The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine community. Grants support up to 50 percent of expenses associated with cultural events that enhance the artistic, cultural and intellectual life of UMaine. The CA/DLS committee accepts applications four times a year. The next application deadline is Jan. 28 for […]
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Weather-based crop management tools are a strategy farmers can use to increase resilience to extreme weather. Farmers and service providers are invited to five sessions about using weather-based tools 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Augusta Civic Center, Howard Room. The free sessions, to be held during the Maine Agricultural Trades Show, are sponsored […]
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Applications are being accepted for the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellows program at the University of Maine. The program offers junior and senior humanities students the support needed to concentrate on coursework, develop research and creative projects, work collaboratively with others, participate in interdisciplinary humanities programs, and gain professional skills. Fellows attend, […]
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Kenda Scheele is serving as Interim Chief of Staff in the President’s Office, in addition to her duties as Assistant Vice President for Student Life and Senior Associate Dean of Students. Scheele has been a member of the UMaine community since 2001, and holds a Ph.D. and J.D. from the University of Nebraska. “We appreciate […]
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Maine corn grain growers saw their highest yields in the 2018 National Corn Growers Association yield contest, according to University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor Rick Kersbergen, who supervises the contest with UMaine Extension associate professor Caragh Fitzgerald. “2018 proved to be an exceptional year for corn growers,” Kersbergen says. “With a long, warm season […]
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The University of Maine Department of Art is accepting applications for the after-school ArtWorks! Program. The program for students in grades K–8 provides opportunities to explore art through hands-on experiences with a variety of visual media, as well as the history of art and viewing of artistic works. The five-week spring ArtWorks! sessions will be […]
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Agriculture producers and service providers are invited to a free session noon–3 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Augusta Civic Center, Arnold Room, to discuss building agricultural leadership capacity in Maine during the 2019 Maine Agricultural Trades Show. The purpose of the initial meeting is to develop a framework that supports producers and service providers in […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a strawberry school for commercial growers 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Augusta Civic Center, during the 2019 Maine Agricultural Trades Show. Topics include basic site requirements, site preparation, plant selection, care of young plants, nutrient management, pest management and business management. The $25 per person fee […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant, in partnership with York Adult Education, are offering a five-session winter workshop for people interested in building skills for effective meetings and group work. Participants will meet 3–7 p.m. Jan. 15 and 29, Feb. 12 and 26, and March 12 in the adult education classroom at […]
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Beginning Jan. 22, the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer spring courses for qualified high school students as part of UMaine’s early college programming. Students and parents are encouraged to contact Allison Small, Early College Programs coordinator, at 581.8004 or allison.small@maine.edu to learn more about the application process. Courses at the Hutchinson […]
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