State Sen. John Martin at UMaine Wednesday
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — State Sen. John Martin (D-Eagle Lake) will visit the University of Maine on Wednesday, March 22 as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Program.
Martin will spend the afternoon at UMaine, meeting with students, faculty members and staff members.
The Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows program, which is new this year, brings Maine elected officials and senior policymakers to UMaine for intensive one-day programs through which they can learn more about UMaine, the Margaret Chase Smith Center, and the work of the university’s faculty members and students. It is also intended to provide opportunities for UMaine students to have access to high-level public officials, through whom they can learn more about government and the development of public policy.
Martin, who was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1964, served ten terms as Speaker of the House. He is a UMaine graduate and a member of the University of Maine at Fort Kent faculty.
News coverage possibilities include a lunch meeting with UMaine students from 12 noon-1 p.m. in Memorial Union’s Bumps Room and a 1:15-1:55 p.m. tour of UMaine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center. A full schedule is available upon request.