UMaine Hutchinson Center Announces Fall 2016 Registration and Scholarships

Belfast, Maine – Registration is open for fall 2016 classes offered through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Over 300 undergraduate and graduate courses, both live and via distance education (online, ITV and videoconferencing) are offered, Aug. 29-Dec. 16.

Be a Black Bear from anywhere. Whether you are completing a bachelor's degree or advancing your career through graduate studies, UMaineOnline and the Hutchinson Center are your premier sources for education in mid-coast Maine. Visit umaine.edu/online to learn about the variety of courses and programs offered online year round.

Schedule your advising appointment today to begin, continue or complete your degree. Contact Jose Cordero, 338.8004, jcordero@maine.edu.

Need-based scholarships are available to students enrolled in a University of Maine course through the Hutchinson Center. In addition first-time college students and those returning to college following a break of three or more years are eligible for an Osher Scholarship, which covers tuition and books for one course. Scholarship applications must be received no later than Aug. 15, 2016.

For more information about registration and scholarship opportunities, contact Jose Cordero, Assistant Director for Student and Academic Services, Monday through Friday, at 338.8004, jcordero@maine.edu or visit hutchinsoncenter@umaine.edu.

About the University of Maine:The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state's only public research university. It celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2015. UMaine is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from Maine and 45 other states, and 65 countries. It currently enrolls 10,922 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. The University of Maine offers doctoral degrees in 35 fields, representing the humanities, sciences, engineering and education; master's degrees in nearly 70 disciplines; 90 undergraduate majors and academic programs; and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental stewardship, with substantial efforts campuswide aimed at conserving energy, recycling and adhering to green building standards in new construction. For more information about UMaine, visit umaine.edu.

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Local foundation announces scholarship recipients

The Webb County Better Community Foundation awarded an academic collegiate scholarship to local high school seniors during a special ceremony held at the 49th District Court on Monday.

The foundation reviewed hundreds of applicants from every high school. The recipients chosen were students who demonstrated a commitment to excellence throughout their high school career in academics, athletics, extracurricular activities as well as community involvement.

The $1,000 scholarship will aid high school seniors with financial assistance to students wanting to pursue a college degree in any field.

This is the second year the WCBCF provides a scholarship opportunity to students.

The following students were the scholarship recipients:

Jorge Riojas, United South High School

Daniel Castillo, Alexander High School

Anel Turner, Nixon High School

Adrian Gaytan Jr., LBJ High School

Emilio Fernandez, United High School

Ashley Marie Cantu, Martin High School

Krisela Salinas, Zapata High School

Leslie Jazmin Izaguirre, Cigarroa High School

Jada Janay Joy Cantu, Early College High School

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LAFCU awards $5,000 in scholarships to Mason, Owosso high school seniors

Recipients select charity food programs for $500 donations

LANSING, MI (June 13, 2016) — LAFCU has awarded the 2016 "Write to Educate" $2,500 college scholarships to two high school seniors bound for Lansing Community College (LCC) and Baker College of Owosso this fall.

Mason High School senior Jenelle McCoy, daughter of Kevin and Lynn McCoy, of Mason, will pursue an Associate in Arts at LCC with the intention to transfer to a four-year college to complete a bachelor's degree, majoring in sports management.

Owosso High School senior Kaycee Ogle, daughter of Jeffery and Kimberly Ogle, of Owosso, will pursue a bachelor's degree in pre-occupational therapy at Baker College to become an occupational therapist.

As a part of their scholarship awards, McCoy and Ogle each selected a charity to receive a $500 donation from LAFCU. McCoy chose the Greater Lansing Food Bank; Ogle supported the food and nutrition programs at the Salvation Army Owosso.

The scholarship recipients were selected based on a one-page essay about an improvement the applicant could implement at their high school before they graduate that would also benefit the community.

"Reading applications for this scholarship is extremely inspiring," said Kelli Ellsworth Etchison, LAFCU senior vice president of marketing. "Jenelle and Kaycee identified ways they could positively impact their communities, which is in line with LAFCU's longstanding 'people helping people' mission. They proved that the power of one can be mighty."

While in high school, McCoy had observed the effects of cancer on six of her classmates and helped support them emotionally. This experience inspired her to suggest a memorial for the three students who lost their battles with this deadly disease, but who never gave up.

"The most positive effect I can have on my alma mater is to shine the light on my peers who left this world too soon," McCoy said. "Remembering them for their bravery and optimism is the legacy that should live on."

Ogle's idea turned into a community-supported event. As a yearbook team member, she learned that some students couldn't afford senior photos. With school support and a professional photographer willing to provide a "free photo shoot," word got out in the community. Hair stylists, barbers and makeup artists volunteered to help, a DJ provided tunes, and a baker donated snacks.

