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Sweatt-Winter Center Copes with Campus Location During Pandemic
by Bella Woodhouse Contributing Writer Sweatt-Winter Childcare and Education Center has had to follow state required regulations in order to stay open and safe for the children. The teachers working at Sweatt-Winter are constantly looking for ways to help...
Practicums Play by the Pandemic Rules
by Sydney Beecher Contributing Writer During the COVID-19 pandemic, students majoring in Elementary Education have been completing their practicums through placements in online programs and in-person placements. All students majoring in Education must go...
Early Childhood Education Department Welcomes Hill
by Cassidy Delano Contributing Writer The Early Childhood Education (ECH) Department has brought in Dr. Josh Hill as a new professor in hopes that he will add a new perspective to the program starting this semester. Dr. Hill was initially hired in Dec. 2019,...
Mainely Outdoors Provides for Students Amidst the Pandemic
by Faith Rouillard Contributing Writer Andrew Willihan, Mainely Outdoors Coordinator, and his staff have worked closely with UMF Facilities to construct a unique COVID-19 plan of operations for the 2020-21 school year. Mainely Outdoors (MO), located next to...
Dr. Ron Butler Retires After 34 Years of Teaching
by Skylar Hopkins Contributing Writer If the flap of a single butterfly’s wings can have rippling effects across the world, what impact might a professor who researches butterfly conservation have? Dr. Ronald Butler has been a professor in the Division of Natural...
Campus Life Gets a Drastic Makeover
by Nevaeh Rush Vice President Residents on campus have had to make adjustments this school year because of guidelines and policies set by UMF in regards to COVID-19. There are many new policies that have been set in place for on-campus students that have...
The Fair Comes to Farmington (Sort of)
by Madison Archer Contributing Writer On September 11th through the 13th and the 18th through the 21st, the Farmington Fair hosted King and Queen Fries and Mr. and Mrs. Sausage from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Masks and social distancing were also required. Rupert...
When 27 Hours of Driving Leads to 10 Hours of Being Forgotten
By Natausha Cogley Contributing Writer Theo Griffin, an Early Childhood Education major, made the 27-hour drive from Colorado to UMF just to be stuck in her dorm room for 10 hours without any contact or food. Upon arriving Griffin knew she had to be tested...
UMF Senior Works with Mentor Teacher to Create Virtual Student Teaching Experience
by April Mulherin, UMF Associate Director for Media Relations This story was a press release by the UMF Media Relations Department. FARMINGTON, ME (April 28, 2020)—University of Maine at Farmington graduating senior Maggie Pomerleau, from Sidney, was excited...
Letter from the Editor
Darby Murnane, Editor-In-Chief Dearest readers, We close out the year with the spring’s final issue of the Farmington Flyer. As with the previous issue, we are still solely online with our contributing writers and reporters scattered across Maine and the U.S. Our...
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