Peter Kellman (born 1946 in Brooklyn, New York) is a lifelong trade union activist who participated in the Civil rights and Anti-war movements of the 1960s, the anti-nuclear/safe-energy, environmental movements of the 1970/80s and is currently part of the New Agriculture Movement of the twenty-first century. He has lived most of his life in Maine. His mother brought him to his first picket line in a baby carriage at a bank where workers were striking management for not recognizing their union. It was the bank Kellman’s Grandfather used, but not that day.
92-534: His parents and their friends were the radical activists of their day: communists, socialist and trade unionist. At the dinner table and family get togethers they talked the politics of a just and sane world. The Kellman family moved to Salem, NH in 1952 where he attended grade school and then on to Sanford, Maine in 1959 where he went to High School. In 1963 he attended the University of Maine where he played football and dropped out after finishing his freshman year. In
184-691: A BA in Labor Studies from the University of Massachusetts. As a researcher for the Program on Corporations, Law, and Democracy ,(POCLAD), Kellman researched and wrote about the history of the labor movement and the legal, political, economic, cultural and democracy killing effect of corporate power from a working class perspective. While at POCLAD he wrote a number of insightful articles which were published in their journal, "By What Authority", and their book "Defying Corporations, Defining Democracy". Kellman initiated
276-455: A crusade marked by rallies, marches, and emotional meetings." in that strike. Local 14 of the UPIU faced demands which, on the face of it, seemed unbelievable. Among IP's demands were the elimination of overtime pay on Sunday, no more Christmas Day holiday, the elimination of 156 jobs, the contracting out of all maintenance work which would have eliminated 350 jobs and what amounted to the elimination of
368-560: A licensed Emergency Medical Technician is sent on every call. The service has two ambulances both equipped to provide Paramedic Level care. UVAC responds to approximately 500 calls per school year. Greek life has existed at the University of Maine since 1874. Approximately 14% of University of Maine undergraduates are members of Greek letter organizations. The University of Maine is one of 16 colleges and universities listed in Princeton Review 's "Green Honor Roll" (2011). Several of
460-514: A major university department. In 1906, The Senior Skull Honor Society was founded to "publicly recognize, formally reward, and continually promote outstanding leadership and scholarship, and exemplary citizenship within the University of Maine community." On April 16, 1925, 80 women met in Balentine Hall — faculty, alumnae, and undergraduate representatives — to plan a pledging of members to an inaugural honorary organization. This organization
552-509: A male householder with no wife present, and 31.4% were non-families. Of all households, 25.2% were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age in the town was 43.3 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 30% were from 45 to 64; and 17.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
644-522: A means of alternative transportation on and around-campus. The campus has two dining halls, Hilltop and York, and the Bear's Den Café & Pub in Memorial Union. Wells Dining Hall closed in fall 2022 due to a decrease in student enrollment. In fall 2023, the university deployed robots called Kiwibots to deliver food to students across campus. The Black Bear Exchange is the campus food pantry open three days
736-623: A strong commitment to developing the next generation of neuroscience researchers and educators , thus along with offering a PhD in psychological science with a concentration in behavioral neuroscience, they also offer a neuroscience concentration for PhD students studying biomedical science . It is the only institution in Maine ranked as a national university in the U.S. News & World Report annual rankings . U.S. News categorizes UMaine as an institution that offers "a full range of undergraduate majors, master's, and doctoral degrees." UMaine
828-568: A student union, a cafe, a pub, an 87,000-square-foot (8,100 m ) state of the art recreation and fitness center, and a 200'x200' air supported athletic/recreational dome. In 1867, the university rejected a campus plan by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted , who designed Central Park in New York City and the White House grounds in Washington, D.C. The plan's broad concepts, including
920-861: A third period hat trick by Jim Montgomery. In 1999, they defeated rival University of New Hampshire 3–2 in overtime on a goal by Marcus Gustafsson. In 1965, the football team competed in the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Florida against East Carolina. They were beaten in the game 31–0, but remain the only team from Maine to compete in a bowl contest. In the 2018 season they went to the FCS Semifinal, eventually losing to Eastern Washington. The baseball team has participated in seven College World Series , six of them under coach John Winkin between 1976 and 1986, and one under Jack Butterfield in 1964. The Black Bears achieved two third-place finishes in 1964 and 1982. Although
