Campus Announcements

CCAUE campaign extended to Dec. 5

The University of Maine System’s (UMS) annual giving campaign Combined Charitable Appeal for University Employees (CCAUE) is well underway. The need for support this year remains crucial to many Mainers as they deal not only with the ongoing effects of the pandemic, but also with high cost of living increases creating stress at the gas […]

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UMaine Extension accepting applications for market garden training to begin in January

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a comprehensive nine-month hybrid (online and in-person) training program for all beginning farmers. Participants will acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully grow produce for small-scale private or commercial fruit and vegetable operations. Online training begins Jan. 17, 2023. The program continues twice-monthly through the end […]

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UMaine Machias museum management class exhibit opens today 

“TIME: Stories of the Past and Echoes of the Future,” an exhibit by UMaine Machias professor Bernie Vinzani’s museum management class, opens today, Nov. 28, 4–6 p.m at the University of Maine Machias Art Gallery on the first floor of Powers Hall. The exhibit, inspired by T.S. Elliot’s poem “Burnt Notion,” conveys the idea that […]

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UMaine Facilities Management weekly update Nov. 28

UMaine Facilities Management weekly update: Nutting Hall stairwell work is scheduled to begin in the near future.  Repairs on the Jenness Hall HVAC system are wrapping up. Installation of a new east substation transformer on campus continues. Completed: campus roadway paving for the season and D.P. Corbett Business Building roof work.

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Commuter Week is Nov. 28–Dec. 2

The Center for Student Involvement is hosting Commuter Week Nov. 28–Dec. 2, featuring a variety of free activities for commuter and nontraditional students.  Most events will be held in the Commuter Lounge, a space designed to serve as a quiet study and social space for commuter students that offers coffee, tables, whiteboards, helpful staff, a […]

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UMaine Extension accepting applications for market garden training to begin in January

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a comprehensive nine-month hybrid (online and in-person) training program for all beginning farmers. Participants will acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully grow produce for small-scale private or commercial fruit and vegetable operations. Online training begins Jan. 17. The program continues twice-monthly through the end of […]

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‘Plan B’ art exhibit at the UMaine Hutchinson Center

“Plan B,” a new multimedia art exhibit curated by Larraine Brown of Artivism in Maine, is at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The show, on display through Jan. 9, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday. There will […]

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CCAUE campaign underway

The University of Maine System (UMS) Combined Charitable Appeal for University Employees (CCAUE) is well underway. The need for support this year remains crucial to many Mainers. Across the state, we continue to deal not only with the ongoing effects of the pandemic, but also with high cost of living increases creating stress at the […]

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UMaine Extension is your resource for food safety facts and Thanksgiving recipes

Through its work in the Maine food system, University of Maine Cooperative Extension conducts research and offers training, workshops, bulletins and videos that highlight proper sanitation, food preservation and safe food-handling practices, as well as healthy and budget-friendly recipes. There are a number of resources on Extension’s Food and Health website to help you prepare […]

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UMaine Facilities Management weekly update Nov. 21

UMaine Facilities Management weekly update: Final campus roadway paving for the season is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Corbett Business Building roof work that was delayed by weather will begin Monday. Softball and field hockey field construction projects are ongoing, with completions expected in the spring and summer, respectively. New carpet for the Collins Center […]

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