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Stockton Springs woman named UMaine valedictorian Mon, 04/05/2021 - 12:30pm Bailey West. (Photo courtesy University of Maine) Drew Bennett. (Photo courtesy University of Maine) ORONO — Biochemistry major Bailey West, of Stockton Springs, is the University of Maine 2021 valedictorian and mechanical engineering major Drew Bennett, of Brewer, is this year’s salutatorian. “We are very proud of these two exceptional students,” says UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, in a news rel...

UH Hilo Stories Posted on The purpose of Study Abroad Day is to celebrate and bring awareness to the benefits and impact of Study Abroad. UH Hilo business student Sienna Wareham, at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (the DMZ), flashes the peace sign. Sept. 28, 2019. “There are over 1,000 pinwheels at the DMZ,” she says of the colorful spinners placed there as a symbol of peace and unity. Wareham was studying business administration in South Korea on a scholarship funded by the host country. Ph...

Mary Susan Zialcita June 9, 1948 — Jan. 3, 2021 Mary Susan Ziálcita née Pickard, known to her family and grandkids as Mema, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, of stage 4 breast cancer. Born June 9, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama, Susan was the eldest child and only daughter of Reverend Dr. William Pickard and Mary Ann Martin. Along with brothers, Henry, Marshall, James and Paul, her family served as Methodist missionaries in Tuguegarao, the Philippines. While studying at the University of t...

The Antelope mitchellk2@lopers.unk.edu UNK’s Study Abroad Program is traveling to the Czech Republic next May following almost a year of travel restrictions that forced the program to cancel its trips. For the students who still want to travel, this will provide an opportunity to journey out of the country with UNK. Students will be studying at Palacký University in Olomouc and will be in Europe from May 9-30. The trip consists of six days of morning and afternoon classes, as well as even...