Events

Ryan Low, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration,  will be giving a demonstration of the Appropriation Allocation Model at an open forum on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  The forum will be held in the Randall Student Center Fireplace Lounge, Augusta Campus, and broadcast to Eastport 124, Bangor Campus.  Light refreshments will be served at both locations, please feel free to bring a brown bag lunch with you as well. 

Description:Live streaming will be available during the Augusta forum for those unable to attend in person: https://maine.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=f1fefb89-b335-4874-b7a7-a8c601391f7f

If you have a disability which would limit your participation in this event, please contact Renee Letendre at renee.grant@maine.edu to discuss your specific needs. Please do so no later than 5 days prior to the event to allow adequate time for appropriate arrangements to be made.  

LIMITED AVAILABILITY - Please RSVP to Staci Warren at 207.621.3299

$25 Per person

Open to all UMA Alumni, friends, family, students, staff, and faculty! 

Wear Jeans in Solidarity with the Survivors of Sexual Violence. Financial donations are being accepted at the Information Desk inthe Randall Student Center to support Maine’s statewide sexual assault coordinating program, MECASA. 

Open to all Students, Faculty, and Staff.

FMI: Contact Laura Rodas at (207) 621 - 3226 or laura.rodas@maine.edu.

Live streaming will be available during the Augusta forum for those unable to attend in person: https://maine.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=e417eff5-b8d6-4e8a-9ee3-a87b01651f04  

The third forums in the the spring series will be held on April 23 in Bangor, noon to 1:00 p.m. and April 25 in Augusta, noon to 1:00 p.m.  Light refreshments will be served at both locations, please feel free to bring a brown bag lunch with you as well.

The April forums will provide an opportunity to delineate final plans for implementation with the UMA community.  Additionally, the Vision 2.0 website has been updated with this information and you may want to review prior to attending the forums.

If you have a disability which would limit your participation in this event, please contact Renee Letendre at renee.grant@maine.edu to discuss your specific needs. Please do so no later than 5 days prior to the event to allow adequate time for appropriate arrangements to be made.    

Prior Learning Assessment, PLA for short, helps students earn college credit for learning outside of the traditional classroom experience in order to accelerate degree completion. This workshop will cover the options that are available to UMA students (credit by examination, credential review, and portfolio assessment) and how to get started on the process for those who qualify.

To register: https://www.uma.edu/academics/advising/career-connections/career-workshops/

The University of Maine at Augusta and its Justice Studies Department teamed up to offer a new speakers series on topics of interest to all Mainers. The series will offer Mainers opportunities to learn and interact with Maine policymakers in the news.

The Maine State Forum is held in Jewett Auditorium on UMA's Augusta Campus at 6pm followed by a Q&A until 7:30pm. The series will continue on the last Wednesday of the month on the evenings of March, and April 2018. The series is always free and open to the public.

Contact Sharon Sawyer at (207) 621-3257 or email at sharon.mcmahon@maine.edu for more information about this series.

Presenters: Haley Brown & Sara Flowers

This is the culminating event of our series. Students will have the opportunity to practice the skills they have been learning throughout the workshop series. We will have speakers, visuals, and networking all while taking in a meal while wearing our best. At the end of the evening, students participating in the series will be presented with a certificiate of completion in classic conference style.

*This is the final session of a six session series. To register, please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/umaetiquetteseries

To view descriptions of these workshops, please click on this link.

**Please note that you will need to attend all six sessions in order to participate.
Questions? Contact Haley Brown (hbrown120@maine.edu) or Sara Flowers (sara.flowers@maine.edu)

Join us for the UMA-Bangor Alumni / Student Mixer! 

Students, alumni, faculty, and staff are all welcome at this fun evening to socialize, see old friends, and enjoy good food. 

FREE Appetizers. Non-alcoholic beverages available. 

See you there!

Admission to all UMA Jazz, Rock (and More!) Week concerts is free. No tickets or reservations are required. All concerts are held in Jewett Hall Auditorium, UMA Augusta Campus.

Thursday, April 26, 7:00 pm
Chris Dzengelewski (drums) Senior Recital
Free Admission. No tickets or reservations required.

For further information please contact Richard Nelson at richardn@maine.edu or (207) 621-3286.

This annual conference gives students an opportunity to share their work with the UMA community.

Shay Stewart Bouley and Debby Irving have created a community dialogue opportunity that has surprised its creators with its power to open hearts, minds, and community conversation.

The 90-minute event will consist of 40 minutes of on-stage conversation between the hosts, with 50 minutes of audience response and dialogue.

Presented by UMA’s Colloquium, Diversity Committee, and Cultural Events Council, with assistance from a Presidential Mini-Grant.

Admission to all UMA Jazz, Rock (and More!) Week concerts is free. No tickets or reservations are required. All concerts are held in Jewett Hall Auditorium, UMA Augusta Campus.

Friday, April 27, 7:00 pm
Progressive Rock Ensemble – Scott Hughes, Dir.
Goss – UMA Faculty and Alumni Professional Group
Progressive, Rock, Singer/songwriter
Free Admission. No tickets or reservations required.

For further information please contact Richard Nelson at richardn@maine.edu or (207) 621-3286.

The Chancellor and President Wyke will discuss current and emerging issues for the University of Maine System and encourage a dialog with the audience regarding this campus' role in best meeting the needs of the State of Maine.

The forum will be held in the Randall Student Center Fireplace Lounge, Augusta Campus, and broadcast to Eastport 124, Bangor Campus.  Light refreshments will be served at both locations, please feel free to bring a brown bag lunch with you as well. 

