Aiyla Petty was in fifth grade when she moved from a city in New York’s Hudson Valley to a small town in Hancock County, Maine. The 24-year-old psychology and community studies major, who is slated to graduate from the University of Maine at Machias this fall, says adjusting to life in Maine came with challenges. […]
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This month our spotlight shines on Amity Katharine Libby, who earned a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts at the University of Maine at Machias in 1999. Originally from the Washington County town of Talmadge, Libby is now a self-employed artist living in Dixfield, Maine. Libby also teaches online courses on botanical paper artwork, which can […]
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University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy released a memo Friday announcing the appointment of a Regional Campus Task Force to “review and recommend timelines and steps for completing the transition of UMM to a UMaine regional campus.” The 20-member task force, chaired by Emily Haddad, dean of the UMaine […]
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University of Maine at Machias professor Tora Johnson will host a virtual information session on degrees, certificates and online courses in geographic information systems (GIS) technology at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 8. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, call 207.255.1318. Pre-registration for the free public event is required; register here. Johnson is […]
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The Murdock Fitness and Aquatics Center at the University of Maine at Machias will reopen its fitness facilities on March 1. A pool reopening date has not yet been scheduled. The fitness center will open 6 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Friday and 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Saturday to anyone with active membership as of March 15, 2020. Day […]
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The University of Maine at Machias recognized 133 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2020 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 111 are from Maine, 18 are from 11 other states and seven are from six countries other than the U.S. Due to the unusual and challenging circumstances faced […]
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This month’s spotlight shines on Bennett Ellis, who has been working as an aquaculture production technician at the Downeast Institute (DEI) since 2014, after completing two summer internships there as an undergraduate student. Originally from Hopedale, Mass., Ellis graduated from the marine biology program at the University of Maine at Machias in 2014 and currently […]
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Contacts: Jackie Farwell, DHHS Dan Demeritt, UMS New “swab and send” site opening Nov. 23 at the University of Maine at Machias The University of Maine at Machias is becoming the Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ newest “swab and send” site, providing free COVID-19 tests to people who think they need a test, […]
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This month our spotlight shines on Cara Cushing, a 2020 graduate of UMM’s college studies program. Originally from Philadelphia, Pa., she currently lives in Washington County and has stayed on at the University of Maine at Machias as a staff member in the public relations department. Tell us a little bit about what you are […]
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Enrollment has surged in the Early College program at the University of Maine at Machias amid an expansion that includes seven new certificate pathways and increased scholarship opportunities in response to workforce needs in the region and the state. The program, which allows high school students to earn college credits at UMM, has seen an […]
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