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October 19, 2001

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The annual Family-Homecoming Weekend will open Friday, October 19 and run through Sunday,
October 21, at UMM. The Homecoming Parade, bolstered by 11 units of Anah Temple Shrine,
will be a highlight at 11 a.m., October 20, along with weekend Maine Athletic Conference volleyball
and soccer competition.
The theme of this year’s Homecoming Weekend is “A Look Back Through the Years.”
Siblings of UMM students will begin arriving Friday to spend their night with their brothers and sisters.
A steak dinner costing $6.50 for people not on the university’s meal plan will be served at 4:30 p.m.
in Kilburn Commons. At 6 p.m., a Homecoming Weekend volleyball tournament will open in the
Reynolds Athletic Center.
A carnival in Portside at Kimball Hall will feature a carcature artist, a henna tattoo artist, a psychic,
Wackie IDs and games. The carnival begins at 7 p.m. At 8 p.m., games and arts and crafts will be offered
in the main lounge of Dorward Hall and at 9:30 p.m. Smores will be the highlight of a gathering on the
Dorward Hall lawn.
Events on Saturday begin at 8 a.m., with the opening of the Alumni Association’s new room on the
second floor of Powers Hall. The association, under the leadership of President Dorothy A. Johnson,
will offer free coffee and refreshments. From 4 to 5 p.m., an alumni reception will be held in the
faculty dining room at Kilburn Commons, offering members an opportunity to meet and learn of the
importance of the association’s presence on campus.
The women’s volleyball tournament will continue Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Murdock Bookstore
will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Floats entered in the Homecoming Parade will be judged at
10:30 a.m. in the Center’s parking lot prior to the beginning of the parade.
Brunch will be offered from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Kilburn Commons and a social at 11:30 a.m. in Portside
will provide after-parade refreshments including cider, coffee and doughnuts.
The afternoon agenda, from noon to 4 p.m., includes an open house at the Center for Lifelong Learning
and games and train rides on the Kilburn lawn, sponsored by the Student Activities Board and
Residence Life. An art exhibit by Michael Alpert, titled “Photographs from a Maine Portfolio,” will be
shown in the Art Galleries at Powers Hall. Food vending will provided by ARAMARK in the soccer field
area while the UMM men take on St. Joseph’s College. The women’s soccer squad will play St. Joseph’s
at 2:30 p.m.
From 1 to 4 p.m., UMM’s Science Department will provide exhibits. Chemistry Magic will be shown at
1 p.m. in Room 207, followed by a GI5 mapping demonstration at 2 p.m. Aquarium tours will be offered
at 3 p.m. in the lobby of the Science Building.
Dinner will be served in Kilburn Commons from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., Music for Peace will be featured
at the Performing Arts Center. Admission is $5 and all proceeds will be donated to the New York City
Firefighters Benefit Fund.
On Sunday, October 21, brunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Kilburn Commons. A Run for Fun
event will be held at 11 a.m. on the Student Center Drive. Walkers are welcome; the $1 entry fee
will be donated to WUMM, the campus radio station.
A soccer games  between the Clippers and Lesley College will conclude the weekend’s
athletic events. Women vs. Lesley College is at 11 a.m., and Men vs. Alumni will be at 1 p.m.
A movie, “The Mummy Returns,” will be shown at 8 p.m. in Portside.
For more information, contact the UMM Advancement Office by calling 255-1284.

The second annual Nathan C. Turk Memorial Game will be played at UMM at 7 PM on Saturday,
October 20th. The game will feature several UMM Men's Basketball Alumni vs. a local All-Star team
consisting of players from Machias, East Machias, Calais, and Woodland. Last year's event raised
several thousand dollars for a scholarship in Nathan's memory.
Nathan Christopher Turk was a freshman student-athlete at UMM, when he was hit by a car in Milltown,
New Brunswick on Sunday March 26th, 2000. A starting guard for the clipper men's basketball team,
Turk was named Maine Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year just weeks before his death. He was
also involved in the local community as he regularly visited a class at Rose Gaffney Elementary School.
"This day will be a time to remember Nathan and help contribute to a great cause in his name." "We
think about Nathan everyday, but this day will be special as he had such a positive impact on
all of us at UMM and in the local community," says Matt Lash,
the men's basketball coach at UMM.
UMM asks for donations at the gate rather than a set admissions charge.
Memorial game t-shirts will be on sale for $15.
People in attendance can also purchase last year's game t-shirts for a cost of $5.
All proceeds go toward the Nathan C. Turk Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Each month at UMM, students and organizations dedicated to performing community service are
honored as Volunteers of the Month. These students are recognized for their time volunteered
and fundraising efforts for Machias area local schools, non-profit agencies and organizations.
Each outstanding individual or group volunteer receives a certificate of appreciation for their
commitment to serving their community.

