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Webber Energy Fuels Sponsors Statewide Research Project To Provide Definitive Answers On Maine Student Aspirations, Kay Hyatt Aug 1998

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 Jun 1998

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 Graduate Program Makes National Ranking, Kay Hyatt Mar 1998

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 Mar 1998

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 Mar 1998

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.


National Report Parallels Maine Surveys On Student Aspirations, Attitudes Toward Learning, Kay Hyatt Jan 1998

National Report Parallels Maine Surveys On Student Aspirations, Attitudes Toward Learning, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A new report indicating that more college freshmen than ever believe education is something to be endured rather than enjoyed comes as no surprise to Russell Quaglia, director of the National Center for Student Aspirations at the University of Maine. The recently released report from the Los Angeles-based Higher Education Research Institute is on target with the Aspirations Center's surveys of Maine high school students who say that school is neither energizing nor challenging.


National Report Parallels Maine Surveys On Student Aspirations, Attitudes Toward Learning, Kay Hyatt Jan 1998

National Report Parallels Maine Surveys On Student Aspirations, Attitudes Toward Learning, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A new report indicating that more college freshmen than ever believe education is something to be endured rather than enjoyed comes as no surprise to Russell Quaglia, director of the National Center for Student Aspirations at the University of Maine. The recently released report from the Los Angeles-based Higher Education Research Institute is on target with the Aspirations Center's surveys of Maine high school students who say that school is neither energizing nor challenging.