Congratulations on your big move! I hope it's everything you wish for and
more. You will be missed Kelly... (btw - take Mary Kate up on her offer,
Aisling is great fun!)
Danette
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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*Danette Madore*
*Coordinator - Upward Bound*
*TRiO College Access Services*
*University of Maine at Presque Isle*
*181 Main Street*
*Presque Isle, Maine 04769*
*work - 207.768.9618 cell - 207.551.8787 fax - 207.768.9464*
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