UMS Press Releases
2019
- 11/22/19: University of Maine System Hosts Reunion for Maine Teacher of the Year Grads
- 11/08/19: UNIVERSITY PREPARES NEW STUDENT ACTIVATION AND MOBILIZATION POLICY
- 11/08/19: Employers Encouraged to Meet Workforce Needs Working with University System’s Career-Service Professionals
- 10/04/19: The University of Maine System Receives $350,000 Grant from Lumina Foundation to Apply More Learning Toward Degrees and Other Credentials
- 10/04/19: University of Maine System aims to cover tuition, fees for 1,200-plus members of the Maine high school graduating class of 2020
- 09/24/19: Board Approves Initial Law School Actions and Preferred Characteristics for UMFK Presidential Search
- 08/27/19: Thousands Heading Back to School With Early College
- 07/26/19: Chancellor Malloy To Complete First Month Campus Tour in Machias
- 07/26/19: ADVISORY: Chancellor Malloy To Visit University of Maine at Augusta
- 07/09/19: Chancellor Malloy Starts Second Week With UMF Visit
- 07/01/19: Maine’s New Chancellor Commits to UMFK Presidential Search in First-Day County Visit
- 06/28/19: Maine public universities pledge free college credit eligibility For Maine high school graduates earning Seal of Biliteracy
- 06/26/19: University Nursing Checkup: Maine’s Universities Drive Advancements Toward Five-Year Pledge to Double Nursing Enrollment
- 05/30/19: Former Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy to lead University of Maine System
- 05/21/19: Dr. Edward Serna Appointed 15th President of the University of Maine at Farmington
- 05/20/19: Board Approves $6.6 Million Increase in Grant and Scholarship Aid
- 05/09/19: Universities Engage with Maine Employers at HR Convention
- 04/26/19: UMPI Progress Commended In Chancellor Page’s Campus Visit
- 04/25/19: Dr. Tex Boggs To Be Appointed Interim President and Provost of University of Maine at Fort Kent
- 04/23/19: Free Tuition and Fee Attendance For 4,077 Maine Students
- 04/16/19: Chancellor Page Marks UMaine Progress and State Leadership in Last Campus Forum with Flagship Faculty and Staff
- 04/12/19: Chancellor Page Recognizes Advancements of Maine’s Public Liberal Arts College in Final Campus Forum at UMF
- 04/08/19: President Rebecca Wyke Will Continue To Lead University of Maine at Augusta
- 03/25/19: Younger, Older, Out-of-State and Online: Makeup of Student Body Changing
- 03/15/19: Chancellor Page’s 2019 State of the University System Address
- 03/07/19: University of Maine at Fort Kent President Short to Retire
- 02/22/19: Trustees Form Committee To Consider Direction of 21st Century Legal Education and Conduct a ‘One University’ Assessment of Maine Law Operations and Potential For Program Enhancements
- 02/11/19: Governor Mills Targets State Workforce Needs and Student Debt with Proposed Funding for UMS Priority Initiatives
2018
- 12/19/18: Board launches chancellor search, adopts Declaration of Strategic Priorities to maintain direction and address Maine’s workforce challenges
- 11/26/18: Maine Workforce Crisis and Changing Higher Education Marketplace Prompt University of Maine System Board to Consider New Vision for Public Education
- 11/07/18: Statement on Passage of the University Workforce Bond
- 11/05/18: MAINE’S UNIVERSITIES HONOR VETERANS WITH OBSERVANCES
- 11/05/18: Universities Support High School Students With Live 24-7 Tutoring and Maine Career Programs
- 11/01/18: Healthcare Providers and Organizations Back Question 4 Investments in Nursing Education to Address Nursing Cliff
- 10/30/18: Promise Delivered: Tuition and Fees Covered for 477 New Maine Students
- 10/24/18: Nursing Leaders Endorse Question 4 As Projected RN Shortage Drops
- 10/16/18: University Kicks Off Rural Nursing Engagement in Ellsworth
- 10/15/18: ADVISORY: University Kicking Off Rural Nursing Engagement
- 10/11/18: Maine State Chamber, Educate Maine endorse Question 4, say University investment critical to meeting state workforce needs
- 10/03/18: Online Nursing Advancing in New University Partnership
- 09/19/18: Universities Publish Maine Employer Hiring Guide To Help Address Workforce Shortages And Connect Students to Maine Careers
- 09/19/18: Board Reviews Nursing Expansion Plans, Approves UMPI Agriculture Science and Agribusiness Program, and Receives Strong Bond Rating Report
