Facilities crews and the Orono Fire Department will be flaring propane gas for most of this week outside Jenness Hall. Passers-by will notice the flame associated with this process, necessary to empty an obsolete underground propane tank on the building’s north side. A fire truck will be standing by at all times. A damaged valve […]
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Brian Lenfest, a 25-year UMaine staff member who most recently worked as a textbook buyer, died on June 13 at the age of 54. An Old Town High School and Eastern Maine Technical College graduate, Brian lived in Glenburn. He is survived by his wife, Laura, his daughter, Caleigh, and several other family members. Gifts […]
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Crews are scheduled to begin construction on a sidewalk project on Tuesday June 14. The work will occur on Sebago Road (the road that runs between Hitchner Hall and Norman Smith Hall). It will require intermittent one-way traffic on Sebago Road. The project should take approximately two weeks to complete.
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Kathleen Bell of the UMaine School of Economics faculty has been elected president-elect of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA). NAREA is an organization made up of resource and agricultural economists, and it publishes the Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. While many of its members live in the Northeast U.S. and Canadian Maritimes, […]
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Paula Roberts of Swanville, a UMaine alum who was a fixture at the Orono Farmers’ Market that is staged on campus, has died at the age of 58. The proprietor of Meadowsweet Farm in Swanville, Robert also served on the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association board of directors. A memorial service is scheduled for […]
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The University of Maine College of Engineering has announced that Mohamad Musavi has been selected as associate dean for academics and research. He will replace Chet Rock, who retired May 13, 2011. Prior to this appointment, Musavi served as chair of the college’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.
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Sandy beaches cover only about two percent of Maine’s vast coastline, but generate significant economic impact through tourism, recreation, and coastal living. On Friday, July 15, these diverse interests will gather at Southern Maine Community College for the Maine Beaches Conference.
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WLBZ television broadcast a Monday report about recognition UMaine recently received for its sustainability efforts. The story, which includes comments from Elaine Clark and Laura Lommler, describes infrastructure and transportation initiatives that are aimed at environmental stewardship. Princeton Review recently named UMaine to its green colleges list.
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The Bangor Daily News has a Tuesday story about two UMaine funds, the President’s Gift Account and the UMaine Priorities Account, to which the UMaine president has access in order to fund unforeseen situations that arise or activities such as private fundraising initiatives. President Robert Kennedy recently announced he would use the gift account to […]
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The Bicycle Coalition of Maine in conjunction with the UMaine Sustainability Office is holding several free and public bicycle education training sessions (PDF) Friday, April 22 – Earth Day – in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. Sessions include “Bicycle Education and Pedestrian Safety Education Basic Training” from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., “Get […]
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