UMaine News

Contact: Charlie Colgan, 780-4008, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — To help determine if the outlook for tourism in the coming year will be fair or foul, a group of state and national experts are gathering in Hallowell on Nov. 10 for a day-long conference to assess and project tourism activity in 2007. The conference, sponsored […]

Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — A group of Maine Business School students at UMaine says tomorrow’s business leaders will need more than a good education in business. They hope a student conference planned Nov. 11 will give participants a look at how good networking, marketing, negotiating and other skills can better prepare them for […]

Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The Page Farm and Home Museum at the University of Maine is inviting all members of the university and surrounding communities to its annual, old-fashioned holiday party Dec. 1 at 6 p.m., a time to experience the spirit of trimming the tree, making ornaments, decorating gingerbread […]

Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100; George Manlove, 581-3756 ONO — The UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum will hold its annual holiday wreath-making workshops from 6-8 p.m., Nov. 28, 29 and 30, on the Orono campus. Deborah Smith of Smith Farm Greenhouses will lead the workshops. A $15 charge covers materials, including a base ring, wire, […]

Contact: Russ Van Arsdale, (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development is again joining the Old Town-Orono Kiwanis Club in an effort to collect books for needy youngsters. It’s the 29th drive, which is held each year at this time. Members of public are invited to join […]

Contact: Dee Potter, Livestock Specialist, 1-800-287-1421 (in Maine) or (207)834-3905 WATERVILLE — Maine

Contact: Vivianne Holmes, 207-353-5550, vholmes@umext.maine.edu BANGOR, Me. — On Dec.8, 9 and 10, the Bangor Ramada Inn will be the site of Women Connecting 2006: Field, Forest and Self,

Contact: Marie Hayes, 973-4963George Manlove, 581-3756 BANGOR — A Seattle-based child psychologist and specialist in research and intervention in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) — a condition that is common in Maine — will be in Orono and in Bangor on Nov. 9 to speak on the topic. Heather Carmichael Olson, Ph.D., a research professor […]

Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 The following is a list of special events offered through or at the University of Maine in Orono and scheduled for this month. Athletic events are not included, but can be accessed on the UMaine Athletics Department website (http://goblackbears.cstv.com/). Nov. 3Latino Heritage Celebration 2006!, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Stodder Hall and Commons, […]

Contact: Capt. James C. Moreno, Enrollment Officer, University of Maine Army ROTCRoom 114, Armory, Orono, Maine 04469, 207-581-1125 ORONO — Cadets from the Army and Navy ROTC programs at the University of Maine will participate in the annual Veterans Day Vigil on Friday, Nov. 10. The solemn event will occur from 10 a.m. until 2 […]