FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has announced that its one-of-a-kind Maine Mathematics Coaching Project has received a $174,848 grant from the Maine Department of Education’s Math and Science Partnership Project. First launched in 2015, the project is the only mathematics coaching preparation in Maine and one of only a handful nationally that […]
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UMF announces dean’s list for fall 2016 semester
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine Farmington recognized local students for achieving dean’s list honors: Albany: Zachary Wheeler. Andover: Aislinn Forbes and Sumaya Hamdi. Auburn: Lily Bissonette, Mia Comis, Amanda Dwyer, Cameron Gelder, Darci Goslin, Allyson Hammond, Moninda Marube, Nathan Pushard and Hope Williams. Avon: Erin McCarthy. Bethel: Kurt Mason and Ryan Kimball. Bridgton: Laura Pulito […]
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UMF offering program through SMCC
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington and Southern Maine Community College have entered into a new partnership that allows graduates from SMCC’s Early Childhood Education program to live and work in southern Maine while earning a UMF bachelor of science degree in early childhood education with K-3 certification. The off-campus offering of UMF’s […]
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U.S. News rates UMF ‘Best College’
FARMINGTON — For the 19th year, the University of Maine at Farmington has been recognized by the U.S. News & World Report as a 2017 “Best College,” with UMF being ranked among the top 10 colleges in four distinct categories. Rankings are compiled by U.S. News to help families find the best academic quality, fit […]
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UMF, USM collaborate on program of study
FARMINGTON — To help streamline students’ preparation for a career in counseling or social work, the University of Maine at Farmington and the University of Southern Maine are offering two new collaborative programs. The programs will make it possible for students to receive their bachelor’s degree in psychology and their master’s in counseling or social […]
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UMF Career Fair March 2
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine Career Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, in the corridor of the Olsen Student Center, South Street. The event is hosted by UMF Career Services and is free and open to the public. An annual event for more than 15 years, the […]
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College Notebook: UMF’s Labbe captures skiing award
University of Maine at Farmington Nordic skier Alisha Labbe was the first female to cross the finish line in last Saturday’s USCSA Katahdin Nordic Sprint/10K race at Titcomb Mountain. That finish earned the Turner native and Leavitt Area High School graduate the USCSA’s Reynolds Division Female Nordic Athlete of the Week award. Labbe finished sixth […]
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College Notebook: Local hoops teams turn the page to 2016
With the calendar flipping from 2015 to 2016, and with some teams still on winter break, this is a good time to check in on the local college basketball programs midway through their respective seasons. Bates There was no downtime for the Bates men, but that can be seen as a positive for the Bobcats. […]
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College Notebook: Bates, Maine-Farmington women’s hoopsters honored
The Maine Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s weekly honor roll came out this past Tuesday, and two local college athletes were named to the five-member group. University of Maine-Farmington senior forward Meghan Smith and Bates College sophomore guard Lyse Henshaw both had standout performances during the week ending Dec. 6. Smith averaged 18.3 points, 8.7 rebounds […]
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Avant-garde event at UMF
Any Mainer interested in serious contemporary art will be heartened when reading the Sun Journal Encore articles (Nov.12) announcing the avant-garde music events at the University of Maine at Farmington which will take place this week. The avant-garde direction of visual art has been accepted by Mainers for some time, of course, but Maine literature […]