University of Maine

The University of Maine (UMaine) is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System. Having an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students, UMaine is the largest university in the state and is the only institution in Maine classified as a research university (RU/H) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The University of Maine's athletic teams are nicknamed the Black Bears, and sport blue and white uniforms.

History
UMaine was founded in 1862 as a function of the Morrill Act, signed by President Lincoln. Established in 1865 and originally named the Maine College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, the Maine College opened on September 21, 1868, changing its name to the University of Maine in 1897.

By 1871, curricula had been organized in Agriculture, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and electives. The Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station was founded as a division of the university in 1887. Gradually the university developed the Colleges of Life Sciences and Agriculture (later to include the School of Forest Resources and the School of Human Development), Engineering and Science, and Arts and Sciences. In 1912 the Maine Cooperative Extension, which offers field educational programs for both adults and youths, was initiated. The School of Education was established in 1930 and received college status in 1958. The School of Business Administration was formed in 1958 and was granted college status in 1965. Women have been admitted into all curricula since 1872. The first master's degree was conferred in 1881; the first doctor's degree in 1960. Since 1923 there has been a separate graduate school.

Near the end of the 19th century, the curriculum was expanded to place greater emphasis on liberal arts. As a function of this shift in focus new faculty hired during the early 20th century included Caroline Colvin, chair of the history department, and the first woman in the nation to head a major university department.

In 1906, The Senior Skull Honor Society was founded to "publicly recognize, formally reward, and continually promote outstanding leadership and scholarship, and exemplary citizenship within the University of Maine community."

On April 16, 1925, 80 women met in Balentine Hall - faculty, alumnae, and undergraduate representatives - to plan a pledging of members to a new honorary organization. This organization was called "The All Maine Women" because only those women closely connected with the University of Maine were elected as members. On April 22, 1925, the new members were inducted into the honor society.

In 1973, the Wilde Stein Alliance for Sexual Diversity was founded as one of the first gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender student organizations in the United States and the first in the state of Maine.

When the University of Maine System was incorporated, the school was renamed by the legislature over the objections of the faculty to the University of Maine at Orono (or UMO). This was changed back to the University of Maine in 1986.

Organization and administration
UMaine is the flagship of the University of Maine System. The senior administration of the university consists of President Robert A. Kennedy, Provost Sue Hunter, Vice-President for Administration Janet Waldron, Vice-President for Research Michael Eckhardt, and Dean of Students Robert Dana. The senior administration governs cooperatively with the Chancellor of the University of Maine system, Richard L. Pattenaude and the sixteen members of the University of Maine Board of Trustees (of which fifteen are appointed by the Governor of Maine and one is the current Maine State Commissioner of Education). The Board of Trustees has full legal responsibility and authority for the university system. It appoints the Chancellor and each university President, approves the establishment and elimination of academic programs, confers tenure on faculty members, and sets tuition rates/operating budgets.

UMaine is also one of a handful of colleges in the United States whose Student Government is incorporated. Student Government was formed in 1978 and incorporated in 1987. They are classified as a 501(c)(3) not for profit corporation. It consists of a legislative branch, which passes resolutions, and an executive branch, which helps organize on-campus entertainment and guest speakers, works with new and existing student organizations, and performs other duties. Other organizations fall under the umbrella of Student Government Inc., including representative boards, community associations, and many other student groups. The Maine Campus, the student newspaper, is also incorporated and does not operate under or receive money from student government.

Location and layout


Situated on Marsh Island, between the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers, the University of Maine is the only Land Grant University in the nation located on an island. Occupying the small town of Orono, population ~8,500, the 660 acre campus has a total enrollment (2009–2010) of 11,867 students. The campus is equipped with thirty-seven academic buildings, thirty administrative buildings, eighteen residence halls, eighteen specific laboratory facilities, fourteen Greek life houses, ten sports facilities, five museums, four dining facilities, two convenience stores, a student union, a cafe, a pub, an 87000 sqft recreation and fitness center, and a 200'x200' air supported athletic/recreational dome.