1012-477: A town manager. Selectmen serve three year terms and not limited in the number of terms they serve. Selectmens' meetings are held every other Monday in the Selectmens' Room at the town office. The current selectmen are: Town Manager: Shiloh Lafreniere In addition, Jay has a planning board, a board of appeals, a board of assessment review, a recreation committee, and a budget committee. The Jay School Department
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#17331151952001104-620: A unique architecture as it has a large domed gym, formerly known as The Tiger Dome; the tigers being the school and district mascot. The large gymnasium makes up about a quarter of the whole building's square footage and classes are held in wing off the center of the building. In 2010 Jay Schools consolidated with RSU 36 encompassing Livermore and Livermore Falls to form RSU 73. Jay High School and Livermore Falls High School were renamed Spruce Mountain High School North and South campuses respectively. The Tigers and Andies mascots were replaced by
1196-513: A week. The pantry is supported by the Good Shepherd Food Bank, donations, and food drives. In 2022, the university signed a contract to outsource campus dining services to Sodexo beginning on July 1, 2023. Sodexo provides food service at Maine's six other public universities. The deal requires Sodexo to pay the university a $ 3 million signing bonus and invest $ 7 million in dining hall improvements. Sodexo announced that it would add to
1288-497: A wide array of graduate programs, including more than seventy master's degree programs and thirty doctorate programs. The University of Maine is one of only a handful of institutions to offer a combined developmental/clinical PhD to students accepted into their clinical psychology PhD program, as well as advanced degrees with distinct concentrations in developmental psychology , social psychology , cognitive psychology , and behavioral neuroscience . The University of Maine has
1380-503: Is a direct-funded student organization and is not under the purview of student government. Stephen King wrote a weekly column for the Campus in the 1970s and also published short stories such as Slade in the newspaper. The University of Maine offers more than 90 undergraduate major programs organized in five colleges: the College of Education and Human Development; the College of Engineering;
1472-614: Is a priority at UMaine, and in 2008, the Center for Undergraduate Research was established to connect students with faculty projects that suit their interests. The UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center , founded in 1996 with support from the National Science Foundation , provides research, education, and economic development encompassing material sciences, manufacturing and engineering of composites and structures. The center's research and development projects have included
1564-543: Is also one of a handful of colleges in the United States whose Student Government is incorporated. Student Government was formed in 1978 and incorporated in 1987. It is classified as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. It consists of a legislative branch, which passes resolutions, and an executive branch, which helps organize on-campus entertainment and guest speakers, works with new and existing student organizations, and performs other duties. Other organizations fall under
1656-586: Is also studying and beginning to organizing around the cultural side of agriculture. In a way he has come full circle from 1964 when he worked for Helen and Scott Nearing, many consider the parents of the 1960s back-to-the-land movement . Peter Kellman is a member of the National Writers Union , Local 1981 of the United Auto Workers , AFL-CIO . He has previously been in the following unions: International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades ,
1748-641: Is essentially divided into three sections (northern, southern, and hilltop), all of which are near or border the Mall. The northern section includes many of the athletic facilities, including the Alfond Arena (basketball, hockey), Morse Field at the Alfond Sports Stadium (football, track and field), Larry Mahaney Diamond (baseball), Kessock Field (softball), the Field Hockey Complex (field hockey), and
1840-577: Is one of only four institutions in Maine (along with Bowdoin , Bates , and Colby ) accredited to award membership into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society . The university is also the birthplace of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society, recognizing high academic achievement across all disciplines. The Raymond H. Fogler Library is the largest in Maine and serves as one of its intellectual hubs, attracting scholars, professors, and researchers from around
1932-486: Is one of the National Science Foundation's top 100 public universities for research. In FY10, UMaine exceeded $ 100 million in external expenditures for research, 86% of which was federal funding. Leading sectors of the university in generating external support are advanced materials, marine sciences, climate change, environmental studies, forestry, precision manufacturing, and aquaculture. Undergraduate research
