UMaine News

Contact: Carolyn Morwick, 617.357.9620, ext. 118 BOSTON’The University of Maine’s GK-12 Teaching Fellows Program, along with the state of Maine’s Parents as Scholar’s Program, are among winners of the 2005 New England Higher Education Excellence Awards announced today by the New England Board of Higher Education. Senator Olympia J. Snowe lauded both awardees, noting, “Maine’s […]

Contact: Andrew Eldridge, (207) 581-8590; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Students in a UMaine film class are holding an open casting call Feb. 9 and Feb. 16 for their next short movie. Auditions both Wednesdays will be from 6-9 p.m. on the second floor of Alumni Hall on the Orono campus. “The Stream” is […]

Contact: Shezwae Fleming, (207) 581-1425, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — This year’s celebration of Black History Month at the UMaine includes a program of music, dance, poetry and discussions of black history and an exploration of the roots of African culture. Organized by three UMaine student organizations — the African Student Association, Black Student […]

Contact: James Dwyer, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Presque Isle, 207-764-3361 ORONO, Maine. — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Potato/Crops Program received a 2004 Award of Excellence Feb. 1 in Washington D.C. from the Northeast Cooperative Extension Directors. This is the highest award presented by Extension directors in the Northeast. It recognizes Extension outreach […]

Contact: Gretchen Faulkner, (207) 581-1904, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Games Day at the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum is a February school vacation tradition. This year’s event, the 15th annual Games Day, is scheduled for 10 a.m.-noon on Thursday, Feb. 23. Children will have an opportunity to play games of skill and chance […]

Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — A workshop for educators at all levels to explore the intersection of life and work will be held Friday, March 11, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the University of Maine Buchanan Alumni House in Orono. “We Teach Who We Are: A Winter Gathering for all Who Educate” […]

Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — Maine residents will have the opportunity to learn more about the new initiative to improve middle school and high school sports at a series of informational meetings around the state. Sessions will be held in South Portland, Rockland, Auburn, Brewer, Machias, Presque Isle and Augusta The federally […]

Contact: Doug Allan, (207) 581-3860; George Manlove, (207) 561-3756 The UMaine Maine Peace Action Committee’s 2005 Peace and Justice Film Series is offering provocative, sometimes humorous films that analyze and challenge American foreign and corporate policies. The films include work by producers and directors that include Michael Moore, Stanley Kubrick and members of “Hollywood Ten” […]

Contact: Shezwae Fleming, (207) 581-1425, George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The public is invited to an international talent show at Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine from 7-9 p.m. to raise money to aid tsunami victims in Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and other Asian or South Asian counties hit by the Dec. […]

Contact: Ann Schonberger, (207) 581-1228; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Women working in the woods, on the water, in science labs and in other traditionally male careers are among the subjects for the Spring 2005 Lunch Series talks presented by the UMaine Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program. Speakers in the spring […]