What's Happening in the UMA Honors Program Spring 2013
Honors Council Meeting Dates and Locations
February 27th 2-3:30pm CANCELLED
UMA Bangor - 110 Lewiston Hall
Rockland Center - Room 413
South Paris - ITS VC Room 209
UMA - Jewett Hall Room 124Meet me line: 623-7401
March 20th, 10-11:30am
UMA Bangor - ITS Bangor Hall 100
Rockland Center - Rockland Room 413
South Paris - No room available
UMA - Jewett Hall Room 124
Meet me line: 623-7400
April 23rd, 10-11:30am
UMA Bangor - ITS Bangor Hall 100
Rockland Center - Room 410
South Paris Center - No room available
UMA - Jewett Hall Room 124
Meet me line: 623-7400
Augusta
Feb. 14th HPSA Valentine's Day table: card decorating & chocolate give-away
In conjunction with SGA FREE for Students, Thursday, February 14 from 10-2 in the RSC Foyer (Augusta Campus)
FILM SHOWING: Miss Representation: March 8th 2-4pm in the Klahr Gallery. We will also be having an Empty Bowl fundraiser for the UMA Community Garden (which grows food for the Augusta Food Bank)...$5 bowl can be filled with with crockpot soups. We will be sending out soup sign up list on Feb. 11th and anyone can participate. (Flyer1-13.pdf)
Sign up Feb 11th
Yoga: 12-1pm
Soup 1-4:00pm.
Film and discussion 1:30-4:00pm
Qi Gong (Place TBD)
Wed. March 6, 3-3:45
Wed. March 13, 2-3:00
Wed. March 20, 2-3:00
Yoga-Fridays only
March 8, 12-1:00 (Klahr-- kicking off Soup & Substance)
March 15, 12-1:00 TBD
March 29, 12-1:00 TBD
Organic Dance-Wednesdays
Feb. 27 & March 27 1:45-2:45 (Klahr Center)
Rockland
Documentary Series Feb 1, March 1, and April 12. Join us for a movie and one hour discussion. Suggested movies are Happy, Paperclips, and Waiting for Superman.
Chili Cook-Off in February, Friday the 15th. Similar to last year we will have a prize for the chili selected as “People’s Choice”. Open to all, students, families, faculty, and the public. This year we are adding a request for canned goods to donate to the AIO food pantry here in Rockland as the “cost” of admission. It is not required but greatly encouraged.
Expressions Night on Friday March 29, last day before spring break. . We have a form for prospective acts to fill out and a suggested time limit for each act.
Book drive for the prison We will be collecting books from mid-February through the month of April.
Fall 2012
Augusta Past Events
Thursday, November 29th: Expressions Student Art Show
All UMA students and faculty are encouraged to submit their creative works to the exhibit. All mediums will be accepted including, dance, photography, performance, drawing, painting, sculpture, poetry, essays, short film, short stories, print making and architectural drawings. All submissions must be in Randall, Room 217 by Wednesday, November 28 and you can submit as many works as you like. Please include your name, phone number and title of work so we can get it back to you. Please pick up your work after the show on Thursday or on Friday from 9:00am-1:00pm.
There is no size or framing requirements and all pieces will be accepted into Expressions. Refreshments and snacks will be provided during the show.
Expressions is free and open to the public, so come be a part of the University of Maine community and enjoy some food, fun and creativity.
For more information, contact Joshua Lawrence at Joshua.lawrence@maine.edu
October 11th, 2012
Honor's Healthy Harvest: Fun, Food, Fitness & Fu
Co-sponsored by UMA's Go-Global
Thank you to EVERYONE who joined the Go Global and UMA Honors program Healthy Harvest Fest. We welcomed over 30 people who shared in wonderful food from Lentil soup to Chicken Tikka Masala, morning yoga and the closing of our Community Garden with hot cider and pumpkin muffins!!
October 22nd-26th: Clothesline Project
This student-initiated project is aimed toward educating students and the larger community about violence in our culture and communities and inspiring people to take a stand.This collaboration with Women in Curriculum (WIC), Women's Studies, and the HPSA, will include a display of T-shirts painted by survivors of domestic violence, rape, abuse, and other forms of violence.To decorate a shirt, find us on the Augusta Campus Green, October 22-26, weather permitting, or in the RSC Student lounge.
Bangor Past Events
Toys for Tots Toy Drive UMA-wide-Thank you to everyone for a successful toy drive!
October 4th
10am-12noon: Honors Program Interested Faculty Meeting, 214 Lewiston Hall
Thank you to interested Faculty and Students who attended! We are looking forward to a Toys for Tots Drive this Fall on the Bangor Campus
November 1st
Please join us for an Honors Program open house on the UMA Bangor campus from noon-1:00pm in Eastport Hall 124. Come hear about the Honors program, talk with other students who have been involved and grab some food.
Rockland Past Events
November 30th
Expressions night and the Soup event have been combined with a new date of November 30th at 5:30 pm. If anyone would like to be the moderator for expressions let me know, I will be more than happy to surrender the job. Soup/Stew/Pie event co sponsored by the Student Association
Similar to last years Chili contest with prize given out for the most popular dish.Expressions Night-Express Yourself... poetry, writing, artwork, come hear what fellow students are creating!
Dec 14
Game Night with the Rockland Student Association
It's the Friday before finals, that's the point. A few hours to relax and take a breath before studying again.
September 20th 5:00pm
URock Honors open house-informal meeting with current, former and future UROCK students. Thank you to everyone for your input, conversation and food!
