University of Maine alumni, Dave Manz and Jon Englehart, have returned to their alma mater as members of the PC Construction team to assist in the renovation of the Memorial Gym and New Balance Field House. Manz, a project engineer with PC Construction, earned his construction management technology degree from the University of Maine’s School […]
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University of Maine faculty will present at the annual meeting of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation (ESAF)/Maine Archaeological Society Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in South Portland. Approximately 400 archaeologists, scholars and historians from every state on the Eastern Seaboard are expected to attend. Raymond Pelletier, associate director of the Canadian-American Center at UMaine, will serve on […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will host the third Symposium for Educators of International Students in Maine from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 at the Buchanan Alumni House on the Orono campus. The professional development conference will focus on issues related to the education of international students attending Maine […]
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The University of Maine’s Chem-E-Car will race at the 15th annual American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) Chem-E-Car Competition in San Francisco, Calif., on Nov. 3. The race, sponsored by Chevron, will welcome 31 teams to compete at Hilton San Francisco Union Square. The annual Chem-E-Car competition is an example of the important real-world applications […]
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The University of Maine Orchestra will perform Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall on campus. Under the direction of Dan Barrett, the UMaine Orchestra will play pieces by Hector Berlioz, Wilhelm Richard Wagner, Franz Peter Schubert, Frederick Delius and Jean Sibelius. The auditioned group of 45 musicians annually performs three concerts […]
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Harvey Kail, coordinator of the University of Maine English Department’s Writing Center, and student tutors Lindsey Hutchins and Anthony Elkins will attend the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing in Tampa, Fla. Nov. 1–3. Kail is expected to be the respondent for a panel — “Props for Harvey Kail” — dedicated to his work […]
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Ali Abedi, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, will chair the International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments Nov. 7–9 in Baltimore, Md. The challenges related to radio frequency and wireless sensing and communication in space and other extreme environments will be the focus of the […]
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The University of Maine Office of International Programs and International Students Association will host a daylong celebration of cultures on Saturday, Nov. 2 in the New Balance Student Recreation Center on the Orono campus. The 26th annual Culturefest will feature international cultural exhibits, a food court, children’s activities, style show and performances from 11:00 a.m. […]
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The Maine Press Association held its annual banquet Saturday, Oct 26. in Bar Harbor. Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, won second place in the News Blogger category for her Bangor Daily News blog “Pollways.” Michael Shepherd, who graduated from UMaine in 2012 and served as editor-in-chief of the Maine […]
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Excerpts from “Until the War is Over,” an opera created by University of Maine music professor Beth Wiemann and English professor Jennifer Moxley, will be performed during the School of Performing Arts’ 17th annual Women Composers concert 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 in Minsky Recital Hall in Class of 1944 Hall. The concert will also […]
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