I agree with the concern for duplication and that we will likely not be
able to double-count these students.  I think the tipping point here is the
amount of match they are proposing to bring to the table.  It's not a hard
sell when JMG can argue that the state will get a lot of bang for its buck.

Claire

On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Betty McCue-Herlihy <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Alan,
> I agree with you. It appeared redundant to me also. I kept rereading it to
> see what I was missing. Can someone help me and provide more clarity?
> Betty
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Alan Parks <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > - MEEOA-L - Maine Educational Opportunity Association members
> > communication <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> > >Attached is the testimony delivered on March 4, 2015 in support of LD
> 215
> > from:
> > >LD 215 sponsor - Sen. Justin Alfond
> > >Jobs for Maine's Graduates - Craig Larrabee
> > >Maine Community College System - Gary Crocker
> > >University of Maine System - Rosa Redonnett
> > >Maine State Chamber of Commerce - Dana Connors
> > >JMG student - Nicole Padilla
> > >USM student - Carleigh Boston
> > >USM Muskie - Marty Zanghi
> > >JMG & Thomas College - Matt Reynolds
> > >
> > >This testimony gives a more detailed sense of what JMG envisions for
> this
> > college access/success initiative. On Monday, March 9th, Craig Larrabee
> > again testified in support of this request as part of the Governor's
> budget
> > and indicated that there
> > >was a 2 to 1 match proposed or $500,000 in private funds to match the
> > $250,000 of state funds requested. The committee work session has not yet
> > been scheduled for this bill.
> >
> > Thanks for the updates, Laurie. It sounds like a duplication of what
> we're
> > already doing, particularly those of us in SSS--and we're all well
> > established on our campuses. I can't imagine a JMG advisor being plopped
> > down on the UMaine campus and
> > successfully integrating into all the departments, and having an impact
> on
> > retaining high risk students. And would UMaine give a non-employee access
> > to MaineStreet?
> >
> > I have even more questions about this bill now that you've provided the
> > updates.
> >
> > Alan
> >
>
>
>
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