Contact: Owen Smith, 581-4389 The University of Maine will be home to the region’s only master of fine arts degree program in Intermedia. The program, approved Monday by the University of Maine System board of trustees, is the only full-time residency MFA in Maine. The student-driven program will blend arts courses with research in areas […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — University of Maine expertise in environmental science and talent in the performing arts will be on display at a unique Saturday, Sept. 27 conference, “UMaine Initiatives for Facing Environmental Challenges: A Day of Culture and Environmental Awareness.” Events are scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m., mostly in Minsky […]
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Contact: Molly Schauffler, 581-2707 Students and faculty from the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine have teamed up with Acadia National Park personnel to launch “The Science of Climate Change: a journey to Reedy Glacier, Antarctica.” This kiosk-style exhibit, on view at the Sieur de Mont Nature Center through Oct. 13, explains climate […]
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Contact: Marlene Charron, 581-4095; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — This year’s University of Maine class designed around and based on the annual Camden International Film Festival begins Saturday, Sept. 13 on campus, and will explore critical assessment of documentary films, including films being shown at the Sept. 25-28 film festival in Camden. Offered through Continuing […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — A.D. “Pete” Correll, a 1966 University of Maine graduate and retired president/CEO of Georgia-Pacific, will return to his alma mater on Wednesday, Sept. 17 to present UMaine’s inaugural Distinguished Presidential Lecture. The presentation is scheduled for 4 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. “Pete Correll has reached professional […]
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Contact: Constant Albertson, 581-3251; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Department of Art is accepting applications for the fall 2008 after-school ArtWorks program, allowing area children, kindergarten through grade 6 to explore the world of art through hands-on experiences in a variety of art media. ArtWorks classes will be held Oct. 17 […]
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Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860 ORONO — The fall 2008 Socialist and Marxist Studies Series focuses this season on a variety of controversial topics of public interest, including: dealing with Jihadists; Israel, Palestine and Iran and the threat of war; fair trade coffee and NAFTA; and climate change. Sponsored by Marxist-Socialist Studies interdisciplinary minor, the series […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 Editors note: a full house is expected for this event, so we have not provided ticket information. News coverage is welcome and an audio mult box will be available to assist in recording the event. ORONO — George Mitchell, the former U.S. Senate Majority Leader for whom UMaine’s Sen. […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 BELFAST, Me. — A new gift from Machias Savings Bank boosts private fundraising for the University of Maine Hutchinson Center expansion project past the $1.3 million mark, bringing the campaign to within $700,000 of its $2 million goal. Located in Belfast, the Hutchinson Center brings UMaine academic programming and […]
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Contact: Steve Barkan, (207) 581-2383 ORONO — Steven Barkan, UMaine professor of sociology, recently became president of the national Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP). He will serve a one-year term through August 2009. Ballots were cast by the society’s national membership through email. Barkan served the previous year as president-elect. As president, […]
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