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Settele scheduled for Friday interview

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Jim Settele, assistant director of UMaine’s School of Policy and International Affairs, will appear on WVOM radio’s George Hale and Ric Tyler Show, Friday Sept. 9 just after 6 a.m. A retired U.S. Navy captain, Settele served on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s staff from Oct. 2001-Aug 2003. He will share his thoughts on changes in the U.S. security posture since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, along with his perspectives on the impact of those events on the U.S. military. WVOM is at 103.9 on the FM dial.

Posted in Campus Announcements, Graduate School, UMaine in the News |

Grad school picnic Sept. 14

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

The annual Graduate School picnic is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 4-6 p.m. on the Stodder Hall patio. Graduate students with their families, faculty members and support personnel are all invited to attend. The rain date is Thursday, Sept. 15

Posted in Campus Announcements, Graduate School |

Maine Indian Basketmakers, Hudson Museum Receive Smithsonian Grant for Exhibit

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

The Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance (MIBA) in collaboration with the Hudson Museum has received an Indigenous Contemporary Arts Programs grant from the National Museum of the American Indian to support the development of an exhibit of the next generation of Maine Indian basket makers. (more…)

Posted in Graduate School, UMaine in the News |

Psychology Ph.D. alumni survey results

Friday, June 24th, 2011

A new survey of alumni of the University of Maine’s largest Ph.D. program — clinical psychology — finds more than 95 percent are licensed practitioners and most are researchers. The majority of those who graduated between 1995 and 2010 live in the Northeast and nearly 67 percent are involved in grant-supported research. (more…)

Posted in Events and News Releases, Graduate School, Liberal Arts and Sciences |

Graduate Student Publishes Financial ‘Attitudes’ Book

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

ORONO — University of Maine master’s student and personal financial planner Sarah Morehead has recently published a book, I Hate Money! Understanding Your Financial Attitude, presenting the basics of finance and consumer attitudes that can interfere with sensible handling of money and credit. (more…)

Posted in Events and News Releases, Graduate School, Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture |

Passamaquoddy Basket-Making Demonstration June 3

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Passamaquoddy basketmaker Gerald “Butch” Jacobs will conduct a free public basketmaking demonstration Friday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to noon at the UMaine Hudson Museum in the Collins Center for the Arts. (more…)

Posted in Events and News Releases, Graduate School |

GradExpo Research Poster Winners Announced

Friday, April 29th, 2011

The Graduate Student Government has announced the names of winning presenters at last week’s 2011 GradExpo, a showcase of end-of-the-year research summaries and presentations from 128 graduate students this year. (more…)

Posted in Events and News Releases, Graduate School, Student Affairs |

UMaine Student, Maliseet to Offer Drum-Making Workshop

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

David Slagger, a UMaine student and member of the Houlton Band of Maliseets, will present a Native American drum-making workshop Saturday, April 30 at the Hirundo Wildlife Refuge in Alton. (more…)

Posted in Events and News Releases, Graduate School |

Grad School Barbecue Friday

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

UMaine Graduate School Government (GSG) is planning a Friday April 29 barbecue for all grad students, graduate faculty and graduate school staff members. The event, which will occur rain or shine, is scheduled fro 12 noon-2 p.m. in the Stodder Hall quad. Since this is a “green” event, those attending are asked to bring their own eating utensils. Plates and napkins will be provided.

Posted in Events and News Releases, Graduate School, Student Affairs |

Graduate School Expo Advanced

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777

The UMaine 2011 Graduate Academic Exposition was advanced in Friday’s Bangor Daily News. The expo, which is scheduled for April 21-22 at the Wells Conference Center, showcases research being done by graduate school students in the physical and natural sciences, technology, social sciences and the humanities.

Posted in Graduate School, Student Affairs, UMaine in the News |