The center is a hub for students at the community college to connect, as well as access resources and aid.
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Maine hazmat teams simulate mass decontamination in training at SMCC
Maine Army National Guard Civil Support Team and the Maine Emergency Management Agency held a series of full-scale training exercises across the state this week. This scenario involved a simulated mass decontamination.
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
SMCC to repair damage to Fort Preble
Work is scheduled to begin Monday on the 215-year-old structure that has deteriorated because of ongoing erosion and the impact of a major storm late last year.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Maine Open Lighthouse Day delivers nautical history, beautiful views
Many of Maine’s 66 lighthouses were open for public tours Saturday.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
SMCC president leaving for Saint Joseph’s College
Southern Maine Community College President Joe Cassidy has resigned, effective Aug. 1, to become president of Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish. Cassidy served as president of Southern Maine Community College for six years, with a prior five-years as president of Washington County Community College. During his tenure at SMCC, he led the college […]
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Culinary arts students at Augusta-based technical center learn by running school’s food trailer
Chef Heidi Parent strives to be innovative with her culinary arts program, including using COVID-19 pandemic relief funding to buy a food trailer for her students to run.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Female directors take the lead at film festival
For the first time in Maine Mayhem’s 12-year history, all the directors are women.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Community college adjunct professors call for higher pay
Adjunct instructors who teach in the state’s community colleges held a rally Thursday at Southern Maine Community College to call for higher wages as part of a labor contract that’s under negotiation. Organizers said the community colleges rely on the instructors, who work on limited-term contracts. They often have graduate degrees and extensive professional and […]
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First lady Jill Biden visits Southern Maine Community College
She was joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona as part of the Biden administration’s ‘Investing in America’ tour and to highlight career-connected learning and workforce training programs.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
SMCC receives federal funding for rising industries
Maine’s community colleges are receiving more than $8 million in federal funding, including about $1.75 million for Southern Maine Community College programs in electric vehicle repair and controlled environment agriculture.