Don’t miss this opportunity to climb higher heights by enrolling as a THOR minor today! The first 25 students to enroll in the new THOR minor at any of Maine’s public universities will receive a $1000 scholarship. This opportunity is … Read More
Students who participated in our latest Vacationland course at the University of Maine at Machias had the opportunity to immerse themselves in their surroundings like never before with sea kayaking excursions and more (including an overnight camping trip)! As you … Read More
The THOR Institute was thrilled to welcome students from across the University of Maine system to Southern Maine for the latest Vacationland course: Best Practices in Sustainable Tourism Management – Maine and Greenland. Vacationland students came together with place-based experiential … Read More
The University of Southern Maine Tourism & Hospitality Program has been thrilled to host a group of Greenlandic students and faculty from Campus Kujalleq, a tourism and hospitality college in Qaqortoq, Greenland, this summer as part of academic programming designed … Read More
What better way to wrap up your summer than on the coast of Maine? Join us for our newest Vacationland course at the University of Maine at Machias this August for what will surely be a memorable experience! Nature-Based Tourism … Read More
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about policy and regulation in the Capital City this spring as part of our newest Vacationland course! Join us in Augusta, Maine’s capital city, to learn more about the policy and regulation components that … Read More
The University of Southern Maine Tourism & Hospitality program is thrilled to announce that, as part of the Arctic Education Alliance, their award-winning USM/Inuili/Wabanaki student-created cookbook, “A Taste of Two Worlds,” is now on sale on Amazon! $25.79 (includes shipping). … Read More
UMS Insider features an article about The THOR Institute.
The THOR (Tourism, Hospitality & Outdoor Recreation) Institute hosted its first Vacationland course in early January at the University of Maine at Fort Kent, where students had the opportunity to deepen their understanding of winter recreation, hospitality, and business in Northern Maine.