Dear University of Maine community members: This week, five UMaine employees have tested positive for COVID-19. All are administrative staff who work in Facilities Management offices on campus in Orono. They are experiencing minor symptoms, isolating at home and doing well. UMaine and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention are involved in supporting all […]
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Tomorrow is Election Day, one of the most significant and symbolic days in a democracy. It was only 55 years ago that not everyone in our society had the right to vote. Today, I am ever-mindful of the importance of this basic right, and how hard-earned it has been and continues to be for so […]
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University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy’s fall 2020 “Keep It Up” Campus Tour at the University of Maine included a virtual town hall. The Chancellor visited all University of Maine System universities and the University of Maine School of Law to highlight the many innovations, hard work and leadership that are making it possible to provide in-person […]
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President Joan Ferrini-Mundy presented Positives in the Pandemic: Increased Need and Importance of Extension During Times of Crisis, at the Seaman A. Knapp Memorial Lecture on October 28, 2020. A PDF of this presentation is available. Watch a recording of the lecture. Transcript Positives in Pandemics: The Increased Need and Importance of Extension During Times […]
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Chancellor Dannel Malloy, President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Associate Professor Melissa Maginnis presented University of Maine System COVID-19 Testing Strategies to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats on October 28, 2020. A PDF of the presentation is avaialable.
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President Ferrini-Mundy led an informal virtual town hall for UMaine and UMM students to discuss how things are going, consider issues for the remainder of the semester and look ahead to spring 2021. Among those joining the President were Provost Volin, Vice President Qualls, Vice President Robert Dana and Dean of Students Marnie Kaler. The […]
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President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Chancellor Dannel Malloy were special guests on the Maine State Chamber’s “The Bottom Line” podcast. They joined co-hosts Dana Connors of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and John Williams of Williams Broadcasting to discuss what the recent Alfond Foundation investment means for Maine and the role of a public university […]
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President Ferrini-Mundy was a speaker for the webinar, “STEM Workforce Development in Maine” on Oct. 14. The virtual discussion was the kick-off event of a series offered by the Maine Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation and Science is US. A PDF of the presentation is online.
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Chancellor Dannel Malloy and President Joan Ferrini-Mundy led an informal virtual town hall as part of the fall 2020 “Keep It Up” Campus Tour at the University of Maine at Machias. The recording is online.
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President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and other leaders led an informal virtual town hall for the UMaine and UMM communities to discuss how the semester is going, and the Harold Alfond Foundation gift for UMS TRANSFORMS. The recording is online.
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