- 09/12/18: University Nursing Workforce Plan Aims to Double Enrollment
- 09/11/18: ADVISORY: University To Announce Plan to Double Nursing Enrollment
- 07/31/18: Act Now! Adult Degree Completion Scholarship Funds Still Available for the Fall 2018 Semester
- 07/16/18: Maine Business Executive and Entrepreneur Theresa Sutton To Lead University of Maine System’s Maine Center Ventures
- 06/29/18: Public Service Announcement: Students, Parents and Local Educators Invited to Explore New Early College Website
- 05/23/18: $3 million Invested in University Early College Scholarships and Initiatives as participation among Maine High School Students Reaches an All-Time High
- 05/22/18: Eric C. Brown Appointed Interim President of the University of Maine at Farmington
- 05/17/18: Maine’s public universities anticipate record year for nursing applicants as state faces shortage, but investments needed to meet demand
- 05/15/18: Housing Payments For Veterans and Eligible Dependents Using Post 9/11 GI Bill® May Change Starting August 1st Due to Changes in Federal Law
- 04/10/18: Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy to Lead University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias
- 04/09/18: Harold Alfond Foundation Awards $5 Million to the University of Maine System to Establish a Maine Leadership Endowment Fund
- 03/27/18: UMF President Kathryn A. Foster to bring legacy of scholarship, education, and higher education policy and institutional leadership to The College of New Jersey
- 03/19/18: UNIVERSITIES TO COVER TUITION AND STANDARD FEES FOR HUNDREDS OF NEW MAINE STUDENTS STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2018
- 02/22/18: UMS Procurement Office Issues New Award to Negotiate Following ConEdison Solutions Withdrawal From UMaine Energy Strategic Sourcing Initiative
- 01/29/18: UMS Board Endorses Preliminary Plan to Demolish 3% of Campus Facilities
- 01/29/18: Nursing Enrollment Up 11% at Maine’s Public Universities
- 01/24/18: Maine Universities Launch New Engineering Education Pathway In Response to Critical Workforce Shortage
- 01/09/18: Universities Surpass 20% Local Food Goal Ahead of Schedule
2017
- 12/15/17: UMF President Kathryn Foster and Former UMS Trustee and Maine Business Leader Eleanor Baker To Serve
- 12/08/17: $1.5 Million Invested In A Stronger Maine Workforce and Adult Degree Completion Through University of Maine System Adult Scholarship Program
- 11/20/17: 13.9 Percent Out-Of-State Enrollment Growth At Universities
- 11/02/17: Maine’s Universities Honor Veterans with Observances
- 10/11/17: UMS Targets Student Debt with Plan to Cover All Tuition and Fees for Pell-Eligible Maine Students at Four Campuses
- 09/28/17: Universities and Partners Release Maine Nursing Shortage Analysis In Advance of Nursing Summit
- 09/16/17: Universities Target Student Loan Debt with $1.2 Million Financial Literacy Investment
- 08/17/17: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM SALUTES PASSAGE OF FOREVER GI BILL
- 08/07/17: UMPI blazes new pathway to completion with launch of flat-tuition, $2,000 per semester online Business Administration Bachelor’s degree
- 07/27/17: UMaine Students Sought For Presidential Search Committee
- 07/18/17: Harold Alfond Foundation Pledges $7.5 Million to Drive Transformational Change in Professional Graduate Education in Maine
- 06/09/17: Dr. Rebecca Wyke to Lead University of Maine at Augusta
- 05/25/17: UMPI President Raymond Rice On Upward Bound Application Progress
- 05/22/17: Dr. Raymond Rice Appointed President of the University of Maine at Presque Isle
- 05/21/17: Northern Maine Food Aggregator Named For Universities
- 04/27/17: Ratings Agency Upgrades Outlook for Maine’s Public Universities
- 04/22/17: Earth Day brings Investment Policy Linked to Sustainability and a ten-year 34% Cut in Carbon Emissions
- 03/15/17: Supplemental Budget Provides $2 Million Boost to Early College
- 03/02/17: 2017 State of the University System Address
- 02/16/17: Universities and Partners Target Nursing Cliff
- 01/25/17: Universities and Downeast Institute Investing $5 million in Washington County
2016
Press Release Archives
2015
