👨‍🎓 Joseph E. Becker, PhD

📧 Email:

🎓 Campus & Community Service

• Lead Faculty, English
• Chair, UMFK Faculty Assembly
• Chapter President, AFUM (faculty union)
• AFUM Executive Board
• UMFK Academic Leadership Council
• UMFK Academic Council
• Co-chair, University of Maine System Faculty Governance Council
• Forecaster, Apex Wx, Private Weather Information Service, Fort Kent, ME
• Writers of the First Mile (community writing group), Fort Kent Public Library (meets monthly, 3rd Wednesday)

🏫 Office: 226 Nadeau Hall

⏰ Office Hours Fall 2026

• 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm    Monday/Wednesday
• 11:00 am – 12:00 pm    Tuesday/Thursday

• Alternate meeting times may be possible — email for availability.
• Campus meeting schedules and other events may occasionally alter the listed hours without prior notice.
• Office hours are not held on weekends, holidays, or other campus closings.

📚 Fall Semester 2026 Scheduled Courses

• Eng 100-0001 / Composition I
  Tuesday & Thursday | 9:30 - 10:45 am | Cyr Hall 202
• Eng 100-2001 / Composition I
  Online Asynchronous Course
• Eng 101-0001 / Composition II
  Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 1:00 - 1:50 pm | Cyr Hall 201
• Eng 101-2002 / Composition II
  Online Asynchronous Course
• Eng 105-0001 / Introduction to Literature
  Tuesday & Thursday | 2:00 - 3:15 pm | Cyr Hall 202
• Eng 256-2001 / World Literature II
  Online Asynchronous Course

💡 Need Assistance?

• If you are experiencing personal issues affecting your coursework, visit UMFK Student Services for assistance.
• Early College students should visit their school's guidance office or contact Margaret Guimond, Early College Coordinator.
• Students experiencing issues with Brightspace should contact the IT Helpdesk for assistance.
• Dial 988: Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (Available 24 hours).

💻 Other Resources

• Microsoft 365 Education
  Use your @maine.edu account to access the free download.
• Apache Open Office
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• LibreOffice
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• Firefox
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• Thunderbird
  Free and open-source email client.
• Soma FM
  Listener-supported, commercial-free internet radio.