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Fy2000 Annual Report On Utilization Of State Research & Development Appropriations For Operations And State Research Capital Bonds, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System is required to submit in January of each year an annual report on the utilization of state research appropriations for operations and state research capital bonds. The report is to cover the most recently completed fiscal year.

Students' Good Works Help Others, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

In this season of good will, University of Maine Upward Bound students can reflect on their good works. As winter embraces their area high schools, members of the Public Service Group can find warmth in remembering the community-spirited deeds they performed around the Greater Bangor area during the summer and in planning for future projects.

Initiating The Dialogue: Academic Research Ethics In Indian Country, University Of Maine

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Native American Studies is applying for a Cultural Afrairs & Distinguished Lecture Committee Grant), order to present a two-day symposium (I2-I3 April) during the spring semester of 2001. The topic of the symposium will be, Initiating the Dialogue: Academic Research Ethics in Indian Country, The purpose of the Symposium is to provide a forum in which University of Maine Faculty and the Maine Indian communities can begin to discuss the role of professional ethics when working with Native communities. This will provide an opportunity for University researchers (which ultimately includes Faculty, Graduate, and Undergraduate researchers) who do research involving Indian …

Study Highlights Local Approach To Mea Assessment, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A study from the Center for Research and Evaluation at the University of Maine provides a framework for conducting local evaluations involving the Maine Educational Assessment. While maintaining the value of the statewide MEA, the authors support the importance of local assessment and encourage educators to use it as a tool for examining curriculum and other local factors. The MEA is designed to align with the Maine Learning Results and measure schools' progress toward meeting the new learning standards.

Successful Reading Program Marking 10th Year In Maine, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The Reading Recovery literacy program will mark its10th anniversary in Maine at a special conference Dec. 6-7 at the Samoset Resort and throughout the new year. The conference will feature some of the top educators nationally and in Maine presenting keynote addresses and workshops on major issues and developments in early literacy. In addition, a Greenville sixth grader will share a letter she wrote to her local school board about how the program has helped her succeed in school.

December Concert For The Oratorio Society, School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The Oratorio Society performed Benjamin Britten's "St. Nicolas," with the graduate string quartet, a bass player, two pianos, percussion and an organ. Faculty member Fran Vogt the featured tenor soloist, was joined on vocals by a children's choir. The second half of the program included a selection of traditional Christmas carols, with piano accompaniment.

2001 A Peace Odyssey, Peace Studies Program

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The Peace Studies Program and Office of Multicultural Programs are pleased to announce a collaborative series of events in February 2001 to celebrate both Black History Month and the Peace Studies Spring Series entitled "2001: A Peace Odyssey":

Umaine Grant To Build Coordinated Response To Crime, Prevention, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will enable the University of Maine to better coordinate its response to crimes against women on campus and strengthen awareness and prevention programs. Funded by a two-year $302,256 grant from the Justice Department's Violence Against Women Office, the Safe Campus Project will work to develop stronger collaboration among campus and community resources to improve the efficiency of continuing education and prevention, as well as advocacy for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking.

Annual Book Drive Under Way, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Children's books for needy area youngsters from toddlers to teens are again being collected by the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine. The public is invited to join in this annual tradition by donating new books or used books in very good condition.

Math/Science Teacher Collaborative Targets Campuswide Participation, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Mathematics-Science Teacher Excellence Collaborative is actively working toward its goals of improving the recruitment, preparation and support of students with strong interests in math, science and technology to help address the national shortage of math and science teachers for grades 7-12.

Location Evaluation And The Maine Educational Assessment: A Framework For Examining The Relationship Between Mea Scores And Other Academic Indicators In Maine Schools, Theodore Coladarci, Robert Ervin, David L. Silvernail

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.

Policy Specialist Joins Umaine Research Center, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A new researcher specializing in educational policy, funding and intergovernmental relations, is expanding the expertise of the Center for Research and Evaluation at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. Pushpam Jain, who recently completed his Ph.D. in Education Policy at the University of Chicago, joined the CRE, the Maine Education Policy Research Institute and the College in October as an assistant research professor.

