Contemporary musician Phill Niblock will give two performances at IMRC at 7 p.m., March 27–28, as part of the Spring 2014 Visiting Artist Series of the Intermedia MFA Program. Information about the performances is featured on the New Music World website.
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Administrative Specialists Deborah Grant from the Department of Political Science and Janice Bacon from the Department of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development are the recipients of the 2014 Outstanding Classified Employee Award of the University of Maine Classified Employee Advisory Council (CEAC). The annual CEAC award recognizes exceptional service by UMaine classified employees […]
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A University of Maine Cooperative Extension tractor and farm machinery safety course will be held 5–7 p.m. five consecutive Tuesdays beginning Tuesday, April 15, at Ingraham’s Equipment, 3 Knox Ridge South, Knox. This class is designed for youth ages 14–16 to earn federal certification to operate farm machinery as part of their employment. It is […]
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The Great Maine Bike Swap is coming to the University of Maine Sunday, April 13, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Organized by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, the event brings hundreds of bikes in all price ranges to the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The admission fee is $3 for adults; free for UMaine students and children […]
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University of Maine music professor Anatole Wieck and Bangor Symphony Orchestra violinist Sascha Zaburdaeva will perform with guests Pierre Henri Xuereb and Jean-Louis Haguenauer at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Minsky Recital Hall. Born in Latvia, Wieck also conducts the University Orchestra. The violinist and viola player earned his degrees, including his doctorate, at […]
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“Living with Acquired Brain Injury” offering the latest information on research, innovation and services is the focus of a daylong conference Friday, March 28 at the University of Maine. The free public conference, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. in Wells Conference Center, is offered through a community-university partnership by UMaine and the Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council […]
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The third-annual Summer Camp Fair for Kids scheduled for March 12, which was postponed last week is now rescheduled for tomorrow night, March 19, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus. More than 60 summer camps from throughout Maine are expected to participate in […]
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A video of the recent Wyeth Family Heritage Lecture by Dr. David Pariser of Concordia University is on the University of Maine Department of Art website. In his lecture titled “The Juvenile Work of World-Class Artists,” Pariser discusses his research involving development of childhood graphic skills in gifted children.
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The University of Maine, one of four recipients of the 2014 Gold Star Standards of Excellence awards from the Maine Tobacco-Free College Network, will be recognized at a ceremony March 19 in Bangor. Following the ceremony, a peer-to-peer tobacco-free college workshop will focus on successes and challenges of adopting, implementing and enforcing tobacco-free campus policies.
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The 27th Expanding Your Horizons conference at the University of Maine on March 13 for middle school girls has been canceled because of weather. Schools are encouraged to contact Sharon Barker, director of the UMaine Women’s Resource Center to arrange individual campus visits. Contact information: sbarker@maine.edu; 207.581.1501.
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