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#17331151952002024-573: Is part of the "Americans Who Tell the Truth" collection. University of Maine The University of Maine ( UMaine ) is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine . It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System . It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". With an enrollment of approximately 11,500 students, UMaine
2116-434: Is responsible for over 14,000 acres (5,700 ha) of land across Maine which is used for research and recreation. Among the most prominent are: Aroostook Farm , ( Presque Isle, Maine ); Bear Brook Watershed , ( Hancock County, Maine ); Dwight B. Demeritt Forest , (Orono, Maine / Old Town, Maine); Fay Hyland Bog , (Orono / Veazie, Maine ); and Hirundo Wildlife Refuge , (Old Town, Maine). The Bureau of Labor Education at
2208-588: Is the state's largest college or university. The University of Maine's athletic teams, nicknamed the Black Bears , are Maine's only Division I athletics program. Maine's men's ice hockey team has won two national championships. The University of Maine was founded in 1862 as a function of the Morrill Act , signed by President Abraham Lincoln . Established in 1865 as the Maine State College of Agriculture and
2300-448: Is where the large gymnasium is located. The Jay School Committee often meets in the middle school cafeteria or library because of the large space. Jay High School had an estimated population of about 250 during the 2010–2011 school year in grades 9–12. The Jay High School building opened in the fall of 1970 and since then has held high school classes for students in Jay since. The building offers
2392-942: The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology , the American Chemical Society , the American Dietetic Association , the American Psychological Association , the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association , the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education , the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education , the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board , the Council for
2484-721: The French and Indian War . Called Phipps-Canada, the plantation was not settled until after the Revolutionary War . On February 26, 1795, Phipps-Canada was incorporated as Jay for John Jay , the first chief justice of the Supreme Court . Originally in Cumberland County , Jay became part of the formation of Oxford County on March 4, 1805 (affirmed part of Oxford County in 1808), then of Franklin County on May 9, 1838. In 1821, Canton
2576-786: The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers , United Food and Commercial Workers , the American Federation of Teachers , the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union and Chaired the Labor Parties Maine Chapter. In 2002, Kellman was named a co-recipient of the 2002 Stringfellow Awards for Justice and Peace, given by the Chaplain's Office at Bates College in honor of peace activist, theologian and lawyer William Stringfellow . INSERT: His Portrait
2668-704: The Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire. In 1979, Kellman went to work at the Laconia Shoe Shop in Sanford, Maine, where he was elected president of Local 82, Shoe Division, of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union . As president of the local, he was ordered by the company to remove from the union bulletin board a leaflet asking workers to vote to shut down a nuclear power plant in Maine. Kellman and two other members of
2760-593: The United Paperworkers International Union (UPIU), to prepare their 1250 members to strike when their contract ran out on June 16, 1987. At that time the Jay workers joined the locals locked out in Mobile, Alabama and struck with workers at IP mills in Lockhaven, Pennsylvania and De Pere, Wisconsin . Kellman's instinct for building solidarity and his organizational skills "turned a routine strike into
2852-446: The University of Hawaiʻi ) on an island. Occupying the small city of Orono, population ~9,500, the 660-acre (2.7 km ) campus has an enrollment (Fall 2019) of 11,561 students. The campus has thirty-seven academic buildings, thirty administrative buildings, eighteen residence halls, eighteen specific laboratory facilities, fourteen Greek life houses, ten sports facilities, five museums, two dining facilities, two convenience stores,
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2944-626: The "Jay-Livermore Falls Working Class History Project" out of which came the book "Pain on their Faces," a series of essays by participants in the Jay Strike of 1987/88. He taught several Labor History courses at Heartwood College of Art in Kennebunk, Maine and the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine. Kellman served as President of the Southern Maine Labor Council and was given
3036-647: The "Stein Song" remains the only college fight song to ever reach number one on the pop charts, achieving this distinction in 1930. According to College Fight Songs: An Annotated Anthology , by Studwell and Schueneman, the "Stein Song" is one of the very best fight songs of all time. Jay, Maine Jay is a town in Franklin County , Maine , United States. Jay was included in the Lewiston-Auburn , Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population
