Objective 4.2.4 Strategies and Benchmarks
4.2.4 The University will propose a new name for Board of Trustees' approval that represents the revised mission and vision of the school as well as fits within the objectives of the UMS Plan in Strategic Direction #9: "…to help identify alternatives to the use of the phrase The University of Maine at -- in the names of the four universities, other than UMaine, that are using it."
In FY '07 all constituent groups of the University will be asked to endorse a name change from the University of Maine at Augusta to the University of Central Maine. The process will entail seeking the endorsements of each academic college, the Student Government Association, the Professional Employees Council, the Classified Employees Council, and the UMA Board of Visitors. Assuming that all endorse the change, or at minimum as overwhelming majority support it, the next steps involve working with the System as well as regional politicians to endorse the change. Again, assuming support from these two groups, the next step involves the BOT voting in favor of the name change. When the BOT has endorsed it, their resolution will need to go to the state legislature for the final endorsement. The earliest we should anticipate being able to change signage and stationary would be for the fall of 2008.