UMaine News

ORONO — Kristopher Cooper of Winthrop has been named valedictorian of the University of Maine Class of 2011.  The salutatorian is Rachel Ann Ventrealla of Fayette.  Both will graduate during UMaine’s 209th commencement, scheduled for Saturday May 7 at Alfond Arena.

ORONO — At least four University of Maine faculty members are joining the growing open textbook movement, and have or are publishing new texts that are available free online or in low-cost print and digital formats. Steve Barkan, sociology professor and chair of the Sociology Department, recently published “Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World” […]

As part of “The Month of the Young Child” celebration, the University of Maine Museum of Art will host a concert for kids and their parents with Maine artist “Mr. Harley” on Saturday, April 30 at 1 p.m. The concert is free and caps off a month of activities focused on early childhood education at […]

On Tuesday, April 26, Hudson Museum will present Michael McCormick, the Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History at Harvard University, whose research and teaching focuses on the archaeology and history of the fall of the Roman Empire and the origins of medieval civilization.

The University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor invites members of the public to its free ART@NOON gallery talk and tour Thursday, April 21, hosted by UMMA Education Coordinator Gina Platt. She’ll discuss Brian Shure’s exhibition “Shadow Play,” in addition to Nancy Murphy Spicer’s interactive exhibition “Hanging Drawings.” Contact: Kathryn Jovanelli, (207) 561-3350

ORONO — A new Princeton Review guide ranks the University of Maine as one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges and universities.

Members of the UMaine community — students, faculty members and staff members alike — may avail themselves of an opportunity to safely dispose of unused prescription medicines on Wednesday, April 27, Maine Day at UMaine.

UMaine’s annual employee coffee breaks have been scheduled for the last week in April.  A gathering for those who work at night is scheduled for 9-10 p.m. Wednesday April 27 at Wells Conference Center.  A morning coffee break is set for 7-9 a.m. Thursday April 28 at the same location.  Brief recognition events are scheduled […]

Contact Joe Carr at 207-581-3571 Saturday’s Bangor Daily News included a report about a Friday evening ceremony at UMaine’s Collins Center for the Arts, welcoming home Maine’s 1136th Transportation Company. The unit, with 173 Maine National Guard solders, was deployed to Afghanistan for ten months.  Sen. Olympia Snowe, Sen. Susan Collins and Gov. Paul LePage […]

Contact: Gretchen Gfeller, 581-1696 Fogler Library will be open beyond its normal hours April 27 through May 6 to accommodate student final exams. Exams period hours are: Wednesday, April 27, 8 a.m. – Thursday, April 28, 2:30 a.m.; Thursday, April 28, 8 a.m.  – Friday, April 29, 2:30 a.m.; Friday, April 29, 8 a.m.  – […]