3128-470: The 7-acre (2.8 ha) Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamental Gardens, as well as academic and recreational facilities. The campus is also designated as an arboretum . The pre-1915 core of the campus, covering its earliest period of development, was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978; this was expanded to include the second major phase of development (through
3220-647: The Advancement of Educator Preparation , the Council on Social Work Education , the National Association of Schools of Music , the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration , the Society of American Foresters , and the Society of Wood Science and Technology. The fall 2018 admissions data are as follows: In the fall of 2020, the university's enrollment consisted of: The University of Maine
3312-591: The Arts is also on the southern part of campus, and not only provides the Hutchins Concert Hall, a 1,435-seat venue for performing artists from around the world, but also houses the Hudson Museum , known for its contemporary Native American art, as well as displays that are culturally specific to the indigenous people of Maine. The Hilltop section of campus is populated largely with residence halls but also includes
3404-691: The COVID-19 pandemic, the IEI was discontinued as of May 31, 2020. The University of Maine is also home to the Maine Business School, the largest business school in the state. Paris-based international educational consulting organization Eduniversal has included the Maine Business School at the University of Maine among its selection of 1,000 of the world's best business schools, ranking it as an "excellent business school-nationally strong and/or with continental links." In 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked
3496-666: The Civil Rights Movement got from the Labor Movement of the 1930s. Every week for 16 months the strikers held a mass meeting attended by over 1,000 people. During the first two months of the strike, International Paper Company permanently replaced the entire union workforce. However the strikers continued and the strike by IP's workers in Jay generated international attention and they had a bill introduced in Congress to ban striker replacement. President Bill Clinton promised to sign
3588-887: The Climate Reanalyzer, a website that provides data visualization tools based on climate and weather datasets from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other meteorological organizations. The University of Maine participates in the NCAA 's Division I level, and is a member of the Coastal Athletic Association for football , Hockey East for ice hockey , and the America East Conference for all other sports. The school has won two national championships, both in men's ice hockey . In 1993, they defeated Lake Superior State University 5–4 behind
3680-703: The Fall of 1964 he worked for Helen and Scott Nearing on their homestead in Harbourside, Maine. In early 1965 he went to work for the Committee for Non-Violent Action (CNVA) in Voluntown, Connecticut where he participated in and organized demonstrations against the Vietnam War . When the US started bombing North Vietnam , CNVA sent Kellman to Washington, DC to organize demonstrations against
3772-710: The Front Lawn, were nevertheless adopted during the school's first fifty years, and were oriented toward the Stillwater River. A second master plan was produced in 1932 by Carl Rust Parker of the Olmsted Brothers firm, which reoriented the campus center to the Mall, an open grassy area between the Raymond H. Fogler Library and the Memorial Gym. The Mall is further bordered by one residence and five academic halls. The campus
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3864-441: The Honors College; the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; and the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences. UMaine also is home to one of the nation's oldest honors programs, now called the Honors College. The Honors College offers academically qualified students an opportunity for intensive, interdisciplinary study. Students are invited to become part of the Honors College during the admissions review process. UMaine also offers
3956-451: The MIM Lab of the University of Maine, academic researchers develop novel enabling technologies to explore the immense potential for the communication of our experiences – shifting focus from the current age of information towards a new age of experience. Many of their research works try to answer a fundamental question “How can we move beyond traditional visual- and auditory-based digital interfaces to form immersive sensory rich interactions in
4048-473: The Mahaney athletic/recreational dome. Other buildings on the northern section include the Cutler Health Center, two administrative halls, three residence halls, and multiple academic halls. The southern section of campus includes the Memorial Student Union, the Maynard F. Jordan Observatory , Lengyel Gymnasium and Athletic Field, the Buchanan Alumni House, as well as multiple administrative, residence, and academic halls. The recently renovated Collins Center for
