The College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture announced that Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor of terrestrial paleoecology, Kelly Jaksa, lecturer and coordinator of the Bachelor of Social Work program, and Brian McGill, professor of biological sciences, have been recognized with faculty awards for 2020. Gill received the Outstanding Public Service Award, Jaksa was recognized with […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy has appointed a 30-member Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to advise campus leadership and report on institutional efforts and actions to ensure inclusive excellence. The President’s Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is co-chaired by Kimberly Whitehead, chief of staff to the President, and Susan McKay, founding director […]
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The Machias Valley News Observer interviewed Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, in an article about how senior citizens can deal with mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Maintain daily contact. That’s the most important factor,” he said, adding that “I encourage everyone to take control of their life […]
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University of Maine alumnae were among those honored on Thursday, May 14 as County Teachers of the Year by the Maine Department of Education and Educate Maine. Of the educators recognized, eight have degrees from UMaine: Cumberland County Teacher of the Year: Cindy Soule, B.S. in social work Franklin County Teacher of the Year: Melissa […]
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A new fellowship offers tuition reimbursement for returning Peace Corps volunteers interested in earning their Master of Social Work from the University of Maine. UMaine partnered with the Paul D. Coverdell Program to offer three renewable scholarships covering up to 24 credits of full-time tuition per year to returning Peace Corps volunteers. Additional credits will […]
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The latest episode of “The Maine Question” asks, what are the challenges and opportunities that come with being the oldest state in the nation? Every day in the United States, about 10,000 people turn 65. Nowhere is that aging trend more profound than in the state of Maine. But reaching that milestone age is a […]
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Hilary Thibodeau, a master of social work student at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Portland Press Herald titled “Adding barriers to employment would hurt asylum seekers, Maine communities.”
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The School of Social Work at the University of Maine will offer an online information session about the Master of Social Work program 5:30–7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. People interested in learning more about the fall 2020 program are invited to attend. The session will cover the application process and on-campus and distance learning options […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered the 14th annual Clinical Geriatrics Colloquium at the University of Maine on Oct 28. This year’s event focused on innovations in dementia care. “Maine is the oldest state in the nation based on median age, and we are the most rural state in the nation,” said Lenard […]
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Elizabeth DePoy, a professor of social work and interdisciplinary disability studies at the University of Maine, was featured in the “Ask the Experts” section of the WalletHub study, “2019’s Best & Worst Cities for People with Disabilities.” “[Financial] challenges are diverse but for me are linked to discrimination, institutional practices, and paternalims, perhaps unintended by […]
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