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Open Educational Resources Opportunities at UNE

OER Workshop

September 17, 2025

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Biddeford Campus, Ketchum Library

Join UNE librarian Sonya Durney to learn more about Open Educational Resources at either of two workshops! These workshops will introduce faculty to open textbooks – one type of OER, and the benefits these textbooks offer: affordability, pedagogical practice, student learning, and engagement. The workshop will also cover grant-funded opportunities to review, adopt, or create [...]

20 Years of The Gathering of Writers

20 Years of The Gathering of Writers

September 4, 2025

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Maine Women Writers Collection, Abplanalp Library, Portland Campus

The Maine Women Writers Collection at the University of New England will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Gathering of Writers, a weekly creative writing workshop series, on September 4 at 6 p.m. in the Abplanalp Library on the Portland Campus for the Health Sciences. The event is free and open to the public. Since [...]

Activating the Labyrinth: A Performance for Two People in Three Parts

Activating the Labyrinth: A Performance for Two People in Three Parts

September 6, 2025

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

UNE Art Gallery Labyrinth

To celebrate the closing of our remarkable exhibit “An Unreliable Record: Exploring the Photographic Imaginary”, curated by Nelleke Mack, UNE Art Gallery Portland presents an outdoor performance by Elana Adler and Patricia Brace. Free and open to the public; refreshments served; rain date September 7th. Much like the Cottingley Fairies photographs that blurred the lines between fantasy [...]

An Unreliable Record: Exploring the Photographic Imaginary

Artwork from the Stephen K. Halpert Photographic Collection at UNE; curated by Nelleke Mack July 10 - September 7, 2025 Opening reception Thursday, July 10, 5-7 p.m. In 1917, two girls set off into the woods of West Yorkshire to make some magic. Elsie, aged 16, and Frances, aged 9, borrowed a quarter-plate camera to [...]

Piece of My Heart: A Laboratory

May 16 - October 26, 2025 Closing Reception: Thursday, October 16, 2025, 4 - 7 p.m. Through the media of film, printmaking, sculpture, sound, and painting, artists Sophie Hamacher and Aliza Sternstein plumb the possibilities of describing the heart outside of the boundaries of symbolic image. Hamacher’s interdisciplinary work (presented here in the form of an immersive [...]

What Her Diary Reveals

"What Her Diary Reveals: Daily Narratives and Untold History" is the new exhibit in the MWWC's display case in Marcil Hall on the Biddeford Campus, created by Elia O'Hara (English and Political Science double major '25) in collaboration with Education and Outreach Archivist Cathleen Miller. The exhibit includes diaries from the MWWC's holdings from the [...]

Tacos & Open Education

Take a Walk on the Open Side: Tacos & Open Education

May 6, 2025

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Abplanalp Library, Portland Campus

Explore the world of open education and open publishing while enjoying a walking taco bar! Learn how OER, open textbooks, and digital repositories can support academic and professional growth through interactive stations. Topics: Open textbooks Cut costs, gain control: open textbooks let you read, adapt, and teach for free. Open publishing Understanding the benefits of [...]

Celebrating Excellence in Open Education at UNE

The University of New England hosted its first OER Awards Breakfast, recognizing the outstanding contributions of faculty and professional staff advancing open educational practices across the university. Library Dean Elizabeth Dyer opened the event with a warm welcome, inviting attendees to enjoy breakfast and celebrate UNE’s growing OER community. President James Herbert delivered remarks, emphasizing that [...]

OER Breakfast

OER Celebration & Awards Reception Breakfast

May 2, 2025

8:30 am - 9:30 am

Harold Alfond Forum, Room HAFORM 236

Join us in recognizing UNE’s faculty champions of Open Educational Resources at our OER Celebration & Awards Reception Breakfast. Enjoy a complimentary breakfast while celebrating the university’s commitment to accessible and affordable education! Nominate a colleague for an OER award!Deadline: April 25 For questions or more details, please contact Sonya Durney, sdurney@une.edu.

April is National Poetry Month

And we're celebrating with haiku! Take a moment out of your day to write a simple verse or two. As a reminder, a haiku consists of three lines of verse with five syllables, seven syllables, and five syllables. Stations are set up in the libraries for you to use if you wish. Here are some [...]