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Public Lecture By Daniel Dennett, University Of Maine- College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has organized a series of events to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Species and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin . The Origin of Species is arguably one of the most important scientific publications of the last 200 years. The implications of the theory of natural selection are still being worked out across a wide variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences. An interdisciplinary course on Darwin (lNT 289 A Celebration of Darwin ) is being taught this semester, there will be …

Three Bands Concert Spring 2009, University Of Maine- School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The School of Performing Arts submitted this proposal in September, but we need to resubmit the request because the guest conductor became unavailable. This is the exact same proposal, with two exceptions: substituting the original guest conductor (Tony Maiello) with a different conductor (Denton Stokes), and we are requesting a total of $ 1,000 rather than $2,000. Mr. Stokes, although well-noted (bio is on following page), does not have the same national ranking as did Mr. Maiello.

2009-2010 Philosophy Colloquium Series, Philosophy Department

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The Department of Philosophy is seeking funding support from the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Fund for its 2009-2010 Philosophy Colloquium Series. This series of public talks will provide the opportunity for students, faculty, and community members both within and beyond the Department of Philosophy to hear and discuss stimulating lectures on a wide range of topics that are relevant both to the core themes of the department's philosophy curriculum as well as to current issues of ethical, political, social, and philosophic import. Some of the events enable collaboration and communication with other units on the campus and in the community.

Distinguished Honors Graduate Lecture, The Honors College

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Each spring since 2002, the Honors College at the University of Maine has endeavored to host a distinguished graduate for a several day visit. The visit typically includes in- and out-of-class conversations with Honors students as well as other students and faculty connected to our guest. The Distinguished Honors Graduate Lecture is highlighted campus-wide and in many years it was also the keynote address for the University's Student Research and Creative Achievement'Week. Between 2002 and 2008, this initiative was sponsored by TIAA-CREF.

Spring 2010 New Writing Series, English Department

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

I write to request the Committee's support for the spring 2010 New Writing Series, an innovative literary arts program sponsored by the English Department and the National Poetry Foundation. The Series marks its tenth anniversary this academic year and our spring programming builds upon a very successful fall slate that benefited from the Committee's generous support.

Spring 2010 Women's History Celebration, Women In Curriculum & Women's Studies

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Spring 20l0 Women's History Celebration, March 15 to This year's celebration will focus on reproductive justice and will highlight the role of women in the fight for reproductive justice in the past, present, and future. As always, we will provide an array of speakers, panels, films, and displays that will reflect the diversity of women's experiences locally, nationally, and internationally.

Minerva 2009, The Honors College

Minerva

This issue of Minerva includes a story on alumna Betsy Leitch and her husband Bill Leitch, Betsy's connection to Colvin Hall, and their ongoing support of Honors; an article about Colvin Hall renovations and the opening of the Margaret Chase Smith Visiting Faculty Suite; and an interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning Honors graduate, Bettina Boxall. Other highlights include the story of Honors graduate Adam Jones and his involvement in saving the USS Alabama.

Dawnbreaker Vol 57 No 2 (Winter 2009-2010), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

University Of Maine Master Plan Report 2008/2009, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine's campus master plan report and executive summary of campus master plan.

Annual Report On Degrees Conferred (2008/09), 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

Annual Report On Degrees Conferred (2008/09), University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

HIGHLIGHTS

• Maine’s public universities degrees awarded 5,389 degrees during the 2008-09 academic year; a decrease of -221 over the previous year.

• Nearly 74% of degrees conferred are at the baccalaureate level; over 6% at the associate level; over 16% at the masters level; and nearly 3% at the doctorate level (including law).

• 70% of all degrees are conferred at UMaine and USM; 10% at UMA; 8% at UMF; nearly 6% at UMPI; 4% at UMFK; and 1.5% at UMM.

• Over 63% of degrees conferred are awarded to women and 37% to men. • The three most …

New England Association Of Schools & Colleges, Inc. Commission On Institutions Of Higher Education Accreditation Letter, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

Letter from the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Inc. Commission on Institutions of Higher Education Accreditation to Dr. Robert A. Kennedy, University of Maine President regarding the Commission's decision to continue the University of Maine's accreditation.

High School Accreditation In Maine: Perceptions Of Costs And Benefits, Janet Fairman, Brenda Peirce, Walter Harris

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.

Summary Of Fall 2009 Enrollments, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

This report provided summary information regarding University enrollments.

State Funded Research Annual Report Fy09, 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.

2009-10 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

It doesn't take someone long to figure out that Maine head coach Cindy Blodgett has a passion for the University. Whether speaking with local organizations, the media, prospective recruits, or friends of the program, she is quick to point out the storied success of the program and how it will be a part of even bigger and better things in the future.

Blodgett's burning desire to continue the proud tradition of the program is the same one she had while as a player at Maine. The accolades that she accumulated while at Maine as a player speak for themselves... two …

Statements Of Revenues, Expenses, & Changes In Net Assets, University Of Maine Office Of Budget And Business Services

General University of Maine Publications

Audited financial statements for the University of Maine.

Ret Site: Sensors!, John F. Vetelino, Constance Holden

University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports

This award provides funding for a 3 year standard award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site program at the University of Maine entitled, "RET Site: Sensors!," under the direction of Dr. John F. Vetelino. This site will provide 10 high school teachers per year from rural Maine with 8-week summer research experiences involving intensive, team-based sensor research projects with an intellectual focus on sensor theory, design fabrication, testing, and/or applications.

Statements Of Net Assets, University Of Maine Office Of Budget And Business Services

General University of Maine Publications

Audited financial statements for the University of Maine.

