Howard Segal, a history professor at the University of Maine, attended the annual meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa Senate in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5 — the date America’s oldest scholastic honor society was founded at the College of William and Mary in 1776. Segal served as president of the University of Maine chapter […]
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Provost Jeff Hecker will lead three Academic Affairs Faculty Forums beginning this week. The first forum, Dec. 3, focuses on signature and emerging programs. All the Academic Affairs Faculty Forums will be from 3–4 p.m., 57 Stodder Hall. Two more forums are scheduled for Feb. 3 and March 31. In year three of the Blue […]
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University of Maine faculty and staff interested in organizing a campus cultural event are invited to an informational meeting Friday, Nov. 22, 12:25–1 p.m. in Coe Room at the Memorial Union. Learn about what types of programs are eligible for co-funding from the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Fund, as well as how to apply. Anyone […]
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Lucille Zeph, an associate professor of education and director of the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies at the University of Maine, attended the White House’s observance of the 50th anniversary of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. The event was held Nov. 15 to offer those involved in the intellectual […]
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Students in the University of Maine Intermedia MFA Program and the University of New Hampshire Department of Theatre and Dance will perform one play simultaneously at both universities by streaming audio and video, and using other technology, including social media. The universities will premiere the telematic multimedia performance piece “eStranged,” which is based on Albert […]
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Professor trains students in Beijing how to test motor proficiency of children with intellectual disabilities.
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University of Maine Dean of Education and Human Development William “Dee” Nichols recently received an Outstanding Alumni Award from Texas A&M University. Nichols and four other alumni were recognized at the 2013 College Awards Celebration, which was held by the College of Education and Human Development of Texas A&M University on Oct. 25. The Outstanding […]
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The Kenway Composite Materials Laboratory will be dedicated Friday, Nov. 15 at 3 p.m. at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. The lab is being named for Kenway Corporation, a third-generation family business in Augusta, Maine. Founded in 1947, the company produces fiberglass pleasure boats and composite, industrial components. Kenway […]
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Sachiko Akiyama, an artist with work currently on display at the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor, will give a gallery talk and answer questions at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at the museum. Akiyama creates sculptures — carved primarily from wood — that are often self-portraits. The artist will discuss the works […]
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Christina Adcock, a University of Maine professor of Canadian studies and history, has assembled the “Northern Nations, Northern Natures” international workshop Nov. 8–11 in Stockholm, Sweden. The workshop goal, according to Adcock, is “to explore transnational and comparative approaches to northern environmental history, including the history of boreal, subarctic, arctic and polar regions.” In addition […]
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