Campus Announcements

UMaine hosts 2023 Winter Carnival Feb. 21–25

The University of Maine will host its 2023 Winter Carnival from Feb. 21–25. The weeklong celebration will feature a Star Wars theme and offer games and events that are “out of this world.”  The carnival begins with a kickoff bonfire with s’mores and a hot cocoa bar from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Feb. 21 on the […]

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Whitfield named UMaine chief marketing and communications officer

Following a University of Maine System-wide search, Meredith Whitfield, chief of staff to University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, has been named UMaine chief marketing and communications officer, effective March 1. Whitfield has been a member of the UMaine community since October 2021. Among her multiple responsibilities as chief of staff and a member of […]

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UMaine Extension and regional partners develop Cultivating Resilience podcast; looking for interviewees for second season

University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently launched a new podcast called Cultivating Resilience, developed in partnership with colleagues in the Cultivemos network, a group of farmers, farm workers and organizations that support them in the Northeast, from Maine to West Virginia. Cultivating Resilience is a six-episode podcast featuring candid conversations with farmers about how they […]

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Fogler Library hosts Latin American Film Festival Feb. 14–March 21

The University of Maine Fogler Library will host the Latin American Film Festival, with five screenings of Spanish and Portuguese language movies subtitled in English starting Feb. 14 through March 21. Screenings will occur in person and online via streaming. In-person events will include featured guests and refreshments. The scheduled screenings are as follows: Feb. […]

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UMaine Extension offers ServSafe® food protection course and exam

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an eight-hour ServSafe® Food Protection Manager course on March 7 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. This course, which will be held at UMaine Extension’s Cumberland County office in Falmouth, will help prepare students for the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification exam. The exam will immediately follow the course.  This […]

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UMaine Dining engagement opportunities in February

University of Maine Dining and Sodexo continue their community engagement in February with the continuation of open forums and the launch of a Culinary Council. Both are opportunities to provide feedback on campus dining and the partnership with Sodexo, announced last fall. Starting on Feb. 9 and continuing on the second Thursday of each month […]

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