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Maine Perspective, V 9, I 4, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine Oct 1997

Maine Perspective, V 9, I 4, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who's on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Included in this issue are articles celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Institute for Quaternary Studies; the renovation of the University of Maine Press; new UMaine faculty; and a profile piece about Jen Boucher.


Maine Perspective, V 9, I 3, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine Sep 1997

Maine Perspective, V 9, I 3, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who's on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Coverage in this issue includes the establishment of enrollment management as a top priority campus-wide; planning for UMaine's first Alternative Break; the first Diversity Summit in Portland discussing "The Changing Workforce," and a personal …


Student Research Indicates Need For Greater Awareness, More Effective Intervention To Reduce Courtship Violence, Kay Hyatt Sep 1997

Student Research Indicates Need For Greater Awareness, More Effective Intervention To Reduce Courtship Violence, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The latest dating violence survey of a small random sampling of UMaine undergraduates indicates no significant decline in courtship acts of violence over the past 15 years, despite heightened public awareness and prevention programs on the UMaine campus and throughout society. The study is conducted on a five-year basis by students in Professor Robert Milardo's Research Methods in Child Development and Family Relations course. The information is revealing and consistent with national data of dating violence among college undergraduates, according to research project coordinators Wendy Weise and Alisa Meggison, graduate students in the College of Education & Human Development.


Researcher To Discuss Women's Movement In Germany, International Perspectives Of Domestic Violence During Umaine Visit, Kay Hyatt Sep 1997

Researcher To Discuss Women's Movement In Germany, International Perspectives Of Domestic Violence During Umaine Visit, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A leading researcher on violence against women and the women's movement in Germany will give two public lectures during her Oct. 5-8 visit to the University of Maine. Carol Hagemann-White, professor of Educational Theory and Women's Studies at the University of Osnabruck, will discuss her own work and provide an international perspective on the complexities of defining and comparing domestic violence across cultural differences, standards and influences.


What Is Really New About Barbie's New Friend?, Kay Hyatt May 1997

What Is Really New About Barbie's New Friend?, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Barbie has a new friend. So what, you ask? Why has this new doll caught the attention of the national news media? Because Barbie1s friend has a disability. She uses a wheelchair. She is purported to be a symbol of diversity.


Maine Perspective, V 8, I 16, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine May 1997

Maine Perspective, V 8, I 16, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who's on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Articles in this issue include the gift of over $1 million in fine art from alumnus Robert Venn Carr, Jr. to the University of Maine Museum of Art; identification of Wabanaki Education as a …


Idealized Fatherhood Contradicts Practice, Umaine Research Shows, Kay Hyatt May 1997

Idealized Fatherhood Contradicts Practice, Umaine Research Shows, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

As sons become fathers and confront the same realities and societal expectation to provide for their families, they recognize but tend to forgive their fathers' failings. They apply the positive experiences of their upbringing to their own fathering skills and rework the negative to avoid repeating perceived mistakes, according to research at the University of Maine.


How About Adding 'Author' To That Resume?, Kay Hyatt May 1997

How About Adding 'Author' To That Resume?, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A dozen University of Maine students will be graduating with an early distinction. They have a book in publication. The class project developed last summer when their professor couldn't find an affordable, comparative text on sexual attitudes and behaviors in different countries, so she enlisted the help of the students in writing one. "Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Human Sexuality" is being published by Allyn & Bacon and will be out this fall for national distribution.


Maine Perspective, V 8, I 15, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine Apr 1997

Maine Perspective, V 8, I 15, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who's on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Included in this issue are the names of candidates interviewing for the position of UMaine president; recognition of UMaine's most prestigious faculty awards; and a profile piece about Jan Williams.


Maine Perspective, V 8, I 14, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine Apr 1997

Maine Perspective, V 8, I 14, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who's on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Included in this issue is a report on the Kellogg Commission findings that, "Unless public colleges and universities become architects of change, they will be its victims;" Federal Grants highlighting UMaine's prominence in Canadian …


Maine Perspective, V 8, I 13, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine Mar 1997

Maine Perspective, V 8, I 13, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who's on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. News stories include coverage of UMaine Cooperative Extension assisting families in need deal with issues related to welfare reform; research by UMaine graduate student Shirley Taylor into women and children of Vietnam Veterans diagnosed …


Maine Perspective, V 8, I 12, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine Mar 1997

Maine Perspective, V 8, I 12, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who's on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Included in this issue an article about the Women's Resource Center facilitating opportunities for 'institutional connectedness;' UMaine's leadership role in wood composites research; and a personal profile piece about Pauleena MacDougall.


Maine Perspective, V 8, I 11, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine Feb 1997

Maine Perspective, V 8, I 11, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who's on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Included in this issue is coverage of land-grant institutions in New England exploring how to create greater educational equity; a $1 million gift from Stephen and Tabitha King to the English Department; a feature …


Maine Perspective, V 8, I 10, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine Feb 1997

Maine Perspective, V 8, I 10, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who's on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Articles include coverage of a new agreement linking Northern Maine Tech with the UMaine Engineering Technology program; a team of students creating the nation's first online directory of healthcare providers; and a personal profile …


Maine Perspective, V 8, I 9, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine Jan 1997

Maine Perspective, V 8, I 9, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who's on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Included in this issue is coverage of a new Sociology endowment created using a $100,000 gift donation as seed money to build the fund to $300,000; efforts by Honors students to study hunger in …


Maine Perspective, V 8, I 8, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine Jan 1997

Maine Perspective, V 8, I 8, Department Of Public Affairs, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who's on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Coverage includes the announcement of the William S. Cohen Center on International Policy and Commerce at UMaine; the presentation of UMaine's first French-language musical in 30 years; and a profile piece about Matthew Dunlap.


University Of Maine Bulletin, 1997-1998 Undergraduate Catalog, Part 2, University Of Maine, Office Of Student Records Jan 1997

University Of Maine Bulletin, 1997-1998 Undergraduate Catalog, Part 2, University Of Maine, Office Of Student Records

General University of Maine Publications

The second part (of two) of the University of Maine catalog for the 1997-98 academic year includes information on university-wide programs, interdisciplinary studies, course descriptions, contacts for correspondence with the university, a list of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees, professors / faculty members, alumni association representatives, award recipients, and an index.