Research Learning Experiences
August 23, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
August 24, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
August 25, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
August 26, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
August 27, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts
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Research Learning Experiences

Monday, August 23, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, August 27, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts
Welcome back to campus!

Join us for the start of the academic year featuring five consecutive days of celebration

Each day will include a live, student-led performance,
an undergraduate student research highlight,
and a TedX-style talk from a UMaine faculty member.

This is part of the Research Learning Experience (RLE) initiative, 
a pilot program that invites students to find their passion
and make impactful connections through hands-on learning
and the creation of new knowledge.

Aug. 23–27, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Hutchins Concert Hall, Collins Center for the Arts

Free and open to the public.

To request a reasonable accommodation, write umaine.alerts@maine.edu.

    Monday, Aug. 23  |  1:30–2:30 p.m.

  • Student Jazz Combo performance, with Nathan Williams, saxophone; Joshua Champagne, percussion; Myles Kelley, keyboard; Robben Harris, bass
  • Opening remarks: Provost John Volin
  • Student Research Highlight
FEATURED SPEAKER
THE CHANGING CRYOSPHERE
Seth Campbell
Assistant Professor of Glaciology,
Climate Change Institute

    Tuesday, Aug. 24  |  1:30–2:30 p.m.

  • Maine Steiners performance, with students Isaiah Grace, Tor Bright, Michael Flannery, Travis Burt, Jon Dube, Brad Duplisea, Isaac Black, Elijah McTeirnan, Simon Roussel
  • Student Research Highlight
FEATURED SPEAKER
THE GISMONTI PROJECT
Dan Barrett
Lecturer in MusicAccompanied by pianist Laura Artesani, Chair and Associate Professor of Music

    Wednesday, Aug. 25  |  1:30–2:30 p.m.

  • Student performance by flutist Megan Howell, accompanied by pianist Laura Artesani
  • Student Research Highlight
FEATURED SPEAKER
A DIGITAL REIMAGINING OF GETTYSBURG
Anne Knowles
Colonel James C. McBride Distinguished Professor of History

    Thursday, Aug. 26  |  1:30–2:30 p.m.

  • Literary performances by students Camerin Seigars, Iris LeCates, Paige McHatten and Shania Soler, student contributors to UMaine’s undergraduate literary journal “The Open Field”
  • Student Research Highlight
FEATURED SPEAKER
NATURE-BASED TOURISM
Sandra De Urioste-Stone
Associate Professor of Nature-Based Tourism and Assistant Vice President for Research

    Friday, Aug. 27  |  1:30–2:30 p.m.

  • Student Pep band performance (outside of the Collins Center)
  • Engineering Demonstration
  • Closing Remarks: President Joan Ferrini-Mundy
  • Student Research Panel Discussion
FEATURED SPEAKER
BUILDING OUR CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE: THE ROLE OF FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
Habib Dagher
Professor of Civil Engineering, and
Executive Director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center