A group of new Mainers is receiving welding training in a Southern Maine Community College workforce development class that provides immigrants valuable skills that will benefit them in the workforce. Eight Maine residents from the African nations of Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda are enrolled in a beginning welding class that… More »
There’s no better way for you to save time and money — and ease stress — while reaching your academic goals than by meeting with an SMCC advisor during Advising Month. Advising Month, which runs through all of November, is the ideal time to meet with your faculty advisor to review your degree audit, ask… More »
With more than 800,000 visitors at Fort Williams Park each year, it’s possible that Alex Donka’s gardens are seen by more people than any other gardens in Maine. As head gardener, Donka is in charge of the many gardens and plants that can be found throughout the 90-acre park in Cape Elizabeth. He started working… More »
The 2020-21 Student Senate has been sworn in with a new Executive Board. Despite challenging times, the Senate has 10 active members with a number of projects that are in the works. Students on the Executive Board are: Joshua Parks, President. A Political Science major, Joshua is president for a second straight year. He has… More »
Dr. Deborah Birx, the Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, said Tuesday that Maine’s community colleges are doing a good job keeping students and employees safe during the COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining a mix of in-person classes and remote instruction. Dr. Birx visited Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) as part of her… More »
The Captain’s Cupboard has a new home and is now open to help students who need assistance. The food pantry reopened Tuesday, October 13, at its new location in a college-owned building at 5 Surfsite Road near the corner of Benjamin Fickett Street, a short walk from the Campus Center. The location is more visible… More »
A Marine Science Department device that gauges ocean currents off New England has drifted some 600 miles to the south — all the way to North Carolina, where it was brought ashore and repaired by a charter boat fisherman who is featured on the National Geographic show, “Wicked Tuna.” In February, Marine Science students built… More »
When Moise Mulamba Kalonji arrived at SMCC, he had already earned a college degree in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and worked on renewable energy projects in Africa. Now he’s working toward a degree in Electrical Engineering Technologies so he can build a career in the renewable energy field. Moise grew up… More »
Twenty-seven Maine firefighters have graduated from the Maine Fire Service Institute’s Officer Training Academy after completing rigorous training to prepare them for leadership roles at fire departments across the state. A small graduation ceremony with appropriate safety precautions was held October 2 at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. The Maine Fire Service Institute is… More »
The Beacon student newspaper becomes a credit course The Beacon student newspaper has transformed into a college course this fall, allowing students for the first time to earn academic credit for the writing, photography, graphic design and digital skills they learn while putting out the biweekly publication. For its first 15 years, The Beacon was… More »