UMM is so excited to announce a new scholarship program for Maine students. UMM (and three other campuses in the UMaine system) will provide additional support to cover all tuition and fees for Pell-eligible students who are full-time and who maintain a 2.0 GPA. This will allow our hardworking students to significantly reduce their debt and complete their degrees […]
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Senior Rory Morgan is featured in the Bangor Daily News in their role as a SEA Fellow who presented results of their field research on Arctic surf clams conducted at the Downeast Institute. Rory participated a statewide symposium attended by students, researchers, fishermen, aquaculture entrepreneurs, and other marine professionals at U Maine’s Darling Marine Center […]
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Our Alumni Spotlight shines this week on Maryann Lecompte from Lewiston, Maine, who graduated from the University of Maine at Machias in 1979 with a major in Business Education. She works in Auburn, Maine as a Fiscal/Administrative Officer of a $13 million Department of Labor “Maine is IT!” grant for the Maine Community College System […]
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The Washington County Special Olympics swim program will begin its third season on Thursday, October 12 from 10 – 11 am at the UMM pool. Special Olympians of all ages are encouraged to participate. The first session will include a skills assessment, so come prepared to get in the pool. Practices will take place every […]
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Congrats to Karen Beeftink and Mark Douglas for earning their Maine Guide licenses! Both are professors of Environmental Recreation here at UMM. Karen is now a licensed Maine Guide in recreation and sea kayaking, and Mark’s license is in recreation. Not only do they add to UMM’s long list of instructor credentials, they get to […]
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UMM is your first stop on the way to Dublin and the United Kingdom. Spend your spring break with Prof. Bernie Vinzani on a tour of this glorious part of the world. Open to students and community members. Reasonably priced and includes airfare! Trip takes place March 9 – 18, 2018. Learn more at the […]
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University of Maine at Machias will host two authors, Meagan Cass and Erin Smith. for a reading on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 at 4 pm in Merrill Library. The event is free and open to the public. Both authors will read for approximately 20 minutes and will have copies of their works available for sale. […]
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This Alumni Spotlight shines this week on Cheyenne Robinson from Patten, Maine, who graduated from the University of Maine at Machias in 2016 with a major in Psychology & Community Studies. I am currently living in Roque Bluffs and working in Machias, Maine as a Victim Advocate at Next Step DV Project. Tell us […]
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This Alumni Spotlight shines this week on Carrie Kelly Gazda from Wallingford, Connecticut, who graduated from the University of Maine at Machias in 1986 with a major in Recreation and Business Management. She is currently working in the town of Madison, Connecticut, as a Recreation Supervisor. Tell us a little bit about what you […]
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The University of Maine at Machias Art Gallery will be exhibiting the recent work of Margaret LaFarge in a show titled Interior Spaces – The Meaning of Home. The show will open August 16th and continue to September 29th. The opening will precede the Machias Blueberry Festival and Blackly Ball on August 18th, 19th and […]
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