- 12/29/15: UMFK Affirms Agreement with Local Energy Supplier and Use of Locally Sourced Wood Pellets
- 11/24/15: University of Maine at Fort Kent Presidential Search Committee Selects Four Finalists for Campus Visits in December
- 11/19/15: UMFK Bengals Bring Home Men’s and Women’s Soccer National Championships
- 11/05/15: Maine Universities To Review Dining Service Proposals
- 10/29/15: Center for Graduate Professional Studies Advisory Board
- 09/21/15: Maine Universities Reduce Structural Gap by $37 Million
- 09/17/15: Maine’s Universities Achieve 26% Reduction in Carbon Footprint
- 06/29/15: UMA & UMFK Leadership Changes & One University Financial Management Reorganization
- 06/08/15: MAINE’S 14 PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SIGN FAR-REACHING TRANSFER AGREEMENT
- 05/20/15: Dr. Glenn Cummings to Lead USM
- 05/20/15: Citing NJ Challenges, Dr. Harvey Kesselman To Forgo Opportunity to Lead the University of Southern Maine
- 04/01/15: Eliot Cutler Appointed CEO of University of Maine System Professional and Graduate Center Initiative
- 03/17/15: Patricia Collins of Caribou Honored For Substantive Contributions to Improving Higher Education Opportunities
- 03/16/15: ADVISORY: Student Press Conference on Tuition Vote
- 03/11/15: Dr. Harvey Kesselman Named President of the University of Southern Maine
- 03/03/15: Chancellor Page: Report to the 127th Legislature
- 02/27/15: UMPI and MSSM Launch Maine’s Fastest and Most Affordable Path to a College Degree
- 02/25/15: Ratings Agency Affirms “AA-” Debt Rating For Maine’s Universities
2014
- 11/17/14: Maine’s Public Universities Adopt New Sexual Assault Policy and Training Standard
- 11/17/14: Feasibility Study Identifies Opportunities and Offers Recommendations for Development of University of Maine System Professional and Graduate Center in Portland
- 10/15/14: University of Southern Maine to Maintain 3 Campuses
- 09/02/14: Dr. Glen Cummings Appointed President of the University of Maine Augusta
- 08/28/14: University of Maine at Machias President Cynthia Huggins Retiring After 10 Years at the Helm This December
- 08/11/14: President Allyson Handley Leaving University of Maine Augusta
- 07/23/14: David Flanagan Appointed President of the University of Southern Maine
- 07/14/14: UMS Trustees to Meet in Bangor on July 21st
- 07/08/14: University of Southern Maine’s Kalikow to Leave Presidency
- 06/14/14: Susan Hunter Named UMaine’s First Woman President
- 06/04/14: University of Maine System Announces Changes to Communications Team
- 05/22/14: Board of Trustees Strategic Outcomes Announced
- 05/19/14: Trustees Approve FY2015 UMS Unified Budget
- 05/18/14: Trustees Announce Search Committee to be Formed for USM’s Next President
- 05/13/14: UMS Trustees to Meet in Bangor on May 18th – 19th
- 05/08/14: Commencement Info for May 2014
- 04/04/14: New College Scholarships for Maine Adults Offered by University of Maine System
- 03/24/14: UMS Trustees Approve 26 Nominations for Tenure
- 03/18/14: UMS Trustees Meet in Machias on March 23rd – 24th
- 02/21/14: UMS Trustees Approve Measure to Provide In-State Tuition for All Veterans & Members of the Armed Forces
- 01/27/14: UMS Trustees Approve UMF Natural Gas Project
- 01/21/14: UMS Trustees to Meet in Bangor on Jan 27th
2013
- 11/18/13 UMS Trustees Meet Today in Farmington
- Student Transfer Portal Debuts at UMS Trustees Meeting (PDF 118 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet September 23 (PDF 89 KB)
- Making a Difference – July (PDF 1.16 MB)
- UMS Trustees Approve ABCDE Plan to Enhance Adult Degree Completion (PDF – 122 KB)
- Chancellor Names Dr. Susan J. Hunter to Lead Academic Affairs for the University System (PDF – 119 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet July 15 (PDF – 113.0 KB)
- Chancellor Extends USM President Kalikow’s Appointment (PDF – 91.0 KB)
- Making a Difference – May/June (PDF – 2.08 MB)
- Trustees Approve UMS Budget and Freeze Tuition Rates at 2012 Levels (PDF – 122 KB)
- UMS Receives National Excellence in Procurement Award (PDF – 38 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet in Downtown Bangor on May 19-20 (PDF – 95 KB)
- Making a Difference – April (PDF – 943 KB)
- Commencement Schedule 2013
- Making a Difference – March (PDF – 964 KB)