Internship Learning Contract, Career Center

General University of Maine Publications

Students need to develop a list of things that they wish to learn or accomplish while completing the internship. The student should determine if the goals are appropriate for the particular internship or co-op by consulting with the on-site supervisor and the faculty coordinator.

New Position A Homecoming For Career Educator, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Career educator Owen J. Logue has returned to the University of Maine to coordinate and guide student academic services in the College of Education and Human Development. As assistant dean for Academic Services, Logue provides support and direction for students progressing through their programs and undertakes special initiatives to further the College's statewide work in support of Pre-K-12 education.

Visiting Lecture John W. Dower's Embracing Defeat; Peace And Democracy In Post -War Japan, University Of Maine

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

John Dower was the first lecturer for the Schonberger series. He had known and worked with Howard Schonberger, and his research is in the same area vital to U.S. foreign relations: the interconnections between U.S. policy and events in Eastern Asia after World War 11. His reputation and achievements have only grown in the eight years since that first Schonberger lecture. His current book, Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II, is one of the most decorated history books since that war, having won the 1999 National Book Award for Nonfiction, the 2000 Bancroft Prize for a …

Basil H. Johnson Visiting Lecture, Wabanki Center

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The AIUM, a student organization, in co-sponsorship with the Wabanaki Center and the Native American Studies Program would like to request funding from The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee for Fall 2000 to bring to the University of Maine Basil Johnston, the distinguished much honored Ojibway Native author, lecturer, essayist, storyteller and scholar. Mr. Johnston is a member of the Ethnology Department at Royal Ontario Museum and is the author of eight books. He is a storyteller of Ojibway legends and stories with humor and dignity. He is a graduate of Loyola College, Montreal, Quebec and cum laude 1954 and …

Educators Honored At Maine Association For Middle Level Education Conference, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Association for Middle Level Education (MAMLE) honored exemplary educators at its 2000 Annual Conference, held October 19-20 at Sugarloaf USA. This year's recognition ceremony was highlighted by the presentation of a brand new award, the Friends of Middle Level Education Award, to Robert Cobb, Dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine. The Friends of Middle Level Education Award will be a periodic award, not necessarily annual, and acknowledges people who have helped promote quality middle level education in Maine in ways other than public school service. Dr. Cobb was recognized for …

New Director At Umaine Research Center, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The Center for Research and Evaluation at the University of Maine's College of Education and Human Development has a new director. Walter Harris of Orono, veteran faculty member and administrator in the College, succeeds Walter McIntire, who retired after a long career at UMaine.

Dedication Ceremony Of The Sen. George J. Mitchell Center, Mitchell Center For Environmental And Watershed Research

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

on Friday, October 6,2000 from 10 to 11am in the Maine center for the Arts, the University of Maine will honor the environmental achievements of Senator George J. Mitchell by re-dedicating the Water Research Institute in his name. For more than two decades Senator Mitchell has provided outspoken, national leadership on environmental issues, especially clean air and water. During his years in the Senate, Mitchell played key roles in such environmental legislation as the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Safe Drinking Water Acts. Well-known for his peace work in Ireland, Mitchell is one of Maine's most well-respected public figures as …

Remarks Of Peter S. Hoff At The Dedication Ceremony For Senator George J. Mitchell Center For Environmental And Watershed Research, Peter S. Hoff

General University of Maine Publications

Text of University President Peter Hoff's remarks at the dedication ceremony for the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research.

