Members of the University of Maine’s Athletic Training Student Organization (ATSO) are selling raffle tickets throughout the month of November to raise money to help students attend the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association annual convention in Boston in January, as well as future conventions. Tickets are two for $5 or five for $10, and prizes include […]
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The film “Hungry Now,” which was created through a documentary filmmaking course at University of Maine at Machias, will premiere at the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono on Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. “Hungry Now” is an hour-long documentary that looks to answer the everyday questions of homelessness through a series of interviews […]
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Like opening any business, starting a farm can be challenging without any entrepreneurial knowledge or skills. To help to fill a gap between contemporary business education and agriculture among some beginning farmers, University of Maine faculty members Erin Percival Carter and Stephanie Welcomer established the Business, Agriculture, and Rural Development (BARD) technical assistance training program […]
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University of Maine researchers who are attending a United Nations climate summit Nov. 7–18 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt will share their experiences in a new blog on the Climate Change Institute website. The blog will feature regular updates about the global climate change policy negotiations and other events happening during the United Nations Framework Convention […]
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine to enhance the artistic, cultural, and intellectual life of the campus of the University of Maine and to support speaking engagements or lectures at the University of Maine at Machias. Grants support up to 50% of expenses associated with cultural […]
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UMaine Facilities Management weekly update as follows: Pre-winter pothole patching on campus roadways begins this week. Jenness Hall walkway is ready for paving. Paving in the Satellite Parking Lot will begin in the next few weeks. Construction has started on experimental blueberry beds at Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research and Innovation Center. Ledge removal is expected […]
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Lt. William Flagg, whose law enforcement career spans more than three decades, has been appointed director of police and security services/chief of police for the University of Maine. He will serve a two-year appointment. Since December 2021, Flagg has worked as a detective sergeant with the UMaine Police Department. He has been second in command […]
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Registration is open for a facilitation training through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center’s professional development program. Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills, an in-person program, will be held May 5, 19 and June 2 from 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. This training will help people who need to help a new group get started, guide a group to […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s Outdoor Leadership Program will host an evening discussion with runner and Indigenous activist Jordan Daniel (’11), “Running with Purpose,” on Thursday, Nov. 3, 6:30-8 p.m., in the McIntire Room of the Buchanan Alumni House. Daniel will discuss her experience as a fourth-generation runner, professional athlete […]
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There are about 3,500 students living on the University of Maine campus, many of whom have spent much of their high school or early college years learning remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the transition to in-person learning and socializing has been daunting to some first-year and returning students. In recent years, […]
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