Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu;Shirley Hager, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 207-581-3183, shager@umext.maine.edu ORONO, Maine – The Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts, may be the mother of New England’s agricultural fairs. For the more than 60 Maine 4-H members who competed at the BigE last September, it was the […]
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Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine Jazz Ensemble and UMaine Jazz Combo will appear in concert in Hauck Auditorium in the Memorial Union of the University of Maine on Thursday evening, Dec. 2, beginning at 7:30 pm. Among the pieces to be performed by the Jazz Ensemble is Larry Kerchner’s arrangement of […]
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Contact: Shezwae Fleming (207) 581-1425; Gretchen Faulkner (207-581-1901;George Manlove (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The UMaine community will celebrate the African-American holiday Kwanzaa on Dec. 3 — a celebration of family, friendship, community and culture marked by a seven-day observance of seven principles of life. The public is invited to ceremonies being held from 10-11:15 a.m. […]
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Contact: Jill Coffren, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 207-645-3248, coffren@megalink.net ORONO, Maine — The Maine 4-H International Exchange Program, which brings Japanese youth to Maine every summer, has received an “Outstanding Quality Program” award for 2004. Along with three other states, Maine received the award during the Fall Coordinators Conference Nov. 11-14 in Valley Forge, […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — Michael M. Hastings, a resident of Hampden and a former congressional staff member for Maine senators William Cohen and George Mitchell, has been appointed as the director of the University of Maine Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP). Most recently, Hastings was the director of the […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — How do young people learn to deal with the tough dilemmas that pose questions of ethical decision-making and require deeper thinking about personal and community values? More than 50 students from schools across the state will define and explore such issues at the Developing Leaders with […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine at Orono will offer three graduate level public administration courses in Augusta in the Spring 2005 semester, which begins Jan. 10. The courses can help working professionals and recent college grads add to their post-graduate education or work toward a master’s degree in […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO– Graduate students from Surry and Orono and an administrative assistant from Eddington joined engineering professors from Old Town and Orono in receiving awards from the University of Maine College of Engineering on November 5. The College held its 25th annual Edward T. Bryand Recognition Banquet […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, UMaine Dept. of Public Affairs, houtman@maine.edu,207-587-3777 ORONO– A student team from the University of Maine Construction Management program placed 2nd in the heavy highway division of the region one construction management competition held November 11-14 in Fairfield, New Jersey. Between 8 a.m. and midnight on the first day, the team assembled a […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt (207) 581-2761 ORONO– Upward Bound students from around the state will be at the University of Maine Nov-20-21 for the annual state rally. The approximately 175 high school students will be participating in a series of workshops, performances and activities reflecting the rally’s theme of “Story and Story Telling” and designed to […]
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