Hello, Class of 2020! It’s hard to believe it has been over four years since our time at UMaine came to an (abrupt) end! Since then, many of you have been up to so much! Many personal accomplishments have been made, and many weddings will take place this summer! Jessie Sweeney and Jake Rosenblatt were…

Greetings, Class of 2020! As news of you trickles back to campus, we are delighted to see your successes and to see you thrive. Oscar Keydel has been promoted to senior surveyor at Sebago Technics, a Portland-based engineering firm. They serve greater northern New England, and Oscar (hired in 2020) has led field crews on…

The Class of 2020 continues to excel in many avenues locally and globally! Inside the classroom, Julianna Cleaves was awarded the honor of being named the Outstanding Graduate Assistant in KPE at the University of Maine.  Julia Casey and Emma Pooler both graduated from Maine Law this May and are spending the summer studying for…

Class of 2020 updates Julia Seymour Julia is currently working towards her doctorate in occupational therapy. She is the vice president of SOTA (Student Occupational Therapy Association), the COTAD (Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity) SOTA chair, and is also a student ambassador. She has traveled to Puerto Rico twice. Her current hobbiesinclude studying,…

Happy summer, everyone. Here are some updates from classmates: Honors College highlights: Samuel Varga was hired by Stephens, a privately held financial services firm in southern Maine. Lauren Ryan is now the senior program assistant at The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, DC. She says, “I am passionate about making science…

As we begin a new year, we look forward to one that we hope is filled with more normalcy. Despite the state of the ongoing pandemic, the Class of 2020 has remained busy! Trevor Delaite had a standout season at Liberty University as a graduate transfer on their baseball team. He finished the year with…

Kari Suderley kari.suderley@maine.edu Julia Van Steenberghe julia.van@maine.edu  I’m Kari Suderley and a co-writer of the Class of 2020’s column. I was a non-traditional student and employee of the university in the Division of Lifelong Learning. I graduated with a degree in psychology and a minor in leadership studies. I have worked in the Early College…

The Class of 2020 needs a volunteer to become the class correspondent and write this column for the MAINE Alumni Magazine. It’s not a scary job — the Alumni Association provides assistance and helps the writer find news. Writing the column only requires a little time twice a year, and helps classmates stay in touch…