Growing up in New York City, Zikomo Barr had no notion that he’d one day end up in Maine, pursuing a degree and career in post-secondary student affairs. “It’s not an industry or a field that you aspire to go into when you go to college. It’s something that you stumble upon or realize that […]
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Robert Dana, vice president for student life and dean of students at the University of Maine, spoke with WLBZ (Channel 2) about one of the people being honored at the annual “2 Those Who Care” awards. At the event, WLBZ honored five individual volunteers and two agencies for exceptional service to the community. One of […]
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The University of Maine’s Homecoming 2016 will be celebrated with several events on campus Friday through Sunday, Oct. 14–16. A special highlight this year will be the dedication of the Professor Michael H. Lewis Painting Studio in the Wyeth Family Studio Art Center on campus. The dedication event begins at noon Saturday, Oct. 15 in […]
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Beginning in mid-October, 25 Mexican students will be on campus for a four-week English language program, offered by the Intensive English Institute. This is the third program IEI has hosted for students participating in Mexico’s Proyecta 100,000 initiative, which provides government-sponsored scholarships to study English and pursue short-term academic work in the United States. The […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported hundreds of students gathered for a march on Oct. 5 at the University of Maine to raise awareness about domestic violence. “The different topics of respect, love, and kindness — which I believe are the core values with the fight against domestic violence — everyone is going to be marching thinking […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported members of the LGBTQ community at the University of Maine are preparing for a weeklong celebration beginning Oct. 11 to mark national Coming Out Day. Organizers told WABI it’s an opportunity to bring LGBTQ issues to the forefront, and that meetings in the Rainbow Resource Center on campus serve as strong […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a taco-eating contest at Margaritas restaurant in Orono between local police and firefighters and members of the University of Maine fraternity Kappa Sigma. The event was held as a benefit for Special Olympics Maine, WABI reported.
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Read transcript At the University of Maine, gifts can grow trees and the next generation of foresters. Meet Keith Kanoti, UMaine’s forest manager, and students Alexander Audet and Ben Thorne who gained hands-on experience this summer thanks to timber harvest from Green Endowment lands.
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The third annual March Against Domestic Violence will be at noon Wednesday, Oct. 5, on the Mall, sponsored by the MBS Corps in collaboration with numerous campus and community partners, including UMaine Athletics, Division of Student Life, Army ROTC, Student Women’s Association and Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance. Members of the UMaine community are encouraged to show […]
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In addition to the annual Engineering Job Fair in October and Career Fair in February, the University of Maine Career Center will host a new event, CareerFest, on Wednesday, Sept. 28. From 11 a.m.–3 p.m. employers will be on the Mall reviewing resumes and talking about best practices for interacting with recruiters, human resources professionals […]
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