An interview with UMaine professor of English Ken Norris, author and poet who teaches Canadian literature and creative writing, is currently featured in the “EXpats” section of the online journal “Poetry Quebec.” Norris discusses his writing, life and how he became enamored with Montreal and Quebec as a young man in 1971. Contact: George Manlove, […]
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The Weekly newspaper had notices from the Challenger Learning Center in Bangor about programs with UMaine connections. The first, a Space Day open house, was held recently and featured students from UMaine’s College of Engineering who demonstrated wireless robotic sensors. The second took note of the “Connecting Climate to Curriculum” program, which involves scientists in […]
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Nathan Godfried of the UMaine history faculty was quoted in a Lewiston Sun Journal story about Gordon Harris, 73, an Auburn man who was arrested in Mississippi as a Freedom Rider in 1961. Freedom Riders traveled to the Deep South to challenge segregation laws. Gottfried provided context about the Freedom Riders and the role they […]
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Comments from UMaine anthropology major Elizabeth Detwiler were included in a Bangor Daily News article about an upcoming performance by the group Penobscot Fiddles which will raise funds for scholarships to Maine Fiddle Camp. Detwiler, an Old Town resident, said she has been playing violin since she was 5 years old and enjoys participating in […]
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A 5K race and family fun walk Sunday, May 1 at the University of Maine is one of several fundraising activities two students have planned to raise money for children at a Ugandan orphanage.
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The Weekly newspaper has a preview of the upcoming HOPE Festival, which will take place Saturday at UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center. The UMaine festival sponsors include the Peace & Reconciliation Studies Program, the Women In Curriculum and Women’s Studies program, and student groups Maine Peace Action Committee, Sustainable Agriculture Enthusiasts, and Green Team. […]
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The University of Maine Phi Beta Kappa chapter’s annual initiation will take place Wednesday, April 27 at 3 p.m. in the McIntyre Room of Buchanan Alumni House.
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The Bangor Daily News this week reported on a 5K race May 1 organized by UMaine student and former Bangor High School track athlete Dee Wilbur to raise funds for an orphanage in Uganda. The race begins at 2 p.m. at the UMaine Student Recreation and Fitness Center. Wilbur took a year off between high […]
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Steve Barkan, professor of sociology, been elected to a three-year term as the Region I Representative on the Council of Alpha Kappa Delta, the international sociology honor society for undergraduate students. The Council meets annually the day before the beginning of the American Sociological Association conference in August. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Three University of Maine students were named winners of the 2011 Edith Patch Award at an Earth Day Reception honoring the life and legacy of the university’s first woman scientist. Vanessa Coats, Haley Viehman and Alyssa Freitag were honored for distinguished work they have done while at the University of Maine, and in recognition of […]
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