WVII (Channel 7) reported on several stress-relieving activities offered to University of Maine students during Finals Week. Activities include visiting therapy dogs at Folger Library and stuffing a plush moose or bear in the Memorial Union. “I think it kind of brings back a piece of childhood,” said Brittney Smith, student activities and events specialist. […]
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., members of the University of Maine community will pack between 20,000 and 30,000 meals for distribution to local food pantries on Jan. 23. The university recently was awarded a $1,800 grant from Iowa Campus Compact to aid the MLK Day of Service Community Partnership Project. The project is […]
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Organizers of TEDxUMaine are seeking talented and passionate students to speak during the spring 2016 event. The theme for this academic year’s TEDxUMaine conference is “Interconnectedness.” Interconnectedness is the worldview in which we see connections and relationships between different things. Interconnectedness can be found in all aspects of life including in nature, business, education, science, […]
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The Intensive English Institute, Counseling Center and the Undergraduate Program Curriculum Committee are among the latest programs to upgrade to the university’s new website template. The new umaine.edu and related pages debuted in late August. For more information on the UMaine website conversion, contact Mike Kirby at mike.kirby@maine.edu or 581.3744.
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The University of Maine’s fraternity Alpha Tau Omega is hosting its 5th annual Blue and Gold Christmas, a competition-based philanthropy event that collects toys, clothing items, books, nonperishable food and monetary donations for Crossroads Ministries, a resource center in Old Town, Maine that assists low-income families facing food insecurity and homelessness. “We wanted to make […]
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The University of Maine German Club — Deutscher Verein — will hold its annual traditional Weihnachtsmarkt, or Christmas market, at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Holiday treats — including cookies, stollen (holiday bread) and Gluhwein (alcohol-free mulled wine) — and traditional […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on a lecture and book signing by University of Maine student Nicole Maines and her father Wayne, director of safety and environmental management at UMaine. The Maines family is the subject of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amy Ellis Nutt’s book “Becoming Nicole: The Transformation […]
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Bangor Metro magazine published an article on the University of Maine wrestling club. Now in its third season, the club has about 20 members on its men’s team and two women, including Samantha Frank, according to the article. Frank of Windham wrestled in high school and was offered a college scholarship at another school to […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported fraternity pledges from the University of Maine were among 400 volunteers taking part in this year’s Solidarity Harvest. Now through Monday, they will be loading trucks with Thanksgiving baskets and delivering them to 1,200 families around the state, according to the report. “We’ve been stacking turkeys; we’ve been putting potatoes in […]
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Editor’s note: This is not a complete list; additions may be made. In an effort to give back to the community, several University of Maine groups are leading charitable efforts throughout the holiday season. The Black Bear Exchange, UMaine’s food pantry and clothing exchange, will provide Thanksgiving meals to its clients who will be in […]
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