FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington campus community recently celebrated its annual UMF Arts Night and Symposium festivities. Most events were presented and viewed virtually. The event kicked off on April 19, with UMF’s popular Arts Night, a rich collection of creative events. The evening celebration included individual exhibitions and “Unusual Articles,” the […]
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KVCC to offer free summer course to Maine high school students
FAIRFIELD — Kennebec Valley Community College is offering free college courses to eligible Maine high school students this summer as part of the Maine Community College System’s Early College and Momentum from the Start programs. The Early College program allows juniors and seniors to enroll in one free summer course at KVCC to earn credits […]
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Gardiner student makes dean’s list at Iowa college
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Zyrah Giustra of Gardiner has been named to the 2021 winter quarter dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida campus. Palmer College of Chiropractic, the first and largest college in the chiropractic profession, has campuses in Davenport; San Jose, California; and Port Orange, Florida.
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Fairfield student completes research project
WORCESTER, Mass. — Braden Ballard of Fairfield, a member of the class of 2022 majoring in civil engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was a member of a student team that recently completed an intense research project. The project was entitled “Pollution Mapping & Management Methods for Rivers,” done with Ecuador Project Center. At WPI, all […]
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Phi Kappa Phi inducts Bowdoin, Palermo students
BATON ROUGE, La. — Two University of Southern Maine students Amanda Nalls of Bowdoin and Cora Gavett of Palermo recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. They are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to […]
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Community College students named to All-Maine Academic Team
Twenty-one Maine community college students have been named to the All-Maine Academic Team in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and service. They were honored recently in a virtual ceremony. The following students received the award and a $500 scholarship from the MCCS Board of Trustees. Central Maine Community College in Auburn: Nicholas Bennett […]
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New Portland student recognized, wins scholarship
KVCC’s Kristin Wallaker named a 2021 New Century Workforce Scholar.
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Madison student makes Peru State College dean’s list
PERU, Neb. — Sheri Brunner of Madison has been named to the 2020 fall semester president’s list at Peru State College. To make the list, students must have a grade point average of 4.0 for the semester, have completed at least 12 graded credit hours during the past semester, have no incomplete grades for the […]
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Local students make dean’s list at Massachusetts college
BOSTON — Two local students have been named to the 2020 fall semester dean’s list at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University. Isabella Luce of Belgrade is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in health psychology. Luce plans to graduate from the Boston campus in 2024. Sydney Townsend of Sidney is pursuing a […]
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Thomas College students succeed at international conference
The team placed first overall in the open division at the annual event.