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Reminder: UMaine will conduct its annual emergency communications system test at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 21, complete with the outdoor sirens sounding for several minutes.
Learn more at umaine.edu/news/2026/10/umai…
The University of Maine will conduct its annual emergency communications system test at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 21, complete with the outdoor sirens sounding for several minutes.
Learn more: umaine.edu/news/2026/10/umai…
Due to approaching weather, campus will close today, Feb. 23, @ 11 a.m. In-person & online classes beginning at that time or later are cancelled. Campus will reopen tomorrow at 5 a.m. Employees designated essential by Storm Day Staffing Plans should remain on campus after 11 a.m.
Due to incoming inclement weather, campus will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 26. Online and in-person classes will be cancelled. Campus will reopen on Tuesday, January 27 at 5am. Only storm day staff should report to campus tomorrow. More on umaine.edu
UMaine Alert: Orono Police are conducting an active search for missing person Chance Lauer, last seen Jan. 19 in the Orono area near the UMaine campus. Some campus trails are temporarily closed during search efforts. Please avoid closed areas.
For more information, contact Orono Police at 207.866.4000.
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UMaine Update: RSU 34 received a threat this morning. All schools were placed in lockdown. As UMaine property borders one of the schools, notifications were sent to the UMaine campus as well. The situation has been resolved, and UMaine has returned to normal operations.
Due to inclement weather, the University of Maine will be closed today, December 29. More on umaine.edu.
Due to inclement weather, the University of Maine will open at 10 a.m. today, December 24. Only employees designated as essential in their department’s Storm Day Staffing Plan are expected to report to work before 10 a.m. today.
UMaine Alert: In light of the inclement weather, we are closing campus today, Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 12:15 p.m. In-person and online classes after that time are cancelled.
Campus will reopen tomorrow at 5 a.m. Only storm day staff should remain on campus. More on umaine.edu
UMaine Alert: Police are investigating a situation at the dirt turnaround near the intersection of Dufour Lane and Main St./Park St. at the Old Town-Orono Line on Route 2. Please avoid this area. More information at umaine.edu/police.
UMaine Alert: Campus is unable to receive phone calls at this time. Campus IT is aware of the issue. In case of emergency, call 911. Non-emergency contact to UMPD # 889-9968, Black Bear safe app or [email protected]. Restoration ETA will follow when available.
In light of inclement weather affecting the afternoon commute, we are closing campus today at 3:00 p.m. In-person and online classes after that time are cancelled. Campus will reopen tomorrow at 5 a.m. Only storm day staff should remain on campus. More on umaine.edu