Students in the Spotlight

  • Sarah Morehead, Master of Arts in Economics Student Publishes Financial Planning Book

    Posted May 20, 2011

    A Master of Arts in Economics student and personal financial planner Sarah Morehead has recently published a book, I Hate Money! Understanding Your Financial Attitude, presenting the basics of finance and consumer attitudes that can interfere with sensible handling of money and credit.  See the news release from UMaine News for more information.

  • Krista Slemmons, Doctoral Student in Ecology and Environmental Science Receives Prestigious Park Service Grant

    Posted May 17, 2011

    Doctor of Philosophy student in Ecology and Environmental Science, Krista Slemmons is one of 11 nationwide recipients of the 2011 National Park Service George Melendez Wright Climate Change Fellowship.  Slemmons will use the $12,372 grant to investigate how climate-induced changes in alpine glaciers alter phytoplankton communities and lake habitats in Glacier National Park, which is located in northwest Montana. In the first year of the grant, she will examine historical aerial photos of glaciers from the park’s archive to identify lakes in watersheds that have lost glaciers. In July 2012, Slemmons will spend 10 days in the park taking lake sediment core samples and looking at the changes in algae over time to determine if algal changes are related to the loss of glaciers.  For more on this story, click here.

  • Master of Social Work Student, Elissa Rowe Writes Op-Ed Piece for Bangor Daily News

    Posted April 26, 2011

    Master of Social Work student, Elissa Rowe wrote an op-ed piece that was published in the Bangor Daily News that advocates support of LD 18, An Act to Extend the School Year in which the school year would go from 180 days to 185 days. Rowe writes that Maine is behind other states and countries in terms of length of school year, and that some special children regress during longer summer vacations.  For the full piece, please click here.  

  • Nicole Gogan, Master of Business Administration Student Named Brewer's Economic Development Specialist

    Posted April 26, 2011

    Nicole Gogan, a Master of Business Administration student, who will be graduating on May 7th, has been named Brewer's Economic Development Specialist.  Chosen from a field of 43 applicants, she supplemented her UMaine course work with involvement in the Knowledge Transfer Alliance, an interdisciplinary effort that brings UMaine expertise to bear in helping businesses address issues and create strategic direction.  Please visit the Bangor Daily News story for more information.

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