Stay Connected
- Social Media: We regularly update our social media pages with online activities, contests, trivia, wellness tips, daily home workouts, informational posts, and chances to win prizes and gift cards. Make sure to follow us on:
- Student Scoop: We send out a weekly e-newsletter every Monday to your @maine.edu email account that contains information about ongoing events and activities, contests, giveaways and other resources.
- UMA Calendar and Student Announcements: We regularly update the UMA Calendar with upcoming events and the Student Announcements with important student information on the UMA portal
Events & Activities
- Moose Book Club – Sign up here
- We are reading the following books this Fall:
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Olou (September)
- Redefining Realness by Janet Mock (October)
- Becoming by Michelle Obama (November)
- Lizzie Bright & the Buckminister Boy by Gary D. Schmidt (December)
- Next meeting: Thursday, December 17th at 6:00 PM via Zoom. We will be discussing Lizzie Bright & the Buckminister Boy.
- We are reading the following books this Fall:
- A Night with Mentalist Robert Channing: Thursday, December 3rd at 7:00 PM via Zoom. Check out Robert’s website here.
Recorded Videos
- Art Night with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Creator Steve Lavigne
- Spooky Face Painting with Makeup FX Artist Christina Hazouri
- The Importance of Voting with President Wyke
- The Reality of Racism Panel Discussion with Dion McGill and Marq Withers
- Paint Night with Lori Miller Part 1 and Part 2
- Yoga for Stress Reduction 1 and Yoga for Stress Reduction 2
- Victory Gardens: A Social Investment #EarthDay2020
- How to Make a Spring Wreath? #HandMadebyUMA
- ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ Read-Aloud
Other Resources*
Informative videos/webinars
- A Detailed List of Anti-Racism Resources – Books, Movie Recommendations, and More.
- Bystander Intervention Training to stop anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment – Different dates & times
- The Coronavirus Explained & What Should You Do
Learn something new
- Shift your perspective and broaden your horizons with Ted Talks
- Take a free Harvard course online
- Explore your creativity with Skill Share
- Take virtual tours and trips and try other fun educational activities with Virtual School Activities
Take virtual tours around the world
- Get a panoramic view of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum (available every day at 3:00 PM)
- Visit Museums (National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, British Museum in London, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in South Korea, and others)
- Take a stroll through National Parks!
- Enjoy the Disney Rides
- Get a sneak peak of Buckingham Palace
- Take a hike on the Great Wall of China!
- Have fun with this out of the world experience of Mars
Hang out with animals
- Watch wild animals with Africam
- Enjoy the Polar Bear camera at Alaska Zoo
- Observe lion, panda, elephant, and other animals through National Zoo webcams
- Be delighted by the antics of sea otters and jellies at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Have fun
- Listen to online read-alouds especially with children
- Watch Netflix with friends online using Netflix Party
- Discover new stories for children and adults with free Audible books.
- Enjoy live streamed music
- Play cards online
* Please note that UMA does not assume responsibility for any of these activities. These resources are shared for entertainment purposes only!
