Dr. Gayle Zydlewski speaks in front of faculty and staff about running for the position of the director for the Maine Sea Grant program. The speech took place on November 30th in Norman Smith Hall. Photo by Ian Ligget, Staff. The Maine Sea Grant, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant program, has narrowed down applicants for Director of the Sea Grant to three…
The University Of Maine Graduate School holds a meeting to lay out the future of the online degree program. Photo by Evan Loignon, Staff. The University of Maine Graduate School is creating a framework for a new standard of online graduate programs. The initiative, called UMaineGOLD, will allow current…
Photo by Jack Barber On Nov 16, members of the Socialist/Marxist party and the University of Maine College Republicans held a debate in room 101 of Neville Hall. Stephanie…
New Senators, Appointments and Resignations Mia Kaufman was appointed as a new senator. Corey Claflin was appointed as the Fair Election Practices Commission Chair. It…
President Hunter discusses the budget plan Thursday. Photo by Jack Barber The first public meeting for planning the Educational and General budget for fiscal year 2019 was held in 137 Bennett Hall on Thursday, Nov 9.…
UMaine professor of philosophy Doug Allen (standing) hosts a panel discussion to talk about the effects of Donald Trump being elected as the 45th president of the United States as part of the Fall 2017 Marxist-Socialis Studies Controversies Series. Photo by Ian Ligget On Thursday, Nov. 9 the Socialist and Marxist Studies Series held a lecture titled, “The Election of Trump: One Year Later,” in the Bangor room…
On Wednesday, Nov. 8, Matthew Hodgkin, Graduate Assistant at the Foster Center for Student Innovation, hosted the White Board Pitch Contest. Five individual students and…
The University Credit Union celebrates 50 years of service, Orono. Photo by Ian Ligget, staff On Friday, Nov. 3 the University Credit Union(UCU) celebrated its 50th anniversary by having giveaways, raffles and food for its customers in Orono. The credit…
Gubernatorial candidate Janet Mills visited the University of Maine Orono on Wednesday, Nov. 1 to discuss her campaign and plans for Maine if she becomes…
University of Maine professor of history Dr. Howard Segal presents his lecture, “Becoming Modern: The Transformation of the University of Maine, 1965-2015” at the Buchanan Alumni House on October 23rd. Photo by Ian Ligget, Staff The Annual Maine Heritage Lecture was held on Monday, Oct 23. The lecturer, chosen by the Maine Heritage Committee, was Howard Segal, a University of…