Good news for the funded Upward Bound programs - sorry to hear about not getting another important new program. Good luck gear up. Betty On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 12:24 PM Debbie Gilmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks, Sam!! > > Debbie Gilmer | President > GEAR UP Maine Project Director > Syntiro > 11 South Road Readfield, ME 04355 > Cell phone: (207) 852-0992 > Office: (207) 685-3171 > www.syntiro.org > [log in to unmask] > > *"What we do matters. Really, deeply matters. But how we do it matters > even more." Dave Hingsburger* > > > On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 12:10 PM Sam Prosser <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Hi Debbie, >> THat is great news! I'll keep my fingers crossed for our GEAR UP >> colleagues! >> Sam >> >> On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 11:38 AM Debbie Gilmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Congratulations, TRiO colleagues! Well done! >>> >>> Just as an FYI--US ED will be funding down the GEAR UP 2021 slate and we >>> hope for positive news within a month or so. Please keep your fingers >>> crossed for GEAR UP Maine! >>> >>> Have a great week, >>> >>> Debbie >>> >>> Debbie Gilmer | President >>> GEAR UP Maine Project Director >>> Syntiro >>> 11 South Road Readfield, ME 04355 >>> Cell phone: (207) 852-0992 >>> Office: (207) 685-3171 >>> www.syntiro.org >>> [log in to unmask] >>> >>> *"What we do matters. Really, deeply matters. But how we do it matters >>> even more." Dave Hingsburger* >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 9:04 AM Sam Prosser <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Good morning MEEOA membership, >>>> I hope you all had lovely weekends! I am writing to let you know that >>>> all UB grants were re-authorized for the next 5 years, yay! Congratulations >>>> to all of the UB staff who put so much effort into writing grants! >>>> >>>> We heard that the new UB grant at USM was not funded, which is a >>>> bummer. >>>> >>>> I'm sure UB staff are feeling more at ease going into busy summer >>>> programs knowing that we have our programs funded for the next 5 years! >>>> >>>> Take care, >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> -- Betty McCue-Herlihy, Ed.D, LCPC, NCC Associate Director of TRIO Student Support Services Lecturer III College of Arts and Sciences 204 Belfast Hall University of Maine at Augusta- Bangor 85 Texas Avenue 04401 207-262-7820 MaryAnn Hartman Award 2013 P. David Defroscia Student Choice Award 2013 NEOAA Achiever Award 2011 President's Collaborative Leader Award 2011 Outstanding Alcohol/ Substance Abuse Program Director Award Eastern Area Indian Health Services Programs, Nashville, Tennessee, 1989. pronouns: she/her/hers *TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ME*: Please use my calendar link, to reserve a meeting time and identify your preferred approach. *A Zoom calendar link will be sent to the account used to set the reservation* *https://betty-mccue-herlihy.youcanbook.me/ <https://betty-mccue-herlihy.youcanbook.me/>* My Spring 2022 office hours are as follows: Mondays 9- 4 Virtual Hours Via ZOOM Tuesdays 9-4 Virtual Hours via ZOOM Wednesdays 9-4 Virtual Hours via ZOOM Thursdays 9-4 Virtual Hours via ZOOM Friday 9-4 Virtual Hours via ZOOM Other times available by appointment If you are a student interested in applying for TRIO, please visit http://www.uma.edu/trio/application