Summer
& Fall Registration
Registration
for Summer and Fall 2011 will begin in April – summer and fall
listings will be available soon on the website.
Cell
Phones for Soldiers
Please
participate in this great program! There is a donation box in the
lobby at the Center. Check out the website for more information as
well as directions for erasing the data on your phone before
donating! www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
Upcoming
Workshops
March   9
Job Interviewing and Professionalism – Making the Right Impression
March 17
Putting Your Personality to Work – Myers Briggs Type Indicator
(personality style assessment)
March 30
Retail Management as a Career
March 31 Using
CHOICES for Career Exploration and Planning
For complete
information, see the Career Exploration Workshop Flyer.
Faculty
Lecture Series
The Hancock
County Higher Education Center, in conjunction with the Maine Grind, is
offering a series of great lectures by UMA faculty members, as well
as the new Director of Distance Education!  Check it
out! Faculty Lecture
Series
Veterans’
Van
The Veterans’
Mobile Resource Center van will be at the Center on
Wednesday, April
13th 10:00am-2:00pm.
Same
Day Acceptance and Open House Event
Tell your
family, friends and neighbors -Same Day Acceptance Program at the Hancock
County Higher Education Center on April
14, 2011 9am -2pm.
Program
Purpose:Â To provide graduating seniors and others who have not made
college plans for Fall 2011, with a letter of admission to the liberal
studies program at the University of Maine at Augusta or Eastern Maine
Community College. We hope Same Day Acceptance will encourage
students to attend at the Hancock County Center or on-campus in the fall.
Students should
bring a completed application form and high school transcripts.Â
Transcripts must be in a sealed envelope addressed to the appropriate
admissions office. The application fee for students applying at Same
Day Acceptance will be waived.
For more information,
students may contact Ann Delaney [log in to unmask]
or Bonnie Sparks [log in to unmask].
 High school seniors should contact their high school guidance
counselor.
Attention
December and May Graduates
All UMA and
EMCC students who plan to graduate in May must fill out a graduation card
or form. They are available at the Center or from the individual
campus websites. Let
us know if you are graduating so we may include you in our annual
graduation celebration in May – watch our website for details.
NEW!! Check out the
UMA Commencement Website for lots of important information: http://www.uma.edu/commencementinfo.html
Scholarship
Opportunities
Check out the
bulletin board for scholarship information (site students can call for an
application to be sent or faxed). Scholarships include:
1. Delta Kappa Gamma
2. Maine State Society Foundation
3. American Association of University Women
Scholarship-Ellsworth Chapter
Important
Scholarship Websites: Maine Community Foundation @ www.mainecf.org, as well as www.fastweb.com, and www.famemaine.com
Do
your FAFSA as soon as possible to get the best financial aid package!
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Latest
News & Events
College Math Lab
The Ellsworth
Center is offering a 12-week college math lab starting Thursday, March 10
from 2:00-4:00 pm. For more information, click here: College Math
Lab Winter 2011 More
UMA General Scholarship
The application
for UMA’s general scholarship for 2011-2012 is now available.Â
The completed application must be received by UMA’s financial aid office
by March 4, 2011. Click here for More
Storm Cancellations
When weather
conditions force center closure, there are a number of ways to stay
informed: Center Website will display an alert banner. Bonnie Sparks,
Center Director, sends an More
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