Campus Announcements

CEAC accepting nominations for 2019 Outstanding Classified Employee Award

The University of Maine’s Classified Employees Advisory Council (CEAC) seeks nominations for the 2019 Outstanding Classified Employee Award. The award recognizes classified employees’ exceptional service and dedication to UMaine, increasing the campus community’s awareness of the indispensable contributions that represented and nonrepresented classified employees make to the quality, diversity and overall mission of the university. […]

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McGillicuddy Humanities Center to host 2019 Bangor Humanities Day

The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine will host the annual Bangor Humanities Day at various locations March 2 with a reception March 1. To celebrate the humanities with the Greater Bangor community, free events for participants of all ages will be offered at venues including the University of Maine […]

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Women’s History Month begins with intergenerational conversation

“Girl Talk: An Inter-Generational Conversation” will kick off Women’s History Month at the University of Maine noon-1:30 p.m. March 1 in the Bangor Room of Memorial Union. The conversation will recognize 2019 as the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment that granted some — but of course, and significantly, not all — women […]

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UMaine’s School of Performing Arts presents ‘Into the Woods’

The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts brings Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s popular musical “Into the Woods” to Orono for a two-week run beginning March 1 at Hauck Auditorium. Audiences will have seven opportunities to catch the modern classic on the Hauck stage: 7:30 p.m. March 1, 2, 8 and 9; 2 p.m. […]

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King Chair lecturer Adam Barr to moderate public discussion, host TV writing workshop

Lewiston native Adam Barr, a Los Angeles-based, Emmy Award-winning television writer and executive producer of “Will & Grace,” will moderate a public discussion on how television can adapt to changing attitudes and social concerns from 5:30–7 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Orono High School library. Made possible through the University of Maine/Orono High School Humanities […]

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UMaine Extension’s free wild blueberry conference slated for Feb. 28

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a free wild blueberry conference 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Black Bear Inn, 4 Godfrey Drive, Orono. The snow date is March 4. Topics will include management updates on diseases, pollinators and weeds; ideas about precision agriculture, post-harvest quality, and blueberry fertility; and insight into food […]

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Irish ensemble, Motown show among March events at CCA

March events at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts will include “Peg + Cat Live!”, Irish and Motown music groups and more, all part of the 2018–19 season. “Peg + Cat Live!” will be at 7 p.m. March 8. Based on the Emmy Award-winning PBS Kids show “Peg + Cat,” this musical […]

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UMaine to host Fresh Check Day on Feb. 26

The University of Maine will host Fresh Check Day, an expo-style mental health promotion and suicide prevention event, from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Feb. 26 in the North Pod of Memorial Union. A concept created by the Jordan Porco Foundation, the free event is designed to bring the campus community together to “check in” on the […]

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Traffic being diverted to Gym Drive Feb. 22

On Feb. 22, traffic on Long Road between Memorial Gym and Corbett Hall will be diverted to Gym Drive as Facilities Management crews continue emergency repairs to a water main break in the vicinity. Because of the construction, pedestrian traffic is prohibited near the Fighting Black Bear statue. For questions, call 581.4400.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration rescheduled for March 2

The 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP and the University of Maine Division of Student Life, will be held March 2 at Wells Conference Center on campus. The event was originally scheduled for Jan. 21, but was postponed due to inclement weather. The family-friendly event […]

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