Student Life Events

Please join us for the Spring 2018 Lunch & Learns. These topics have been hand-picked by a focus group that consists of current UMA-Bangor students: Below is the schedule for the Focus Group Lunch and Learns. Please note that we will be switching off Mondays with the Coffee With Colleen sessions, so there is plenty of great info to get each Monday during the semester. Also, each session will include free lunch and entry each week into the IPad drawing at the end of the semester.
The scheduled Focus Group Lunch & Learns are:

-1/29-Who’s Who on the Bangor Campus
-2/12 The Incredible's: Student Parents and Caregivers
-3/5 Learn how to use coping skills before life happens!
-3/26 What can your degree do for YOU?
-4/9 Dealing with a Crisis with CHCS
-4/23 Do you know your worth?

Join Prof. Kristen McLaren, to learn more about the paper she recently published on Linda Sarsour, American Activist, who provides an interesting and patriotic interpretation of the American Civil religion from and American Muslim perspective. To learn more about the paper, Muslim Innovations in American Exceptionalist Rhetoric: Linda Sarsour's American Jeremiad, please visit https://muse.jhu.edu/article/666500.

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

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.

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)

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

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

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

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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