University of Maine System Colleagues, In a few minutes the University of Maine System will publish a joint press release prepared with the New England Commission of Higher Education that will announce that NECHE approved our request for unified accreditation … Read More
University of Maine System Community, While our attention has rightly been focused lately on teaching, working, learning, and researching remotely at the same time we’re supporting the State of Maine through the ongoing pandemic, we’ve also been following the Board’s … Read More
University of Maine System Colleagues — I’m writing to continue my practice of reporting on our recent Board of Trustees meeting, which occurred in Farmington last week. And with Thanksgiving week upon us, I’d like to begin with a message … Read More
University of Maine System Community Members, Over the last eight weeks, I’ve criss-crossed the state several times with members of my team to be with you on your campuses in 35 different listening sessions. The topic for all of our … Read More
University of Maine System Colleagues – Every time I’ve written to you about unified accreditation, I stress transparency. That’s because I mean it. You’ll remember that our Board of Trustees asked me to make an accreditation recommendation that would help … Read More
University of Maine System Colleagues – I’m reaching out to you again. I told you from my first days as Chancellor that I would communicate with you often and that transparency would be a hallmark of our work for Maine’s … Read More
University of Maine System Colleagues – As you know from my previous message, I presented our Unified Accreditation recommendation (PDF) to the University of Maine System Board of Trustees at its regular September meeting in Fort Kent earlier this week. Your colleagues … Read More
Greetings! With so many new students started on their academic journeys at our campuses and locations across Maine and even online, and with new faculty beginning appointments and new staff starting jobs at our universities, I think I’ll have to … Read More
From the Office of the Chancellor Keeping You Informed As Chancellor my aim will be to keep the community updated and engaged in our planning and decision making. To that end I will be continuing with the tradition of communicating on … Read More