News Archives - Faculty Senate /facultysenate/category/news/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:19:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Update from Provost Paquette Re: 91르적’s Partnership with the National Institute for Student Success /facultysenate/2026/04/17/update-from-provost-paquette-re-umaines-partnership-with-the-national-institute-for-student-success/ /facultysenate/2026/04/17/update-from-provost-paquette-re-umaines-partnership-with-the-national-institute-for-student-success/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:19:15 +0000 /facultysenate/?p=6619 Provost’s Update for the Faculty Senate (April 15, 2026) Throughout 2024-2025, 91르적 partnered with Georgia State’s National Institute for Student Success (NISS) as part of an eight-member cohort of universities within Maine. This work was made possible by a generous, anonymous gift. NISS has supported more than 130 colleges and universities, spanning 30 states. Through […]

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]]> /facultysenate/2026/04/17/update-from-provost-paquette-re-umaines-partnership-with-the-national-institute-for-student-success/feed/ 0 Response Letter to President Akono and Members of the Faculty Senate /facultysenate/2026/04/15/response-letter-to-president-akono-and-members-of-the-faculty-senate/ /facultysenate/2026/04/15/response-letter-to-president-akono-and-members-of-the-faculty-senate/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:48:10 +0000 /facultysenate/?p=6604 April 14, 2026 Dear President Akono and Members of the Faculty Senate: Thank you for your April 3 letter regarding the leadership and future direction of the University of Maine. We appreciate the thoughtful and constructive manner in which you have solicited and shared faculty perspectives. We take the concerns expressed seriously. The University of […]

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]]> /facultysenate/2026/04/15/response-letter-to-president-akono-and-members-of-the-faculty-senate/feed/ 0 Administration’s Response to Senate Motions 2605-09 /facultysenate/2026/04/10/administrations-response-to-motions-2605-through-2609/ /facultysenate/2026/04/10/administrations-response-to-motions-2605-through-2609/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:00:31 +0000 /facultysenate/?p=6594 From: Joan Ferrini-MundyPresident, University of Maine To: Henri Akono-Ada, President of the Faculty Senate CC: William Biberstein, Chief of StaffKelly Straub, Executive Assistant to the PresidentGabriel Paquette, Executive Vice President for Faculty Affairs and ProvostWilliam Somes, Senior Administrative Coordinator RE: Response to Motions SM2605, SM2606, SM2607 and Acknowledgement of receipt of Motions SM2608 and SM2609 […]

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]]> /facultysenate/2026/04/10/administrations-response-to-motions-2605-through-2609/feed/ 0 Minutes 11 March 2026 /facultysenate/2026/03/16/draft-faculty-senate-minutes-2/ /facultysenate/2026/03/16/draft-faculty-senate-minutes-2/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:06:47 +0000 /facultysenate/?p=6481 Attendance Present: Senators: Henri Akono, Dean Astumian, Jonathan Barron, Karen Beeftink, Keith Berube, Amy Booth (Nicholas May), Timothy Bowden, Seth Campbell (Aaron Putnam), Erin P. Carter, Matthew Chatfield, Bill DeSisto, Paula Drewniany, Sara Flanagan, Kathleen Gillon, William Gramlich, Michael Grillo, Jianjun Hao, Nils Ha챘ntjens, Matt Hawkyard, Liliana Herakova, Ellen Hostert, Kelly Jaksa, Lauren Jacobs, Lee […]

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]]> /facultysenate/2026/03/16/draft-faculty-senate-minutes-2/feed/ 0 Faculty Senate Approves Five Motions /facultysenate/2026/03/16/faculty-senate-approves-five-motions/ /facultysenate/2026/03/16/faculty-senate-approves-five-motions/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:46:26 +0000 /facultysenate/?p=6476 On Wednesday, March 11 the Faculty Senate approved five motions/resolutions from three of its standing committees: SM 2605 Submitted by: Faculty Information Technology CommitteeTitle: Resolution Regarding Evaluation of a Per-Credit-Hour Fee Model for Artificial Intelligence Tools Resolved, That the Faculty Senate affirms the importance of deliberate, transparent, and faculty-informed evaluation of any proposed per-credit-hour fee […]

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]]> /facultysenate/2026/03/16/faculty-senate-approves-five-motions/feed/ 0 Administration’s Response to SM 2601 & SM 2602 /facultysenate/2026/01/05/administrations-response-to-sm2601-sm-2602/ /facultysenate/2026/01/05/administrations-response-to-sm2601-sm-2602/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:32:52 +0000 /facultysenate/?p=6396 To: Amanda Klemmer, President of the Faculty Senate From: Joan Ferrini-Mundy, President CC: Joe DiSalvo, Interim Chief of StaffGabriel Paquette, Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and ProvostKelly Straub, Executive Assistant to the PresidentWilliam Somes, Senior Administrative Coordinator, Faculty Senate Re: Response to Faculty Senate Motions from November 19, 2025 meeting, and received for […]

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]]> /facultysenate/2026/01/05/administrations-response-to-sm2601-sm-2602/feed/ 0 Faculty Senate Approves SM 2603 and SM 2604 /facultysenate/2025/12/12/faculty-senate-approves-sm-2603-and-sm-2604/ /facultysenate/2025/12/12/faculty-senate-approves-sm-2603-and-sm-2604/#respond Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:31:49 +0000 /facultysenate/?p=6378 The Faculty Senate approved two motions at the Open Senate meeting on Wednesday, December 10: SM 2603: Resolution to endorse 1) the Proposal for a New Graduate Degree Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, and 2) the Proposal for a New Blended Graduate Degree Doctor of Nursing Practice with a Concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner This […]

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]]> /facultysenate/2025/12/12/faculty-senate-approves-sm-2603-and-sm-2604/feed/ 0 Response to May 7 Motions /facultysenate/2025/05/30/response-to-may-7-motions/ /facultysenate/2025/05/30/response-to-may-7-motions/#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 14:50:36 +0000 /facultysenate/?p=5944 The post Response to May 7 Motions appeared first on Faculty Senate.

]]> /facultysenate/2025/05/30/response-to-may-7-motions/feed/ 0 Response to April 9 Motions /facultysenate/2025/05/09/response-to-april-9-motions/ /facultysenate/2025/05/09/response-to-april-9-motions/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 20:12:30 +0000 /facultysenate/?p=5910 Administration’s response to motions passed at the open senate meeting on April 9:

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]]> /facultysenate/2025/05/09/response-to-april-9-motions/feed/ 0 Election Results /facultysenate/2025/04/22/election-results/ /facultysenate/2025/04/22/election-results/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:44:21 +0000 /facultysenate/?p=5751 Elections for Faculty Senate Officers and Positions took place on Wednesday, April 9. The results of the election are as follows: For President: The senate elected Amanda Klemmer to serve a third 1-year term as President of the Faculty Senate. For Vice President: The senate elected Jean Henri Akono Ada to serve a 1-year term […]

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