University Credit Union recently presented checks to the University of Maine at Augusta totaling $2,000 for student-run and campus-sanctioned food pantries on its Augusta and Bangor campuses. The Augusta campus check of $1,000 was presented to Kaylee Jones, Madison Riggs and Rose Pelletier by Lauren Cornelio and Stephanie Beck for its student-run campus food pantry, […]
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Students to help Casco Bay communities plan for a warmer, wetter future
The students will be asked to research and design novel ways of living and working in Portland, South Portland and the Casco Bay islands as the climate changes.
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University of Maine at Augusta graduates 551 Saturday in 56th annual commencement exercises
Grace Leavitt, president of the Maine Education Association, was the class of 2024 commencement speaker.
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UMaine Augusta displays senior thesis exhibition
AUGUSTA — The graduating art students of the University of Maine at Augusta will exhibit their senior thesis artwork in the Charles Danforth Gallery on UMA’s Augusta campus in an exhibition titled Trust the Process. The exhibition, which includes the work of seven artists, is set to open at noon Saturday, May 4, with a […]
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Poet, professor Brian Turner to give keynote speech at 22nd annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival
The Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival, an annual celebration of emerging and established poets and poetry, will be held in person and online on Saturday, April 27, at in Jewett Hall on the Augusta Campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. This year’s keynote speaker is Brian Turner, poet, musician, professor, and US Army veteran […]
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Poet, professor Brian Turner to give keynote speech at 22nd annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival
The Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival, an annual celebration of emerging and established poets and poetry, will be held in person and online on Saturday, April 27, at in Jewett Hall on the Augusta Campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. This year’s keynote speaker is Brian Turner, poet, musician, professor, and US Army veteran […]
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Eid al-Fitr celebration breaks Ramadan fasting in a big way
University of Maine at Augusta hosts Muslim holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
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UMA presents Concert Week April 16-19
A week-long concert event hosted by the music department at the University of Maine at Augusta will be presented Tuesday, April 16, through Friday, April 19. There will be vocal performances, chamber music, rock and jazz, and even steel drums. All concerts will be presented free of charge and begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday through […]
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UMaine Augusta, Maine CareerCenters to hold job, resource fair
The University of Maine at Augusta, in collaboration with the Maine CareerCenters, is set to host its second annual job and resource fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the Randall Student Center Fireplace Lounge on the Augusta campus. Whether hoping to find their first job, a better job, or a […]
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Virtual dental assisting program info session set for March 22
The University of Maine at Augusta is set to hold a virtual Expanded Functions Dental Assisting program information session at 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 22. During the event attendees can learn more about the program and faculty, and students will be available to answer questions including how current dental assistants can further their careers in […]