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2005-2006 Employee of the Year Award Recipients
The Selection Committee for the 2005-2006 Employee of the Year Award selected Stacy Gato and Glenn Ellen Roth as recipients of this year’s award. Both meet the set criteria best among those nominated this year.
Stacy Gato was in particular recommended for her efforts to improve the processes between the campuses to augment communication and service to the students. Her efforts in the past year to bring both Admissions and Registration Services closer together have resulted in more shared learning for all parties involved and benefited the students transitioning from applicants to matriculated students. She has been recognized as a problem solver, her energy is infectious to others to move forward in a positive direction and with a positive outlook.
Glenn Ellen Roth was in particular recommended for her continuous efforts to step up for employees and staff on both campuses. Her service on numerous committees dealing with university-wide issues is above and beyond her positional responsibilities and contributes to enhancing the quality of life on our campuses. She accomplished the establishment of the UNEfied Scholarship and her continuous fundraising efforts to this respect have an impact university wide.
It will be my pleasure to present Stacy and Glenn Ellen with their awards on May 17th . Please join me in congratulating them for doing their part to enhance the quality of life on our campuses.
Sandra Featherman, Ph.D.
President
COM and CHP welcome pre-health advisors to campus
Pre-health/pre-med advisors from around the northeast will be in Portland for the Northeast Association of Advisors to the Health Professions regional conference April 6-9. The conference, held at the Holiday Inn By the Bay, will bring approximately 120 advisors together for workshops and other educational sessions.
COM (through the Recruitment, Student and Alumni Services office) will host a reception for conference attendees at the Portland Museum of Art on Thursday, April 6. COM faculty and administration will have an opportunity to meet and socialize with pre-health advisors.
CHP and Graduate Admissions will offer advisors the opportunity to visit the Westbrook College Campus for lunch Friday afternoon and a showing of the METI Human Patient Simulators and Laerdal SimMan simulators.
More than 75 advisors will visit the University Campus Friday afternoon. The three-part program will feature the gross anatomy course and lab, osteopathic medicine around the world and the geriatric practicum. The afternoon will end with a reception with current students.
CHP and Graduate Admissions will also sponsor Saturday evening’s Meet the Dean’s fair and reception. This venue allows the advisors to meet deans and admissions representatives from various medical schools, PA programs and other health-related programs.
Call for Papers/Posters/ Presentations/Artistic Exhibitions
University of New England College of Arts and Science’s
Seventh Annual Undergraduate Arts and Sciences Symposium
Location: Cafeteria Function Rooms and Main Dining Room, Decary Hall, University Campus, Biddeford, Maine
Time: Wednesday, May 3, 2006 (8:00 AM to 6:00 PM)
Prize Money for Best Student Presentations in the following categories!
1. $100.00 - for the best oral presentation of original research.
2. $50.00 - for 1st runner-up for best oral presentation of original research.
3. $100.00 - for the best oral presentation of a literature review of a topic (e.g. a standard term paper would fall under this category).
4. $50.00 - for 1st runner-up for best oral presentation of a literature review of a topic
5. $100.00 - for the best artistic exhibit.
6. $50.00 - for 1st runner-up for best artistic exhibit.
7. $75.00 - for the best poster presentation
Faculty: Please share this information with students in your departments and classes. Strongly encourage their participation as presenters and attendees. Also, we are in desperate need of moderators for the oral presentations and judges for all of the above awards. Please let David Sandmire (Ext 2849) know which of these activities you would like to conduct. Evaluation forms will be distributed for the judges.
Students: If you wish to do an oral presentation, poster presentation, or artistic exhibit, please obtain a presentation form from David Sandmire at Ext. 2849 and submit a hard copy of the presentation form to him no later than Friday, April 14.
Art Gallery presents 'Studio Connections: Artists Supporting MPBN' April 2-30th
"Studio Connections: Artists Supporting MPBN" will be on view April 2-30, 2006 at the University of New England’s Art Gallery on the Westbrook College Campus.
An opening reception will be held on Sunday, April 2nd from 2:00-5:00 p.m.
The exhibition features select works of fine art and crafts chosen by a jury of art professionals from the hundreds donated to The MPBN Great TV Auction. More Information
Experience UNE Days
The Admissions Office would like to announce the dates for our Spring 2006 Experience UNE Days. These student programs will provide opportunities for prospective students and their families to meet UNE administrators, current students, faculty and staff in an interactive environment.
Dates: Saturday, March 25, 2006 and Sunday, April 9, 2006
Preliminary Schedule
7:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m.- 9:15 a.m. Welcome
9:30 a.m.- 10:50 a.m. Session I
11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Department Fair
1:10 p.m.- 2:20 p.m. Session II
2:25 p.m.- 3:35 p.m. Session III
Please direct any questions about the day or any questions from incoming students to either Pete Heeley or Janicanne Shane in the Admissions office.