Maine, Volume 81, Number 3, Fall 2000, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Facing His Toughest Opponent [Shawn Walsh's fight against cancer] --- Helping to Understand Climate Change, UMaine Researchers Collect Environmental Data at a 2,000-acre Site in Howland --- Maine Coast High, Telford Aviation Pilot Brud Folger --- Witness to the World's Madness, Journalist Janine de Giovanni --- Man of the World, A Profile of the Career Foreign Service Worker Peter Skoufis --- It's All in the Game, Joan Moravick is Creating Her Own Board Games

Philosophy Colloquium 1999-2000, Department Of Philosophy

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

In 2000-01 the Philosophy Department received a grant of $1839 in partial support of our Philosophy Colloquium series, the total cost of which was estimated to be $7639. Additional funds for the series were provided by the Philosophy Department ($1800 was set aside for the Visiting Scholar), the Rezendes Ethics Fund, and the Marshall Dodge Memorial Fund, The Rezendes Ethics Fund supported the visits of Professor Richard Kahlenberg, speaking on "Afiìrmative Action by Economic Class" (l l/l/00)-attendance around 150--, and film maker Sy Rotter, who gave two talks, 'Making Sense in the Balkans," and "Stories and Issues of Moral Courage" …

Scholarly Lectures, Hudson Museum, Hudson Museum

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

September 28,2000 at7.00 p.m., Patricia McAnany, Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology at Boston University and Brian Norris, Vice President of Surveying and GPS at James Sewell Co. in Old Town, "Archaeological Survey and Excavation of Maya Caves and Settlements in the Sibún River Valley of Belize" October 27 at3:30 p.m., Howard Wellman, Objects Conservator at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, "Turkey: Archaeology at the Crossroads of East and West

Remarks Of Peter S. Hoff On The State Of The University Of Maine, Peter S. Hoff

General University of Maine Publications

Text of remarks prepared by Peter S. Hoff for the State of the University, September 2000.

Remarks Of Peter S. Hoff At The Annual New Academic Year News Conference, Peter S. Hoff

General University of Maine Publications

Text of the comments prepared by University President Peter S. Hoff for the 2000 Annual New Academic Year press conference.

2000 Umaine Black Bears Football Media Guide, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

No abstract provided.

Little Books Get Big Boost In Marketing And Distribution, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A series of Little Books from Maine didn't generate much talk in literacy circles, but publishers took notice that the simple texts were a hit among beginning readers and their teachers. Five years after the first series was created and produced by the Center for Early Literacy at the University of Maine, the small texts are heading for an international market.

A New Course Promoting Science As A Way Of Knowing, Howard B. Dowse

University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports

The objective of this project is to create an exciting interdisciplinary laboratory experience for a course promoting science as an objective tool for understanding the natural world. Establishing in the minds of the students a level playing field on which true science competes successfully with pseudoscience is central. The core of the project is biology, but many disciplines are introduced, providing a focused introduction to the scientific method. The primary goal is not scientific literacy per se. It is, instead, an introduction to the methodology of science. A select set of connected subjects were chosen for general interest, potential for …

Exploring Data And Methods To Assess And Understand The Performance Of Ssi States: Learning From The Cases Of Kentucky And Maine, Jaekyung Lee, Walter Mcintire, Theodore Coladarci

University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports

The proposed study will identify and fill the gaps between currently available data and methods and desired ones in assessing and understanding the performance of SSI states. It will address the following research questions:

1. What information is available on the academic performance of a system?
2. What methodological challenges are posed by multi-level, multi-dimensional time-series data such as the NAEP and state assessments in understanding factors affecting system performance?

The researchers will examine these issues in two SSI states, Kentucky and Maine. They will examine whether and/or how the current NAEP and the states' own student assessments can be …

Conference To Examine The Latest K-5 Literacy Instruction, Research Maine-Based Little Books Series Hitting Worldwide Market, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

More than 370 educators will gather at the University of Maine Aug. 7-8 to examine the latest research and teaching techniques and to share information about how best to get youngsters off to a strong start in reading and writing. The 2000 Seamless Transitions K-5 Literacy Conference brings together all the educators involved in a child's early and primary learning experiences - Reading Recovery, special education and classroom teachers - to emphasize the importance of providing consistency and a team approach in expectations and instruction.