Volunteers recognized for the month of September are Katie Adams, Beth Dyer, and Kappa Eta
Sorority. Adams volunteers with the Washington County Reads tutoring program at Milbridge
Elementary School with Mrs. Meglis’ 1st grade class for nine hours each week on top of being a
full-time student and R.A. in the Residence Halls at UMM. She is in her third year as a reading
tutor and commends the program as good classroom experience for students learning to become
teachers. Beth Dyer, a part-time AmeriCorps Education Award member, volunteers on average of 15
hours each week at the local courthouse archiving historical documents for the town of Machias and
is currently working with other part-time AmeriCorps students at UMM and members of Epsilon Sigma
Alpha sorority to start an Adopt-a-Grandparent program at Marshall Manor. The Sisters of Kappa Eta,
a philanthropic and academic sorority, distributed candles for a vigil held on campus in
remembrance of the victims of September 11th and collected donations totaling $700 for the
American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

For more information about volunteer opportunities in the Machias area or how to get involved,
contact Jennifer Farrell, the AmeriCorps VISTA and Volunteer Program Coordinator, at UMM 255-1372

The Washington County Reads and Counts tutoring program is well under way for this school year.
Currently run by the AmeriCorps*VISTA at the University of Maine at Machias, this program was started
in September 1999 as a response to former President Clinton’s America Reads and Counts initiative to
encourage community involvement with helping children in reading and mathematics.   Nine tutors
comprised of three UMM students and six community members from Machias, Columbia Falls, Harrington
and Milbridge are dedicated to helping young children succeed in their grade levels with their reading
and math skills.   These trained individuals volunteer from two to nine hours per week in classrooms working
with children one-on-one and in groups.  Reads and Counts tutors are helping children at Rose Gaffney
Elementary School, Milbridge Elementary School and WHCA Machias Child Care Center this fall
with plans to expand to Harrington Elementary.

If you are a parent or interested community member and would like to get involved with tutoring
in local schools, please contact Jennifer Farrell, MCC AmeriCorps*VISTA and Program Coordinator,
at 255-1372 or jennifer.l.farrell@maine.edu.  Applications are being accepted for spring enrollment
into the tutoring program.  All interested are welcome to attend the upcoming training session
with guest speaker Gael Romei on Saturday, November 3 at 9 am in Portside Kimball Hall at UMM.

Washington County Reads and Counts tutors for Fall 2001 are (l-r) Glenn Armstrong, Jane Armstrong,
Hannah Hudson (6th grader at Columbia Falls), Bonnie Fortini (tutor trainer), Katie Adams, Cheri Hudson.
Absent from photo are Bev Marshall, Bev Higgins, Mary Margaret O’Dowd, Jennifer Stitham,
Lydia Bellantoni.

All events except the Night of Harmony Benefit Concert are free and open to the public.
Events will take place in Portside (Kimball Hall) unless noted differently.
For more information contact Brenda Satrom 233-1233.

Monday, October 22, 2001
[See Ongoing Events]

Tuesday, October 23, 2001
7:30 "The Sex Game", PEAK

Wednesday, October 24, 2001
11 am "Safe Zone Training", by Brenda Satrom, Director of Counseling and Career Development,
Torrey 27

5pm "Poster Contest Registration & Judging"

6pm "Take Back the Night March & Coffee House / Speakout"

Thursday, October 25, 2001
8:30 - 9:15 am "Sexual Harassment Workshop" by Jean Schild, EEO Officer, Powers Conference Room

3:30 pm  "Domestic Violence as a Community Development Issue" by Kim Kupperman,
Director of Peaceful Choices
 "Making a Difference with the issue of Domestic Violence", Nan Bell, School-Based Educator,
Family Violence Project, Augusta, ME

8 pm "ANGEL EYES", Movie with Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Alfonso Arau, and Victor Argo.
Chicago police officer Sharon Pogue (Lopez) tries to deal with the effects of her abusive childhood,
as she meets and falls in love with a lost soul named Catch Lambert.  Lambert is in the middle of
a painful recovery after seeing his wife and son die in a car accident.  Sharon is forced to deal with the
secrets of her own past as she falls for the man who may be her guardian angel.

Friday, October 26, 2001
8:15 - 9 am "Sexual Harassment Workshop" by Jean Schild, EEO Officer, Powers Conference Room

Saturday, October 27, 2001
7:30 - 10:30 pm "Night of Harmony Concert", Presented by Artists for Awareness, Performing Arts Center,
Featuring Musical & Dance Performances by Local artists, benefiting Washington County's
Domestic Violence Advocacy & Education Community

Ongoing Events
· Clothesline Display, Merrill Library
· Resource Tables: Kimball, Science, Center for Lifelong Learning, Torrey, Dorward, Sennett
· Survivor's Quilt, Powers
· Ribbon Display, Lawn near Library
· Interpersonal Violence Shoe Project, Center for Lifelong Learning Lobby

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