ONE DAY as then-Attorney General Janet T. Mills was struggling to take care of her family, household, and official duties during her late husband’s illness, she received an unannounced visitor: Secretary of State Matt Dunlap ’87, ’94G, who was in Farmington to give a speech. “He came in, changed into some work clothes, and went…
After more than four years and an estimated 1,250 performances, actor Merritt David Janes – “DJ” to family and friends – is taking the summer off from his leading role in the hit musical comedy “School of Rock.” Janes plays Dewey Finn, a frustrated rock-star wannabe who fakes his way into a teaching role at…
Dr. Daniel Sandweiss, University of Maine professor of anthropology and climate studies, recently worked at the Ostra Collecting Station (OCS), a part of an archeological site on the coast of Peru, nearly 36 years after his first visit to the site. In 1980, as a graduate student, Sandweiss was the first to investigate the site…
It may be summer but many UMaine student-athletes are readying themselves for the fall sports season. Women’s soccer, football, and the women’s and men’s ice hockey teams have released their schedules for the year, with schedules for the field hockey, cross country, and swimming & diving teams expected to be announced in the near future. …
Rachel Largay ‘19 (pictured right) and Mikayla Burridge ‘21 (pictured left) are spending nine months as cast members at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, having earned coveted paid internships through the Disney College Program. The program provides on-the-job experience in various operational aspects of Disney’s theme parks and resort properties as well as academic…
Attendance at the annual Cocktails on the Coast social and networking event was again strong, thanks to great weather and new program elements. Organized by the Black Bears of Portland with assistance from the Alumni Association, the popular gathering of UMaine alumni helps raise funds for a newly-established scholarship to support UMaine students from…
The classes of 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, and Senior Alumni will celebrate their reunions September 12th through 14th. The three-day Reunion will feature campus tours of new and exciting buildings on campus, a full riding tour of campus, lecture by Dr. Dana Humphrey, Dean of the College of Engineering, discussing the new Engineering Education and…
Bobby McFerrin, 10-time Grammy Award winner perhaps best known for the a capella hit, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” will return to the stage of the Collins Center for the Arts on September, 28th. McFerrin has made a career of blurring the lines between pop music and fine art, inspiring a generation of musicians to sing…
Jacquelyn Gill, paleoecologist and assistant professor of paleoecology and plant ecology at the University of Maine, recently spoke with the digital news site Vice about her optimism in facing the climate crisis. She looks to the past to understand how species adapt and change through time. “With the fossil record, the Earth is literally teaching…
ON A BRIGHT FEBRUARY MORNING, under a blue sky that seemed to hold the promise of spring, Aislinn Sarnacki ’10 strode through a white pine forest at the Stover Preserve in Belfast and down to the snowy banks of the Passagassawakeag River. Sarnacki, a Bangor Daily News reporter, is familiar to many outdoor…
THERE ARE CERTAIN ALUMNI whose names are widely recognized by Black Bears of all generations. Stephen and Tabitha King. Bernard Lown. Cindy Blodgett. Raymond Fogler. Olympia Snowe. Chuck Peddle’s name may not be among the most recognizable of UMaine alumni. But it deserves to be. Before you could stream movies or access your…
The Alumni Association recently presented Jim Kachmar ’94 with a Block “M” Award for his leadership and participation in the Alumni Chapter of Southern Maine. Kachmar’s involvement within the chapter also includes his service on the board, a term as president, and involvement in planning the chapter’s signature event, the Golf Classic. Using his network…