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Study Examines Commercialization Of Schools, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Squeezed between tight budgets, funding mandates and swelling demands for programs and services, the nation's public schools are turning more and more to corporate partnerships, striking deals that provide revenue boosts or needed equipment for classrooms and sports teams in exchange for a captive audience of young consumers.

Waldron Vs. Smith: Shipwreck At The Eastward, 1671, Barbara Rumsey

Maine History

A 1672 court case reveals a tale of suspected treachery and shipwreck on the seventeenth-century New England frontier. As the narrative moves along the seaboard from Boston to Nova Scotia., details emerge about little-known aspects of life on the frontier's fringe: the fragile relations with the French and Native Americans, the movable community of coastal shipboard fur traders, and the Sagadahoc settlers who assisted them. Depositions by castaway Boston-based seamen and Sagadahoc residents provide insight into the shadowy figures and conditions that existed beyond the Kennebec River, “at the eastward. Barbara S. Rumsey was born in Buffalo, New York, and …

The “Pointer Draft” Of Falmouth In October 1775, Charles P.M. Outwin

Maine History

No abstract provided.

Harold Marsh Sewall And The Truculent Pursuit Of Empire: Samoa, 1887-1890, Paul T. Burlin

Maine History

The conflict between Thomas F. Bayard, Grover Cleveland's first Secretary of State, and his subordinate, Harold Marsh Sewall of Bath, Maine, who was U.S. consul general to Samoa, was not a disagreement about the goals of American policy. Their disagreement related more to tactical considerations. And at that level, generational differences probably drove them apart. Specifically, the meaning of the Civil War for the younger generation of which Sewall was a part may well have contributed to his “truculent" pursuit of empire, a posture that totally unnerved the older Bayard. Paul T. Burlin is Associate Professor of History and Chair …

Book Reviews, Jason M. Dorr, Ellen King, Dena De Marco, William David Barry, Charles Horne

Maine History

Review of the following books: The McArthurs of Limington, Maine: The Family in America a Century Ago, 1783-1917 by Elizabeth Ring; Allagash: Maine's Wild and Scenic River by Dean B. Bennett; Growing Up in Maine: Recollections of Childhood from the 1780's to the 1920's edited by Charles and Samuella Shain; The Best of Barnes: The Selected Articles and Photographs of Jack Barnes edited by Susan Conley; An Insider's Guide to Maine Politics 1946-1996 by Christian Potholm;

Women In The Curriculum And Women's Studies Program 1999-2000, Women In The Curriculum And Women's Studies Program, University Of Maine Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

The Administrative Code Of 1931: William Tudor Gardiner And Government Reform, Claude G. Berube

Maine History

Welfare reform, downsizing government and making government more efficient are issues that could be taken from some 1990s political candidate's campaign handbook. But they have been longstanding themes in Maine's political history. Administrative reform was a key element in William Tudor Gardiner's two terms as governor from 1929 to 1933. No study of Gardiner's career would be complete without examining the events encompassing the Administrative Code of 1931, a comprehensive reform bill that was intended to change the way Maine government operated. Claude G. Berube earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Saint Anselm College in 1988 and …

1333 Graduate At Umaine's 196th Commencement, Joe Carr

General University of Maine Publications

Press release announcing the 196th Commencement ceremony at the University of Maine, Orono. During the ceremony 1,333 people graduated with 327 receiving graduate degrees and 28 doctoral degrees.

Honor Society Inducts Umaine Education Students, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Future teachers heard some first-hand, high-level advice about succeeding in their chosen profession during their initiation into the University of Maine's scholastic honor society for education majors. Public expectations, accountability measures and a host of social and political issues are changing and challenging K-12 education, SAD 46 (Dexter) Superintendent Raymond Poulin, former state deputy commissioner of education, told students being inducted into the Gamma Omicron Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi.

Umaine Colleges Name Outstanding Students Of The Class Of 2000, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Interviews with top students in the Class of 2000.

Three Women To Share Jumaine Salutatorian Honor, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Four University of Maine students will share the honor of being class salutatorian when the Class of2000 graduates of May 20. The following are profiles of each of these outstanding students.

Umaine Plans First Outdoor Commencement Since 1994, Joe Carr

General University of Maine Publications

More than 1,300 University of Maine degrees will be awarded at the University's 196th Commencement, scheduled to be held on Morse Field at Harold Alfond Stadium on Saturday, May 20 at 10:30 a.m.

Umaine Education Programs Earn Continuing Accreditation, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine's professional teacher programs have received full, five-year continuing approval from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the State Board of Education. The unconditional reaccreditation of the College of Education and Human Development's undergraduate and graduate programs documents that it is meeting the highest standards ensuring that subject matter content and how to teach it is a priority.

