Chris Markwood ’05 has been named the UMaine men’s basketball team’s new head coach. Coach Markwood was captain of the Black Bears during his student days, and coached at UMaine from 2006-2011. For the past 16 seasons, he was an assistant coach at schools in the Northeast. Most recently he was assistant coach at Boston…
By Ashley Forbes THE FIRST TIME Brian Harris ’11 met his future business partner, Owen McCarthy ’10, Harris was not dressed to impress. It was the summer before Harris’ first year at the University of Maine and he was at home in West Enfield, Maine, waiting for a few brothers from Sigma Phi Epsilon…
The Career Center recently migrated its Maine Mentor Database to the CareerLink platform. CareerLink is a new professional networking database where students can connect directly with alumni who also join the network for networking, internships, and mentorship purposes. The Career Center asks alumni and employers to consider joining the new CareerLink Professional Networking database. Sign…
Dr. Jeff Mills `82, president and CEO of the UMaine Foundation, has been selected to receive a prestigious national award in recognition of his decades of leadership in higher education philanthropy. Mills merged UMaine’s Office of Advancement with the UMaine Foundation, which integrated the fundraising structure and increased support. Under Mills’ leadership, giving campaigns have…
The 2022 Alumni Achievement Awards celebration will take place on May 12 as an online event. Sponsored by Bangor International Airport. The program will feature stories and interviews that showcase each honoree and will be hosted by Bill Green ‘76. Prominent Black Bear alumni will narrate stories and discuss how the various lives, careers, and stories…
The latest MAINE Alumni Magazine is now online. Read about MedRhythms, the digital therapeutics company founded by Brian Harris ’11 and Owen McCarthy ’10, meet Pat Collins ’49, Instagram’s Macey Hall ’11, and discover why Coach Amy Vachon ’00 was previously reluctant to coach. Learn about the interdisciplinary characteristics of the College of Natural Sciences,…
In the classic baseball movie “A League of Their Own,” Tom Hanks’s character scolds his players after a tough loss by screaming “There’s no crying in baseball!” Well, we’re not so sure. It’s now evident that Spring Training games will not start on schedule due to the ongoing labor dispute between Major League Baseball’s owners…
Special thanks to support from our co-host, Tower Hill Botanic Garden of Boylston, MA for facilitating the Biogeochemical Risks in the Changing Arctic webinar ft. Dr. Kimberley Rain Miner ’18 Ph.D. Watch to hear how the discussion regarding wetlands, permafrost, thermocarbs, arctic methane and more play a role in these hazardous changes.
Black Bear alumni, faculty, staff, and students are among Maine’s most productive innovators and entrepreneurs. In this month’s column, we hear from David Patrick ‘16, ‘19G, a Bangor-based social worker and diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant who co-founded Racial Equity and Justice (REJ) with Desiree Vargas ‘20. A BIPOC-led alliance, REJ provides both education through…
On March 3rd, Black Bears will gather at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, FL, for a Red Sox Spring training game and a pre-game barbecue. Reconnect with fellow Black Bears, hear from President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, and cheer on the Red Sox as they play the Atlanta Braves. More information and ticket purchase is available here.
The University of Maine Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 will return to Orono for a traditional in-person commencement ceremony. Undergraduate students will return on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. and graduate students will return on Friday, May 6, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Traditional commencement activities, including large, in-person activities, were not…
Search underway for Diamond’s successor ORONO—The president and CEO of the University of Maine Alumni Association has announced his plans to retire at the end of June following seven years leading the organization. John N. Diamond `77, `89G began his tenure as the Association’s leader in 2015. In that role, he directs the independent organization’s…