5 Continents in 5 Days Series
“5 Continents in 5 Days” is a student collaborative programming initiative that explores the cultures of UNE students. The final event is:
Sunday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Asian Day
Location: Multipurpose Rooms, Campus Center, University Campus
Experience the thrill of Taiko drummers, view sights from all over Asia and sample sushi and Saudi Arabian desserts!
A complete list of events in this series
International Spotlight Series set for spring
The Spotlight Series features areas throughout the world where people from the UNE community have lived, traveled, and studied. The final event is:
Monday, April 3 at noon
Spotlight on Pakistan and Russia
(with a possible stopover in London)
Presented by Tariq Chohan
Ketchum Library, St. Francis Room, University Campus
FMI: 207-602-2461
Lunch will be served.
A complete list of events in this series.
Make-A-Wish Faculty/Staff v. Students Basketball Game
On April 2nd at 2:00 p.m. in the Campus Center Gym on the University Campus, there will be a faculty/staff v. students basketball game to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The entry fee is $5.00 to play and there will be prizes for the winning team. Bring your children, as there will be an activity, coordinated by Rick Dubay, during half time.
For more information or to register, contact Rebecca Richards at rrichards@pipeline.une.edu.
UNE Authors and Notes Series
"UNE Authors and Notes" - a series of talks and readings by University of New England faculty highlighting their writing and books - will be held this spring 2006 at the University Campus.
The third in the series will be:
Wednesday, April 5, 2006, noon, St. Francis Room, UC
Richard LaRue, D.P.E., Professor and Chair, Department of Exercise and Sport Performance
Jane O'Brien, Ph.D., OTR/L, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
More information.
National Omicrom-Psi Honor Society Induction, Westbrook College Campus
Come join us in celebrating the academic and campus/community service achievements of non-traditional students on the Westbrook College Campus! A ceremony for new members who will be inducted into the National Omicron-Psi Honor Society will be held on Wednesday, April 5th, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in Ludcke Auditorium. That evening, we will be acknowledging students from nursing, dental hygiene, social work, physician assistant, and nurse anesthesia programs who successfully applied and were approved by WCC Faculty for membership into this honor society.
The National Omicron-Psi Honor Society requires that students must have a 3.0/4.0 grade point average, and have participated in community service or school-related activities. This organization recognizes the achievements and sacrifices that non-traditional students make in their academic pursuits. We look forward to your participation at this special event!
If you have any questions, please contact Mary M. Sullivan at mmsullivan@une.edu or x4237.
Doc Samuel's Variety Show, April 6th
Don't miss the 31st Annual Doc Samuel's Variety Show on Thursday April 6th at 8:00 p.m. in the Campus Center Gym on the University Campus. If you have any questions, please contact Larissa Bonnet at lbonnet@une.edu.
Archeological chemistry scholar to discuss Shroud of Turin April 6th
Shroud of Turin scholar and professor of chemistry Sister Mary Virginia Orna, Ph.D. will discuss “The Shroud and Other Mysteries: Uncovering Traces of the Past through Science” Thursday, April 6, 2006 at noon in the Simard- Pettapiece-Wescott Rooms, Campus Center at the University of New England in Biddeford.
Her lecture, part of UNE’s Core Connections Spring Lecture Series, is free and open to the public.
Archeological chemistry can help scientists and non-scientists alike appreciate our recent and ancient past. Sister Orna will examine several laboratory techniques, including stained glass, uses of atomic absorption on ancient poetry and, in the case of the Shroud of Turin (said to be the winding sheet of Christ), the radiocarbon dating of ancient linen. She will also discuss the present theories surrounding the Shroud, as well as the pros and cons of each argument. More Information
Unite for Sight
Fundraiser Dinner with Childcare
Saturday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m.
Decary Dining Hall, University Campus
Children may be dropped off at the UNE Campus Center with responsible medical students to play games and enjoy pizza.
Parents and friends please join us for a delicious dinner served by medical students! We are trying to raise money for eye clinics in India. These clinics will implement eye health education programs, screen for eye disease, and coordinate sight-restoring surgery for children and adults.
The cost of dinner with childcare is $50/ couple. The menu will include spinach salad, chicken with a white wine sauce, sauteed green beans, grilled risotto cakes and raspberry mousse in chocolate cups.
Please RSVP to Matthew Pomykala by March 30 at mpomykala@pipeline.une.edu or 860-748-8345. Please make checks out to UNECOM AMSA.
To learn more about Unite for Sight visit http://www.UniteforSight.org.
UNE symposium to discuss Bush administration's environmental and human health policies, April 10th
"The Bush Administration: Changing Values and Goals for Environmental and Human Health” is the topic of a symposium hosted by the Department of Environmental Studies on Monday, April 10, 2006 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Ludcke Auditorium on the Westbrook College Campus.
This event is free and open to the public.
