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Saam Welcome Bbq Fest, South Asian Association Of Maine, University Of Maine Student Government, Inc. Sep 2021

Saam Welcome Bbq Fest, South Asian Association Of Maine, University Of Maine Student Government, Inc.

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Digital invitation and flyer for a Barbeque hosted for students by the South Asian Association of Maine in September 2021.


La Fiesta! Para Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month, Caribbean And Latinx Student Alliance, University Of Maine Sep 2021

La Fiesta! Para Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month, Caribbean And Latinx Student Alliance, University Of Maine

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Poster promoting La Fiesta Para Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month, 2021.


Lunch & Learn: Latinx Heritage Month, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine Sep 2021

Lunch & Learn: Latinx Heritage Month, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Promotional flyer for the September Lunch & Learn event for Latinx Heritage Month. Featured speakers include Dr. Stefano Tijerina, Sandra Cáceres Tijerina, and Silvestre Guzmán.


Snack & Chat: What Does Equitable Reproductive Justice Look Like?, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine Sep 2021

Snack & Chat: What Does Equitable Reproductive Justice Look Like?, Office For Diversity And Inclusion, University Of Maine

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Flyer promoting a September 16, 2021, Snack and Chat event discussing "What does equitable reproductive justice look like?"


Hillel Jewish Student Organization Weekly Meetings, Fall 2021, Multicultural Student Center, University Of Maine, Hillel Jewish Student Organization Sep 2021

Hillel Jewish Student Organization Weekly Meetings, Fall 2021, Multicultural Student Center, University Of Maine, Hillel Jewish Student Organization

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Weekly meeting schedule for the UMaine Hillel Jewish Student Organization, Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in the Multicultural Student Center for Fall 2021, Hebrew Year 5782.


Umaine Holds Vigil In Support Of Asian Americans, Madeline . Mar 2021

Umaine Holds Vigil In Support Of Asian Americans, Madeline .

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

On Monday, March 26 [2021], the University of Maine held a vigil to honor the lives lost in the Atlanta shooting on March 15. A group of students and Orono locals gathered inthe Martin Luther King Plaza outside the North Pod of the Union at 4 p.m. in remembrance of the victims, and to show solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.


Umaine Franco-American Center To Host Meetings With Council For French Life In America, Nick Houtman Oct 2002

Umaine Franco-American Center To Host Meetings With Council For French Life In America, Nick Houtman

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The University of Maine’s Franco-American Center will host meetings October 4 [2002] to promote ties between the Conseil de la Vie Française en Amérique (Council for French Life in America), or CVFA, and Franco-Americans in Maine. At 2 p.m., the Center’s community council will meet at Crossland Hall with the CVFA administrative board, and Franco-Americans from throughout the state will meet with the board during a reception from 4 to 7 p.m.


Visiting Libra Professor Lloyd Rogler To Present Week-Long Program On Cultural Diversity, Gladys Ganiel Oct 2001

Visiting Libra Professor Lloyd Rogler To Present Week-Long Program On Cultural Diversity, Gladys Ganiel

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Lloyd Rogler, the Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York, has a full schedule of activities planned for his week-long visiting Libra Professorship for Diversity at the University of Maine, Nov. 5-9, [2001].


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

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 May 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.


Diversity Education Conference At Umaine April 6-7, Joe Carr Mar 2000

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.


Support Key To Onward Success, Christie Johnston Nov 1997

Support Key To Onward Success, Christie Johnston

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Onward Program, nationally known as the Student Support Services has striven to help students disadvantaged by a physical, mental or financial obstacle since 1970.


Education Puzzle Needs Solutions, Misty Edgecomb Nov 1997

Education Puzzle Needs Solutions, Misty Edgecomb

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

See Dick and Jane. Look! They go to school. See Jane go through the metal detector. The school policeman smiles. See Dick go through the metal detector. Oh no! Look, Dick has a gun.


Umaine Commits To Classroom Equity, Andrea Page Oct 1997

Umaine Commits To Classroom Equity, Andrea Page

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Several students addressed the Vision 2000 mission plan for changing gender equity at the University of Maine Thursday.


Um Renews Commitment To Franco-American Studies, Division Of Marketing And Communications Sep 1992

Um Renews Commitment To Franco-American Studies, Division Of Marketing And Communications

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

University of Maine President Frederick Hutchinson has renewed the commitment of the state's land grant institution to the study and service of the Franco-American heritage and culture during a visit by the French ambassador to the United States.


Bread And Puppet Theatre Presents A Story Of Disorder In "The New World Order", Maine Perspective Sep 1991

Bread And Puppet Theatre Presents A Story Of Disorder In "The New World Order", Maine Perspective

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

In a two-day performance that mixes parade and pageantry, workshops, and audience-as-performers, the Bread and Puppet Theatre of Glover, Vt. Will give a performance of its newest work: "Columbus: The New World Order, Part I and Part II," Sept. 27 and Sept. 29 at the University of Maine.


Studying Society, Knowing Ourselves, Maine Perspective Nov 1990

Studying Society, Knowing Ourselves, Maine Perspective

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A looming recession. Escalating health care costs. Ethical responsibility in local government and journalism. The political and economic realities of the Persian Gulf Crisis. Social services for the homeless, families in crisis, and mentally ill. Such issues confront and challenge us on a daily basis. As members of a modern society, it is crucial that we understand ourselves and others. It is important to study society from the individual level to the level of cultures and populations, looking at the individual in interaction with other people, social systems and networks, all in an attempt to understand and appreciate the world …


Confluence: A Series Celebration Multicultural Expression At The University Of Maine, Maine Perspective Sep 1990

Confluence: A Series Celebration Multicultural Expression At The University Of Maine, Maine Perspective

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A calendar of public speakers scheduled by the Center for Multicultural Affairs to promote cultural diversity at the University of Maine.


Students Address Cultural Diversity, Prejudice, Maine Perspective Nov 1989

Students Address Cultural Diversity, Prejudice, Maine Perspective

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

To learn more about a culture, and one's self, immersion is often essential. And when opportunities for such learning are not immediately accessible, it may require going to the source - or having the source come to you. Addressing issues concerning minorities, cultural diversity and prejudice have been a primary focus of Residential Life in recent years. This fall, when it was time for 50 student resident assists from East Campus to take their annual educational retreat to focus on communication, team-building and other skills necessary for effective residence hall management, the site was not secluded location in Maine but …