The Henry L.P. Schmelzer College Transitions Scholarship Fund will now support students associated with University College at Ellsworth for the next three academic years. Preference is given to non-traditional students from (in order of priority) Hancock, Washington, and other counties who have successfully completed College Transitions or other preparatory work and have matriculated into a University of Maine System or Eastern Maine Community College program. Financial need is the underlying eligibility criterion, but recipients must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated a seriousness of purpose with respect to their education. A student must have completed at least one successful semester of at least part-time enrollment (two 3-credit courses). The minimum award is $2000, and may be renewable if the grant budget allows.

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University College: Online, Affordable and in Your Community

Online, affordable and supported by eight local Centers across Maine, University College allows students – traditional, adult, and those returning to complete their degree – access to over 100 certificate and degree programs from the University of Maine System. Students access the resources of campuses while studying online, at their local Center, or pursuing a mix of online and traditional classroom instruction while staying close to home.

University College operates Centers at Bath/Brunswick, East Millinocket, Ellsworth, Houlton, Norway/South Paris, Rockland, Rumford/Mexico, and Saco.

University College offers financial support to students with programs such as the Adult Degree Completion Scholarship, in addition to providing comprehensive advising services. learn.maine.edu

The Â鶹APP (UMA) President James F. Conneely has announced that UMA has once again been ranked in a list of the nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs by U.S. News & World Reports.

In it’s 5th year in a row being named to the national listing, UMA was among the top 50 out of more than 300 schools participating. The full list can be found here.

“45% of our students complete the majority of their coursework online. That number grows every year,” said UMA President James Conneely. “We know how important flexibility in course scheduling is to our students.”

The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on statistical data gathered from questionnaires about each institution’s online specific bachelor’s degree programs. The factors considered were, faculty credentials and training, peer reputation, student services and technology, and student engagement

UMA offers twelve online degree programs in Applied Science, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Information and Library Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Justice Studies, Liberal Studies, Mental Health and Human Services, Music, Public Administration, Social Sciences. In addition, several individual courses from many of Â鶹APP other degree programs are also offered in an online capacity.

“We are proud to be recognized for our work in continuing to expand and improve access to online programs and services,” added President Conneely.

“The Flood” Jesse Potts – is a collection of new works that explore the intersection of place, memory and time utilizing sculptures, photographs, and installation. These works emerged from Potts meditation on the purpose and meaning of “home” and exploration of ways that meaning can shift based on one’s perception of whether “home” is permanent or temporary. Filled with metaphors and a mash-up of symbols this exhibition suggests both stability and movement.

Â鶹APP current academic theme of climate change presents a significant opportunity to explore and discuss the causes and effects of climate change, but also how individual and collective efforts can make a difference. Potts installation seeks to answer how the memory of an experience is related to place and time and how those memories may be mutated, overwritten or erased by time.