UMaine and Alumni Association to Offer Maine Studies Graduate Course; May 30 Opening Lecture Open to the Public
Contact: Bob Potts at (207) 581-2586
Orono, ME — The University of Maine Alumni Association and the UMaine Division of Lifelong Learning will team up to to present a graduate level course, Maine Politics and Public Policy, in conjunction with the 2008 UMaine Alumni Reunion Weekend.
The opening lecture is set for Friday, May 30 from 9-11 a.m.., and the course will continue online through July 18. The seminar examines contemporary issues confronting the state and the politics that surround them. Focus areas include Maine’s role in national affairs, its unique political environment, political parties and elections, the dynamics of the legislative, executive and judicial branches, the structure and operation of local governmental institutions, including regional governance, and the formulation and administration of state and local policies, especially taxing and spending policies.
The opening lecture, scheduled for UMaine’s Buchanan Alumni House, is free and open to the public. Those interested in attending only that lecture should register by calling (207) 581-1185.
Anyone interested in taking the entire course, the remainder of which will be presented online, must register through UMaine’s Division of Lifelong Learning by calling the Maine Graduate School at (207) 581-3219.
UMaine political science professors Ken Palmer and Mark Brewer, and public administration professors Ken Nichols and Tom Taylor, will teach the course.
Those who complete the course may apply the credit toward a Maine Studies Interdisciplinary Master’s Degree. For more information, contact the Maine Studies office at (207) 581-3147.