UMaine, Maine DOE inclusive education collaboration changing name, expanding focus
The Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research will now be Maine Access to Inclusive Education Resources (MAIER).
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Media report on UMaine, Bangor School Department diversity partnership
The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported that the Bangor School Department launched a new partnership with the University of Maine that aims to make Bangor schools more inclusive and welcoming for students and educators from all backgrounds.
Read moreAllan and Dana interviewed about REACH Act
Professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan and Robert Dana, vice president for student life and inclusive excellence and dean of students at the University of Maine, were quoted by WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and the Sierra Sun Times on Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King co-sponsoring a bill to address hazing on college campuses, known as the Report and Educate About Campus Hazing (REACH) Act.
Read moreBDN shares release on UMaine Trio Upward Bound food, clothing and household goods drives
The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine’s TRIO Upward Bound Program, which provides opportunities for students to succeed in precollege performance and to prepare them for higher education pursuits, is collecting items for the Black Bear Exchange at UMaine, the Caring Community Cupboard in Old Town, and the Bangor Humane Society.
Read moreMichaud receives 2022 NEOA Rising Star Award
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) announced that Kate Michaud is the recipient of the 2022 New England Educational Opportunity Association (NEOA) Rising Star Award.
Read morePREP to host virtual development workshop for educators March 18
The Penobscot River Educational Partnership (PREP) is hosting a professional development day Friday, March 18, for approximately 1,400 area educators.
Read moreAngela E. Domina: Krissy Miner Memorial Award for Outstanding M.Ed./Ed.S. Student in Educational Leadership
The 2021 Krissy Miner Memorial Award for Outstanding M.Ed. Student in Educational Leadership is granted to Angela E. Domina, a Bangor High School English Teacher and a candidate for the Ed.S. in Educational Leadership in the Maine Educational Leadership Academy cohort.
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College of Education and Human Development announces annual student, faculty-staff awards
Miranda Snyder of Brimfield, Massachusetts, a secondary education major with a concentration in English, is the 2021 Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Education and Human Development. The college also honored Blanca Millan-Modia of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, a kinesiology and physical education major with a concentration in exercise science, as this year’s Outstanding Graduating International Student, and Jamie Jones of Bangor, Maine, a child development and family relations major with a concentration in early childhood education, with the Dean’s Award.
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Jamie Jones: Dean’s Award and Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education
Jamie Jones of Bangor, Maine is the recipient of the 2021 Dean’s Award and is this year’s Outstanding Student in Child Development and Family Relations, Early Childhood Education concentration.
Read moreSydni Cosgrove: Student Development in Higher Education Excellence Award
This year’s recipient of the Student Development in Higher Education Excellence Award is Sydni Cosgrove, from Bangor, Maine. Sydni graduated from the University of Maine in 2019 with a B.S. in secondary education, and now from UMaine again with her master’s degree.
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