{"id":6193,"date":"2025-09-23T16:55:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/facultysenate\/?p=6193"},"modified":"2025-11-25T14:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:21:47","slug":"faculty-senate-orientation-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/facultysenate\/2025\/09\/23\/faculty-senate-orientation-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Senate Orientation Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Faculty Senate Orientation 25-26 took place on September 3. The following materials were distributed electronically to all senators before the meeting. 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