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December 17, 2024

Can You Say Sesquicentennial?

With great excitement, we look forward to 2025 which marks the 150th Anniversary of the University of Maine Alumni Association!  For 150 years, we have stood the test of time as an association led by alumni, and for alumni, to strengthen our beloved alma mater.  In fact, the UMaine Alumni Association is just 10 years…

December 12, 2024

Remembering Dione Williams Hutchinson ’54, ‘71G

The University of Maine Alumni Association mourns the recent passing of Dione Williams Hutchinson ’54, ‘71G.  Dione was a dedicated and generous alumna who served and supported the University of Maine in many ways, including as a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors from 1999 through 2006. Dione was a proud partner with…

March 18, 2022

Tuning Up

  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…

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December 1, 2021

Black Feminism and Me/Maine Webinar

This program was made possible with generous support from the Alton ’38 and Adelaide Hamm Campus Fund. Watch panelists discuss the Black Feminism topics of radical healing, finding rich spaces to grow, self care and more.

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August 17, 2021

1979 Murder of UMaine Professor is Topic of Book

A forthcoming book about the 1979 murder of a UMaine history professor was the subject of a webinar co-hosted by the Alumni Association and the Maine Historical Society. Amy Banks and Isaac Knapper, co-authors of Fighting Time, have unique perspectives. Banks was the teenage daughter of Prof. Ronald Banks, who was killed in a street…

May 12, 2021

Floating Offshore Wind Webinar ft. Dr. Habib Dagher

Hear Prof. Habib Dagher discuss the floating wind turbines – what they look like, why in specific locations to minimize a carbon footprint, the wind shore capacity to power the nation, and more. The deep waters off the coast of Maine cause us to create these floating, offshore turbines, unlike the way other areas secure…