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Gone From My Sight

Opening reception

March 6, 2026

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

March 6 - June 8, 2026 The experience of loss is universal; “Gone From My Sight” asks how we can witness death with a spirit of curiosity and intention while still honoring sorrow. Maine artists Jacqueline Scott, Rachel Sperry, Fran Vita-Taylor, and Ronnie Wilson, along with poet Hazel Koziol, offer a range of responses to this [...]

15 Minutes of Infamy: Ill-behaved Women and the Making of History

March 26, 2026

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

MWWC

Join us for this celebration of Women’s History Month with a talk by Dr. Elizabeth DeWolfe! Refreshments start at 4:30 p.m. If “well-behaved women seldom make history,” as historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich famously quipped, ill-behaved women certainly dominated the historical headlines. Such women were branded as passive, irrational, or depraved, their lives reduced to colorful [...]

OER-AI-UDL Learning Lab

March 6, 2026

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Alfond 230 and Online

Maine’s higher education institutions are coming together to address the rising cost of course materials and the fast-changing landscape of Generative AI. Join colleagues from UMA, UMaine, and UNE for a high-impact Learning Lab facilitated by Lance Eaton—an applied working session for faculty and academic professionals ready to move beyond the basics. Participants will design, [...]

Open Textbook Workshop

March 4, 2026

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Zoom

Join UNE Library Services Scholarly Communication Librarian Sonya Durney March 4 at 2 p.m. for an interactive Zoom workshop on open textbooks. Learn how open educational resources (OER) can enhance student learning, reduce textbook costs, and provide customizable course materials. Whether you're new to OER or looking to deepen your understanding, this session will equip [...]

Reviewing Grief in the Archives

January 21, 2026

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Maine Women Writers Collection

Join us on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 for a writing workshop led by 2025 MWWC Creative Fellow Maya Williams. Participants will review the work of Sarah Orne Jewett, Donna M. Loring, Annie Finch, and Emily Taylor Perkins and then spend some time writing poetry about grief. Free and open to the public. Maya Williams (ey/they/she) [...]

Direct Snap

Direct Snap opening

December 4, 2025

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Biddeford Campus Art Gallery

December 4, 2025 - May 17, 2026 Direct Snap looks into the pattern, ritual, and focus inherent to athletics. Artists Jo Ophardt (working with football imagery) and Miguel Pavón (looking at boxers and their environment) present work that investigates the psyche of the athlete and the collaboration of the spectator. Like a sporting event, the [...]

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.

Open Educational Resources Opportunities at UNE

OER Workshop

October 15, 2025

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Zoom

Join UNE librarian Sonya Durney to learn more about Open Educational Resources! This workshop 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 OER. Wednesday, October 15Time: 2:00 [...]

Narrative Medicine & Visual Art: Opening Perception and Sharpening Observation for Health Professions Learners

October 8, 2025

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Biddeford Campus Art Gallery

Join us for a vibrant evening of art, conversation, and connection at the UNE Biddeford Campus Art Gallery! This interprofessional event brings together health professions students for a unique exploration of how visual art can deepen clinical observation and enhance medical understanding. Featuring: Sophie Hamacher, Artist & Filmmaker Dr. Andrew Eisenhower, Cardiologist Hilary Irons, UNE [...]