Working groups provided feedback and analysis during Phase 2 of the SRE process. Summary findings from each theme are available to review through the links below.

1. Optimize space allocation, with awareness of our carbon footprint, to reduce operational costs and enhance student experience, learning outcomes, and research productivity while meeting organizational needs.

Members:

• Emily Haddad
• Tori Jackson
• Justin Wolff
• Matt Curtis
• Cait Carter
• Lauren Jacobs
• Chris Gerbi —
  Space Committee
• Melody Neely
• Melissa Maginnis
• Michael Swartz

• Dan Dixon
• Tricia Hobbs —
  Space Committee
• Dick Young
• Chris Richards
• Danielle Wormell —
  Space Committee, UMaine Machias
• James Psalidas
• Jeffrey Hallman
• Jasmine Saros

Provost’s Fellow: Tanya Pinkham

Resource Person(s): Kole McBreairty

View Theme 1 Update

2. Enhance academic programs through consolidation, elimination, or restructuring recommendations to enhance educational outcomes, career readiness, and increase the university’s research impact.  

Members:

• Giovanna Guidoboni
• Ezekiel Kimbal
• Megan Walsh
• Masoud Rais-Rohani
• Mark Brewer
• Judith Rosenbaum
• Patti Miles
• Kathleen Gillon

• Josh Kelley
• Emmanuel Boss
• Allison Gardner
• Eric Jones
• Crisanne Blackie
• David Hart
• Sue Sullivan

Provost’s Fellow: Amanda Klemmer

Resource Person(s): Deb Allen, Corey Watson

View Theme 2 Update

3. Develop meta-majors and other inter- and post-disciplinary undergraduate degree programs to provide students with flexible pathways, increase enrollment, generate intellectual excitement, capitalize on our array of academic strengths, and better prepare graduates for the demands of the workforce.

Members:

• Giovanna Guidoboni
• Ryder Scott
• Rick Corey
• Tanya Beaulieu
• Jesse Kay-Schiess
• Sue Sullivan
• Sharon Klein

• Seanna Annis
• Gabe Paquette
• Penny Rheingans
• Renee Kelly
• Sylvestre Guzman
• Jeff Hunt
• Parker Gassett

Provost’s Fellow: Seth Campbell

Resource Person(s): OIRA

View Theme 3 Update

4. Broaden our audience by optimizing UMaine Online structure and offerings to enhance market position, drive enrollment growth, and improve overall program effectiveness and reach.

Members:

• Hannah Carter
• Jason Harkins
• Richard Roberts
• Richard Powell
• Karyn Sporer
• Mona Therrien-Genest

• Jade McNamara
• Sean Sibley
• Sarah Howorth
• Krisitie Deschense
• Kathleen Harding-Heber

Provost’s Fellow: Laura Wilson

Resource Person(s): Richard Roberts

View Theme 4 Update

5. Enhance research centers through consolidation, elimination, or restructuring recommendations to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, resource efficiency, and impactful research outcomes.

Members:

• Ezekiel Kimball
• Diane Rowland
• Thane Fremouw
• Ivan Manev
• Catherine Biddle
• Clarissa Henry
• Jacquelyn Gill
• Heather Hamlin
• Alicia Cruz-Uribe
• Peter Drown

• Jake Ward
• Brian McGill
• Deb Bouchard
• Gabe Paquette
• Gayle Zydlewski
• David Harder
• Ali Abedi
• Christina van Torne
• Emily Haddad

Provost’s Fellow: Karissa Tilbury

Resource Person(s): Jenn Baker, Corey Watson, Kevin Wentworth

View Theme 5 Update

6. Evaluate performing and visual arts facilities usage and programming models to increase revenue generation and community engagement while addressing operational efficiencies, positioning the institution as a versatile cultural hub.

Members:

• Daisy Singh
• George Kinghorn
• Philip Edelman
• Steve Evans
• MJ Sedlock
• Michael Grillo

• Beth Jackson
• Jason Grunkemeyer
• Danny Williams
• Gretchen Faulkner
• Lauri Sidelko

Provost’s Fellow: Zachary Rockwell Ludington

Resource Person(s): Kole McBreairty

View Theme 6 Update

7. Assess the Graduate Entrepreneurial Revenue Sharing (GERS) pilot and opportunity for ongoing entrepreneurial revenue-sharing program to promote innovation, generate additional revenue streams, and foster an entrepreneurial culture within the institution.

Members:

• Jason Harkins
• Scott Marzilli
• Jason Bolton
• Patty Libby
• Elizabeth Armstrong
• Brian Olsen
• Mary Ellen Camire

• Justin Dimmel
• Michael Bailey
• Scott Delcourt
• Sandra D’Urioste Stone
• Chris Coplin
• Brittany McPhee
• William Gramlich

Provost’s Fellow: Angie Zheng

Resource Person(s): Corey Watson

View Theme 7 Update

8. Optimize external economic development engagement and outreach activities, through an assessment of programming and structures.

