Riley Clark, who will enter his senior year in the fall, is one of five national recipients of the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A) prestigious 2022 Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award. The award recognizes student-athletes who have overcome great personal, academic, and/or emotional odds to achieve academic success while participating in…
Maine Day and the 7th annual Maine Day of Giving took place on April 27, 2022. Despite a cool, damp day, students armed with rakes, shovels, and other tools spruced up the campus and participated in the annual tradition. The UMaine Foundation reported a resounding success for the Maine Day of Giving. More than 1,000…
After a brief hiatus, the alumni event of the summer has returned! Join alumni and friends in Portland, ME on Friday, July 1st for Cocktails on the Coast. The night will begin at the Thirsty Pig in Portland with an Orono Brewing Company tap takeover before heading out to Jones Landing on Peaks Island! Reconnect…
Navia Ladd, a first-year zoology major from Waterford, CT, is the winner of the 2022 UMaine Alumni Association Tuition Raffle. Her prize: $11,940, which the Alumni Association will pay toward Navia’s tuition bill for the 2022-23 academic year. Navia’s winning entry had been submitted on her behalf by her father, Ben. Hers was one of 191,735 entries in…
The UMaine Alumni Association’s annual tuition raffle is underway, and it offers a prize worth more than $11,000 for UMaine’s 2022-23 academic year. The raffle, sponsored by University Credit Union, provides the opportunity to win the prize, which is the dollar equivalent of 30 credit hours at the university’s in-state undergraduate tuition rate. Anyone 18…
The 2022 UMaine Tuition Raffle is underway, sponsored by University Credit Union. One lucky individual will win the equivalent of UMaine’s tuition rate for a full-time, in-state undergraduate student enrolled in 30 credit hours. The value of the prize is at least $11,640. Parents, friends, and anyone age 18 or older may enter. No purchase,…
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…
Fans of UMaine women’s basketball have several good reasons to cheer for the team. The players not only score well on the court, but they also closed last year’s season with the highest team grade-point average in women’s college basketball. The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association reported that the Maine women’s team’s collective 3.90 GPA was…
University of Maine diver Riley Clark was diagnosed with testicular cancer in August of 2020. The junior from Prospect, CT, underwent treatment and has since returned to the diving boards to compete at the 2021 America East Championships. Riley details his inspiring journey in this video, “It’s a good day to have a good day.”
Watch Ken Ralph, the University of Maine’s Director of Athletics, address the future of UMaine sports. Ralph shared his insights regarding Black Bear and NCAA athletics in light of the current pandemic and answered questions from webinar participants.
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, enrollment at the University of Maine remains strong. The University of Maine welcomed approximately 2,260 first-year students at the beginning of the fall semester, and experienced growth in both in and out-of-state enrollment over last year. Total enrollment is approximately 11,500 students, with the official headcount to be announced in mid-October.…
The University of Maine’s 218th Commencement honored the achievements of the more than 2,000 UMaine students receiving undergraduate and graduate degrees in 2021. In place of a traditional face-to-face commencement, the university created a virtual commencement presentation, which included video of students’ in-person stage walks, congratulatory remarks by valedictorian Bailey West, and a keynote by…