Month: December 2020

Pandemic exposes growing need to improve broadband connectivity for remote learning ORONO, MAINE (Dec. 30, 2020) – Networkmaine, a unit of the University of Maine System responsible for the design and operation of Maine’s research and education network (MaineREN) that delivers high-speed Internet and technology services to support education, research,… Read More about Networkmaine, MDOE Upgrading 301 PreK-12 Schools to Gigabit Speeds

Mills Administration commits $8.15 million in CARES Act funding to reimburse UMS for fall semester testing and PPE expense, aiding efforts to fund enhanced screening in support of a safe return to campus for spring semester beginning Jan. 25 2021 Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System is extending… Read More about University of Maine System on Track for Spring Return with More COVID-19 Testing

ORONO – University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy issued the following statement upon Congressional passage of a $900 billion COVID-19 response package. “On behalf of the University of Maine System, I’m grateful for the hard work of our federal delegation to pass a federal pandemic relief package, which will… Read More about Chancellor Malloy Statement on Congressional passage of 0 Billion COVID-19 response package

Prioritizing student success for learners impacted by COVID-19 disruptions, the University of Maine System is extending its Make the Grade free course offer for first year students who failed a course in the fall 2020 semester Make the Grade Making a Difference: First-to-second year retention for students who failed a… Read More about Free Course Offered To Help First Year Students Make the Grade

University of Maine System commits to deploying healthcare programs and expertise, facilities, and resources to the work of distributing approved COVID-19 vaccines Orono, Maine — University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy is appointing a Vaccine Planning and Partnership Task Force to coordinate and report on the work underway across… Read More about Chancellor Malloy Appointing Task Force on Vaccine Planning and Partnership