Campus Announcements

Small Business, Entrepreneurship Focus of Conference

ELLSWORTH – The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is helping fuel the entrepreneurial spirit in Downeast-area business communities Nov. 1–2 with the first Hancock County Business Conference and Trade Show. Maine Gov. Paul LePage is scheduled to give a keynote address on Nov. 2. More than 100 representatives from area public- and private-sector businesses and […]

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Intermedia Professor’s Videos Being Featured on Seattle Talk Show

University of Maine professor Owen Smith, director of the Intermedia MFA Program, will have his video presentation “8 Transitions: video event works” presented as part of a celebration of the 100th birthday of composer John Cage. The event will be held on Oct. 20 at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Seattle. The Late […]

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Barbara Higgins Bodwell, 1923–2012

University of Maine graduate Barbara Higgins Bodwell, who sponsored the Barbara Bodwell Volunteer Center at the University of Maine and with her husband, Russell Bodwell, was awarded UMaine’s Stillwater Presidential Award in 2010, passed away Monday, Oct. 15., at her home in Orono. “Barbara Bodwell was an inspiration to all of us, but especially to […]

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play Opens School of Performing Arts Theatre Season

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts theatre department opens its 2012–13 season with the award-winning play “How I Learned to Drive,” written by Paula Vogel. The play opens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 19 in the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20, 26, 27; at 2 […]

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UMaine Hosting Online Hydrogen Fuel Technology Workshop

The University of Maine will video stream on Oct. 18 a series of free workshops featuring international companies working to develop and lessen the cost of hydrogen as an alternative fuel. UMaine professor of mechanical engineering technology David Dvorak, who works with the UMaine Forest Biofuel Research Institute on fuel cell applications in the pulp […]

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Maine Heritage Lecture Features ‘Narrating Maine’

The fifth Maine Heritage Lecture at the University of Maine at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Buchanan Alumni House features “Narrating Maine,” a presentation by Kristin Langellier, UMaine professor of communication and journalism. The talk includes five linked stories about Maine, ranging from potato harvest lunches in Aroostook County to quilters’ stories, Somali […]

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2012 Culturefest International Student Showcase October 27

The University of Maine will hold its 25th annual International Culturefest from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the University of Maine Field House. A festival of cultural exhibits, traditional singing, dancing, clothing and cuisine from around the world presented by UMaine’s international students, Culturefest is free, open to the public and […]

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Franco-American Centre Presenting Humorist, Author Poulin

The Franco-American Programs are hosting a talk and book-signing by actress, humorist and storyteller Susan Poulin, author of the recent book “Finding Your Inner Moose: Ida LeClair’s Guide to Livin’ the Good Life,” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the UMaine Franco-American Centre. The center recognizes Poulin’s contributions to Franco-American heritage through her fictional […]

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MAAV honored in Blaine House ceremony

Nine members of the University of Maine group Male Athletes Against Violence were among the groups and individuals honored Oct. 2 in Augusta for their leadership in preventing domestic violence at the annual tea and awards ceremony of the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. During the ceremony, Gov. Paul LePage read and signed a […]

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Employers, Students Preparing for UMaine Engineering Job Fair Oct. 17

Some 78 companies that employ engineers will be at the University of Maine Wednesday, Oct. 17, looking to meet future employees or prospective interns from UMaine’s College of Engineering. The 2012 Engineering Job Fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The annual event is an opportunity […]

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