Welcome To The Hutchinson Center

Yes, you can start taking  courses at the Hutchinson Center as soon as this Spring semester.  Most courses start the week of January 9, 2012.  That’s less than one month away!  You can start by taking one class or a full course load.   Call 338-8000 to meet with our academic advisor who can help you sort out where to begin, pick up where you left off and how to figure out the financial aid and scholarship process as well.  The Hutchinson Center has scholarships available and one may be just right for you.

There are hundreds of courses being offered from UMaine as well as courses from all 7 campuses across the state via distance education.  The Hutchinson Center now offers brand new state-of-the-art science labs and courses.  Some of the great classes being offered LIVE ONSITE this Spring include:

ART 272.  Digital Imaging taught byJennifer Smith- Mayo.  Wednesdays 5:30 – 8:00 pm.  Hands on class.  Learn digital darkroom techniques; improve your photography skills; combine images with type; scan images; create web-ready images; work with Lightroom, Photoshop, InDesign and more. 
BIO 100.  Lab taught by Gaylen Jones.  Two sections on Thursdays to choose from:  Either 2:30 to 4:30 pm or 5:00 to 7:00 PM (Biology  Lecture offered online).
CHY 121.  Intro to Chemistry taught by Melanie Dilorenzo on Tuesdcays 5:00 to 7:30 pm.
CHY 123.  Chemistry Lab taught by Susan Therio on Thursdays 5:00 to 7:30 pm.
CMJ 103.  Public Communication on Mondays 5:30 to 8 pm.
COS 101.  Intro to PC Hardware and Windows taught by Dianna Herbert on Wednesdays from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.
ENG 244.  Writers of Maine taught by Joanna Crouse on Wednesdays 5:30 to 8:00 pm.
FRE 101.  Elementary French I taught by Lila Nation on Wednesdays 9 am to 1 pm.
NMD 295.  Topics in New Media:  Book Design taught by Tara Law Tuesdays 2:30 to 5 pm.
PAX 201.  Introduction to Peace and Reconciliation Studies with gkisedtanamock on Fridays 5:30 to 8 pm.
SOC 101.  Intro. to Sociology taught by Kim Huisman Tuesdays 2:30 to 5 pm.
SOC 371.  Immigration, Women & Society taught by Kim Huisman Tuesdays 5:30 to8 pm.
SPA 102.  Elementary Spanish taught by Yarissa Ortiz-Vidal on Mondays 9 am to 12:30 pm.
WST 101.  Intro to Women’s Studies taught by Nicolle Littrell on Wednesdays 10 am to 12:30pm.

This week was an exciting surprise for two graduates of the Hutchinson Center’s Midcoast Leadership Academy program as they received the first JIM PATTERSON MLA LEADERSHIP AWARD.   The awards were presented to Lori Roming, Unity, and Dan Bookham, Rockland, in recognition of their exemplary leadership, as well as their accomplishments in making a different in the midcoast and beyond.   The UMaine Hutchinson Center created the Midcoast Leadership Academy (MLA) in 2006, lead by its visionary founder Dr. Jim Patterson, retired director of the Hutchinson Center.  Both Bookham and Roming are graduates of the first class and have continued to be very active in coordinating the program.

Are you wondering if this is the right time to purchase an iPad?  Have you wondered what is an iPad and what the heck can it do, and why all the commotion?   Come for a fun and interactive look at the wonders of the “MAC family” devices and gizmos.

The UMaine Hutchinson Center is offering a FREE workshop on Thursday, December 15 from 10 am to 12 noon.   In this lively introductory workshop (an ideal introduction to the upcoming class, Art 272: Digital Imaging), instructor and professional photographer Jennifer Smith-Mayo will highlight some iPad basics such as: Navigation, key features, apps, suggested uses, best practices, the relationship between the iPad, iPod, iPhone, and iMac, some differences between the iPad and Kindle, and more!

 Wondering how you can help brighten the lives of others this year?  Join people in neighborhoods in and around Belfast, Searsport, Monroe and all around Waldo County neighborhoods as they “Light the Luminarias” on Christmas eve while at the same time raising much needed funds for local charities.   The sight of luminaries lighting our streets on Christmas Eve signifies our community spirit of giving.  This year UMCC has give the kits a “make-over” by designing a practical and attractive red box containing 10 luminaries.  Each kit will light 200 feet of curbside and includes 10 candle luminarias.  The cost is still $1 for each luminary and that means your donation is $10 for the box of 10 luminaries.

Attachments:

2011 luminary poster2.pdf

[Luminary poster / flyer]

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Why should you register for CMJ 103?

Fundamentals of Public Communication
Mondays: 5:30 – 8 p.m.

• Develop confidence speaking in front of a group
• Build important career skills
• Improve your writing and language abilities
• Lean to use evidence and reasoning to make a point
• Develop your critical thinking skills
• Have fun (and fulfill your requirement for a communication class)

Instructor: Linda Buckmaster,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Do you want to read some engaging, inspiring stories and poems written by MAINE WRITERS, review some films about them, and then write some works of your own?

New class offered at the Hutchinson Center: ENG 244  Writers of Maine

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