Four faculty and staff members have been named University of Maine Presidential Fellows in a new leadership program launched by President Joan Ferrini-Mundy to advance three themes tied to UMaine’s strategic plan — fostering learner success and research learning; research-practice partnerships; and telling the UMaine story. The themes for 2019–20 are designed to engender universitywide […]
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Morning Ag Clips, Boothbay Register, Turner Publishing and Centralmaine.com shared a news release about University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s guidelines for community gardens during the COVID-19 outbreak based on CDC recommendations. Community Garden Guidelines in the Time of Social Distancing includes recommendations for at-risk individuals, how to support social distancing, manage the numbers of gardeners, and […]
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Morning Ag Clips, Penobscot Bay Pilot and Daily Bulldog shared a news release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension offering free online farm coaching, help with stress management and communication, and problem-solving on the farm and within families. Farm Coaching: Supporting Relationships for Farm Success features resources for stress reduction, improved communication and family […]
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Maine AgrAbility will offer a free webinar for farmers examining increased stress due to the impacts of COVID-19, and available resources, from 1–2 p.m. May 20. Stress, Resilience, and Resources: Responding to the Impacts of COVID-19 on Farms webinar topics will include how people are managing multiple stressors, how communities are developing support systems, and […]
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The nonprofit Rural Aspirations Project will host a virtual launch for its new website, Community Learning for Maine (CL4ME) on Thursday, May 14 from 4–5 p.m. on Zoom. The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development helped develop the site, with associate professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle serving in an advisory role […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel shared a press release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension offering a free online overview about raising backyard poultry from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 11 via Zoom. Anyone interested in attending the event can register on the Extension website. For more information or to request a reasonable […]
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What can businesses learn from the military about making good decisions? Find out in this week’s episode of “The Maine Question.” Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the fast pace of the business world required companies to make good decisions quickly in order to survive and thrive. Maine Business School professors Nory Jones and John Mahon […]
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“In this together.” That’s the message that has resonated with the University of Maine student population and the University of Maine System through a most unusual spring semester. University Bookstore, located on the lower level of the Memorial Union, is doing what it can to help bring that message to support students through the Student […]
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The Advertiser Democrat reported on how staff from the University of Maine 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond participated in a coalition that helped deliver food to food pantries in Western Maine. Center staff transported food to Andover Food Pantry, Canton Food Pantry, Dixfield Food Pantry, GRAMPA Food Pantry in Mexico, Servant’s Heart Food […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering guidelines for community gardens during the COVID-19 outbreak based on CDC recommendations. Community Garden Guidelines in the Time of Social Distancing includes recommendations for at-risk individuals, how to support social distancing, manage the numbers of gardeners, and suggested changes for garden operations and routine maintenance during the growing season. […]
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