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Division Of Student Life Annual Report 2019-2020, Division Of Student Life, Diversity, And Inclusive Excellence

General University of Maine Publications

During the 2019-2020 academic year Student Life focused on five objectives:

• Maintaining appropriate supportive structures for all student groups.
• Developing student policies that comport with compliance and legislative efforts while protecting individual rights and freedoms.
• Maintaining a safe and secure campus, physically and intellectually.
• Creating a campus that encourages civic engagement, personal discovery, and academic excellence.
• Increasing student retention and academic completion.

Division Of Student Life Annual Report 2014-2015, Division Of Student Life, Diversity, And Inclusive Excellence

General University of Maine Publications

The renovation of the Spirit Room in the Memorial Union was completed. The space now hosts the historical perspective of our Black Bears and more specifically Bananas. Original costumes have been placed on display as well as Banana’s story.

Active Minds, a student organization, collaborated with the Counseling Center Outreach and Education Office to host a highly impactful suicide prevention program called “Send Silence Packing” which is a traveling exhibit of over 2,000 backpacks, most of which belonged to students who died by suicide.

The Bodwell Center entered into a collaborative with the College of Education, a local middle school …