Hi, all! So many exciting things happened on campus this past year. The Ferland Education and Engineering Design Center opened for the fall 2022 semester. This building has gorgeous space for our engineering students and is an attractive recruiting tool for prospective students. The Advanced Structures and Composite Center printed a 3-D building. It is…
Class of 1984 Winter 2022 Class Note
February 23, 2023Greetings, classmates! I am writing this on a beautiful fall day. By the time you read this column, it will be cold and possibly snowy here on Mount Desert Island. I received emails and notes from several of our classmates — thank you so much! These emails are so much more fun to read than…
Class of 1984 Summer 2022 Class Note
August 9, 2022Hello, Class of ’84! Summer is here at last and I am looking forward to spending some time golfing, hiking, and vacationing. Are any of you planning on traveling this summer? Perhaps you are finally taking a trip which has been deferred for a couple of years? Please send along news and photos of trips…
Class of 1984 Winter 2022 Class Note
March 9, 2022Hi, all! I am writing this on a rather gray, dreary, rainy fall day. We had a lovely summer and a gorgeous fall. The foliage was colorful and bright until we got a couple of windy, rainy days. We received many, many tourists and summer visitors here on Mount Desert Island this past year. Acadia…
Class of 1984 Summer 2021 Class Note
August 18, 2021Louise Soucy 190 Main Street Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 lcsoucy8@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1984/ Hello, Class of ’84! I hope that by the time you are reading this, we are mostly done with the pandemic. It appears that we may not entirely rid ourselves of it, but we can look forward to getting together for dinners, weddings, and parties.…
Class of 1984 Winter 2021 Class Note
February 5, 2021Hello, classmates! I hope that 2021 is a happy, fun-filled year for all of you. May we be able to put COVID-19 behind us. Although dealing with the pandemic created some upheaval in our lives, I was energized by the logistical challenges in dealing with my business and working with clients remotely. I enjoyed having…
Class of 1984 Summer 2020 Class Note
September 18, 2020Louise Soucy Hello, classmates! I am writing this during the pandemic. I do not know what things will look like by the time this goes to press, but I suspect we may still be distancing ourselves physically from each other. These are indeed strange and crazy times. My husband and I were on campus three…
Class of 1984 Winter 2020 Class Note
February 4, 2020Louise Soucy Hello, classmates! I am writing this column on a beautiful, sunny autumn day in coastal Maine. I find it to be the most wonderful season here. The weather is great, stores and restaurants are still open, and the tourists are a bit fewer so it is easier to get to where you’re going. It…
Class of 1984 Summer 2019 Class Note
August 2, 2019Louise Soucy Hello, everyone! This year our class will be celebrating our 35th Reunion October 25-27. You should have received a “Save the Date” postcard, so I know you have all put the dates in your planners and started making reservations! I look forward to seeing many of you this fall! I ran into Lauren…
Class of 1984 Fall 2018 Class Note
October 18, 2018Louise Soucy 190 Main Street Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 lcsoucy8@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1984/ Hi, all! Although I am writing this column on a warm summer day, you are probably reading it on a cool autumn day. That means it is football season, which means time for class reunions. We will be celebrating our 35th class Reunion…
Class of 1984 Spring 2018 Class Note
May 31, 2018Louise Soucy 190 Main Street Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 lcsoucy8@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1984/ Hello, classmates! Although you are reading this in the spring, I am writing this in early January! I hope 2018 has been a happy and healthy one so far for all of you. We have just survived many frigid days — I hope…
Class of ’84 Fall 2017 Class Notes
November 7, 2017Louise Soucy 190 Main Street Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 lcsoucy8@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1984/ Hello! Although the calendar says July as I write this, we are having a cool day (55 degrees) and I find it fitting that I am writing the fall column. By the time you read this, my husband and I will be empty…