UMaine System campuses plan virtual graduation ceremonies this spring
Some students are criticizing the plan to forgo in-person graduations this spring because of uncertainty about the pandemic and the safety of large gatherings.
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University of Maine System campuses are planning on holding virtual graduation ceremonies this spring as uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic continues and the safety of large gatherings remains in question.
University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy announced the plans for those campuses to hold virtual ceremonies in a message to students Wednesday.
“In September, we noted our intention to honor both our 2020 and 2021 graduates with in-person commencement ceremonies this spring if health and safety guidance allows,” Ferrini-Mundy wrote. “But since then, as the pandemic has unfolded and continues here in Maine and beyond, it has become clear that we will not be able to safely gather for these
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University of Maine System campuses are planning on holding virtual graduation ceremonies this spring as uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic continues and the safety of large gatherings remains in question.
University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy announced the plans for those campuses to hold virtual ceremonies in a message to students Wednesday.
“In September, we noted our intention to honor both our 2020 and 2021 graduates with in-person commencement ceremonies this spring if health and safety guidance allows,” Ferrini-Mundy wrote. “But since then, as the pandemic has unfolded and continues here in Maine and beyond, it has become clear that we will not be able to safely gather for these celebrations in the way we had hoped. And I share your disappointment.”
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.
Reporting on Local Protests: How Newsrooms Cover Political Demonstrations
This discussion took place Wednesday, February 17.
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With political demonstrations occurring throughout the country and weekly protests held at the State House, readers are asking: why are these events covered the way they are? We’re pulling back the newsroom curtain and discussing recent news coverage, answering questions about news decisions, and providing insight into how the media covers Maine.
Please join us from 6:30 to 7:30 on Feb. 17 for a community conversation provided by the Sun Journal and Kennebec Journal in partnership with the New England First Amendment Coalition’s First Amendment and the Free Press program.
Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte
Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte launches eponymous foundation and announces the establishment of the Initiative to document and research financial, personal, and property losses of the Armenian population of Artsakh Republic incurred during the Artsakh War.
WESTBROOK, Maine Author, lawyer, lecturer and human rights advocate, Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte, launched the “Anna Astvatsaturian Foundation,” a Nonprofit Corporation that will focus its efforts on community initiatives in Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh and the Armenian Diaspora. The first project of the Foundation will work toward determining the impact of Azerbaijani aggression on the Artsakh population.
Over the past decade, with the support of her growing fanbase and her trusted community partners, Astvatsaturian Turcotte spearheaded dozens of humanitarian, development, cultural, environmental and educational projects worldwide to support the community and to benefit the vulnerabl