Black Bear profiles

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Jon Guzman: Developing leadership skills through Target internship

This summer, Jon Guzman, a senior marketing major at the Maine Business School, applied the skills and knowledge he gained in the classroom to a fast-paced internship at a Fortune 500 company. As an executive team lead (ETL) intern at Target, Guzman honed his leadership skills while broadening his perspective on career possibilities in retail […]

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Ashley Wilson: Living and learning in Japan thanks to national scholarship

Ashley Wilson, a rising senior double majoring in economics and international affairs with a concentration in comparative politics at the University of Maine, spent the summer living and learning in Japan as a participant in the competitive Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program. As a part of CLS, Wilson attended an intensive language program at Okayama […]

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Jasmine Lamb: A window into energy justice on Wabanaki lands

For Jasmine Lamb, energy justice is about ensuring that marginalized communities have equitable access to the benefits of energy production and a say in the decision making processes about how their energy is produced. The Ph.D. student in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program and member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point works to […]

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Jamie Fogg: Winner of prestigious scholarship supports humpback whale research

Jamie Fogg, a rising junior marine science major with a concentration in marine biology and Maine Top Scholar, was awarded the prestigious National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship in the last application cycle. Fogg is one of only two students in Maine and 130 nationwide to receive this honor. “I […]

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Patty Morris: Dream achieved through directorial debut

A University of Maine student is bringing together two of his passions — military history and theater — in a Shakespearean fashion this summer. For his directorial debut, history major and theater minor Patrick “Patty” Morris is directing an outdoor production of William Shakespeare’s “Henry V” with the Bangor-based Ten Bucks Theatre. The show, which […]

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Lucas Ronco: Going door-to-door as Renewal by Andersen’s first intern

As a rising senior studying marketing and sport management, Lucas Ronco was eager to practice what he learned in the classroom. When Renewal By Andersen hired Ronco as its intern this summer, he put his skills to the test through door-to-door marketing.  By visiting homeowners to discuss how the company could help them address the […]

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