Bath / Brunswick Newsletter [image: University College] *Bath / Brunswick <http://learn.maine.edu/bath>*** *Newsletter 1/5/11* Click here to view in a web browser<http://learn.maine.edu/bath/newsletter/> *Happy new year!*** *Welcome back!* Spring classes begin as follows: 1/10 UMA, UM 1/11 UMFK 1/18 UMF, UMPI, USM 1/19 UMM A detailed UMS academic calendar<http://www.maine.edu/pdf/ACADEMICCALENDAR2010-11.pdf>is available as a PDF online or stay connected by subscribing <http://learn.maine.edu/bath/2010/09/08/stay-connected/> to the UCBB events calendar<[log in to unmask]&ctz=America/New_York&gsessionid=OK" target="_blank">https:[log in to unmask]&ctz=America/New_York&gsessionid=OK>inside your UMS Google apps. It is easy to add this calendar. *Set up a payment plan in MaineStreet* Students now have the ability to enroll in a payment plan inside MaineStreet. Here’s the quick guide<http://www.maine.edu/pdf/EnrollPayPlanBP_QG.pdf>to this new feature. *Renew now!* Please remember to renew your *FAFSA <http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/>* for the 2011-2012 financial aid year by *2/15*. Renewing by this priority deadline will allow you to be fully considered for all forms of aid and to also receive an award offer earlier. *Apply for the Competitive Skills Scholarship* The Competitive Skills Scholarship Program (CSSP)<http://www.mainecareercenter.com/services-programs/training/cssp/index.shtml>helps workers learn new skills and succeed in a changing economy. The program is open to all qualified Maine residents and pays for education for jobs in demand in Maine. Applications are expected to be available beginning 2/1 and the deadline is *2/15*. *FMI<http://www.mainecareercenter.com/services-programs/training/cssp/index.shtml> *. *Volunteer* We are recruiting volunteers and students who have a work-study award to staff our business office. Volunteers are eligible to earn a three credit hour UMA tuition waiver. Please contact *Arlene Smith <[log in to unmask]>*FMI or to apply. *Celebrate the dream* University College will be closed on Monday *1/17* in observance of the *Martin Luther King* holiday. *Get involved!* All students are invited and encouraged to attend Midcoast Center for Higher Education *student association meetings*<http://learn.maine.edu/bath/about-us/student-association/>. Please join the SA officers at their first spring semester meeting on Tuesday *1/25* at 11:45 am in Room 120. Be sure to enter the SA drawing for a *Coffee 101* gift certificate before the 25th (drawing details in the lobby)! *Get wise!* Check out our Midcoast Senior College *Winter Wisdom<http://learn.maine.edu/bath/midcoast-senior-college/winter-wisdom/> * lecture series. This free lecture series is held every Wednesday at 12:15 pm at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick through 2/16. Upcoming topics: *How victorian were the Victorians? *(1/12), *Homeward Bound: Sailing from Turkey to France* (1/19) *Sell* Sell your unloved college textbooks. A *book buyback* is will be held in the lobby on *1/26 & 1/27* from 1 to 7 pm. *Get matched!* Join *Shelley Taylor*, Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community, on Thursday, *1/27* from 6:30 to 7:30 pm to learn about a* federal matched savings account* program that can help pay for education, buy a home, or start a business. Qualified individuals may apply to open a Family Development Account (FDA) so that every dollar saved can be matched by four dollars. Please email Shelley Taylor <[log in to unmask]> FMI or to pre-register. *Stay connected!* Stay tuned in to UCBB news, events and fun through our *Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bath-ME/University-College-at-BathBrunswick/95070528555?ref=s> * page. It’s a great place to stay connected with your colleagues! 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