BANGOR — A panel of University of Maine System trustees gave administrators the go-ahead to pursue a plan that would give central administration more control of the individual budgets of the seven campuses. The plan, which is currently being created by Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Rebecca Wyke, is intended to give the Board […]
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UMaine vice president who oversaw enrollment increase leaves post
ORONO — The University of Maine’s vice president for enrollment management, whose work recruiting students, particularly from out of state, was considered “foundational” to the university’s five-year plan, no longer works at UMaine, a spokesperson confirmed last week. The vice president, Jimmy Jung, was hired by the university in 2012. After at least three consecutive […]
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Former professor gifts over $2M for scholarships
A year and a half after he passed away, John Nickerson is still giving. An endowed scholarship fund and political science professorship have been established at the University of Maine Foundation with more than $2 million in gifts from Nickerson, a University of Maine alumnus and professor emeritus at the University of Maine at Augusta. […]
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Rangeley literacy project goes around the world
RANGELEY — Regional School Unit 78 directors this week were told that Rangeley Lakes Regional School students have sent their journals to friends and strangers around the world, who will add entries and return them. It’s a project that middle school literacy teacher Robin George works on with sixth-graders. She compares the project to sending […]
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New owner of Orono student apartments planning improvements to clubhouse, units
ORONO — The new owner of Orchard Trails apartments plans to renovate the 8-year-old clubhouse and rental units to make them more attractive to students, according to an official with the company that manages the complex. “It was top of the line when it opened … however, it’s no longer 2006,” Jason White, regional manager […]
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Maine students heading to New York City for People’s Climate March
ORONO — More than 100 University of Maine students are heading to the Big Apple this weekend to take part in what is being hailed as the biggest demonstration in the history of the climate justice movement. Set for Sunday in New York and other major cities around the globe, the People’s Climate March is […]
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Orono manager says The Grove management ‘very, very angry’ at crackdown
ORONO — After repeated attempts to work with operators of The Grove to curb the kind of loud, raucous parties for which it has developed a reputation, town officials are cracking down. And the management of Orono’s largest student housing complex is not pleased about it, Town Manager Sophie Wilson told town councilors Monday night […]
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‘We kind of expected it’: Police respond in force to raucous party at The Grove
ORONO — Police officers from as far away as Hampden responded to assist local officers with dispersing another huge party at The Grove, the largest apartment housing complex in town used by University of Maine students, police Chief Josh Ewing said Sunday. Police started to receive complaints about the large gathering at around 11:30 p.m., […]
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Case for liberal arts: New UMaine dean says studying humanities ‘pays off over time’
ORONO — Emily Haddad has spent a lot of time talking to parents and students about how to make their liberal arts degrees count. The new dean at the University of Maine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is well aware that majoring in history, English or philosophy may be going out of style as […]
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Vermont bridge program uses University of Maine technology to speed repair and save money
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Last month, construction crews placed a series of hollow tubes over the Wanzer Brook in Fairfield as part of a Vermont Transportation Agency program that uses new technology to cut construction time, save money and reduce the backlog of bridges that need replacement. The tubes, made of material that is impervious to […]