The center of the campus is occupied by the University of Maine Mall, an open grassy area between the Raymond H. Fogler Library and the University Memorial Field House. The mall is further bordered by one residence and five academic halls. The campus is essentially divided into three sections (northern, southern, and hilltop), all of which are within close proximity to (or border directly on) the mall. The northern section includes many of the athletic facilities, including the Alfond Arena(ice hockey), Morse Field at the Alfond Sports Stadium (field hockey, football, track and field), Larry Mahaney Diamond (baseball), Kessock Field (softball), and the Mahaney athletic/recreational dome. Other buildings that occupy the northern section of campus include the Cutler Health Center, two administrative halls, three residence halls, and multiple academic halls. The southern section of campus includes the Memorial Student Union, the Maynard F. Jordan Observatory, Lengyel Gymnasium and Athletic Field, the Buchanan Alumni House, as well as multiple administrative, residence, and academic halls. The recently renovated Collins Center for the Arts is also located on the southern part of campus, and not only provides the Hutchins Concert Hall, a 1,435 seat venue for performing artists from around the world, but also houses the Hudson Museum, known for its contemporary Native American art, as well as displays that are culturally specific to the ancient indigenous people of Maine. The Hilltop section of campus is populated largely with residence halls but also includes the 7 acre Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamental Gardens, as well as academic and recreational facilities.

Greek life
Greek life has existed at the University of Maine since 1874. The presence of Greeks still exists strongly today with more than 700 students participating in one of the 17 fraternities or 7 sororities. More than 9% of University of Maine undergraduates are members of Greek letter organizations.

Fraternities

 * Alpha Delta
 * Alpha Kappa Psi
 * Alpha Gamma Rho
 * Beta Theta Pi
 * Delta Tau Delta
 * Kappa Delta Phi
 * Kappa Sigma
 * Lambda Chi Alpha
 * Phi Eta Kappa
 * Phi Gamma Delta
 * Phi Kappa Sigma
 * Pi Kappa Alpha
 * Sigma Alpha Epsilon
 * Sigma Chi
 * Sigma Nu
 * Sigma Phi Epsilon
 * Tau Kappa Epsilon
 * Theta Chi

Sororities

 * Alpha Omicron Pi
 * Alpha Phi
 * Chi Omega
 * Delta Rho Epsilon
 * Delta Zeta
 * Phi Mu
 * Pi Beta Phi

Sustainability
The University of Maine has a sustainability council composed of students, faculty, administrators, and staff, and employs a full-time sustainability coordinator. A green loan fund provides capital for energy efficiency and renewable energy investments. The university has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2040, and two residential-scale solar thermal systems are in place on Nutting Hall and Sebec House. The University of Maine composts food scraps from dining facilities, and York Dining Hall has gone trayless to reduce waste. For all new campus construction, LEED Silver standards are required. The Blue Bike program refurbishes abandoned bikes and rents them to students free of charge, providing a means of alternative transportation on and around-campus.

Academic overview
The University of Maine offers eighty-eight undergraduate major programs organized in five Colleges: the College of Business, Public Policy and Health; the College of Education and Human Development; the College of Engineering; the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; and the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture. UMaine also offers a wide array of graduate programs, including sixty-four masters degree programs and twenty-five doctorate programs.

The University of Maine is one of only a handful of institutions to offer a combined developmental/clinical Ph.D. to students accepted into their clinical psychology Ph.D. program, as well as advanced degrees with distinct concentrations in developmental psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, and behavioral neuroscience. Along with offering a Ph.D in psychology with a concentration in behavioral neuroscience, the university also offers a neuroscience concentration for Ph.D. students studying biomedical science.

The University of Maine perennially ranks high in both the Princeton Review and Kiplinger's lists of best public schools.

UMaine is one of only four institutions in Maine (along with Bowdoin, Bates, and Colby) accredited to award membership into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

The university is also the birthplace of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society, recognizing high academic achievement across all disciplines.

It is the only institution in Maine ranked as a national university in the U.S. News and World Report annual rankings. U.S. News categorizes UMaine as an institution that offers "a full range of undergraduate majors, master's, and doctoral degrees."

The Raymond H. Fogler Library is the largest in Maine and serves as one of its intellectual hubs, attracting scholars, professors, and researchers from around the state. A collection of rare and ancient manuscripts, as well as about two million government publications, augment the University's collection. The Special Collections Unit includes the Stephen King (author and UMaine alumnus) papers, which attract researchers from across the globe.

UMaine hosts the Intensive English Institute, an English as a second language program designed to help students develop their English language skills for success in school, business, and social communication.

The University of Maine is also home to the Maine Business School, the largest business school in Maine. Paris-based international educational consulting organization Eduniversal has included the Maine Business School at the University of Maine among its selection of 1,000 of the world’s best business schools, ranking them as an "excellent business school-nationally strong and/or with continental links."