- UMS Trustees Grant Tenure to 25 Faculty Members (PDF – 124 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet in Augusta on Monday
- Chancellor Page Delivers State of the University Address; Promises Most Responsive Public University in Meeting State Needs (PDF – 85 KB)
- Making a Difference – February (PDF – 1018 KB)
- UMS Trustees review major initiatives on credit transfer; adult degree completion; and an IT partnership with Maine businesses (PDF – 106 KB)
- Making a Difference – January (PDF – 1.06 MB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet Jan. 28 in Bangor (PDF – 119 KB)
2012
- Making a Difference – December (PDF – 982 KB)
- Making a Difference – November (PDF – 1.03 MB)
- UMS Trustees approve recommendations to ease transfer among System universities (PDF – 84 KB)
- Report to UMS Trustees will show student transfer & online education credit hours rising; Trustees meet Nov. 4-5 at UMPI (PDF – 126 KB)
- Making a Difference – October (PDF – 1.00 MB)
- UMS Trustees approve proposal to freeze in-state, undergrad tuition for 2 additional years (PDF – 105 KB)
- Making a Difference – September (PDF – 1.17 MB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet at USM on September 24 (PDF – 122 KB)
- Making a Difference – August (PDF – 1.49 MB)
- Making a Difference – July (PDF – 953 KB)
- UMS Trustees approve leadership changes at USM (PDF – 87 KB)
- USM Leadership Change to be Acted on at Trustees Meeting (PDF – 116 KB)
- UMS Trustees to meet in Bangor on July 9 (PDF – 82 KB)
- Making a Difference – May (PDF – 522 KB)
- UMS Trustees Approve Budget; In-state Undergrad Tuition Remains at 2012 Levels (PDF – 124 KB)
- UMS Trustees will meet in Bangor May 20-21 (PDF – 119 KB)
- Chancellor Page’s statement on USM Faculty Vote Results (PDF – 105 KB) – May 3
- UMS Trustees Appoint New Presidents at UMF and UMPI (PDF – 98 KB)
- 2012 Commencement Information
- Chancellor Page Recommends Linda Schott as UMPI’s Next President (PDF – 95 KB)
- Making a Difference – April (PDF – 387 KB)
- Chancellor Page’s statement on USM (PDF – 86 KB) – April 9
- UMS Undergraduate Research Day at the State Capitol on March 23 (PDF – 89 KB)
- UMS Trustees Meet Today in Orono — Change in UMS Leadership Officially Takes Place This Week (PDF – 136 KB)
- UMF Presidential Finalists Named (PDF – 124 KB)
- Making A Difference – March (PDF – 735 KB)
- University of Maine System Trustees to Meet in Orono on March 19 (PDF – 75 KB)
- Finalists Named for UMPI Presidency (PDF – 69 KB)
- Making a Difference – February (PDF – 480 KB)
- James Page Selected as Next UMS Chancellor (PDF – 115 KB)
- “Making a Difference” – January (PDF – 299 KB)
- UMS Trustees Vote to Freeze Tuition for Upcoming Academic Year as Part of New Set of Comprehensive Goals (PDF – 121 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet in Bangor on January 23 (PDF – 98 KB)
- UMS Chancellor Candidates to Visit USM, UMaine & UMFK (PDF – 92 KB)
2011
- Making a Difference – December (PDF – 342 KB)
- Three Finalists Named in Chancellor Search (PDF – 119 KB)
- UMF Presidential Search Info
- UMPI Presidential Search Info
- Ryan Low Named UMS Exec. Director of Governmental & External Affairs (PDF – 91 KB)
- Making a Difference – November (PDF – 314 KB)
- Trustees approve five-year UMA architecture degree program; receive update on Maine’s changing labor market (PDF – 122 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet November 13-14 in Portland (PDF – 95 KB)
- Making a Difference – October (PDF – 422 KB)
- UMS Trustees Meet Today in Bangor (PDF – 115 KB)
- Making a Difference – September (PDF – 391 KB)
- Information on the UMS Chancellor Search
- UMS Trustees to Meet Sept. 16 in Bangor (PDF – 117 KB)
- Making a Difference – July (PDF – 273 KB)
- University System Trustees Meet in Bangor – Approve UMaine Planetarium and Observatory (PDF – 96 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet July 18 in Bangor (PDF – 96 KB)
- Making a Difference – May (PDF – 600 KB)
- UMS Trustees Approve 2012 Budget and Tuition Rates (PDF – 124 KB)
- UMS Chancellor to inform Trustees that he will not seek contract extension (PDF – 119 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet in Bangor May 22-23 (PDF – 94 KB)
- Making a Difference – April (PDF – 324 KB)
