the UMaine campus for the first time since March. “We’re a university, we’re about bringing people together in campus settings and communities so my biggest hope is that when we start classes next week, it […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy spoke with the Bangor Daily News about this year’s welcome for new and returning students. “It’s very different in terms of sort of the physical arrangements,” Ferrini-Mundy said of move-in day. “But we have wanted to convey the same warm welcome. We still want them to feel connected and […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot reported that the University of Maine is extending asymptomatic COVID-19 testing through the end of in-person instruction this fall, with plans to sample approximately 2,000 students, staff and faculty members at least every 10 days. “More than 5,000 Black Bears have already committed themselves to being leaders in our science-based public […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy was quoted in an Associated Press report on the return of students to the University of Maine campus on Monday, just days after four students, including one from the University of Maine School of Law in Portland, tested positive for coronavirus. “Our screening strategy is working as intended, identifying […]
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Maine Public quoted UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy following the announcement of new student conduct guidelines by the University of Maine System. The student code of conduct was updated to allow suspension or dismissal of students who host or attend gatherings that violate current state guidelines aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19. “This is a […]
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WGME (Channel 13) interviewed UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Robert Dana, vice president for student life and inclusive excellence and dean of students at UMaine, about campus testing facilities and procedures in advance of the return of 6,000 students to Orono this week. “COVID is among us, and it’s a powerful reminder that we have […]
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The Associated Press, Maine Public, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, WABI (Channel 5) and WAGM in Presque Isle reported on a statement by UMaine president Joan Ferrini-Mundy made last week following the detection of three cases of COVID-19 among UMaine students. U.S. News and World Report printed the AP story. The president’s message provided details about the cases and confirmed that […]
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A news release issued by Sen. Susan Collins on Aug. 17 regarding cosponsorship of bipartisan legislation to support the research community during the COVID-19 pandemic quoted University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. “Federally funded research at the University of Maine has grown our local natural resource economy, strengthened the state’s quality […]
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FYI, the online bulletin from the American Institute of Physics, quoted University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in a story about recent changes in the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program. From 2011 to 2017, Ferrini-Mundy led the NSF directorate that administers the GRFP. The GRFP, established in […]
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