Political science professor wins community service award
Political science professor Steve Aylward has won this year's top Portland Trails' volunteer service award for his contribution to the Riverton Rail Trail in Maine's largest city. "He's the volunteer we dream about ... someone who emerges from their neighborhood with an idea for a trail - and works diligently to make it happen," said Nan Cumming, executive director of Portland Trails. The Kay Wagenknecht-Harte Award is given to a volunteer who has made significant and lasting contributions to Portland Trails.
Public auction to raise funds for student service trips to Appalachia & New York
Saint Joseph's College will hold a public auction to raise funds to support its Spring Break Workfest program on Wednesday, Feb. 3. The funds will help three teams of students dedicate their Spring Break to take part in weeklong service projects in Appalachia and New York. Silent auction items will be open for bidding on the first floor of Mercy Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public auction will begin at 11:45 a.m. in the Mercy Hall dining hall on the ground floor.
Dr. Mark Green awarded a National Science Foundation grant
Marine science professor Dr. Mark Green has been awarded a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to continue his research related to ocean acidification. The new grant will fund research in Maine estuaries, where he will study effects of acidification on juvenile clams. The study will lead to a better understanding of the impacts of various acid burdens on this valuable commercial fishery in river-influenced coastal environments.
Companies get youthful advice. Students taste corporate world.
Thanks to students majoring in human resource management, a local law firm now uses Facebook, an insurance company has the ability to "tweet," and a nearby hospital knows what it takes to retain its new crop of Generation Y and Z employees. Read more.
Alumna Earns Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching
President Barack Obama recently awarded Pamela Thompson '09 (shown in red sweater) the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching. She was one of just 41 science teachers nationally who received the award, which is the highest recognition that a K-12 teacher may receive.
Dean's List/Honors List
Dean's List and Honors List have been announced for the Fall 2009 Semester.
Carolyn Freeman
Basketball star Carolyn Freeman recently notched her 1,000th point, a feat first achieved here by her mom, Linda Johnson Freeman '81. Even the NCAA wrote a story about the D-III duo.
Parents, take a night off!
The Athletics Department at Saint Joseph's College is pleased to offer its Kids Night Out program on Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Harold Alfond Recreation Center at the Standish campus. The event, open to children ages 7-13, sponsors games, movies, swimming, rock climbing, arts & crafts and sports. The program goes from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The price will be $9 per child and $6 for each additional child from the same family.
Monthly bedtime stories program beginning on Jan. 20
Kids can wear their pajamas and enjoy the reading of a good book, along with fun activities and snacks as elementary education majors from Saint Joseph's College present a monthly "Bedtime Stories" program this winter. Children from area schools, grades K-3, are invited to attend this free event, the first of which will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The theme for the January program is "Chinese New Year and Fantasy Stories."
Maine Milfoil Consortium announces seven test lakes
The Maine Milfoil Consortium has announced the seven test lakes chosen for its fight against invasive milfoil in the coming year. The lakes include Sebago Lake and Little Sebago Lake in Cumberland County, Messalonskee Lake and Pleasant Pond in Kennebec County, Shagg Pond / Lake Christopher and Thompson Lake in Oxford County, and Lake Arrowhead in York County. The group recently received $500,000 from Congress to mitigate, study, and, hopefully, eradicate the invasive plant called variable leaf milfoil.
