Year: 2004

Construction Management Students Place 2nd in Regional Competition

Contact: Nick Houtman, UMaine Dept. of Public Affairs, houtman@maine.edu,207-587-3777 ORONO– A student team from the University of Maine Construction Management program placed 2nd in the heavy highway division of the region one construction management competition held November 11-14 in Fairfield, New Jersey. Between 8 a.m. and midnight on the first day, the team assembled a […]

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UMaine Professor Kevin Boyle Honored by the Carnegie Foundation

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has named University of Maine Professor of Resource Economics and Policy Kevin Boyle the 2004 Maine Professor of the Year. The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) established the Professors of the Year Program in 1981.  […]

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Students to Create, Share Stories at Statewide Rally

Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761 ORONO– Upward Bound students from around the state will be at the University of Maine Nov-20-21 for the annual state rally. The approximately 175 high school students will be participating in a series of workshops, performances and activities reflecting the rally’s theme of “Story and Story Telling” and designed to […]

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Workshops Link Local Food Producers, Retailers and Farmers

Contact: Andrew Files, Dept. of Resource Economics and Policy, 207-581-3108, andrew.files@umit.maine.edu ORONO–University of Maine researchers will host a series of workshops in December and January on creating networks to improve community marketing of locally grown foods. In eight workshops throughout the state, they will meet with farmers, food producers and retailers to discuss opportunities to […]

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UMaine, Hampden Academy Symphonic Bands to Perform Nov. 17 at MCA

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Symphonic Band will share the stage at the Maine Center for the Arts Nov. 17 with Hampden Academy musicians as UMaine Director of Bands Curvin Farnham presents the fall symphonic band concert. Hampden Academy’s symphonic band will open the program at 7:30 p.m. […]

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Veteran’s Day Ceremony to Commemorate 1943 UMaine Army Unit

Contact: Steve Adam, (207) 581-2262; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — A special Veteran’s Day memorial ceremony will be observed Thursday, Nov. 11 at the University of Maine to commemorate the addition of newly discovered names of World War II casualties who attended UMaine in 1943 as part of a specialized U.S. Army training program. […]

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UMaine Business School to Host Open House Nov. 17

Contact: Richard Grant, 581-1973 ORONO — The University of Maine Business School invites the public to an open house Nov. 17 to learn more about its business graduate programs, which could be tickets to new career opportunities. Some of the business school faculty members will be on hand from 5-7 p.m. in the Donald P. […]

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UMaine Touted as Economic Engine as Conference Takes Up Business Climate

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — As the state of Maine struggles to replace its withering manufacturing-based economy and stem the flow of young people to out-of-state jobs, UMaine interim President Robert A. Kennedy stresses the importance of the university as an economic engine driving job creation and spawning economic research to help […]

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Coverage Details Related to Tuesday’s Bob Kerrey Lecture at UMaine

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Bob Kerrey, the former Nebraska governor and U.S. Senator who currently serves as president of New School University in New York City, will visit the University of Maine on Tuesday, Nov. 9.  In an 11 a.m. appearance at the Maine Center for the Arts, Kerrey will deliver […]

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UMaine Canada Week Celebrates Canadian-American Center’s 25th Anniversary

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — In celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary, the University of Maine Canadian-American Center will focus its annual Canada Week activities on assessing the state of Canadian studies in the United States. Planned in conjunction with UMaine’s annual International Week, Nov. 8-12, Canada Week will take a retrospective look […]

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