MACHIAS, Maine — University of Maine at Machias associate research professor Gerard “Gerry” Zegers received the 2023 Maine Warden Service Merit Award during the agency’s annual awards banquet on Friday, April 26 in Augusta. The award celebrates Zegers’ establishment of a wildlife DNA identification program in collaboration with the warden service. Through his eight years […]
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MACHIAS, Maine — Three outstanding seniors at the University of Maine at Machias will be honored during its 113th commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 5. Each year, the senior class chooses one student to receive the Ivy Orator award, which honors the enduring friendships, wisdom and knowledge graduates have gained and their hopes for the […]
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MACHIAS, Maine – Bayleigh Alley of Jonesport, Maine and Gabriel Rocca of New Milford, Connecticut are the 2024 University of Maine at Machias valedictorian and salutatorian. Alley is an education major concentrating in elementary education with a minor in social studies. Currently the first grade teacher at Milbridge Elementary School, Alley also works with the […]
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MACHIAS, Maine — The University of Maine at Machias will welcome students and their families to its 113th commencement ceremony at the Performing Arts Center on Sunday, May 5 at 1 p.m. Fifty-five students will celebrate their degree completion, and an additional 29 students will have their degrees conferred. The event will be livestreamed for […]
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Within this new agreement, UMaine Machias is proud to work with Washington County Community College (WCCC) to encourage WCCC students to consider continuing their education by earning a bachelor’s degree at UMaine Machias. Students from WCCC who are completing the AAS in Human Services can transfer into BA in Psychology & Community Studies at UMaine […]
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FEMA has opened a disaster recovery center on the UMaine Machias campus in Torrey Hall for those needing assitance from the January 2024 storms. The center is currently open Monday through Friday from 8 AM – 6 PM. To seek assistance, please come by the center or apply online. News Center Maine has reported additional […]
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Michelle Scarlett is a Downeast papermaker who uses sketchbooks and journals to create art in the mediums of papermaking, printmaking and book arts. She will open her show, “Placemarkers – The Inner Workings Of Sketchbook Ideas” at the University of Maine at Machias on April 12 from 4-6 p.m. in Powers Hall. “Through the mediums […]
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UMaine projects expanding nationwide access to 2024 total solar eclipse
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MACHIAS, Maine — In April, the University of Maine at Machias, in partnership with Aroostook Mental Health Services Inc.’s (AMHC)’s Sexual Assault Services and NextStep Domestic Violence Project, will hold events to raise awareness about sexual assault and prevention. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s 2024 theme, Building Connected Communities, “focuses on addressing social and […]
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The University of Maine at Machias recognized 100 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2023 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 67 are from Maine, 31 are from 17 other states and 2 are from a country other than the U.S. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, […]
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