News Archives - 2012
Date News Release Title Release Number
December 31, 2012 St. John Valley Farmers Participate in Biomass Grass Feasibility Study 12126
December 31, 2012 Community forum on Talking to Children about Tragedy, Fear, and Loss 12125
December 28, 2012 UMFK grads have the least debt among nation's public college students 12124
December 14, 2012 Blake Library Gallery to host exhibit by UMFK art students 12123
December 11, 2012 Russ Mortland named TRiO Student of the Semester 12122
December 10, 2012 "SNOW" Writing Contest Winners Announced 12121
December 5, 2012 UMFK Nurses Tops Among Four-Year Schools in National Exam 12120
November 29, 2012 UMFK'S Center for Rural Sustainable Development & Faculty to Study Grass Biomass Feasibility in the St. John Valley 12119
November 27, 2012 "The Maine Poetry Express" comes to Fort Kent 12118
November 26, 2012 Archives Director Presents on Acadians of the St. John Valley 12117
November 15, 2012 TRiO Students Work to Reduce Bullying 12116
November 14, 2012 Pleasant Street Academy Biomass Project Names Building Committee 12115
November 13, 2012 UMFK Announces Passing of Richard Spath, Campus' Fifth President 12114
November 2, 2012 Lady Bengals advance to play for third straight National Championship 12113
November 2, 2012 Bengals shutout host in USCAA Quarterfinal win 12112
November 1, 2012 UMFK men's & women's soccer advance to play today in USCAA National Semifinals; 12111
October 31, 2012 UMFK's Gauvin appointed to academic society editorial board 12110
October 29, 2012 UMFK AGAIN RECEIVES THREE NATIONAL ACADEMIC ACCOLADES WITH LISTING AS A COLLEGE OF DISTINCTION 12109
October 26, 2012 Pesticide Risks....topic of discussion on the UMFK campus 12108
October 24, 2012 UMFK library director plays role in having October proclaimed Information Literacy Month in Maine 12107
October 19, 2012 UMFK open house scheduled for November 5 12106
October 17, 2012 UMFK FOUNDATION'S FALL PEFORMANCE BY T-ACADIE RAISES THOUSANDS FOR UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 12105
October 16, 2012 UMFK to offer a basic defensive tactics course 12104
October 11, 2012 UMFK to welcome Maine's Poet Laureate, Wesley McNair 12103
October 5, 2012 EDUcadia Partnership to present Math Conference at UMFK 12102
October 3, 2012 TRiO Program at UMFK Increases Collaboration 12101
September 27, 2012 UMFK Signs on to National Commitment to the Future 12100
September 25, 2012 UMFK'S NEW ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN ALLIED HEALTH CARE AIMS TO MEET STATE'S HEALTHCARE AND JOBS NEEDS 12099
September 24, 2012 UMFK Foundation Gifts $10,000 to Fund Three Campus Requests 12098
September 21, 2012 Biologist Richard Hoppe to present on September 28 12097
September 18, 2012 UMFK SEES BIG GROWTH IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT THIS FALL 12096
September 18, 2012 Car show lovers flocked to Fort Kent 12095
September 17, 2012 Four to be inducted into UMFK Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2013 12094
September 17, 2012 UMFK to Welcome Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author, David Hackett Fischer 12093
September 14, 2012 UMFK Foundation presents dance and folk trio "T-Acadie" 12092
September 13, 2012 UMFK IS AGAIN AMONG THE TOP 15 PUBLIC COLLEGES IN THE NORTH 12091
September 10, 2012 Comedian Ray Harrington to perform during Homecoming 12090
September 5, 2012 UMFK to host 5K Race 12089
September 4, 2012 UMFK partners with Fort Kent Chamber for a weekend of Homecoming & Scarecrow Festival activities September 14-16 12088
September 4, 2012 UMFK alumnus Paul Burfeind to speak during Homecoming 12087
August 28, 2012 UMFK writing contest...SNOW 12086
August 28, 2012 UMFK and John Bapst High School Sign Articulation Agreement on Cyber Security and Computer Applications Programs 12085
