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 »
Monday, May 13 7 a.m.-8 p.m., HUB fitness center open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Learning Commons open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Advising Office open Tuesday, May 14 7 a.m.-8 p.m., HUB fitness center open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Advising Office open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Learning Commons open Wednesday, May 15 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Learning Commons open 8 a.m.-5… More »
Southern Maine Community College awarded a near-record number of degrees Sunday when hundreds of students were joined by family and friends at the College’s 72nd Commencement. In all, 1,096 students earned 1,126 degrees and certificates during the past academic year, with hundreds receiving their degrees during Sunday’s graduation ceremonies at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland…. More »
Summary: SMCC’s commencement is May 12. In this Times Record column, President Cassidy writes that graduation is a springboard for our graduates as they move forward to bright futures entering the workforce or continuing their education at four-year institutions. Read the full column here.
Career Fair to feature 60-plus employers Brush up on your interviewing skills, dust off that resume and meet prospective employers face-to-face at the annual SMCC Career Fair. More than 60 employers will be represented at this year’s fair, to be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the HUB Athletic Center on SMCC’s… More »
Student Spotlight Kera Pingree, Mount Holyoke-bound Kera Pingree found themself homeless after graduating from high school. Now they’re preparing to transfer from SMCC to Mount Holyoke College on a full scholarship. Kera’s plans to enroll at SMCC straight from high school in 2014 were derailed when they and their 2 ½-year-old daughter didn’t have a… More »
Academic: Monday, April 22 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Learning Commons open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Advising Office open Tuesday, April 23 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Advising Office open 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Learning Commons open Wednesday, April 24 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Learning Commons open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Advising Office open Thursday, April 25 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Advising Office open… More »
Thursday, May 16, 5-7:30 p.m. SMCC Oceanview Dining Hall 95 Campus Center Drive South Portland, Maine Southern Maine Community College is hosting a celebration of its Public Safety programs and the thousands of firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and others who have touched or been touched by these programs through the decades…. More »
Experiencing Difference Scores of students, staff and faculty turned out for an exhibit and discussion aimed at exploring and celebrating differences and similarities among diverse populations in communities. The March 27 “Experiencing Difference” event in Jewett Hall aimed to provide an experience “that leads to and enables honest interaction, true understanding, and mutual respect and… More »
Student Spotlight Banah Alhanfy, politics calling Since moving to Maine from Iraq two years ago, Banah Alhanfy has immersed herself in politics ― as an intern for U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, as Pingree’s guest at President Trump’s State of the Union address, and as a political science student at SMCC. Banah’s move to… More »