UMA Honors Program

04/17/2024

Volunteers are needed for UMA's commencement ceremonies -- ushering, helping in the robing room, counting students as they march in, and cleaning up after the festivities. If you're interested in helping, please contact Brent Wooten at UMA (you can find him by using the search function on the UMA website) and send him an email. There is a short form to fill out that he can link you to.

02/07/2024

The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at U Maine is seeking applicants for the Maine National Education for Women Leadership Institute! Here's the link:

https://mcspolicycenter.umaine.edu/

If you are interested in politics and especially the under-representation of women IN politics, you might consider applying! The deadline for applications is March 22, 2024.

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02/06/2024

The call for papers for the UMA annual student research conference has been released! Please consider making your work available to the larger UMA community! Here is the link to the page on the UMA website:

The annual UMA Student Research Conference will be held online on Friday, April 19, 2024, from 9:00 until 4:00 pm. All undergraduates are encouraged to present their research. The UMA Student Research Conference is an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and community members to come together t...

01/31/2024

This just in! Ripple is seeking submissions for the Spring publication. Ripple is a small magazine dedicated to feminist and social justice oriented work. We are looking for content that explores sexuality, gender, feminism, and social justice. We accept undergrad submissions of nonfiction/fiction short stories, opinion pieces, poetry, monologues, and research. Additionally, we are looking for artwork, such as photography, drawings, paintings, any medium that translates well to printed form.
Entries should be no longer than 10 pages.
Deadling is March 10th, 2024.
Please submit work or ask questions to
[email protected]

09/05/2023

UMA kicks off the academic year with its annual Convocation on September 22 at the Civic Center, 3 to 5 pm. The academic theme for the year is "Education as a Public Good," and the theme book is After the Ivory Tower Falls. All are invited, so come join us for this major UMA event!

08/28/2023

The UMA Libraries is seeking students for student aide positions on both the Augusta and Bangor campuses. You can find the application and job description on the UMA Libraries webpage; click on the link "Student Employment Application."

UMA Libraries has two “Zoom Rooms” reserved for patrons to use during synchronous class sessions. One is located in Katz Library 104 (Augusta) and the other is located in Nottage Library - Belfast Hall 110 (Bangor).

04/19/2023

And while you're at the annual UMA student conference, join us for a discussion of this year's academic theme, Disability/Visibility!

04/19/2023

Our annual student research conference is on Friday! Come register for our online conference and hear what UMA students are doing in their classes!

04/12/2023

Volunteers needed for UMA's commencement ceremony on May 6! Here's an opportunity to serve UMA in one of its most important annual events.

Employees from all UMA locations are encouraged to volunteer to help make this day run smoothly for our graduates. There are many volunteering opportunities available.

Ushering
Ushers' duties include: passing out programs, seating VIPs and individuals with disabilities, assisting with general seating, and overall crowd control before, during, and at the end of the ceremony. Ushers are needed from 8:30 am until the ceremony ends, typically around 12:00 noon. There will be special seating on the floor dedicated for ushers to sit during the ceremony.

Contact: Ariel Cassista, [email protected]

Student Robing Room
Duties include: organizing students by program, handing out reader cards, and distributing honors cords to students who qualify. Volunteers are needed from 8:30 am until the ceremony begins at 10:00 am.

Contact: Tricia Dyer, [email protected]

Marching
There is a need to help get students to their seats and sitting down as they march in - these individuals could help in the robing area or usher and then assist once the students begin to march in.

Contact: Tricia Dyer, [email protected]

General Volunteers
For anyone who wants to help, and doesn't mind being assigned to wherever we need you the most.

Contact: Brent Wooten, [email protected]

03/06/2023

Proposals for UMA's undergrad research conference are due April 1! Put your proposal together, and plan on sharing your work with the greater UMA community!

03/01/2023

Here is information about the scholarship that is attached to the Maine Public Policy Scholars program. Please read both of these webpages!

Scholarships Available Scholarships Maine Policy Scholars Maine Policy Scholars The Maine Policy Scholars Program was conceived by the late Peter Cox to engage students from the University of Maine System in the public policy process. During the course of the academic year, one student from each of....

03/01/2023

Dr. James Cook has put out a call for applications to become a Maine Policy Scholar. You can work with policymakers in the state of Maine to help create and implement public policy. AND there is a generous scholarship that goes with it! Here is the information about the program and scholarship:

  The Maine Policy Scholars program is a year-long research scholarship in which a student from each of the seven University of Maine System campuses, working closely with a faculty advisor, examines an issue of public policy relevance to Maine and delivers a final report and presentation. Scholars...