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.
- Stay tuned on our social media pages & monthly Student Scoop newsletters for summer and fall titles and events.
- All titles and more available on the Cloud Library.
- Virtual Caricatures by Melita Lewis: See the caricatures being drawn here.
- Weekly Kahoot! Trivia (New link available on the UMA Calendar every week)
Recorded Videos
- Cultural Celebration Day
- A Conversation with Author Abdi Nor Iftin: Moose Book Club
- The Reality of the LGBTQ+ Community
- Financial Literacy Series: Loan Basics & Identity Theft
- Financial Literacy Series: Establishing Credit
- Financial Literacy Series: Budgeting & Saving
- Student Support & Development Presents: Mindfulness & Meditation
- Music Industry Talks: Ray Suhy, The Creative Craftsman
- Non-Gendered Makeup Seminar with Christina Hazouri
- The Reality of Racism II: Restoring Black History
- Music Industry Talks: Earl Maneein (Composer/Violinist)
- Paint Night with Lori Miller
- From Impossible to I’m Possible: Suicide Prevention CPR with Josh Rivedal
- Comedy Night with Mary Santora
- The Civil Discourse Forums: Talking About Things You Care About With People You Care About with Dr. Valerie Rubinsky
- Art Night with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Creator Steve Lavigne
- The Civil Discourse Forums: Bridging the Partisan Divide with Dr. James Cook
- 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
Other Resources*
Diversity Empowerment
- A Detailed List of Anti-Racism Resources – Books, Movie Recommendations, and More.
- A Reading List to Celebrate Asian Authors
Informative videos/webinars
- 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
- A virtual tour of Dubai
- 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!