Contact: Emily Ann Cain at (207) 581-3308 ORONO — Twenty-three students, three faculty members, and five staff members from the University of Maine Honors College returned home on Sunday after enjoying five days in St. Louis, Missouri at the National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference. This year’s conference theme, “Gateway to Exploration and Discovery,” paved […]
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Contact: George Markowsky, 581-3940; George Manlove, 581-3756 Rescheduled for Wed. Nov. 15, 2:10 p.m., Corbett Business Building _______ We apologize for any inconvenience that was caused by the cancellation of the 11/14/05 lecture. ORONO — Famed mathematician, author and computer science pioneer Seymour Papert will be on the UMaine campus Nov. 15 to discuss the […]
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Contact: Louise Kirkland, 207-942-7396 or 800-287-1485 ORONO –Three University of Maine Cooperative Extension educators captured national awards at a conference held in Philadelphia earlier this fall. They were honored by the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) on Sept. 28. NEAFCS, responsible for such high-profile national campaigns such as Living Well,
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Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860 ORONO — Long time peace activist, attorney and author Jerry Elmer will discuss lessons learned from the Vietnam War that might help understand today’s war in Iraq during a Maine Peace Action Committee lecture Nov. 10 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union at UMaine.. Elmer’s talk […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, in partnership with the Old Town-Orono Kiwanis Club, has launched the 28th annual drive to collect books for needy youngsters. The public is invited to join in the tradition by donating new books suitable for toddlers […]
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Contact: Karen Cole, 581-4704; George Manlove, 581-3756 Composer and poet Jan Gilbert, a music lecturer at Macalester College in Minnesota, an authority on the music of Africa and Asia and a former UMaine faculty member in the 1980s, is visiting campus classrooms and performance halls Nov. 9-13. Gilbert, appearing at the invitation of UMaine music […]
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Contact: Capt. James C. Moreno, enrollment officer, University of Maine Army ROTC, (207) 581-1125 Cadets from the Army and Navy ROTC programs at the University of Maine will participate in the annual Veterans’ Day Vigil on Friday, Nov. 11. The solemn event will occur from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the steps of the […]
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Contact: None Nov. 4 Blithe Spirit, 7:30 p.m., Hauck Auditorium Part of the School of Performing Arts theater; also Nov. 3-5, 7:30 p.m. & Nov. 6, 2 p.m. Sweet Honey in the Rock, 8 p.m., MCA (Admission) Nov. 5 17th Annual Culturefest, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Memorial Gym, featuring exhibits, games, food court, music, art and […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Keeping up with changing state and federal regulations is a constant struggle and huge responsibility for Maine public school administrators. Now busy K-12 school leaders can find the latest updates on school law and liability in the recently released second edition of “Legal Issues for Maine Educators,” […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Students from 11 Maine high schools will sharpen their leadership and mediation skills during The Courage to Create Change Conference, taking place Friday, Nov. 4 at the University of Maine. One hundred students and 20 advisors will attend the daylong conference to learn how to deal with […]
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