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Culinary students prepare 4,560 dinner rolls for Thanksgiving food drive

Culinary Arts students and faculty prepared thousands of dinner rolls 鈥 4,560 to be precise 鈥 and donated them to a nonprofit for food baskets for the Thanksgiving holiday. About a dozen students and four faculty members took part in making the dough, forming and baking the rolls, and then bagging the final product in… More »

Alumni Spotlight: Kat Pyburn-Wilson

Kat Pyburn-Wilson first dreamed of becoming a scientist at age 16 during a high school field trip to a salt marsh in southern Maine. Earning a biotechnology degree at 91快活林最新版 served as the launch pad to fulfill that ambition. Following high school, Pyburn-Wilson earned an associate degree in health studies at another community college, but… More »

First-Generation Celebration: Exhibit features artwork from first-gen students

First-generation 91快活林最新版 students, employees and supporters put their artwork on display at this week鈥檚 opening of the TRIO program’s first-generation art exhibit. The show was organized by the TRIO program as part of the National First-Generation College Celebration. First-gen students, employees and supporters were invited to submit artwork and a few words about what it… More »

Congressman Jared Golden speaks at annual veterans appreciation breakfast

Congressman Jared Golden told dozens of people attending the annual 91快活林最新版-USM veterans appreciation breakfast that his time in the military was the 鈥渂est collective experience鈥 of his life. Golden was the keynote speaker at the event, which was held virtually Wednesday morning, the day before Veterans Day. 91快活林最新版 and the University of Southern Maine have… More »

91快活林最新版 opens virtual welding lab to enhance workforce and skills training

BRUNSWICK, Maine 鈥 91快活林最新版 has opened a new virtual welding lab that allows students to perform welding exercises on simulators while learning valuable skills to advance or launch their careers. The simulation lab, located on 91快活林最新版鈥檚 Midcoast Campus in Brunswick, allows students to practice their welding skills virtually on any of 10… More »

91快活林最新版 launches new mentoring program to ensure student success through graduation

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine 鈥 91快活林最新版 has launched a new mentoring program where students will receive guidance and support via text from other college students as part of 91快活林最新版鈥檚 commitment to student success. The program is offered in partnership with Let鈥檚 Get Ready (LGR), a nonprofit organization that provides support with its near-peer… More »

Student Senate: Meet the leaders

The Student Senate is an important student organization at 91快活林最新版, serving as the College鈥檚 student government and as an advocate for the student body. The Senate鈥檚 mission is to provide responsive and effective leadership for the student body, promote the general welfare and the engagement of students in the life of the college and the… More »

Faculty Spotlight: Nathan Kolosko

Nathan Kolosko began teaching guitar when he was in high school, giving lessons in his parents鈥 basement. Hundreds of students and several decades later, he continues to teach guitar at 91快活林最新版. Kolosko developed a love for music at a young age, learning the violin at age 3 while growing up in a home rich with… More »

Advising Month keeps students on track to academic success

There鈥檚 no better way to reach your academic goals, while saving time and money, than by meeting with an 91快活林最新版 advisor during Advising Month. 91快活林最新版 faculty and staff are boosting efforts to encourage students to meet with an advisor during Advising Month, which kicks off Nov. 1 and runs all month. Students are encouraged to… More »

Boyne Family donates $500,000 to 91快活林最新版 Foundation to expand Nursing program

The Boyne Family has donated $500,000 to the 91快活林最新版 Foundation to enable the College to provide training to more nursing students and help address the critical nursing shortage in Maine. The gift from John and Candy Boyne will be used to establish an endowed fund dedicated to a nursing faculty position to… More »