Former House Speaker Michael Saxl at UMaine Thursday
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — Former Maine Speaker of the House Michael Saxl will visit the University of Maine on Thursday April 2 as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Program.
Saxl will spend the day at UMaine, meeting with students, faculty members and staff members.
The Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows Program, which began in the spring of 2006, 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 Policy 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.
News coverage possibilities exist during the 10:15-10:50 a.m. time frame, when Saxl will learn about UMaine’s Forest bioproducts Research Initiative, which involves the development of cellulosic ethanol; a biochemistry lab tour with Prof. Mary Rumpho from 11-11:40; and demonstrations related to tidal power research and UMaine’s New Media program between 2 and 3:30 p.m. Contact Joe Carr at 581-3571 or joecarr@maine.edu for schedule details.