Student-athletes attain academic success Four SMCC athletic teams made it to national championship tournaments this year. But student-athletes did more than shine on the playing field and court ― they also excelled in the classroom. For the Spring Semester, SMCC student-athletes had an overall GPA of 2.71 (compared to an average 2.55 GPA among all… More »
Faculty Spotlight Linda Aldrich, Poet Laureate Former SMCC English instructor Linda Aldrich didn’t begin writing poetry until age 40. Now she serves as an ambassador of poetry for the Greater Portland region. Aldrich, who taught at SMCC for several years, was named Portland’s Poet Laureate in June of 2018. In her role, she helps promote… More »
The Southern Maine Community College Foundation raised more than $70,000 at its A Light on the Point fundraiser to benefit students and SMCC’s public safety programs. The event, held last month on SMCC’s South Portland Campus, celebrated SMCC’s Public Safety programs and the thousands of firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and others… More »
Southern Maine Community College (SMCC), in partnership with MaineHealth, is launching a new class to train people to become skilled phlebotomists and provide MaineHealth with the workers it needs for future growth while improving career opportunities for Maine residents. The NorDx Phlebotomy School begins June 17 and runs through July 19. Up to 15 people… More »
Southern Maine Community College has named Dr. Paul Charpentier as its Vice President and Academic Dean following a nationwide search. Dr. Charpentier has worked at SMCC for 24 years as a faculty member and administrator, and has served as interim Academic Dean for nearly two years. As Academic Dean, he is the College’s chief academic… More »
Southern Maine Community College is waiving its application fee during the entire month of June for people applying for the Fall Semester. The waiver is part of SMCC’s commitment to keep costs down and make college as affordable as possible. The College encourages people to apply early so they can get the best selection of… More »
The MDI Biological Laboratory has received an award of nearly $18 million from the National Institutes of Health that will strengthen biomedical research and training for students from SMCC and other educational institutions in Maine. The grant will fund the renewal of the 18-year-old Maine INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) program for another… More »
Culinary Arts student Jada Tuttle is among the seven Maine community college students who have been awarded scholarships in honor of the late Leon A. Gorman, the longtime president and CEO of L.L.Bean. The students were awarded the scholarships at a ceremony on May 14 at L.L.Bean’s corporate headquarters in Freeport. The scholarship award is… More »
Global Studies Center to offer classes with travel to Cuba, Spain The Global Studies Center at SMCC will offer Global Classroom classes in the spring of 2020, in partnership with CIEE, that include short-term travel to Cuba and Spain. Global Classroom classes are semester-long online classes that include international travel for a study-abroad experience. They… More »
Student Spotlight Quindelynne Hasler, Mitchell Scholar Coming to SMCC has opened up new opportunities for Quindelynne Hasler that she never imagined. Her education at SMCC has provided her the in-depth video production training she wanted and led to work on a multi-day music video and a job as a news assistant at WGME-TV. Now she’s… More »