Office of the President

We have had a very full couple of weeks and I want to provide a few brief updates. My thanks to all who were in the Hauck Auditorium audience or who joined us via live stream for the State of the University address on Feb. 4. The video is now available on the President’s website. […]

Written remarks Welcome to our distinguished visitors, our University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias Boards of Visitors, and University of Maine System Board of Trustees members and UMS leadership, and to our outstanding faculty, staff, deans and directors, and to members of the President’s Cabinet. Let me express my special appreciation to […]

As I begin the second semester of my second year as the President of the University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, I am more and more amazed each day with the progress of these institutions, the talented faculty, staff, students and alumni, and the many wonderful experiences that […]

Welcome to the start of the spring 2020 semester at the University of Maine and our regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias. It’s great to see our new and returning students on campus, ready to engage with our world-class faculty and dedicated staff. I want to thank those members of our UMaine and […]

SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

To students at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias: With the end of the fall semester, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your successes and hard work, and to wish you the best for finals week. I appreciate that this is a stressful time with project […]

Dear members of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities, Best wishes to all for a wonderful Thanksgiving. I hope that you have the opportunity to enjoy time with your friends and families, and to reflect and relax. I am grateful to be a part of such committed and caring communities. […]

To the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities: We are writing to provide the University of Maine position on recent Facebook posts by the UMaine College Republicans on their private Facebook page. The positions reflected and reposted on that page are neither supported by nor reflective of the University of Maine’s […]

Welcome and welcome back to all who are part of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities. Welcome to those joining us for the first time and to those who are returning for their second — or fifty-second — year. Welcome to whichever of UMaine’s 333 buildings across the state is […]

Dear university communities, At the end of the spring semester, the University of Maine System Research and Development Plan was received by the Board of Trustees and is now available online. I was charged by the Board and former Chancellor Page to lead this initiative. It was developed with input from faculty, staff, students and […]