Commentary: To boldly go where education in Maine has not gone before
High schoolers taking online early college classes from UMaine at Fort Kent will benefit from a collaboration that bridges education and emerging technologies.
By Scott Voisine and Angela OechslieSpecial to the Press Herald
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Imagine you are a high school student taking an online early college class for college credit. The class is introducing you to the many exciting developments in the world of 3D printing technology. You’re learning at home and your instructor assigns an activity that requires having access to a 3D printer. Until now, this may have posed an insurmountable hurdle to your success in this class. Who has a 3D printer readily available at home?
Kennebec Valley Community College receives $1 million gift from Lunder Foundation
The $1 million gift will go toward the KVCC Foundation Lunder Scholars Endowment, which gives needs-based scholarships to KVCC students.
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FAIRFIELD Officials from the Kennebec Valley Community College Foundation announced recently that the college has received a $1 million gift from the Lunder Foundation.
The funds will be put into the KVCC Foundation Lunder Scholars Endowment, which awards scholarships to students in order to break down financial barriers, the college said in a news release.
“These scholarships will help students to accomplish their educational and career goals,” the release read.
“It’s incredibly generous, we are just overwhelmed with joy by this,” KVCC President Richard Hopper said during a phone interview Tuesday. “The Lunders are such faithful supporters of the college and we’re so grateful for that.”
Fairfield college, Augusta organization members hand out farm-grown produce to families
Event made possible through the U.S. Department of Agriculture s Farmers to Families program.
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Kennebec Valley Community College students, faculty and staff and Kennebec Valley Community Action Program employees hand out boxes of farm-grown produce on Nov. 21 to families. The event was held in the parking lot of the Fairfield college. Photo courtesy of KVCC
FAIRFIELD Kennebec Valley Community College and Kennebec Valley Community Action Program teamed up on Nov. 21 to distribute approximately 1,100 boxes of farm-grown produce for free to community members in need through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families program. The Farmers to Families program aims to connect families suffering from food insecurity with healthy and high-quality foods.
Free College Classes For Workers Laid Off From Jay Mill Explosion
On April 15th, 2020, a major explosion at the paper mill in Jay left many employees without jobs. Thankfully no one was killed or injured during the explosion that destroyed the pulp digester. However, Pixelle Specialty Solutions recently announced they would not replace the pulp digester, leaving many employees unsure of what the future would hold.
According to the Sun Journal, 177 laid-off employees of the paper mill owned by Pixelle Specialty Solutions in Jay are eligible for free college classes. Pixelle teamed up with the Maine Community College System to retrain laid-off employees, at no cost to them. Displaced workers will have until July of 2021 to pursue an associate’s degree or certification in one of 20 plus study areas for free.
Laid-off workers from Jay mill can go to college for free
177 ex-employees are eligible for retraining at two area community colleges.
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A massive explosion at the Androscoggin Mill in April 2020 left the paper mill unable to produce pulp, which it requires to make paper.
Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Workers who lost their jobs after the explosion at the paper mill in Jay last spring can enroll for free at two nearby community colleges to help them find new jobs.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions, the mill owner, and the Maine Community College System announced Friday that 177 displaced workers have until next July to access the free classes.