Through a partnership between the Maine Department of Education and the University of Maine System, tuition is waived for all qualified public high school students in the state for as many as 12 college credits per year at the University of Maine or at the University of Maine at Machias. In addition, a reduced tuition […]
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The University of Maine at Machias recognized 271 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2020 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 228 are from Maine, 31 are from 14 other states and nine are from seven countries other than the U.S. Due to the unusual and challenging circumstances faced […]
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The University of Maine at Machias will suspend its intercollegiate athletics program for an indefinite period, effective July 21. The suspension is part of a broader effort to reduce expenditures and restructure campus operations in response to budget constraints, which have been exacerbated by unexpected costs and loss of revenues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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Heather Ball, associate professor of special education, has been named assistant vice president of academic affairs (AVPAA) at the University of Maine at Machias, effective July 15. Ball has been a member of the UMM community since 2002. She has served as special education program coordinator since 2005, and recently chaired the university’s professional studies […]
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A new director of facilities management has been named at the University of Maine at Machias. Scott Mulcahy will supervise a 10-member maintenance and custodial staff, serve as the UMM Emergency Operations Center (EOC) incident commander and sit on the University of Maine EOC Planning Committee. He replaces outgoing director Bob Farris, who retired in […]
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This month our Alumni Spotlight shines on Snow Ross, who earned an elementary education degree from UMM in 1995. Ross is a third-grade teacher at the Trenton Elementary School in Trenton, Maine, where she also teaches students about gardening as part of the school’s Growing Up Green Program. This May, Ross was selected for a […]
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While an official decision on reopening University of Maine System campuses this fall is pending, the University of Maine at Machias is developing possible safe return protocols. For students, those protocols pending approval could include private dorm rooms for all residential students. Students will not pay additional fees for the private accommodations. The policy is […]
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An online workshop series for educators, “Service Learning/Community-Based Learning: Making It Work for Your Students, Your Community, Your University,” will be offered in July to University of Maine System faculty members and graduate students. Linda Silka, Senior Fellow at UMaine’s George Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions; Lois-Ann Kuntz, associate professor of psychology at UMM; and […]
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This month our Alumni Spotlight shines on Polly Goddard, who graduated with a degree in Outdoor Recreation Management in 1993. Originally from Kent, Connecticut, Goddard now lives in Harwich, Massachusetts, where she runs her own coaching and consulting business. Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now. I’m a professional development coach […]
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Beginning in fall 2020, the University of Maine at Machias will be the only public university in Maine to offer a four-year degree program in geographic information systems (GIS). The bachelor’s degree in environmental geographic information science replaces UMM’s major in environmental studies. The curriculum will point students toward more specific career paths within the […]
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