Campus Announcements

UMaine 2022 Veterans Week activities planned Nov. 7–11

Editor’s note: This announcement has been corrected to reflect the accurate dates for games hosted by UMaine Athletics as part of its Military Appreciation Series.  The University of Maine will celebrate Veterans Week Nov. 7–11 with several events leading up to the holiday, organized by the office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) in […]

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UMaine Facilities Management weekly update Oct. 24

UMaine Facilities Management weekly update as follows: The New Balance Student Fitness Center sidewalk is scheduled for rebuild. Building winterization activities are occurring campuswide. Reminder: this time of year can be challenging for building heating systems due to outside air temperature swings. Work continues on Holmes and Coburn halls. Work on Hauck patio is wrapping […]

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UMaine Extension 4-H offers expanded options for independent club members

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is piloting a new club specifically for independent 4-H members. The new Independent 4-H Clubs are an opportunity for individuals to come together, virtually or in-person, and build relationships with their peers. They will share interests, projects, goals, plans for the year and reflections at the end of the […]

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Maine Supreme Court Justice Lawrence to speak on civil rights and the courts

Maine Supreme Judicial Court associate justice Rick E. Lawrence will share his perspective on civil rights and the courts as part of the 2022 Robert Talbot Civil Rights Speaker Series, to be held Thursday, Nov. 17, at Wells Conference Center.   Co-hosted by the University of Maine Alumni Association and Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP, the […]

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Winter Session registration opens Oct. 24

Registration begins Oct. 24 for University of Maine Winter Session. The three-week term runs from Dec. 27, 2022–Jan. 13, 2023.  UMaine and University of Maine at Machias courses are now available to view on MaineStreet. The nearly 60 online course offerings include several general education requirements, as well as some upper-level courses. Winter Session courses […]

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Fogler Library invites contributions to ‘Then and Now’ online exhibit 

Maine Contemporary Archives (MCA), which Fogler Library participates in, invites individuals, community groups and organizations to contribute to “Then and Now,” a collaborative online exhibit. This exhibit will showcase Maine communities and collections by pairing historical items with related contemporary items. To contribute, submit a “Then and Now” pair of items, one historical and one […]

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‘The Maine Question’ explores work of McGillicuddy Humanities Center 

For 10 years, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center has bolstered student and faculty creative works and research in history, geography, language, social sciences and the arts. It funds and supports fellowships, lectures, symposia, panels, performances and exhibitions. In this episode five of season seven of “The Maine Question,” Center director Beth Wiemann, discusses her team’s work […]

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Spire invites submissions for Issue 7

Spire: the Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability invites submissions for the seventh issue of the online publication planned for spring 2023. Issue 6, released April 2022, is online. Submissions should in some way concern the environment, conservation and/or sustainability — whether it’s current developments, ongoing issues, scientific findings or artistic insights on environmental themes. […]

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UMaine photographer/videographer Patrick Wine wins a CASE Best of District I award

The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District I, which represents the New England states, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces in Canada, has awarded Patrick Wine, a photographer/videographer with the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications, a Best in District I award in the Photography Category.   Wine, who has worked […]

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