Week of Events
Sunday, August 2, 2026
No events on this day.
Monday, August 3, 2026
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August 3, 2026 –Foundations in Restorative Practices
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August 3, 2026 –Dissertation Defense: Maedeh Orouji
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August 3, 2026 –Thesis Defense: Lydia Gilmore
Foundations in Restorative Practices
Today’s best thinking in leadership, education, and change management emphasize the need to create spaces where people feel seen, heard, and part of a community that cares. Whether you are a teacher, parent, principal, health care provider or authority figure, you can benefit from restorative practices. Over the course of this program, you’ll be part […]
Dissertation Defense: Maedeh Orouji
Maedeh Orouji, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, will be defending her dissertation titled, ““Mechanical Properties of Cellulose-Cement Composites”. Contact maedeh.orouji@maine.edu for a zoom link.
Thesis Defense: Lydia Gilmore
Lydia Gilmore, a candidate for the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled, “Development and Testing of a Shelter Comprised of Drop-Stitch Panels”. Contact lydia.gilmore@maine.edu for a zoom link.
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
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August 4, 2026 –Foundations in Restorative Practices
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August 4, 2026 –Thesis Defense: Brenda Kennedy-Wade
Foundations in Restorative Practices
Today’s best thinking in leadership, education, and change management emphasize the need to create spaces where people feel seen, heard, and part of a community that cares. Whether you are a teacher, parent, principal, health care provider or authority figure, you can benefit from restorative practices. Over the course of this program, you’ll be part […]
Thesis Defense: Brenda Kennedy-Wade
Brenda Kennedy-Wade, a candidate for the Master of Science in Animal Science, will be defending her thesis titled, “Susceptibility to Alternative Antimicrobial Treatments, of Mastitis Isolates from Maine Dairy Herds.”
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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August 5, 2026 –Foundations in Restorative Practices
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August 5, 2026 –Thesis Defense: Grant Daniels
Foundations in Restorative Practices
Today’s best thinking in leadership, education, and change management emphasize the need to create spaces where people feel seen, heard, and part of a community that cares. Whether you are a teacher, parent, principal, health care provider or authority figure, you can benefit from restorative practices. Over the course of this program, you’ll be part […]
Thesis Defense: Grant Daniels
Grant Daniels, a candidate for the Master of Science in Forestry, will be defending his thesis titled, “An Integration of Forest Inventory, Aerial Laser Scanning, Machine Learning Models, and Management Regimes to Estimate Carbon Retention in Residual Timber and Long-Lived Wood Products.”
Thursday, August 6, 2026
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August 6, 2026 –Foundations in Restorative Practices
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August 6, 2026 –Thesis Defense: Kendall Phillips
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August 6, 2026 –Thesis Defense: Alexander Pierce
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August 6, 2026 –SAT Prep Matters
Foundations in Restorative Practices
Today’s best thinking in leadership, education, and change management emphasize the need to create spaces where people feel seen, heard, and part of a community that cares. Whether you are a teacher, parent, principal, health care provider or authority figure, you can benefit from restorative practices. Over the course of this program, you’ll be part […]
Thesis Defense: Kendall Phillips
Kendall Phillips, a candidate for the Master of Science in Spatial Information Science & Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled, “Comparison of PFAS Contamination Across Drinking Water Wells in Maine Using a Knowledge Graph Approach”. Please contact kendall.phillips@maine.edu for a Zoom link.
Thesis Defense: Alexander Pierce
Alexander Pierce, a candidate for the Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, will be defending his thesis titled, “Development and Techno-Economic Analysis of a Green Processing Method for Lobster (Homarus americanus) Shell Valorization.” Contact alexander.pierce@maine.edu for a zoom link
SAT Prep Matters
Dr. Mary Smyth’s SAT Boot Camp has been used successfully to prepare students to take the SAT for many years. Students attend class every day during a school vacation week and practice taking short sections of the test. Students are relaxed and well-rested, so they are able to absorb the lessons and practice at their […]
Friday, August 7, 2026
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August 7, 2026 –Grant Writing Essentials
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August 7, 2026 –Foundations in Restorative Practices
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August 7, 2026 –Grant Writing Essentials
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August 7, 2026 –Thesis Defense: Marc Michaud
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August 7, 2026 –Thesis Defense: Miranda Seixas
Grant Writing Essentials
This interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a grant through a full cycle—from inception to completion. You’ll learn how to get your organization ready to apply for grants, where to find funders and funding opportunities, how to write the components of a grant and how to submit a successful […]
Foundations in Restorative Practices
Today’s best thinking in leadership, education, and change management emphasize the need to create spaces where people feel seen, heard, and part of a community that cares. Whether you are a teacher, parent, principal, health care provider or authority figure, you can benefit from restorative practices. Over the course of this program, you’ll be part […]
Grant Writing Essentials
You have a lot on your plate. Between annual appeals, communications, virtual event planning and fundraising, you’re overwhelmed. And now you’ve been tasked with writing a grant and you don’t know where to start. Our online grant writing program can help! This interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a […]
Thesis Defense: Marc Michaud
Marc Michaud, a candidate for the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “Wireless Bone Density Measurement Instrument.”
Thesis Defense: Miranda Seixas
Miranda Seixas, a candidate for the Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled, “Investigating Environmental Drivers of Microbial Community Composition in Glacially Fed Lakes in the Arctic and Subarctic”. Contact miranda.seixas@maine.edu for a zoom link.
Saturday, August 8, 2026
No events on this day.
