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The $5,000 fellowships recognize artistic excellence and aim to advance to the careers of Maine artists.
The project's projected cost is $93 million. It is made possible by a gift of $30 million from the Harold Alfond Foundation, the largest gift in university's history.
Mainebiz gets the lowdown on Maine's startup scene from the managing director of the Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator in Portland.
The donation by Bath Savings will benefit the McGoldrick Center at the University of Southern Maine's Portland campus. Recognizing the bank's commitment to the school, USM will name the center's front entrance the Bath Savings Portico.
Laura Retherford will lead the college's development team while supporting annual and strategic fundraising goals.
Apprentices accepted into the program beginning will complete 2,000 hours of on-the-job training and 144 hours of classroom time at Southern Maine Community College. Skills students will learn include shellfish and seaweed production and management
Unity College, which is now headquartered at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, has embraced "distance education," with 4,472 of its 4,638 students taking custom-designed online courses. About 170 students are enrolled in hybrid learning, with 60
Five business leaders will share their secrets to success, both at work and at home. The event moderator is Deb Neuman of the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce. The panelists include the president of Junior Achievement of Maine and a dean of
The program will allow students and working registered nurses to earn their Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. It's hoped the availability of online classes and discounted tuition will attract qualified students and help address the shortage of
Son Nguyen is a first-year student at the University of Maine Law School with lofty goals.
A Junior Achievement event in Portland also showcased students from Gorham, Buxton and South Portland, who shared their experiences and thoughts with over 350 businesspeople in attendance.
The course focuses on the cultivation of commercially valuable species, including oysters, mussels, scallops and kelp, and will be offered in-person or remotely from the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast.
Over the years, local developer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Art Girard and his family have made several generous gifts to UNE.
The campus at College of the Atlantic includes a passive house academic center and dormitory featuring mass-timber construction, wood-fiber insulation and sustainable energy.
Funding will be used to study chronic dry eye and changes to the corneal nerves following an injury, both of which the lead researcher calls "serious clinical problems."
Donors Phillip and Susan Morse have committed $10 million for naming rights to a planned multipurpose arena.