Once again students from the Intensive English Institute were able to participate in the Earn-a-Bike program generously sponsored by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. Erik DaSilva hosted the event for us on campus and students learned how to ride safely and maintain their bikes. IEI and BCM hope to host another event on campus this […]
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Students from the Intensive English Institute participated in a UMaine tradition by taking part in the Maine Day of Service on Wednesday, April 30th. First, we joined the Honors College for the Maine Day Meal Packout. More than 53,000 meals were packed and are being distributed to food banks and shelters across the state. Next, […]
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Rehearsals for the 2025 International Dance Festival are underway! The performers are excited to showcase their cultural traditions on stage at the Collins Center for the Arts on February 22 with the usual matinee and evening performances. This year we have 14 groups performing, representing 12 countries. It is amazing to see the progress each […]
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In June, the students from the UMaine Intensive English Institute (IEI) visited Rogers Farm, one of several UMaine agricultural research stations. It was a day of experiential learning. Kate Garland, UMaine Horticultural Professional, and Christina Lannan, Rogers Farm Enrichment Coordinator, showed IEI students pigments and watercolors made with the garden elements. Students looked at treasure […]
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Hey all, I’m happy to report that the new Activities webpage is live! I have a few more days to get things ironed out before the start of the next session, but I think it looks pretty good so far! I’ve definitely got to figure out video on our theme. Videos can’t go full width […]
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Hi everyone! I’m Zhen and I’m the Activities Coordinator at the Intensive English Institute (IEI) at the UMaine! Now that UMaine has upgraded its website to WordPress, I want to make this the digital home of IEI’s activities! After moving from a plain email list to Google Groups to Facebook and Instagram to MailChimp, Mailerlite, […]
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This is a test to see how these posts work. I want to understand how they integrate into the website!
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