- 2011 Commencement Information
- New Website offers Connection to UMS Online Programs (PDF – 263 KB)
- Making a Difference – March (PDF – 296 KB)
- The State of the University: Chancellor Tells Legislators Higher Education is Key to Individual Opportunity and Economic Development in Maine (PDF – 116 KB)
- Video (WMV)
- Text (PDF – 212 KB)
- UMS Offers Assistance to Japanese Students Affected by Natural Disaster (PDF – 116 KB)
- UMS Trustees Appoint Ferguson as Next UMaine President (PDF – 128 KB)
- University of Maine System Trustees to Meet in Augusta on March 14 (PDF – 121 KB)
- Making a Difference – February (PDF – 439 KB)
- Making a Difference – January (PDF – 364 KB)
- Chancellor Names Four Finalists for UMaine Presidency (PDF – 102 KB)
- UMaine Presidential Search
- UMS Trustees Review IT Issues and Projects (PDF – 112 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet in Bangor on January 10 (PDF – 97 KB)
2010
- Maine State Chamber & Maine Development Foundation publish “Making Maine Work: The Role of Maine’s Public University System” (PDF – 2.27 MB)
- Making A Difference – November (PDF – 296 KB)
- UMS Trustees Updated on Multiyear Financial Plan (PDF – 104 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet Nov. 14-15 in Farmington (PDF – 95 KB)
- Making A Difference – October (PDF – 354 KB)
- UMaine President Search
- Making A Difference – September (PDF – 469 KB)
- UMS Trustees Approve Two-Year Budget Request (PDF – 102 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet Sept. 13 in Bangor (PDF – 94 KB)
- Making A Difference – August edition (PDF – 304 KB)
- Governor Announces Nominations for UMS Board of Trustees
- Making A Difference – July edition (PDF – 289 KB)
- Visit the new UMS Facebook page
- UMS Receive Update on Strategic Investment Fund Awards (PDF – 84 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet July 12 in Bangor (PDF – 80 KB)
- UMaine Presidential Search Team Selected (PDF – 94 KB)
- Making A Difference – May edition (PDF – 744 KB)
- UMS Trustees Approve FY11 Budget and Student Charges (PDF – 82 KB)
- UMS Trustees Meeting Schedule Slightly Changed (PDF – 69 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet May 23-24 in Fort Kent (PDF – 97 KB)
- June 2010 Ballot Issue: Question 2 & UMS
- 2010 Commencement Information for all 7 UMS Universities
- Making A Difference – April (PDF – 690 KB)
- UMS Chancellor to Host April 6 Statewide Summit:Advancing Maine—Aligning UMS Academic Programs to Meet Future Workforce Needs (PDF – 105 KB)
- Making A Difference – March (PDF – 483 KB)
- UMS Trustees Appoint Hess as UMFK President (PDF – 67 KB)
- University System Trustees to Meet
March 15 in Bangor (PDF – 75 KB) - Making A Difference – February (PDF – 753 KB)
- UMFK Presidential Candidates to Visit the St. John Valley Beginning Feb. 22 (PDF – 26 KB)
- Chancellor Names Finalists for UMFK Presidency (PDF – 56 KB)
- Making A Difference – January newsletter (PDF – 719 KB)
- Maine Economic Improvement Fund 2009 Annual Report (PDF – 4.80 MB)
- Chancellor Updates University Trustees on Progress of System-wide Initiative (PDF – 89 KB)
- Visit our “Data Book” for the latest University of Maine System statistics and reports
- University of Maine System Trustees to Meet January 11 in Bangor (PDF – 75 KB)
- Making a Difference – January (PDF – 459 KB)
2009
- Visit our “Data Book” for the latest University of Maine System statistics and reports
- “Making a Difference” – November (PDF – 1.09 MB)
- UMS Trustees Approve Revised Long-term Plan (PDF – 92 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet Nov. 15-16 in Bangor (PDF – 95 KB)
- Presidential Search Team Named for UMFK (PDF – 75 KB)
- “Making a Difference” – October newsletter (PDF – 776 KB)
- “Making a Difference” – September newsletter (PDF – 365 KB)
- UMS Trustees Announce Statewide Public Comment Session Schedule (PDF – 84 KB)
- Detailed schedule information
- Pattenaude Presents Proposed Implementation Plan on University System Initiative (PDF – 86 KB)
- UMS Media Statement: Former Chancellor Robert L. Woodbury (PDF – 61 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet September 14 in Bangor (PDF – 76 KB)
- 16 Central St. building closure – UPDATED Tues, Aug. 25 6:30 a.m.
