Student Life

Barker Comments in WLBZ Story About Women in the Sciences

Sharon Barker, director of the Women’s Resource Center at UMaine, was interviewed Wednesday by Bangor television station WLBZ during the 25th annual Expanding Your Horizons Conference, which was held at UMaine. Barker said numbers of females in many scientific fields are flat or dropping. The event, which is designed to help girls gain a broader […]

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UMaine Onward Information Sessions March 24

Contact: June Carter (207) 581-2312 or june.carter@umit.maine.edu ORONO — The University of Maine’s Onward Program, which helps people facing economic or academic challenges obtain four-year degrees, will host two information sessions on Thursday March 24. The sessions are scheduled for UMaine’s East Annex building from 2-4 p.m. and from 5-7 p.m.  Visitors will tour the […]

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America East Conference Awards Bodwell Center Philanthropy Grant

Contact: Lisa Morin, 581-4194 ORONO — The Newman’s Own Foundation, in conjunction with college basketball’s America East Conference, has awarded the University of Maine’s Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism an honorable mention award of $7,500 for its Welcome Weekend Day of Service. On the Welcome Weekend Day of Service, as many as 1,600 incoming […]

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Andover, Mass. Concert Previewed

The Andover (Mass.) Statesman previews a Wednesday March 19 concert featuring UMaine student performers.  The University Singers, under the direction of Prof. Dennis Cox, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Hall.  An admissions event for accepted North Shore-area students will precede the concert.

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Moriarity Talking About Camp Fair

Jesse Moriarity of the UMaine Foster Center for Student Innovation spoke today with Cumulus Radio News (WQCB – 106.5 – and other stations) for a story about the Wednesday March 9 summer camp fair, scheduled for UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center.  She will also appear Monday morning between 8 and 9 a.m. on three […]

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UMaine to Host Camp Fair March 9

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Several University of Maine units will join forces with the United Way of Eastern Maine to host a summer camp fair on Wednesday March 9 from 4-7 p.m. at UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center.  Similar to events in recent years at the Bangor Civic Center, the […]

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UMaine Athletics Gauging Fan Interest in Hockey Trips

The University of Maine athletics department is asking any Black Bear hockey fans who might be interested in joining a Fan Bus trip to either the Hockey East quarterfinals or championship tournament to send an email to goblackbears@yahoo.com or call (207) 581-4849. The site for the quarterfinals depends on UMaine’s seeding following this weekend’s conference […]

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‘The Bachelor’ Contestant Out Of The Running

The Portland Press Herald reports UMaine graduate Ashley Hebert was sent packing in Monday’s episode of “The Bachelor,” a reality television show. Hebert, 26, is a Madawaska native who is in dental school at the University of Pennsylvania. She was one of the final three women remaining on the show.

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Students Interviewed for Alternative Spring Break Story

UMaine students Greg Pease and Sean Campbell were interviewed for a Thursday WABI television story about alternative spring break activities that are taking students to various community service projects around the country.  Campbell is coordinating the UMaine program, which is described in more detail in a UMaine news release.

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