UMaine graduate Ashley Underwood continues to appear on the hit reality series “Survivor: Redemption Island” and is staying under the radar, according to a Waterville Sentinel column written by Zach Dionne, another UMaine alum. Dionne is writing a weekly column while Underwood, a nursing major and former UMaine women’s basketball player, continues to remain on […]
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WABI Television provided coverage of Wednesday’s camp fair at UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center. The Division of Student Affairs and Foster Center for Student Innovation partnered with the United Way of Eastern Maine to stage the event, which provided opportunities for area youngsters and their parents to learn about summer camp activities.
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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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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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ORONO — More than 500 middle school girls, from all over Maine, will attend the 25th Expanding Your Horizons conference at the University of Maine on Wednesday March 9. The conference features a series of hands-on workshops presented by women from UMaine’s faculty and staff. Activities begin at 9:30 a.m. Reporters covering the conference are […]
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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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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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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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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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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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