Southern Maine Health Care.
Central Maine Growth Council in Waterville presented its annual “2020 Developer of the Year” award to
Shane Savage, co-owner of
KVConnect, also named
Josh Kim its “2020 Emerging Leader of the Year Award” winner. Kim is founder and CEO of
the Cubby, an online marketplace exclusively for college students.
Daulton Wickenden, a personal insurance account executive at
Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden, graduated from the Safeco Producer Development program.
The University of Maine at Augusta announced that its mental health and human services bachelor’s degree program received national accreditation from the Council for Standards in Human Services Education. The five-year accreditation is the culmination of a three-year process, including a self-study and written report by the faculty of the academic program and a virtual site visit by the council’s site review team.
University of Maine at Augusta ranked best online programs in three categories by U.S. News, World Reports Sat, 02/06/2021 - 5:00pm
UMA student (Pre-Covid-19). Photo courtesy UMA.
US News and World Report Badge Online Programs Bachelors-2021. (Photo courtesy UMA)
U.S. News and World Reports ranked the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) in its list of the nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs, including separate rankings for Best Online Bachelor’s for Veterans and Best Online Business Bachelor’s Degree.
“We are very honored to be recognized by U.S. News and World Reports,” said UMA President Rebecca Wyke, in a UMA news release. “UMA has a 30 year history in distance education and we continually seek to innovate our online programs,” Wyke continued. “With faculty experienced in distance learning modalities and outstanding student support programs, UMA students can be confident about receiving a high quality online learning experience.
Augusta Teen Center members help choose winning UMA design for potential new space
University of Maine at Augusta architecture students spent the last two weeks working on design concepts for a renovation project at 189 Water St. that is a potential new home for the Augusta Teen Center.
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Shae Ingalls, left, and Brooke Ryder, members of the Augusta Teen Center of the Boys and Girls Clubs, inspect one of the models for a potential new club space Thursday at 189 Water St. in downtown Augusta.
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AUGUSTA “It feels, looking at it, like a place where we can be us and can be comfortable at,” Brooke Ryder said.
The University of Maine Institute of Medicine has announced its first spring seminar series, with Zoom events scheduled 3â4 p.m. every Friday from Feb. 12âMarch 5. All events are free, but registration is required.
The series kicks off Feb. 12 with âThe Social and Ethical Implications of Precision Medicine,â presented by sociologist Katherine Weatherford Darling, also an assistant professor of sociology with the University of Maine at Augusta. Registration opens Feb. 1, and can be done by visiting the instituteâs seminars webpage.
The series also includes:
âGlucocorticoid-Induced Developmental Programming: the Link Between Early Life Stress and Adult Disease Riskâ on Feb. 19.
âThe Fast-Paced, Ever-Changing Healthcare Environment: Early Findings about Microbial Presence and the Cost of Isolation Proceduresâ on Feb. 26.