UMaine Calendar

Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street in "One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure." Follow along with Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, as they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth. They […]

8/6-8/8 University of Maine Team Camp (17U) two 9 inning games pro-style workout (8/6) campus tour (Team slots will be scheduled) 12-15 college coaches in attendance on the field $150 per player/ $75 for a one day pitcher only and $1500 for a full team Registration is capped at 8 full teams and 50 individual […]

"Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars" is an audiovisual experience like no other! Join us at the Versant Power Astronomy Center for a show of dazzling lights and spectacle that will take you on a journey back through the band's greatest hits. Tickets are $8 for general admission. Music programs may contain explicit lyrics, and are […]

The Mid-Coast Salon exhibit “Art Matters” opens Aug. 4 at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The show, on display through September, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday.

In this training, we will be learning how to navigate our gradebook, adjust basic settings, and link assessments to the gradebook. This training was designed to give you an in-depth look at how to use this tool and get you building your gradebook today. Learning Objectives: Understand the Setup Wizard Organize your grades into categories […]

Once you have built your assessment questions, there are many other features to consider when using this tool: Setting up availability and access Anonymous grading Grading by question The student experience (feedback, instructions, and progress) Register here

The Mid-Coast Salon exhibit “Art Matters” opens Aug. 4 at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The show, on display through September, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday.

In this training session, we will be going over how to build, organize, and implement Assignments in your class in Brightspace. Register here

Join the University of Maine Cooperative Extension food preservation staff for a lively discussion and demonstration on how to preserve Maine foods throughout the growing season.  Demonstrate how to can salsa Explain the importance of following a tested recipe Have your questions answered Sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. $5 optional donation is appreciated.

Twenty-five undergraduate and recent post-baccalaureate students from the University of Maine, University of Southern Maine and 10 other institutions will share the results of their summer marine research in the virtual 2021 University of Maine SEA Fellows Symposium on Aug. 10. In the SEA (Science for Economic Impact and Application) Fellows program, coordinated by UMaine's Darling […]

In this training we will go over some different Brightspace automation tools to help you save time. The tools we will go over are: Self Grading Quizzes Rubrics Intelligent Agents Release Conditions Scheduling Gradebook Shortcuts Register here

August welcome events are free and open to all UMaine and UMaine Machias faculty and staff. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, write umaine.alerts@maine.edu. Join NASA’s engineers as they design, test, and launch today’s hottest missions into space. Witness the enormity of the new James Webb Space Telescope, the intensity of Goddard […]

Hockey Clinic for all Bantam and High School Hockey Players. Will contain a Training session, a seminar and a practice each day. Click here for event brochure.

The Mid-Coast Salon exhibit “Art Matters” opens Aug. 4 at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The show, on display through September, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday.

The Gratitude Flag Project was created by the artist Susan Bryand in April of 2020 as a way to connect with her students during the pandemic. The project has since expanded to include hundreds of people from all over the country, and has spawned two special editions, one in Downtown Bangor, and another at Husson […]

Explore workflows and recommendations for grading discussion boards. Discussion points include: How to effectively use the discussions grading area How to grade while reading the discussions How to see participation in a discussion without reading every post How to grade each individual contribution How to use rubrics with a discussion board Setting due dates and […]

In this program, you will learn basics about why trees are important to us, how to identify trees, and some really fun facts about trees that maybe you didn't know about. There will be some hands-on learning in the class and you will also get a copy of Forest Trees of Maine. And there will […]

Graduate students — get an overview on educational tools that will help you to be effective teaching assistants. Register here

In this workshop we will be going over some of the most commonly asked questions we get at the beginning of a new semester. We will also do a quick walk through of Brightspace to refresh your memory and learn about any new updates to Brightspace. At the end will be a Q&A session where […]

Hockey Clinic for all Bantam and High School Hockey Players. Will contain a Training session, a seminar and a practice each day. Click here for event brochure.

The Mid-Coast Salon exhibit “Art Matters” opens Aug. 4 at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The show, on display through September, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday.

The Gratitude Flag Project was created by the artist Susan Bryand in April of 2020 as a way to connect with her students during the pandemic. The project has since expanded to include hundreds of people from all over the country, and has spawned two special editions, one in Downtown Bangor, and another at Husson […]

In this training session, we will be going over how to build Content, use Course Builder, and some helpful workflows. This workshop will introduce you to all the tools you can use to build your class and get it student ready. Register

Come learn about Brightspace. In this training session, we will be taking a tour of Brightspace and showing off some features we are really excited about. This is a good training to get yourself oriented to the Learning Management System we use at the University of Maine. Unlike our other workshops that get into the […]

Have you ever wondered how researchers are able to observe and survey wildlife around the globe? Artificial intelligence is the answer. Dr. Tom Rounsville will be leading a two-part series on how he uses artificial intelligence in his wildlife research. Registration deadline: August 11. For more information and to register, visit the website.

August welcome events are free and open to all UMaine and UMaine Machias faculty and staff. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, write umaine.alerts@maine.edu. Join NASA’s engineers as they design, test, and launch today’s hottest missions into space. Witness the enormity of the new James Webb Space Telescope, the intensity of Goddard […]

A welcoming event for the UMaine community hosted by President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Aug. 13, 7:30–9 a.m. on the Mall. Rain location: Wells Conference Center A listing of all faculty and staff welcome events is online.

Hockey Clinic for all Bantam and High School Hockey Players. Will contain a Training session, a seminar and a practice each day. Click here for event brochure.

The Mid-Coast Salon exhibit “Art Matters” opens Aug. 4 at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The show, on display through September, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday.

In this training session, we will be going over how to build, organize, and implement Quizzes in your class in Brightspace. Register here

Get your questions answered and hear what questions your peers have in this Brightspace Q&A. This is an open space to talk about Brightspace, but some things we may go over include: Problem Solving Tips and Tricks Exploring New and Existing Features And any other questions you may have! Register here

Do you know what an astronomer does? We Are Astronomers reveals the global collaboration, technology and dedication required to answer the unresolved questions of the Universe. See how technologies such […]

Travel with the brother-sister duo, Jack and Annie, in their "Magic Treehouse" as they discover a note that asks them to answer a series of six questions about space. With […]

An immersive full-dome experience about the exquisite beauty of Auroras. Take a journey across time and space to understand the science behind the phenomena and to experience the stories of […]

"Earth, Moon and Sun" is a fast-paced full-dome demonstration of lunar phases, eclipses, day and night, the sun and other puzzling events with the help of a confused coyote. This […]

Living networks connect and support life forms large and small — from colonies of tiny microbes and populations of massive whales to ever-expanding human societies. Discover what it means to […]

Humankind has always sought to understand the mysteries of the Universe and speculated about the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Today we know of thousands of exoplanets — planets located outside […]

"Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon" immerses theatergoers on a journey of our universe centralized on sensational visuals and artistic interpretation. Experience music from this internationally acclaimed rock band […]