This weekend, UMM’s Clippers will provide four different chances to come over to the Reynolds Center for some basketball! On Saturday, Jan. 27, the team will take on Vermont Tech. Women play at 3 pm, and men play at 5 pm. On Sunday, Jan. 28, we’ll be challenged by NHTI. Women take the court at […]
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The University of Maine at Machias Student Engagement and Inclusion organization has launched a monthly concert series to take place in Kilburn Commons. Tunes at Noon will feature a different musical artist each month, and will take place from 11:15 to 12:30. Students, staff, faculty, and community members are all welcome to attend for no […]
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Comedian Hailey Boyle will perform at the University of Maine at Machias on Tuesday, January 23 at 8 pm in Kilburn Commons. A rising star on the New York comedy circuit after her transplant from Fairbanks Alaska, Boyle was a regular at Caroline’s on Broadway before relocating to Los Angeles and back to NYC again. […]
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Andrew Egan has been named vice president for academic affairs and head of campus at the University of Maine at Machias (UMM), effective Aug. 13. Egan was one of four finalists in the national search for the next leader of the regional campus of the University of Maine. As UMM vice president and head of […]
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UMM is back in the news! This story, aired on Maine Public’s Marketplace, features UMM’s 1+3 engineering program agreement with UMaine and our student, Phil Parent. Innovative educational opportunities are economic development, and this effort will help Maine attract and keep young, skilled people to the workforce. Read or listen to the story here: https://www.marketplace.org/2017/12/20/economy/joining-together-and-targeting-specific-industries-maine-s-colleges-hope-they-can
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Once again, we’re bragging up our basketball players because they are so brag-worthy! Each week of the season, the Yankee Small College Conference chooses two players of the week. Selections are based on a combination of game statistics, personal stories, and sportsmanship. Three UMM players have been chosen so far this season! In week five, […]
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This Alumni Spotlight shines this week on Shannon Garland from Robbinston, Maine, who graduated from the University of Maine at Machias in 2016 with a major in outdoor recreation management with a concentration in sports and fitness management. She currently attends graduate school in Raleigh, North Carolina. Alongside her graduate assistantship, she holds two-part time […]
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Four UMM students enrolled in a research methods class are working with the Community Caring Collaborative to help identify local people willing to serve as mentors. It’s another example of the hands-on experiences UMM students enjoy in their coursework. The survey also helps determine areas of interest, levels of availability, and training needs. Washington County residents […]
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University of Maine at Machias’ student activities organization, SAIL, will host two showings of a double feature. The films will be Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and IT. SAIL stands for Student Activities Involvement and Leadership, and the organization hosts events throughout the academic year for students and community members. On Friday, December 1, Guardians […]
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“Teaching,” says long-time University of Maine Music music instructor, Gene Nichols, “is mostly planting seeds and not knowing when or where they might sprout.” One of Nichols’ seeds was planted in the mind of Jeff Shaw, a UMM alum who graduated in 2000 with a IFA/BA with a music concentration. “Over seventeen years ago, Gene Nichols and […]
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