How exciting! Good luck Kelly, enjoy this new chapter in your life.  The
students you have touched will always remember your energy and help.  Thank
you for all you have done for students of Maine!

On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 8:46 AM, Lena Michaud <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Kelly!! I'm so happy to know that you're following your passion. It's been
> great working and getting to know you over the past 17 years.
> Until we meet again......all the best!
>
> Lena Michaud, MLIS, CAS, Director
> TRIO, Student Support Services
> University of Maine at Fort Kent
> 23 University Drive
> Fort Kent, ME 04743
> Phone: (207) 834-7531
> Fax: (207) 834-7870
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: - MEEOA-L - Maine Educational Opportunity Association members
> communication [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Laurie J.
> Davis
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 7:43 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: happy trails
>
> "Happy trails to you,
> Until we meet again.
> Happy trails to you,
> Keep smiling until then."
>
> [image: Inline image 1]
>
> Echoing Roy and Dale Rogers, here is to an exciting new adventure!
>
> Thank you for all your dedicated work on behalf of TRIO in Maine over the
> past 17 years. You have helped TRIO and TRIO students move forward and you
> will be missed. Keep smiling and making a difference in your new world.
>
> All the best,
> Laurie
>
>
> *Laurie J. Davis*
> *Executive Director*
> *TRIO Programs: **Upward Bound & Student Support Services* *University of
> Southern Maine*
> *37 College Avenue, Gorham, ME 04038*
> *207-780-5282*
> *[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>                   *
>
> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Kelly Ilseman <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Good Morning MEEOA,
> >
> >
> > It is with bittersweet emotions that I let you know I have decided to
> > attend acupuncture and herbal medicine school in Portland, Oregon,
> > starting in September!
> >
> >
> > I’m fully grateful for my time with and connection to the University
> > of Maine Upward Bound Math Science Program, and to the students and
> > staff who have been a part of it over the years, and to the TRIO
> > community. You have all been my home since 2001. Each of you has
> > served as a huge inspiration to me, and it has been a pleasure and a
> > gift to work with every single one of you. Each student and staff
> > member who came to the program back in the days of regional UBMS from
> > all over New England and now from our 8 schools in Maine, have desired
> > to learn, to grow personally, to create the foundations for their
> > academic futures, and to shape their personal paths and professional
> > visions – seeing and knowing these things within them and also within you
> > has given me confidence, encouragement, and inspiration.
> > Watching students undertake advanced research projects fueled by their
> > own interests, literally creating the reality they want to exist for
> > themselves, has shown me that I can do the same. I have been so
> > inspired by you all, have been so grateful for you all to share your
> > life journeys with me in close confidence. Your passions for
> > self-growth, discovery, and actualization are mine as well, your
> > aspirations and your successes embolden me and give me strength,
> > direction, and satisfaction. I feel your struggles too. I admire all
> > of you every day and will continue to have hope for your best
> realizations
> > my heart.
> >
> >
> > UBMS has been the most tremendous personal and professional growth
> > experience I could ever have hoped for and I will always gather
> > inspirational energy from my TRIO family. I have learned as much as
> > any student from being part of the program. There is always more work
> > to be done, and it is beyond hard to sever ties and to discontinue
> > projects for which I still have great passion and energy. But I know
> > that others will continue these with new vision and creativity. I
> > thank you TRIO family for the 17 years of my life I have spent with
> > you. I will forever hold TRIO and all of you dear to my heart, forever
> > be a resource to you, a help to you if needed, always willing to write
> > a recommendation letter, or to provide humble life coaching direction
> > if I might, and will always, always love to hear where you are, what
> > you are doing, and how you are doing. I want to you know this
> > sincerely. Your journeys have been my delight; it has been my honor and
> > pleasure to take part in them.
> >
> >
> > In many ways, I am not leaving, but simply building and growing on the
> > strong foundation you have given me. I will always continue to believe
> > in the educational and social justice work that you are all doing. Our
> > inherent belief in the value, worth, and potential for growth in every
> > individual are one and the same. The challenges tha arise to prevent
> > access to educational opportunity are still mine to rally for
> > alongside you everyone has equal access to the things they need.
> > Activism and educational opportunity will always be at the center of
> > what I hold dear and I will raise my voice and offer my support for TRIO
> > for ever.
> >
> >
> > So, it is with love, sadness, and utmost gratefulness that I embark on
> > my new journey. It’s time for me to take on new challenges! I am
> > seeking the next adventure of my education, studying Acupuncture and
> > Herbal Medicine at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. This
> > degree, Master’s of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAcOM), will
> > afford me opportunities to move more fully into education, health, and
> > healing. It will also allow me to be involved with some incredibly
> > valuable cutting edge medical research and community outreach. It is a
> > very exciting time to be involved with this medicine as east now truly
> > meets west, and the integration and acceptance of both modalities gains
> > traction at a fast pace.
> >
> >
> > Leaving the gorgeous state of Maine, and all it’s beautiful, lovely,
> > creative people - all of you, and my profession, feels as scary as the
> > first day of nursery school. When I think ahead to September, it seems
> > foreign to think of being anywhere but in Maine. There is so much yet
> > to unfold, but I'm looking forward to the new connections that I will
> > make, trusting in the direction this path is leading. I am truly and
> > always will be a lifelong learner seeking adventures in the spirit of
> > the 2016 UBMS
> > theme: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the
> > things that you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the
> > bowlines.
> > Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Dream.
> > Explore. Discover."
> >
> >
> > In love and gratitude,
> > Kelly
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --------------------
> > Kelly Ann Ilseman
> > Upward Bound Math/Science Program
> > Assistant Director/Academic Curriculum Coordinator/Academic Counselor
> >
> > Best ways to reach me:
> > call or text: 617.784.2320
> > kelly.ilseman@m <[log in to unmask]>*aine.edu <http://aine.edu>*
> >
> > other ways to reach me:
> > 800.581.2522
> > 207.581.3720
> > fax: 207.581.2710
> >
> > snail mail:
> > University of Maine
> > Upward Bound Math/Science Program
> > 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Rm 224
> > Orono, ME 04469-5713
> >
> > http://umaine.edu/ub/
> >
> >
> > *Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
> >
>



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