Edniesha Curry, assistant coach of the University of Maine men’s basketball team, was a recent guest on the “90% Mental” podcast. Curry, the lone woman coaching men’s basketball at the Division I level, told interviewer Grant Parr, a mental performance coach, that mental toughness means “having an unbreakable faith in yourself.”
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WVII (Channel 7) covered the University of Maine Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s presentation of a check for $3,026 and more than 1,000 nonperishable food items to the Black Bear Exchange on-campus food pantry. The student-athletes collected the food during the “America East Food Frenzy,” a conferencewide drive held each semester, according to the report.
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The Penobscot Times reported that University of Maine student Julia Van Steenberghe of Old Town was crowned Miss Maine USA on Nov. 10 in South Portland. She will represent the state in 2020 in the televised national Miss USA pageant. Van Steenberghe is a Presidential Scholar at UMaine, double majoring in elementary education and child […]
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Editor’s note: This is not a complete list; additions may be made. Several University of Maine groups are leading charitable efforts to give back to the community throughout the holiday season. The Black Bear Exchange, UMaine’s food pantry and clothing exchange, will provide Thanksgiving meals to families in need. Registration is open until Nov. 21, […]
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Events at the University of Maine were mentioned in a Bangor Daily News roundup of things to do in eastern Maine the weekend of Oct. 26–27. The article mentioned the School of Performing Arts production of “Rumors,” a classic farce by Neil Simon, as well as Homecoming. The BDN cited the football game with tailgating, […]
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The University of Maine will celebrate Homecoming 2019 with several events on campus Friday through Sunday, Oct. 25–27. Homecoming weekend kicks off Friday afternoon with tours of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at 1 p.m. and Emera Astronomy Center at 2 p.m. The Maine Heritage Lecture, “Protecting Wabanaki Basketmaking Traditions Threatened by an Invasive […]
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Bangor’s Classic Rock Station I-95 (95.7 FM) advanced University of Maine Homecoming events slated Oct. 25–27, including the UMaine football game vs. William & Mary and the annual UMaine Alumni Association Craft Fair and Maine Marketplace. More information about Homecoming is online.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported University of Maine Athletics and Bangor Savings Bank announced a five-year partnership. A celebration was held at Bangor Savings Bank’s Hamlin Way location, and the bank is now the lead sponsor of UMaine sports, according to WABI. “I think there are lots of ways for students to be engaged with Bangor […]
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The University of Maine’s sixth annual March Against Domestic Violence will begin at noon Wednesday, Oct. 2 on the Mall in front of Fogler Library. The Maine Business School (MBS) Corps sponsors the march. Partners are Title IX Student Services, Student Life, UMaine Athletics, UMaine Army ROTC, Rising Tide Center, Partners for Peace, and other […]
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University of Maine Athletics and the Maine Education Association want to thank UMaine faculty and staff members by providing discounted ticket pricing for the 7 p.m. Sept. 14 football game against Towson University. The Black Bears are coming off the best season in program history in which they captured the Colonial Athletic Association title before […]
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