Most of our students come in with at least half their classes earned at other institutions.

I've talked to students from Ivy League colleges who don't know their professors well enough to ask for a letter of recommendation. That doesn't happen at UMaine. Our faculty are genuine and sincere in their care for the students.

The faces of our students after they realize the enormity of what they have accomplished through the years,

Strange to the world, he wore a bashful look, The fields his study, nature was his book.

Responsibility for learning belongs to the student, regardless of age

We like to involve the students — really, if it wasn't for the students, we wouldn't be here.