Maine Day is all about service In 1935 President Arthur Hauck inaugurated MAINE DAY, a day set aside for “spring clean-up” of our campus. Classes are canceled on that day. The entire campus community – students, faculty, staff, and alumni – pitches in to spruce up the campus. The Museum will be closed for Maine Day. Student […]
Maine National History Day (NHD) is an annual event for teachers and students in grades 6-12 that promotes critical thinking skills through project-based learning. The 2019 contest theme is “Triumph & Tragedy.” The next state contest will be hosted at the University of Maine campus in Orono on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Top award winners in the state […]
March 23 from 11:00-3:00 is the date/time of our next “Fourth Saturday” gathering. We don’t have a formal fiber program planned, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be learning anything: Jennifer Lund, Maine’s State Apiarist, will be presenting a program on Bees of Maine beginning at 1:00pm. As we spin, knit, quilt, or otherwise fiber-ize […]
