Stipends available for Veterans

Posted on June 18, 2018 by steven.visco

Are you a veteran either currently enrolled in college, or looking to go back to college? There’s a new Veteran’s Upward Bound (VUB) program available at the University of Southern Maine (USM) designed to help deal specifically with the issues of Veterans and postsecondary education. (FYI, you don’t have to be enrolled or looking to be enrolled at USM.)

This summer, they are running a Summer Bridge program for Veterans, and participants who complete the program will receive a $120 stipend.

Veteran’s Upward Bound Participant Application

Bridge Program Flyer

For more information on VUB, you can find them on Facebook and Twitter,@vubmaine, or call them at (207)780-4627.

MEOC Alum to speak at USM Commencement

Posted on May 3, 2018 by steven.visco

Lucy Shulman, an alum of both MEOC and College Transitions, will be the student speaker at the University of Southern Maine’s commencement May 12. Congratulations on this well deserved honor Lucy!

For more information, here is USM’s announcement:

https://usm.maine.edu/publicaffairs/usm-celebrates-its-138th-commencement-ceremony-may-12

You can also stream the commencement live at the following address: https://usm.maine.edu/commencement

The Maine Educational Opportunity Center is funded entirely by the US Department of Education. The grant award for 2018-2019 is $749,092.

In complying with letter and spirit of applicable laws and in pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, including transgender status or gender expression, national origin or citizenship status, age, disability, or veterans status in employment, education, and all other areas of the University. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

Questions and complaints about discrimination in any area of the University should be directed to the Director of Equal Opportunity, the University of Maine, 5754 North Stevens Hall, Room 101, Orono, ME 04469-5754, telephone (207) 581-1226 TYY (207) 581-9484.

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