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UMAINE Honors College
The University of Maine at Orono established its Honors College in 2005. It originally began as an Honors Program that was created in 1935. It began its transition into the Honors College in 2000 through the Provost's Commission on an Honors College. Its mission statement is "Igniting the passion for learning." This was established by the students in the 1998 Honors Program. The goal of the University of Maine's Honors College is to enrich the college experience of the most motivated and talented students at the University. This is established through the involvement of the students, faculty members and University Staff members.

Honor's College Three Primary Objectives

 * critically engage students and the faculty in a shared intellectual experience based on active learning, analyses of fundamental primary sources, and extra‑curricular opportunities;
 * to provide students with an exposure to and an understanding of a wide variety of disciplinary, cross‑disciplinary, and interdisciplinary perspectives; and
 * to promote University‑wide undergraduate research opportunities of a substantive nature based on individual faculty mentoring in the discipline.

Members of the Provost's Commission

 * Elaine Albright, Dean of Cultural Affairs and Libraries
 * Charles Biebel, formerly Director, University of New Mexico Honors Program
 * Emily Ann Cain, Honors Student
 * Rebecca Eilers, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Chair)
 * James Gallagher, Associate Professor of Sociology
 * Douglas Gelinas, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
 * Jonathan Henry, Director of Admissions
 * Susan Hunter, Associate Chair of Biological Sciences
 * Chester Rock, Associate Dean, College of Engineering
 * Oscar Remick, President emeritus, Westminster College
 * Charlie Slavin, Director, Honors Program (ex-officio)