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School Of Nursing Undergraduate Program Student Handbook, School Of Nursing

General University of Maine Publications

Our mission is to educate future nurses who provide high-quality, evidence-based, holistic care to individuals, families, communities, and society at large. We value excellence, self-reflection, accountability, and respect for diversity and life-long learning. At UMaine, our faculty, staff, alumni, and students are part of a community aimed at improving the health outcomes of populations across the globe. Faculty at UMaine care about students and are committed to scientific teaching strategies that engage learners in hands-on didactic, laboratory, and clinical experiences.

Alfond Fund Membership Levels And Benefits, Department Of Athletics

General University of Maine Publications

The Alfond Fund is the University of Maine’s athletic fundraising program which benefits the hundreds of scholar athletes who compete as UMaine Black Bears. All gifts that support the UMaine Black Bears help us grow the Alfond Fund. Donors can support the Alfond Fund through gifts to a specific team or for a specific need, such as scholarships. Donors can also make unrestricted gifts that UMaine Athletics will use where “the need is the greatest” to help scholar athletes achieve excellence in the classroom and in competition.

Liminal Surfaces, Georgina E. Grenier

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The poet Ben Okri wrote: “Stories are the secret reservoir of values: change the stories individuals and nations live by and tell themselves, and you change the individuals and nations.” (Stibbe)

In the early 21st Century we are facing numerous environmental problems that are being caused by human activity. This era is termed the Anthropocene , a time when accumulated pollutants are causing detrimental ecological change. Ocean creatures are threatened by increasing seawater temperature, acidifying pH levels and melting ice. On land we are experiencing droughts, alteration of biomes, extinctions and an atmosphere that contains less oxygen per breath than …

Commercialization Report, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine's Commercialization Report

Student Women's Association Group Photo, Student Women's Association

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A group photos of members of the Student Women's Association wearing their club t-shirts. Photos were taken prior to the student club changing its name to The Feminist Collective, intended to be more inclusive.

Advancing Economic Development Through Commercialization, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

President Hunter charged Provost Hecker with convening a group to undertake a process of examining UMaine’s policies, processes and structures as they relate to commercializing research, with the goal of modernizing our approach and moving to an enhanced level of leadership in this area. Provost Hecker convened the Commercialization Working Group to carry out the President’s charge and guided the group through a yearlong process of discovery focused on four areas:

1.) IP Portfolio Review: External assessment of a portion of UMaine’s intellectual property (IP) assets so that action plans to advance those without a clear path to commercialization could …

Beemapper Users Guide, Francis Drummond, Samuel Hanes, Brianne Du Clos, Cynthia Loftin, Robert Powell

General University of Maine Publications

BeeMapper is an interactive web tool that displays land cover and predicted wild bee abundance throughout the Maine wild blueberry production landscape. Information from BeeMapper can be used to:

1. 1. Determine placement of honey bee hives during blueberry pollination.
2. 2. Establish a pollinator conservation plan for particular crop fields.
3. 3. Understand wild bee communities in different types of land.

The Users Guide provides instructions on using the tool, interpreting its data, and suggests wild bee conservation and management actions. View the Bee Mapper Website.

Mbs Connects, Summer 2017, Maine Business School, Ruth-Ellen Cohen, Ivan Manev

General University of Maine Publications

MBS Connects. University of Maine

Contents

FROM THE CLASSROOM

• Man of vision, p 1
• Jess (Foss) Elsner, 2006, p 4
• Faculty briefs, p 5
• From concept to market, p 7
• Community consulting, p 10
• Josh Nash, 2000, 2004 (MSIS), p 11
• Worldly presentations, p 14

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

• Dana Bement, 2011, 2016 (MBA), p 2
• Shelly Bartlett, 1986, p 12

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

• Expanding their REACH, p 6
• Devin Greenlaw, 2017, p 8
• Chris Carroll, 2019, p 16
• Notable May graduates, p 17

Beemapper Quick Guide, Francis Drummond, Samuel Hanes, Brianne Du Clos, Cynthia Loftin, Robert Powell

General University of Maine Publications

BeeMapper is an interactive web tool that displays land cover and predicted wild bee abundance throughout the Maine wild blueberry production landscape. Information from BeeMapper can be used to:

1. 1. Determine placement of honey bee hives during blueberry pollination.
2. 2. Establish a pollinator conservation plan for particular crop fields.
3. 3. Understand wild bee communities in different types of land.

The Users Guide provides instructions on using the tool, interpreting its data, and suggests wild bee conservation and management actions. View the Bee Mapper Website.

Umaine Today, University Of Maine, Division Of Marketing And Communications

UMaine Today

UMaine Today magazine, published twice a year by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications, showcases creativity and achievement at the University of Maine. The goal of the general-interest magazine is to demonstrate the university’s value and contributions to the state, and to advance institutional goals.

