Sally Curran ’02 will discuss “Advocating for Justice: Lawyers’ Roles in Social Change,” at 4 p.m. April 17 in Room 100 of the Donald P. Corbett Business Building. A 3:30 p.m. reception will precede the talk by the 2019 John M. Rezendes Visiting Scholar In Ethics. Curran, an attorney, is executive director of the Volunteer […]
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Harold Daniel, an associate professor of marketing in the Maine Business School, passed away April 11. More information is online. Memorial events are being planned on campus and in North Carolina.
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Editor’s note: Story updated April 24 More than 1,200 students showcased nearly 400 research and creative works at the 2019 UMaine Student Symposium held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on April 10. The fourth annual symposium provided an opportunity for the public to interact with student researchers and scholars as they viewed posters […]
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The University of Maine Canadian-American Center, along with the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center, will host presentations April 17 about the counterculture phenomenon of the 1960s. “Reconsidering the Counterculture 50 Years On,” will be held from noon–1:30 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. Presentations will be made by Stephen Hornsby, director […]
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The University of Maine’s Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center will show “They Shall Not Grow Old,” a documentary about British troops in World War I, 6–8 p.m. April 16 in Room 100, Nutting Hall. Director and producer Peter Jackson uses state-of-the-art technology to restore original archival footage of the men who were there. The […]
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The University of Maine Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will participate in and host the New England ASCE Regional Student Conference April 12–14. The event is one of 19 conferences held annually where students come together for a business meeting, professional/technical presentations, competitions, social activities and an awards banquet. The […]
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Suzanne Estler, former associate professor of higher education and Equal Opportunity director, passed away April 10. A celebration of Estler’s life will be held 2 p.m. May 18, at Wells Conference Center, according to her obituary. In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory may be made to the Suzanne E. Estler, Ph.D., Student Support […]
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Jack Ohman, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, is the 2019 Alan Miller Fund Visiting Journalist at the University of Maine on April 15–16. A free, public reception will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, April 15, at Wells Conference Center. At 5:30 p.m., Ohman will deliver a talk titled “Drawing the […]
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Two University of Maine researchers have been awarded fellowships to conduct studies in Acadia National Park as part of Second Century Stewardship, an initiative of the National Park Service and Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park. The 2019 research fellows from UMaine are Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow at the […]
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The University of Maine’s Franco American Centre is offering a Curriculum Development Workshop, open to all University of Maine System faculty and graduate students, from 1–4 p.m. April 15. Participants will receive a $250 stipend and will be reimbursed for travel. Led by Mark Richard, Libra Professor of History and Canadian Studies at the University […]
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