Alumni

Rainbow Ball Weekend set for April 7-9 at UMM

MACHIAS, Maine — The University of Maine at Machias will be hosting the 10th Annual Rainbow Ball Weekend from April 7-9, a major education and socialization weekend for LGBTQ middle/high school and college students. Nearly 250 visitors and presenters will be staying and visiting on campus for three days of enrichment. It will the event’s […]

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UMM To Launch Medical Doctor Mentoring Program for Students

MACHIAS, ME – The University of Maine at Machias is now part of a medical mentoring service that will take place on rural UMaine campuses and will be run by UMM Alumnae Kelsi Bean and a Maine physician. UMM is hosting an introductory meeting for the program and is inviting all interested students and community […]

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Four UMM Faculty Provided Tenure

University of Maine at Machias President Sue Huseman has announced that the University of Maine System unanimously granted tenure to four UMM faculty members at their meeting earlier this week. Those approved are Dr. Uriah Anderson, Dr. Heather Ball, Dr. Karen Beeftink, and Dr. Tora Johnson. Beeftink and Anderson were also awarded promotion to the […]

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Annual CAPY Awards set for April 15

Join the University of Maine at Machias on Saturday, April 15, for our annual CAPY Awards honoring UMM’s outstanding student-athletes and their accomplishments on and off the field over the past year. This year’s awards will include the inductions of Bill Ashby and Becky Tower into the Clipper Athletic Hall of Fame. UMM Athletics will […]

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Geneva Frost Scholarship set up at UMM to honor former faculty member

  MACHIAS, Maine — When the faculty and staff at the University of Maine at Machias recently learned of the passing of a retired faculty member, they were saddened but immediately began planning for a memorial gift in her honor, to be presented at 2017 Honors Convocation. Geneva Frost, 81, of Mariaville, died February 18. […]

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Alumni Spotlight – Tori Marshall

The University of Maine at Machias Alumni Spotlight shines on Tori Marshall of Sedona, Arizona, a 2008 UMM graduate with a degree in Recreation Management. Tori is an Education and Interpretation Coordinator at Coconino National Forest. Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now: After spending seven years working for the National […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Colleen Brown, ’13

The University of Maine at Machias Alumni Spotlight shines on Colleen Brown of Whiting, UMM Class of 2013, who is currently a special education teacher at Washington Academy in East Machias. Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now: I am currently teaching Special Education at Washington Academy. I have been employed […]

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UMM Alumni Spotlight Shines on Tammy Carr

The Alumni Spotlight shines this week on Tammy Carr of Marshfield, a 2010 UMM graduate of the Behavioral Science and Community Studies program. Tammy is now a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)/Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now: I currently work as an outpatient therapist […]

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Alumni Spotlight – Elizabeth Sullivan

The Alumni Spotlight for December shines on Elizabeth Sullivan, 2006 UMM graduate from the Environmental Studies/Behavioral Science and Community Studies program. Originally from Connecticut, Liz now lives in Marshfield and is the Human Services Instructor at Washington County Community College in Calais. Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now: I instruct […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Anna Adams

The University of Maine at Machias Alumni Spotlight shines this week on Anna Adams of Rockland, a 2011 graduate of the Recreation Management Program. Anna is originally from Mariaville, Maine, and is currently the Community Outreach and Events Coordinator for Pope Memorial Humane Society Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now: […]

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