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International Dance Festival (IDF) 2012

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Shows at 2:00p.m. and 7:00p.m.

Collins Center for the Arts

University of Maine

Student Success Stories – Casey Faulkingham & Aiko Van Landeghem

Monday, January 23rd, 2012
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For Casey Faulkingham of Houlton, it was a chance to live in a bustling European city and to work with children and refugee families from Afghanistan, Russia and Morocco. For Aiko Van Landeghem of Belgium, it was an opportunity to experience campus life and hometown culture in Maine and to understand the universal challenges of homeless teens. For both young women, the Global Work with Immigrant Kids (GWIK) exchange program, offered through the University of Maine School of Social Work with partner schools in North Carolina, Rhode Island, Spain, Denmark and Belgium, has opened the door to personal and academic growth, global travel, deeper commitment to social service, and a network of new friends. Read the full story.

Culturefest 2011

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Culturefest 2011

Saturday, October 29, 2011

11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Memorial Gym