President Ferrini-Mundy

Hecker named senior advisor, Gilbert interim executive vice president for academic affairs and provost

University of Maine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost Jeffrey Hecker has been named senior advisor to President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, effective Sept. 1. As senior advisor, Hecker will assist the university in key strategic areas, including UMaine’s budget development and implementation process. In the 2018–19 academic year, President Ferrini-Mundy and Provost Hecker led […]

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SEA Fellows

Student science symposium Aug. 6 at University of Maine Darling Marine Center

Ongoing research in aquaculture, wild-caught fisheries and Maine’s marine economy by University of Maine students and scientists, as well as industry and community partners statewide, will be the focus of the fourth annual SEA Fellows Symposium Aug. 6 at the UMaine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The symposium, which is free and open to the […]

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UMaine tapped as one of three nationwide to participate in BadgedToHire

The University of Maine is one of three higher education institutions nationwide selected to participate in a two-year micro-credentialing initiative with employer partners statewide, made possible by a grant from Lumina Foundation to Education Design Lab. Since last September, UMaine has been one of seven colleges participating in a yearlong 21st Century Skills initiative of […]

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UMM leadership change announced

Andrew Egan, vice president for academic affairs and head of campus at the University of Maine at Machias (UMM), has announced his intention to step down, effective Aug. 15. Egan joined UMM, a regional campus of the University of Maine, on Aug. 13, 2018.  Daniel Qualls, associate professor of education, will serve as interim vice […]

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Whitehead named chief of staff to UMaine President Ferrini-Mundy

Kimberly Whitehead, who has served in faculty and administrative roles at public and private universities for nearly 20 years, has been named chief of staff to University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, effective July 15. For the past five years, Whitehead has been at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where she has served as […]

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Mainebiz reports on $1.5M donation for new engineering building

Mainebiz reported the University of Maine has received a $1.5 million gift to help build a planned engineering center, estimated to cost $75 million. The donation from the Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation will support construction of the Engineering Education and Design Center, which is expected to begin next year. The center will house […]

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Engineering Education and Design Center

Pfeiffer Foundation makes $1.5 million gift to new UMaine engineering building

A $1.5 million gift has been received from the Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation to help construct the University of Maine Engineering Education and Design Center (EEDC), according to University of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeffery Mills. The gift brings the total amount raised in support of the new facility to $66 million. “We appreciate […]

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President Ferrini-Mundy speaks at Presque Isle graduation, The County reports

The County reported that University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy spoke at the graduation ceremony for Presque Isle High School on June 8. Ferrini-Mundy gave the keynote address, speaking of County values and encouraging graduates to strive toward Maine excellence, according to the report. She told the 139 graduating […]

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WABI, BDN advance Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference, History Festival

WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News advanced the Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference to be held May 30–June 1 at the University of Maine. The conference will feature events, panels, presentations and concerts celebrating the unique history of Maine, its peoples, culture, politics, art and music, the reports state. Registration is online and […]

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