Greetings to the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities. I wish everyone — faculty, staff and the combined 12,000 students from 50 states and 70 countries — health, peace and goodwill on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. As we build a brighter future, it’s important to recognize that Native people are the first […]
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History was made yesterday with the announcement by the Harold Alfond Foundation that it would be making a $500 million investment in Maine and its people, including an unprecedented $240 million gift to the University of Maine System that will have a transformative impact on the University of Maine and the state’s future. We are […]
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President Ferrini-Mundy gave a virtual presentation September 23 on the University of Maine in the pandemic to open the UMaine Alumni Association Reunion. A PDF of the presentation is available.
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President Ferrini-Mundy gave a virtual presentation September 16, “Regional Research Development Collaborations: Potential and Possibilities,” to the National Organization of Research Development Professionals — New England. A PDF of the presentation is available.
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Thank you to all as we move into week three of the fall 2020 semester. It is because of everyone’s collective efforts that we are able to continue our learning, research and outreach. Classes are meeting in several modalities, research is underway and our partnerships across Maine are growing. As Maine’s research university, we are […]
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President Ferrini-Mundy gave a virtual presentation September 10, “Maine’s Research University: Leading and Learning Through Change,” to the Maine chapter of the International Women’s Forum. A PDF of the presentation is available.
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Dear members of the UMaine and UMM communities, I hope that the beginning of our second week of classes and being back together on campus finds you well, and enjoying these glorious Maine September days. Today I call to everyone’s attention the several interrelated health and safety measures we have in place. These approaches outlined […]
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President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and community leaders from Orono and Old Town led a discussion of community health and safety plans for the fall. The recording is online. A PDF of the slides is available.
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Fall 2020 Convocation remarks The University of Maine recognizes that it is located on Marsh Island in the homeland of the Penobscot Nation, where issues of water and territorial rights, and encroachment upon sacred sites, are ongoing. Penobscot homeland is connected to the other Wabanaki Tribal Nations — the Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Micmac — through […]
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