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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.
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.
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.
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 …