Bethel Citizen reports on outdoor leadership class
The Bethel Citizen reported on students from the University of Maine Outdoor Leadership program learning about the history of the Inland Woods + Trails.
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Kelsey Stoyanova: Two-time UMaine alum and current graduate student named 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year
Kelsey Stoyanova remembers when it hit her that she’d been named 2022 Maine Teacher of Year. It was when she was entering the gym at Hampden’s Reeds Brook Middle School for an assembly where the big announcement was taking place.
Read moreThe Maine Question: What career opportunities exist in the outdoor recreation industry?
Maine is known as Vacationland to lovers of outdoor recreation from around the world. An industry grew out of Mainers’ and tourists’ passion for hiking, biking, kayaking, skiing and other outside pastimes, and it generates $3 billion in economic activity for the state. The Outdoor Leadership program at UMaine was created to take advantage of this opportunity.
Read moreMark R. Shibles Jr., son of first dean of the College of Education, passes away
The son of the first dean of the University of Maine College of Education, Mark R. Shibles Jr., passed away August 24 at the age of 83.
Read moreTwo UMaine alums are Maine Teacher of the Year finalists
Penobscot County Teacher of the Year Kelsey Stoyanova and Waldo County Teacher of the Year Hillary Hoyt, both graduates of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, have been named finalists for 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year.
Read moreCollege of Education and Human Development Dean’s List, Spring 2021
The University of Maine recently announced Dean’s List honors for the spring 2021 semester. In the College of Education and Human Development, 369 students were recognized for making the Dean’s List. Honorees include students from across the state of Maine, as well as 18 other states and six countries other than the U.S. Due to […]
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UMaine-led grant helps Maine schools implement behavioral support framework
More than 4,000 students across Maine are now receiving Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) thanks to intensive professional development provided by University of Maine College of Education and Human Development experts supported by a grant from the Maine Department of Education.
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Carole Goldberg: UMaine grad reflects on long career in education, retail, and sexual harassment and assault response services
Carole Goldberg had a distinguished career at Yale University, where she worked for 25 years. She was founding director of the SHARE (Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Education) Center at Yale and served as assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. Before that she traveled the world, first as a teacher and later as a successful retail manager.
Read morePenny Bishop named dean of College of Education and Human Development
Penny Bishop, a professor of education and former associate dean at the University of Vermont, has been named dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, effective July 1.
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College of Education and Human Development achieves CAEP accreditation
The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) has granted initial-licensure accreditation to the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine.
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