Month: March 2021

Bobby Monks and Bonnie Porta $1 million gift to the University of Maine Graduate & Professional Center pushes fundraising into final phase to match initial $7.5 million Harold Alfond Foundation challenge grant A $1 million USDA distance learning and telemedicine grant to the University of Maine System was developed in… Read More about Maine Center Announces Million in Gifts and Grants

Chancellor Malloy and the presidents, law dean of Maine’s public universities ask faculty and staff to prepare to provide students with traditional, in-person college experience and a return to near normalcy in fall 2021 Six-foot physical distancing, mask wearing, and continued COVID-19 asymptomatic testing will continue to be among the… Read More about Fall 2021:  University of Maine System Preparing for Traditional Campus Experience

Orono, Maine — University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy has issued approval for UMaine to host a men’s ice hockey playoff game on Wednesday, March 10 at Alfond Arena.  The Black Bears are slated to host New Hampshire in the first round of the Hockey East playoffs. The game will… Read More about University of Maine to host Men’s Ice Hockey Playoff Game at Alfond Arena

Twenty-five percent of University of Maine System employees are now eligible for vaccination, Chancellor Malloy urges voluntary participation with goal of becoming Maine’s most vaccinated workforce Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System informed employees today that they are eligible for two hours of paid administrative leave time that… Read More about UMaine System Providing Paid Leave Time for Vaccination

UMaine’s strategic pursuit of research activity under President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and the research team pushes investments in innovation and discovery to record heights Chancellor Dannel Malloy asks President Ferrini-Mundy to lead unified research effort, and updates existing roles in the System Office to prioritize strategic initiatives and data-driven decision-making  Orono,… Read More about .4 Million in MEIF Investments Drive UMaine Research to Record Heights