All Five Maine Gubernatorial Candidates to Visit UMaine Oct. 5
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — The University of Maine will host a series of public forums featuring Maine’s five gubernatorial candidates on Tuesday Oct. 5.
Each candidate will appear individually in Wells Conference Center for a 45-minute session during which they will answer a series of questions posed by moderator John Rebar, executive director of UMaine Cooperative Extension. They will also have the opportunity to share remarks with those in attendance and, if time allows, to answer questions.
The candidates will appear at these forums according to this schedule:
9 a.m. Paul LePage
10 a.m. Kevin Scott
11 a.m. Eliot Cutler
noon Elizabeth Mitchell
1 p.m. Shawn Moody
The forums will be broadcast using the University of Maine System’s PolyCom video conferencing system. Those broadcasts will be available at UMaine Cooperative Extension offices in Presque Isle and Lisbon Falls.
The candidates’ schedules vary, but most will spend several hours at UMaine, visiting academic programs and research centers. Stops on those tours will include the Food Analytical Laboratory/Food Pilot Plant, the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, the Animal Health Laboratory, the AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center, the School of Nursing Simulation Laboratory, the Katherine Miles Durst Child Development Learning Center, Maine RiSE (Research in STEM Education) and the Advanced Manufacturing Center, where they will also learn about the School of Economics’ Knowledge Transfer Alliance.
“We are pleased that all five candidates have been able to schedule time to meet with members of our community and learn more about UMaine’s impact on our state’s economy and culture,” says UMaine President Robert Kennedy. “These forums will also provide a sterling opportunity for our students to interact with the candidates and to fully participate in the process of choosing Maine’s next governor.”
Those planning to attend any of these sessions should bear in mind that UMaine safety policies prohibit hand-held signs at public events of this nature. Each candidate will be allotted space in the atrium adjacent to the forum location to distribute campaign materials.