- “Making a Difference” – August (PDF – 697 KB)
- Committees Present Wide-ranging Recommendations to UMS Trustees (PDF – 96 KB)
- University System Reports Issued; Recommendations to be Presented to Trustees at July 13 Meeting (PDF – 82 KB)
- New Challenges, New Directions Reports now online
- “Making a Difference” – June (PDF – 1.93 MB)
- Task Force on UMS Structure & Governance Posts its Draft Report (PDF – 91 KB)
- Link to Task Force web page
- UMS Trustees Adopt Tuition Rates and FY10 Budget (PDF – 89 KB)
- UMS Trustees to Meet on May 18 (PDF – 85 KB)
- Making a Difference – April newsletter (PDF – 1.04 MB)
- UMS Chancellor Says “Difficult Choices” Necessary to Protect Quality and Achieve Financial Sustainability (PDF – 49 KB)
- UMS Task Force to Meet in Augusta on April 9 (PDF – 26 KB)
- Flanagan Tells UMS Trustees That Task Force is on Track (PDF – 27 KB)
- Making a Difference – March (PDF – 282 KB)
- UMS Task Force Announces Remaining Public Meetings & Next Committee Meeting (PDF – 32 KB)
- University of Maine System Trustees to Meet March 16 in Bangor (PDF – 24 KB)
- Governor Announces Nominations to UMS Board of Trustees
- UMS Task Force Feb. 26 Meeting Time Change (PDF – 23 KB)
- Making a Difference – February (PDF – 264 KB)
- UMS Task Force Announces Statewide Public Meeting Schedule (PDF – 35 KB)
- Joint Statement of the University of Maine System, Universities of Maine Professional Staff Association, Associated C.O.L.T. Staff of the Universities of Maine, Teamsters Local Union #340, and Associated Faculties of the University of Maine System (PDF – 10 KB)
- University of Maine System Task Force to Meet February 4 in Augusta (PDF – 28 KB)
- Chancellor Names Task Force to Address University System’s Long-Term Financial Sustainability (PDF – 36 KB)
- Task Force web page
- University System Chancellor Presents Plan to Achieve Long-term Financial Sustainability (PDF – 26 KB)
- Report: Return on Investment – Maine’s Universities ( 2008 Maine Economic Improvement Fund Annual Report)(PDF – 2.54 MB)
- University of Maine System Trustees to Meet January 11-12 in Gorham (PDF – 33 KB)
- Making a Difference – January (PDF – 459 KB)
2008
- Chancellor’s Memo to UMS Faculty & Staff on December 17, 2008 (PDF – 53 KB)
- University of Maine System Response to Governor’s Curtailment Announcement (PDF – 22 KB)
- Trustees Discuss Impact of Global Financial Crisis on Maine’s Public Universities (PDF – 34 KB)
- Making a Difference – November (PDF – 1.58 MB)
- University of Maine System Trustees to Meet November 16-17 in Farmington (PDF – 23 KB)
- Making a Difference – October (PDF – 569 KB)
- University System Announces Additional Spending Controls (PDF – KB)
- Making a Difference – September (PDF – 222 KB)
- University System Trustees Submit Two-Year Budget Request (PDF – 35 KB)
- University of Maine System Trustees to Meet September 14-15 in Orono (PDF – 24 KB)
- Making a Difference – August (PDF – 438 KB)
- Pattenaude Appoints Wyke to Senior University of Maine System Post (PDF – 25 KB)
- Photo of Rebecca Wyke
- Pattenaude Provides Status Report on University System’s Efforts to Assist Students and Families (PDF – 29 KB)
- University of Maine System Trustees to Meet July 14 in Bangor (PDF – 24 KB)
- Making a Difference – June (PDF – 5.11 MB)
- University System Adopts Budget for Next Fiscal Year (PDF – 30 KB)
- University College at Sanford to Relocate Within the Community (PDF – 23 KB)
- University of Maine System Trustees to Meet May 18-19 in Presque Isle (PDF – 26 KB)
- Chancellor Recommends Extending Zillman’s Appointment as UMPI President (PDF – 29 KB)
- Making a Difference – March (PDF – 821 KB)
- March 11 Legislative testimony to the Appropriations Committee
- University of Maine System Trustee Chair, Chancellor Express Concerns About Proposed State Budget Cut (PDF – 27 KB)
- UMS Annual Report FY 2007 (PDF – 2.16 MB)
- Pattenaude Recommends Botman as New USM President (PDF – 23 KB)
- University System Trustees to Meet March 9 and 10 (PDF – 29 KB)
- University System Trustees Approve Framework for Enhancing Quality and Fiscal Controls (PDF – 36 KB)
- University System Trustees Jan. 13-14 Meeting Agenda Changed Due to Impending Storm (PDF – 21 KB)
- USM Presidential Candidates Begin Visits on January 22 (PDF – 23 KB)
- Maine’s Economic Outlook: 2008 and beyond (PDF – 876 KB)
- University of Maine System Board of Trustees to Consider Center for Rural Sustainable Development (PDF – 24 KB)
- University System Trustees to meet Jan. 13-14 in Orono (PDF – 29 KB)
2007
- Chancellor Reacts to Governor’s Curtailment Announcement (PDF – 22 KB)
