FARMINGTON — More than 500 new students were welcomed to the University of Maine at Farmington on Saturday afternoon during a matriculation ceremony. Of the 518 students, 430 are first-year students and 88 are transfer students, said Jamie Marcus, director of admissions. Eighty-eight percent of the incoming class is from Maine, representing 15 of its […]
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Two ‘Georges’ considered a fixture on UMF campus
FARMINGTON — The nicknames “Little George” and “Big George” aptly identify two men who worked together on building and grounds maintenance for seven years at the University of Maine at Farmington. George Josselyn, 51, of Farmington is called “Little George” because he is 5 feet, 4 inches tall while George Guptill, 55, of Wilton is […]
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Emergency services collaborate in training exercise held at UMF
FARMINGTON — The drill was about lessons learned as local police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to a mock scenario of a gunman shooting students in a classroom building on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington on Friday. It was also about learning to work together, Franklin County Emergency Management […]
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UMF graduation speaker: ‘Not a time for kicking back’
FARMINGTON — As monsoon-like rain swept the traditional University of Maine at Farmington commencement venue parking lot Saturday morning, 416 graduates received diplomas inside the Fitness & Recreation Center. UMF President Kathryn A. Foster, faculty, administrators and dignitaries led the procession of graduates marching to traditional bagpipe and drum music. Foster said that overall, 448 […]
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UMF art students sculpt beaver dam
FARMINGTON — Weaving sticks and litter around small logs and patting in a little mud, art students created a large sculpture of a beaver dam in Abbott Park at the University of Maine at Farmington. The university’s mascot is a beaver. The three students worked quickly Thursday, preparing the art piece before their instructor, assistant […]
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UMF campus rocks in Happy video
FARMINGTON — A video featuring students, faculty and staff at the University of Maine at Farmington and set to the popular song “Happy” is getting lots of views online. It’s mostly about fun, creator Abraham Turcotte, a UMF senior from Portland, said. They dance. They clap. They sing. And the world is watching. The video […]
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Farmington’s Maine Fiddlehead Festival attracts large crowds
FARMINGTON — Fiddleheads from the banks of the Sandy River have yet to make an appearance because of the late winter and cold spring. But on Saturday, the third annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival went off without a hitch, drawing large crowds of all ages before people mostly dispersed by 2 p.m. when a rain shower […]
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UMF partnership to receive leadership award
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has announced that the UMF Partnership for Civic Advancement will be honored by the Maine Campus Compact with the President’s Leadership Award at a ceremony in the State House Hall of Flags in Augusta from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 30. UMF’s Partnership for Civic Advancement […]
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UMF celebrates student research with day-long symposium
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will present a day-long showcase of student research and creative achievements with its annual Michael D. Wilson Symposium, beginning at 9 a.m. and running into the evening, Wednesday, April 30. The university-wide exposition is free and open to the public at venues throughout campus and features academic […]
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Civil War re-enactors commemorate UMF’s 150th
FARMINGTON — Double history major Michelle Henaire was in her element Saturday as she participated in a Civil War encampment by re-enactors with the local 15th Alabama Co. G at the University of Maine at Farmington. The UMF sophomore from Saco, who wore a Civil War-era hoop skirt, dress and blouse ensemble, watched raptly while […]