The University of Maine will host two events that will provide students opportunities to network with people who work in outdoor recreation and learn more about jobs in the state’s growing outdoor industries Feb. 22–23.
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development recognized 457 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2020 semester. The list includes students from across Maine and 16 other states, as well as six countries other than the U.S. Due to the unusual and challenging circumstances faced this semester amid the […]
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Lauren Jacobs, a lecturer of outdoor leadership at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, spoke to the Southern Forecaster about the importance of staying active during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The College of Education and Human Development’s online graduate programs once again rank among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.
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The Associated Press, WVII (Channel 7), Q106.5 FM and other outlets reported that a group of University of Maine students in the outdoor leadership program have created a website that teachers can use to plan outdoor lessons and learning activities for K–12 students.
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Students in the University of Maine’s outdoor leadership program have created a website that K–12 teachers can use to plan outdoor lessons and activities.
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SHAPE America, the Society for Health and Physical Educators, has recognized recent University of Maine graduate Walker Thomas of Sidney, Maine as an outstanding future professional.
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Karen Keim, director of the Maine Educational Opportunity Center and Maine Educational Talent Search at the University of Maine, about the economic impact of the pandemic on college students across the state.
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Lauren Jacobs, University of Maine lecturer of outdoor leadership, was interviewed in a Bangor Daily News story about cold-weather outdoor activities and the benefits of simply being outside and enjoying nature.
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Lauren Jacobs, University of Maine lecturer in outdoor leadership, and Darren Ranco, associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Programs, about efforts to enhance diversity and inclusion in UMaine’s outdoor leadership programs, and about the need to acknowledge Indigenous lands.
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