The University of Maine System negotiated employee vaccination protocols with its bargaining units in the early weeks of the fall semester. These protocols remain in effect notwithstanding legal challenges to federal guidelines related to employees of federal contractors. UMS has … Read More
University of Maine System appoints 17 committee members to help select a new leader to serve Huskies in Portland, Gorham, Lewiston-Auburn and beyond. Portland, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees has formed the committee tasked … Read More
Shield T3 Health, the University of Maine System’s COVID-19 testing partner with a mobile lab on the University of Maine campus in Orono, has verified that its PCR testing methods are effective in detecting infection by all known COVID-19 variants, … Read More
With 95% of its community vaccinated, the System is providing paid leave time for booster shots as a next step to curbing COVID threat and finishing the final weeks of the fall semester safely and in-person. Orono, Maine — The … Read More
Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System has received the Above and Beyond Award for its support of a university employee serving in the National Guard. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is a Department of Defense-affiliated … Read More
More than 88% of University of Maine System employees, including both full- and part-time, already meet the federal requirements to prove either vaccination or a medical or religious exemption. Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) has updated … Read More
Universities raise awareness and offer assistance to 1,100 students who must come into full compliance with vaccination and testing requirements in the month of October to avoid being withdrawn from courses without a refund Orono, Maine — The University of … Read More
S&P cites ‘very strong’ financial profile, sound leadership, and stable enrollment among reasons for affirming the credit rating for Maine’s public university system. ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine System has retained its AA- credit rating during the COVID-19 … Read More
University of Maine System is mandating face coverings inside university buildings for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors regardless of vaccination status through Sept. 30 as an additional safety protection in response to COVID surge related to the Delta Variant … Read More
Student ambassadors urge students, faculty, and staff to verify their vaccination status by the 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 20 to become exempt from COVID-19 arrival testing and quarantine practices One fully vaccinated student at each of the UMS universities … Read More