Bath / Brunswick Newsletter

University College

Newsletter 1/20/11

Renew now!

Please remember to renew your FAFSA 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 scholarships

Here are three great upcoming opportunities to apply for scholarships:

Competitive Skills Scholarship Program (application window 2/1-2/15)
UMA General Scholarships (application deadline 3/4)
AAUW Scholarship Program (application deadline 3/30)

Also, be sure to check out the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) scholarship search.

Get CA$H

Are you leaving money on the table? If you earned under $50,000 last year, you can find out if you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit and get your taxes prepared for free through the Midcoast Creating Assets, Savings & Hope (CA$H) Coalition. Tax prep is offered on different dates throughout our region including: University College at Bath/Brunswick, Thursdays from 4-7 pm., 1/27; 2/10; & 2/24. Call 319-1390 for an appointment.

Read Aloud!

United Way of Mid Coast Maine is coordinating the 12th annual Community Read Aloud on Wednesday, 3/2, 2011! On this special day, volunteers from all walks of life visit children at child care sites, Head Starts, and elementary schools in the Mid Coast region. During the half hour or forty-five minute visit, the volunteers talk about why reading is important to them in their lives and then read a favorite book or books to the children. This is a tremendous opportunity to promote literacy and build community. Support this effort by volunteering–pick-up a volunteer registration form in the Midcoast Center for Higher Education lobby or email [log in to unmask]. Please submit your registration by the end of January.

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. We are specifically looking for students to cover early morning shifts and evening shifts. Please contact Arlene Smith FMI or to apply.

Enter to win!

Enter the SA drawing for a Coffee 101 gift certificate by 1/25 (drawing details in the lobby)! All students are invited and encouraged to attend Midcoast Center for Higher Education student association meetings. Please join the SA officers at their first spring semester meeting on Tuesday 1/25 at 11:45 am in Room 120. Email [log in to unmask] if you plan to attend or FMI.

Get wise!

Check out our 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: The Walls Really Do Talk: How Buildings Reflect a Culture (1/26) and HIV AIDS: A Modern Plague (2/2)

Sell

A book buyback 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 FMI or to pre-register.

Stay connected!

Stay tuned in to UCBB news, events and fun through our Facebook page. It’s a great place to stay connected with your colleagues!