Newsletter 1/25/13 | Bath / Brunswick Having trouble viewing this email? Click here.<http://learn.maine.edu/bath/newsletter/> [image: University College] <http://learn.maine.edu/> *Bath / Brunswick <http://learn.maine.edu/bath>*** *Newsletter 1/25/13* *Click here to view in a web browser<http://learn.maine.edu/bath/newsletter/> * *Renew now!* File or renew your 2013-14 *FAFSA* <http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/> now! For assistance, attend an *MEOC*<http://learn.maine.edu/bath/get-started/financial-aid/essentials-of-college-planning-workshops/>workshop or a *Welcome Back College*<http://www.welcomebackcollege.com/2012/12/free-financial-aid-workshops-for-adults.html>workshop. Please file *before 2/15* to meet the priority deadline! Don’t wait until you file a tax return! Estimate the numbers and file now. Once you have filed your tax return, correct any FAFSA data, as needed. *Get free tax prep!* If you earned under $51,000 last year, you can find out if you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit and get your taxes prepared for free through the *Midcoast Creating Assets, Savings & Hope (CA$H) Coalition<http://www.cashmaine.org/locations/midcoast/get-started/get> *. Call *319-1390* to make an appointment. Tax prep locations include UC Bath/Brunswick. *Apply for scholarships* The *UMA General Scholarships<http://www.uma.edu/assets/docs/finaid/Financial_Aid_2013/General_Scholarship_Application.pdf> * application deadline is *3/18*. The *AAUW Scholarship<http://learn.maine.edu/bath/files/2013/01/AAUWscholarshipappl2013.pdf> * and *Paul Hanley Memorial Scholarship<http://learn.maine.edu/bath/files/2013/01/paulhanleymemorialscholarshipappfall13.pdf> * application deadline is *3/29*. Generate other scholarship leads by using the FAME *scholarship search*<http://www.famemaine.com/files/StaticPages/Education/Scholarship_Search.aspx> . *Find Your Place in Today’s Job Market* Register now for a no-cost *Career Planning<http://womenworkandcommunity.org/schedules/career-planning-find-your-place-in-todays-11/> * class. This Tuesday and Thursday class meets from 9 am to noon starting *1/29 through 2/12*. Participants will review skills, interests, and experiences and relate them to occupations, identify educational opportunities, research the local job market, and develop a step-by-step plan to achieve goals. This *Women, Work and Community* sponsored class meets at University College. If you are interested please contact *Shelley Taylor*<[log in to unmask]>at 386-1664. *Enjoy an “Unexpected Thaw”!* The center lobby has been transformed with a warm and vibrant art show, *“Unexpected Thaw”* <http://learn.maine.edu/bath/2013/01/03/enjoy-unexpected-thaw/>organized by our valued community partner, *Spindleworks <http://www.spindleworks.org/>* through *2/28*. *Read Aloud* Celebrate Dr. Suess’ birthday on *3/1* by participating in the *Community Read Aloud*. This is a wonderful opportunity to volunteer as a reader in a local elementary classroom, pre-school or childcare center. Please *register<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommunityReadAloud> * by *2/1*. FMI: 443-9752 or *[log in to unmask]*. *Build community* Attend the next meeting of the *Student Association*<http://learn.maine.edu/bath/about-us/student-association/>on *2/12* at noon in Room 105. All students are invoted and welcome to attend. FMI: *Lisa Whitney* <[log in to unmask]>. *Indulge* Indulge your appetite for coffee and donuts on *Valentine’s Day* (*2/14*), served with love, courtesy of our Student Association. *Access the center* UCBB *Business Office hours* this semester are 8 am to 4 pm. *Building hours * are: Mondays, 8 am to 9:45 pm; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7:15 am to 9:45 pm; Fridays, 8 am – 6:45 pm. *Volunteer and earn a tuition waiver* We are recruiting volunteers to join our student office staff for the spring semester. We are especially seeking volunteers to staff evening hours. Volunteers are eligible to a earn a UMA tuition waiver. FMI or to apply contact *Arlene Smith* <[log in to unmask]>. *Strengthen your writing!* Need help creating a thesis, citing a source, or punctuating a sentence? The *UMA Writing Center* <http://www.uma.edu/writingtutor.html> offers these and other tutoring services to distance learners at UC by phone, email, and videochat. Work from UCBB or from home. Call (207) 621-3199 to access tutors Monday – Thursday, 9-4. Email *[log in to unmask]*<[log in to unmask]>with an attached essay for feedback within 48 hours. Join a Google Hangout session with Writing Center Coordinator Michelle Lisi, available by appointment every Friday this semester. Not sure which method will work best for you? Get in touch, and we’ll set something up! *Meet-up with a tutor* Set yourself up for a successful semester by arranging to meet with a *Writing, Computer, Biology, or Mathematics Tutor*<http://learn.maine.edu/bath/center-services/academic-support/#tutoring>. Tutoring is offered at no cost to current students. *Like us!* Stay connected to your classmates and to breaking news, events and fun by liking us on* Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bath-ME/University-College-at-BathBrunswick/95070528555?ref=s> *. 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