4140-475: The Maine AFL-CIO Committee on Run-Away Shops and worked on the implementation of, and improvement of, Maine’s first-in-the-nation run-away shop law under which Maine workers received notice of plant closing and severance pay. Kellman later joined the painter's union, where he held the position of steward. In 1984, he was the campaign manager on a congressional campaign in New Hampshire’s First District, after which he returned to Maine, and in 1986 he went to work for
4232-436: The Maine AFL-CIO getting union members involved in legislative races. In early 1987, the Maine AFL-CIO had Kellman work on the lockout of workers at the Simplex Wire and Cable Plant in Newington, New Hampshire, which employed many workers who lived in Maine. Following the Simplex Lockout Kellman was assigned to work with the unions at the International Paper Company in Jay, Maine who were instructed by their national union,
4324-415: The Maine Business School among the nation's best business colleges The Canadian-American Center, an institution that focuses on Canadian-American studies is based at the University of Maine. The University of Maine is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education , and programmatically accredited by other accreditors including the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business ,
4416-407: The Mechanic Arts, the college opened on September 21, 1868, and changed its name to the University of Maine in 1897. By 1871, curricula had been organized in Agriculture, Engineering, and electives. The Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station was founded as a division of the university in 1887. Gradually the university developed the Colleges of Life Sciences and Agriculture (later to include
4508-469: The North Jay Granite Company, established in 1884, would be used to construct numerous important buildings throughout the country, including Grant's Tomb . East Jay had a sawmill, and Bean's Corner a carriage factory. In 1857, the Maine Central Railroad reached town. Jay had a population of 1,490 in 1870. The following years would see papermaking develop into the town's predominant industry. In 1888, industrialist Hugh J. Chisholm built at southern Jay
4600-411: The Otis Falls Pulp & Paper Company mill, then the third largest paper mill in the country. Nearby developed the mill town village of Chisholm. In 1898, it became one of the founding mills of International Paper . In 1905, International Paper built a mill on the opposite side of the river, which became known as the Otis mill. The mill was known as James River through the 1980s. In 1998, this mill
4692-504: The School of Forest Resources and the School of Human Development), Engineering and Science, and Arts and Sciences. In 1912 the Maine Cooperative Extension, which offers field educational programs for both adults and youths, was initiated. The School of Education was established in 1930 and received college status in 1958. The School of Business Administration was formed in 1958 and was granted college status in 1965. Women have been admitted into all curricula since 1872. The first master's degree
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#17331151952004784-426: The Spruce Mountain Phoenix, to signify the rebirth of the schools. Livermore Falls Middle School was closed in the summer of 2011 and the students and faculty were incorporated into the new Spruce Mountain Middle School located at the former Jay Middle School building. Plans to unite the two high schools under one roof were laid with a number of options available, a) Extend the current North Campus facility to accommodate
4876-402: The State of Maine. Because of the size of the school district and excellent ratings the school districts received extra federal funding for being one of America's Top Performing School Districts with a population of under 1,000. During the 2010–2011 school year Jay Elementary School held about 220 students serving grade Pre-K through 3rd. The school was built in the mid-1960s and a small addition
4968-414: The United States in 1973. Charges against him were later dropped by the Federal Attorney prosecuting Kellman’s case. In 1976, Kellman was working in the rubber mill portion of the Converse shoe factory in North Berwick, Maine. He led the attempt to form a union among his 500 co-workers. The organizing effort was unsuccessful and Kellman was fired but later won a National Labor Relations Board case against
5060-461: The University of Maine in August 1966 with funds appropriated by the Maine Legislature . Its mission is to ensure that “appropriate and specialized educational programs (be made) available to members of the Maine labor force, both organized and unorganized.” Historian Charles Scontras has been affiliated with the BLE since its founding with his first book being published also in 1966. The University of Maine Climate Change Institute dates to 1973 and
5152-544: The University of Maine system, Dannel Malloy , and the sixteen members of the University of Maine Board of Trustees (of which fifteen are appointed by the governor of Maine and one is the current Maine state commissioner of education). The Board of Trustees has full legal responsibility and authority for the university system. It appoints the chancellor and each university president, approves the establishment and elimination of academic programs, confers tenure on faculty members, and sets tuition rates and operating budgets. UMaine
