UMaine Academ-e Students on Campus Thursday
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — The 176 Maine high school students who will take UMaine courses in the fall semester, through an innovative program known as Academ-e, will spend Thursday Aug. 24 on the UMaine campus in Orono. After an opening session during which they will learn more about UMaine and the Academ-e program, the students will go through a series of orientation sessions, covering issues such as how to use the UMaine email system and how to access Fogler Library remotely. From 1-4 p.m., the students will attend the first meeting of the fall semester class for which they are registered.
The talented and motivated students in the program were nominated by their high schools. After Thursday, the remainder of each course will be delivered through online and videoconferencing technologies.
Thursday’s schedule
8:45-9:15 a.m. at Hauck Auditorium–Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30-10 a.m. in 100 Corbett Business Bldg.–FirstClass Email Orientation
10:15-10:45 a.m. in 100 Corbett Business Bldg.–Electoronic Library Orientation
11 a.m.-12 p.m.–Library Tours and Textbook Purchases
Noon-1 p.m.–Memorial Union–Lunch
1-4 p.m. in various locations–Classes
For reference, the following is an April news release describing the program in more detail: