FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington continues its 150th anniversary celebration with the launch of the Farmington Forum Series, a yearlong tribute to UMF’s history of distinguished academic life. “The New Normal: The Changing Face of Education” will offer a host of events illustrating the complex nature of teaching and learning. Multiple free, […]
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Memorial Service planned for UMF Professor Emeritus
FARMINGTON — The life of Harvey Aft and his wife, Lorna, will be remembered and celebrated during a public memorial service planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, in Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington. The couple moved to Farmington in 1969 when Aft became a professor at UMF. He taught for […]
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College Roundup: Husson field hockey tops Farmington
BANGOR – The University of Maine at Farmington field hockey team was held to just one goal and dropped a 4-1 decision to Husson University, in a North Atlantic Conference matchup Sunday afternoon at the Winkin Complex. UMaine-Farmington fell to 6-5 overall with the loss, 5-2 in NAC play, and head into the final week […]
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UMF Charter Day celebrates 150 years
FARMINGTON — On Oct. 9, 1863, the Maine Legislature signed a charter making Farmington the site of the state’s first normal school, a college that established norms and standards for teachers. On Oct. 9, 2013, a sesquicentennial celebration at the University of Maine at Farmington brought alumni, faculty, students and guests together to mark the […]
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Abbott Park rededicated as UMF celebrates 150th anniversary
FARMINGTON — Abbott Park, owned by the University of Maine at Farmington but also enjoyed by the community, was rededicated Wednesday morning. As part of the university’s 150th anniversary, the ceremony came on Charter Day, Oct. 9, the day the school’s charter was signed in 1863. Park improvements were one of several projects undertaken to […]
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University Store moves to Main Street
FARMINGTON — The University Store on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington opened Friday in the Look House on Main Street. “We’re in the process of moving,” Mary Ellen Martin, director, said Tuesday. The move from Olsen Student Center was at the request of the administration, who felt the Main Street site […]
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Road closed for UMF Charter ceremony
FARMINGTON — Academy Street will be closed from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, for the UMF Charter Day commemoration ceremony.
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Foster inaugurated as UMF president
FARMINGTON — An inauguration for the 14th president of the University of Maine at Farmington was held Friday in the UMF Fitness and Recreation Center. Although she’s held the office for more than a year, Kathryn A. Foster was officially welcomed Friday by faculty, staff, students and community members. As the university approaches its 150th […]
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UMF Charter Day kicks-off year long 150th anniversary celebration
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington kicks off its yearlong 150th anniversary celebration with a Charter Day commemoration Wednesday, Oct. 9. The festivities are free and open to the public and are in observance of the 1863 signing of the university’s charter by the Maine Legislature, making UMF the first public institution of […]
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Lincoln Street closed during UMF inauguration
FARMINGTON — During the University of Maine at Farmington’s presidential inauguration ceremony Friday, Oct. 4, Lincoln Street will be closed to traffic from 2 to 6 p.m. The ceremony takes place at the UMF Fitness and Recreation Center at 3 p.m.