News and Events

Jaycie MacArthur Earns º£½ÇÉçÇø Student of the Year

May 4, 2017
Every year, º£½ÇÉçÇø picks one student who has demonstrated themselves to be outstanding, well-rounded, and who ultimately exemplifies the standards the college sets for its students. This year, that student is Jaycie MacArthur of the Business Management program – a student who remained dedicated to her studies… Read More

Human Services and Education Job Fair to be Held at º£½ÇÉçÇø

April 24, 2017
The faculty and students of the Human Services, Education, and Early Childhood Education programs at º£½ÇÉçÇø have collaborated to plan a job fair for those fields at the college. The job fair, which is expected to draw between ten and fifteen employers from the area, is planned… Read More

º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€™s Teddy Bear Clinic Delights Local Children

March 27, 2017
More than 60 pre-school age children were delighted on Thursday, March 23rd when they went on an adventure to º£½ÇÉçÇø and each received a teddy bear—teddy bears that were all given a clean bill of health by the college’s Medical Assisting students. The occasion was the annual… Read More

Golden Rules Presentation to be held at º£½ÇÉçÇø

March 27, 2017
With political, social and religious divisions dominating the cycles of mainstream media, it can be easy to focus on how unalike we are from each other. Some believe there is a deeper, unifying truth to human existence, however – a truth that Lura Jackson invites the community to explore at… Read More

º£½ÇÉçÇø Students Share World-Class Local Expeditions

March 27, 2017
The senior students of º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€™s Adventure Recreation program have been on a series of major expeditions over the course of their two years at º£½ÇÉçÇø, all of them within drivable distance. To highlight their expeditions, the students gave a slideshow presentation at the Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show… Read More

º£½ÇÉçÇø Celebrates Pi Day with Pie

March 20, 2017
  The staff and faculty of º£½ÇÉçÇø rallied to create a memorable event on campus with the first annual Pi(e) day. Initially planned to be held on March 14th in honor of the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, abbreviated as 3.14, the event was… Read More

º£½ÇÉçÇø Adventure Camps Strengthen Outdoor Skills for Children

March 20, 2017
  Several local children are now more experienced with outdoor winter activities as a result of a successful week-long camp held at º£½ÇÉçÇø over February break. Nine children attended the camp, which taught techniques in skiing, snowshoeing, outdoor navigation, and winter ecology. “We learned how to use… Read More

Over $10,500 Raised at º£½ÇÉçÇø Polar Bear Dip

March 13, 2017
The 17th annual Polar Bear Dip netted $10,554 as a direct result of donations contributed in support of participants and Sarah’s House and the Ronald McDonald House in Bangor, two causes that are near and dear to the hearts of the Downeast community. The dip, sponsored by the Student Senate… Read More

º£½ÇÉçÇø Graduate Unifies Teaching and Technology

March 13, 2017
The technological advances of the past two decades have had a dramatic effect on our ability to teach one another. Students and teachers can interact from virtually anywhere around the globe, sharing and gaining knowledge at a rate no longer bound by the limits of a physical classroom. Julie Clark-Allen,… Read More