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The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state’s land grant and sea grant university, with research and community engagement classifications awarded by the Carnegie Foundation. UMaine is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from Maine and 49 other states, and 63 countries. It currently enrolls 11,219 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. The University of Maine offers 35 doctoral degrees, 85 master’s degrees, and more than 90 undergraduate majors and academic programs; and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental stewardship, with substantial efforts campuswide aimed at conserving energy, recycling and adhering to green building standards. For more information about UMaine, visit umaine.edu.

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The University of Maine advances learning and discovery through excellence and innovation in undergraduate and graduate academic programs while addressing the complex challenges and opportunities of the 21st century through research-based knowledge.

Opportunity for all members of the University of Maine community is a cornerstone of our mission. The university welcomes students, research partners and collaborators into an atmosphere that honors the heritage and diversity of our state and nation.

Founded in 1865, the University of Maine is a land and Sea Grant institution and the flagship campus of the University of Maine System. This vibrant and dynamic university serves the residents of Maine, the nation, and the world through our acclaimed programs in teaching, research and outreach.

Inspiring and dedicated teaching propels students into new fields of learning and promotes interdisciplinary understanding. Our educational goals are to help students develop their creative abilities, communication, and critical thinking skills, and understanding of traditions in ethics and rationality within the arts, sciences and professions.

Internationally recognized research, scholarship, and creative activity distinguish the University of Maine as the state’s flagship university, where faculty and students contribute knowledge to issues of local, national, and international significance. As the state’s doctoral-granting institution, research and education are inextricably linked.

Comprehensive outreach, including public service, Cooperative Extension, continuing education, and distance learning, engages learners of all ages in improving their lives and communities. Using research-based knowledge, outreach efforts promote sustainable use of Maine’s abundant natural resources and build intellectual, cultural and economic capacity throughout Maine and beyond.

Through integrated teaching, research and outreach, the University of Maine improves the quality of life for people in Maine and around the world, and promotes responsible stewardship of human, natural and financial resources.

Address: Orono, ME 04469, USA

Phone: (207) 581-1865

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State: Maine

City: Orono

Zip Code: 04469

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So let’s start with the location, middle of nowhere, if you go without a car, forget it.  They advertise multiple activities across campus that are easy to find, however you have to know people to become a part of anything.  The food is right up there with cafeteria high school food, not the best by far and very expensive if you don’t have a full dining plan.  While the professors are great at what they do, the education is on par with any other state school you can find.  The people who are welcoming at first really are not the best, had a buddy receive an harassment notice because he was talking about another student quietly in his own room.  If you don’t mind outdated buildings, a clique-like school, mediocre food, and getting in trouble for nothing, then this is the place for you.

 9 years ago (23-11-2017)

This is a very poor establishment. A professor named Mr. K approached me one day and spit on my shoe. I bent down to clean it. But before i knew it i was in his van tied up now i live in his house tied up. I get one grain of rice a day and access to the internet for 5 minutes. I have included a picture of Mr. K

 8 years ago (20-03-2018)

UMaine is a great school. Nearly every professor I had while working on my degree here was knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly. My personal experience was with Engineering, which isn't a walk in the park by any means, but succeeding here lends itself to feeling extremely satisfied due to amount of support given to the students by the faculty. 

Campus is very nice and expansive, and is great to walk around on all times of the year (though, bundle up if it's the winter - Orono can get very cold!). It always feels lively, and there's always a ton of things going on that you can get involved with.

Dining can be a bit of a mixed bag sometimes, but it's not bad by any means. 

Some of the buildings are fairly old, but from what I've seen, heard, and read both during my time there and since I graduated, they appear to be slowly modernizing the worst offenders across the campus.

All-in-all, going to UMaine was a great experience. The community is great, the education is superb, and it's an all-around great choice if you're considering to go here.

 9 years ago (01-12-2017)

Would definitely not recommend this school if you plan on owning a car as the parking services are horrendous. They hand out ridiculous fines that are unreasonably high and very frequent. The parking spaces available are few to none. Trying to drive to class in the winter and owning a car during the winter at this school is terrible. Choose a better school that doesn't like to milk their students for all the money they can.

 9 years ago (08-12-2017)

The University of Maine at Orono has the syndrome of being a big fish in a small pond.  Due to the fact that they are the "Land grant" University in Maine, they present themselves to the rest of the State to be the academic Harvard of Maine while at the same time, athletically, they act like they are the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in Maine.  In fact, it could not be further from the truth.  It is too bad, because it has the potential to be a much better school than what it is, but the school's administration, tenured professors, as well as coaches have an attitude demeaning to many; and have a pretentious and pompous presentation that reveals an inferiority complex, just by the way they deal with many other. When I went there in the 1980’s, most of the student body that would interact with me, and would invite me to social activities were from out of state.  Most were from Massachusetts or Connecticut.  I did notice that most of the in-state students kept to those whom they knew, from either their own high school or another high school from the same county or region they were from.  Academically, I found that a good portion of my classes were taught, not by the professor whose name was on the syllabus,  but by graduate students who were covering for these professors so they could spend more time on research and development, or on their writing requirements, in order to maintain their tenure.  I did have one bad experience with a well know professor named Dr. Vandamar, who taught elementary physical education at UMO.  This class had a lab, in which the professor assigned young children to each college student for instructing, with the result of their learning to be tabulated for grading.  He assigned to me a 5-year-old girl to work with, in order to develop certain physical activities for her to perform independently by verbal instruction.  I was not able to get this poor girl to perform any sort of task.  I, nor the childcare services that brought her to the University, could even get her to speak to us. She would just cringe and start crying to the caretaker who brought her to me.  I complained about this to the professor multiple times.  However, he would just tell me to use different techniques that he was teaching us in class.  I was never able to accomplish anything with this child, and ended up failing my lab.  At the end of the semester, when I received a passing grade on my final written exam, but a failing grade on my lab, the professor came up to me and told me that he had found out that the little girl I was working with had been abused, and that was the main reason I was not able to get anywhere with her.  Unfortunately, he had already posted the grades for the lab and could not rescind it.  Therefore, if I wanted, he would let me take his lab during the following spring semester without cost, if I was interested.  I told him I would get back to him in January to let him know.  When I contacted the registrar, near the end of winter break about attending Dr. Vandamar's lab, I was informed that Dr. Vandamar was no longer with the UMO and was now an instructor at the University of Arizona.  Talking about being burned.  After that, I withdrew from UMO and transferred all my credits to USM, where I changed my major to History and Economics, and a minor in electrical technology.  A few years later, I graduated with honors from USM and have had a successful career in the electric power industry.  There are no perfect schools; I can assure you of that.  However, I would recommend USM over UMO.  In addition, if you do not want to spend all outdoors on private college tuition and want a “Land grant” education experience, than I would go to UNH or UVM. They are much better schools. They existentially, provide a better human experience and study environment to be subjected to, while, at the same time, seeking healthy social interaction.

 9 years ago (23-12-2017)

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