Allan and Madden are co-directors of The National Collaborative for Hazing Research and Prevention, and led a landmark 2008 study on student hazing.

FAMU’s seven-member, independent committee is tasked with providing recommendations on determining the most effective and indelible approach to end hazing on campus. The FAMU Anti-Hazing Committee will work in unison with the ongoing efforts of the FAMU community to address the issue of hazing. The committee will examine issues such as how hazing has been handled at other universities, how students can resist hazing and how to best govern Florida A&M’s marching band, known as the Marching 100.

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777

Two free performances of dances from around the world are scheduled at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Doors open one hour before show time.

Students will perform traditional dances from India, Africa, Vietnam, Brazil, Latin America, the Middle East and the United States, says Sarah Joughin, international student and scholar advisor in the Office of International Programs. Students have been practicing capoeira, Bollywood, swing and many others styles of dance in anticipation of the dance festival. Students from about 75 countries attend UMaine.

Joughin says international students look forward each year to showcasing their traditional cultures through the annual event. It is an opportunity for American and international students alike to connect meaningfully with individuals from outside their home countries, she says.

“The Bollywood number, for example, features performers from at least three different countries besides India,” Joughin says. “Marija Markicevic, an exchange student from Serbia, will make her dancing debut as a member of the Hip Hop Club, representing the U.S..”

Student performers benefit greatly from the cross-cultural exchange, Joughin adds, “but the big pay-off is to the audience. This event is an amazing opportunity for campus and community members of all ages to experience the sights and sounds of over a dozen countries in one night. Where else in Maine is such an opportunity available?”

The dance festival is free and organized by the Office of International Programs (http://umaine.edu/international/) and the International Student Association. Information about the dance festival is available by calling the Office of International Programs at 581-2905.

Contact: Sarah Joughin, 581-3423

Yow was the N.C. State women’s basketball coach who died from breast cancer in 2009. Barron knew Yow and was an assistant coach at N.C. State in the two years after her death.

UMaine has already raised $3,055 – second-highest in the country so far out of around 200 teams – toward the goal. To donate, go to http://www.play4kay.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=490218&team=4955565.

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777

Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756

Wilhelm Friess, who will join the UMaine faculty in April 2012, has been teaching mechanical engineering for the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) at its campus in Dubai since 2009.

Friess will direct the innovative Brunswick Engineering Program, located at the newly renovated Brunswick Landing in Brunswick, Maine. The program is now accepting students for fall 2012.

“Dr. Friess has a distinguished record as an innovative teacher and international engineering experience, including being part of the seven-person team that designed the 2007 America’s Cup sailboat from South Africa,” says Dana Humphrey, dean of UMaine’s College of Engineering. “He’ll create a hands-on curriculum that integrates math, science and engineering, allowing students to discover the challenges and joys of being an engineer. We are very excited that Dr. Friess will be joining the UMaine Engineering Team.”

At RIT, Friess taught courses in such topics as mechanical engineering design, renewable energy systems, wind turbine aerodynamics and sustainable energy management. As part of his research, he led the RIT Dubai Residential Energy Efficiency Center, where the focus included building envelop optimization and solar module dust deposition in the desert environment.

Friess also conducts research in engineering education, sailing telemetry, and yacht and sail design. He was a design engineer for Team Shosholoza, the 2007 South African America’s Cup Challenger.

A native of Germany, Friess received his master’s and Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering from RIT in Troy, N.Y., in 1994 and 1997, respectively.

Friess is the first director of Brunswick Engineering, a two-year, nonresidential program offered by UMaine’s College of Engineering that features small classes and an integrated, hands-on approach that leads to a four-year engineering degree. Taught by internationally recognized faculty, the curriculum offers a world-class, affordable engineering education in a convenient location for students in southern Maine.

After two years of course work in Brunswick, students complete their four-year degrees in civil, mechanical, electrical or computer engineering at the University of Maine, or transfer to the University of Southern Maine.

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777

The exhibition opens Friday, Feb. 10 and will close Friday, March 16.

This exhibition presents an overview of the research and creative accomplishments of studio, art education and art history faculty including David Boffa, John Eden, Kerstin Engman, Wayne Hall, Laurie Hicks, Andy Mauery, Ronald Nadeau, Owen Smith, Alan Stubbs and Nina Sutcliffe. Exhibited art will include photography, painting, woodworking, digital prints, ceramics and mixed media installations.

An opening reception will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 10. All events are free and open to the public. Lord Hall is handicapped accessible.

For more information, contact UMaine’s Department of Art at 207-581-3245.

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777

Contact: Meg Haskell, (207) 581-3766