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June 20, 2016
•   SMCC Foundation raises $70K at tribute, celebration
•   What’s Happening?
•   Top Stories
•   Student Life
•   In the Spotlight
•   Bulletin Board
•   SMCC In The News
•   My Maine Guide: Did you know?

SMCC Foundation raises $70K at tribute, 70th birthday celebration


Nearly 200 people helped SMCC commemorate its 70th birthday during a celebration that paid special tribute to the Grondin family’s many decades of leadership and support for the college. Read more...
What's Happening
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
  • Monday, June 27, Open registration begins for Fall Semester
  • Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Tutoring, Learning Commons
  • Wednesday, July 6, Fall bill available   See full calendar...
STUDENT LIFE CALENDAR

New seawall shines


SMCC’s impressive new seawall is now complete. Read more...

Model classroom renovations underway

Renovation work is underway on three classrooms that will serve as models for future classroom upgrades across campus. Read more...


Maine Fire Service Institute receives $250K federal grant

The Maine Fire Service Institute is receiving a federal Assistance to Firefighters grant for equipment for a mobile live-fire trailer that will be used to train firefighters throughout Maine. Read more...

Gardening Season

Ashley Stockham's bok choy, mustard greens, kale and other greens are off to a good start (other than some garden beetles) in the SMCC community garden. Ashley graduated last month from Culinary Arts.

Beach Cleanup

SMCC student security officers and staff took time out on June 11 to pick up trash off Willard Beach. From left are Michael Hobbs, Evan Sanborn, Charly Wojtysiak, Allison Norton, Devyn Vermette and Nicole Tremblay.

CCW Award

Congrats to AEDD student Parastoo Seddiqi on being named the WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Youth Participant of the Year at the Coastal Counties Workforce annual meeting June 10.

Women's Hoops Coach

Welcome Katie Bergeron, our new women's basketball coach. Katie is a Maine native and former standout for Bowdoin College who has also played and coached in Europe.

Diesel Donation

SMCC's Automotive Technology program got a boost with a diesel pickup truck donated by State Farm insurance company. Read more...

Dean's List

Congrats to all the SMCC students — all 1,275 of you — who made the Spring Semester Dean's List.

Carpentry Training

A dozen Maine DOT employees took part in a two-day carpentry training workshop on June 13-14, put on by our Business & Community Partnerships department. We'll be hosting two more workshops in mid-July.

Check This Out!

This surreal photo of a "nudibranch" by SMCC Photography Instructor John Stetson was selected as the June 13 Earth Science Picture of the Day by the Universities Space Research Association. Read more...
In The Spotlight

Alumni Spotlight
Fiston Bujambi, future in music

Newly graduated from SMCC, Fiston Bujambi has his sights set on a bachelor's degree in music production. Read more...

Staff Spotlight
Ethan Wells, ideal opportunity

With degrees in sports management and in athletic administration, Ethan Wells has found the ideal job as SMCC's assistant athletics director. Read more...
NEW HIRES
  • Chris Rittweger, Midcoast Facilities Maintenance Specialist
  • Ethan Wells, Assistant Director of Athletics and Recreation
VACANCIES
  • Administrative Coordinator, Financial Aid Office
  • Clinical Nursing Adjunct, South Portland Campus
  • Clinical Nursing Adjunct, Brunswick area
  • Student Navigator: Navigating Success, South Portland Campus
  • Mathematics Adjunct Instructors, South Portland and Midcoast Campuses
  • Head Baseball Coach
  • Resident Director and Student Life Coordinator, South Portland Campus
  • Nursing Lab Adjunct Faculty Positions, South Portland Campus
Visit www.jobsinme.com to check on vacant positions.
Bulletin Board
  • Volunteer Opportunity – Interested in volunteering? Check out the United We Serve website for hundreds of nearby opportunities. 

It's always important to keep on track toward your degree.

The place to track your academic record or find help with your academic needs is the My Degree section of My Maine Guide on the SMCC portal.

Through My Degree, you can check your degree progress, view your grades, explore majors, view the academic calendar and get answers to frequently asked questions.

My Degree also has contact information on who to talk to when you need help.

Check out My Degree and get on the path to success
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