The Boston Globe and several other news organizations reported on a new financial aid program at the University of Maine that is geared toward out-of-state students in New England. UMaine’s Flagship Match is a competitive scholarship program that guarantees academically qualified, first-year students from several states will pay the same tuition and fee rate as […]
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University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter is scheduled to appear on “Bill Green’s Maine” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 on WLBZ (Channel 2 in Bangor) and WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland).
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University of Maine head football coach Jack Cosgrove has announced that he will transition from his college coaching role into a senior associate director of athletics position at his alma mater. A national search for a head football coach will begin immediately. Defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak will assume the role of interim head coach. “I […]
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During a laboratory dedication this morning at the University of Maine, the Harold Alfond Foundation announced a $3.9 million grant to the University of Maine to match $9.98 million already raised, formally establishing the Harold Alfond W2 Ocean Engineering Laboratory and Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center on campus. “We are […]
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President Susan J. Hunter was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article on the passing of former MBNA head and philanthropist Charles Cawley. Cawley’s credit card company and his corporate and personal generosity helped transform the state, especially in the midcoast area, where MBNA employed thousands, according to the article. President Hunter said his gifts […]
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The University of Maine-led New England Aqua Ventus I offshore wind project will be awarded an additional $3.7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), subject to appropriations, to complete engineering and planning work, and approach financial close. The funding, announced by Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King in a joint statement Nov. 16, […]
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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News reported on the FY17 Preliminary Education and General Budget Forum held at the University of Maine. As a “first conversation” on the FY17 budget, the forum provided an overview of the E&G budget and the projected gap, and the ways the campus community can be […]
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Editor’s note: updated version, Nov. 6, 2015 The University of Maine will recognize veterans with a week of events to coincide with Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The activities are coordinated by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and UMaine Veterans Association. “I have come to know student-veterans at UMaine, and they […]
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University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter was featured on the cover of MAINE Alumni Magazine’s fall 2015 issue. Read the full story below or download a PDF. UMaine leadership Dr. Susan J. Hunter reflects on the role of the flagship university today, her presidency, and the importance of public higher education to change lives. […]
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An official White House video of the Champions of Change event is available online. Habib Dagher, founding director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, will be recognized as a 2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change on Oct. 13, in Washington, D.C. The White House Champions of Change event, […]
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