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Celebrate Deaf Resilience and Creativity

Celebrate Deaf Resilience and Creativity

October 25, 2025

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

You are invited to the UNE Art Gallery Portland Saturday, October 25th from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. for a self-directed art activity in conjunction with “Unspoken Resilience: Healing from the Lewiston Shooting Two Years In”.  This Saturday, we recognize the 2-year mark of the shooting that ended the lives of 4 Deaf Mainers, injured [...]

Truth in the Present Tense

Donna M. Loring Lecture

October 28, 2025

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

St. Francis Room, Ketchum Library, UNE Biddeford Campus

Join us for the 2025 Donna M. Loring Lecture "Truth in the Present Tense: Wabanaki Voices, Museums, and the Struggle against Erasure" featuring speakers Jennifer Neptune, Director of the Penobscot Nation Museum on Indian Island, and Betsy Richards, Executive Director of the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor. Learn More.

Tracing History: Village, Monastery, Campus

In honor of Indigenous People's Day we would like to share the digial exhibit Tracing History: Village, Monastery, Campus. This project begins with a land acknowledgement, and goes on to detail the evolution of the land which has become the UNE Biddeford Campus as settlements, a monestry, and several educational institutions. Based on research performed [...]

“Unspoken Resilience” at UNE Art Gallery

Unspoken Resilience Opening

September 25, 2025

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

Join us fo the opening of an art show that corresponds with Deaf Culture Week and honors victims of Maine’s deadliest-ever mass shooting will open at the University of New England Art Gallery in Portland on Sept. 25. Co-curated by Michelle Ames and Meryl Troop. Learn more. A reception for the show will be held from 5 [...]

Open Educational Resources Mini-Grants

Introducing mini-grant opportunities for instructors who participate in our OER initiatives! These grants are made possible by an $80,000 grant from the Davis Educational Foundation, established by Stanton and Elizabeth Davis after Mr. Davis’s retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc.  Grant Opportunties: Sonya Durney, Scholarly Communication Librarian Questions & Contact Learn more about Open [...]

Library Services for New Alumni

Congratulations to UNE's 2025 graduating classes! We are here to support UNE alumni with access to our physical collections & research services. Learn more about library services for UNE alumni. While access to our online subscription services, including databases, is limited to current UNE students, faculty and staff, we are able to offer recently graduated [...]

Get out and enjoy Maine

Enjoy all that Maine has to offer by visiting Maine State Parks or the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens at no cost! Maine State Parks We have a Maine State Park pass available to borrow at each campus library! The passes are be available on a first-come, first-serve basis, can be borrowed for 3 days at [...]

As Above, So Below Workshop

Liz Awalt Workshop

April 16, 2025

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Girard Marine Science Center

Join Liz Awalt for a hands-on Workshop in support of her exhibit "As Above, So Below." This unique opportunity is open to all students, faculty and staff. During the workshop, Liz will guide participants through a water-based painting or drawing activity, using the tanks in the Girard Marine Science Center as inspiration. The emphasis will [...]

Sexual Assault Awareness

During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we engage in meaningful learning and reflection on the impact of sexual violence and how we can contribute to a culture of support and prevention. Together with UNE's Office of Title IX and Civil Rights Compliance, we have created a reading list with a diverse selection of resources to deepen [...]

March is Women’s History Month

To recognize and highlight the invaluable but often undersung contributions of women, we have created a reading list of resources to explore and examine women's diverse stories. Choose from books, articles, films and more which amplify the stories that have shaped our history, and foster deeper conversations about gender equality, empowerment, and the ongoing journey [...]