Girl Scouts of Maine honors Gold and Silver awardees Girl Scouts of Maine reimagined its annual G.I.R.L. Celebration for 2020 due to the pandemic, taking it online with a “Celebration Saturdays” video series honoring Girl Scouts and adult volunteers, including the Girl Scout Gold and Silver Awards, the two highest honors a Girl Scout can […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster, Times Record
SMCC ready for fall, but more courses offered online
The college’s fall semester begins in August for all students, but there will be more online offerings this year than in the past.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Southern Maine Community College holds virtual graduation
Maine’s oldest community college awards more than 1,000 degrees and certificates at its 73rd commencement ceremony.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Amid crisis, Maine confronts a shortage of respiratory therapists
The state needs ventilators to treat the worst COVID-19 cases – and people who can run them.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
SMCC professor creates device to help with shortage of ventilators
Dan Abbott, who teaches architectural and engineering design, says the splitter could allow multiple patients to use the same ventilator.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
SMCC to offer skills training to STRIVE U students
Southern Maine Community College will provide programming designed to expand job opportunities for young people with intellectual disabilities.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Legislature missed opportunity by failing to propose bills supporting asylum seekers
Helping new Mainers make a life here would both address workforce needs and diversify our communities.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland, SMCC build career ‘pipeline’ for new Mainers
The initiative is aimed at better preparing skilled immigrants for high-demand jobs in greater Portland.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
SMCC, Portland Adult Ed partner to enhance training for new Mainers
Building the Pipeline aims to improve screening and evaluation for immigrants, the schools say.
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SMCC marine studies program to benefit from $20 million federal grant
Students at Southern Maine Community College will use environmental DNA to monitor aquatic life in Casco Bay in a revolutionary new way.