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Full-Text Articles in Education
Minerva 2012, The Honors College
Minerva 2012, The Honors College
Minerva
This issue of Minerva includes a celebration of the life and impact of former Honors Dean, Charlie Slavin; a discussion of the Honors College's role in the University of Maine Blue Sky Strategic Plan; and profiles of student Kyle Franklin and alumni Heidi Crosby and Richard Becker.
Dawnbreaker Vol 60 No 2 (Winter 2012-2013), Dawnbreaker Staff
Dawnbreaker Vol 60 No 2 (Winter 2012-2013), Dawnbreaker Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
Mary Andrews Speaks, Mary Andrews
Mary Andrews Speaks, Mary Andrews
Center on Aging : Boomer Reporting Corps
Mary Andrews speaks briefly about “South Brewer Childhood Memories,” an article she wrote as part of the Boomer Reporting Corps project a special initiative of Encore Leadership Corps, provided specialized mentoring and general skill-building workshops to Mainers over the age of 50.
Gear And Advise By Jennifer Smith-Mayo, Jennifer Smith-Mayo
Gear And Advise By Jennifer Smith-Mayo, Jennifer Smith-Mayo
Center on Aging : Boomer Reporting Corps
Jennifer Smith-Mayo, award-winning, free-lance photographer, videographer, multimedia artist, and instructor, discusses the gear she uses in her work and gives advise on how to choose a camera.
Jennifer collaborated with her husband, writer Matthew P. Mayo, on a series of popular hardcover books (Maine Icons, New Hampshire Icons, and Vermont Icons).
Ethics And Shield Law, Anthony Ronzio
Ethics And Shield Law, Anthony Ronzio
Center on Aging : Boomer Reporting Corps
Anthony Ronzio speaking on Ethics and Maine's Shield Law and how they pertain to the citizen journalism in Maine.
Open Records And The Citizen Journalist, Anthony Ronzio
Open Records And The Citizen Journalist, Anthony Ronzio
Center on Aging : Boomer Reporting Corps
Anthony Ronzio, former executive editor of the Bangor Daily News, discusses open records and their value to the citizen journalist.
Dawnbreaker Vol 60 No 1 (Fall 2012), Dawnbreaker Staff
Dawnbreaker Vol 60 No 1 (Fall 2012), Dawnbreaker Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
Book Of The Week: Memoir Of A Debulked Woman: Enduring Ovarian Cancer, Deborah D. Rogers
Book Of The Week: Memoir Of A Debulked Woman: Enduring Ovarian Cancer, Deborah D. Rogers
English Faculty Scholarship
Deborah Rogers is moved by a feminist scholar’s meditation on the body, medicine and mortality.
Umaine Disabilities Insider, August 27, 2012, University Of Maine Disability Support Services
Umaine Disabilities Insider, August 27, 2012, University Of Maine Disability Support Services
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, the number of students with disabilities attending college has increased steadily. At UMaine we have seen this trend first hand. DSS has tracked our student data for a number of years and over the past decade the number of students with documented disabilities served by DSS has increased 82.7%. During the 2001-02 school year we assisted 214 students with disabilities. Last year we worked with 391 students.
Dawnbreaker Vol 59 No 3 (Spring 2012), Dawnbreaker Staff
Dawnbreaker Vol 59 No 3 (Spring 2012), Dawnbreaker Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
Umaine Disabilities Insider, February 27, 2012, University Of Maine Disability Support Services
Umaine Disabilities Insider, February 27, 2012, University Of Maine Disability Support Services
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Faculty often question why they aren't always informed when there is a student with a disability enrolled in their class. When students request accommodations some of those accommodations directly need faculty involvement, for example, the accommodation of extended time on a test. For these accommodations a request letter would be brought to the faculty by the student. However, there are accommodations that do not typically require faculty action. Obtaining a peer notetaker is one example where DSS would do the work without informing faculty about the student. The student may be receiving mentoring to assist them with college transition and …
Sustainability And Workforce Development In Maine, Catherine S. Renault, Linda Silka, James (Jake) S. Ward
Sustainability And Workforce Development In Maine, Catherine S. Renault, Linda Silka, James (Jake) S. Ward
Maine Policy Review
Maine is facing challenges in terms of its workforce: education levels lag behind those in the other New England states; population growth is slow; and the economy is undergoing a change that has shifted from manufacturing to more knowledge-based jobs. Catherine Renault, Linda Silka and Jake Ward discuss these challenges, looking at what employers want in their employees and at the kinds of jobs the state is likely to see in the future. They point out that the Sustainability Solutions Initiative, with its emphasis on a boundary-crossing approach to education, is an example of a way to train today’s students …
Improving Maine’S Future Through Education: Overcoming Challenges And Learning To “Row” Together, Linda Silka, Karen Hutchins, Meredith Jones, Chris Rector
Improving Maine’S Future Through Education: Overcoming Challenges And Learning To “Row” Together, Linda Silka, Karen Hutchins, Meredith Jones, Chris Rector
Maine Policy Review
Although people agree that education is a crucial ingredient in the mix of factors that will improve Maine’s economic prospects, we often come at the problem from different angles and develop different methods to improve educational outcomes. In this article, Linda Silka, Karen Hutchins, Meredith Jones, and Chris Rector assert that progress in securing a bright future for Maine requires working together across disciplines and areas of expertise to support education. The authors present nine recommendations for strengthening Maine’s educational systems.