UM’s Onward program helps woman follow dream — Archive — BDN Maine archive — BDN Maine. ORONO – Lisa Scheetz is clear about what the University of Maine Onward Program is doing for her.“This program has enabled me to follow a dream that I had, but didn’t realize I had until the door was open,” she said. Joanne Lynch is on Facebook. Join Facebook to connect with Joanne Lynch and others you may know. The Onward Program at the University of Maine Peer Advisor . I would have done the.When life throws you a loop, Onward is there.”Scheetz is a single mother who wanted to go back to school, but felt tied down with two kids and a job and the responsibility of taking care of a household. For her, Onward was the answer.“I’m a nontraditional student,” said the Bangor woman, a nursing student and a junior at UMaine. Until she entered the program, she worked at an area hospital, with the feeling that she was going nowhere and that her options were limited.“I had two kids and no other support,” she said. That was when her mother stepped in and told her about Onward.“I’d been out of school for 1. I couldn’t write an essay to save me,” she said. Onward really gave me some sound skills that I put to good use at the university.”Onward is a program that helps people who lack the academic credentials required to be accepted to UMaine in the traditional manner to get to that point and go on to obtain a four- year degree.“Through our unique support system, we prepare these students for success in college and beyond,” the Onward Web site states. They are also given financial aid packages through UMaine to help out. Scheetz said this allowed her to concentrate on her studies instead of worrying about how to keep her family afloat.“The financial aid office sets up a package with Onward so that students will not have to work or take any loans,” she said. They encourage you not to work so that you can focus on being a student. Having that financial freedom helps you to be a better student. Plus the better you do, the more grants and scholarships are available.”The outlook of many Onward students towards college is different than that of traditional students, Scheetz believes.“I came looking at . I find that a lot of the Onward students are similar.”Onward started at UMaine as a way to get more diversity into the university.“The original program started in the late ’6. Vietnam War when the civil rights movement was active,” said Jerry Ellis, director of Student Academic Services for Onward. During the first year, 1. African- American students were brought from New York to Maine to study.“They were called the Martin Luther King scholars,” said Ellis. The program then moved on to redirect its energies to finding people in Maine who needed help. Later that year, Onward received a U. S. Department of Education grant that helped with funding, which in turn led to increased numbers. New components included a tutor program and a segment to help students with disabilities.“In 1. Onward students year- round,” said Ellis. In addition to support for those who want to be ready for a college program, Onward also offers tutoring that can benefit any UMaine student.“Today our tutor program serves 6. Ellis. We tutor in almost anything. If we can hire a tutor, we’ll develop a program for them.”Helping students with disabilities is another key goal of Onward.“In disability services, we’re up to about 3. Ellis. I feel really fortunate to come to a program that really supports me.”Onward students meet weekly with peer advisers, who are former Onward students who have completed at least one year in the program. In addition, the Onward Program has three full- time counselors on staff. Getting into the Onward program is similar to applying for a job, said Scheetz. Prospective students must fill out a UMaine application packet and have a high school diploma or GED, as well as three letters of recommendation and an essay that states why the student wants to attend the university. Each is given basic skills testing.“We don’t require SAT skills, but we do need to know how you read, write and do math,” said Ellis. Thursday, May 2. 2, at the Onward Building on Flagstaff Road, on the university campus. Refreshments will be served, and brief presentations will be made at 1: 3. For information, call 5. The University of Maine is ending the Onward Program after the 2014-15 academic year. For that reason, we are no longer accepting applications for admission to the program. The University of Maine serves — and will continue to serve — thousands of nontraditional. After 45 years, program for nontraditional students at UMaine will close Print Email Share Tweet By Nell Gluckman, BDN Staff. A friend told him about the Onward Program at the University of Maine, which is meant to help nontraditional students who may not. Natural Gas: The Best Path Forward for Maine? Attorneys 6.25 Maine CLE Hours Maine Professional Engineers C 6.0 PDHs 6.0 AAPL CE Hours NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE PAID EAU CLAIRE, WI. The Onward Program at the University of Maine, Orono. We're still accepting applications. To learn more about the Onward Program, please attend an Information Session with us at East Annex. Gerald Cutler Ellis - Interim Director of Onward Program. Description Gerald Cutler Ellis - Interim Director of Onward Program. The Official Bookstore of the University of Maine sells all required course materials as well as insignia clothing and merchandise. University Bookstore Regular Fall Hours Monday - Thursday, 8 am - 6 pm Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm Saturday & Sunday, closed unless. Because of a disability, please also contact the Coordinator for Services for Students with Disabilities, Onward Program, at 581-2319. Title Microsoft Word - WPM$1449.doc Author stone Created Date 12/19/2008 11:13:44 AM.
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