Thanks for the update, Katharine! Eric Pratt has been reaching out to the offices today too, and Katie seems to have the best information. Hopefully, we will learn soon! *Mary Sinclair* Student Services Coordinator, Upward Bound <http://www2.umf.maine.edu/upwardbound/> University of Maine at Farmington 252 Main Street, Farmington, ME 04938 207.778.7429 (w) 207.712.2930 (c) Toll Free: 1.888.237.1667 pronouns: she/her *President Elect, Maine Educational Opportunity Association* On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 1:37 PM Katharine Lualdi <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I received your message about the TRIO SSS competition. Sharing with you > information that I am also sending to the other TRIO administrators in > Maine as well. I have been in very close touch with the Department of > Education, and they are telling me that the announcements will be coming > any day now. Unfortunately we have no control over ED’s announcement, but I > contacted them again today and urged them to finalize these decisions. I do > think we could hear some news this week, but as you know from going through > this process before, since there are so many applicants, there is usually a > little delay between when one state hears news and when it reaches another. > Just keep that in mind because I know the TRIO network shares information > quickly. Rest assured, though, I have personally weighed in with ED and > they know that we are expecting news. We will alert you of any decisions > the moment they come! > > *Katharine Lualdi, Ph.D.* > *Director, TRIO Student Support Services* > *Southern Maine Community College* > *(207) 741-5974* > *She/Her/Hers* > [log in to unmask] > https://lualditrio.youcanbook.me/ > > *The TRIO office is currently closed until further notice due to the > corona virus but our staff are available by email, phone and virtual face > to face meetings.* > > *If you have questions about the general operation of the college, please > either email [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> or call the SMCC > COVID-19 Hotline at (207)741-5540.* > > > > *For information and regular updates around the Coronavirus, please > visit www.smccME.edu/COVID-19 <http://www.smccme.edu/COVID-19> and/or the > Maine Community College System’s COVID-19 FAQ webpage > at https://www.mccs.me.edu/COVID-19 <https://www.mccs.me.edu/COVID-19>* > > > > *Please do NOT send documents containing all or part of a Social Security > Number, birth date, or other personally identifiable information using > unsecured email or text message.* > >