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Minerva 2003, The Honors College

Minerva

This inaugural issue of Minerva includes an article on the inauguration of the University of Maine Honors College; a discussion of Honors Living-Learning communities, Colvin and Balentine Halls; and an article on the introduction of the Honors Read tutorial course. Other highlights include an article on Honors travel to Washington D.C. and Chicago.

State Funded Research Annual Report Fy03, 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.

Spring Women's History Celebration, Women In The Curriculum & Women's Studies Program

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Spring 2004 Women's History Celebration, March 15-28. This year's celebration , "Women Freedom Fighters : The True Patriots " , is committed to encouraging the academic community to think historically about the diverse ways women have fought to ensure that all Americans achieve equality and freedom.

Three Bands Concert Spring 2004, University Of Maine- School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Over the past eight years, the Three Bands concert has grown to become a recipe for success. Take the School of Performing Arts Concert Band, throw in a local middle and high school, add a well-known composer, mix them up to benefit a local hospital and you have a perfect treat for University students and the community in general.

We are requesting $1200 from Cultural Affairs to cover travel expenses for guest conductor/composer Robert Sheldon, an internationally recognized clinician, whose bio is included on the attached page.

Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare Play, University Of Maine - School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Shakespeare's timeless tale of fiery wit, confused identities, lost love and love scorned is Marcia Douglas's choice for spring 2004, as she brings to the stage Much Ado About Nothing. lt has been four years since the School of Performing Arts has presented a Shakespearean play, so this selection will well serve the needs of theatre students and provide students from across campus with a cultural event. This play will also appeal to the Shakespeare-appreciating public who were deprived of their dose of the Bard when the Bangor waterfront Shakespeare series was cancelled last summer.

War, The Economy, And The Universe, University Of Maine

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The conference will consist of a keynote speaker, Phyllis Bennis, from the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C., a workshop on War and the Economy, conducted by Mike Prokosch, from United for a Fair Economy, Boston, Mass., and a panel discussion including Prokosch, Joe Gerson of New England American Friends Service Committee, and Chcllie Pingree, Director of Maine Common Cause. More information on the speakers and the workshop is provided below.

Degrees Conferred Annual Report (2002/2003 Degrees), University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

This report provided a statistical history of degrees conferred by the University of Maine System. The data used in the history is based on the IPEDS reports on completions

Middle School Leaders Call For Change, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The National Middle School Association has taken a major step toward debunking the myth that middle schools are too soft and lack academic rigor, according to University of Maine Professor Edward Brazee. The research to back up effective middle schools as centers of academic and developmental growth was presented at the National Press Club, along with the announcement of 14 qualities essential to providing the best education for young adolescents.

Nsf Graduate Teaching Fellows In K-12 Education At The University Of Maine, Susan Brawley, Stephen Norton, Barbara J. Cole, Susan J. Hunter, Michael Vayda

University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports

The program for Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education at the University of Maine is consistent with the State's legislatively mandated goals for education in Science and Technology. Twelve Fellows are working in four local school districts through this program, which engages colleagues at the University and K-12 schools in transfer of knowledge and curriculum development with respect to topics such as Classifying Living Things, Forestry & Pulp and Paper Studies, and The Hydrological Cycle. The project is providing K-12 students and teachers with access to curriculum development, field trips, technology, and equipment that local school budgets had not provided. …

Annual Children's Book Drive Gearing Up, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

No abstract provided.

Summary Of Fall 2003 Enrollments, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

This report provided summary information regarding University enrollments.

Hip Hop Posters Pulled For Ushuaia Fundraiser, Angela Flandaca

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus regarding the Ushuaia night club's posters promoting the University of Maine Hip Hop Dance Club's fundraiser party, to be held at the Ushuaia, containing images of racist stereotypes.

The Sherman Alexie Lecture, Division Of Lifelong Learning- Wabanaki Center

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

"Without Reservation: An Urban Indian's Comic, Poetic & Highly Irreverent Look at the World"-April 19, 2004. The Division of Lifelong Learning (including the Wabanaki Center) in cooperation with the Native American Studies Program, American Indians at UM (AIUM); the English Department, and Student Affairs will bring to campus _for a a Iecture Sherman Alexie author, poet, screenwriter. Alexie is a Spokane Coeur d'Alene Indian from Wellpinit, Washington. The attached speaker press kit speaks to Alexie's numerous accomplishments and standing room only engagements. Bringing Alexie to The University of Maine's Maine Center for the Arts will not only provide an _incredible …

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, October 1, 2003.

Maine Alumni Magazine, Volume 84, Number 4, Fall 2003, University Of Maine Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

100 Years of UMaine Forestry: The oldest forestry program in America celebrates its centennial --- Native Wisdom: A profile of Penobscot Nation Chief Barry Dana '84 --- A Voice for Justice in Haiti: Even after the assassination of her husband and attempts on her own life, journalist Michele Montas '68 continues to fight for justice and press freedom in Haiti

The Dandy Scroll, Fall 2003, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation

General University of Maine Publications

The Fall 2003 issue of The Dandy Scroll newsletter produced by the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation.

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, University Of Maine- School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Theatre faculty members typically chose plays that will provide learning experiences for the students involved, usually translating into a production that will appeal to college audiences or community members in general. Touring productions aside, in the history of Umaine theatre, there hasn't been a stage production that is specifically geared for children and a family-oriented audience. You're a Good Man, Charlíe Brown is the perfect play to break the mold. It will be an uplífting play that audiences will embrace and appreciate - especially during the Holiday bustle of December.