Live streaming will be available during the Augusta forum for those unable to attend in person: https://maine.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=64700414-3168-478d-991c-a8c60139c510

If you have a disability which would limit your participation in this event, please contact Renee Letendre at renee.grant@maine.edu to discuss your specific needs. Please do so no later than 5 days prior to the event to allow adequate time for appropriate arrangements to be made.

Mainers will be casting their ballots using Ranked Choice Voting in the June 12 Primaries, making Maine the first State in the nation to use Ranked Choice Voting in a statewide election. 

Come join Jon Monroe from the League of Women Voters to learn what Ranked Choice Voting is, how it works, and what you need to know to be ready to vote! 

OPEN TO ALL. Light refreshments will be served.

To learn more, please contact Rose Pelletier at (207)621-3442 or rosep@maine.edu.

COME MAKEYOUR OWN PROJECT TO KEEP!

Thisis a unique opportunity to come create your own Essential Oilproduct to gift to yourself! We are making Liquid ChillRollers and Lavender Lemon Body Scrub. Allsupplies will be provided. Just come and enjoy a stress-free class!

***A lightlunch will be provided***

FMI: Contact Rose Pelletier, rosep@maine.edu or (207)621-3442

Black in America: Abbey Lincoln & James Baldwin
Screening & Lecture
Two films in conversation 

NOTHING BUT A MAN directed by Michael Roemer 
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO directed by Raoul Peck

American Movie (DRA265) Lecturer Dr. James Seymour considers two remarkable artists of the 2nd half of the twentieth century. Each embodied a unique revolutionary spirit as both a performer and a writer, while leaving an indelible mark on the legacy of American Black Culture. 

Admission to all UMA Jazz, Rock (and More!) Week concerts is free. No tickets or reservations are required. All concerts are held in Jewett Hall Auditorium, UMA Augusta Campus.

Tuesday, May 1, 7:00 pm
Evan Gilbert (Composition) Senior Recital

Jon Lawrence (Bass) Senior Recital
Free Admission. No tickets or reservations required.

For further information please contact Richard Nelson at richardn@maine.edu or (207) 621-3286.

The UMA Garden Club is hosting an open house style gathering at the UMA garden. Throughout the day garden planting activities will be happening, information about volunteer programs will be accessible, and garden social events will be available - the space will be open to a lot of relaxed socializing.  All community members are welcome.  

Burgers (blackbean or beef), hot dogs, chips, and bottled water will be served from 12-2 and 4-6 pm.

Musical entertainment: A cellist will be playing from 12-1:00 pm, and a one-man classic rock band will perform from 2-3:30 pm. 

Activities: There is a nutritional demonstration at 1:00 pm. From 4-6:00 pm children's face painting and a bird house project will be available. From 4-6:00 pm a campfire open jam session space is available, bring your instrument and/or your voice if you wish! 

Come join us on Thursday, May 3, 2018 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm for Spring Festival.

We will be having inflatables including 150 foot long Obstacle Course, Hover-ball and Laser Tag as well as yard games. We will also be providing a free BBQ Lunch which includes Potato and Pasta Salad, Hamburgers, Grilled Chicken, Vegetarian baked beans and Falafel. For dessert, snow cones, cookies and brownies.

Students will have a chance to spin the Prize Wheel to win SGA Giveaways.

In case in rains, the location will be moved to the Foyer and Fireside Lounge of the Randall Student Center.

FMI: Contact Rose Pelletier at rosep@maine.edu

Admission to all UMA Jazz, Rock (and More!) Week concerts is free. No tickets or reservations are required. All concerts are held in Jewett Hall Auditorium, UMA Augusta Campus.

Thursday, May 3, 7:00 pm
Jazz On Tour – Duane Edwards, Dir.
Sassquatch – UMA Alumni Professional Group
Funk, Fusion, Jazz, Rock and Pop

Free Admission. No tickets or reservations required.

For further information please contact Richard Nelson at richardn@maine.edu or (207) 621-3286.

Come join us on Friday, May 4, 2018 from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm for a family-friendly outdoor movie night in the Quad.

The movie being showed is PETER RABBIT (fantasy/adventure). "Peter Rabbit and his three sisters - Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-Tail - enjoy spending their days in Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden. When one of McGregor's relatives suddenly moves in, he's less than thrilled to discover a family of rabbits in his new home. A battle of wills soon breaks out as the new owner hatches scheme after scheme to get rid of Peter - a resourceful rabbit who proves to be a worthy and wily opponent" (Courtesy of Google).

Open to all students and their families. Snacks including Popcorn and Soda will be provided for free.

Don't forget to bring a blanket. In case it rains, the location will be moved to the Katz Library.

FMI: Contact Rose Pelletier at rosep@maine.edu

The 2017-2018 Service and Academic Awards Ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, May 5, from 2-3:30 p.m., will be in the Jewett Hall Auditorium, Augusta campus. A reception will be held at the conclusion of the ceremony in the upper lounge of the Richard J. Randall Student Center.

Graduating students will be talking about their work in the show. Refreshments will be served.

For more information contact Renee Letendre at 207-621-3041
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All of the UMA community congratulates our graduates as they achieve this milestone.

The Honorable George J. Mitchell, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, will address graduates, family, friends, faculty and staff at UMA’s Commencement Ceremonies

For more information about UMA's Commencement, go to https://www.uma.edu/about/events/commencement/