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Maine Memo — October 7
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 […]
Read moreUniversity of Maine Alumni Association Reunion Opening — September 23
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.
Read moreRegional Research Development Collaborations: Potential and Possibilities — September 16
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.
Read moreMaine Memo — September 16
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 […]
Read moreMaine’s Research University: Leading and Learning Through Change — September 10
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.
Read moreMaine Memo — September 8
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 […]
Read moreVirtual Community Town Hall with UMaine, Orono and Old Town — September 2
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.
Read moreMaine Memo — September 1
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 […]
Read moreFall 2020 Convocation Fully Virtual — September 1
A UMaine employee who has reported tertiary exposure to an individual who just tested positive for COVID-19 was working closely yesterday with individuals organizing today’s Convocation. The event, which was planned to be largely virtual, became fully virtual out of an abundance of caution. A recording of this event is available.
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