ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine will hold the annual “Clean Sweep” sale from noon to 7 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Stewart Commons on Hilltop Road near the Student Recreation and Fitness Center.
Items being sold include couches, desk chairs, shelving, TVs, small refrigerators, clothing, shoes, lamps, rugs, small appliances and fans. All were left behind by students who moved out of residence halls in the beginning of May.
The Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism is coordinating the sale with assistance from Auxiliary Services and Facilities Management.
For information,call 581-3091.
Round table on Franco-American experience this weekend
ORONO, Maine — More than two dozen of the leading voices of the Franco-American experience will share their work and discuss cultural identity at a cultural colloquium Friday through Sunday at the Soderberg Auditorium in Jenness Hall at the University of Maine.
“The Living Past: Franco-American Identity in the Modern World” will explore the contemporary expression of Franco-American culture through round-table conversations, storytelling, dramatic performances, music and art.
It will address questions concerning the significance of Franco-American culture today, what a Franco-American identity is, how it is experienced and how it is shared.
The gathering has been organized by UMaine’s Franco-American programs and funded by the Centre de la Francophonie des Ameriques (Quebec), the Cultural Affairs-Distinguished Lecture fund, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Franco American Studies and the Royal Arcanum.
For information, visit the event website at https://sites.google.com/site/faculturalidentity.
Volunteers sought for high-tunnel greenhouse on Indian Island
INDIAN ISLAND, Maine — AmeriCorps and the University of Maine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, in conjunction with members of the Penobscot Nation, are looking for volunteers to help construct a high-tunnel greenhouse gardening project on Indian Island this month.
In addition to allowing members of the Indian Island community to grow fresh, nutritious food, the high-tunnel greenhouse will provide protection for crops and plants, and provide a longer growing season.
“We are extremely excited to bring the high tunnel greenhouse project to Indian Island,” Penobscot Chief Kirk Francis said in a recent press release. “Planting and living in a self-sustaining way has been part of our heritage for thousands of years. This project will provide opportunity for that connection to our young people and community and serve as a great educational tool to the importance of knowledge and health in being able to grow your own produce in a natural way.”
To volunteer, call Erin Lennon at 581-1796 or email erin.lennon@umit.maine.edu or Maria Girouard at 817-7471 or email maria.girouard@penobscotnation.org.
UM accepting applications for Summer Transportation Institute
ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine will accept until May 30 registration for its Maine Summer Transportation Institute for area middle school students set for July 11-22.
It is designed to introduce students at an early age to jobs and careers available in Maine’s transportation industry.
The free institute will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Up to 20 students from the Bangor area will get a close look at careers in engineering and transportation.
The program is co-sponsored by the Maine Department of Transportation, the UMaine College of Engineering and the Federal Highway Administration.
For more information and application forms, go to http://www.umaine.edu/mst. Applications and required documents should be mailed to: MSTI, Dean’s Office, College of Engineering, 213 AMC Building, University of Maine, Orono 04469.