During his tenure, Wilhelm Friess, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, has seen a pattern of talented first-generation, low-income engineering students leaving the program — or dropping out of college altogether. Often, their leaving the program has less to do with their potential talent as engineers than the socioeconomic odds that […]
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In an article about Blueberry Harvest School, a summer school program for migrant children ages 3–13 in Washington County designed to provide students with the opportunity to attend school while they are in Maine and may be missing school days and credits in their home states, Zipe Education noted that the oldest age group had […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared that applications are open for this fall’s ArtWorks!, a series of art classes taught by University of Maine art education students for youth grades K–8. Applications are due September 30. More information is available on the Department of Art website at umaine.edu/art/artworks.
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Applications for this fall’s ArtWorks!, a series of art classes taught by University of Maine art education students for youth grades K–8, are due Sept. 30. The program starts Oct. 14 and continues every Friday, 3:30–5 p.m, until Nov. 4, with an exhibition and reception Nov. 11. Classes will take place in Lord Hall on […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Piscataquis Observer shared that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Penobscot Livestock Club will host a livestock show and sale from 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at Casa Cattle Company, 145 Nokomis Road, Corinna. The event is free and open to the public; […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Morning Ag Clips reported that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H recently received two national awards for excellence in programming and for research and evaluation from the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (NAE4HYDP). Extension 4-H professional Sara King and former Extension 4-H professional Sara Conant developed […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H recently received two national awards for excellence in programming and for research and evaluation from the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (NAE4HYDP). In early 2021, UMaine Extension 4-H partnered with Greenheart Exchange to launch “4-H Passport Around the World,” a virtual special interest club connecting Maine […]
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The University of Maine will soon begin offering a micro-credential for educators to become Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) coaches and trainers in schools and school districts throughout the state. PBIS is a nationally recognized framework providing a multi-tiered continuum of supports to all students, promoting positive academic and socio-behavioral outcomes. The UMaine College […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated July 7. The Division of Music in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts is celebrating its 50th annual Maine Summer Youth Music Camp this July, returning to its traditional in-person, residential experience after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The camp, led by Christopher White, UMaine director of bands, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H has two new STEM toolkits available for use by formal and informal educators in hands-on science-based activities with youth. The Sky’s the Limit is designed to increase awareness and understanding of solar energy through basic circuitry; energy collection and transfer; engineering design principles; and building design challenges. Suitable for […]
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