5244-473: The VolturnUS 1:8, composite arch bridge system, and the Modular Ballistic Protection System (MBPS). The center is the leading member of the DeepCwind Consortium , whose mission is to establish the State of Maine as a national leader in deepwater offshore wind technology. Founded in 2018, the Multisensory Interactive Media Lab (MIM Lab) is moving into an era of ‘Internet of Everything,’ in which everything and everyone will be digitally embedded and connected. In
5336-405: The average family size was 2.87. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the town
5428-469: The bombing. Shortly after returning from DC, CNVA sent Kellman to represent them on the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. On the March, Kellman directed a crew of 50 seminarians to set up the tent sites for the marchers. He stayed in Selma after the March and helped build a Free Library. Later in 1965 Kellman volunteered with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Alabama to help organize independent political parties out of which
5520-434: The call for Black Power came. Kellman worked in Sumter County, Alabama on that project. Returning North after his work for SNCC, Kellman helped organize the anti-draft movement and the Assembly of Unrepresented People in Washington, DC which was the first mass arrest demonstration against the Vietnam War. In 1967, Kellman went into exile in Canada and was arrested for violation of the Selective Service Act on his return to
5612-415: The campus a food truck, a coffee shop and an autonomous market located in the Wells Dining Hall. In 2024, the high number of student and parent complaints about the poor quality of the food led the university to form weekly focus groups of students. Students complained of undercooked meat and the lack of options for pescatarians. The dining halls began stocking its fresh fruit bars all day. In 2016, after
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#17331151952005704-478: The company. The effect the company's anti-union effort had on him was a radicalizing one and Kellman became more and more involved in the labor union activities. Kellman also became involved in the anti-nuclear/safe energy movement. In 1977, he worked with the Clamshell Alliance to build public support against the operation of commercial nuclear power plants in New Hampshire and Maine, and he participated in mass arrest demonstrations in opposition to construction of
5796-466: The context of real-world, augmented or virtual experiences?”. The University of Maine was granted an ocean energy demonstration site through state legislation in 2009. The site, known as the UMaine Deepwater Offshore Wind Test Site , is available for use by commercial and non-commercial entities in partnership with the university to research and develop ocean energy devices, such as floating wind turbines or wave energy converters. The University of Maine
5888-401: The end of World War II ) in 2010. The University of Maine operates the "University Volunteer Ambulance Corps," an Ambulance service fully licensed by the State of Maine. The service is operated by students and staff of the university. UVAC's ambulances are available to respond to emergencies on campus and can also provide mutual aid to many surrounding towns and agencies. The service ensures
5980-819: The fact UMaine has a sustainability coordinator, a sustainability council, and "Eco Reps" in its residence halls. University of Maine has a sustainability council made up of students, faculty, administrators, staff and a full-time sustainability coordinator. A green loan fund provides capital for energy efficiency and renewable energy investments. The university has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2040, and two residential-scale solar thermal systems are in place on Nutting Hall and Sebec House. The University of Maine composts food scraps from dining facilities, and York Dining Hall has gone trayless to reduce waste. For all new campus construction, LEED Silver standards are required. The Blue Bike program refurbishes abandoned bikes and rents them to students free of charge, providing
6072-504: The founding of the Institute for Quaternary Studies. In 2002, it was renamed. Polar explorer, climate scientist, and glaciologist Paul Mayewski is the institute's director. The institute has made numerous scientific discoveries, including mapping the difference between climate during the Ice Age and during modern times, connecting acid rain to human causes in the 1980s, and finding that the climate can change abruptly through analysis of ice core samples from Greenland. The institute maintains
6164-409: The grievance procedure. The local union, however, had little history of member activism outside of their executive board. However, the summer prior the start of the strike, Kellman had begun the process of educating and organizing the mill workers into a successful "class-based social movement." Kellman brought to the labor movement in Jay what he learned from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s what
