Snowe Meets with Honors Students from Maine

News release from the office of U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) yesterday met with a group of students from across Maine with the Honors College at the University of Maine, in Orono.  The students spoke to Senator Snowe about the academics and opportunities provided at her alma mater, as well as the important impact UMaine makes on job creation and economic growth in the state of Maine.  Their discussion also included the vital role that social media has recently played in bringing about political change throughout the world.

Photo from left to Right: U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and students: Meg Bagley of South Portland, Paige Eggleston of South Portland, Sarah Kent of Eliot, Hannah Ruhl of Lincoln, Laura Duran of Falmouth, Patrick Hart of Farmington, India Stewart of Bucksport, Molly Flanagan of Farmington, and Nate Wildes of Cumberland.

Nate Wildes currently serves as an intern in Senator Snowe’s Washington office for the spring semester with the Congressional Internship Program.  The program is offered through UMaine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.