Fy09 Financial Statements, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine's financial statements.

Climate Change: Past, Present And Future, University Of Maine - Hudson Museum

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

After a major renovation project, the Collins Center will be formally dedicated on October 3'd. In conjunction with the reopening of the Center, the Hudson Museum seeks support from the Cultural Affairs Committee to offer a four-part lecture series in cooperation with the Climate Change Institute and the Department of Anthropology. This series will explore the impact of climate change on civilizations and the impact of humans on climate change--one of the foremost issues of our times. All events will be held in Hutchin's Hall in the Collins Center and will be free and open to the public and the …

New Media & Intermedia Visiting Artist Speaker Program, Fall 2009, University Of Maine- New Media Department

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The New Media Department and the Intermedia MFA Program are requesting funds to help support a fall lecture series. All of the visiting artists proposed in our Fall lecture series will publicly share their expertise in the following areas: an evening public lecture with question and answer period to follow, classroom visits and direct one-on-one student meetings and/or critiques. Each of the featured artists have been selected, because of the quality and engaging nature of their work. The artists desire to interact with the students, in a learning environment and to engender excitement about the arts on Campus was another …

Hpschd-Public Performance, University Of Maine- Intermedia Department

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The presentation, as yet untitled, will be based on the seminal media-based performance piece HPSCHD by John Cage and Lejaren Hiller and will be overseen by faculty member Nate Aldrich as part of the IMFA with technical and facilities support from Joe Donovan and David Adkins in Theatre. The presentation will be open and free of charge to the University.community and is intended to provide an important nexus for the arts across several disciplines (Art, Theater, Music, New Media), for the IMFA program in its first year, campus-based contemporary arts in general and the University and surrounding communities as a …

The Birds By Aristophanes, University Of Maine - School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The Bird.s by Aristophanes was written in 414 B.C. and has remained a classic Greek comedy that is widely produced in classic theatres and university campuses. The plot surrounds Euelpides and Pisthetærus, two old Athenians, disgusted with the litigiousness, wrangling and sycophancy of their countrymen, and how they resolve to form a new society. As the action progresses, the two Athenians go to Cloud Cukooland to seek the help of the Hoopoe, King of the Birds, as well as the rest of the birds, in their attempt to build a new city. Euelpides and Pisthetaerus may be the inspiration for …

Guest Artist- Trond Saeverud, University Of Maine- School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Now in its ninth season, Dr. Phillip Silver's Thwarted Voices concert series provides an opportunity to present what is called "forgotten music" composed by Jewish musicians victimized by the Nationalist Socialist racist policies of the Holocaust in Europe. In the fall concert, Dr. Silver would like to invite Trond Saeverud to perform Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in d minor. Phillip and Noreen Silver will also perform. The year 2009 is the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth and his music is being featured all over the world this coming season. He was also one of the composers most detested by the Nazis …

Academic Stimulus Policy, Graduate Student Government

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

A recent survey by U.C. Berkeley found that 95%o of all graduate students feel overwhelmed, and over 67% have felt seriously depressed at some point in their careers. In this talk, Jorge Cham recounts his experiences bringing humor into the lives of stressed out academics, examines the source of their anxieties and explores the guilt, the myth, and the power of procrastination.

Fall 2009 New Writing Series- 10th Anniversary Edition, University Of Maine- English Department

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The fall Series is projected to comprise eight CA/DlS-supported events featuring six poets and two fiction writers whose work covers a wide spectrum of contemporary literary practice. As you will see from the capsule biographies of all eight writers that are appended to this letter, this is a stellar line-up, including a MacArthur grant recipient (George Saunders), many nationally known poets from a diverse range of backgrounds and with a wide range of interests (art criticism, Darwin, Melville...) and several writers who quite simply deserve to be better known.

Spring Dance Concert, School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The dance program has evolved from a works-in-progress presentation in Minsky Recital Hall in the Fall and a dance concert at Hauck Auditorium in the Spring to two full-fledged Hauck shows per year, plus four Emerging Dance Works showcases. Emerging Dance events were created to give aspiring student choreographers the chance to exhibit works-in-progress in an informal setting as well as providing an opportunity for individual dancers to test their performance skills in a more relaxed and supportive atmosphere. All of this work culminates in the Spring Dance Concert, which is well attended by the local and surrounding community, and …

Conjunction, Without Borders Vi: Contemporary Art Festival, New Media Department & Intermedia Mfa Program

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Conjunctions, is the sixth iteration of the annual exhibition and festival, Without Borders Contemporary Arts Festival. The exhibition will take place in the Lord Hall Galleries from August through September of 2009. Presenting the work of UMaine Intermedia MFA graduate students as well as collaborating artists from around the country, this series highlights a wide range of work focused on exploring the spaces between culture, art, science, and technology. The festival will focus on artistic forms that utilize technology and analog materials and processes in either production or presentation of the work. It will include a main exhibition centered around …

Ozen Yula: Contemporary Turkish Politics And Its Reflections On Turkish Theatre, School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

According to the American Turkish Society, Özen Yula is an intemationally successful writer and director. Yula's plays have been translated to English, German, French, Italian, Finnish, Polish, Bulgarian, Bosnian, Japanese, and Arabic. His work is dark, comical, visually daring, and at the forefront of the avant-garde." The School of Performing Arts, together with potential support from the English Dept, and International Programs, would like to bring in Ozen Yula to speak about Turkish Politics and its effect on Theatre and the Arts. This event should have a broad appeal to the local university community in terms of its political, social, …