Maine, Volume 81, Number 1, Spring 2000, University Of Maine Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

A special 125th Anniversary Issue providing profiles of Alumni On the Move, Making an Impact.

Those selected were: A. Manette Ansay '87 --- Don Holder '80 --- Christina DeHoff '95 --- Frank Hackett '89 --- Kimberly Strom-Gottfried '80 --- Heather Blease '86 --- Blair LaCorte '85 --- John Coleman '85 --- Andrew Frawley '84 --- Kevin Mann '86 --- John Brier '88 --- Matthew Kenney '88 --- Peter Brooks '88 --- Jeff Jackson '88 --- Nicole Kimball '94 --- Kate Wynne '81G --- Linden McClure '89 --- Richard Londraville '89G --- John Baldacci '86 --- Robert Tyrer '87 --- Kathleen …

Maine Folklife, Vol. 6, Iss. 1, Maine Folklife Center

Maine Folklife Center Newsletter

Pamela Dean has joined the staff of the Maine Folklife Center as archivist of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History. A native of Bar Harbor, Dean received her Bachelor of Arts and Masters Degree in history from the University of Maine and her Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From 1991 to 1999 she was the director of the Williams Center for Oral History at Louisiana State University.

"My career as an archivist and oral historian began in Sandy lves's fieldwork class in the early eighties," Dean said. "You know that book …

Diversity Education Conference At Umaine April 6-7, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The University of Maine will demonstrate its commitment to bringing about greater racial and ethnic understanding and presence in the state at an April 6-7 conference. The Diversity Education Conference will exanrine the status, issues, opportunities and challenges of transition in a predominately white, traditionally rural state.

The Crawford And Ella Peffer / Redpath Chautauqua Collection, William David Barry

Maine History

No abstract provided.

“Catching Cannonballs”: Reflections On A Career As A History Teacher, Jerome Nadelhaft

Maine History

This essay was delivered as a plenary address at a conference for high school teachers on teaching history in Maine, held October 1997 at the University of Maine. Retiring History Professor Jerome Nadelhaft reflects on his career as colonial historian at the University of Maine and suggests that the mission of the history teacher is to impart an ethical sensibility to students.

Center And Peripheries: Locating Maine's History, Alan Taylor

Maine History

What is the place of Maine history? Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor uses the misfortunes of George Ulmer, commander of militia volunteers in Eastport during the War of 1812y, to argue that historians should refocus their view of the past by paying attention to places traditionally deemed “marginal” or “peripheral” to the larger story of American history. Professor Taylor points out that, as a borderland, Maine has long been an international crossroads—an area of dense cultural and economic interaction—and, therefore, should be at the center of our quest for understanding past experience. A professor of history at the University of …

Umaine To Host Regional Student Conference On Glbt Activism, Peter Cook

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The University of Maine will host hundreds of students from around the area this spring as it welcomes the 6th Annual Northeast Regional Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Student Activist Conference.

University Of Maine Softball Media Guide, 2000, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine softball team enters a new era in the year 2000, led by a new coach and playing in a new facility, the team will be on a mission after narrowly missing the AMERICA EAST tournament last year. Janet Anderson may not be in the coaches box for the first time in UMaine softball history, but her impact will continue to be felt as first-year head coach Deb Smith and first-year assistant coach Michelle Puls, both former players of Anderson’s at UMaine lead the Black Bears into the 2000 campaign. The first home game of the season, …

Umaine Black Bear Baseball Media Guide, 2000, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine Black Bears Baseball media guide for the 2000 season.

Works Of Composers Imprisoned During The Holocaust To Be Performed At Umaine Concert, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

During the Holocaust, a number of highly esteemed Eastern European musicians were imprisoned at Terezin Concentration Camp. There, under horrific conditions, they composed remarkable works of art that continue to speak to and about the immortality of the human spirit.

Brownville's Ice Man: Jakob Larson, William R. Sawtell

Maine History Documents

A pamphlet providing information about Jakob "Jake" Larson's ice business in Brownville, Maine, in the early 1900s. Written by local historian Bill Sawtell, circa 2000.

Editor's Preface Andean Past 6, Monica Barnes

Andean Past

No abstract provided.

Inca Estates And The Encomienda: Hernando Pizarro's Holdings In Cusco, Catherine Julien

Andean Past

No abstract provided.

The Lobbyist No. 28 (Winter 2000), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

The Lobbyist No. 29 (Spring 2000), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Peace And Reconciliation Studies_Peace Week Poster, University Of Maine Peace And Reconciliation Studies Program

General University of Maine Publications

Photograph of a poster promoting events that were part of the University of Maine's Peace and Reconciliation Studies' (formerly known as Peace Studies) Peace Week.

2000, Umaine News Press Releases, Division Of Marketing And Communications

General University of Maine Publications

This is a catalog of press releases put out by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications between January 2000 and December 2000. Incomplete.