The University of Maine at Machias will premiere the documentary film “When the Chevy Breaks (How Small Towns Fix Big Problems)” at 6:30 p.m. April 24 at the Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, call 207.255.1342. The documentary, filmed last […]
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Employees are invited to join President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, senior administrators and members of the campus community at the 2019 Employee Recognition and Awards Luncheon on April 23. The event, which will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Wells Conference Center, honors the commitment and achievements of University of Maine employees and University of […]
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Janet May, coordinator of transition and adults in the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies at the University of Maine, is the 2019 recipient of the Steve Gould Award. The annual award is presented to members of the UMaine community who have, by their conduct, demonstrated superior qualities of unselfishness and compassion in the […]
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The College of Education and Human Development will hold its annual recognition ceremony April 22 at Wells Conference Center. Those being recognized include more than 80 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and staff. Individual undergraduate student award winners: Vincent Eze, Outstanding International Student in the College of Education and Human Development Grace […]
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The University of Maine was well represented at the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, April 11–14, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Emily Blackwood (M.S. student in the Climate Change Institute and IPh.D. student) chaired a session, “Advances in Heritage Preservation,” and presented a paper, “Reconstructing the Ostra Collecting Site Using Virtual Reality.” Kit […]
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The University of Maine is mourning the loss of four longtime community members. Judy Hanscom served as an instructor and lecturer in the College of Education and Human Development from 2003–17. She earned three degrees from UMaine. Hanscom passed away April 6 at the age of 71. Suzanne Estler joined the UMaine community in 1984. […]
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The University of Maine will host two presentations by astrophysicist Grant Tremblay April 18 and 19. Tremblay, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and native Maine resident, will present “Light from the Void: NASA’s Once and Future Great Observatories” April 18 as part of the Emera Astronomy Center’s Science Lecture Series. The 7 […]
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Harold Daniel, an associate professor of marketing in the Maine Business School, passed away April 11. More information is online. Memorial events are being planned on campus and in North Carolina.
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The University of Maine’s Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center will show “They Shall Not Grow Old,” a documentary about British troops in World War I, 6–8 p.m. April 16 in Room 100, Nutting Hall. Director and producer Peter Jackson uses state-of-the-art technology to restore original archival footage of the men who were there. The […]
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Two of the University of Maine’s top employee awards have been awarded to Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) administrative specialist Sheri Hill, and National Poetry Foundation and University of Maine Press publications specialist Betsy Rose. Hill will receive the 2019 Outstanding Classified Employee Award. Rose will receive the 2019 Outstanding Professional Employee Award. The […]
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