Short story showcase
Honors students put their work on display when they showcased poster presentations analyzing various short stories and authors of their choice.
Fifteen students in Mike Bove鈥檚 honors class, The Short Story, presented their posters Dec. 7 in the Learning Commons, where they also spoke to visitors about the authors and the stories they chose.
The students who presented their works were:
- Claire Christensen: 鈥淎pollo鈥� by Chimamanda Adichie
- T.J. Derau: 鈥淭he Red Bow鈥� by George Saunders
- Monica Downs: 鈥淵oung Goodman Brown鈥� by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Devyn Emery: 鈥淟amb to the Slaughter鈥� by Roald Dahl
- Alyssa Floyd: chapter from 鈥淟a Isla Baja el Mar鈥� by Isabel Allende
- Scott Gowen: 鈥淕enius Loci鈥� by Clark Ashton Smith
- James Hubbard: 鈥淟eaf by Niggle鈥� by J.R.R. Tolkien
- William Kemp: 鈥淓verything that Rises Must Converge鈥� by Flannery O鈥機onnor
- Ashley King: 鈥淭he Veldt鈥� by Ray Bradbury
- Wayne Lawson: 鈥淎 Horseman in the Sky鈥� by Ambrose Bierce
- Sam Morse: 鈥淗arrison Bergeron鈥� by Kurt Vonnegut
- Ian Myers: 鈥淐athedral鈥� by Raymond Carver
- Savannah Rice: 鈥淎 Respectable Woman鈥� by Kate Chopin
- Sudeep Stauble: 鈥淭he Chronicles of Narnia鈥� by C.S. Lewis
- Kyle Thayer: 鈥淢isery鈥� by Anton Chekhov
Photo caption: Clockwise from top left are students Scott Gowen, Devyn Emery, Savannah Rice and Ashley King.
Fire Science students come face-to-face with potential employers
Second-year Fire Science students are feeling the heat during finals week when they present portfolios of their Fire Service Leadership course work to panels that include professional fire and EMS officials.
As part of the course, students present portfolios of their work and their personal leadership development plans to officials from area fire and EMS departments and others who volunteer to serve on panels. Panelists then give feedback to the students that helps them as they prepare to enter the workforce.
The exercise showcases the Fire Science Department鈥檚 many partnerships with fire and EMS department throughout southern Maine, while giving students the opportunity to present themselves to potential employers.
This semester, six groups of students 鈥� 29 students in all 鈥� went through dress rehearsal practice presentations the week of Dec. 5, and will make additional final presentations that are graded the week of Dec. 11.
Photo caption: Fire Service Leadership students and panelists pose after students presented their portfolios on Dec. 6. Students in the front row are, from left, Brandon Cunningham, Steven Mulone, Matthew Cwikowski and Jacob Smith. Panelists in the back row are, from left, business owner Dan Bisson; Goodwins Mills Fire Chief Rod Hooper; Poland Fire Capt. Steve Terhune; and Zachary Stoler, a firefighter with the Orrs Bailey Islands Fire Department an adjunct instructor at 91制片厂.
Seeking an academic challenge? Try these Honors courses
91制片厂鈥檚 Honors Program has three spring semester honors-designated courses aimed at challenging students who want to enhance their academic experience.
The honors courses this spring are:
- ENGL 245: Literature and the Environment, TTH, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. This course explore the genre of nature writing as it鈥檚 existed over the past 200 years.
- HIST 139: American Environmental History, TTH, 1:30-2:45 p.m. This course explores the interaction between humans and their environments throughout U.S. history and how Americans have both shaped and been shaped by the environment.
- PHIL 155: Philosophy in Action: A Course in Community Leadership, TTH, 1:30-2:45 p.m. This course bridges the gap between thinking and doing through critical reflection on social problems in the light of personal experience and of the Western philosophical tradition.
91制片厂鈥檚 Honors Program provides students an opportunity to engage in an enriching learning experience. Students can participate by enrolling in honors-designated courses (such as those above) or by completing an honors option in a class that鈥檚 not designated as an honors course. An honors option is an individualized project that may be completed in any discipline.
Students who want to complete the program and graduate as 91制片厂 Honors Program scholars must complete any combination of four honors courses and/or honors options with a minimum of a B, while maintaining an overall 3.3 GPA.
Questions about the Honors Program can be directed to Professor Eben Miller at emiller@smccME.edu.