Notification of Board of Trustees Actions
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September 28, 2026 Board of Trustees Meeting
During a meeting of the Board of Trustees on September 28, 2026 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle the Board approved the following actions:
Consent Agenda
Acceptance of Minutes
New Program: M.S. in Healthcare Administration, UMPI
New Program: M.S. in Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation, UMA
Mahaney Diamond Renovations, UM
Teamworks Athletics Software – Consolidated Multi-Year Agreements, UM
Bailey Hall Façade Replacement Budget Increase, USM
Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement, PATFA
The Board of Trustees authorized the Chancellor to execute the collective bargaining agreement, with PATFA (Part-Time Faculty Association), once voted upon and ratified by the members of that bargaining unit.
Commemorative Renaming, UM
That the Board of Trustees accepted the recommendation of the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, and approved the renaming of the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions as the University of Maine Center for Sustainability Solutions.
Romance Languages program elimination, UM
The Board accepted the recommendation to eliminate the Bachelor of Arts in Romance Languages at the University of Maine.
Dental Hygiene (A.A.) elimination, UMA
The Board accepted the recommendation to eliminate the Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene at the University of Maine at Augusta.
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held at the University of Southern Maine
November 15-16, 2026.
cc:
Dannel Malloy, Chancellor
System Staff
Faculty & Student Representatives
University Presidents
