Best wishes in your new venture, Kelly. It has been great knowing you and
working with you on the MEEOA Board. --Alan
Alan Parks
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 6:11 PM, - MEEOA-L - Maine Educational Opportunity
Association members communication <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Good luck, Kelly! You will be missed!! Your new venture sounds awesome.
> Enjoy the journey!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 17, 2017, at 4:37 PM, Danette Madore <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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 <(617)%20784-2320>
> >> kelly.ilseman@m <[log in to unmask]>*aine.edu <http://aine.edu>*
> >>
> >> other ways to reach me:
> >> 800.581.2522 <(800)%20581-2522>
> >> 207.581.3720 <(207)%20581-3720>
> >> fax: 207.581.2710 <(207)%20581-2710>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > *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 <(207)%20768-9618> cell - 207.551.8787
> <(207)%20551-8787> fax - 207.768.9464 <(207)%20768-9464>*
> > *New email - [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>*
>
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