Education and Human Development

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UMaine’s 214th Commencement set for May 14

Editor’s note: Story updated May 9. The 214th Commencement at the University of Maine will be held May 14 in Harold Alfond Sports Arena on campus. UMaine Commencement, held in two ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., is one of the largest graduation events in the state, with nearly 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students, […]

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Tips for attending UMaine’s 214th Commencement ceremonies

The University of Maine’s 2016 Commencement is May 14, with ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Alfond Sports Arena. Motorists in the Orono area will encounter heavier traffic than usual throughout much of the day. Guests attending the Commencement ceremonies should build in extra travel time due to possible road construction delays in […]

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Augusta native named Outstanding Graduating Student, centralmaine.com reports

Centralmaine.com published a University of Maine news release announcing Jade McGuire, of Augusta, was recently named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Education and Human Development. McGuire, an honors student majoring in elementary education, with a concentration in mathematics, will receive a bachelor’s degree with high honors at UMaine’s 214th Commencement May 14. […]

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Meet UMaine’s 2016 Outstanding Graduating Students

Eleven undergraduates have been named 2016 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Connor Smart, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School, and the 2016 salutatorian. The Outstanding Graduating Students will receive their degrees at UMaine’s 214th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 14. The other Outstanding Graduating […]

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Media cover Healthy High road race, sexual assault awareness walk

WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported on the ninth annual Healthy High 5k/10k and 1-mile run/walk at the University of Maine. About 700 people were expected to participate in the race that promotes health and wellness for members of the university and surrounding community. This year, UMaine’s Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence […]

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UMaine Humanities Center awards $10,000 to faculty grant projects

The University of Maine Humanities Center (UMHC) has awarded more than $10,000 to seven faculty grant projects, including several based in the community. Spring 2016 UMHC Faculty Grants were awarded to: Constant Albertson, associate professor of art, to support the new media component of her ceramic art project, “Coordinates of Collateral Damage.” Kirsten Jacobson, associate […]

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2016 Student Research Symposium April 27

The research of more than 500 undergraduate and graduate students will be highlighted in a daylong symposium April 27 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The 2016 UMaine Student Research Symposium will be held from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. The free public event is sponsored by UMaine Graduate Student Government and the Center for Undergraduate […]

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Education World cites UMaine in article on virtual classrooms

The University of Maine was mentioned in the Education World article, “More universities experiment with virtual classrooms, student avatars.” The article, which cites EdTech Magazine, stated about 80 campuses nationwide, including UMaine, are trying out a virtual classroom of avatars to prepare students who plan to teach. The lab in UMaine’s College of Education and […]

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Media report on Literacy Tea event in Bangor

WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the fourth annual Literacy Tea event held at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor. The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development co-sponsored the event that was organized by Literacy Volunteers of Bangor. Susan Bennett-Armistead, a professor of literacy education […]

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