The UMaine Alumni Association is an independent, member-focused organization that provides information, programs, events, and services in Orono and around the U.S. to help Black Bears connect, stay informed, and get involved.
We are over 100,000 members strong and growing. Explore our website to learn more about what we do and offer!
DON CARRIGAN ’74 is quick to admit he was a “lazy student” at the University of Maine, but his time on the Orono campus in the early 1970s launched a career for which he is deeply grateful. In the fall of his freshman year, he learned that the campus radio station, WMEB-FM, was looking for…
THE UNIVERSITY of Maine was the talk of the college hockey world in February 1993. Coach Shawn Walsh’s Black Bears were undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the country for a key Hockey East home series against Boston University at Alfond Arena. For the Friday game, four students from Hart Hall wanted to do something…
“Have you ever considered modeling?” Ukeme Awakessien Jeter ’04 was riding the train into New York City in the spring of 2001 when a complete stranger approached the then 20-year-old with that question. Jeter was visiting the Big Apple while on Alternative Spring Break during her sophomore year at the University of Maine. At first,…
The University of Maine Alumni Association (UMAA) made a tribute to Suzanne Kay Hart ‘68 at the senior alumni reunion held in late September in Orono. The tribute was made to Hart, who passed away in 2020, in light of the gift she left to the University of Maine Foundation to create an endowment to…
This February UMaine launched its month long ‘Women in Sports’ celebration to honor female students past and present, and to mark the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX, the amendment which prohibits sex-based discrimination in education programs and services, including athletics, that receive federal financial assistance. Commemorate the month and celebrate former female…
Two alumni and two new student government representatives have joined the UMaine Alumni Association Board of Directors, as six board members reached the end of their terms. The Association’s annual meeting was held on Friday, June 21 in Portland. New board members pictured left to right: Catherine DeWick Johnson ’88, Rich Goodenough ’88, Laura Curioli…
The University of Maine Alumni Association has made seven stops on the Black Bear Road Trip of 2024 so far. Beginning in Arizona in February, the UMaine Alumni Association coordinated two stops; one in Scottsdale and one in Tucson, gathering with 40+ alumni and friends. In March, the team traveled to Florida for three stops…
Portland Alumnae, come join us for lunch this August and socialize with your fellow Black Bears!
Join University of Maine Alumni for an entertaining online travel presentation. Discover the people and places that make our tours special and do it from the comfort of your own computer. Ask real-time questions, learn from travel experts, and lose yourself in incredible images of the Canadian Rockies!
Come join us for our annual picnic at the ParkView Lodge Shelter in Webster, NY!
Listen to our guest speaker Shawn Laatsch (Director of Versant Power Astronomy Center) speak on the 2024 eclipse and the Planetarium’s 70th Anniversary!
Please bring a favorite hors d’oeuvre, side dish, or dessert to share (one per family). Sign up with what you are bringing when you register.
Bring your own place settings and beverages – bottled water will be provided.
Click the register button below to sign up or call the Alumni Association at (207) 581-1146. Reservations and payments must be received by Thursday, August 22, 2024.
Classes celebrating with formal reunion activities on campus include: 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, and 1974.
The Class of 1974 will be inducted into Senior Alumni as they celebrate their 50th Reunion. We hope many of you from other alumni classes will join us as well as part of Senior Alumni!
Registration opening late June-early July.
The Fogler Legacy Award is awarded annually to a family with multiple generations of Black Bear graduates who have been actively engaged in volunteer service on behalf of UMaine, their community, and/or their respective professions. This family’s connection to the University spans across four generations, with members of the Morrison family leveraging their University of…
