UMaine Calendar
UMaine Calendar
Week of Events
Week of Welcome Events
Events with a ? are free. College Success Strategies Presentation | 10–11 a.m. ? This is an overview of academic resources on campus and how students can be successful in their coursework. Honors College First-Year Orientation | 10–11 a.m. ? This is an orientation for all new students in the Honors College. Orientation Help Desk | […]
Week of Welcome: FDOC
FDOC is the First Day of Class. A day filled with excitement for our new students, activities and events to make you feel right at home. Best of luck in your first classes. Student Life will be around hosting events so stop in to say hello and see what our services are all about. CA$H […]
Week of Welcome Event
Ice Cream Social | Noon–2 p.m. Need a second-day pick me up? Swing by the mall for some ice cream, sponsored by the Center for Student Involvement. Free. Location: University Mall Visit the Student Life website for details of all the events planned for the Week of Welcome.
Week of Welcome Event: Student Organization Fair
Student Organization Fair | 10 a.m.–2 p.m. The 2021 Student Organization Fair will feature over 100 student organizations that will be providing information and recruiting new members. This is a perfect opportunity to find your people and get involved. There will be food trucks and other fun surprises that you will not want to miss out […]
Asteroid: Mission Extreme
Asteroid: Mission Extreme
"Asteroid: Mission Extreme" takes audiences on an epic journey to discover how asteroids are both a danger and an opportunity. The danger lies in the possibility of a cataclysmic collision with Earth; the opportunity is the fascinating idea that asteroids could be stepping stones to other worlds — veritable way stations in space — enabling […]
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
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 […]
Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars
Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars
"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 […]
‘Art Matters’ Show by the Mid-Coast Salon
‘Art Matters’ Show by the Mid-Coast Salon
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.
‘Art Matters’ Show by the Mid-Coast Salon
‘Art Matters’ Show by the Mid-Coast Salon
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.
Intimate Partner/Domestic Violence Intervention for Mental Health Professionals Certification Program (online)
Intimate Partner/Domestic Violence Intervention for Mental Health Professionals Certification Program (online)
This two-day program, presented in partnership with New Hope for Women of Rockland, is designed for social workers, substance abuse counselors and other mental health professionals, as well as clergy, police officers and first responders to become certified in intimate partner violence training. Dates/Hours: Aug. 31–Sep. 1, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $150 / $60 for UMaine […]
New Faculty Community of Practice — Teaching at UMaine
New Faculty Community of Practice — Teaching at UMaine
Join new faculty as we discuss foundational teaching practices in the context of teaching at UMaine. Together, explore and learn about UMaine's students, policies and develop a strong foundation of teaching skills. Topics for discussion will be generated based on the interest of the faculty. The group will meet every three weeks through the semester. […]
Honors Read Lecture by Wayne Maines
Honors Read Lecture by Wayne Maines
Wayne Maines is the father of Nicole Maines, a transgender woman whose individual and family story is recounted in the 2021 Honors Read text, "Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family" (2016, author Amy Ellis Nutt). The Maines family were Orono residents for many years and fought some of their fiercest legal battles here. Required […]
‘Art Matters’ Show by the Mid-Coast Salon
‘Art Matters’ Show by the Mid-Coast Salon
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.
Intimate Partner/Domestic Violence Intervention for Mental Health Professionals Certification Program (online)
Intimate Partner/Domestic Violence Intervention for Mental Health Professionals Certification Program (online)
This two-day program, presented in partnership with New Hope for Women of Rockland, is designed for social workers, substance abuse counselors and other mental health professionals, as well as clergy, police officers and first responders to become certified in intimate partner violence training. Dates/Hours: Aug. 31–Sep. 1, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $150 / $60 for UMaine […]
Mechanical Weed Management (Brunswick)
Mechanical Weed Management (Brunswick)
Join the University of Maine mechanical cultivation research team, UMaine Extension, and Crystal Springs Farm to discuss best practices for mechanical weed management. Includes new tool demonstration and no-till tomato tour and discussion. The event is free, however, registration is required in advance.
‘Art Matters’ Show by the Mid-Coast Salon
‘Art Matters’ Show by the Mid-Coast Salon
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.
‘Art Matters’ Show by the Mid-Coast Salon
‘Art Matters’ Show by the Mid-Coast Salon
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.
Expedition Reef
Expedition Reef
Explore the secrets of the "rainforests of the sea" and embark on an oceanic safari to the world’s most vibrant and endangered marine ecosystems — coral reefs. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth — while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction and overfishing. […]