The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host a summer retreat for teachers using iPads in their grades K through 8 classrooms, Sunday, June 23 through Tuesday, June 25 on the UMFK campus.
The University of Maine at Fort Kent's Blake Library Gallery will feature "Look Again, What We See Matters" the work of students in Therese Provenzano's Art 200 Fundamental of Art class. The exhibition will be on display through Saturday, May 4.
Former state Representative, John L. Martin, will address the graduates at the University of Maine at Fort Kent's 131st Commencement on Saturday, May 18 in the University's Sports Center. Representative Martin also will receive an honorary doctorate degree during the ceremonies.
The University of Maine at Fort Kent Foundation raised more than $16,600 -- a record amount -- at its eighth annual spring dinner/performance held on Saturday evening, April 13 on the UMFK campus. Proceeds from the fundraising event help support endowed scholarships, faculty and student research, and special projects not budgeted for in the University's operating budget.
University of Maine at Fort Kent students enrolled in computer science and computer applications will have the opportunity to meet information technology professionals and employers at a networking video reception to be held in the Nadeau Hall Nursing Conference Room on Thursday, April 18 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Composer and pianist, John Newell, will perform at the University of Maine at Fort Kent on Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m. in Fox Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
Glenn P. Nadeau, vegetation management specialist for Maine Public Service Company, will speak on “Vegetation management on power lines and logging safety near power lines” as part of the University of Maine at Fort Kent's Environmental Studies Speakers Series on Friday, April 19 at 11 a.m. in the Nadeau Hall Teleconference Room. The talk is free and open to the general public.
The University of Maine at Fort Kent's Arts and Humanities Division has selected author Michael Downs as the third Waneta T. Blake Visiting Professor.
Fiddler Lisa Ornstein and guitarist André Marchand will perform at the University of Maine's Fort Kent Fox Auditorium on Friday, April 19 at 7 p.m. Admission to the concert is $15 per person.
The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host a Weather Spotters training session conducted by personnel from the National Weather Service's office in Caribou on Monday, April 8 at 6 p.m. in the Nadeau Hall Teleconference Room on the UMFK campus.