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Webber Energy Fuels Sponsors Statewide Research Project To Provide Definitive Answers On Maine Student Aspirations, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
Gov. Angus S. King, Jr. announced today that Webber Energy Fuels, a Maine-based company, is funding a $300,000 unprecedented research project that will answer some of the most elusive educational questions about student motivation and aspirations.
Corporate Marketing Whiz, Aspirations Expert Are Wit And Wisdom Of New Syndicated Column For Dads, Kay Hyatt
Corporate Marketing Whiz, Aspirations Expert Are Wit And Wisdom Of New Syndicated Column For Dads, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
The serendipitous meeting of two kindred spirits ΜΆ a new-product marketing guru with corporate clients around the world and a professor in Maine trying to spread the word about the link between student aspirations, attitude and achievement -- launched a friendship and a nationally syndicated newspaper column.
Umaine Faculty Member Honored For Distinguished Service, Kay Hyatt
Umaine Faculty Member Honored For Distinguished Service, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
The New England League of Middle Schools has presented its distinguished service award to University of Maine Associate Professor Edward Brazee, recognizing his pioneering work and advocacy of quality education for early adolescents. Brazee, a UMaine faculty member since 1984, received the James P. Garvin Distinguished Service Award before an audience of 4,000 educators and parents at the regional association's annual conference March 23 in Providence.
Umaine Named National Writing Project Site, Kay Hyatt
Umaine Named National Writing Project Site, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
The University of Maine has been named an official site of the National Writing Project. The designation connects the state to a network of grassroots programs dedicated to the improvement of student writing and the teaching of writing at all grade levels and across all curricular areas. UMaine was one of only four new sites selected nationally in the competitive grant process this year and is the state's only National Writing Project site.
Umaine Graduate Program Makes National Ranking, Kay Hyatt
Umaine Graduate Program Makes National Ranking, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
UMaine's graduate program in secondary education is among the top in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report's 1998 Guide to America's Best Graduate Schools. The program is ranked 21st, out of 191, and is tied with the University of California, Berkeley. The rankings of academic quality are based on reputation, student selectivity, faculty resources and research activity.
Students, Governor To Discuss Politics Via Telecommunications, Kay Hyatt
Students, Governor To Discuss Politics Via Telecommunications, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
High school students in four Maine counties will talk politics with Gov. Angus S. King, Jr. on Friday, March 13 without leaving their classrooms. King will connect through a new telecommunications system with students from Presque Isle, Hall-Dale and Old Town high schools, and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf in Falmouth.
Aspirations Leader Named To Regional Accreditation Board, Kay Hyatt
Aspirations Leader Named To Regional Accreditation Board, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
Russell J. Quaglia, director of the National Center for Student Aspirations at the University of Maine, has been named a trustee of the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Inc., the nation's oldest regional accrediting organization, dedicated to establishing and maintaining high standards for all levels of education, pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level.