Welcome To The Hutchinson Center

If you run or are involved in the management of a Nonprofit organization, than the workshops offered this year at the Hutchinson Center may be just the professional development training and networking you are looking for!

Nonprofit organizations, just like businesses, need the strategies and skills to keep their organization alive and well during these times of declining resources.   The University of Maine Hutchinson Center has designed the Certificate Program in Nonprofit Organizational Management for Nonprofit Executives, staff members, and leaders to deal with contemporary issues and problems using realistic "hands on" strategies.  The various workshops will encourage interactive discussion of "real world" situations and actively engage participants in quality planning, effective program and service development, creative problem solving and issue resolution.

The typical session will be one day in length, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.  The Grant writing workshop is two days.  Upon completion of six workshops that comprise the program, individuals will earn a Certificate in Nonprofit Organization Management from the University of Maine Hutchinson Center.  You can register for any one workshop or for the series.  The cost for each one-day workshop is $150 ($255 for the two-day Grant writing workshop).  Each workshop fee will include continental breakfast, lunch and all workshop materials.

The first workshop session will be on March 4, 2013 with Dr. Frank Burtnett.~ The topic is, "Effective Use of Volunteers." Volunteers are often the life-blood of the nonprofit organization, allowing it to fulfill its mission with limited expenditures for paid staff members.  Every aspect of volunteer management will be examined, including volunteer identification, preparation, retention, evaluation and recognition.  Finally, the blending of paid staff and volunteers will be addressed.

For a free copy of the full 2013 brochure, contact Nancy Boyington at the UMaine Hutchinson Center at 333-8002 or email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit the Hutchinson Center website and click on the COMMUNITY PROGRAMS link at the top of the home page.

Belfast.  Applications are still being accepted for the BLACK BEAR BRIDGE (BBB) PROGRAM offered in Belfast by the University of Maine, Orono.  You can complete all your general education requirements in two years in the Belfast branch.  You'll find the BBB and Hutchinson Center very affordable, no room and board, smaller classes and personalized advising.  Call to meet with Jose Cordero, our Academic Advisor / Student Services Coordinator at 338-8000.  He can help you with the application process as well as help with scholarships and financial aid.  Now is the time for you to make that step forward.

The University of Maine Spring Semester begins the week of January 14th.  Yes, you can start college this Spring.  You can also pick up or continue your college education in Belfast at the UMaine Hutchinson Center.  Call 338-8000 (toll free 800-753-9044) to make an appointment to meet with our Academic Advisor, Jose Cordero. 

Sound like something for you?  Drawing, Photoshop and Digital Imaging, Painting, Basic Biology and Lab, Intro to Chemistry and Lab, Journalism, Writing & Editing, Creative Writing, Persuasive & Analytical Writing, Reading & Writing Poetry, French I, American Military History, Geometry, Statistics, Cognition, Social Construction of Motherhood, Spanish II and many more courses to choose from. 

Courses are available live (on-site), ITV, video conferenced and online.  Education and learning your way - on your time.  Come visit us for a tour and about opportunities in Belfast at the UMaine Hutchinson Center on Route 3.

Coverage of the Hutchinson Center's scholarship annual luncheon was posted in the Penobscot Bay Pilot yesterday December 18th, 2012.

Full link text: http://www.penbaypilot.com/article/umaine-hutchinson-recognizes-scholarship-recipients-annual-luncheon/7147#.UNHBaV9socI.email

Applications for Scholarships for the Spring 2013 semester are still be accepted, the deadline is December 31st, 2012.

The UMaine Hutchinson Center is offering a new course (HTY 278) that spans the role of American Military from the Revolutionary war up to and including the Vietnam conflict. This course is a survey of the American military experience from the Colonial period to the Vietnam War, emphasizing the growth of the military institution and the relationship between that institution and American society. 

Class style will incorporate open discussion, respectful debate, the use of interactive maps, and review of archival documents, including journal entries, battle plans, and more.  If you are a fan of military history, then this a great course for you!

Tuesdays 5:30-8pm, Starting January 15^th, 2013

To register call 338-8000 or make an appointment with Jose Cordero, FHC Academic Advisor.