Many Maine students are unprepared for post-secondary school (college) but fortunately there are programs to help them. A 2013 news report found that 12 percent of students entering the University of Maine system – and 50 percent of all students entering Maine community colleges, needed remedial classes. TRIO is one of the oldest programs in the country to prepare low-income kids for college. Bowdoin is a leader in this area with its Upward Bound programs. Our panel will discuss these programs and how best to help students get ready for college.
Guests
- Katharine Lualdi, Ph.D., Director, TRIO Student Support Services, Southern Maine Community College
- Karen Keim, Director of EOC and Educational Talent Search, based at University of Maine, Orono
- Lynn Ploof-Davis, Director, Upward Bound and Student Support Services, University of Maine, Farmington
- Erin Cinelli, Executive Director of the Emanuel & Pauline A. Lerner Foundation
Resources
- The unique challenges of a first-generation college student
- Rich Kids Study English
- The Promise Scholarship
- Get ready for college: Embark and GEAR UP
- Project Launch helps keep Deer Isle-Stonington students in college
- The College Student Mental Health Crisis
- Veterans Upward Bound in Maine
- Maine Seacoast Mission
- 4 Reasons to Consider Community College
- Maine College Transitions