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Faculty Forum : Research And Graduate Education – Update, University Of Maine Office Of Academic Affairs

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The University of Maine’s strategic plan outlines goals for Research and Graduate Education. These goals include the enhancement of “our research capacity and output as measured in the core areas of research expenditures and private foundation funding” as well as the advancement of an “integrative model of excellence for graduate education in the 21st century”. Further, UMaine is called to “foster dynamic professional training and development activities through university-wide interdisciplinary research networks.” In March 2014, an Academic Affairs Forum focused on the opportunity to rethink our approach to accomplishing these goals under a proposed reorganization of Research and the Graduate …

Faculty Forum: Action Plan On Retention And Graduation - Implementation Update, Jeffrey E. Hecker

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The University of Maine is committed to providing the best possible academic and interpersonal experience for our students. This effort is critical as we endeavor to develop engaged, active and successful students who will make a real difference in Maine, the region and beyond. Provost Hecker's commitment to the importance of t his work is evidenced in the Provost's Action Plan for Retention and Graduation. This data-informed plan was developed by faculty and administrators serving on the Advisory Group on Retention and Graduation over the 2013-2014 academic year.

This forum provided an update on implementation activities of the Action Plan …

Motion For The University Of Maine And University Of Maine System To Provide It Support For Cloud-Based Secure Storage To Students, Faculty, And Staff, University Of Maine Faculty Senate, Kimberly Junkins

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The Faculty Senate calls on the University of Maine and the University of Maine System to provide 1) Updated security policies and guidance for file storage enabling students, faculty and staff to safely store necessary information on university provided network drives; and 2) Cloud-based secure storage and retrieval (with backup) for all data and local files produced, especially those containing sensitive data, to ensure the safety and security of student and administrative information, and accessible at any time though a secure network connection.

Motion For The University Of Maine And University Of Maine System To Provide It Support For Departmental Administrative Staff, University Of Maine Faculty Senate, Kimberly Junkins

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The University of Maine System (UMS) IT Strategic Plan has no comprehensive vision for managing computers provided to University of Maine (UM) departmental personnel. ...Anecdotally, outdated software/hardware, combined with inadequate training opportunities, has caused disruptions in personnel work, from hardware failures to inability to effectively use key software deployed throughout the System.

Background And Motions From Pcrrc Regarding The New B.S. In Cybersecurity Program, University Of Maine Faculty Senate

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The University of Maine proposal was prepared by George Markowsky of the School of Computing & Information Sciences (CIS). The proposal places particular emphasis on educational requirements of the University, the UMS Cybersecurity Program and the National Security Agency (NAS) which is currently the highest level of approval for cybersecurity programs. Given the desire to move the program forward, the attached motion is conditioned upon resolving financial concerns. The department is anxious to pursue the program but cannot jeopardize the quality of education for the already large number of majors.

Resolution To Enhance University Of Maine's Leadership In Furtherance Of Greater Energy And Environmental Stability, University Of Maine Faculty Senate

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The University of Maine Faculty Senate calls upon the undergraduate student government, the graduate student government and the Faculty Senate at the University of Maine to each appoint an ad hoc committee to work with each other to develop a common motion that their representative bodies might all mutually and strongly support with the goal of placing the University of Maine in a national leadership position towards expanding investment in renewable energy sources by the campus and our State, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, exploring and developing means to eliminate or reduce the adverse consequences of renewable energy generation, and exploring …

Motion For The University Of Maine And University Of Maine System To Provide It Support For The Academic Mission, University Of Maine Faculty Senate, Michael Scott

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Between 2005-2014 the University of Maine and the University of Maine System spent tens of millions of dollars on information technology (IT) with a focus on accounting, human resources, fundraising, marketing and NCAA compliance. During that same period the Unified Fee (established in 2004, previously levied as a Technology Fee) collected some $1.5 million annually in instruction-related technology fees. The Faculty Senate calls on the University of Maine and the University of Maine System to prioritize proper financial support of academic IT at UM.

Motion On Statement Of Principle In Regard To Block Transfer Of General Education Courses From Campuses Of The Maine Community College System, University Of Maine Faculty Senate

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The Faculty Senate of the University of Maine supports in principle the concept of developing a General Education Block agreement with the colleges of the Maine Community College System.

Celebrating Scholarship, Division Of Marketing And Communications

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The research and creative achievement of more than 80 faculty members was honored at the University of Maine in Celebrating Scholarship, April 21, 2015, at the Collins Center for the Arts. The event was part of UMaine’s 150th anniversary celebration. It featured exhibits highlighting UMaine faculty scholarship since 2011, including research, books, and visual and performing arts.

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Faculty Forum : Umaine And The Multi-State Collaborative (Msc), University Of Maine Office Of Academic Affairs

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Multi-State Collaborative (MSC) is a pilot study funded through a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant that seeks to demonstrate proof of concept for the use of the AACU Value rubrics as a method of measuring general education outcomes.