The University of Maine Concert Band will hold its inaugural “Concert for a Cause” on March 29 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The band, directed by Philip Edelman, will headline an evening of music, fundraising and storytelling beginning at 7 p.m. Edelman says the idea for the concert came from his students who […]
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An interactive immersion program called Tunnel of Oppression will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. March 29 in the Memorial Union. The program, featuring skits, videos and visual aids is designed to give participants experiences related to religious oppression, sexual assault and mental health disorders; and discrimination based on race, sexual orientation and nationality or culture. […]
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University of Maine men’s ice hockey head coach Dennis “Red” Gendron has signed a second two-year contract extension, UMaine Interim Athletics Director Jim Settele announced today. The terms of the extension, which runs through June 30, 2021, remain unchanged from the current contract. Gendron has been UMaine head coach since May 2013, leading the Black […]
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A section of Rangeley Road will be closed May 13 through Aug. 30 during the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Rangeley and Park Street by the Maine Department of Transportation. During this time, Munson and Long roads will be the best routes to use to reach the UMaine Police Department, Facilities Management and […]
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Enzo Traverso, the Susan and Barton Winokur Professor in the Humanities at Cornell University, will speak March 29 at the University of Maine. Traverso’s talk, “Burdens of the Past: The Age of Left-Wing Melancholia,” will begin at 4 p.m. in the Allen and Sally Fernald APPE space at the IMRC Center in Stewart Commons. Refreshments […]
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The University of Maine will celebrate Diversity Week with a series of events March 26–30. Highlights of Diversity Week include a public talk by politician Emily Cain on women who will run in 2018, panel discussions on feminism and the new immigrant experience, a lunch-and-learn on the misrepresentation of multicultural characters in film, diversity and […]
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The UMaine Business Challenge presented by Business Lending Solutions, Maine’s largest college business plan competition, has announced this year’s finalists. The seven-year-old competition is open to student entrepreneurs from Maine colleges or universities with businesses headquartered, or soon to be headquartered, in the state. Vying for more than $20,000 in cash and prizes, the students […]
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Maine Community Energy Advocates, a student-led organization, seeks to increase support for community-based sustainable energy and energy efficiency programs in the state by establishing a new specialty license plate. The project has been approved by the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and 2,000 pre-orders are needed to prove sufficient interest for the plates to go […]
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Barbara Kates, a community organizer for Maine-Wabanaki REACH, will speak March 27 at the University of Maine. Kates’ presentation, “Truth, Healing and Change in the Land of the Dawn,” will be held 4–6 p.m. in the Coe Room of the Memorial Union. The discussion will include how to work toward change in the relationship between […]
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Are you interested in installing solar swimming pool heaters? How about working in a yarn shop that supports sustainable fiber farming? People considering a career, internship or volunteer opportunities in the environmental sector are invited to the Green Jobs Forum from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at the Bangor Public Library. Several businesses […]
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