Spring 2019 Events Archive
Listed by calendar date beginning with January 2019.
SPRING 2019
January 15: Dept Chair/Director Professional Development Series
Technology Tools for Dept Chairs and Directors
Join Carol Sobczak for a live training session focused on technologies that can help chairs and directors get organized.
8:00 – 9:30 am, Wells Conference Center Room 3
Register for this free event on or before January 7.
January 16: WiSTEMM Junior Faculty Tea Time
Connect with colleagues over tea and cookies.
3:30 – 4:30 pm, Memorial Union Senior Skulls Room
This event is free, and open to all UMaine faculty. For more information, email wistemm@gmail.com.
January 29: Dept. Chair/Director Breakfast #3
Building Better Relationships and Productivity Among Faculty
8:00 – 9:30 am, Wells Conference Center Room 3
Register for this free event on or before January 21.
February 12: WiSTEMM Junior Faculty Tea Time
Enjoy conversation and snacks with your female colleagues.
3:30 – 4:30 pm, Memorial Union Senior Skulls Room
This event is free, and open to all UMaine faculty. For more information, email wistemm@gmail.com.
March 7: Seeking Balance-A Faculty Workshop
Faculty work never ends. It’s easy to find ourselves working constantly and therefore feeling overwhelmed. We’ll share tips and ideas on finding balance in our lives at this workshop.
2:00 – 3:30 pm, Stodder Hall Room 57
This event is free, and open to all UMaine faculty and staff; registration is required. Please register online on or before Feb. 28.
March 12: STEMINISM – Women in STEM
A Fogler Library Book Club Event co-sponsored by the Maine Society of Women Engineers. Join this discussion of famous ladies in STEM, bio-inspired engineering, and self-advocacy as a professional.
6:00 – 7:00 pm, Fogler Library Classroom #2
This event is free and open to the University community; registration is not required.
March 13: Dept. Chair/Director Breakfast #4
Facilitating the Professional Development of Staff in your Unit
This event was cancelled. The topic will be covered at the August 2019 Professional Development Day for Chairs and Directors.
March 13: WiSTEMM Junior Faculty Tea Time
Grab a snack, and talk about issues of importance to you!
3:30 – 4:30 pm, Memorial Union Senior Skulls Room
This event is free, and open to all UMaine faculty. For more information, email wistemm@gmail.com.
April 2 – 25: Against My Will UMaine
Artist and activist Traci Molloy returns with a new exhibit featuring stories of survivors of sexual violence from members of our community.
On the mall in front of Fogler Library.
This event is free, and open to the public 24 hours a day.
April 3: Against My Will – An Interactive Conversation about Rape Culture and Trauma
This moderated town-hall style panel supports the sharing of difficult experiences in an effort to foster healing and enhance understanding of the issues surrounding sexual violence and overcoming sexual abuse.
5:30 – 7:00 pm, Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium
This event is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is not required.
April 5: Rising Tide Career Recognition Awards
Celebrate the storied career of AMY FRIED, 2019 Career Recognition Awardee, with lunch and a recap of her career as she presents Weaponizing Political Distrust, and other political uses of public opinion.
11:30 am, Stodder Hall Room 57
This event is now at capacity. Please call the Rising Tide Center to inquire about available seating.
April 9: WiSTEMM Junior Faculty Tea Time
Catch up with your colleagues as the semester winds down.
3:30 – 4:30 pm, Memorial Union Senior Skulls Room
This event is free, and open to all UMaine faculty. For more information, email wistemm@gmail.com.
May 16: Advancing Women in Academia – A Networking Conference
Join colleagues from across Maine to discuss issues relevant to equity in academia.
A panel of accomplished women kick off the event with WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP: Preparing Leaders and Accepting Leadership Roles. Small group discussions allow participants to continue the conversation with panelists, or engage in discussion of other topics. Workshops include Academic Women and Service: Establishing Boundaries, Documenting Teaching Excellence, and Multi-Layered Mentoring: Helping Women Help Each Other.
8:30 am – 3:30 pm, Hilton Garden Inn, 250 Haskell Road, Bangor
Registration closed on May 7; plan to join us on MAY 12, 2020, at the Hilton Garden Inn for the 9th annual networking conference!
View the Conference Agenda
Thanks to our 2019 co-sponsors Colby College, Eastern Maine Community College, Husson University, the University of Maine at Machias, and the University of New England.
May 21 – 22: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Campus Visit
View the event agenda and NAS Staff bios
May 21: Mentoring Graduate Students Roundtable
Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Roundtable
Public Forum: National Change and Local Action at the University of Maine
Integration of the Arts & Humanities in STEM
May 22: Update on Strategic Visioning and Values Process and UMaine System Research & Development Plan
Lunch with NAS Staff – all graduate students welcome