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Posted October 9, 2012
University of Maine Master of Social Work student Robin Barstow was United Way’s Featured Volunteer for the month of May in 2012. She is a member of United Way of Eastern Maine’s Mentor, Tutor, Reader Drive. United Way described Robin as one of their “finest volunteers” and “one of our top partners in the community working to prevent substance abuse.” As part of her Social Work program Barstow interned at Greater Old Town Communities Tha...
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The Graduate School in participation with many UM Departments and the Graduate Student Government will be holding a Open House for current undergraduate students interested in pursuing a master's or doctoral degree program at the University of Maine. The Open House will be held on October 17th from 4-6pm in 57 Stodder Hall. For a look at the flyer, please click here. Click here for a campus map.
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Posted September 26, 2012
Brad Beauregard, Master of Arts in English student, has been named winner of the national Glimmer Train Stories January Competition for his short story “What’s Kept.” Glimmer Train Stories is described as, “One of the most respected short-story journals in print” and is a quarterly magazine that receives nearly 40,000 submissions per year. Beauregard, originally from Skowhegan, ME, is pursuing a concentration in creative writing...
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Posted September 26, 2012
A University of Maine student is making it easier for her fellow students to catch the bus. Jennifer Hooper, a Master of Arts in Intermedia student, recently partnered with local company Sephone Interactive Media to develop the Community Connector app. Finding it difficult to navigate to the BAT online bus schedule on her phone, Hooper created a prototype for the application in one of her classes. The Community Connector app includes complete route and schedule informat...
