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January 19, 2016
•   Welcome to the Spring Semester
•   What’s Happening?
•   Top Stories
•   Student Life
•   In the Spotlight
•   Bulletin Board
•   SMCC In The News
•   My Maine Guide: Did you know?

Welcome to the Spring Semester!


Thousands of returning and first-time students have arrived at SMCC for the start of the Spring Semester.   Read more...
What's Happening
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
  • Tues-Tues, Jan. 19-26, Add/drop period and 100 percent refund period for tuition and fees
  • Monday, Jan. 25, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., University of Southern Maine admissions visit, Campus Center
  • Friday, Jan. 29, book allowances end  See full calendar...
STUDENT LIFE CALENDAR
  • Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1 and 3 p.m., Women's and men's basketball games vs. UMaine-Augusta, HUB gym
  • Tuesday, Jan. 19 and 26, 5-7 p.m., free bowling, bring student ID, Easy Day Bowling, 725 Broadway, South Portland
  • Mondays and Wednesdays, 9-10, dodgeball, HUB gym  See full calendar...

Student volunteers make a difference


SMCC students are making a difference helping Mainers who are in need of substance abuse treatment. Read more...

New seawall takes shape


The replacement of the SMCC seawall is now complete, and workers are now moving on to building stairways down to the beach. Read more...

Players of the week

Congratulations to SMCC hoops players John Morgan and Kendra Kagiliery (in photo) for being named YSCC players of the week.

Survival tips

The Spring Semester Survival Guide is full of tips and information to help you have a successful semester. Available on campus and online.

Alumni hoops

The SeaWolves athletic department will hold its annual alumni basketball games at 5 and 6 p.m. Jan. 23 after that day's men's and women's basketball games.
Read more...

New Mainers

Don't miss this workshop-style event aimed at helping new Mainers reach their educational goals. Mark your calendar for January 28.

Short film festival

SMCC film instructors Huey Coleman (standing) and Corey Norman (seated next to him) were among the filmmakers whose films screened at the Jan. 6 Maine Short Film Festival at Space Gallery in Portland.


Community Conversation

Mark your calendars for Feb. 19 for SMCC's Community Conversation. From 1-4 p.m. in the HUB, students and employees will share ideas and opinions on "Living our Values." Stay tuned. More details to come.

Leadership development

Looking to develop leadership skills that will serve you well through college and life? SMCC's semester-long Emerging Leaders Program begins Feb. 3. Application deadline is Feb. 2.


Don't miss this

The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center has extended the application deadline to Feb. 1 for its 2016 Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership Institute, held June 2-7 at the University of Maine.

In The Spotlight

Student Spotlight
Nick Jackson, inspired by superheroes

Nick Jackson is inspired by superheroes — which helps explain why he’s enrolled in SMCC’s Paramedicine program. Read more...

Alumni Spotlight
Shane Cushing, going far

After SMCC, Shane Cushing earned a bachelor’s and is now pursuing a master’s. He likes higher ed so much he eventually hopes to work at a college or university. Read more...
VACANCIES
  • Composite Science & Manufacturing program chairman, Midcoast Campus
  • Anatomy & Physiology adjunct instructor, Midcoast Campus
  • Clinical Nursing adjunct instructors, South Portland Campus
Visit www.jobsinme.com to check on vacant positions.
Bulletin Board
  • Celtics raffle tickets. The Lady Seawolves basketball team is selling raffle tickets for $20 each for a package that includes two seats to the Feb. 27 Celtics game vs. Miami, a night at Boston's Courtyard Marriott Downtown, parking and $75 worth of room service. The drawing is at halftime of the Feb. 13 women's game. If interested, email jhowe@smccME.edu.
  • Cinematography workshop. The Maine Film & Video Association is holding a cinematography workshop at SMCC on Jan. 29. Free for SMCC students, $10 for others. Preregister on the MFVA website. 

It's back to class now that the Spring Semester has arrived.

And the best place to check your course schedule, see class syllabi, add or drop a class, and otherwise stay on track is My Courses on My Maine Guide on the MySMCC portal.

At My Courses, you can check your bookstore allowance, find academic forms, complete a course evaluation, access online learning portals or download the SMCC academic calendar. It's also where you'll find contact information for key offices that can help ensure your academic success.
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