News From The Wilson Center, The Wilson Center

General University of Maine Publications

The Wilson Center is an independent, progressive religious & spiritual voice on campus.

University Of Maine System Defined Benefit Pension Fund Annual Report, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System (UMS) Defined Benefit Pension Plan (Pension Plan) is a closed plan, maintained for eligible employees who chose not to join the Defined Contribution Plan established for hourly employees on July 1, 1998. This plan covers a shrinking group of active employees, vested terminated employees, and pensioners.

Managed Investment Pool Annual Report Year Ended June 30, 2017, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System managed investment pool annual report.

College Of Education & Human Development Annual Report 2016-17, College Of Education And Human Development

General University of Maine Publications

The College of Education and Human Development produced an annual report highlighting the activities and accomplishments of the college.

University Of Maine Career Center Annual Report 2016-2017, Crisanne Kadamus Blackie

General University of Maine Publications

The Career Center has the privilege of making a difference is someone’s life everyday. We don’t always know when we make that difference but we do know that planting the seeds of change will have an impact. We often hear from students that they met us during a class presentation their first year and remembered that we could help them or that one of our counseling staff helped them to explore a new major, find an internship that changed their path or helped them to find a full-time position or graduate program that launched their career. It is our pleasure …

Umaine Black Bear Baseball Cumulative Statistics, 2017, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations

General University of Maine Publications

Cumulative statistics for the 2017 University of Maine Black Bears Baseball season.

Fy18 E&G Budget Discussion, Jeffrey E. Hecker, Susan J. Hunter, Carol Kim, Claire Strickland

General University of Maine Publications

Presentation on the FY 2018 E&G Budget.

Fy2018 E&G Budget Discussion, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine's FY2018 E&G Budget Discussion

Multi-Year Financial Analysis Fy2018—Fy2022, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System multi-year financial analysis FY2018-FY2022

Pairing Young Adult And Classic Literature In The High School English Curriculum, Anne V. Miller

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Literacy experts recommend young adult literature to engage teens and scaffold their developing reading and literary analysis skills. Yet, the American high school English curriculum is dominated by a narrow list of classics, virtually unchanged since the late 19^th century. This static curriculum neither reflects the diversity of American culture nor the lives of students in the 21^st century. Adolescent literacy scholarship can support practitioners by expanding the research on effective strategies for using young adult literature. This research study examines the effects of an intentional pairing of a classic work of literature with a work of young …

Graduation Celebration Public Invitation, The Feminist Collective

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Invitation to the 2017 Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Graduation Celebration.

Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies Graduation Celebration, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Invitation to the 2017 graduation celebration for students of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

An Announcement From Student Women's Association, Student Women's Association

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Photograph of a paper flyer taped to the inside of the glass door of the Office of Student Life. The flyer reads: May 4, 2017 An announcement from Student Women's Association The Student Women's Association is happy to formally announce that we have been allocated a space for the new Women's Resource Center in Room 227 of the Memorial Union. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with the University over funding possibilities and providing as many resources as we can in this transitional period. As we begin the process of moving into this space, we reflect on the community …

Proposed Operating Budget, Capital Budget And Student Charges, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System proposed operating budget, capital budget, and student charges FY2018

Sexual Assault Awareness Writing Showcase, Lgbtq Services, Office Of Sexual Assault & Violence Prevention

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Poster promoting the Sexual Assault Awareness Writing Showcase in 2017.

Beautiful Week 2017, Student Women's Association

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Poster promoting activities planned in observance of Beautiful Week 2017 organized by the Student Women's Association.

Beautiful Week Poster 2017, The Feminist Collective

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Poster promoting the 2017 Beautiful Week schedule of events.

Student Charges Annual Report Fy2018, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The report presented a summary of the total charges to be incurred by students for the academic year. It included tables of tuition rates, room & board, fees, total charges for the current year and for the previous four years.

Facilities Management Report 2017, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

This project involved renovations to existing classroom during the summer of 2016 across the UMaine Campus. The renovations consisted of facilities work, classroom technology, and infrastructure updates.

Center For Research On Sustainable Forests 2015 Annual Report, Center For Research On Sustainable Forests

General University of Maine Publications

Center programs continued to be successful in a variety of key areas. The Commercial Forests Research Program, headed by Drs. Bob Wagner and Brian Roth, led several stakeholder-driven research projects for 35 member organizations through the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (CFRU). A particularly important CFRU project development this past year was the initiation of the Maine's Adaptive Silviculture Experimental Network (MASEN), which will include several operational-scale installations across the state to evaluate alternative mid-rotation management strategies.

CRSF led several key initiatives in 2015–16. Following a close, two-year collaboration with both the Maine Forest Products Council and the Maine Forest Service, …