Joseph E. Becker, PhD
Professor
of English
English & Humanities
Arts & Sciences and
Professional Studies Division
Other Duties
- Lead Faculty, English
- UMFK Academic Council
- UMFK Academic Advising Committee
- Chapter President, AFUM (faculty union)
- Co-chair, University of Maine System Faculty Governance Council
- Board of directors, Rivertown
Community Arts Center, Fort Kent, ME
- Writers of the First Mile (community writing group), Fort
Kent Public Library (monthly, 3rd Wednesday)
Office:
226 Nadeau Hall 
Office Hours Fall 2024
- 1:00 –3:00
pm
Monday/Wednesday/Friday
- 11:00 – 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.
Courses Fall 2024
Sep 2 - Dec 13, 2023
Click link to access Brightspace course website
Courses Spring 2025
Jan. 21 - May 8
Click
link to access Brightspace course website
Nee
d 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.
- Firefox
A free web browser backed by Mozilla, a
non-profit dedicated to internet health and privacy.
- 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!
Eng 100-2003
/ English Composition I