Accreditation
The University of Maine receives overall accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the oldest regional accrediting association in the United States, as well as from many other professional societies, including the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, the American Chemical Society, the American Dietetic Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board, the Council on Social Work Education, the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Society of American Foresters, and the Society of Wood Science and Technology. The University of Maine received the following classifications from The Carnegie Foundation:

Admissions
The Fall 2009 admissions data are as follows:

Student body distribution/enrollment distribution
The 2009-2010 student body consists of:
 * 8,759 Undergraduate students
 * 2,383 Graduate students
 * 725 Non-degree students
 * 9,235 Full-time students
 * 2,632 Part-time students
 * 9,123 In-State students
 * 1,944 Out-of-State students
 * 6,254 Female students
 * 5,613 Male students
 * 219 Asian students
 * 141 Black students
 * 217 Native American students
 * 123 Hispanic students
 * 9,157 White students
 * 2,010 Unspecified ethnicity students
 * 49 U.S. States and 84 foreign countries are represented in the 2009-2010 University of Maine student body.

Tuition/fees
The 2009-2010 tuition data are as follows:

The 2009-2010 fees are as follows:

Research
In 2006, the University of Maine made $134.1 million (22.4% of total revenue that year) in revenue from public and private research and development. Each department operates its own research program which partially funds graduate students.

Engineering
The University of Maine's Engineering program handles a large portion of the university's research. These opportunities come from various public and private institutions. These include the Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, NASA and more. Notable research in the Department of Engineering include:


 * NASA EPSCoR Wireless Shape Monitoring of Inflatable Structures
 * Development of Modular Advanced Composite Hull forms (MACH) for Hybrid Ship Structures
 * Structural Integrity Assurance of Aerospace Vehicles for the Maine Space Grant Consortium
 * As of November 2010, the University of Maine hosts NASA's only mock up of the Lunar Inflatable Habitat.
 * The Modular Ballistic Protection System (MBPS) with the US Natick Army Soldier RD&E Center
 * Bridge-in-a-backpack
 * Blast Resistant Wood Structures with the US Army Corps of Engineers R&D Center

Athletics


The University of Maine participates in the NCAA's Division I level, and is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association for football, Hockey East for ice hockey, and the America East Conference for all other sports. The school has won two national championships, both in men's ice hockey. In 1993, they defeated Lake Superior State University 5-4 behind a third period hat trick by Jim Montgomery. In 1999, they defeated rival University of New Hampshire 3-2 in overtime on a goal by Marcus Gustafsson.

In 1965, the football team competed in the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Florida against East Carolina. They were beaten in the game 31-0, but remain the only team from Maine to compete in a bowl contest.

The baseball team has participated in seven College World Series, six of them under coach John Winkin between 1976 and 1986, and one under Jack Butterfield in 1964. The Black Bears achieved two third-place finishes in 1964 and 1982.

The official fight song of UMaine is the “Stein Song”. Written by Lincoln Colcord (words) and E. A. Fenstad (music), the tune rose to fame when Rudy Vallee arranged the current version. Vallee attended Maine from 1921–1922 before transferring to Yale, and his popularity helped make the song a national favorite. To this day, the "Stein Song" remains the only college fight song to ever reach number one on the pop charts, achieving this distinction in 1930. According to College Fight Songs: An Annotated Anthology, by Studwell and Schueneman, the "Stein Song" is one of the very best fight songs of all time.

In addition to varsity athletics, the university offers many club sports through its Campus Recreation department. Sport clubs represent UMaine by competing against teams and clubs from other universities and colleges. National governing bodies for each club provide competition guidelines and league structure.

Sport clubs are student led and student administered. Each has a budget that is run through Campus Recreation, which in part funds nearly all clubs. Clubs are eligible for funding through Campus Recreation after they have been active for at least one year and have a membership minimum of ten members. Current club sports include alpine skiing, baseball, crew, cricket, cycling, fast pitch softball, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, nordic skiing, roller hockey, rugby, shotokan karate, soccer, table tennis, tackle football, ultimate, and volleyball.

Arts, literature, humanities, and entertainment

 * Doris Allen, Children's International Summer Villages founder
 * Lawrence Bender, film producer (Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting)
 * Rick Hautala Class of 1970, author
 * Stephen King Class of 1970, author
 * Tabitha King Class of 1971, author, wife of Stephen King
 * Brad Sullivan, American actor
 * Ashley Underwood, cast member of Survivor: Redemption Island

