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Campus Connections, What’s Happening: May 1-13

Academic Calendar: Monday, May 1 FAFSA fling deadline for Maine State Grant consideration Tuesday, May 2 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Tutoring, Learning Commons Wednesday, May 3 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Tutoring, Learning Commons Thursday, May 4 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Tutoring, Learning Commons 4-6 p.m., Midcoast Campus Open House Friday, May 5 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Tutoring, Learning Commons… More »

In the Spotlight: May 1 Campus Connections

Faculty Spotlight Chantal Lambeth, multi-talented Besides teaching baking in the Culinary Arts program, Chantal Lambeth is a professional food stylist and recipe developer. She began teaching a basic baking course at 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ last fall, but has been styling food and developing recipes for the past dozen or so years. As a food stylist, she prepares… More »

91ÖÆÆ¬³§ students receive George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarships, to study in Ireland

Two 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ students have received George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarships to study in Ireland next year. Michael Marino, of Freeport, and Max Lorber, of Portland, will attend Cork Institute of Technology on the south coast of Ireland for a semester during the coming academic year. Marino is earning a degree in Construction… More »

91ÖÆÆ¬³§ expands trade and technical offerings with new trade certificate programs

91ÖÆÆ¬³§ is expanding its trade and vocational offerings and giving Maine workers more flexible paths to earning one-year technical certificates and two-year college degrees. The Maine Community College System Board of Trustees this week approved five new certificate programs in 91ÖÆÆ¬³§’s Construction Technology, Precision Machining, Automotive Technology and Education academic programs. “These… More »

Maine Mayhem Film Festival to showcase 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ student films

Six films produced by 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ students will be featured in the seventh annual Maine Mayhem Film Festival. The festival each year showcases the work of senior students who have been working on films this semester as capstone projects in a filmmaking class offered through the college’s Communications & New Media program. The… More »

​​​91ÖÆÆ¬³§, USM sign agreements to address shortage of engineers in Maine

91ÖÆÆ¬³§ and the University of Southern Maine signed a series of agreements on April 24 designed to boost the numbers of qualified engineers entering the Maine workforce. The “2+2” agreements allow associate degree graduates of 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ‘s engineering program to seamlessly enter USM’s programs for mechanical and electrical engineering programs, getting two… More »

91ÖÆÆ¬³§ students to exhibit artwork at Zero Station gallery

  91ÖÆÆ¬³§ art students who are graduating this spring will showcase their work at Zero Station gallery in Portland for the 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Senior Art Exhibition. What: Five 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ students will display paintings, prints, lithographs, photos, digital illustrations and other artwork reflecting their diverse interests and the variety of art courses at 91ÖÆÆ¬³§…. More »

Top Stories: April 18 Campus Connections

Meet potential employers at 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Career Fair Dust off that resume, brush up on your interviewing skills and meet prospective employers face-to-face at the annual 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Career Fair. More than 40 companies and organizations will be represented at this year’s fair, to be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, April 20, in the Campus Center…. More »

In the Spotlight: April 18 Campus Connections

Alumni Spotlight Saman Baghestani, next up: MIT Saman Baghestani was a top scholar and student leader while at 91ÖÆÆ¬³§. He graduates next month with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University, where he’s in the Top 10 of his class with a job awaiting him at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At Northeastern, Baghestani has majored in… More »

Campus Connections, What’s Happening: April 18-30

Academic Calendar: Tuesday, April 18 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Tutoring, Learning Commons 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Last day to withdraw from Spring classes 8:30-9:30 a.m., Liberal Studies-Psychology advising, Harborview Hall, Room 100 9-11 a.m., ESOL advising, Hague Hall, Room 108 9-10 a.m., Liberal Studies-History advising, Harborview Hall, Room 302 10 a.m.-noon, Johnson & Wales University admission rep… More »