Southern Maine Community College awarded more than 1,100 degrees and certificates Sunday during a virtual ceremony marking the College’s 74th Commencement. In all, 1,073 students earned 1,109 degrees and certificates during the 2020-2021 academic year. Graduates were recognized during a pre-recorded graduation ceremony, available on SMCC’s YouTube channel. Students in the Class of 2021 came… More »
SMCC student filmmakers will be showing their films on the big screen this month with the return of The Maine Mayhem Film Festival. The festival, now in its 11th year, showcases the high-quality work of SMCC filmmaking students in public theaters each year. The 2020 festival was canceled due to the pandemic, but Professor Corey… More »
SMCC students and employees who support them received well-earned recognition on Friday for their leadership and accomplishments during the academic year. Student Life recognized students, student organizations, faculty and staff virtually in its pre-recorded Leadership Awards Ceremony. An in-person ceremony is usually held late each spring, but it was held online this year due to… More »
More than a dozen SMCC students had their science projects showcased at two online science symposiums in late April that featured high-quality research on a variety of scientific subjects. Nine students shared their capstone science projects at the April 30 Thinking Matters symposium hosted by the University of Southern Maine. Five SMCC students had their… More »
The SMCC Foundation held a series of virtual “Community Scholarship Coffee” get-togethers in late April to recognize scholarship donors and recipients and connect them with Foundation board members and SMCC faculty and staff. During the gatherings, people introduced themselves and talked about what SMCC means to them, while students gave heart-felt thanks for the scholarships… More »
Andrea Atkinson has been named SMCC’s Student of the Year for her academic success and leadership as president of the SMCC chapter of Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Atkinson, who is working toward a degree in Liberal Studies-Focus in Art, serves as president of Alpha Chi Nu, SMCC’s chapter of PTK. She is also a… More »
Oliver Walker knew he wanted to be an artist by the time he was old enough to hold a paintbrush in his hand. His education at SMCC is providing a springboard to help him achieve that goal. Drawn to SMCC in part by its art program, Oliver is slated to graduate in May with a… More »
Southern Maine Community College kicked off its 75th anniversary celebration on Friday with on-campus planting ceremonies to honor its legacy of transforming people and communities through education and training. Small groups of students, faculty members, administrators, alumni and community partners planted flowering shrubs and trees in simultaneous ceremonies at SMCC’s South Portland Campus and Midcoast… More »
As SMCC celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, we are hearing lots of personal stories from alumni and students about how SMCC inspired and motivated them, changing their lives and their futures. In this column, President Cassidy writes about SMCC’s long history of transforming lives through education and training. Read the full column here.
Tuesday’s conviction of former police offer Derek Chauvin brings accountability and some degree of justice in last year’s murder of George Floyd, but it is only the starting point for the work that needs to be done to end race-based inequity once and for all. We express relief that Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder,… More »