Global Education

Drew Kelso ’19 visited the University of Maine at Farmington campus knowing that he wanted a profession that worked with math and computers with strong earnings potential and job security. After meeting Lori Koban and the actuarial science program, he knew Farmington was the school for him. Speaking…

FARMINGTON, ME  (October 19, 2026)—Maygin Leighton, a University of Maine at Farmington junior from Baileyville, has been selected by the national Peace Corps program to serve as UMF’s Peace Corps Campus Ambassador. Leighton is a  biology major with minors in climate change solutions and international & global studies. Campus…

Maygin Lee Leighton of Baileyville, Maine has never left New England, but that’s not stopping her from planning to join the Peace Corps after college.  Currently, Maygin studies Biology and has minors in Climate Change Solutions and International and Global Studies at UMF. Last year, Maygin became UMF’s…