The 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Celebration, co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area NAACP and the University of Maine Division of Student Life, will be held Jan. 15 at Wells Conference Center on campus. The family-friendly event will celebrate King’s life and legacy, inspiration, dedication to diversity and social commitment. It will feature […]
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For his first year of college, Liam Reading of Bangor, Maine attended a school outside northern New England. He soon realized he preferred his home state and discovered he had access to even more resources at the University of Maine. Now Reading is pursuing a major in studio art and minor in art history at […]
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The University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center has been designated as an American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim facility, making it one of only four organizations in Maine to offer this official skills-based curriculum. The UMaine Aquatics program joins two other official Learn-to-Swim facilities in Farmington and one in Portland in offering the curriculum approved […]
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Boston Spirit magazine cited the Maine Campus student newspaper for a report on the University of Maine’s annual Gay Thanksgiving potluck dinner. The event, which is run by UMaine’s LGBTQ Services and Wilde Stein: Queer Straight Alliance, is an annual tradition on campus, especially for students who don’t feel comfortable going home for the holidays, […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland) reported the Penobscot Nation flag is flying over the University of Maine during Native American Heritage Month. The Nov. 15 flag-raising event honored contributions and accomplishments of indigenous staff, faculty and students at UMaine and recognized the campus is on Penobscot Nation land and waterways, according […]
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The University of Maine’s Native American Programs and the Office of Multicultural Student Life will celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a flag raising ceremony Nov. 15. The ceremony will begin at noon on the Mall in front of Fogler Library. A reception and discussion hosted by Darren Ranco, associate professor of anthropology and director […]
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University of Maine students Jacob Hall, Megan Howes, Stan Small and Brenton Wilson won $500 for the Eco Pal app they created at the America East civic hackathon Nov. 4–5 in Boston. The UMaine team — challenged to help people and groups use energy and natural resources more efficiently — developed an app that provides […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the University of Maine’s annual American and POW flag raising on the Mall by Army and Navy ROTC to kick off a week of events to coincide with Veterans Day. The activities are coordinated by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the 30th annual Culturefest held at the University of Maine. UMaine’s Office of International Programs and International Student Association hosted the daylong celebration that featured international cultural exhibits, food, children’s activities, a style show and performances. The family-friendly event is free and open to the public, […]
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The University of Maine will recognize veterans with a week of events to coincide with Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The activities are coordinated by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and UMaine Veterans Association. UMaine Veterans Week activities will begin at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 6 with the annual American and […]
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