by Tony Blasi Sports Editor University of Maine Farmington skier Mackenzie MacDonald (Buxton) has been invited to train at the Disabled Sports/USA’s Ski Spectacular in Breckenridge, Colo., Dec. 3-9. She will train with other aspiring paralympians from around the country, while being coached by some of the nation’s top coaches for adaptive sports. She was also […]
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UMF gains high national rankings
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington announces that it has been ranked number nine out of the top 150 baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. by Washington Monthly for 2018. UMF is the only Maine college in the top 10 of this category and is noted for excellence in service, social mobility and research. […]
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Freshman move in at UMF
The last of Sandi Wood’s 10 children are out of the house. Wood helped her 18-year-old daughter, Melissa, move into Mallett Hall on the University of Maine at Farmington campus Saturday morning. “I am the baby of the family,” said Melissa Wood, one of the nine children adopted by Sandi and David Wood. They have […]
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Pushcart prize-winner to lead poetry revision workshop
FARMINGTON — In September, the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance is holding a new workshop on revising poetry with award-winning poet Colin Cheney. Cheney’s “Re(En)Vision Strategies” workshop will examine new strategies for improving the process of revising poetry, tailored to attendees’ poems and concerns. Additionally, attendees will receive feedback on their own manuscripts, exploring possible […]
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University of Maine Farmington announces dean’s list for spring semester
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine Farmington has announced its dean’s list for the spring semester of 2018. Local students named to the list include: Albany: Zachary Wheeler. Andover: Aislinn Forbes and Katherine Merrill. Auburn: Kendra Adams, Lily Bissonette, Anthony Blasi, Darci Goslin, Haley Knowlton, Moninda Marube, Henry Nowinski, Nathan Pushard and Hope Williams. Bethel: […]
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UMF receives grant to support urban internships in publishing or film
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has received a Procter & Gamble grant from the P&G Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation for $10,000 to help support urban internships for students in publishing or film. Funds from the grant will be used to help two UMF students majoring in English or creative writing […]
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UMF names international political scholar Christos Teazis as Libra Scholar
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has announced that Christos Teazis, political advisor, author, strategist, interpreter and professor at the University of Ankara, Turkey, has been named a Libra Professor at UMF for the spring semester. “Dr. Teazis has a vast knowledge regarding the politics of Turkey and its neighboring countries,” said Waleck […]
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Bel Canto Chorale to make several local appearances
Bel Canto Chorale will present sacred concerts at the following locations the weekend of March 16 to 18: • Woodstock Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7 p.m. Friday, March 16. • Dixfield Seventh-day Adventist Church, 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17. • Nordica Auditorium, University of Maine Farmington, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17. • Victory Christian Church, Livermore, […]
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UMF holding Career Fair March 19
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is holding its annual Career Fair on Monday, March 19, with more than 50 Maine employers on-site. An annual event for close to 20 years, the fair creates a pathway for students and members of the public looking for career opportunities to connect with Maine employers; and […]
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University Credit Union provides funds for UMF athletics
FARMINGTON — University Credit Union has renewed its longstanding partnership with University of Maine at Farmington athletics. The three-year agreement provides UMF Athletics with $15,000 for facilities improvements, equipment upgrades, special services/events and other activities not included in the department’s regular operating budget. This is the fourth such agreement between UCU and UMF Athletics since […]