Politics

 * John Baldacci Class of 1986, former Governor of Maine
 * Joseph E. Brennan, former Governor of Maine, member of the United States House of Representatives
 * Styles Bridges, former Governor of New Hampshire, senator
 * Emily Cain, Maine House of Representatives Minority Leader
 * Matthew Dunlap, Secretary of State of Maine
 * John R. McKernan, Jr., former Governor of Maine
 * Olympia Snowe Class of 1969, U.S. Senator
 * Leigh Saufley, State of Maine Supreme Court Chief Justice
 * Wallace Rider Farrington Class of 1891, former Governor of Hawai'i, Founder of the University of Hawai'i
 * Paul LePage, incumbent Governor of Maine
 * Janet Bewley (Wisconsin Politician), Member of the Wisconsin Legislature

Business, construction, and service

 * Colby Chandler Class of 1950, former CEO, Eastman Kodak
 * Francis Clergue, businessman, industrialist
 * Maurice K. Goddard - former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, a driving force in the creation of 45 Pennsylvania state parks during his 24 years in office.
 * Robert A. Rushworth Class of 1951, Air Force test pilot
 * James A. Voteur, Managing director, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

Science and engineering

 * Richard Lutz, Class of 1975 - deep sea vent researcher, Director of the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
 * Bernard Lown Class of 1944, Nobel Peace Prize winner
 * Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Class of 1979, Professor at IIT Madras and Padma Shri recipient
 * Francis T. Crowe Class of 1905, Civil Engineer, chief engineer of the Hoover Dam, namesake of the Francis Crowe Society
 * Leslie Holdridge Class of 1931, Botanist
 * Harold Beverage Class of 1915, Inventor, Vice President of R&D at RCA Communications

Sports

 * Cindy Blodgett, basketball player in the WNBA and former head women's basketball coach at the University of Maine.
 * Jim Boylen, Head Basketball Coach, University of Utah
 * Mike Bordick, former Major League Baseball shortstop
 * D'Lo Brown (born Accie Conner), professional wrestler
 * Mike Buck, NFL, New Orleans Saints
 * Jack Capuano, NHL Defenseman; Coach of the New York Islanders
 * Rick Carlisle, NBA player, Dallas Mavericks coach (transferred to University of Virginia)
 * Stephen Cooper, Linebacker, San Diego Chargers
 * Simon Danis-Pepin, AHL, Rockford IceHogs
 * Niko Dimitrakos, professional ice hockey player
 * Mike DeVito, Defensive Lineman, New York Jets
 * Mike Dunham, former NHL player and United States Olympian (2002)
 * Brendan Walsh, professional ice hockey player; College Hockey Analyst NESN
 * Mike Flynn Center, Baltimore Ravens
 * Barrett Heisten, ECHL player, Alaska Aces
 * Jimmy Howard, NHL Goalie, Detroit Red Wings
 * Martin John, professional football player, full back, Cardiff City.
 * Joe Johnson, MLB, Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays
 * Paul Kariya, NHL player, St. Louis Blues, oldest brother.
 * Steve Kariya, SEL player, Frölunda HC, middle brother of Paul and Martin.
 * Martin Kariya, KHL player, Dinamo Riga, younger brother of Paul and Steve.
 * Jack Leggett, Clemson University Baseball Head Coach
 * Michel Léveillé, ECHL, Charlotte Checkers
 * Mike Lundin, NHL player, Tampa Bay Lightning
 * Brandon McGowan, Defensive Back, New England Patriots.
 * Kevin McMahan, Wide Receiver, Carolina Panthers
 * Carl "Stump" Merrill, former manager of the New York Yankees
 * Greg Moore, AHL player, Hartford Wolfpack
 * Matthew Mulligan, Tight End, New York Jets
 * Montell Owens, Fullback, Jacksonville Jaguars
 * Bill Patrick (AKA Gerard Monteux) - NBC, Versus Network announcer and columnist
 * Dustin Penner, NHL player, Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings
 * Jeff Plympton, MLB, Boston Red Sox
 * Teddy Purcell, NHL Winger, Tampa Bay Lightning
 * Viktoriya Rybalko, long jumper
 * Garth Snow, NHL player, Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders; General Manager, New York Islanders
 * Daren Stone, Safety, Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens
 * Justin Strzelczyk, Offensive Lineman, Pittsburgh Steelers
 * Mark Sweeney, Major League Baseball outfielder
 * Bill Swift, former Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Lofa Tatupu, Pro Bowl Linebacker, Seattle Seahawks (transferred to University of Southern California)
 * Larry Thomas, former Major League Baseball player
 * Gary Thorne ESPN sports analyst and play-by-play announcer
 * John Tortorella, NHL head coach, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers
 * Eric Weinrich, NHL Player & 1988 USA Olympic Hockey Team Member
 * Ben Bishop, NHL Goalie, St. Louis Blues