News and Events - Spring 2006 Archive
Commencement 2006: University of Maine Awards More than 2,000 Degrees at Spring Commencement
Calling graduation a bridge from one point in life to another, University of Maine President Robert Kennedy urged the 2,050 members of UMaine's Class of 2006 to use their college experience as the basis for meaningful community citizenship.
"Take full advantage of your learning experiences here and apply those lessons in ways that give something back to others," Kennedy said in addressing graduates at two ceremonies, held inside at Harold Alfond Sports Arena.
Kennedy presided over the ceremonies, which were attended by an estimated total of approximately 11,000 family members and friends of the graduates. The Class of 2006 is the largest class in UMaine history.
Former North Carolina senator and Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards spoke at both events, addressing issues related to poverty, particularly in the U.S. Read more about Commencement 2006.
Management professor receives the Presidential Public Service Achievement Award
Dr. Carol Gilmore has been on the UMaine faculty for 39 years. During that time, she has given willingly of her time and talents to serve the university and its faculty and staff as an advocate, a mediator and as a tireless contributor to important efforts. A labor relations specialist, Gilmore has served on the State Labor Relations Board since 1996, and she is a member of the State Board of Pharmacists. She is also well-known for her work in support of important community organizations such as Wellspring, Inc., which provides rehabilitation facilities for people recovering from alcoholism. "She is an exemplary individual who has a deep concern for the welfare of others," wrote Dean Daniel Innis from the UMaine College of Business, Public Policy & Health in supporting the colleagues who nominated Gilmore for the award.
Student Collects"Dress for Success" Clothing for Community Job-Seekers
A University of Maine student has undertaken a "Dress for Success" clothing drive this spring as a community service project and an effort to help students from the Penobscot Job Corps Center in Bangor get proper attire for jobs and job interviews.
"The basic idea for this is there are students who are trying very hard to enter the job market and they may not have the resources," says Jessica Richards, a fourth-year journalism major from Orrington and the incoming community service chair of the UMaine student chapter of the American Marketing Association.
Student Investment Club Shines at National Symposium
"We pitched to them what we buy and when we buy and how we sell when we sell," says William Sulinski, a senior economics major from Green Lake and co-president of $PIFFY with Scott Reynolds, a senior financial economics and international affairs major from Sanford. "They were supposed to grill us with questions, but they really had no hard questions because we really defined things well." Read more about $PIFFY.
Business Student and Alum win $25,000 Prize to Lauch Business
University of Maine business student and a recent engineering graduate have won a second major business plan competition, which provides a $25,000 prize to help launch a new company they co-founded.
William Sulinski, a senior from Dedham, Maine majoring in economics, and Matthew Rodrigue, a 2004 engineering graduate from Wilton, Maine, also received word that they have been approved for a $5,000 seed grant from the Portland-based Libra Future Fund.
The pair conceptually devised a new device to improve the efficiency of home heating oil delivery and have used at least two business plan competitions to hone their presentation and marketing skills. More...
Accounting Class on Podcast
Professor Ingalls is podcasting! Now you can learn anywhere. No more excuses. This is the first initiative of this kind at UMaine. Click below for the stories written about Professor Ingalls and his innovative work.
Ipod Professor Delivers Lectures To Go (UMaine Press Release)
AMA Wins
AMA chapter wins Community Service and Best Revitalized Chapter awards at the 28th annual AMA International Collegiate Conference in Orlando, Florida. The chapter received one of five Outstanding Community Service awards and one of three Best Revitalized Chapter awards, recognizing the resurgence of the group as a whole and the services it provides to the surrounding communities.
MBA Student Selected
MBA student, Jayme Okma Lee has been selected to participate in the Canadian Leadership Orientation for U.S. MBA students to be held in Ottawa, Canada the week of June 4th, 2006.
The program will involve panel sessions and briefings on Canada's
economic, industrial and financial market structures, the U.S. market
and investment strategies of Canadian companies and Canadian market and investment strategies of U.S. companies, Canadian business practices and Canada-U.S. political and trade relations. U.S. MBA students from institutions such as Notre Dame, Thunderbird, USC, Lehigh, Michigan State, SMU-Cox, among others will also be in attendance. Congratulations Jayme!
International Student on Voice of America
Anh Do, sophomore Business Administration student from Vietnam was interviewed on Voice of America. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of more than 100 million people. Click on the link to hear or read the segment.
Classes Compete for a Worthy Cause
The idea was Professor Broderick's. She was distressed to see the Manna box virtually empty at the Atrium. She and Professor Coons decided to hold a contest between two sections of BUA 220, and two sections of BUA 202. They challenged the students to bring canned goods on the Thursday before break, or to contribute one dollar in lieu of a food item. If over 50% of the students donated food or money, class would be let out a half hour early.
All four classes met the challenge.
The BUA 202 students contributed about 80 items. When combined with the BUA 220, as well as other contributions, it is estimated there was 200-250 food items. The students donated canned goods. Baked beans, soupsm stews and fruit were the most common items, we well as those staples of the college diet, Ramen Noodles, and boxes of cereal.
"The students were proud of their accomplishment", says Professor Coons. "It's important for them to realize that a modest individual effort, when combined with the efforts of others, can have a significant effect, and really make a difference."
Back for Second Season, Maine Business Faculty Fit to Face Young Athletes
The game saw another rivalry between the generations, as professors and student athletes struggled to stay on their feet, as well as score points for this second annual fundraising effort to benefit the Children's Miracle Network of Eastern Maine. With planning and organizational assistance from all of the business school student organizations in addition to student volunteers from honor societies, fraternities and sororities, they raised roughly $3400 for the children of Eastern Maine. Read more about the volunteers.
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