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University of Maine at Farmington
University of Maine at Farmington seal.png
Former names
Western State Normal School (1864-1889)
Farmington State Normal School (1889-1945)
Farmington State Teachers College (1945-1968)
Farmington State College (1968-1971)
TypePublic university
Established1864; 159 years ago (1864)
Parent institution
University of Maine System
PresidentEdward Serna
Students2,000
Location,
U.S.

44°40′0″N 70°8′50″W / 44.66667°N 70.14722°W / 44.66667; -70.14722Coordinates: 44°40′0″N 70°8′50″W / 44.66667°N 70.14722°W / 44.66667; -70.14722
CampusRural
NewspaperThe Farmington Flyer
Colors  Maroon
  Gold
  Gray
NicknameBeavers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IIINAC
MascotBeaver
Websitewww.farmington.edu
University of Maine at Farmington

The University of Maine at Farmington (UMaine Farmington or UMF) is a public liberal arts college in Farmington, Maine. It is part of the University of Maine System and a founding member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.

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State university system

State university system

A state university system in the United States is a group of public universities supported by an individual state, territory or federal district. These systems constitute the majority of public-funded universities in the country.

Liberal arts college

Liberal arts college

A liberal arts college or liberal arts institution of higher education is a college with an emphasis on undergraduate study in liberal arts and sciences. Such colleges aim to impart a broad general knowledge and develop general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum. Students in a liberal arts college generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional humanities subjects taught as liberal arts. Although it draws on European antecedents, the liberal arts college is strongly associated with American higher education, and most liberal arts colleges around the world draw explicitly on the American model.

Farmington, Maine

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Farmington is a town in and the county seat of Franklin County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,592. Farmington is home to the University of Maine at Farmington, Nordica Memorial Auditorium, the Nordica Homestead, and the annual Farmington Fair.

University of Maine System

University of Maine System

The University of Maine System is a state university system in the U.S. state of Maine. It was created in 1968 by the Maine Legislature and consists of eight institutions, each with a distinct mission and regional character. Combined, there are approximately 33,000 students enrolled at these institutions.

Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges

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History

In March 1863, a Normal School Act passed into law, and that fall, Farmington was chosen from a list of possible locations for a normal school. Founded in 1864 as the state's first publicly funded normal school, the first class 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 school for its liberal arts offerings alone. Among these were the Stanley brothers, famous for building the Stanley Steamer automobile, 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 first degree programs in the liberal arts in 1971. By the 1974–75 school year, nearly 300 students were enrolled in liberal arts majors.[1]

In early 2016, the University of Maine at Farmington Education Center was named in honor of its longtime President Theodora J. Kalikow who served from 1994 to 2012. Now named the Theodora J. Kalikow Education Center, the LEED-Silver certified building is home to the UMF College of Education, Health and Rehabilitation.[2] The 44,500 square foot building features a geothermal heating and cooling system as well as recycled and sustainable construction materials.

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Farmington, Maine

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Farmington is a town in and the county seat of Franklin County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,592. Farmington is home to the University of Maine at Farmington, Nordica Memorial Auditorium, the Nordica Homestead, and the annual Farmington Fair.

Normal school

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Panama Canal

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Athletics

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 country, field hockey, soccer, softball, and lacrosse. Athletics sponsors varsity men's and women's programs in alpine and Nordic skiing and snowboarding that compete through the United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association (USCSA). There are also club teams in cheerleading, ice hockey, men's rugby, women's rugby, and men's and women's ultimate disc sport.[3] Recent NAC champions include men's cross country (2003–2005), women's basketball (2004, 2006, 2007), women's cross country (2004–2005), women's field hockey (2003–2004, 2006, 2007), women's soccer (2003), women's softball (2005) and men's basketball (2010). Recent NCAA tournament appearances include women's basketball (2006), women's field hockey (2004, 2006, 2007), women's soccer (2003) and women's softball (2005). In 2010 the men's basketball team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III National Tournament.

In addition to the outdoor athletic fields and Dearborn Gymnasium, UMF has a Fitness and Recreation Center that houses a cardio fitness area with machines, a fully equipped and supervised weight room with free weights and weight machines, four multipurpose courts, a 1/8-mile walking/jogging track, and a 25-yard swimming pool for the use of UMF students and members of the area community.[4]

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Francis Edgar Stanley

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Freelan Oscar Stanley

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John Frank Stevens

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Source: "University of Maine at Farmington", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 6th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maine_at_Farmington.

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References
  1. ^ "History of UMF". University of Maine at Farmington (UMF). Archived from the original on 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  2. ^ "UMF names Education Center in honor of former president Theodora J. Kalikow, public invited–April 26 | Inside UMF". www2.umf.maine.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  3. ^ Ultimate Sport Archived 2006-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. UMF. Accessed 2009-03-07.
  4. ^ Fitness & Recreation Center. UMF. Accessed 2009-03-07.
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