UMPI Recreation and Leisure Services is the proud
new member of Facebook Groups. If you are a member of Facebook,
and are also a member or fan of UMPI Recreation and Leisure Services,
please consider becoming a member of our group! This will be another
great opportunity for you to access important information about
the program, while also hearing about all the fun we seem to have!
Speaking of fun, this past weekend was a great opportunity for Anja, Amanda, Leah and Kaitie to head down to Windham for the Teens to Trails Biennial Conference. It was a full day of manning a booth to promote the University, checking out workshops on everything from Biathlon 101 to Cooking in the Outdoors, and networking with outdoor recreation specialists and enthusiasts from across the State of Maine.
ABOVE: Mike Smith and Seth Hubbard, of Maine Winter Sports Center, did three workshops introducing teens and other conference-goers to the sport/art of Biathlon!
ABOVE: Kaitie Sprangers and Leah Finnemore at the UMPI display/table, feeling tired from an early morning!
Lastly, as the end of UMPI's Spring 2010 is starting to wrap up, with approximately one month of classes to go, Leah Finnemore has completed her research for the Maine Policy Scholar program. On Friday, April 9, she will present to a panel of legislators and policy experts her policy memo concerning Fiscal Responsibility for Backcountry Evacuations. A similar presentation will take place at 8:30AM on University Day, April 14, on the UMPI campus, and at the Northeast Regional Association for Experiential Education (AEE) Conference, taking place April 23-25 in Nobleboro, Maine. See all policy scholar memos, including Leah's, on the Maine Community Foundation website.
