Welcome To The Hutchinson Center

Thinking of a better or new job?  Are you thinking that college may be your answer?  Then think of the UMaine Hutchinson Center. The University of Maine Frederick Hutchinson Center (FHC) in Belfast is pleased to announce the availability of various scholarships for the Spring 2012 semester.   Many classes begin the week of January 9. The deadline to submit your scholarship application is December 27th.
You can download a copy of the scholarship application at the Hutchinson Center here.

If you would like to begin or continue college, but feel that your financial situation just won’t allow you to do so, stop by to talk to our advisor and pick up the application form that best fit your needs. Free advising, career planning and assistance with financial aid forms are available and there is still time to register for Fall classes. So, what are you waiting for?   Call the Center to make an appointment with our academic advisor / student services coordinator, Jose Cordero, at 338-8000, toll-free 800-753-9044 or stop in the Center at 80 Belmont Avenue, Route 3, Belfast. You’ll be glad you did -- your future awaits you!

The UMaine Hutchinson Center is excited to announce the new RN Studies Program offered in Belfast with courses offered this Spring 2012 (many courses begin the week of January 9, 2012). 

The RN Studies Program enables registered nurses to complete requirements to obtain a Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing. If you hold an RN you are well on your way to a University of Maine BSN degree!

Through individualized advising, the program takes into consideration prior learning and offers courses through UNET at sites throughout the state utilizing online and/or video streaming technology.  

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.

The Hutchinson Center proudly presents our newest Midcoast Leadership Academy graduates from its 4th class. Congratulations to Jim Gamage, Thomas Kittredge, Peter Horch, Kate Bates, Victoria Condon, Chris Melanson, Dorothy Havey, John Anders, Kristen Lindquest, Andrea Rouillard, Judy Brogden, Mandy Sawyer, Jasie Costigan, Lorain Francis, Sandy Knowlton and Jose Cordero. Not pictured Jennifer Johnson & Leni Gronos.

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.