A two-day workshop focused on bringing mindfulness to daily work life will be offered this spring at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Mindful Leadership workshop attendees can practice mindfulness meditation, learn competencies of mindful leadership and discuss strategies for being calmer, more clear-minded and emotionally aware in the workplace. Mary Doyle, M.A., […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,298 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2016 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,714 are from Maine, 523 are from 31 other states and 61 are from 27 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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The Bangor Daily News posted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release about its 952 Master Gardener Volunteers providing more than 35,000 hours for 2016 educational, food security projects. Volunteers supported 80 community gardens, 86 school gardens, 103 demonstration gardens and 56 programs involving 1,579 youth in horticulture activities. People participating in food security projects […]
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An informational session on the 2017 master’s of social work weekend cohort will be held from 5–6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Deirdre Boylan, program coordinator of UMaine’s Master of Social Work Program, and other MSW faculty members will be on hand to answer questions. A new weekend […]
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The role art plays in the lives of Maine military veterans, including works that are a means of expression for those who lived through war, is the focus of an exhibition at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. “Veteran Artists” explores the way military service affects the outlook of artists. Using art as […]
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The Republican Journal/VillageSoup advanced the “Veteran Artists” exhibit that opens with a free reception 5-7 p.m. Dec. 16 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The exhibit explores the role that art plays in the lives of Maine military veterans.
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The cultural contributions of women of Franco-American heritage will be the subject of a program of readings on Friday, Nov. 18 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Author Rhea Côté Robbins, founder and director of the Franco-American Women’s Institute (FAWI), will host the event, which begins at 5:30 p.m. and features readings […]
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“ReDesigning Culture” by sharing stories of hope, with a focus on local, national and international efforts toward developing peaceful, just, ethical and sustainable communities, will be the focus of this year’s conference by ESTIA: The International Ecopeace Community, Oct. 28 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The conference, from 8:30 a.m. to […]
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Stephen Norton, professor emeritus of Earth and Climate Sciences at UMaine, will lead a geology walk at Lincolnville Beach on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 2–4 p.m. Norton will talk with participants about what rocks — encountered on the walk — tell us about Maine’s geological history.
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Nine University of Maine art students will be thinking big Oct. 8 when they take their printmaking to Belfast for a Steamroller Print Party, organized by Waterfall Arts. The students in the intermediate and advanced print classes taught by art professor Susan Groce will join other artists and members of the community for the 10 […]
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