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The University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK) is pleased to announce the creation of a new Arctic Studies Minor within the Arts & Sciences degree programs.

Each year the University of Maine at Fort Kent Alumni Association recognizes an UMFK alumni for their outstanding character, professional achievement, distinguished leadership, service to UMFK, and service to the community. Without your input, we are unable to present a deserving individual the appropriate recognition.

The University of Maine at Fort Kent is pleased to announce that Dr. Scott Brickman’s composition recently received its first live performance in the U.S. since COVID began. On November 9, 2021, the Western Colorado University Percussion Ensemble premiered Brickman’s Saule (2020) as part of their “Rain or Shine” concert on the campus of Western Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado. Additionally, the first movement of his Symphony #5 released on the Navona label (NV 6369) of Parma recordings, based in New Hampshire, on October 22.

The University of Maine at Fort Kent is pleased to announce that Dr. Patrick Lacroix recently had his book, “Tout Nous Serait Possible,” published by the University of Laval Press.

Dr. Kennedy Rubert-Nason, assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Maine at Fort Kent, in collaboration with an international team of scholars, recently published a perspective paper in the peer-reviewed journal Rethinking Ecology that brings attention to the importance of translational science--a discipline focused on putting the results of scientific discovery to use.

The University of Maine at Fort Kent is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science, Lisa Lavoie, MAIS, LCPC-C, CADC, CRC, was recently published in the fall 2021 edition of the North Atlantic Region Association of Counseling Education and Supervision (NARACES) publication.

The University of Maine at Fort Kent's Blake Gallery is featuring "La Palette de Coul׳Art," a collection of artwork by local artist Gert Thibodeau through November 24^th.

The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host its annual Fall Open House for prospective college-bound students on Friday, November 5, 2021 to give everyone a chance to experience campus life.