Liberal Arts Colleges in Maine University of Maine at Farmington
 Academy of Maine at Farmington sign outside Roberts Learning Eye | |
| Old names | Western State Normal School, Farmington State Normal Schoolhouse, Farmington Country Higher |
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| Type | Public academy |
| Established | 1864 |
| President | Edward Serna |
| Students | two,000 |
| Location | Farmington, Maine U.Due south. 44°twoscore′0″N seventy°8′fifty″W / 44.66667°North lxx.14722°W / 44.66667; -seventy.14722 Coordinates: 44°40′0″N 70°8′fifty″Due west / 44.66667°N 70.14722°W / 44.66667; -lxx.14722 |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Maroon and white |
| Nickname | Beavers |
| Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – NAC |
| Website | www |
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The Academy of Maine at Farmington (UMaine Farmington or UMF) is a public liberal arts higher in Farmington, Maine. It is part of the University of Maine System and a founding member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
History [edit]
In March 1863, a Normal School Human activity passed into police force, and that autumn, Farmington was called from a list of possible locations for a normal schoolhouse. Founded in 1864 as the state's commencement publicly funded normal school, the first grade graduated from the Western State Normal School in 1866. The school merged into the University of Maine System in 1968 to become "the University of Maine at Farmington".
Many early graduates attended the schoolhouse for its liberal arts offerings alone. Amidst these were the Stanley brothers, famous for building the Stanley Steamer motorcar, and John Frank Stevens, engineer of the Panama Canal. Comedian Bob Marley graduated with a degree in community health.
Interest in the liberal arts continued unabated, and the college offered its starting time degree programs in the liberal arts in 1971. By the 1974–75 school year, almost 300 students were enrolled in liberal arts majors.[1]
In early 2016, the Academy of Maine at Farmington Education Center was named in accolade of its longtime President Theodora J. Kalikow who served from 1994 to 2012. Now named the Theodora J. Kalikow Education Centre, the LEED-Silverish certified building is home to the UMF College of Instruction, Health and Rehabilitation.[two] The 44,500 square human foot building features a geothermal heating and cooling system also as recycled and sustainable structure materials.
Athletics [edit]
The UMaine Farmington Beavers compete in the NCAA Division Iii North Atlantic Conference. The school's official colors are maroon and white.
UMaine Farmington has 12 NCAA varsity teams, including men's teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, and soccer; and women's teams in basketball, cross land, field hockey, soccer, softball, and lacrosse. Athletics sponsors varsity men's and women'south programs in alpine and Nordic skiing and snowboarding that compete through the United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Clan (USCSA). There are also club teams in cheerleading, water ice hockey, men's rugby, women'due south rugby, and men'southward and women's ultimate disc sport.[3] Recent NAC champions include men'due south cross country (2003–2005), women's basketball (2004, 2006, 2007), women's cross state (2004–2005), women's field hockey (2003–2004, 2006, 2007), women's soccer (2003), women'southward softball (2005) and men'due south basketball (2010). Recent NCAA tournament appearances include women'south basketball (2006), women's field hockey (2004, 2006, 2007), women's soccer (2003) and women'southward softball (2005). In 2010 the men's basketball game squad advanced to the 2d round of the NCAA Sectionalisation III National Tournament.
In add-on to the outdoor able-bodied fields and Dearborn Gymnasium, UMF has a Fettle and Recreation Center that houses a cardio fitness area with machines, a fully equipped and supervised weight room with gratis weights and weight machines, iv multipurpose courts, a i/eight-mile walking/jogging rail, and a 25-m swimming pool for the use of UMF students and members of the area community.[4]
Notable alumni [edit]
- Sharon H. Abrams, executive manager, Maine Children's Dwelling for Little Wanderers
- Steve Clifford, head coach of the Orlando Magic
- Lance Harvell, state legislator
- Otis Wells Johnson, Wisconsin state legislator
- Bob Marley, comedian
- David Miramant, Maine state legislator
- Francis Edgar Stanley, inventor of the Stanley Steamer
- Freelan Oscar Stanley, inventor of the Stanley Steamer and builder of the Stanley Hotel
- John Frank Stevens, designer of the Panama Canal
- Charlotte Warren, Maine land legislator and former mayor of Hallowell, Maine
- Alexander Willette, Maine land legislator
- Chandler Woodcock, politician
- George Arey, higher administrator
References [edit]
- ^ "History of UMF". University of Maine at Farmington (UMF). Archived from the original on 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-03-15 .
- ^ "UMF names Education Center in honor of old president Theodora J. Kalikow, public invited–Apr 26 | Inside UMF". www2.umf.maine.edu . Retrieved 2019-09-26 .
- ^ Ultimate Sport Archived 2006-05-03 at the Wayback Automobile. UMF. Accessed 2009-03-07.
- ^ Fitness & Recreation Center. UMF. Accessed 2009-03-07.
External links [edit]
- Official website
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maine_at_Farmington