Contact: Prof. Mark Brewer at 581-1863 ORONO — The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, a federally endowed and privately funded program designed to strengthen instruction about the Constitution in the nation’s schools, will award generous fellowships in 2007 for master’s degree level graduate study of the framing and history of the U.S. Constitution. College seniors […]
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Contact: Jolynn Stevens, 207-532-0506 HOULTON, Me.–Jolynn Stevens, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension Nutrition Aide from Ludlow, was honored recently at the National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) 2006 annual session. Stevens provides nutrition education for families in southern Aroostook County as part of UMaine Extension’s Eat Well Program. She received the […]
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Contact: Rich Grant, 581-1971; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The MBA/MSA Association of the Maine Business School at the University of Maine elected new officers in November for 2007. All are students in the master of business administration or master of science in accounting program. Bangor native Steve Parlee, who works as a distribution supervisor […]
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Contact: Laura Wilson 207-581-2971, lwilson@umext.maine.edu ORONO–University of Maine Cooperative Extension has published a new bulletin, Adding a Rain Garden to Your Landscape,
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Contact: Ed Norton, 949-1459; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Twenty-four University of Maine studio art majors exhibiting dozens of works that culminate their fall semester’s efforts are inviting the public to Lord Hall Gallery’s newest show, “Senior Art Exhibition, FUSE,” Dec. 8 through Jan. 26. The exhibit represents collaboration by all of the 24 senior […]
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Contact: Gretchen Faulkner, 581-1904; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The Hudson Museum’s Twelfth Annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance basket sale and crafts fair Dec. 9 offers the public an opportunity to see and learn about Maine Indian artforms, listen to traditional music and sample Maine Indian foods. The event, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., […]
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Contact: Ivan Manev, 581-1984; George Manlove, 581-3756 Ivan Manev, professor of management in the Maine Business School, has been named the University of Maine’s fourth Nicolas Salgo Professor of Business Administration. The professorship is a five-year, renewable appointment accompanied by a financial award to be used to advance the international mission and priorities of the […]
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Contact: Doug Allen, 581-3860 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Department of Philosophy Colloquium Nov. 30 will present a lecture by John Russon, associate philosophy professor at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, and an expert in ancient philosophy and 19th and 20th century European philosophy. Titled “The Elements of Everyday Life: Three Lessons […]
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Contact: Jack Burt, 581-1773 (jburt@maine.edu)George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Jazz Ensemble is preparing a list of familiar favorites by some of the most poplar American jazz musicians for its annual fall concert Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Hauck Auditorium on the Orono campus. Under the direction of Jack Burt, […]
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Contact: Rick Kersbergen, 800-287-1426 ORONO, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will sponsor an organic grain production workshop from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Thursday Dec. 14. It is scheduled for the Bease Building in Albion Registration, which includes lunch, is $10. Preregistration is required by calling 800-287-1426 (in Maine) or 207-342-5971. The rapid growth in […]
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