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The Maine Campus Article On 'End Racism Protest' Held On Umaine Mall, Maine Campus, Charles Cramer

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

This article from the Maine Campus, University of Maine's student newspaper, titled "'End Racism Protest' is held in the UMaine Mall" from November 4, 2019 includes a description and the purpose behind the protest.

Partnership Of Nh-Me Lend And New Mainers Public Health Initiative To Offer Training Experiences With Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Populations, Susan Russell, Betsy Humphreys

Poster Presentations

Over the past two decades, the geographic area served by the NH-ME LEND Program has experienced rapid growth of racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse populations, as has the U.S. in general. While the NH-ME LEND clinical and leadership placements provide opportunities for frequent contact with underserved populations, Maine trainees, in particular, have had few opportunities for training or fieldwork with culturally and linguistically diverse populations. With funding support from a 2018 Focused Assistance to Support Training Project (FAST) grant, the NH-ME LEND partnered with New Mainers Public Health Initiative (NMPHI) in Lewiston, Maine, to build the LEND’s capacity to offer …

Children With Disabilities Tend To Stay In A Highly-Resourced Early Head Start/Head Start Program Longer Than Children Without Disabilities, Alan Cobo-Lewis, Dale Walker, Noreen Yazejian, Shinyoung Jeon, Sandra Hone, Karen Stoiber, Diane Horm, Gabriela Guerrero, Donna Bryant

Poster Presentations

Using data from 21 Educare schools, the researchers measured the rate at which children from birth to kindergarten-age enter the school and rate at which they exit the school. Educare schools are highly resourced Early Head Start/Head Start programs targeting children at risk, especially children from low-income backgrounds. About 10% of the children have a disability. Results showed that children with a disability tended to stay in the program longer, especially when enrolled in Early Head Start.

Collaborating For Change: Nh-Me Lend/New Mainers Public Health Initiative (Nmphi) – An Interagency Parent Advocacy And Information Project, Marnie Morneault, Hibo Omer

Poster Presentations

Over the past two decades, Maine has experienced rapid growth of racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse populations, as has the US generally. Although Maine’s population is largely White (95%), children in Maine are disproportionately from minority populations; currently 9% of children in Maine are from a race other than White. With funding support from a Focused Assistance to Support Training Project (FAST) grant, the NH-ME LEND Program partnered with New Mainers Public Health Initiative (NMPHI) to develop and deliver parent advocacy training modules for Somali parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). NMPHI is a public health and …

Fogler Library: Maine's Business, Science And Technology Library, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

UMaine Video

Raymond H. Fogler Library at the University of Maine is Maine's designated library for Business, Science, and Technology. Fogler Library provides free resources, expertise, and support for Maine business owners. A portal of free, handpicked resources is available through the Maine Business, Science, and Technology website.

Umaine Today, University Of Maine, Division Of Marketing And Communications

UMaine Today

UMaine Today magazine, published twice a year by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications, showcases creativity and achievement at the University of Maine. The goal of the general-interest magazine is to demonstrate the university’s value and contributions to the state, and to advance institutional goals.

Fogler Library: Build A Brand That Gets You Hired, Anne Marie Engelsen, Nick Mitchell

UMaine Video

Fogler Library and Dr. Nick Mitchell from Clarivate Analytics present a series of discussions focused on scholarly communication, bibliometrics, publishing, and more for faculty and graduate students. The following topics are covered:

Session #1 - Make it easy for a stranger to find your research publications
Session #2 - What metrics do hiring and promotion committees use to gauge “scholarship quality”?
Session #3 - Where and what should I publish to grow my research brand?

About the Presenter Nick Mitchell, PhD. is a Solutions Consultant for Clarivate Analytics, the world’s foremost provider of research information and analytics. Prior to joining …

Cds State Data Review Project: Data Tells The Story, Katharine Appleyard

Poster Presentations

This poster presents data that identifies state and regional site-level trends, outliers, etc., with regard to federal reporting indicators and other factors, in the Child Development Services system.

When It Comes To Diversity, Umaine Could To Better, Anna Foster

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

It’s Women’s History Month. The month where we all celebrate the strong women in our society who have helped paved the way to get women to where we are now.In the academic world, it wasn’t until 1840 that the first American woman, Catherine Brewer Benson, graduated with an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan Collegein Georgia. It took another 26 years for a black woman to earn a degree, and over 30 years for the first woman to earn a Ph.D.

Mengers (Marie Christiansen) Papers, 1930-1962, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Marie Christiansen Mengers was born in 1905 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Orono, Maine. She was a professor of French at the University of Maine from 1947 until her death in 1965. Mengers was educated at the University of Nebraska, Wellesley College, Columbia University, and the University of Toulouse, France. She attended summer sessions at Harvard and Chicago Universities. Her doctoral dissertation was on the life of French symbolist poet Henri de Régnier. Before coming to UMaine, she taught at the University of Nebraska, the University of Wisconsin, and Queens College in Flushing, N.Y.

