Consider Engineering Program

Consider Engineering is a challenging and rewarding four-day summer program for high school juniors to get a taste of college life and what it takes to be an engineer. This program is offered three times in July to groups of 36 students who have completed their junior year of study, excel in math and science, and demonstrate communication and leadership skills. This free-of-charge educational and inspiring program is competitive, with only half the applicants gaining admission. Food and lodging is included

Blog Post: Industry Professional Questionnaire: Barb Hamilton

Q&A interview with paper industry professional Barb Hamilton about the state of the pulp and paper industry

University of Maine Pulp & Paper Foundation Bylaws

The University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation recruits, financially supports and prepares talented engineering students to become the next great leaders in the pulp and paper industry, while also helping to meet the workforce needs of the industry. The oldest pulp and paper foundation in America and a pioneer of the first program in the country to study pulp and paper engineering, University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation was organized in 1950, and incorporated in 1953, as a non-profit corporation. The Foundation awards more than 100 full or partial tuition scholarships annually and are represented by the most alumni in the industry. Leading a partnership between the University of Maine, the paper industry, foundation alumni and aspiring engineering students. The UMaine Pulp and Paper Foundation is the bridge between academia, students and employers

Blog Post: Consider Engineering Q&A with Carrie Enos, UMPPF President

Q&A interview with Carrie Enos, president of the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation Board about the Consider Engineering summer program for high aptitude math and science high school students

Blog Post: Student Questionnaire: Andrew Arsenault

Q&A interview with 2021 University of Maine Alumnus Andrew Arsenault about his academic career at the University of Maine and experience with the Pulp and Paper Foundation

Blog Post: Top Alumni A-ha! Moments

There are a lot of myths, rumors and hearsay swirling out there about the pulp and paper industry. Oftentimes, once our scholarship recipients return from a co-op or a graduate enters the workforce, they come back to us shocked about how misperceptions they had about the industry were quashed and corrected

A Brief History of the Industry

The pulp and paper industry was cool before many of us were ever born. Yes, it’s that old. Not only was it cool by providing Mainers and immigrants a means to provide for themselves and their families, but it was also high-tech, forward-thinking and environmentally aware. Maybe not much has changed after all? Let’s take a look at a (brief) history of the industry in the Pine Tree State

Fact or Fiction: Pulp and Paper Industry Myths and Truths Exposed

Being one of the oldest in the country, the paper industry has seen its fair share of change. There’s a common perception that because some paper mills have had to close down, the industry as a whole is disappearing. This isn’t true! While it seems to be the most common misconception, it’s not the only one out there

Blog Posts: UMPPF President Carrie Enos, Award Winner

There’s a lot of excitement around the UMaine Pulp and Paper Foundation family these days. Our very own President, Carrie Enos, was recently announced by The Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) as a 2021 TAPPI Fellow! TAPPI Fellows are awarded because of their commitment and extraordinary technical or service contributions to not only TAPPI, but the entire pulp and paper industry. Each year, the Association at TAPPI elects a small percentage of its 14,000 member engineers, scientists, managers, academics and other pulp and paper industry professionals to be TAPPI Fellows. This is a distinguished honor among its members and an honorary title to be forever proud of achieving. The title of Fellow is also given to TAPPI Board chairs, vice chairs, directors and other distinguished award recipients

Blog Post: Day in the Life: Jordon Gregory

Did you catch our first Day in the Life series on our Facebook and Instagram stories? Jordon Gregory, class of 2022, took over our social media stories for one day to show everyone what a typical day as a chemical engineering student looks like for her. Jordon mentioned some of our favorite things about campus: the beautiful Mall, the center of campus, and that we’re only a short two-hour car ride to one of the most visited national parks in the country—Acadia National Park. Being a UMaine engineering student and pulp and paper scholarship recipient is challenging, for sure. But our students receive all the resources and support they need in order to succeed