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Degrees Conferred By College, Major, And Level, Fiscal Year 2015-16 Through Fiscal Year 2019-2020, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment

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Maine. The State Of Business, Maine Business School

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As a part of the state’s flagship university, the Maine Business School is poised to be a catalyst for change in Maine’s economy and workforce through a new vision for business education. Maine and its public universities face several challenges in today’s economic landscape: a declining and aging workforce, rapidly evolving business needs, and increased competition for professionals and graduate-level students. Thanks to sponsorship from the Harold Alfond Foundation, Maine’s two largest higher education institutions — the University of Maine and University of Southern Maine — have teamed up to combine their faculty expertise and educational resources to solve these …

Seed Grant Award Winners Announced, Jason Charland

General University of Maine Publications

In April 2020, a call for proposals for the UMaine Al Initiative seed grant funding program was released in an effort to help UMaine faculty increase their competitiveness for extramural funding support to advance UMaine's AI R&D agenda. A total of 16 applications were received by the June 1 application deadline and the quality of the proposals from the interdisciplinary teams assembled was outstanding.

Maine Epscor Summer 2020 Newsletter, Maine Epscor

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NSF EPSCoR-Funded Research and Activities across the state have proven themselves to be resilient and impactful amidst challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent restrictions.

Since our last published update, Maine EPSCoR successfully completed the Year 5 No Cost Extension (NCE) report for the previous Track-1 award, the Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET), thus closing out the research grant that has acted as a catalyst for cutting-edge sustainable aquaculture research in the state of Maine. During the NCE, SEANET supported 12 faculty participants, 23 graduate students, and 50 undergraduate students, created 27 publications, and saw $10,699,228 in awarded …

Nolan Alvater Receives Honorable Mention For The Udall Scholarship In Native American Policy, Margaret Nagle

General University of Maine Publications

Nolan Altvater of Milford, a University of Maine rising senior majoring in secondary education and minoring in English, was selected as one of 55 students nationwide to receive Honorable Mention for the Udall Scholarship in the Native American policy category.

University Of Maine Career Center Annual Report 2019-2020, Crisanne Kadamus Blackie

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As the academic year 2019-2020 concludes, we find ourselves in a place for reflection as the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we function. We went from the lowest unemployment rate in many years to the highest unemployment rate in a matter of weeks. This year has been a lesson in agility and resilience. The Career Center staff successfully navigated the transition in delivering remote services in a matter of days, we did not have any down time during this transition period and continued to meet with students. We were able to navigate this transition due to our continual professional …

2020 Guide To Resumé Writing, Career Center, University Of Maine

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A resumé writing tip sheet available to UMaine students through the Career Center as part of student support services.

General Information And Requirements For Graduation Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, 2020-2021, Maine Business School

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The primary objective of the undergraduate program in business administration is to develop the student’s abilities to assume the responsibilities of business management. To this end, the program is aimed at providing the broad training necessary for successful management in a rapidly changing global economy. Students develop skills and attitudes of mind to enable successful coping with the changing problems of business management in the years ahead.

President Statement Regarding Racist Messages, June 4, 2020, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

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Message from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President to the University of Maine community regarding the racist social media posts of a prospective incoming student.

Umaine Black Bear Baseball Cumulative Statistics, 2020, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations

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Cumulative statistics for the 2020 University of Maine Black Bears Baseball season.

Economic Contribution Of Colleges And Universities In Maine, Megan Bailey, Andrew Crawley, Todd Gabe

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Maine has 38 colleges and universities that educate 72,605 students, employ a combined 14,621 nonstudent workers, and generate about $2.2 billion in annual revenue.

Colleges and universities in Maine generate a total annual economic contribution—including the spending of students and visitors, and multiplier effects—of an estimated $4.5 billion in output, 31,267 full- and part-time jobs, and $1.7 billion in labor income.

Maine’s colleges and universities support at least ten jobs in 125 Maine sectors, and there are statewide employment impacts of twenty jobs or more in 108 industries.

This report examines the statewide economic contribution of colleges and universities in …

President Community Message Regarding The Death Of George Floyd, May 30, 2020, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

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Message from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President to the University of Maine community regarding the death of George Floyd and racism.

Mbs Connects, Spring 2018, Maine Business School, Ruth-Ellen Cohen, Niclas Erhardt, James Simpson

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MBS Connects. University of Maine

Contents

ON THE COVER

• Faculty growth: Four new faculty members, p 4

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

• MBS student, faculty awards, p 6
• Faculty briefs, p 8
• Cintia Miranda, p 9
• Sebastian Lobe, p 10

FROM THE CLASSROOM

• MBS Trip to UK, p 20
• ETF Competition, p 22

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

• SPIFFY wins competition, p 2
• Tyler Cote, p 3
• Dillon Toothaker, p 7
• John Laperle, p 12
• Abby Bennett, p 13
• Laura Nicolo, p 14
• Kaitlynn Leonard, p 15
• Student, alumni mixer, p 21
• Etiquette dinner, p 23
• Kirsten Johnson, p 24
• December 2017 graduates, p 24

ALUMNI …

Umaine 2020 Commencement : Graduates Scoreboard Video, Division Of Marketing And Communications

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Video recording of the annual tradition of congratulating graduating students on the digital screen of the Morse Field score board at the University of Maine. This video, which runs approximately an hour, captures the names of 2020 UMaine Graduates.

