The Honors College

A Charles V. Stanhope ’71 Study Abroad Fellowship is available for 2011-2012! The fellowship is intended to encourage students to study abroad as a means to expand their horizons through the exposure to and understanding of different cultures.

It’s that time of year again — if you’d like to submit a proposal for next fall’s NCHC conference in Pheonix, Arizona, we will need it by no later than Monday, February 21st.

Congratulations are in order to Sophomore Shannon Folsom. She faced tough competition for the Miss Collegiate America Crown in San Antonio; but her record of academic achievement and community service enthralled the judges. Shannon was crowned Miss Collegiate America 2011 on January 8th. Read more here!

Emily Cain, an Honors alum, will be performing a benefit concert for the ALS Association of Norther New England. “Music for Maddie: A Concert to Honor Maddie Simpson” will also feature Kelly Caufield, Matthew Small, and pianist Nicholas Place. Expect a night of Broadway classics from shows like The Wizard of Oz, Avenue Q, and […]

Emily Cain, our beloved Coordinator of Advancement here at the Honors College, was recognized during the University’s Homecoming celebration last month.  She received the Spirit of Maine award, which, according to the UMaine News blog, salutes the recipient’s promotion of “the high standards and vitality of the University of Maine.”  Read more…

Daniella Runyambo, an Honors College first-year, received the Maryann Hartman Award on Wednesday in recognition of her contributions to the community and culture of her hometown, Portland, ME, according to the Bangor Daily News. For further reading, follow this link to the Daily News’ coverage of the award. Congratulations, Daniella!

We love it when members of the Honors College are recognized!  Bradie Manion, a third-year Biochemistry major, was accepted by Tufts Medical School through the Maine Track program, and Jennifer Moxley, a faculty member from the English department, was recently published by The Daily Poet Association. Read about both below, courtesy of the UMaine News […]

The Honors Campus – Visiting Faculty Suite Longtime friends of Honors, Betsy ’55 and Bill Leitch have helped transform not only Colvin Hall, but the entire UMaine Honors College into a dynamic living and learning opportunity with unique programmatic offerings that focus on enhancing the undergraduate experience at UMaine. Betsy and Bill named the Margaret […]

Scarborough Student Named Top Graduate in UMaine College Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Laura Wood of Scarborough, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. She will graduate May 8 with honors and a bachelor’s degree in ecology and environmental […]

*Plus: Brenna recently defended her Honors thesis, Neutron Scattering to Characterize Micropore Structure in Mesoporous Silica SBA-15 (advised by Brian Frederick). Walsh, Outstanding International Student (LAS) ORONO, Maine — Brenna Walsh (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia), of the University of Maine cross country and track teams, has been named the 2010 Outstanding Undergraduate International Student of the […]