BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//91±¬ÁĎ Calendar - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:/calendar X-WR-CALDESC:Events for 91±¬ÁĎ Calendar REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260121 DTSTAMP:20260620T031312 CREATED:20250711T173401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250711T173401Z UID:10002424-1768867200-1768953599@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Classes begin DESCRIPTION:Click here to view the full 2025–26 Academic Year Calendar. URL:/calendar/event/classes-begin-6/ CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T120000 DTSTAMP:20260620T031312 CREATED:20250918T235503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T235503Z UID:10003536-1768993200-1768996800@umaine.edu SUMMARY:German Table DESCRIPTION:German Table is a conversation gathering open to all members of the 91±¬ÁĎ and the community interested in improving their German conversation. URL:/calendar/event/german-table/2026-01-21/ LOCATION:Williams Hall\, Orono\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Student Activities ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Modern Languages and Classics":MAILTO:um.mlandc@maine.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T130000 DTSTAMP:20260620T031312 CREATED:20250917T172414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T210932Z UID:10003407-1768996800-1769000400@umaine.edu SUMMARY:French Table DESCRIPTION:French Table is a conversation gathering open to all members of the 91±¬ÁĎ and the community interested in improving their French conversation. URL:/calendar/event/french-table/2026-01-21/ LOCATION:Williams Hall\, Orono\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Student Activities ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Modern Languages and Classics":MAILTO:um.mlandc@maine.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T130000 DTSTAMP:20260620T031312 CREATED:20250917T170557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T170557Z UID:10003299-1769083200-1769086800@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Spanish Table DESCRIPTION:Spanish Table is a conversation gathering open to all members of the 91±¬ÁĎ and the community interested in improving their Spanish conversation. URL:/calendar/event/spanish-table/2026-01-22/ LOCATION:Williams Hall\, Orono\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Student Activities ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Modern Languages and Classics":MAILTO:um.mlandc@maine.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T120000 DTSTAMP:20260620T031312 CREATED:20251021T193835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T193835Z UID:10003980-1769158800-1769169600@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Grant Writing Essentials DESCRIPTION:Program Description\nYou have a lot on your plate. Between annual appeals\, communications\, virtual event planning and fundraising\, you’re overwhelmed. And now you’ve been tasked with writing a grant and you don’t know where to start. Our online grant writing program can help! \nThis interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a grant through a full cycle—from inception to completion. You’ll learn how to get your organization ready to apply for grants\, where to find funders and funding opportunities\, how to write the components of a grant and how to submit a successful application that has all the information funders want to see. \nUsing case studies\, this program will focus on real-world grant applications. Comprehensive checklists and worksheets will guide you through every step of planning\, researching\, applying to and managing a grant—without missing a thing! You’ll also develop language specific to your organization that answers common grant questions. \nThe only thing you won’t learn in this program is how to celebrate securing a grant proposal. We figure you’ve got that one covered. \nProgram Benefits\nThis online grant writing certificate program is intensive\, active and results-driven. You will learn how to: \n– Identify funding sources\n– Write and present persuasive grants that inspire funders\n– Produce high-quality grant proposals\n– Increase your knowledge of the development field\n– Manage a grant\n– Nurture a relationship with funders\nBy the end of the program\, you will have developed text specific to your organization that can be used in any grant application\, a list of resources and concrete next steps to move forward in the grant process\, and 1:1 guidance from the instructor on the grant topics most relevant to you. \nIn addition\, you’ll get an invitation to a private Facebook group\, where fellow alums of the grant writing program can support each other\, share opportunities and resources\, network\, etc. \nGraduates of the program have the opportunity to register for Grant Writing 1:1 Help Sessions with instructor\, Elizabeth Haffey. Click here for more information. \nTopics Covered\nWEEK ONE: THE BASICS\n– Grant myths\, misconceptions and pitfalls (and how to avoid them)\n– Components of a grant\n– Understanding the different kinds of grants and funders\n– RFPs\n– Your responsibilities as a grant writer \nWEEK TWO: PLANNING AND RESEARCH\n– Looking critically at your capacity\n– The “grant-ready” checklist\n– Determining your funding priorities\n– Developing your ideas\n– Using online resources to find opportunities\n– Profiles of grantmakers\n– Vetting funding opportunities as a team\n– Developing relationships with funders \nWEEK THREE: APPLYING FOR GRANTS\n– Developing your proposal\n– Gathering data and documentation\n– Components of the narrative\n– How to organize information\n– Writing style\n– Creating a budget\n– Attachments \nWEEK FOUR: MANAGING GRANTS AND DEVELOPING YOUR SKILLS\n– Application follow up\n– Managing a grant\n– Completing reports\n– Nurturing relationships\n– Difficult situations in grant writing \nWEEK FIVE: PRACTICING YOUR GRANT WRITING SKILLS\n– 1:1 feedback with program instructor\n– Sharing your common application questions for feedback \nWho