Best, best wishes Kelly!!!  You'll always be part of our Maine TRIO Family!


#trioworks
*Lynn Ploof-Davis*
Director of TRIO Programs
Upward Bound/Johnson Scholars
University of Maine at Farmington
252 Main St.
Room 202
Farmington, ME 04938
207-778-7297 (w)
207-491-6862 (c)



On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 9:28 AM, Dori Fellman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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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>
> Dori Fellman | GEAR UP College Transition Coordinator
> 11 South Road Readfield, ME 04355
>
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> "It is not what is poured into a student that counts, but what is
> planted."* -Linda
> Conway*
>