BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//U海角社区 Calendar - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:U海角社区 Calendar X-ORIGINAL-URL:/calendar X-WR-CALDESC:Events for U海角社区 Calendar REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251213 DTSTAMP:20260630T140752 CREATED:20250709T190541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T190541Z UID:10002367-1765497600-1765583999@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Classes end DESCRIPTION:Click聽here to view the full 2025鈥26 Academic Year Calendar. URL:/calendar/event/classes-end-3/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T120000 DTSTAMP:20260630T140752 CREATED:20250802T045217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T145036Z UID:10002773-1765528200-1765540800@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Constructive Conversations: The Power of Giving and Receiving Feedbac DESCRIPTION:If your employer is a compact member of the聽Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of 海角社区鈥檚 Workforce\, you may be eligible to take this program at a reduced cost. Visit our聽Harold Alfond Center Workforce Development Funding page聽for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Description\nNew for 2025! \n\n\n\n\nMany of us have experienced the world of feedback as uncomfortable terrain that we are navigating without a map. So let鈥檚 demystify it! In this training we will share a 鈥渕ap鈥 along with skills that can help feedback be useful and supportive whether we are on the giving or the receiving end of the equation. \nRooted in the basics of聽Nonviolent Communication\, this training will also include concepts introduced in the book聽Thanks for the Feedback\, by Sheila Heen & Douglas Stone interpreted through the lens of聽Nonviolent Communication. And we will touch upon concepts shared by neuroscience educator聽Sarah Peyton聽that help us understand some of the neurobiology present in feedback conversations. \nConstructive Conversations can increase trust\, collaboration and effectiveness in any workplace or organization. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Benefits\n\nIncrease your understanding of what makes feedback challenging\nImprove your ability to offer feedback that leads to improved competence\, productivity\, connection and trust\nImprove your ability to make constructive use of feedback you receive\nBecome clear about the difference between sharing feedback and sharing your personal pain\nLearn to prepare constructively in advance for feedback conversations\nExperiment with types of feedback and when/how to use them\n\nTopics Covered\nIn this interactive seven-hour training participants will explore the basic skills of constructive conversations: \n\nUnpacking what makes feedback challenging\, especially in professional settings\nLearning and practicing 3 types of feedback\nLearning the components of skillful feedback\nBecoming aware of and asking for the type of feedback we would like\nDistinguishing sharing feedback from expressing our upset emotions\nOpportunities to practice the skills being taught\n\n\n\n\nProgram Details\nInstructor\n\n\n\nLeah Boyd聽is a certified trainer with the聽International Center for Nonviolent Communication\, holds a BS in Education and is a co-founder of聽Clarity Services\, LLC.聽 She is a professional mediator\, group facilitator\, communication skills trainer & musician. With a diverse background including special education\, human resources and professional music\, Leah brings wide personal experience to her work. Leah trusts the creative potential that is unleashed when all voices are heard and all needs are considered within a supportive structure\, allowing creative tension to become a source of creativity. \n\n\n\nProgram Dates and Times\nDecember 5 and 12\, 2025\n8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET \nRegister Online\nNotify me when new dates are available\nModality\nThis dynamic\, participatory program will be offered synchronously via Zoom鈥攜ou鈥檒l need access to a stable internet connection. This is NOT a pre-recorded program. \nProgram Fee\n$235 \n海角社区 Community Foundation聽Scholarship Resources \nClass Capacity\n25 participants \nContinuing Education Credits\n7聽 hours / 0.7 CEUs \nCertificate of Completion available upon request. \nLearn more about Continuing Education Units聽here. \nAccommodations\nFor more information or to request an accommodation contact聽um.continuinged@maine.edu\, 207.581.3167. URL:/calendar/event/constructive-conversations-the-power-of-giving-and-receiving-feedbac/2025-12-12/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/calendar/wp-content/uploads/sites/1031/2025/10/iStock-471686786.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Division of Lifelong Learning":MAILTO:um.continuinged@maine.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T200000 DTSTAMP:20260630T140752 CREATED:20251006T012253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T145313Z UID:10003880-1765566000-1765569600@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Galaxy - Journey Through the Milky Way DESCRIPTION:Come with us on a journey through our Milky Way! Together we will fly to places where\nno human being has ever been before. We start at our Sun\, look at our galaxy from the\noutside and plunge into the starry center. In the process\, we will address exciting\nquestions: How does a galaxy form and function? And where do all the stars come\nfrom?\nUsing current scientific data and simulations have been implemented for the\nplanetarium\, audiences will experience our home galaxy as vividly in new ways! \nAges 12 and up \nTickets for planetarium programs are $7 for Adults\, $6 for U海角社区 Students/Veterans/Senior Citizens\, and $5 for children under 12. Click here to view our聽calendar. \nTickets may be purchased聽online\, by phone at 207.581.1341\, or at our ticket box office prior to the show. URL:/calendar/event/galaxy-journey-through-the-milky-way-6/ LOCATION:Versant Power Astronomy Center\, 167 Rangeley Rd.\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Programs and Shows,Versant Astronomy Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/calendar/wp-content/uploads/sites/1031/2025/10/peek-button.png GEO:44.9035764;-68.6610809 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd. 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