Should Enroll \nThis program is designed to benefit people across the grant-writing spectrum\, including those new to the genre\, those in the midst of writing grants and successful grant writers who are looking to refine their skills and gain new insights\, particularly: \n– Administrators\n– Art organizations\n– Aspiring freelance grant writers\n– Board members\n– Educators\n– Executive Directors\n– Nonprofit workers\n– Researchers\nThis program is 100% online and can be taken from anywhere! The course is offered synchronously\, on Eastern Time. \nAll of our professional development and continuing education programs are open to the public. You do not need to be a 91±¬ÁĎ student\, staff member or faculty in order to participate. \nProgram details\nInstructor\nElizabeth Haffey is a Maine-based professional grant writer. Through her business\, E. Haffey Grant Consulting\, she helps clients develop and write proposals\, researches opportunities\, and trains staff and volunteers to apply for grants. Haffey received her Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from George Washington University and is currently working on her Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Southern Maine. \nDates and Times\nJanuary 9\, 16\, 23\, 30 & February 6\, 2026\n(Fridays) 9:00 am – noon ET\nRegister by December 15 \nMarch 6\, 13\, 20\, 27\, & April 3\, 2026\n(Fridays) 9:00 am – noon ET\nRegister by February 9 \nRegister Online\nNotify me when new dates are available\nPre-class work will be sent a week before the start of the program. \nModality\nThis dynamic program will be offered synchronously via Zoom—you’ll need access to a stable internet connection. There will be assignments between classes (as well as time during sessions to work on your proposals). Breakout sessions with other participants as well as one on one time with the instructor are built into the program. \nProgram Fee\n$895 \nMaine Community Foundation Scholarship Resources \nClass Capacity\n14 participants \nEvidence of Learning\nCertificates\nCertificates of Completion available. \nContinuing Education Units\n30 contact hours / 3 CEUs available. \nIf you’d like to receive CEUs for participating in this course\, please note this during your registration. \nLearn more about Continuing Education Units \nMicrocredential Pathway\nA logo representing a digital badge\, illustrated with a line drawing of a book\, a pen\, and coin shapes. The logo text states “91±¬ÁĎ System Grant Writing.”\nSuccessful completion of this course satisfies the learning requirements for the 91±¬ÁĎ System Grant Writing Microcredential Pathway\, Levels 1 & 2. \nLearn more about the Grant Writing Pathway \nLearn more about 91±¬ÁĎ System Microcredentials \nAccommodations\nFor more information or to request an accommodation contact um.continuinged@maine.edu\, 207.581.3167. URL:/calendar/event/grant-writing-essentials-6/2026-01-23/ CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops ORGANIZER;CN="Division of Lifelong Learning":MAILTO:um.continuinged@maine.edu LOCATION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T120000 DTSTAMP:20260620T031312 CREATED:20260122T153126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T153144Z UID:10004129-1769166000-1769169600@umaine.edu SUMMARY:SMS seminar series -- 91±¬ÁĎ MARINE and Pathways for Collaboration in Marine Science DESCRIPTION:Dr. Katrina Armstrong\, 91±¬ÁĎ Assistant Research Professor and Manager of 91±¬ÁĎ MARINE\, will be joining us at the Darling Marine Center this week with her seminar\, “91±¬ÁĎ MARINE and Pathways for Collaboration in Marine Science.”\n\nThis week’s SMS Seminar will be held on Friday\, January 23rd from 11am-12pm. Seminar will be in-person in Brooke Hall (DMC) with a viewing in Aubert 354 (Orono) or over Zoom for those that cannot make it in person.   \nThe zoom link is at this link. Please see attached flyer or this link for a list of the full semester’s seminars. URL:/calendar/event/sms-seminar-series/ LOCATION:Darling Marine Center\, Clarks Cove Road\, Walpole\, ME\, 04573\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars,Online Events GEO:43.939821;-69.568772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Darling Marine Center Clarks Cove Road Walpole ME 04573 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Clarks Cove Road:geo:-69.568772,43.939821 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T160000 DTSTAMP:20260620T031312 CREATED:20250922T192303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T192303Z UID:10003752-1769176800-1769184000@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Women's Ice Hockey vs. Merrimack College DESCRIPTION:For full schedule\, click here. URL:/calendar/event/womens-ice-hockey-vs-merrimack-college-4/ LOCATION:Harold Alfond Sports Arena\, Orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Athletics END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T130000 DTSTAMP:20260620T031312 CREATED:20250919T234012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T234012Z UID:10003660-1769252400-1769259600@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Swimming vs. Providence College DESCRIPTION:For full schedule\, click here. URL:/calendar/event/swimming-vs-providence-college-2/ LOCATION:Stanley M. Wallace Pool\, 91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Athletics GEO:44.897732;-68.6687076 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Stanley M. Wallace Pool 91±¬ÁĎ Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=91±¬ÁĎ:geo:-68.6687076,44.897732 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T160000 DTSTAMP:20260620T031312 CREATED:20250922T192329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T192329Z UID:10003755-1769263200-1769270400@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Women's Ice Hockey vs. Merrimack College DESCRIPTION:For full schedule\, click here. URL:/calendar/event/womens-ice-hockey-vs-merrimack-college-5/ LOCATION:Harold Alfond Sports Arena\, Orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Athletics END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR