Alumni Spotlight Katie Wing, the sky’s the limit Katie Wing’s life began taking off in a good way when she enrolled at SMCC’s Midcoast Campus. Now she’s excelling at Smith College. Seeking a better future for herself and her daughter—but not knowing exactly what she wanted to do—Katie enrolled at SMCC after moving from her… More »
Leadership calling Looking to develop leadership skills that will serve you well through college and life? SMCC’s semester-long Emerging Leaders Program may be the ticket. The Emerging Leaders Program helps students find their leadership strengths and learn valuable leadership skills with engaged, like-minded students. The program was launched at SMCC last year and was such… More »
Student Spotlight Hamza Zmou, Morocco to Maine When Hamza Zmou completed high school in Morocco, he wanted to come to college in New England. Out of all the colleges in the region, he chose SMCC. Hamza, who’s from Morocco’s largest city of Casablanca, was sold on SMCC’s affordable tuition and beautiful campus. But more importantly,… More »
Connecting students with potential employers SMCC’s IT programs offer students more than just classroom instruction. Through the Maine is IT! brown bag lunch series, students also regularly meet and network with IT representatives from area businesses. The lunch series offers Computer Science, Information Security and Information Technology students the opportunity to interact with local IT… More »
Student Profile Cameron Fudge, medical career ahead While serving in the Navy as a hospital corpsman, Cameron Fudge concluded that a medical career was in his future. SMCC is serving as a steppingstone toward his goal of becoming an emergency room physician. A native of Nova Scotia, Canada, Cameron moved to Maine at a young… More »
Advising Month helps save time, money There’s no better way for you to save time, save money and reach your academic goals than by using SMCC’s advising services. SMCC faculty and staff are bolstering efforts to encourage students to take advantage of advising services during Advising Month, which kicks off November 1 and runs the… More »
Seawall replacement underway Workers have begun replacing the SMCC seawall, a process that involves removing scores of heavy granite blocks and stacking them back into place. Replacing the seawall, which stretches from the SMCC pier to the breakwater leading to Spring Point Ledge Light, requires removing the blocks and then fitting them back into place… More »
Student Profile Kathrine Norcott, all in the family Kathrine Norcott isn’t the only one in her family seeking a brighter future by coming to SMCC. While she’s earning a degree in business, her husband is studying pre-engineering. Kathrine, 29, moved to California after growing up and graduating high school in Maine. She returned to Maine… More »
SMCC welcomes international, multicultural students International and multicultural students were welcomed to SMCC at a reception hosted by the Student Life Department. At a Sept. 16 gathering in the Ortiz Atrium, students had a chance to meet one another, enjoy refreshments and hear from SMCC President Ron Cantor welcoming them to the SMCC community. SMCC… More »
Garrick Hoffman, passion for learning Even if you’ve never met Garrick Hoffman, you’ve probably read his writing in The Beacon or seen his photographs in the Writ. Before coming to SMCC at the age of 22, Garrick says he was feeling that his life was “vapid and devoid of meaning.” SMCC, he says, flamed his… More »