FARMINGTON - Gov. Janet Mills and Sen. Susan Collins were joined Wednesday by Franklin County preschool students to cut the hand-painted paper ribbon to formally open the new University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center. “Today we’re celebrating happy children, working parents who are secure in the knowledge that
FARMINGTON - Two University of Maine System schools, the University of Southern Maine and the University of Maine at Farmington, are creating educator apprenticeship opportunities to help recruit, train and retain educators in Maine thanks to grants recently awarded by the Mills Administration. USM received $160,000 to start or expand Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs (RTAP),
For decades, the University of Maine System has seriously underinvested in its statewide physical plant. More than half of academic spaces and three-quarters of residence halls have not undergone real renovation since students used slide rules. Classrooms are not conducive to 21st-century workforce preparation. Research labs lack the capacity to meet industry innovation needs. And […]
For decades, the University of Maine System has seriously underinvested in its statewide physical plant. More than half of academic spaces and three-quarters of residence halls have not undergone real renovation since students used slide rules. Classrooms are not conducive to 21st-century workforce preparation. Research labs lack the capacity to meet industry innovation needs. And […]