August 23, 2012 UMFK mourns the loss of its eighth president, Dr. Charles Lyons 12084
August 21, 2012 UMFK named a Best Northeastern College 12083
August 20, 2012 Regional artist shows at UMFK Blake Library 12082
August 14, 2012 UMFK to host its annual "Community Fair" 12081
August 8, 2012 UMFK Students Introduced to Four-Season Organic Growing 12080
August 6, 2012 UMFK Studying White-Tailed Deer Population to Assess its Movement Patterns, Wintering Habitats, and Mortality Rates 12079
July 25, 2012 Entries needed for UMFK Homecoming/Scarecrow Parade 12078
July 20, 2012 UMFK's Summer Theatre presents "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare 12077
July 20, 2012 DRAWING AND PAINTING AT UMFK OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY 12076
July 18, 2012 UMFK to host Classic and Custom Car Show 12075
July 16, 2012 UNIVERSITY OF MAINE TRUSTEES BESTOW PRESIDENT EMERITUS TITLE ON FORMER UMFK PRESIDENT, DR. RICHARD W. COST 12074
July 16, 2012 PACIFIC ISLAND NURSES BEGIN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE TRAINING AT UMFK Fort Kent campus providing RN to BSN training for Marshallese students 12073
July 16, 2012 UMFK to host 5K race Saturday, August 4 12072
July 5, 2012 UMFK students named to the spring 2012 Dean's List 12071
July 2, 2012 Herbalist Natalia Bragg Returns to UMFK 12070
June 26, 2012 L'ArtCADIE AT ACADIAN ARCHIVES ACADIENNES THROUGH AUGUST 15 12069
June 21, 2012 "My Maine Photography" exhibit at UMFK Blake Library 12068
June 7, 2012 UMFK Bengal co-ed basketball camp offered this summer 12067
June 4, 2012 Call for auditions for upcoming play "Twelfth Night" 12066
May 29, 2012 Dean Scott Voisine to recieve award 12065a
May 29, 2012 UMFK Bengal co-ed soccer camp offered this summer 12065
May 25, 2012 "Assorted Shots" photo exhibit by Don Eno 12064
May 23, 2012 UMFK employees recognized for years of dedicated service 12063
May 21, 2012 UMFK students honored at academic banquet 12062
May 21, 2012 REPRESENTATIVE MARTIN NAMED AS DIRECTOR OF UMFK'S CENTER FOR RURAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 12061
May 18, 2012 UMFK TO TAKE STEP TOWARD ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WITH CONVERSION TO WOOD-TO-ENERGY HEATING SYSTEM 12060
May 17, 2012 68 UMFK nursing students honored at pinning ceremony 12059
May 15, 2012 169 students receive degrees at UMFK 130th Commencement 12058
May 14, 2012 Fourth Annual "Young Artist Exhibition" at the Blake Library Gallery 12057
May 9, 2012 Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Camp offered at UMFK 12056
May 9, 2012 Nursing Discovery Camp offered on the UMFK campus 12055
May 2, 2012 UMFK Kappa Delta Phi NAS receives Leadership Award 12054
May 2, 2012 UMFK Nursing Honor Society Inducts 25 New Members 12053
April 30, 2012 UMFK STUDENTS TO PREMIER DOCUMENTARY FILM ON BIOMASS HEAT 12052
April 27, 2012 UMFK Student Support Services Recognizes TRiO Students 12051
April 24, 2012 Blake Library features UMFK art students' work 12050
April 24, 2012 UMFK TO HOST DOLLAR$ & SENSE FINANCIAL FITNESS FAIR 12049
April 24, 2012 FORMER UNIVERSITY OF MAINE CHANCELLOR TERRY MacTAGGART TO SPEAK & RECEIVE HONORARY DEGREE AT UMFK COMMENCEMENT 12048
April 23, 2012 DR. PETER TOUSSAINT TO RECEIVE UMFK'S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD AT COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY 12047
April 20, 2012 UMFK BOARD OF VISITORS TO PRESENT "MINING IN MAINE" FORUM Potential development of Bald Mountain to be discussed 12046
April 19, 2012 UMFK FOUNDATION'S SEVENTH ANNUAL DINNER/PERFORMANCE RAISES THOUSANDS FOR UNIVERSITY 12045
April 13, 2012 Master Wood Carver Thomas Côté's Work on Display at the Acadian Archives Exhibit Room 12044
