Rachel Binder-Hathaway of Millinocket has been named the valedictorian of the University of Maine Class of 2012. Kayla Peard of York is the salutatorian. Both will be honored during UMaine’s 210th Commencement slated for May 5 at Harold Alfond Sports Arena. (more…)
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Students from Millinocket and York Named 2012 UMaine Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012Tips for Attending University of Maine Commencement Saturday
Monday, April 30th, 2012The University of Maine’s 210th Commencement will be Saturday, May 5. Also beginning that day are the America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships. (more…)
University of Maine Commencement Scheduled for May 5
Monday, April 30th, 2012The University of Maine’s 210th Commencement will be held in two ceremonies in Harold Alfond Sports Arena on Saturday, May 5. (more…)
Painter Michael Lewis to Receive Hartgen Award
Monday, April 30th, 2012The University of Maine Patrons of the Arts board members have selected Michael Lewis, an artist and longtime member of UMaine’s art faculty, as the 2012 Vincent A. Hartgen Award recipient. (more…)
Orono Bog Boardwalk to Mark 10th Anniversary
Friday, April 27th, 2012The 10th annual opening of the Orono Bog Boardwalk will take place at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1, with a special ceremony to mark the anniversary of one of the region’s most popular natural areas. Located in the Rolland F. Perry (Bangor) City Forest, the boardwalk wends its way through forested wetland and out onto a broad, open peat bog. The wheelchair-accessible boardwalk is free to visit and open from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. seven days a week during spring and summer. Managed jointly by the Orono Land Trust, the city of Bangor and the University of Maine, boardwalk operation and maintenance are funded entirely through donations and sales of merchandise. Information about the boardwalk and its nature programs is available on the website www.oronobogwalk.org, or by emailing jim.bird@umit.maine.edu or calling 581-1697.
Contact: Jim Bird, (207) 581-1697 or 866-2578
David Kleinschmidt: 1953-2012
Friday, April 27th, 2012David G.. Kleinschmidt, 58, a former network administrator for the University of Maine College of Engineering’s Civil and Mechanical Engineering Department, died April 20 in Orono, according to his obituary in the Bangor Daily. (more…)
UMaine Invites Students to Compete Friday for $20,000 Engineering Internships at Windstorm, Wind Blade Challenges
Thursday, April 26th, 2012What do you get when you combine wind, water, loads of fun, and more than 425 middle and high school students and teachers from more than 40 schools in Maine? You get the Windstorm and Maine Wind Blade Challenges on Friday, April 27, at the University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation and Fitness Center. (more…)
UMaine Hosting Sculpture Symposium Workshop for Teachers
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012The Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium (SISS) will host a workshop for Maine teachers on Saturday, April 28 at UMaine. This biennial cultural event will bring eight internationally recognized sculptors to the University of Maine campus this summer to create stone artwork for permanent display at area locations. (more…)
UMaine Chorale Groups to Perform with Bangor Symphony
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012The University of Maine Singers and Oratorio Society will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra in its concert “C’est Magnifique!” at UMaine’s Collins Center for the Arts. (more…)
MPBN to Broadcast UMaine Climate Change Lecture Today
Monday, April 23rd, 2012Maine Public Broadcasting Network has scheduled a broadcast of a recent talk at the University of Maine by noted paleoecologist, educator and science journalist Curt Stager today at 1 p.m. on its Speaking in Maine program. Stager, also an adjunct professor with the UMaine Climate Change Institute, spoke on “Climate Whiplash: What happens after global warming?”
Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
