Well said, everyone! We have some great leadership in MEEOA! #trioworks *Lynn Ploof-Davis* Director of TRIO Programs Upward Bound/Johnson Scholars Set up a JS advising meeting with me! <https://umf.campus.eab.com/pal/ljxCez0SaZ> University of Maine at Farmington 252 Main St. Room 202 Farmington, ME 04938 207-778-7297 (w) 207-491-6862 (c) she/her/hers Upward Bound <https://www.umf.maine.edu/upwardbound/> Johnson Scholars <https://www.umf.maine.edu/academics/johnson-scholars-program/> On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 8:59 AM Mary Kate Barbosa <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > This is so wonderful, Sam. Thank you for the update and for advocating > strongly for our students and the programs that support them. > MEEOA has found strength and success in maintaining continuity and > contact with elected officials and educational partnerships. > > Mary Kate > > > > On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 2:52 PM Sam Prosser <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Hello membership, >> I wanted to share an update with you all! I just left a meeting with >> Martin Menezes and Katie Brown from Senator Collins' office with other >> leaders in education to advocate for more funding (meeting led by the >> wonderful Sarah Abernathy from CEF-Committee for Education Funding). >> >> Both Martin and Katie are familiar with TRIO and GEAR-UP programming and >> were excited to share Senator Collins' support in the 2023 appropriations >> letter. Furthermore, we got even more support from David Daigler, the >> President of the Maine Community College System and Martha Johnston, the >> Director of Education at FAME. Both of them had wonderful things to say in >> support of TRIO programs and chose to say that while also advocating for >> their own funding. >> >> It is validating to see some of our community partners recognizing and >> advocating for the good work and support that we bring to Maine students. >> >> TRIO works! >> >> Sam >> >> -- >> Samantha Prosser >> TRIO Upward Bound Coordinator >> Maine Educational Opportunity Association (MEEOA) President >> >> University of Southern Maine >> 37 College Ave >> Gorham, ME 04038 >> Phone: 207-780-5828 >> Fax: 207-228-8259 >> Website: https://usm.maine.edu/upward-bound-veterans-high-school-students >> >> https://www.meeoa.org/ >> >> Pronouns: she, her, hers >> This message and its contents are confidential. If you received this >> message in error, do not use or rely upon it. Instead, please inform the >> sender and then delete it. Thank you. >> >> > > -- > > Mary Kate Barbosa > > Director, Student Support Services > > University of Maine at Presque Isle > > 181 Main Street > > Presque Isle, Maine 04769 > > Office: (207)768-9613 > Fax: (207) 768-9617 > > > *Find us on Facebook! *https://www.facebook.com/umpi.sss/ > > *Add us on Snapchat!* umpi_sss > > > > *Input, Intellection, Relator, Achiever, Arranger* > > *Pronouns: She, her, hers* > > > *Pl**ease note my NEW e-mail address at [log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>.* >