April 11, 2012 Steven Taylor, UMFK Environmental Speaker to present on April 27 12043
April 11, 2012 UMFK'S THIRD ANNUAL SCHOLARS' SYMPOSIUM TO FEATURE ACCLAIMED AUTHORS AND STUDENTS' SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS 12042
April 9, 2012 Award-Winning Writer Presentation to kick-off UMFK annual Scholars' Symposium 12041
April 5, 2012 UMFK'S BLAKE LIBRARY IS GIFTED DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF "FIDDLEHEAD FOCUS" NEWSPAPER 12040
April 3, 2012 Holocaust Survivors: Portraits of Immutable Strength 12039
April 2, 2012 The Wrecking to perform on the UMFK campus 12038
April 2, 2012 UMFK Presidential Lecture Series Spring Writing Contest Winners Announced 12036
April 2, 2012 UMFK students named to the fall 2011 Dean's List 12035
March 28, 2012 WANETA BLAKE VISITING PROFESSOR ROBERT McDOWELL TO PRESENT ON UMFK CAMPUS, APRIL 10 HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 12034
March 26, 2012 Dr. Barry Ancelet to present on the UMFK campus 12033
March 22, 2012 UMFK FOUNDATION KICKS OFF $3 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN La Cloche de Fer Campaign uses historic symbol from University's past 12032
March 19, 2012 UMFK'S GAUVIN TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL WORKSHOP 12031
March 19, 2012 CABARET JAZZ SINGER, ANNIE ROYER, TO PERFORM AT UMFK 12030
March 12, 2012 SCOTT BRICKMAN'S "WINTER AND CONSTRUCTION" CD TO BE RELEASED 12029
March 12, 2012 DuoSolo to perform on the UMFK campus 12028
March 8, 2012 UMFK Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Scheduled for March 24 12027
March 7, 2012 UMFK to host its annual "Sucrerie" on March 22 12026
March 7, 2012 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS APPROVES DEGREE NAME CHANGE FOR UMFK'S FORESTRY PROGRAM 12025
March 7, 2012 Quilt Exhibit featured at UMFK Blake Library Gallery 12024
March 5, 2012 Tickets Available for UMFK Foundation Dinner Theatre 12023
February 15, 2012 Award-Winning Author/Writer Kate Braestrup to speak at UMFK 12022
February 14, 2012 UMFK TO PLAY INTEGRAL ROLE IN CONGRÈS MONDIAL ACADIEN 2014 12021
February 13, 2012 UMFK Blake Library Gallery hosts exhibit by Andrew Birden 12020
February 10, 2012 UMFK STUDENTS' DNA RESEARCH ADDED TO NATIONAL DATABANK 12019
February 9, 2012 UMFK'S THIRD ANNUAL SCHOLARS' SYMPOSIUM SLATED FOR APRIL 20 12018
February 9, 2012 UMFK TO OFFER MID-MARCH ON-LINE SESSION 12017
February 7, 2012 UMFK'S POWELL HALL "GREEN" CERTIFICATION IS OFFICIAL 12016
February 7, 2012 UMFK Alumni Association donates to local food pantry 12015
February 6, 2012 INTERNSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE TOPICS OF MEETING AT UMFK 12014
February 6, 2012 UMFK to host Fiddlers' Jamboree on Sunday, February 19 12013
February 3, 2012 UMFK campus participates in National "Wear Red Day" 12012
February 1, 2012 UMFK writing contest...unexpected gifts 12011
January 31, 2012 UMFK TO HOST REGIONAL ROUND FOR NATIONAL SPELLING BEE 12010
January 31, 2012 Fifth UMFK Athletic Hall of Fame Class Announced 12009
January 24, 2012 University of Maine at Fort Kent and Maine Development Foundation Announce New Partnership to Reduce Costs for Working Adults 12008
January 24, 2012 UMFK's Alumni Association to host local talent 12007
January 23, 2012 UMFK to host blood drive 12006
January 23, 2012 UMFK to host presentation by Rick Morrill of Baxter State Park 12005
January 20, 2012 UMFK Announces Writing Contest Winners 12004
January 19, 2012 DEVIN MICHAUD, UMFK BIOLOGY STUDENT, BEGINS INTERNSHIP AT TWIN RIVERS PAPER COMPANY 12003
January 10, 2012 "College Goal Sunday" to be held on January 22 12002
January 9, 2012 UMFK TO HOST DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY BRUNCH 12001
January 3, 2012 Call out for musicians and entertainers for UMFK's Annual Fiddlers' Jamboree 12000