- Chancellor Names Finalists for USM Presidency (PDF – 33 KB)
- Pattenaude Recommends Allyson Hughes Handley as UMA’S Next President (PDF – 25 KB)
- Pattenaude Praises Alfond and his Legacy (PDF – 21 KB)
- University System Trustees OK State Budget Request (PDF – 30 KB)
- University System, Jackson Lab, and Mid-Maine Communications Announce ‘Dramatic Expansion’ of Maine’s Research Capability (PDF – 42 KB)
- Chancellor Pattenaude’s remarks from this press conference (PDF – 16 KB)
- University System Trustees to Meet Nov. 4-5 in Augusta (PDF – 25 KB)
- Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce Honors Chancellor Pattenaude at Annual Dinner (PDF – 24 KB)
- UMS Website Explains 2007 Bond Proposals
- Media Advisory: University System Chancellor to Speak at Bangor Rotary Meeting (PDF – 25 KB)
- $1.5 Billion in Economic Impact, New Report Says (PDF – 38 KB)
- New Report: University of Maine System Economic Impact on the State of Maine (PDF – 264 KB)
- University System Board of Trustees to Meet September 9-10 in Fort Kent (PDF – 26 KB)
- UMS Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee to meet August 29
- University System Will Lower Tuition Increase to 9.8 Percent Based on New Legislative Budget Plan (PDF – 175 KB)
- University System Trustees Ask State Lawmakers to Help Reduce Tuition Rates (PDF – 27 KB)
- University Trustees to Meet May 20-21 (PDF – 26 KB)
- Joseph Wood To Serve As USM’S Interim President (PDF – 25 KB)
- University System To Offer New Master’s Degree Program For K-12 Teachers In Northern And Downeast Maine (PDF – 28 KB)
- University System Asks Legislature For Bonds To Improve Classrooms, Labs, And Libraries (PDF – 26 KB)
- University of Maine System 2006 Annual Report (PDF – 4.75 MB)
- Media Advisory: University System Executive Committee to Meet Friday (PDF – 23 KB)
- University System Spring Enrollments Exceeding 32,000 Students for Fifth Year in a Row (PDF – 25 KB)
- University Trustees to Meet March 18-19 in Farmington (PDF – 24 KB)
- Governor Baldacci Nominates Wayne Newell to the UMS Board of Trustees (PDF – Press release from the Governor’s office)
- University System Chancellor Urges Lawmakers to Continue the “Partnership” to Create Jobs and Economic Growth (PDF – 27 KB)
- Media Advisory: University System to Hold News Conference on Tuesday Morning (PDF – 23 KB)
- University System Trustees Select Pattenaude as Next Chancellor (PDF – 26 KB)
- University System Trustees to Meet Monday (PDF – 23 KB)
- UMS Chancellor Candidates Begin Visits This Week (PDF – 24 KB)
- University System Trustees Seek Support for ‘Re-investment’ Plan
- Maine Economic Improvement Fund (PDF – R&D) Report (PDF – 762 KB)
- University System Trustees to Meet Jan. 21-22, Agenda Includes Funding for Classroom and Laboratory Improvements (PDF – 26 KB)
- Chancellor Search Committee Selects Three Candidates for Additional Interviews (PDF – 28 KB)
- Statement of University System Chancellor Terrence J. MacTaggart Regarding Governor Baldacci’s Biennial Budget Proposal (PDF – 33 KB)
2006
- UMS Chancellor Cuts System’s Central Budget; Will Reallocate Funds to Protect University Quality and Affordability (PDF – 27 KB)
- University System Trustees to Meet in Machias November 5-6 (PDF – 28 KB)
- Chancellor Recommends Huggins as UMM President (PDF – 25 KB)
- University System Trustees Seeking State Help to Make Higher Education More Affordable (PDF – 31 KB)
- University System Trustees to Meet September 10-11 at UMaine in Orono (PDF – 29 KB)
- Zillman Recommended as UMPI President (PDF – 28 KB)
- UMPI President Stepping Down (PDF – 26 KB)
- MacTaggart Returns to Familiar Role as Head of University of Maine System (PDF – 29 KB)
- University System Trustees to Meet July 10; Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement on Agenda (PDF – 25 KB)
- University System Trustees Name Board Room After Justice Paul Rudman (PDF – 28 KB)
- UMS Trustees Adopt Budget; Board Expresses Cautious Optimism About Increased State Funds (PDF – 26 KB)
- Randall Appointed to Two-Year Term as UMA President (PDF – 25 KB)
- University System Trustees to Meet May 21-22; Personnel and Budget Items Top Agenda (PDF – 25 KB)
- MacTaggart to Return as University System Chancellor (PDF – 27 KB)
- Revised Media Advisory: Three Board of Trustees committees to meet May 3 (PDF – 35 KB)
- Media Advisory: Three Board of Trustees committees to meet May 3 (PDF – 34 KB)
- Westphal to Step Down as Chancellor – Intends to Accept University System Professorship (PDF – 40 KB)
- University System Launches New Student Recruitment Campaign (PDF – 28 KB)
