Joseph E. Becker, PhD
Professor
of English
English & Humanities
Arts & Sciences and
Professional Studies Division
Email:
Campus & Community
- Lead Faculty, English
- UMFK Academic Council
- Chapter President, AFUM (faculty union)
- AFUM Executive Board
- UMFK Academic Leadership Council
- Co-chair, University of Maine System Faculty Governance Council
- Writers of the First Mile (community writing group), Fort
Kent Public Library (meets monthly, 3rd Wednesday)
Office:
226 Nadeau Hall
Office Hours Spring 2025
- 1:00 –3:00
pm Monday/Wednesday
- 11:00 – 12:00 pm Tuesday/Thursday
- 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Friday
- 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
Courses Spring 2025
Jan. 21 - May 8
Click link to access Brightspace course website
Summer 2025
Dr. Becker does not have any courses this summer. He can be
reached via email, as needed.
Fall Semester 2025 Courses
2 September - 19 December 2025
Need Assistance?
- If
you are experiencing personal issues that are 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 (UMFK's learning
management system), should contact the IT Helpdesk for assistance.
- Dial 988: Suicide
and Crisis Lifeline Available 24 hours. Languages: English,
Spanish
Other Resources
- Microsoft
365 Education
- Use your @maine.edu
account to access the free download.
- Apache
Open Office
Apache OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software
suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations,
graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages
and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an
international open standard format and can also read and write
files from other common office software packages. It can be
downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.
- LibreOffice
A a free and open-source
office productivity software suite, a project of The Document Foundation
(TDF). LibreOffice is a private, free and open source
office suite – the successor project to OpenOffice. It
is compatible with Microsoft Office/365 files (.doc, .docx,
.xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx) and is backed by a non-profit
organisation.
- Firefox
A free web browser backed by Mozilla, a
non-profit dedicated to internet health and privacy.
- Thunderbird
A free and open-source Mozilla email client that also
functions as a personal information manager with a calendar
and contactbook, as well as an RSS feed reader, chat client
(IRC/XMPP/Matrix), and news client.
- Soma FM
A listener-supported, commercial-free internet-only radio
station with over 30 unique channels broadcasting to the world.
Desktop and mobile apps available!