6256-495: The legislation if it passed Congress. The bill passed the House but the two Democrats in the Senate from Arkansas voted against it and the bill was defeated by two votes never making its way to the President. Many in the labor movement, including Kellman, argued that UPIU had "sold out" Local 14. The strikers held out for 16 months until October 1988 when the UPIU’s International President, Wayne Glen, reversed his position and agreed to sign contracts at other IP locations, thus isolating
6348-399: The local were arrested for refusing to leave the factory after being suspended. However, after the entire shop came out in support of the arrested workers, the company caved and brought the three of them back with pay and told Kellman hereafter they could put whatever they wanted on the union bulletin board. In 1980, Kellman became active with the Maine AFL-CIO . He was appointed the chair of
6440-527: The nation's leading research universities, including Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Oregon State, Arizona State and the University of Washington are also on that prestigious list, as are Harvard and Northeastern. Recognizing schools for their commitment to sustainability, the Green Honor Roll lists only those 16 institutions that received the highest possible score on The Princeton Review green rating. The guide lauds UMaine for its recycling programs, green-certified buildings and free shuttle bus service. It also notes
6532-406: The nation. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 49.20 square miles (127.43 km ), of which 48.38 square miles (125.30 km ) is land and 0.82 square miles (2.12 km ) is water. Jay is drained by Seven Mile Stream and the Androscoggin River . The town is crossed by state routes 4 , 17, 133, 140 and 156. It is bounded by the towns of Wilton to
6624-427: The north, Chesterville to the east, Livermore and Livermore Falls to the south, and Canton and Dixfield to the west. As of the census of 2010, there were 4,851 people, 2,032 households, and 1,394 families residing in the town. The population density was 100.3 inhabitants per square mile (38.7/km ). There were 2,252 housing units at an average density of 46.5 per square mile (18.0/km ). The racial makeup of
6716-408: The official fight song of UMaine is "For Maine", the school's main spirit song is the better-known " Maine Stein Song ". Written by Lincoln Colcord (words) and E. A. Fenstad (music), the tune rose to fame when singer Rudy Vallée arranged the current version. Vallee attended Maine from 1921 to 1922 before transferring to Yale , and his popularity helped make the song a national favorite. To this day,
6808-411: The population. There were 2,019 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. Of all households, 22.9% were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and
6900-655: The state. A collection of rare and ancient manuscripts, as well as about two million government publications, augment the university's collection. The Special Collections Unit includes the Stephen King (author and UMaine alumnus) papers, which attract researchers from across the globe. UMaine hosts the Intensive English Institute, an English as a second language program designed to help students develop their English language skills for success in school, business, and social communication. Due to budget cuts during
6992-581: The strikers. In March 2009, Wausau Paper announced the closing of the Otis mill. Operations there stopped permanently at the end of May 2009. On April 15, 2020, the Androscoggin Mill was rocked by an explosion, which resulted in the damage of two trucks from falling debris. In addition to the abundance of trees common to Maine towns, Jay has a large deposit of granite, most notably white granite, and Jay granite has been used in buildings and projects across
7084-423: The striking locals. To help explain the context in which the strike was lost, Kellman wrote a history of the unions in the paper mills called "Divide We Fall," published in 2004. After the strike Kellman became director of the newly formed New Hampshire Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health. While working in New Hampshire, Kellman was involved in a bad car accident after which he returned to college and received
7176-769: The students and staff from the South Campus, b) Install portable buildings to increase the space at North Campus to facilitate the union of the high schools, c) relocate the Spruce Mountain Middle School to the South Campus and move the South Campus High School to the North Campus. The vote to allow the raising of a bond to enable the building of the planned extension failed in early 2012 and the other options were examined. The School District budget has failed on two successive votes in all three towns following
7268-855: The title of President Emeritus when he retired as President. Kellman represented the Council on the Executive Board of the Maine AFL-CIO. He is presently on the Executive Board of the Southern Maine Labor Council. Kellman helped develop the Workers Rights Platform of the Labor Party and his booklet, Building Unions was a product of his work with the Labor Party. Kellman and his wife Rebekah Yonan are currently engaged in trying to grow all their nutritional and caloric needs using primarily human labor. He
