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Alumni Winter 2012_Layout 1 1/6/12 10:30 AM Page 6 Around the Campus 2011 William S. Cohen Lecture General James Jones, a retired U.S. Marine Corps general and President Barack Obama’s first national security adviser, gave the William S. Cohen Lecture at the Collins Center for the Arts on November 17, 2011. General Jones discussed how the security of the United States could soften or strengthen based on the outcome of the Arab Spring — the string of revolts and uprisings by the people of the Middle East against their longstanding leaders. “The epicenter of most of the world’s major difficulties, whether you’re talking about Iraq or Afghanistan or Pakistan, all the way to west Africa … is still in the Middle East,” Jones said. After his lecture, General Jones participated in a discussion with former U.S. Senator and Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen ‘75 Hon. L.L.D., who developed the lecture series. The two men answered questions concentrating mostly on the withdrawal of troops from the Middle East by the end of the year as well as the state of the Iraqi nation. The two also discussed the suggestion of Rep. Ron Paul of Texas to withdraw troops from various military bases in Germany, Japan, and Korea as a way to cut down on the nation’s expenses. At the conclusion of the lecture at the Collins Center, the speakers and guests attended a reception at the Buchanan Alumni House. Former U.S. Senator and Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) and retired Marine Corps General James Jones participated in a forum moderated by A. Mark Woodward ‘69 (right), former executive editor of the Bangor Daily News. 6 MAINE Alumni Magazine
Alumni Winter 2012_Layout 1 1/6/12 10:31 AM Page 7 School of Nursing December 2011 graduating class at Buchanan Alumni House. $80,000 Grant Awarded to the School of Nursing The University of Maine School of Nursing has launched a nurse educator’s certificate program, which is expected to help ease the shortage of nurses by producing more nursing clinical instructors in Maine. The school also received an $80,000 grant from the Maine Department of Labor Health Care Sector to offset tuition and other expenses for the first 10 nurses who enroll in the program. The funding is part of the Department Honors College Accepted to the National Genomics Research Initiative First-year students in UMaine’s Honors College are taking part in live genomic research through the Science Education Alliance of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The Alliance develops resources for undergraduate science educators so they can present innovative courses and projects to their students. It also seeks to introduce research to students at an early point in their college careers, retain students in the sciences, and help faculty gain experience in presenting experiment-based science teaching. UMaine is of Labor’s initiative to increase the supply of nursing clinical instructors, and to help eliminate the waiting lists for admissible nursing students in Penobscot, Hancock, and Piscataquis counties. The new program will increase the number of qualified nursing clinical educators who can teach the growing number of students who wish to enroll in the nursing programs at UMaine, Husson University, and Eastern Maine Community College. one of 26 educational institutions accepted to the competitive program this year. During their participation in the National Genomics Research Initiative, the students will isolate and analyze the DNA sequences of soil-dwelling bacterial viruses known as phage. They isolate the phage and then purify it, characterize it, and extract its DNA. A research center sequences the DNA samples and sends a digital file of it back to UMaine where the students learn to use bioinformatics tools to analyze and annotate the genomes. Honors College Hires Four The Honors College selected four faculty members to work jointly with the Honors College and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as Honors preceptors. Justin Martin, of the department of communication and journalism, has experience reporting in areas of the world including Egypt and the Middle East and is interested in freedom of expression in developing locales. Robert Glover from the department of political science is conducting research in democratic theory, human rights, international relations theory, and the politics of immigration. Sarah Harlan-Haughey of the English department is studying the medieval English outlaw tradition as nature writing and the depictions of the North Atlantic land- and seascapes in Old Norse literature and later Scandinavian balladry. Jordan LaBouff, a member of the department of psychology, studies topics regarding factors affecting prejudice, success, and addiction. UMaine Recognized The Princeton Review’s Best 376 Colleges: 2012 Edition has named the University of Maine one of the nation’s best. This is the eighth consecutive year that the Princeton Review has included UMaine in its compilation of the nation’s top colleges. “This is welcome recognition, which reflects positively on UMaine’s faculty, students, and staff,” said UMaine president Paul W. Ferguson. “These guidebooks provide independent verification of our belief that UMaine represents exceptional quality and value.” The University also appeared on the Princeton Review’s “Green Honor Roll” for its commitment to sustainability, including its recycling programs, green-certified buildings, and free shuttle bus service. WINTER 2012 7
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