Year: 2004

New Wood Composite Seawall at MMA was Team Effort

Contact: Nick Houtman, University of Maine Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO–Maine Maritime Academy has teamed up with the Advanced Engineered Wood Composites (AEWC) Center at the University of Maine, Correct Building Products in Biddeford and the Cianbro Corporation in Pittsfield to build a wood composite sea wall at MMA’s campus in Castine. The […]

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UMaine Business School Dean Looks Overseas for Partnerships

Contact: Dan Innis, (207) 581-1968; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO–University of Maine Business School students soon will have a few more opportunities for international field work, according to Dean Dan Innis, after his recent participation in Gov. John Baldacci’s trade mission to Europe. Innis represented the University of Maine System as part of a delegation […]

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Maine 4-Hers Bring Home Awards at the BigE

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu;Shirley Hager, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 207-581-3183, shager@umext.maine.edu ORONO, Maine – The Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts, may be the mother of New England’s agricultural fairs. For the more than 60 Maine 4-H members who competed at the BigE last September, it was the […]

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UMaine Jazz Ensemble, Combo Concert Dec. 2 at Hauck Auditorium

Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine Jazz Ensemble and UMaine Jazz Combo will appear in concert in Hauck Auditorium in the Memorial Union of the University of Maine on Thursday evening, Dec. 2, beginning at 7:30 pm. Among the pieces to be performed by the Jazz Ensemble is Larry Kerchner’s arrangement of […]

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Michael Hastings Named Director of UMaine Grants Office

Contact: Nick Houtman, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — Michael M. Hastings, a resident of Hampden and a former congressional staff member for Maine senators William Cohen and George Mitchell, has been appointed as the director of the University of Maine Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP). Most recently, Hastings was the director of the […]

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UMaine Cooperative Extension Japanese Exchange Program Honored

Contact: Jill Coffren, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 207-645-3248, coffren@megalink.net ORONO, Maine — The Maine 4-H International Exchange Program, which brings Japanese youth to Maine every summer, has received an “Outstanding Quality Program” award for 2004. Along with three other states, Maine received the award during the Fall Coordinators Conference Nov. 11-14 in Valley Forge, […]

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UMaine Celebrating African-American Holiday Kwanzaa Dec. 3

Contact: Shezwae Fleming (207) 581-1425; Gretchen Faulkner (207-581-1901;George Manlove (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine community will celebrate the African-American holiday Kwanzaa on Dec. 3 — a celebration of family, friendship, community and culture marked by a seven-day observance of seven principles of life. The public is invited to ceremonies being held from 10-11:15 a.m. […]

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Students to Face Tough Values Questions

Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — How do young people learn to deal with the tough dilemmas that pose questions of ethical decision-making and require deeper thinking about personal and community values? More than 50 students from schools across the state will define and explore such issues at the Developing Leaders with […]

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UMaine Rolls Out Public 2005 Public Administration Courses for Augusta

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine at Orono will offer three graduate level public administration courses in Augusta in the Spring 2005 semester, which begins Jan. 10. The courses can help working professionals and recent college grads add to their post-graduate education or work toward a master’s degree in […]

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Engineering Awards Recognize UMaine Students, Staff and Faculty

Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO– Graduate students from Surry and Orono and an administrative assistant from Eddington joined engineering professors from Old Town and Orono in receiving awards from the University of Maine College of Engineering on November 5. The College held its 25th annual Edward T. Bryand Recognition Banquet […]

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