"This is a time in our lives that is important because we're closing one chapter and embarking on a new one," she said. "All my classmates deserved to document this time and to feel good about themselves."

The school is planning to make the photo shoot an annual event, and Ogle will be there to assist.

"The photo shoot helped my school and classmates, and it was good for the families in our community who don't want to let their kids down," she said. "I am still in awe that one small idea blew up into something so beautiful."

Applicants for the LAFCU Write to Educate scholarship must be a senior in a high school within the LAFCU service territory, which includes the counties of Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Livingston, Montcalm and Shiawassee. They must also be planning to attend LCC or Baker College's Owosso campus.

 

LAFCU Write to Educate scholarship recipient Jenelle McCoy, second from left, receives a ceremonial check at Mason High School with, from left, LAFCU's Jordan McNeilly; Jenelle's mother, Lynn McCoy; and LAFCU's Alyssa Sliger.

On hand for the presentation of the 2016 LAFCU Write to Educate scholarship to recent Mason High School graduate Jenelle McCoy, center, are, from left, Lindsay Walters and Kelli Ellsworth Etchison, with LAFCU; Joe Wald, with the Greater Lansing Food Bank; and Dan McKean, with the LCC Foundation.

Recent Owosso High School graduate Kaycee Ogle, third from left, receives a ceremonial check for the LAFCU Write to Educate scholarship at the Salvation Army Owosso. At the presentation are, from left, Jamie Antcliff and Kelli Ellsworth Etchison, LAFCU; Ogle's friend, Austin Ager; Lt. Jonathan Tamayo, Salvation Army Owosso; and Morgan Brown, LAFCU.

About LAFCU

Chartered in 1936, LAFCU is proud to be mid-Michigan's credit union, serving the counties of Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Livingston, Montcalm and Shiawassee. A recipient of the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award, LAFCU takes pride in bringing value to the financial lives of its members, neighbors, families and community. Offering a comprehensive range of personal and business financial products, LAFCU provides services that include checking and savings accounts, auto and mortgage lending, business accounts and business lending. LAFCU serves nearly 60,000 members, holds more than $600 million in assets, and maintains nine locations throughout Greater Lansing and Shiawassee County. Anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in its designated counties is eligible to join. Members enjoy benefits, such as lower interest rates on loans, higher yields on savings, insurance discounts, preferred seating for LAFCU-sponsored events, and a ccess to 28,000 surcharge-free ATMs through the CO-OP ATM network. LAFCU supports and enriches mid-Michigan by donating funds and employee volunteer hours to many organizations and causes. To learn more about LAFCU, please call 517.622.6600 or find us online:

Contacts

Jan Jenkins, Publicom517-487-3700janj@publicom.com

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Athens YMCA awarded scholarship for swimming and water safety

The Athens YMCA was awarded a swimming and water safety scholarship from Autism Speaks as part of a comprehensive safety and wandering prevention program set up through the group's Swimming and Water Safety Scholarship Fund.

The Athens Y was one of 16 programs nationwide sharing a total of $28,000 from Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization.

An Interactive Autism Network survey, partially funded by Autism Speaks, found that 49 percent of children with autism wander or bolt.

Summer activities near the pool or shore require heightened vigilance because, for reasons researchers do not yet understand, many people with autism are attracted to bodies of water.

In 2015, police departments nationwide documented more than 30 wandering-related deaths of people with autism spectrum disorder, most caused by accidental drowning.

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New totals indicate lottery on roll for '16

During the first 11 months of fiscal 2016, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue and net proceeds for college scholarships have each exceeded totals for the previous fiscal year, the lottery reported Friday.

Revenue totaled $421.3 million in fiscal 2016 to date and net proceeds reached $74.1 million, the lottery said in a written report to Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the Legislative Council's lottery oversight subcommittee. Fiscal 2016 started July 1 and ends June 30.

Fiscal 2016 will be the first since 2012 in which lottery revenue and net proceeds haven't dipped from the previous fiscal year. Revenue peaked in fiscal 2012 at $473 million and net proceeds at $97.5 million before dropping the next three fiscal years.

Lottery Director Bishop Woosley projected last year that revenue would be $411 million and net proceeds would be $79.5 million in fiscal 2016 -- up from $409.2 million in revenue and net proceeds of $72.4 million in fiscal 2015.

So far in fiscal 2016, scratch-off ticket revenue has increased by $25.1 million over the same period in fiscal 2015 to $331.7 million.

Draw-game revenue has increased by $20.6 million over the same period in fiscal 2015 to $88.8 million. Other revenue includes fees paid by lottery retailers.

Woosley, who has been director since February 2012, said the increased scratch-off revenue is "a credit to the hard work of our staff over the past year and a half.

