The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is scheduled to present award-winning poet and UMF alumnus Jacques Rancourt as the program’s second reader of the season. Rancourt will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center, South Street. The reading is free […]
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Retired UMF administrator recognized for his 47 years of service to Maine students
Among his many accomplishments, Milliken helped advocate for the expansion of the Maine State Grant Program and developed a peer-to-peer financial literacy program at the University of Maine at Farmington.
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Solo exhibit ‘Barbara Sullivan – Forty Plus Years: A Retrospective’ featured in UMF gallery
“Barbara Sullivan – Forty Plus Years: A Retrospective,” is on display in the Emery Flex Gallery beginning Thursday, Sept. 29, at UMF Emery Community Arts Center. An opening reception will take place in the gallery from 4:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29. Sullivan will present an artist talk at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, […]
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Maine Mountain Chamber Music returns to Nordica auditorium at UMF
Maine Mountain Chamber Music will present works by two living American composers in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, in the Nordica auditorium on the UMF campus. “Divertimento for Violin and Viola” is a light-hearted work, written by Adolphus Hailstork (1941- ), one of America’s most prolific Black composers. He wrote “Divertimento” in […]
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Two 14-year-old boys charged in connection to theft, vandalism at UMF
A camera, production equipment and an SUV were stolen, and damage was done to classrooms and offices late in the weekend, campus police said.
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UMF police investigate burglaries, vandalism and a vehicle theft
Officials say University of Maine at Farmington classrooms and offices, and Mt. Blue Community Access TV studio were entered, and an SUV was stolen from a campus parking lot.
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UMF Visiting Writers Series presents award-winning journalist, travel writer
Award-winning writer Julia Cooke is the first reader of the season for the celebrated Visiting Writers Series presented by the University of Maine at Farmington. Cooke will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open to the […]
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UMF student finds new passion in crystal collecting
Cylus Hill, owner of an up-and-coming crystals and minerals business, loves the “joyful,” “mind-boggling,” “fascinating nature of crystals.”
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New interim president says he can help UMF with experience in crisis management
The Franklin Journal in Farmington sat down with the University of Maine at Farmington’s new interim president, Joseph McDonnell, to learn more about his background, his interest in higher education, and more.
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UMF launches college credit program for high school students
Offered through Maine’s Early College Pathways program, the six tracks at UMF are intended to help students focus on classes related to specific topics or career paths.