Dear University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities, Since the first reports of the Feb. 6 devastating earthquake in western Syria and eastern Turkey, our community members have joined people the world over in expressing profound grief in the loss of so many lives — including entire extended families — and concern […]
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Dear UMaine and UMaine Machias communities, University of Maine Facilities Management (FM) teams were exceptionally busy last weekend as they addressed a number of issues related to the subzero temperatures in the state. Beginning Friday afternoon, FM first responders led emergency repairs, primarily to remedy water pipes that froze due to the extreme cold. More […]
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Four and a half years of visits to the University of Maine’s numerous research labs, creative arts spaces, university farms, research forests, field sites, instruments, and development facilities in Orono and beyond have taught me a great deal. I am grateful to all who have stepped away from their research time to explain what they […]
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Dear University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias students, faculty and staff, I write to inform everyone that, in 2023, Maine Day will be transformed into “Maine Day Week,” to occur April 24–28, 2023. Classes will be held each day of that week, including Wednesday, April 26. On Dec. 14, the 23-member Maine […]
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Dear University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias community members, Welcome back for the start of spring semester 2023. And a hearty Maine hello to the newest community members joining us, including transfer students, and faculty and staff. I hope you had a good winter break that included time for renewal and connecting […]
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The University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities extend deepest sympathy to Maine Maritime faculty, staff and students, and to the families, friends and colleagues of the four students who died in a single-vehicle accident early Saturday morning in Castine. Our thoughts also are with the three students who were injured in […]
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Dear University of Maine students, faculty and staff, I have charged an advisory task force, chaired by Jeffrey Hecker, professor and director of clinical training in the Department of Psychology, to make recommendations to me and the Cabinet about increasing student volunteerism and decreasing safety concerns on Maine Day. Those recommendations, which will be informed […]
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Dear University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias community members, During this well-deserved break in the semester, I hope you will take the opportunity to recharge and reflect on all we have to be grateful for. This is a time to remember all those we love and care about, past and present, in […]
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Dear University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities, Sunday, Nov. 20 was International Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual commemoration dedicated to honoring and remembering those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia. In the U.S. this year, 32 transgender and gender-diverse people have been fatally shot or killed by […]
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President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and members of her cabinet held a hybrid Town Hall (in-person and via Zoom) for the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias on November 16, 2022. A recording of the event is available.
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