- University System Trustees Vote to Maintain UMA as a Separate University (PDF – 34 KB)
- University System Trustees to Meet March 19-20 in Presque Isle (PDF – 26 KB)
- Media Advisory: UMS Chancellor to Visit Three University of Southern Maine Campuses March 10
2005
- UMS Trustees Requesting State Help to Offset Increased Fuel Costs
- UMS Trustees to Meet December 4-5 at New Operations Center in Downtown Bangor
- UMS Enrollment Exceeds 34,000 Students
- UMS Chancellor and Presidents to Sign Employer Statements of Support for Guard and Reserve
- UMS Building Officially Opens on October 12
- UMS Trustees Receive Updates on Strategic Planning Progress
- University of Maine System Trustees to Meet September 25-26 in Farmington
- University System Offers Assistance to Students Affected by Hurricane Katrina
- Westphal Names Huggins to Two-Year Term as President of UM-Machias
- University System Trustees Approve Budget for New Fiscal Year
- University System Trustees to Meet June 5-6 in Fort Kent
- Burgher Named New President of UM-Presque Isle (PDF – 17 KB)
- Westphal Appoints Richard Randall as Interim President of UM-Augusta
- University System Pledges to Help Reverse Base Closings
- Chancellor Westphal Statement Regarding Governor’s Task Force
- Trustees and Westphal Name Kennedy as UMaine’s New President
- UM Machias Presidential Candidates Set to Visit Campus in April
- University System Board to Meet in Bangor on April 15
- University System to Postpone UMA-USM Merger
- Chancellor Westphal and President Fitzsimmons Sign Guaranteed Admission Agreement
- University System Trustees Approve Facilities Improvement
- UMS Issues New Publication on its Service and Value to Maine
- University System Board Meeting Changed to Monday in Bangor
- University System Trustees to Meet March 13-14 at the University of Maine at Machias
- Westphal Appoints Former UMA Provost Richard Randall as Interim Associate Provost
- Chancellor Westphal Grants One Year Sabbatical to UMA President Lyons
- Westphal Stresses Need for Public and Private-Sector Commitment to Higher Education
- Westphal Praises Baldacci’s Bond Package
- Westphal Says State Funding for University System is Critical to Maine’s Future
- University Trustees Approve Tourism Program
- UMS Trustees to Meet January 23-24 in Bangor
- University of Maine System Appeals to the White House for Increased Support of Higher Education
2004
- Presidential Search Underway for the University of Maine at Presque Isle
- University of Maine System Trustees Approve Capital Campaign for USM
- University of Maine System Trustees to Meet Nov. 14-15 in Lewiston
- Westphal Promotes Education Partnerships at School Guidance Counselors Annual Conference
- Maine School Counselor Association and University of Maine System Blaze New Trails in K-16 Education
- Presidential Searches Underway for the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias
- University System Enrollment Remains Strong
- University System Faculty Participate in Diversity Conference
- University System Trustees Approve Strategic Plan
- University System Trustees to Meet September 19-20 in Orono
- University of Maine System Presents Revised Strategic Plan
- Strategic Planning Update
- University System Trustees Discuss Proposed Strategic Plan
- Faculty Summit, Strategic Planning Process Among Discussion at University System Board of Trustees Meeting
- UMaine President Peter Hoff to Resign
- University Employees Recognized for Service
- Chancellor Westphal Appoints Acting President for UMPI
- University System Trustees Approve New Budget
- 2004 George J. Mitchell Peace Scholars Named
- Distinguished Speakers Featured at University System Commencements in May (PDF – 114 KB)
- Maine’s Public Universities Attract Record Total of Funds for Research and Public Service Grants and Contracts
- Biennium Plan for FY 2004/2005
2003
- University System Trustees to Seek Funds for $11 Million Need-Based Scholarship Proposal
- University System and Community College System “Knock Down” Barriers to Higher Education in Hancock County
- Maine’s Public Universities Set Another Enrollment Record
- Chancellor Westphal Statement Regarding Bond Approval
- UMS Chancellor, Trustees Pursuing Ways to Protect Quality
- UMS Chancellor Seeking Cost-Reductions
- UMS/MTCS Coordinating Advisory Committee Agreement (PDF – 24 KB)
- UMS Chancellor Responds to Inaugural Address
Media Contacts
System-wide, Chancellor’s Office, & Board of Trustees info:
Dan Demeritt
Exec Dir of Public Affairs
207-441-6962
dan.demeritt@maine.edu
University Press Releases
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