Student Learning Outcomes College Of Education And Human Development, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment

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Pulp And Paper Foundation 2019 Annual Report, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation

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The UMaine Pulp and Paper Foundation is pleased to announce that in 2019 our Executive Committee finalized the new Strategic Plan to expand our scholarship recipient student body to 150 students! We have already grown from 80 students in 2017 to over 100 students in 2019, and we still don’t have enough available students to fill the industry’s entry-level engineering needs. Our mission to bring together students, the University, the Pulp and Paper Industry and our Donors becomes even more critical as the demand for engineers grows across the board. We are engaging with a marketing firm to help us …

Social, Ethical, Policy, And Legal Considerations, University Of Maine Artificial Intelligence Initiative, Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers Maine Com/Cs Chapter

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The University of Maine Artificial Intelligence Initiative (UMaine AI) is a unique Maine-based venture that brings together university, industry, government, and community collaborators from Maine and beyond to advance the field of artificial intelligence, and through development of innovative technologies and applications find transformative solutions to enhance human life and societal well-being in Maine and beyond.

Advances In Artificial Intelligence, University Of Maine Artificial Intelligence Initiative, Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers Maine Com/Cs Chapter

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The University of Maine Artificial Intelligence Initiative (UMaine AI) is a unique Maine-based venture that brings together university, industry, government, and community collaborators from Maine and beyond to advance the field of artificial intelligence, and through development of innovative technologies and applications find transformative solutions to enhance human life and societal well-being in Maine and beyond.

Applications Of Ai In Business, Industry, Government, Healthcare And Environment, University Of Maine Artificial Intelligence Initiative, Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers Maine Com/Cs Chapter

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine Artificial Intelligence Initiative (UMaine AI) is a unique Maine-based venture that brings together university, industry, government, and community collaborators from Maine and beyond to advance the field of artificial intelligence, and through development of innovative technologies and applications find transformative solutions to enhance human life and societal well-being in Maine and beyond.

Education And Workforce Development, University Of Maine Artificial Intelligence Initiative, Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers Maine Com/Cs Chapter

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine Artificial Intelligence Initiative (UMaine AI) is a unique Maine-based venture that brings together university, industry, government, and community collaborators from Maine and beyond to advance the field of artificial intelligence, and through development of innovative technologies and applications find transformative solutions to enhance human life and societal well-being in Maine and beyond.

Graduate Student Government Meeting Minutes, April 15, 2020, Graduate Student Government

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Umaine Holds Virtual Groundbreaking For $78 Million Ferland Engineering Education And Design Center, Dana Humphrey, Jeffery N. Mills, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

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A virtual groundbreaking ceremony for the $78 million Engineering Education and Design Center (EEDC) took place April 28, 2020 on the University of Maine campus.

Click on the download link for a machine-generated English-language transcript.

English Course Descriptions, Fall 2020, University Of Maine English Department

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English course descriptions for classes offered the fall semester of 2020.

Gear Up For Graduation Gift Guide, University Of Maine University Bookstore

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University of Maine University Bookstore brochure advertising academic regalia and UMaine logo-bearing gift ideas.

Graduate Student Government Meeting Minutes, April 1, 2020, Graduate Student Government

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Wabanaki Youth Science (Ways) Newsletter, Spring 2020, Wabanaki Center, University Of Maine

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WaYS is a long-term program to engage Wabanaki students (grades 6-12) through their cultural heritage and environmental legacy to encourage and promote persistence in sciences through college and into a career. Innovative and unique, WaYS engages students in a year-long multi pronged program through a one-week summer Earth Camp, year-long internships/mentorships for high school students; and year-long Traditional Ecological Knowledge programs through Teen Centers or tribal Boys/Girls Clubs. Critical for success, it provides each student with mentoring from both cultural knowledge-keepers and natural resource professionals.

2020 Umaine Yearbook, University Of Maine

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Screenshots of the digital yearbook for the University of Maine Class of 2020. University of Maine’s yearbook celebrating graduating students! More than 1,630 University of Maine undergraduate and graduate students, including 43 doctoral candidates, applied for May 2020 graduation. Over 450 graduating students participated in this digital yearbook.

The first part of the yearbook are students listed alphabetically by last-name A-Z. Following this are the graduates listed for each of the different University colleges.

2020 Student Symposium Research And Creative Activity Book Of Abstracts, Melinda (Mindy) Pelletier, Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School

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The UMaine Student Symposium (UMSS) is an annual event that celebrates undergraduate and graduate student research and creative work. Students from a variety of disciplines present their achievements with video presentations. It’s the ideal occasion for the community to see how UMaine students’ work impacts locally – and beyond.

The 2020 Student Symposium Research and Creative Activity Book of Abstracts includes a complete list of student presenters as well as abstracts related to their works.

Center For Undergraduate Research Newsletter, University Of Maine

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The University of Maine's Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) Newsletter.

2019 Annual Research Report, University Of Maine Research

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Report outlining research conducted at the University of Maine during 2019.