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Undergraduate Arts and Sciences Symposium honors students' scholarship
Congratulations to the winners of the 2006 UNE Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Symposium, held on Wednesday, May 3, 2006. Each award winner will receive a certificate and monetary award from the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Complete list of winners

New Orleans student featured in TV commencement stories
WCSH Channel 6 and WGME Channel 13 news teams on May 13th featured commencement stories on Frank Howard, a biology major at Xavier University in New Orleans, who spent his senior year at UNE, following Hurricane Katrina, which devastated his hometown and temporarily closed his university. Howard marched with his UNE classmates at the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Health Professions Commencement held at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland. Howard told the two news teams about his great experience at UNE and how much he enjoyed the people and got to do things he'd never have otherwise experienced, including skiing! Howard will return to Xavier University, which reopened in January, to finish his course work this summer and graduate in August. After graduation, he plans to apply to dental school, possibly at Tufts University. More UNE in the News

Beth De Wolfe's research on mill girl's murder featured on 'Bill Green's Maine'
Elizabeth De Wolfe, Ph.D., associate professor of American studies, was featured on Bill Green's Maine: History on May 6, 2006 on WCSH-6. This special series of Bill Green's Maine aired a selection of episodes concerning interesting and unusual aspects of Maine history. In De Wolfe's episode, Professor De Wolfe explored the murder of Mary Bean, a mill girl who died in Saco in 1849 from a botched abortion. Upon Bean's death, the doctor panicked and attempted to dispose of her body by slipping it into a local stream which ran across Storer Street (the site of the current Police Station). But the body became wedged in a culvert and was revealed in April 1850 when the winter ice melted. Professor De Wolfe led Bill Green to the key local sites of this case and through local archives showing the extensive newspaper coverage of the discovery of the body and the resulting trial of Dr. Smith for Bean's murder. This episode, originally taped and aired in February 2005, added an update showing Professor De Wolfe's recent discovery of a photograph of Mary Bean.  Professor De Wolfe's book, The Murder of Mary Bean and Other Stories, will be published by Kent State University Press in 2007. More UNE in the News
 
Events

UNE exhibits 'Everyday Still-Lifes' by Betsey Mahoney
Watercolors inspired by everyday objects and landscapes are on display now through May 31 in the Campus Center Gallery on the University Campus.

A self-taught watercolor painter, Betsey Mahoney of Kennebunk has been painting since she was ten years old. According to Mahoney, her work taps into the inspiration of the world around her, from the changing landscape outside her window to the everyday still-lifes found in her kitchen. More Information

Art Gallery presents Photos by Denise Froehlich and Murad Sayen,' May 4 – July 2
In Black and White and Color: Photographs by Denise Froehlich and Murad Sayen  will be on view May 4 through July 2, 2006 at the Art Gallery on the Westbrook College Campus.

An opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 4 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Two separate conversations with the artists are scheduled at the Art Gallery. Murad Sayen will speak on Wednesday, May 10th, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., and Denise Froehlich will speak on Tuesday, June 13th, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. More information

Center for Arts and Social Transformation to sponsor two shows in May
The Thin Line, a 30-minute one-woman show, will be performed at on May 18, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. in Ludcke Auditorium, WCC. Cathy Plourde, a Maine Playwright and the executive director of Add Verb Productions will perform the play.

The Thin Line weaves together the voices of four characters—a girl who is struggling, her internal negative voice, her mother, and a friend—showing how the disease affects not only the individual struggling, but also how it impacts his or her surrounding family and circle of friends.   Following the performance, the audience has a chance to interact with area resources and local counselors and medical experts.

Love Letters, an one-act play by A. R. Gurney and performed by Michael Rafkin and Kate O’Neill, will be presented on Friday, May 19th at 8:00 p.m., also in Ludcke. Tickets cost $20.  Love Letters is comprised of letters exchanged over a lifetime between the staid, dutiful lawyer Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and the lively, unstable artist Melissa Gardner as they go their separate ways, but continue to share confidences and a unique bond born out of childhood friendship. As the actors read the letters aloud, what is created is an evocative, touching, frequently funny, but always telling, pair of character studies in which what is implied is as revealing and meaningful as what is actually written down.

For more information, contact Clay Graybeal at cgraybeal@une.edu or x.4509.  

History Department and the McArthur Library Present Taxing Maine
UNE’s Department of History, in collaboration with McArthur Library, will present Taxing Maine, a short theatrical piece commissioned by the Maine Humanities Council. The performance, free to the public, is on May 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room in McArthur Library.

Using different historical characters, humor, little known facts, thought-provoking stories and current material gathered f5rom the general public, this play will explore what taxes mean for Maine communities, the state government, the Maine landscape and Mainers’ wallets. The performance, featuring David Greenham and fellow Theater at Monmouth actor Dennis A. Price, will encourage the audience to consider how history and a range of opinions and beliefs about taxes have influenced our current taxation system.

Following each performance, the actors, in character, will engage the audience in a discussion of the ideas raised in the play. For more information on the program, or to see a list of other participating venues, visit www.mainehumanities.org.

Psychobiology Candidate
The Department of Psychology would like to invite you to attend the following presentation given by a faculty candidate for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychobiology:

Christian Reich, Ph.D.
Friday, May 19th
10:30-12:00 p.m. in Decary 212
Topic : "Brain-Grown Marijuana"

Physical Oceanography Candidate
You are invited to attend the research seminar of Joe Warren, candidate for the Physical Oceanography position in the Department of Chemistry & Physics, based at the Marine Science Research & Education Center.

His research is titled: "Livingston Island nearshore krill ecosystem: biological and physical factors controlling distribution."

The seminar will be held in the Marine Science Center, Room 221 from 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. on Friday, May 19th.

Maine Women Writers Collection to host conference on Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The University of New England's Maine Women Writers Collection will host the Fourth International Conference on Charlotte Perkins Gilman, titled "Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Then & Now," June 15-18, 2006.

The conference will feature a keynote address by American studies scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin; a plenary session assessing the state of Gilman studies today; a play of Gilman's most famous story, "The Yellow Wall-Paper"; two days of academic presentations by conference participants from across the U.S. as well as Japan, Germany, Italy, Canada, and the U.K.; and much more. More information

MWWC hosts creative writing workshop series
UNE's Maine Women Writers Collection will host "A Gathering of Writers" -  a five-week series of creative writing workshops held at the MWWC in the Abplanalp Library on the Westbrook College Campus, Tuesdays from 6:00-9:00 p.m., July 18 - August 15, 2006.

Each writing workshop will be inspired by the heritage of Maine women writers such as May Sarton, Edna St. Vincent Millay and Sarah Orne Jewett. But the true focus of the workshops will be on creating a supportive community of writers and using a variety of prompts to foster the development of a writer's own individual voice. More Information 

10th Annual UNE Golf Classic
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.

6th Annual Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days
Welcome to the 6th Annual Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days 2006! The Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition is happy to sponsor for the sixth year a wellness program aimed at promoting physical, emotional and mental health through walking.

This year we would like to challenge you again to grab a friend or colleague and go for a walk. All you need to do is keep track of how far you walk every time you walk. Your goal is to have all of your walks during the 100-day period add up to at least 100 miles. During the program, you will keep track of your own progress and report back at the end of the 100 days.

Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days is an event that is done on your own. You simply submit a registration form and we send all the materials to you. Weekly motivational tips will be sent as well as prizes for program completers.
 
WHEN:June 1, 2006 through September 8, 2006
WHERE: Wherever you like to walk
TIME: Whenever is best for you
WHO: EVERYBODY