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President’s Messages

91�� Commencement Update — February 25

Dear 91�� undergraduate and graduate students: Following my Feb. 10 memo about spring 2021 Commencement to the 91�� and UMM communities, we received many recommendations and ideas for alternative recognition […]

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Maine Memo — February 17

Dear University of Maine community — the home turf of Black Bear Nation. At 9 a.m., we are unveiling the $110 million athletic facilities master plan for Maine’s Division I […]

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91�� community health and safety update — February 7

Dear University of Maine community members, I hope you are enjoying your weekend and the temperatures yesterday that had us thinking of spring. Today I write with a special reminder […]

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Update on 91�� and UMM Commencement ceremonies — February 10

Dear University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias 2020 graduates and upcoming spring 2021 graduates-to-be — both undergraduates and graduate students. I hope that all of you are […]

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Important update on phase six asymptomatic COVID-19 testing on campus

As University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy mentioned in his community message this afternoon, technological challenges on the first day of Shield T3 asymptomatic COVID-19 testing on campus led […]

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Maine Memo — January 29

Welcome back! I hope that everyone’s first week of semester 2021 is going well. There is much that is notable and new about this semester. It is our third semester […]

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Maine Memo — January 18

Education must also train one for quick, resolute and effective thinking. To think incisively and to think for one’s self is very difficult. We are prone to let our mental […]

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Maine Memo — December 22

Dear members of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities, Greetings from Orono, where the campus is peaceful and beautiful with a light covering of snow. […]

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Maine Memo — November 22

Dear members of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities, We are three days away from dispersing, some of us, from Orono and Machias, to join […]

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Virtual town for 91�� and UMM students — November 17

President Ferrini-Mundy and other leaders led an informal virtual town hall Nov. 17 for 91�� and UMM students to discuss the last weeks of the semester, including the transition to remote learning, winter […]

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