The collection includes correspondence, research …

Deans' Council (University Of Maine) Records, 1987-1997, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The records contains copies of meeting agendas, minutes, supporting material compiled for the University of Maine Deans' Council (1987-1994). There are also memorandums sent to members of the Deans' Council (1987-1997).

Fogler (Raymond Henry) Papers, 1893-1993, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Raymond Henry Fogler was born in South Hope, Maine in 1892 and died in Exeter, Maine in 1996. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1915 and received a graduate degree from Princeton University in 1917. His commitment to the University spanned 80 years and he served as president of the Board of Trustees, the Alumni Association, University of Maine Development Council, and the University of Maine Foundation. The library at the University of Maine was named the Raymond H. Fogler Library in 1962.

This collection includes correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia, spanning from his early life in South Hope, …

Maine Day (University Of Maine) Records, 1935-1991, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Established in 1935 by University of Maine President Arthur A. Hauck, Maine Day was a day for students to plant trees, build sidewalks, paint fences, and generally improve the campus grounds. The purpose of Maine Day has evolved over time and in 1973 became a day for students, faculty, and staff to participate in general community service projects. Materials include newspaper clippings, scripts, photographs, correspondence, transparencies, and an audio tape from Maine Day 1965.

Umaine Today, University Of Maine, Division Of Marketing And Communications

UMaine Today

UMaine Today magazine, published twice a year by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications, showcases creativity and achievement at the University of Maine. The goal of the general-interest magazine is to demonstrate the university’s value and contributions to the state, and to advance institutional goals.

Department Of Information Technology (University Of Maine System) Records, 1999-2015, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Information Technology, in conjunction with the IT Steering Committee (ITSC), develops policy for the management of technology; address the needs of academic, administrative, and research users of technology; and provide ongoing planning for technology to meet the changing needs of the University.

This record groups contains copies of various reports and presentations related to both internal and external reviews of Information Technology at the University of Maine System, starting in the late 1990s through to 2015. These reviews were in response to shifting technology needs, increased centralization of Information Technology in the System, and plans to gain budgetary efficiencies.

Employment Agreements (University Of Maine System), 1981-1999, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The first UMPSA and C.O.L.T. agreements were negotiated with the University of Maine system in 1979 following the enacting of Sec. 31. 26 MRSA § 1024-A.

Collective bargaining in the University of Maine System is organized into units with the the Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine (AFUM) representing faculty; Universities of Maine Professional Staff Association (UMPSA) represents professional staff; Universities of Maine Professional Staff Association (UMPSA) representing professional staff and the Associated C.O.L.T. Staff of the Universities of Maine representing clerical, office, laboratory and technical unit. These groupings are defined in the University of Maine System Labor Relations …

Maine State College And University Of Maine History Records, 1865-1990, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Maine State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was established in 1865. The College opened on September 21, 1868. In 1897, the College changed its name to the University of Maine. A group of miscellaneous records regarding the history of the University of Maine from its founding. Items appear to have been curated and compiled over time by Fogler Library Special Collections staff to document key events, figures, and milestones in the University's early history. Most material is from the end of the Nineteenth century through to the mid Twentieth century.

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Alpha Psi State (Me.) Records, 1941-2018, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Delta Kappa Gamma Society was founded on May 11, 1929, in Austin, Texas, by Dr. Annie Webb Blanton, with eleven other key women educators. Many new chapters in many states were formed in the following years.

In 1942, Nellie I. Gale, Grace Faulkingham Gilmore, Virginia D. Marston, Louise B. Miller, Carrie H. Rowe, and Dr. Edith M. Patch were initiated into Delta Kappa Gamma as National Members. In Augusta on June 19, 1943, these six national members along with nine other outstanding women educators from southern Maine became the Founders of Alpha Psi State Chapter.

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Department Of Mathematics And Statistics (University Of Maine) Records, 1959-1974, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This material relates mostly to the Mathematics Summer Institute held on the University of Maine, Orono, campus during the summer months from 1958 to 1974. The Institute was supported by grant funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Includes: correspondence, memorandums, press releases, clippings, grant applications, reports, brochures, and some group photographs of attendees.

Office Of Human Resources (University Of Maine) Records, 1950-1993, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Created in August 1980, the Office of Employee Relations, which included the Personnel Department, was responsible for all employees of the University of Maine, Orono. Over the next 11 years, the office evolved into the Office of Human Resources. In 2019, the mission of the Office of Human Resources is to work in partnership with departments and employees of the University of Maine to promote fair and equitable management practices that respect the worth and dignity of all employees while assuring that the University complies with all applicable employment related laws and policies.

Records in this collection include textual information …

School Of Social Work (University Of Maine) Records, 1966-1998, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The University of Maine has provided undergraduate education in social work and social welfare since the 1950's and began offering the BA degree in Social Work in 1972. The BSW program was granted initial accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) in 1979. The graduate program leading to the Master of Social Work degree was approved by the Board of Trustees in 1987. The University of Maine's School of Social Work (formerly Department of Social Work) was formed on July 1, 1989. The School is based in Annex C on the Orono campus and offers fully accredited BSW …