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Hope Shore: Building the student experience at UMaine Machias

Hope Shore is the Director of Student Life at UMaine Machias. Please click here to read more about Hope and see why we love having her on campus!

Pictured from left to right: James Moreria, Lois-Ann Kuntz, Stuart Swain, Lori Schnieders

Four retiring professors honored

Thursday afternoon our campus community gathered to honor four retirees, who will be greatly missed, in a ceremony at Merrill Library. Thank you to Professor Dr. Lois-Ann Kuntz, Associate Professor James Moreria, Professor Dr. Lori Schnieders, and Professor Dr. Stuart Swain for your many years here at UMM! Your dedication to your students and the […]

Keely Tibbetts, Evan Busch, and Rachael Smith each pose in front of the blueand white UMaine Machias crest

Three outstanding seniors honored at UMaine Machias commencement

Three outstanding seniors at the University of Maine at Machias were honored during the 112th commencement ceremony on 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 future. This year’s award winner […]

Valedictorian Katie Leighton and Salutatorian Rachel Maker stand beside each other as they prepare to line up for commencement.

UMaine Machias held its 112th commencement May 5

The University of Maine at Machias welcomed students, family, faculty and staff to the 112th commencement at the Performing Arts Center on May 5 at 11 a.m. to watch 75 graduates receive their degrees. The ticketed event was livestreamed, with two additional viewing areas available on campus — Science 102 and the Reynolds Center conference […]

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UMaine and UMaine Machias graduates among Maine’s 2023 County Teachers of the Year

The Maine Department of Education and Educate Maine announced the 2023 County Teachers of the Year at a ceremony in the Hall of Flags at the Maine state capitol last week. The full story of the local Couty Teachers of the Year who attended UMaine and UMaine Machias can be found by visiting UMaine News.

UMaine Machias to hold its 112th commencement May 5

Machias, Maine — The University of Maine at Machias will welcome students, family, faculty and staff to the 112th commencement at the Performing Arts Center on May 5 at 11 a.m. to watch 75 graduates receive their degrees. The ticketed event will be livestreamed, with two additional viewing areas available on campus — Science 102 […]

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UMaine Machias events planned for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in April

Machias, Maine — In April, the University of Maine at Machias, in partnership with AMHC’s Sexual Assault Services and NextStep Domestic Violence Project, will hold events to raise awareness and prevention about sexual assault. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center‘s 2023 theme, Drawing Connections: Prevention Demands Equity, “calls on all individuals, communities, organizations, and institutions […]

Morghan sits in front of a brick sign for Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine during her fist visit.

Local vet tech and UMaine Machias student accepted to veterinary medicine program at Tufts University

Machias, Maine — For as long as she can remember, Morgan Leighton has wanted a life that involves caring for animals. She comes from a long line of those who feel the same, especially for horses. Leighton’s mother and grandmother were both barrel racers. “I’ve just been immersed in horses my entire life. We had […]

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Maine Warden Service leads biennial hands-on class for UMaine Machias students in wildlife forensics

Machias, Maine — Since 2017, Maine Game Warden and University of Maine at Machias alumnus Joe McBrine has been returning every other year to his alma mater to lead a special hands-on learning experience for students — a mock outdoor crime scene. It’s important training for students in the Wildlife Forensics class, he says, complete […]

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Leslie Bowman art exhibition at the University of Maine at Machias opens March 21

Machias, Maine — “Assessing the Situation,” an exhibition of large paintings and clay forms by Leslie Dale Bowman, opens March 21 at the University of Maine at Machias Art Gallery. The works by Bowman, a UMaine Machias assistant professor, represent the natural world without the obvious representations found in her more well-known paintings from life. […]

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