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Proposals will be due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1 and must maintain internet infrastructure where it is currently located in the main building so the University of Maine System can continue providing connectivity in the midcoast ORONO, Maine — A new competitive request for proposals (RFP) to buy… Read More about New RFP issued to solicit buyers for University of Maine Hutchinson Center

Media note: As a reminder, our official name is the University of Maine System, with UMS or the System acceptable after the first reference. The University of Maine System should not be referred to as the UMaine System.  The Aroostook County native has served within the System for a decade including as… Read More about Carolyn Dorsey named University of Maine System Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff

ORONO, Maine — Acting through the University of Maine System (UMS), next week the University of Maine (UMaine) will publicly issue a new competitive request for proposals (RFP) to purchase the Hutchinson Center in Belfast.  Earlier this month, UMS rescinded an award to negotiate after determining during a formal appeal process that… Read More about New RFP will be issued to solicit buyers for University of Maine Hutchinson Center

The University of Maine System found scoring criteria should have been developed to consider the full value of the proposals received and not just the purchase price ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) has rescinded an award to sell the Hutchinson Center in Belfast to a local… Read More about University of Maine to restart Hutchinson Center sale process

FARMINGTON, Maine — The Board of Trustees for the University of Maine System (UMS) will meet in Farmington on Monday, Sept. 16.  The regular public meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m.-2:20 p.m. in the North Dining Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) and livestreamed here (External Site) as… Read More about University of Maine System Board of Trustees to meet in Farmington on Sept. 16

Media note: Please note, UMS enrollment is expected to continue to increase through the start of the semester. The data contained in this release is current as of today. As a reminder, the official name is the University of Maine System, with UMS or the System acceptable after the first reference.… Read More about University of Maine System enrollment increasing, early data show

S&P Global Ratings applauded the System’s efforts to combat demographic challenges and acknowledged it was important for the State to continue to increase investment in UMS operations and infrastructure ORONO, Maine — S&P Global Ratings announced yesterday afternoon it had reaffirmed the University of Maine System’s (UMS) AA- credit rating… Read More about University of Maine System maintains strong AA- credit rating

The transparent request for proposals process was open for eight months to submissions, which were evaluated based on objective criteria consistent with public procurement standards ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS), on behalf of the University of Maine (UMaine), will move forward in negotiating a final agreement… Read More about Sale of the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center to highest-ranked respondent will proceed

ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) will partner with the nation’s leading medical education consultant to study the feasibility of starting the state’s first public medical school.  In response to a critical shortage of physicians in rural Maine and with the support of the Maine Hospital Association (External… Read More about University of Maine System to study feasibility of establishing state’s first public medical school

The university provided notice to the three organizations who submitted proposals late yesterday and will announce the details of the top-scoring proposal following a standard appeal period ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine has selected a buyer for the Hutchinson Center in Belfast.  Following a thorough review of the… Read More about University of Maine selects buyer for Hutchinson Center in Belfast