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UMaine to offer MBA discount for Maine employers

The University of Maine Graduate School of Business will offer 12% tuition discounts toward the MaineMBA beginning January 2020.  The Workforce Partners Program, which is available to active members of any Maine chamber of commerce, improves access and affordability toward completion of the MaineMBA.  According to recent studies, over the past year, Maine had more […]

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UMaine Hutchinson Center to offer workshop on critical thinking 

In partnership with the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, the UMaine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer an introductory workshop in a new professional development program, “Improving Personal and Business Effectiveness through Critical Thinking,” 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Nov. 1.  The workshop is particularly pertinent for nonprofit leaders, business leaders, educators, municipal officials, […]

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Spire, a conservation and sustainability journal, seeks submissions

Have a photo spread that highlights plastic waste and the ocean environment? An article about forming a writing community to engage with environmental topics? Or a five-year data analysis about energy savings from installing a home heat pump? “Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability” would like to hear from you. Spire’s editorial team […]

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UMaine launches ‘The Maine Question’ podcast

The University of Maine has launched its podcast “The Maine Question.”  Host Ron Lisnet talks with UMaine pioneers, including those who explore backyard gardens, the depths of the oceans, Earth’s highest peaks, or beyond.  They’ll share why they’re passionate about their research and what it means for Maine and the world. In the inaugural episode, […]

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Hutchinson Center offers certificate program in grant writing 

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer a grant writing certificate program from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 30–Oct. 4.  Nonprofit leaders, executive directors, municipal officials, board members and others interested in creating high-quality grant proposals for their organizations are invited to register. The program provides an opportunity to acquire the […]

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Hutchinson Center provides program on power of group work 

The University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast is offering a professional development program on the power of group work 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Sept. 27.  “Helping People Change: The Power of Groups” will focus on gaining insight into therapeutic or curative factors that make groups work; appreciating the power of group work; predicting, normalizing and […]

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NOAA Sea Grant National Aquaculture Initiative awards $1.6M to advance sustainable aquaculture in Maine 

NOAA National Sea Grant Program awarded $16 million for 42 projects nationwide that comprise the 2019 Sea Grant National Aquaculture Initiative.  Maine Sea Grant, researchers at the University of Maine, other institutions, and partner organizations received $1.6 million to lead four of the projects in collaboration with aquaculture industry, management and community partners.  Maine Sea […]

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Republican Journal advances group work program at Hutchinson Center

The Republican Journal advanced a professional development program on the power of group work at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The program, “Helping People Change: The Power of Groups” will be held 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Sept. 27. The program is designed for professionals interested in maximizing group work skills, including educators, health […]

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MaineCards to be accepted at nearly 70 libraries throughout Maine

With the launch of the Maine State Library’s Reciprocal Borrowing Program, University of Maine faculty, staff and students may now use their MaineCards at nearly 70 libraries throughout Maine. The Maine Reciprocal Borrowing Program allows library users with a valid library card from one participating library to visit another participating library to check out materials […]

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