Diane Dunn, senior advisor for special initiatives in the University of Maine Office of the President, has been named chief of staff to President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, effective March 23, 2023. The UMaine alumna with 33 years of military service has been a senior advisor reporting to the president since January 2022. In her role as […]
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Two planned gifts from a University of Maine alumnus totaling $2 million will greatly enhance the digital resources of Raymond H. Fogler Library and provide additional scholarship assistance to University of Maine business majors. The University of Maine Foundation received the bequests from John Marshall Webber, a 1970 graduate who passed away on Oct. 24, […]
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported on University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy’s annual State of the University address. Ferrini-Mundy highlighted UMaine’s accomplishments over the last year, from athletics to 3D-printed homes, as well as current challenges, like potential declining enrollments, rising costs and aging infrastructure. WBRC-TV (Channel 6 in Birmingham, Alabama), WLOX-TV (Channel 13 […]
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Following a University of Maine System-wide search, Meredith Whitfield, chief of staff to University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, has been named UMaine chief marketing and communications officer, effective March 1. Whitfield has been a member of the UMaine community since October 2021. Among her multiple responsibilities as chief of staff and a member of […]
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News Center Maine and WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported that University of Maine is revamping its Maine Day celebration. University President Joan Ferrini-Mundy announced that Maine Day will become “Maine Day Week” from April 24–28. Classes will be held all week. The focus on campus clean-up, community building, philanthropy, and celebration was backed by […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Maine Public, Associated Press, Recharge News and WFVX-TV (ABC 7/Fox 22 in Portland) reported that the federal government determined that there is no competitive interest in the state’s application to lease 9,700 acres on the U.S. continental shelf for a floating offshore wind power research site, which clears the way for […]
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported that more than 80 Maine legislators took the bus to school Wednesday for a hands-on look at some of the newest innovations at the University of Maine. The biennial bus tour across Eastern Maine began with a focus on UMaine’s workforce development, including the new Ferland Engineering Education and […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that University of Maine president Joan Ferrini-Mundy has announced the rebranding of the Office of Innovation and Economic Development as the Office of Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, Resources and Engagement, or SPIRE. SPIRE will focus on fulfilling the university’s service mission through a strong emphasis on strategic partnerships, and corporate and […]
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The bill on its way to the President’s desk includes $53 million in one-time federal funding, known as earmarks, for investments in the university that will directly benefit Maine Thanks to the leadership of Maine’s congressional delegation, the omnibus spending bill passed today includes $53 million in one-time investments in infrastructure and initiatives that will […]
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Orono, Maine – Jude Killy, deputy director of athletics and chief of staff at Miami University, has been named University of Maine director of athletics, effective Jan. 30. Killy has been a member of the Miami University community since 2008. He has been deputy director of athletics and chief of staff since 2018, overseeing the […]
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