"Obviously, the huge Powerball jackpot [in January] was a major reason we are up in draw games, but we are up in almost all of our draw games for the year, including Powerball, Natural State Jackpot, Cash 3 and Fastplay," Woosley said in a written statement.

"The fact that we are up in both instant tickets and draw game sales shows that the hard work and the strategies implemented by our staff are working," he said. Scratch-offs also are called instant tickets.

In addition to the $74.1 million in net proceeds, the lottery also reported an unclaimed-prize balance of $5.9 million as of May 31. Act 1180 of 2011 requires that unclaimed-prize money, minus $1 million, be transferred to the Department of Higher Education's scholarship account on the last day of each fiscal year.

In May, revenue increased by $2.8 million over May a year ago, to $38.4 million.

Scratch-off revenue increased by $1.3 million over May a year ago, to $30.7 million, while draw-game revenue increased by $1.5 million over the same month a year ago to $7.7 million.

For the month, lottery net proceeds increased by $1.2 million over the same month a year ago to $6.6 million.

"The increase in sales obviously helped to increase proceeds for the month and the increased draw game sales for our more profitable games Powerball and Natural State Jackpot helped as well, Woosley said. "Also, a reduction in expenses we have seen over the past 14 months help to increase the amounts we can put towards scholarships."

The lottery was folded into the state Department of Finance and Administration and the independent nine-member Lottery Commission abolished in February 2015, after the Republican-controlled Legislature and Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson enacted legislation to overhaul administration of the lottery.

The lottery started selling tickets Sept. 28, 2009. It has helped fund more than 30,000 Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarships during each of the past six fiscal years. The scholarships also are financed with $20 million a year in state general revenue and a $20 million lottery reserve account used to cover temporary scholarship funding shortfalls.

The Legislature has cut the size of the scholarships for future recipients three times over the past several years because proceeds fell short of initial projections and more students than initially projected received the awards.

The state Department of Higher Education has handed out about $96.5 million in lottery-financed scholarships in fiscal 2016, according to department Director Brett Powell. The department awarded $99.7 million of these scholarships in fiscal 2015 and more than $100 million during each fiscal year from 2011-2014, with scholarship awards peaking at $132.5 million in fiscal 2013.

In February, Powell told lawmakers that the department expects to hand out $84 million to $85 million in lottery-financed scholarships in the fiscal year starting July 1.

The projected decline in the scholarships in fiscal 2017 from fiscal 2016 is largely based on changes in the program's eligibility requirements and the sizes of the awards during future recipients' first year in college, Powell said. The changes were enacted by the 2015 Legislature.

In November, lottery officials signed a contract with consultant Camelot Global Services to develop a business plan and help implement the plan. The consultant firm has offices in London and Philadelphia.

Under the contract, Camelot will receive base compensation and expense reimbursements up to $750,000 a year, but also will be eligible for incentive compensation of at least 12.5 percent of the lottery's adjusted operating income above $72.28 million in a fiscal year.

The contract also calls for Camelot to help the lottery negotiate contracts with vendors; the savings would be used to help pay for Camelot's services. The contract will run through June 30, 2020, with options for a two-year expansion.

In March, the lottery signed off on the consultant's five-year business plan that calls for the agency to set out about 600 more terminals, hire five more employees and increase its marketing budget from $5 million to $7.9 million, among other things.

"We have not implemented any of the recommendations in the business plan," Woosley said. "A portion of those changes are slated to begin in the first quarter of the fiscal year [2017]."

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Alpha Theta Chapter presents scholarship

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The Alpha Theta Chapter of DKG Society International presented the annual scholarship to Teresa Schuler, a senior at Newfane High School. Teresa is planning to attend Fredonia State College, majoring in special education.

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Local jeweler offers scholarship to be awarded at fair

Yonan's Jewelers will be giving away a $1,000 scholarship at the Stanislaus County Fair in connection with this year's empowHER Lounge, a series of workshops and other activities meant to inspire young girls to become great leaders in their community.

Girls ages 16-25 who are currently attending high school or college can enter to win by answering the following two questions in 500 words: 1.) How do you think young females of today can change the future roles of female leaders of tomorrow? and 2.) Why do you deserve this scholarship?

All submissions must be sent via email to yonansfloral@aol.com with the subject title "Scholarship" by June 28.

Once Yonan's has made their decision on who the winner of the scholarship is, their name will be announced through social media and the winner will be presented with a check at the lounge sometime during the fair.

The Stanislaus County Fair will also be awarding scholarships to 4-H and FFA members at the end of the fair. Modesto Toyota has given out over $6,000 in scholarship money, which will be presented the final day of the fair, July 17, at 10 a.m.

For more information go online to stancofair.com.

 

 

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