Distinguished Lecture- Rabbi Michael Lerner, University Of Maine

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The Schonberger Memorial Lecture Committee is asking Cultural Affairs/DlS to share costs for the forthcoming lecture by Rabbi Michael Lemer: o'Social Transformation and Psycho-Spiritual Healing: Strategies for Peace and Justice in the Era of George Bush and Ariel Sharon." The lecture, to be given at 7:30 pm on Thursday, November 6,2003, in 100 DPC, is free and open to the public, which in past years has been a substantial part of the audience for the annual event. We are requesting $ 2000 from the Distinguished Lecture Series and contributing between $1923 and $2223 from the Howard B. Schonberger Memorial Gift …

Escape From Happiness, University Of Maine- School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Escape from Happíness is a darkly entertaining, slice-of-life comedy by George F. Walker one of Canada's most prolific and widely produced playwrights. lt is a very funny drama about a family, riddled with delusions, neuroses, and paranoia; the crooks, who have family issues of their own to resolve; and the investigating officers who arrive at the family's home to deal with a bizarre incident. Playwright Walker's humorous take on reality is riddled with crime, violence, and drugs.

New Writing Series Fall 2003, University Of Maine- English Department

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

I am writing on behalf of the English Department and the National Poetry Foundation to request the Committee's assistance in continuing the New Writing Series established in the spring of 2000. The $6000 I am requesting for the fall semester of 2003 represents less than one half of the Series' operating budget of approximately $14,520 for the semester (please see attached budget). The remainder of the required funding will be provided by the English Department's Lloyd H. Elliott fund, with some financial help from other departments' programs, and offices. The primary objectives of the New Writing Series are (i) to …

Concert In Minsky Recital Hall, University Of Maine - School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Concert in Minsky Recitql Hall on February 14, 2004 featuring,Swiss violinist, Jan Dobrzelewslci and Stuart Marrs, percussion The international duo will present an exciting chamber music program including four world premieres of new commissions from an international line-up of composers, David Gordon (New York), Beth Wiemann (UMaine), Mario Alfaro (Costa Rica), Germán Cáceres @l Salvador). The American composers whose works will be premiered plan to attend the performance. The new repertoire premiered in this concert is scheduled to be released on the Swiss Amie label in the fall of 2004. Admission is free to UMaine students and $6 at the …

Lecture By Dr. Meave Leakey, University Of Maine- Hudson Museum

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The Hudson Museum and the Maine Center for the Arts will host a distinguished lecture by Dr. Meave Leakey. The lecture will be held on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. in the Hutchins Concert Hall and will be free and-open to the UMaine community and the public. Seating is limited to 1600.

For over 70 years, the Leakeys have been digging in Africa, uncovering fossilized clues to the origins of our earliest ancestors. Dr. Meave Leakey's field and lab work have established her as one of the most visible and distinguished scientists in a highly competitive and male-dominated …

Fall 2003- Department Of Art, Guest Lecture Series, University Of Maine- Department Of Art

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

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2003-04 University Of Maine Men's Basketball Media Guide, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

This year’s UMaine team has found a new strength: a wealth of skilled and athletic players as opposed to the inside strength provided by last year’s seniors. The University of Maine men’s basketball team looks to have one of the strongest perimeters in America East with depth that goes two and three players deep in all three guard/small forward positions.

Colloquium Series- Speaker Tim Crane, University Of Maine- Department Of Philosophy

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Our first speaker, Tim Crane, has been in the Philosophy Department of University College of London since 1990. He is currently Tutor to MA students and Director of the Philosophy Programme in the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Professor Crane has worked mostly in the broad area of Philosophy of Mind, with a focus on physicalism and mental causation, intentionality and the philosophy of perception. He is currently working on the relationship between intentionality and consciousness. We are sure that faculty and students across the campus and community, especially in the departments of psychology and computer science, will …

Distinguished Lecture : Governor Richardson, University Of Maine

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Earlier this summer, at the request of the GDLSC, Gov. Baldacci extended an invitation to Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM) to deliver our first GDLS lecture on October 7th at 11.00 a.m. in the Maine Center for the Art. In consultation with the office of Gov. Richardson, the GDLS proposed the topic The United Nations, Iraq and the United States: Meeting the Challenge, Sharing the Burden Gov. Richardson has accepted our invitation and will arrive on the morning of Oct. 7. In addition to his free public lecture, Gov. Richardson will meet with UM officials and selected faculty and students and …

2003- 2004 Philosophy Colloquium Series, University Of Maine - Philosophy Department

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The Department of Philosophy is seeking the Committee's support for its 2003- 2004 Colloquium Series. This series of talks is designed both to support the curricular and scholarly interests of students and faculty in Philosophy and to reach out to interested faculty and students in other disciplines at the University of Maine.

2003 Umaine Black Bears Football Media Guide, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

No abstract provided.

Fy 2003 Annual Report On Gifts And Fund Raising, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The Annual Report on Gifts and Fund Raising provides a summary of gifts received by the Universities in the Fiscal Year. Excluded from this section of the report are gifts to University affiliated organizations Included are gifts given directly to the University and gifts given to the University from affiliated organizations.

2003-2004 Men's Hockey Media Guide, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

After beginning 15-1-2 a year ago, the University of Maine men's ice hockey team had a disappointing finish to the 2002- 03 season, losing to Michigan in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Black Bears will use that memory to inspire them as they take the ice in 2003-04. The squad learned valuable lessons down the stretch last year and enter the season with a fire to prove that the first half of last year was not a fluke.

The Black Bears lost nine letterwinners from last year's squad, but return a solid nucleus at all three positions. …