VillageSoup, Penobscot Bay Pilot report UMaine to offer STEM research course to high school students
VillageSoup and the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported the University of Maine will offer a three-week STEM research course for high school students at the UMaine Hutchinson Center from June 24–July 12. Introduction to Integrated Science and Career Exploration (INT 88) is a tuition-free, early college lab course designed to introduce high school students to higher education and STEM careers, the article states. Part of the UMaine Aspirations program, the course will be taught by UMaine adjunct faculty members Susan Therio and Dave Thomas, and will meet 8:15 a.m.–noon Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Students also will participate in eight hours of job shadowing and career planning, and will earn three college credits upon course completion, according to the article. To register, contact Allison Small, 338.8004; allison.small@maine.edu. For more information, contact Molly Schauffler, 338.8038; mschauff@maine.edu.