The purpose of the symposium is to help foster, in a nonpartisan way, critical analysis of the Bush Administration’s environmental and human health policies. Differences of opinion about important policies are to be expected, and the Department of Environmental Studies hopes that a healthy debate will inform people and foster democratic principles and ideals. More information
UNE Celebrates Pride Week, April 10-14th
The University of New England's Office of Multicultural and GLBTQ Services, along with several other organizations, is celebrating Pride Week April 10-14, 2006 on both the University Campus and the Westbrook College Campus.
What is Pride Week? Students, faculty, staff, and community members celebrate the identity of thier friends, classmates, colleagues, and family members who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, or questioning through a week of events and activities. They also celebrate the allies that engage and support those that face oppression in our culture.
CHP Annual Spring Symposium: Dealing With Disaster
The College of Health Professions will hold its 5th annual spring symposium titled “Dealing with Disaster: What is your responsibility as a Health Care Provider” on Thursday April 13, 2006 on the Westbrook College Campus.
The all day symposium is open to CHP students and will include speeches by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, President Sandra Featherman and keynote speaker Jonathan Louis Burstein, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. It will also include various breakout sessions and exhibits featuring many medical and disaster specialist teams.
Due to many outside exhibits, parking at Westbrook College Campus will be at a premium on April 13th. Please try to car pool or park on Forest Avenue, Stevens Avenue or the surrounding area.
For more information, or for non-CHP students who are interested in attending, contact Tenzin Dawa at tdawa@une.edu or ext. 4521, or visit the website www.une.edu/chp/symposium.asp for a complete schedule.
Habitat for Humanity Walkathon
The Spring Habitat for Humanity Walkathon is scheduled for Saturday April 15. Registration is open from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in the Finley Gym on the Westbrook College Campus. The 7.5-mile walk starts and finishes at the gym. A sponsor sheet is available at http://www.habitatportlandme.org/ . For more information, please contact Justin Leblanc at 772-2800.
Harvard scholar Elizabeth Perry to present Featherman Lecture on future of the Chinese revolution April 18th
Harvard professor Elizabeth Perry will present the 2006 Featherman lecture, "Is the Chinese Revolution Dead?," at noon on April 18, 2006 at the Campus Center Multipurpose Rooms at the University of New England's campus in Biddeford.
Born in China and raised in Japan, Elizabeth Perry received her Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan and taught at the Universities of Arizona, Washington (Seattle), and California (Berkeley) before moving to Harvard University where she is currently the Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government. More Information
Award-winning writer Dava Sobel to speak at UNE
Dava Sobel, award-winning writer of Longitude and Galileo’s Daughter, and former New York Times science reporter, will be speaking on two different dates at UNE.
She will speak on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the Maine Women Writers Collection (in the Abplanalp Library on the Westbrook College Campus), part of the MWWC's Spring 2006 Event Series.
On Thursday, April 20, 2006, Sobel will also present a lecture at 12:00 p.m. in the St. Francis Room, on the University Campus. A book sale and signing will take place prior to the lecture at 11:30 a.m. She will discuss the art and challenges of writing about science and the history of science for a general audience. This lecture is part of the Core Connections Spring Lecture Series focusing on “The Art of Science/ The Science of Art."
We apologize for the WCC lecture's potential conflict with the WCC Undergraduate Student Award Ceremony, but we hope that those interested will still enjoy the second lecture the following day.
More information.
The 10th Annual University of New England Golf Classic will be held on Friday, May 19th at 8:00 a.m. at Nonesuch River Golf Course in Scarborough, Maine. The format is a four-person scramble and the cost is $120 per person. Please come support UNE's Athletic Department by taking part in this year's fundraising Classic.
New to the tournament this year will be a chance to win great hole-in-one prizes from a new car to a choice of airline tickets or a 7-day cruise. All you have to do is knock it in the hole! To enter a foursome in the Classic, please contact Kasey Keenan at ext. 2555 ASAP.
People
Betsy DeBrakeleer, COTA/L, AP, ROH, the academic fieldwork coordinator in the Occupational Therapy Department presented at the 17th Annual Youth at Risk Conference in Savannah, Georgia on March 6. She discussed the role of occupational therapy in working with youths at risk for involvement with drugs, alcohol or crime, and highlighted the roles she and the UNE O.T. students have in the Biddeford and Saco police departments' Jump Start program for youths committed of first time offenses.
As a follow-up to National Athletic Training Month (March 2006), the athletic training students and faculty will be taking part in a Maine Athletic Trainers' Association event in the Hall of Flags at the State House in Augusta on Monday, April 3rd. Students will be meeting and presenting information to legislators related to this year's theme: "Be Active, Stay Healthy."
John Lemons, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Environmental Studies, has been invited to serve on the advisory panel for the "Science and Development Network" (SciDev.Net), specifically to advise on issues relating to arid land biodiversity in developing countries. SciDev.Net has over 22,000 registrants and provides news, information and analysis about the role of science and technology in meeting the needs of the developing world. SciDev.Net is supported by "Science," "Nature," and works closely with the Third World Academy of Sciences.
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