2016 President’s Messages

Monthly messages from Dr. Susan J. Hunter, University of Maine President to the University of Maine community

2015 President\u27s Messages

Monthly messages from Dr. Susan J. Hunter, University of Maine President to the University of Maine community

Why Leadership Matters

This essay is from a talk University of Maine President Dr. Susan J. Hunter gave on May 30, 2018, at Bangor Public Library as part of Dirigo Speaks. President Hunter feels her time at UMaine has allowed her many opportunities to reflect on leadership and why it matters, and recog­nizes that many people have shaped her perspectives on leadership

2017 President’s Messages

Monthly messages from Dr. Susan J. Hunter, University of Maine President to the University of Maine community

President\u27s Report 2016

The President\u27s Report highlights the achievements of the University of Maine in 2016

2018 President\u27s Messages

Monthly messages from Dr. Susan J. Hunter (January-April) and Joan Ferrini-Mundy (July-December), University of Maine presidents to the University of Maine community

NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education at the University of Maine

The program for Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education at the University of Maine is consistent with the State\u27s legislatively mandated goals for education in Science and Technology. Twelve Fellows are working in four local school districts through this program, which engages colleagues at the University and K-12 schools in transfer of knowledge and curriculum development with respect to topics such as Classifying Living Things, Forestry & Pulp and Paper Studies, and The Hydrological Cycle. The project is providing K-12 students and teachers with access to curriculum development, field trips, technology, and equipment that local school budgets had not provided. A summer science camp is being used in the training program to establish the teaching teams (university faculty and K-12 teachers) that mentor Fellows. The program provides SMET fellowships for the University, professional development for K-12 teachers, important role models and knowledge to K-12 students, and a strong bond between the science faculty of the University and K-12 teachers

Installation of the University of Maine’s 20th President Susan J. Hunter

Dr. Susan J. Hunter was installed as UMaine’s 20th and first female president during an inauguration ceremony held at the Collins Center for the Arts on March 26, 2015. The keynote address “Leading with a Cause,” was given by Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher, Chancellor of the State University of New York System. Click the blue download button for an unedited, machine-generated English language transcript for this recording

Leadership Unplugged: A Women in Leadership Week Event

A Women in Leadership Week event. Guest speaker UMaine President Susan J. Hunter on “Preparing the Next Generation of Women in Leadership.” The event was sponsored by the Maine Development Foundation. Click the blue download button for an unedited, machine-generated English language transcript for this recording

Americans Support for Renewable Energy is Disconnected from their Understanding of Powerline Infrastructure as a Mechanism to Mitigate Climate Change

As nations are transitioning to renewable energy sources, they will need to expand and upgrade their energy infrastructure, including high-voltage power lines (HVPL). We have conducted the first nation-wide survey in the last thirty years to assess public attitudes toward HVPL in the USA. The study evaluates perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes toward building new transmission lines, as these relate to renewable energy, place attachment, and environmental impacts. Our results show that Americans do not recognize how new HVPL could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions; instead, respondents favor moving from centralized energy (large power stations and HVPL) to decentralized energy (local power supply and small scale solar panels and wind turbines. Our findings are consistent with studies from Europe in that citizens recognize negative human impacts on the natural world and support renewable energy, however, they have a limited understanding of the role of HVPL infrastructure in mitigating climate change