New Shoes!

 

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Bill McPhee, who has worked for the University of New Hampshire for 30 years, including as a farrier since 1976, refits a horse with new shoes at the Equine Facilities recently.

The Women’s Commission Honors UNH Community Social Activists

Lisa Nugent, Photographic Services

On March 26, the Women’s Commission honored UNH community social activists for their work toward women’s equity and inclusion in employment and education. The 2009 Award recipients were Discovery Program Administrative Director Michele Holt-Shannon, undergraduate student Ava Fields, graduate student Miranda Fillebrown, and sociology professor Sharyn Potter.  In addition, not present for the picture, was Health Services Triage Supervisor Sue Bigonia. Boston College Professor Lisa Goodman delivered the women’s history month keynote: “Women in Poverty and What We Can Do”.

Night Scape

 

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Sam Bower, a member of the Flower Show Design and Construction team puts some finishing touches on an arbor in an indoor landscape named  “New England Nightscape”  that will be part of the University of New Hampshire’s annual Greenhouse Open House from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Legislative Breakfast

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Katelyn Pike, a UNH nursing student, spoke at the annual Legislative Breakfast in Concord on Wednesday. Gov. John Lynch and more than 100 lawmakers attended the event at the Holiday Inn to hear about the University’s role in supporting a strong economy.

UNH President Mark W. Huddleston welcomed the lawmakers and introduced the speakers, including Josh Stillwagon, a UNH Ph.D. student in economics who complied a report with UNH economist Ross Gittell on UNH’s economic impact. Other speakers were Don Welch, a 1979 UNH graduate and CEO of Globe Manufacturing Co. in Pittsfield, and Jefferson Hall, a 1996 UNH graduate and mechanical engineer for FCI/Burndy who volunteers as a mentor to high school students in the FIRST robotics competition.

Turning out an assignment

Photo by Jim Graham

Josh Torbick, a senior studying furniture design, turns a bowl on a lathe at the UNH woodworking shop on Monday.

The UNH Art Department’s woodworking and furniture design program was recently awarded a $6,547 grant from the UNH Parents Association to purchase critical tools and supplies. The tools will allow the woodshop to better accommodate large introductory woodworking classes and enhance the studio spaces. The Parents Association recently awarded $104,002 in its spring round of grants. —JG

Got Flowers?

 

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Just back from Spring Break and it still feels like winter? Treat yourself to the annual University of New Hampshire Greenhouse Open House this Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. where sweet floral scents and vivid colors will soothe the winter chills away.

Beats Walking!

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Information Technologist Bruno Pape was discovered scooting around campus at lunch time on his unicycle Monday.

New Faces at UNH Organic Dairy Farm

Lisa Nugent / Photographic Services

Spring Cleaning

 

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Jim Malo (left) and Bob Bennett of UNH Grounds and Roads, address some Spring cleanup issues when it was necessary to cut down a 100-year-old Norway Maple tree adjacent to Thompson Hall over Spring break.

Workshop Promises Smooth Sailing

Build your own boat!

Even if the financial seas are blowin’ a bit rough, you could be enjoying smooth sailing—on your own boat—this spring through the UNH Marine Docent Family Boatbuilding Program.

Registration is now open for the workshop, May 15, 16, and 17, in which experts guide families in building a 12-foot sailboat—perfect for exploring quiet bays, lakes, and ponds. For $950, the workshop provides everything needed to set sail, except for paint, oars, life jackets, and sailing lessons. In the past eight years, the program has helped 50 families get on the water. The finished product will easily carry two adults, or even three in a light wind. She is equally adept as a rowboat for calm days.
The workshop is held at the University’s Kingman Farm in Madbury. Each family must include at least one child age 12 to 20. Extended families or single parents are encouraged to apply. For more information, call Mark Wiley at the Marine Docent office, 603 749 1565, or e-mail mak.wiley@UNH.edu. Or, check it out on the Web. —JG