Events

Attention UMA Students! The Augusta SGA is
hosting its annual Spring Carnival on Saturday, May 3rd from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Students, Staff and Faculty with their families and friends are invited for a fun day in the Common Area on the grass between the Augusta Campus buildings. There will be games, music, and activities such as an inflatable slide, Sorb Ball, Rock Climbing Wall and Ax Throwing. Food trucks and carnival food will be available for FREE with a provided ticket. This event is FREE for students, staff, faculty and their guests with a UMA ID.

This event is for UMA students, faculty, and staff only (not open to the general public)

FMI: Rose Pelletier rosep@maine.edu

For more information and the Zoom link, please view the event page: https://mainecite.org/trainings/creating-accessible-online-content-part-3-may-7-2025/

This event is open to anyone who wants to attend (all students, faculty, staff, and the general public).

All members of the University community are invited to join us at our annual UMA Bangor Campus Graduate & Awards Banquet. 

There is no charge for graduates and the cost for faculty, staff, guests, and students is just $10.00 per person (payable at the door). 

Please RSVP HERE by May 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM and contact Alissa Gervais with any questions.


This event is for UMA students, faculty, and staff only (not open to the general public)

Give Back & Lighten Your Load! As the semester wraps up, donate your gently used recent textbooks to UMA Libraries' annual Textbook Drive (April 21st - May 9th). Your donation helps make course materials more accessible for fellow UMA students by adding them to our course reserves. Drop off your books at convenient locations in Katz or Nottage Libraries. Thank you for supporting your peers!

This event is for UMA students, faculty, and staff only (not open to the general public)

FMI: Cory Budden, Instruction & Outreach Librarian, cory.budden@maine.edu, Veronica Nargi, Learning Experience Design Librarian, veronica.nargi@maine.edu

UMA Student Veterans of America Club hosts Veteran's Pizza Social.

UMA Student Veterans, students, and families with a current school ID are invited. Registration is optional, not required.

This event is for UMA students only (not open to faculty, staff, and the general public)

FMI: kendall.nelson@maine.edu

uma.edu/commencement

Please join us immediately following Commencement on May 10 for the opening reception of the 2025 UMA Thesis Exhibition: How Did We Get Here? Exhibiting artists Fatima Babar, Jeffrey McKay, Morgan Cafferata, and Sheila M. Lynch show their Art Thesis works and share insights about their process starting at 12:30 p.m.

This event is open to anyone who wants to attend (all students, faculty, staff, and the general public).

FMI: Amy Rahn, Danforth Gallery Director, amy.rahn@maine.edu

https://maine.zoom.us/j/85638150251?pwd=CakhjoF8x88SMEMiDa6FI1YcfcfTIm.1 

Jaimie Rogers is interviewing to become a full-time Continuing Lecturer as part of the Mental Health and Human Services (MHHS) Program faculty with a speciality in substance use disorders. Her teaching demonstration will be based off of the following prompt: “The Impact of Stigma Associated with SUD.” 

All UMA faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend (not open to the general public). FMI: Wendy St. Pierre, Academic Coordinator of MHHS Program, wendy.stpierre@maine.edu

https://maine.zoom.us/j/85638150251?pwd=CakhjoF8x88SMEMiDa6FI1YcfcfTIm.1

Dr. Emily Stultz is interviewing to become a full-time Continuing Lecturer as part of the Mental Health and Human Services (MHHS) Program faculty with a speciality in substance use disorders. Her teaching demonstration will be based off of the following prompt: “The Impact of Stigma Associated with SUD.” 

All UMA faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend (not open to the general public). FMI: Wendy St. Pierre, Academic Coordinator of MHHS Program, wendy.stpierre@maine.edu

Join us for an open discussion of Nicole Bedera’s book “On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence.” This discussion is open to any member of the UMA Community. The discussion is open to those who have read all, part, or none of the book. See the attached Dear Reader letter and the attached Twitter feed for a full introduction to this book and discussion.

Copies of this book have been purchased for all UMA Administrators and student-facing staff members, thanks to the generous support from the UMA Dean of Students Office, JEDI, and WICCD, as well as private donations. Additional copies are available to faculty and students as long as supplies last. To purchase a copy, please visit https://www.ucpress.edu/books/on-the-wrong-side/hardcover. To receive a free copy, please contact kate.corlew@maine.edu. 

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Hi there,

Kati Corlew is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://maine.zoom.us/j/83710132742?pwd=UZbhmLzLWPQRUdUUdtLPjjkTZ7qAsH.1
Password: 292075

Or Telephone:

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Meeting ID: 837 1013 2742

From a Polycom or other H.323 room system that is not a member of a video conference, click call on the remote and dial one of the following IP addresses followed by # the meeting ID and # again:
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Meeting ID: 837 1013 2742
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Please call your campus Help Desk if you need assistance.

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Join us for Talks on the Town, a special evening inspired by the popular “Talks on Tap” series. Greg Fahy, UMA faculty member, will present On Happiness—a dynamic, TED-style talk based on his engaging philosophy course.

The evening kicks off with a cocktail hour with a cash bar from 5–6 PM for UMA students, alumni, faculty (current and retired), and community guests. The featured talk will begin at 6 PM.

Space is limited for in-person attendees, and attendance is free. However, registration is required to attend. Register here to attend in person OR to receive the live-stream link.  


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This event is open to anyone who wants to attend (all alumni, students, faculty, staff, and the general public). FMI: kathryn.ebert@maine.edu

UMA students and alumni - mark your calendars! UMA Rumford Center End of Semester Celebration - Wednesday, May 14, 5-7pm. We will have a taco bar and desserts available starting at 5pm and then will begin playing Bingo at 5:30pm. Everyone will be eligible to win some amazing bingo prizes and currently registered students (and those who had spring classes) will be eligible to win a 50" LED TV! This event is free for UMA students and alumni and 1 guest. We hope you can join us on May 14!

This event is for UMA students, faculty, and staff only (not open to the general public)

FMI: Jim Bradley, james.bradley@maine.edu