Congratulations to Honors student Santiago Tijerina for receiving a Killam Fellowship to study in Canada during the Fall 2021 semester! Santiago is a second-year international affairs major with a focus in economics and minors in French and management. He will study at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, where he plans to take courses […]
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On April 16, 2021, 569 students showcased 338 research and creative works at the 2021 University of Maine Student Symposium (UMSS). Four Honors students were recognized among the ten undergraduate award winners. Top Award in Business: Jazlyn Dumas ’21, “The Importance of a Checkmark: An Investigation into the Perceptions of Social Media Verification and its […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced its 2021 Summer Research and Creative Activities fellowship and Undergraduate Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) Research Experience recipients. Each fellowship provides a $3,700 award per student for costs associated with the project. Five Honors students are among the 16 awardees: Maxwell Burtis ’22, Mechanical […]
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The Honors College’s Feature Friday series highlights an Honors student every Friday and shares a little bit about their experiences in Honors and at the University of Maine. This week, our feature is on Jacob Chaplin. Jacob is a first-year political science major with minors in leadership studies and legal studies. He is from Blackstone, […]
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The Honors College at the University of Maine is proud to announce the winner and finalists of the 2021 John M. Rezendes Annual Ethics Essay Competition. The annual competition invites undergraduate students to submit an 8- to 10-page essay focuses on ethics and is generously funded by the Rezendes family. This year’s competition theme was […]
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Two Honors students, Sabrina Paetow and Stephanie Tillotson, are among the four recently-announced McGillicuddy Humanities Center undergraduate research fellows. Their fellowships will start this fall and extend into Spring 2022. Each fellow receives $4,000 each per semester for two semesters to complete the research or creative project of their choosing. They serve as humanities ambassadors […]
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Numerous graduating Honors students have been selected for Class of 2021 departmental awards in recent announcements from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Development, the Maine Business School, and the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Cole Butler, Outstanding Graduating […]
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The Honors College’s Feature Friday series highlights an Honors student every Friday and shares a little bit about their experiences in Honors and at the University of Maine. This week, our feature is on Gabby Sands. Gabby is a fourth-year psychology and business administration double major. She is from Plymouth, Maine. Gabby’s favorite part of […]
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The Honors College staff wanted to take a moment to recognize the five Honors students among the Outstanding Graduating Students for the Class of 2021! Biochemistry major Bailey West of Stockton Springs, Maine is the Class of 2021 Valedictorian and the Outstanding Graduating Student in both the Honors College and the College of Natural Sciences, […]
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Congratulations to third-year Honors student and political science major Dominique DiSpirito, who was recently named a 2021 Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation! The award recognizes students for their academic and leadership accomplishments and prospects of becoming leaders in public service. Recipients of the prestigious award receive up to $30,000 for graduate […]
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