Archived News 2007

UMaine Graduate Stipends to Increase Again

January 14, 2007

Graduate Assistant Stipend Increase

We are very pleased to announce that effective Fall 06, the minimum graduate assistantship stipend will again increase from $11,000 to $11,500 for a nine-month academic year appointment. All graduate assistantship positions administered through the Graduate School and all work-study assistantship positions will receive the increase immediately. Any other half-time (20 hrs/week) assistantships which provide compensation at a level that is not equivalent to $11,500 for the academic year should make plans to increase to this level within the next year.

We wish to thank President Kennedy, Provost ad interim Mahon , Vice President Eckardt and Vice President Waldron, and the members of the Graduate Board Executive Committee for their efforts on behalf of our graduate student population.

-Daniel H. Sandweiss, Dean and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies

-Scott G. Delcourt, Associate Dean

UMaine's Agricultural Doctoral Programs Ranked Nationally

January 16, 2007

Academic Analytics, which ranks graduate programs by faculty scholarly activity in various areas, has rated UMaine’s agronomy and crop sciences number five nationally, trailing only the University of Arizona, Cornell University, the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and the University of California-Davis. Immediately behind UMaine are Purdue University and Penn State University. In the broader area of agricultural sciences, UMaine is ranked ninth. More information is available on the Chronicle of Higher EducationWeb site.

Center for Teaching Excellence offers workshops for Graduate Students and TAs

February 15, 2007

PLEASE NOTE:  Registration is required for all events so please call 581-3472 or e-mail CTE@umit.maine.edu

WORKSHOP:  Preparing for Non- Academic Careers: For Graduate Students and Advisors

March 21, 2007 (Wednesday)
12:30-2:00 p.m.
Sodderberg Auditorium, Jenness Hall
Please register by March 19, 2007

This workshop will provide lots of tips and suggestions on everything from researching the non-academic job markets in your field, to writing an effective resume and using your academic experience, to conducting an effective job search.

Topics include: What you should know before you start; planning and timing your search; written materials for the search --- suggestions and samples; and conducting the search.

An important part of this workshop will be discussion-based, so bring your expertise, bring your questions, and join us for a stimulating discussion on the ins and outs of the job search.

Presenters: Patty Counihan is the Director of the UMaine Career Center and a Cooperating Graduate Instructor in the College of Education and Human Development. Jeff Goodman is the Psychology and Social Sciences Liaison at the UMaine Career Center and a Ph.D. candidate in Social Psychology.

WORKSHOP:  Preparing a Piece of Academic Writing for Publication in the Humanities & Social Sciences: For Graduate Students

March 26, 2007 (Monday)
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Bumps Room, Memorial Union
Please register by March 22, 2007

If you are in masters or doctoral programs planning on careers in the highly competitive fields of the humanities of social sciences, it is useful to get a head start on publishing your work. This workshop will focus on how to go about preparing a piece of academic writing for publication in these fields.

Facilitators: Nathan Stormer, Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism.

WORKSHOP:  The Teaching Portfolio: A Workshop for Graduate Teaching Assistants

April 11. 2007 (Wednesday)
1:30-3:00 p.m.
FFA Room, Memorial Union
Please register by April 6, 2007

In today's highly competitive academic job market, a teaching portfolio has now become a must have.

This workshop will focus on how to build a teaching portfolio in order to effectively showcase your teaching accomplishments. We will explore how to begin to generate useful items as you teach and engage in professional development activities such as this workshop, as well as how to decide what documents to include in your portfolio (such as student ratings, faculty evaluations, course materials, a philosophy of teaching, a reflection on your development, etc.)

Facilitators: Taryn Norman, Center for Teaching Excellence Special Assistant for Graduate Teaching Assistant Programming; and Erica Watson, Research Assistant for University Teaching Council and Graduate Student- M. Ed. in Student Development in Higher Education

2007 Graduate Research Exposition Information

April 23, 2007

Poster Presentations - Stodder Hall Main Dining Room

12:00-5:00pm Tuesday April 24 

8am-5:00pm Wednesday April 25

Award Ceremony with reception will be held from 3:00-5:00pm on Wednesday, April 25th

 Oral Presentations - Stodder Hall Main Dining Room

Wednesday, April 25

9:00am     Jim Campbell – Generating standards-based metadata within a commons of geographic data

9:40am     Cristina Arrigoni Martelli – The waters of Momo

10:00am     Nicole Cloud – Re-envisioning pedagogy: The resistive power of performance

10:20am     Juan Paredes – Influence of hemicellulose extraction on physical and mechanical properties of OSB

10:40am     Victor Gaete-Martinez – Effect of log temperature on geometrical irregularity and geometrical distribution of wood stands using image analysis for three species

11:20am     Kristen Covino – The role of energetic condition in the motivation and orientation of migrant songbirds in the Gulf of Maine

11:40am     Jared Worful – Horizontal gene transfer in a kleptoplastic seaslug

12:00pm     Michael Bailey – Selective mortality of newly stocked Atlantic salmon fry

12:20pm     Dylan Weese – Spatial variation in natural selection on male colouration in Trinidadian guppies

1:00pm     Rodrigo Silva – Fatigue crack monitoring of secondary bonded vartm composite double-plate joints using embedded fiber optic sensors

To view the flyer for the 2007 Graduate Research Exposition, please click HERE.

Graduate School Releases list of Graduate Financial Award Recipients

April 24, 2007

2007 Summer Fellowship Award Recipients

2007 – 08 UGRA Award Recipients

2007 - 08 Trustee Tuition Scholarship Recipients

2007 - 08 International Tuition Scholarship Recipients
   Note: more awards may be made once spring and summer degree recipients are determined.

2007 - 08 Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Recipients 

2007 - 08 Atlantic Provinces Scholarship Recipients

2007 Graduate Student Orientation

July 30, 2007

All Graduate Teaching Assistants and New Graduate Students are invited to the Graduate School's annual orientation program to be held this year on August 29th and 30th in the DP Corbett Business Building.  Please use the links below to view tentative agendas for both days.

PLEASE NOTE:  If you have not already registered for these orientations, please do so by emailing graduate.orientation@umit.maine.edu by August 19th.

Agenda for the New Teaching Assistants Orientation
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Agenda for the New Graduate Student Orientation  
Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Also Available:  

2007 Teaching Assistant Handbook

2007 The Insider's Guide:  Finding Your Way as a Graduate Student at UMaine    

UMaine Graduate Stipends Reach $12,000

August 14, 2007

We are very pleased to announce that effective Fall 2007, the minimum graduate assistantship stipend will increase from $11,500 to $12,000 for a nine-month academic year appointment. All graduate assistantship positions administered through the Graduate School and all work-study assistantship positions will receive the increase immediately, along with full tuition coverage and 50% of the premium for the university's health insurance plan for graduate assistants. Any other half-time (20 hrs/week) assistantships which provide compensation at a level that is not equivalent to $12,000 for the academic year should make plans to increase to this level within the next year. Twelve-month research appointments should carry a minimum stipend of $15,000.

We wish to thank President Kennedy, Provost Szymanski, Vice President Eckardt, Vice President Waldron, the Graduate Student Government leadership, and the members of the Graduate Board for their efforts on behalf of our graduate student population. 

-Daniel H. Sandweiss, Dean and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies

-Scott G. Delcourt, Associate Dean

2007 Graduate School Picnic

August 28, 2007

All Graduate Faculty, Graduate Students and their Families, and Support Staff are invited to the annual Graduate School Picnic being held Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm.  The picnic will be held at the recreational area by the Stillwater River. 

The rain date for this event is Thursday, September 27th from 4:00 - 6:00 pm.