Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Recognizing existing faculty strength in academic areas related to policy and international affairs, the University of Maine has created a new interdisciplinary structure to foster and encourage increased collaboration and scholarly activity in those fields. The School of Policy and International Affairs (SPIA) will be formally unveiled […]
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Contact: Corey Pickett, 207-789-5803 LINCOLNVILLE, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension’sTanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, an organization that workswith more than 3,000 Maine young people every year, has been granted anational accreditation from the American Camp Association. Accreditedcamps must meet more than 300 standards and safety guidelines set forthby the ACA, going beyond […]
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Contact: Steve Johnson, 207-764-3361; Pamela Hickey, 207-764-3361 Caribou, ME — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the2007 Maine Potato Conference on January 24 and 25 at the Caribou Innand Convention Center. Registration at the door is $7 per day, or $12for both days; no preregistration is necessary. For more informationcontact Pamela Hickey at 207-764-3361 […]
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Contact: Mazie Hough, 581-1225; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program has announced its spring lunchtime lecture series, which covers a range of topics from women’s rights to education, with student speakers and faculty from the Orono campus and other universities. All lectures are free and open […]
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Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860 ORONO — The Socialist and Marxist Studies’ Spring 2007 Lecture Series at the University of Maine once again takes up a host of thought-provoking questions and controversial issues, ranging from domestic politics and oil profits to immigration policies and college students. Philosophy Professor Doug Allen, coordinator of Marxist-Socialist Studies program, says […]
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Contact: John Bear Mitchell, 581-1417; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Since 1935, members of Maine’s Native American Indian tribes have been offered free tuition at the University of Maine, but historically, very few have taken advantage of the offer. In the last 20 years, 402 Native American students from 23 tribes nationwide have graduated from […]
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Contact: Karen Cole, 581-4704 ORONO — The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts has announced its spring 2007 music, performance and dance events scheduled at Minsky Recital Hall or Hauck Auditorium. Admission is $6 and UMaine students are admitted free with a MaineCard, unless otherwise noted. Exceptions may occur. For more information, please call […]
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Contact: Edwin Nagy, 581-2981; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Never let it be said engineering students are all about just mathematics, mechanics and structural theory. The University of Maine Engineering Art Club, unveiling its third annual “Art by Engineers” competitive art exhibit Feb. 5, is offering a glimpse of just how creative engineers can be. […]
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Contact: Amy Witt, 207-780-4205 PORTLAND — Maine citizens and visitors can learn more about one of the state’s greatest resources by joining the Maine Tree Club, an educational project designed for people of all ages to learn about trees. The club is organized by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Maine Forest Service, and the […]
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Contact: Tai Cheng, 581-3155 George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine is offering a unique travel-study course this spring on China, a 6,000-year-old country of 1.3 billion people that has transformed itself in less than 30 years from a third world communist nation to an increasingly capitalistic superpower. The course, available to current […]
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