7360-572: The town was 49.1% male and 50.9% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,985 people, 2,019 households, and 1,449 families residing in the town. The population density was 102.9 inhabitants per square mile (39.7/km ). There were 2,155 housing units at an average density of 44.5 per square mile (17.2/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.91% White , 0.26% African American , 0.46% Native American , 0.22% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.10% from other races , and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of
7452-420: The town was 98.1% White , 0.2% African American , 0.4% Native American , 0.3% Asian , 0.1% from other races , and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 2,032 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had
7544-470: The umbrella of Student Government Inc., including representative boards, community associations, and many other student groups. The Maine Campus , the student newspaper, is also incorporated and does not operate under or receive money from student government. Situated on Marsh Island , between the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers, the University of Maine is the nation's only land grant university (other than
7636-443: The university was asked to offer more vegan choices by a student group, the university dining halls switched from using a conventional mayonnaise to using an egg-free, vegan mayonnaise, and food services department officials said it helped the university lower the campus environmental footprint. Founded in 1875, The Maine Campus is a weekly newspaper produced by students. It covers university and Town of Orono events. The Campus
7728-401: Was $ 36,746, and the median income for a family was $ 43,365. Males had a median income of $ 35,405 versus $ 20,897 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 17,123. About 8.7% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over. The Town of Jay is governed by a five-member board of select men and
7820-587: Was 4,620 at the 2020 United States Census . Jay includes the village of Chisholm . This was once territory of the Anasagunticook (or Androscoggin ) Abenaki Indians , whose main village was Rockameko, located on Canton Point. They were decimated by smallpox in 1757. The township was then granted by the Massachusetts General Court to Captain Joseph Phipps and 63 others for their services in
7912-494: Was added. The elementary school was redone in the summer of 2018 Jay Middle School in the 2010–2011 school year had an estimated population of about 250 students in grades 4–8. The middle school, finished in 1997, consists of two floors, and is the newest school in the district. The school connects onto the Jay Community Building, where the townspeople vote and special meetings are held. The top floor of community building
8004-418: Was called "The All Maine Women" because only those women closely connected with the University of Maine were elected as members. On April 22, 1925, the new members were inducted into the honor society. When the University of Maine System was incorporated, in 1968, the school was renamed by the legislature over the objections of the faculty to the University of Maine at Orono (known informally as "U.M.O."). This
8096-458: Was changed back to the University of Maine in 1986, when the "U.M.O." moniker was also abandoned and replaced officially with "UMaine" as the informal title with which to reference the Orono campus. The University of Maine is the flagship of the University of Maine System. The president of the university is Joan Ferrini-Mundy . The senior administration governs cooperatively with the chancellor of
8188-400: Was conferred in 1881; the first doctor's degree in 1960. Since 1923 there has been a separate graduate school. Near the end of the 19th century, the university expanded its curriculum to place greater emphasis on liberal arts . As a result of this shift, faculty hired during the early 20th century included Caroline Colvin , chair of the history department and the nation's first woman to head
8280-400: Was owned by The Town of Jay and was governed by a five-member school committee and one superintendent. The district consisted of one elementary, middle and high school. In 2010 the estimated the districtwide student population was approximately 700 students. Jay School Department was recognized as the third smallest school district (with the exception of unorganized territory school districts) in
8372-484: Was set off from Jay and incorporated as a town. Farmers found the soil to be loamy and productive, yielding great quantities of hay , corn , wheat , potatoes , oats and apples . In 1793, a tavern was constructed at Jay Hill. On the Androscoggin River near Jay Hill was erected a toll bridge , then in 1839 a sawmill . At North Jay was built a sawmill, brickyard and granite quarry . White granite from
8464-557: Was sold to Wausau Paper from a group of investors. In 1965, International Paper opened the Androscoggin Mill . It is an integrated pulp and finished paper goods plant, employing 990 people operating five paper machines. In 1987-88, it was site of a major strike by members of the United Paperworkers' International Union against International Paper, which ultimately led to management hiring strikebreakers to permanently replace
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