Message from the Director of the School of Nursing

The University of Maine School of Nursing is a community that prides itself in excellence in teaching, research, and service. Our faculty are committed to preparing students as leaders ready to engage with the community and embrace the exciting opportunities in healthcare. We are committed to excellence, accountability, respect for diversity, and lifelong learning.

Our faculty care about students’ well-being, supporting academic, social, emotional, and physical health through various resources; from mindfulness-based stress reduction courses, massage therapy, fitness programs and a wellness room to peer mentoring and tutoring. We provide students with the tools to build resilience and develop self-care skills that will sustain them beyond their tenure at UMaine.

Faculty offer a wide range of innovative learning experiences to actively engage students in a community of learning. We use scientific and inclusive teaching methods that support hands-on learning in classrooms, labs, and clinical settings including a state-of-the-art simulation lab. Situated in the heart of Maine, the UMaine School of Nursing collaborates with healthcare partners statewide, offering students real-world clinical experience in nationally ranked hospitals and diverse community-based settings like primary care centers, schools, jails, and homeless healthcare centers.

As part of Maine’s flagship research university, we are proud to be part of the state’s land and Sea Grant institution. This allows our students to work with diverse faculty across multiple disciplines, participate in groundbreaking research, and improve the quality of life for people in Maine and beyond. Our faculty, staff, alumni, and students work together to improve health outcomes locally, nationally, and globally.

Nurses have always had their fingers on the pulse of the community, forging sustainable solutions to challenges and pioneering innovation in our health care system. We welcome you to our UMaine School of Nursing community!

Mary Tedesco-Schneck, Ph.D. RN, CPNP

Interim Director, Associate Professor