Members:

• Hannah Carter
• Melissa Arndt
• Frédéric Rondeau
• Andy Crawley
• Adam Daigneault
• Renee Kelly

• John Belding
• Damian Brady
• Pips Veazey
• Diane Lebson
• Andra Bowen
• Kristy Ouellette

Provost’s Fellow: Sharmila Mukhopadhyay

Resource Person(s): James Beaupre, Jason Charland

View Theme 8 Update

9. Leverage generative AI to enhance program development, improve operational effectiveness, offer new pathways for learning, and create new research opportunities, positioning the university at the forefront of technological innovation.

Members:

• Daisy Singh
• Corey Watson
• Kevin Coughlin
• Mauricio Pereira da Cunha
• Ali Abedi
• Jon Ippolito
• Silvia Nittel

• Lauren Ross
• Yifeng Zhu
• Sepideh Ghanavati
• Susan MacKay
• Prabuddha Chakraborty
• Nathan Shea

Team Lead: Peter Schilling

View Theme 9 Update

10. Integrate teaching and research more effectively (“Learner-Focused R1”) to positively impact student experience and success.

Members:

• Ellen Weinauer
• Giovanna Guidoboni
• Anila Karunakar
• Susan Pinette
• Jose Eduardo (Dudu) Meireles
• Billy Obenauer
• Buffie Quinn
• Nikki Lewis
• Erik Blomberg
• Rachel Schattman

• Kathleen Bell
• Gabe Paquette
• Brian Olsen
• Natasha Speer
• Sally Molloy
• Shane Smith
• Caitlin Howell
• Clay Wheeler
• Jonathan Rubin
• David Harder

Provost’s Fellow: Jessica Riccardi

Resource Person(s): Deb Allen

Special Guest: President Ferrini-Mundy

View Theme 10 Update

11. Optimize student support services, improve student guidance and outcomes, and enhance career readiness and satisfaction.

Members:

• Ezekiel Kimball
• Amanda Cupps
• Tim Cole
• John Mascetta
• Derek Michaud
• Cindy D’Angelo
• Faith Erhardt
• Erin Straine
• Orlina Boteva
• Arieana Mangra

• John Daigle
• Angela Fileccia
• Andrea Gifford
• Judith Josiah-Martin
• Jessica Hickernell
• Andrea Gifford
• Kathleen Toole
• BJ Roach
• Julie Eubanks

Team Lead: Scott Marzilli

Resource Person(s): Deb Allen

View Theme 11 Update

12. Implement a Campus Beautification plan with a focus on sustainability and environmental impact to enhance the campus environment, improve student and faculty satisfaction, and support the university’s commitment to sustainability.

Members:

• Daisy Singh
• Sarah Harlan-Haughey
• Dan Dixon
• Brad Libby
• Stephanie Burnett
• Jay Wason
• Rebecca Long
• Josh Young

• Jude Killy
• Jodi Munster
• Josh Burke
• Tammy Crosby
• Barney Perry —
  UMaine Machias
• David Fiacco
• Tom Peaco

Provost’s Fellow: Meghan Wilson Duff

Resource Person(s): Jodi Munster

View Theme 12 Update

13. As the only Division I college athletic program in the state, we will optimize our investment, facilities, and strategic approach in ways that positively impact student success, equity, access, and opportunity as well as the institution’s brand.

Members:

• Jude Killy
• Jake Ward
• Josh Burke
• Judith Rosenbaum-Andre
• Muralee Das
• Jason Scott
• Liz Simonds

• John Burns
• Chris Richards
• Nick Swim
• Jason Smith
• Susan Myrden
• Jennifer McNulty

Team Lead: Matt Curtis

Resource person(s): Kole McBreairty

View Theme 13 Update

14. Enhance organizational effectiveness through consolidation, elimination, or restructuring recommendations in administrative units and or functions to improve institutional agility, support research and academic enrollment growth in areas of strategic importance to maintain and fortify existing high-demand areas, improve service delivery, and optimize resource management.

Members:

• Henri Akono
• Jenn Baker
• Brenn Borror
• Brianne Carter
• Jason Charland
• Chris Coplin
• Esther Enright
• Susannah Fisher
• Josh Kelley
• Amanda Kimball
• George Kinghorn

• Jessica Leahy
• Tony Llerena
• Beth Maberry
• Mary Mahoney-O’Neil
• Craig Mason
• Kimberley Mentus
• Gabe Paquette
• Renee Raymond
• Rachel Smith
• Christina VonTorne

Team Lead: Corey Watson