Education – Saint Joseph's College of Maine Empowering Learners in the Mercy Tradition since 1912 Thu, 26 May 2022 04:55:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Faculty and Students Earn Maine Campus Compact Awards /faculty-and-students-earn-maine-campus-compact-awards/highlights/ Mon, 04 May 2020 20:46:36 +0000 /?p=50763 Education professor Dr. Patricia WatersDr. Patricia Waters, the Sciences Department, and students Nate Domingue, and Samantha Medlin receive awards.]]> Saint Joseph’s College to Announce $1.45 Million Award to Address Maine’s Secondary STEM Teacher Shortage /1-45-million-award-to-address-maines-secondary-stem-teacher-shortage/highlights/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:11:18 +0000 /?p=49336 Dr Emily Lesher works with a science student in the chemistry lab at Saint Joseph's College in Standish, MaineScholarships for STEM degrees in biology, mathematics, or physical sciences-chemistry or environmental science, and secondary education.]]> Sustainability advances at Saint Joseph’s with First Bee Campus Certification in Maine /saint-josephs-pursues-sustainability-becomes-first-bee-campus-usa-in-maine/pressroom/ Wed, 19 Jun 2019 19:41:07 +0000 /?p=39235 Caleb Gravel at the bee pollinator garden at Saint Joseph's College of MaineSaint Joseph’s College of Maine has become the 73rd educational institution in the nation, and the first in Maine, to be certified as one of the affiliates of the Bee Campus USA program that has improved their campus landscape for pollinators.]]> Accelerate Your Degree With Summer Session /2019-summer-session/highlights/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 19:44:06 +0000 /?p=29471 Xavier Hall from Alfond Hall during the summerSaint Joseph’s College offers a variety of summer programs including accelerated hybrid (online/onsite) courses through which online students can experience our beautiful lakeside campus in Southern Maine! These offerings range from non-credit to undergraduate and graduate level. Looking to earn credits over the summer? Reserve your spot by April 30.]]> Moon Landing, Flower Power, and Women’s Rights /margaret-letourneau/magazine/ Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:50:15 +0000 /?p=23714 Margaret stands in front of Xavier Hall.Margaret Morrissette LeTourneau ’70 attended Saint Joseph's during a time of change. By the late ’60s activism related to women’s rights, the Vietnam War, and racial desegregation swept across the nation. In Standish, the Great Debate came: should the College go co-ed?]]> Following in the Footsteps of Catherine McAuley /following-catherine-mcauley/highlights/ Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:01:27 +0000 /?p=23210 A clergy member in white robes conducts an outdoor ceremony in front of a group of people, some holding papers, standing in front of a stone structure and greenery, following the footsteps of Catherine McAuley. Saint Joseph's College of MaineEducation majors convened at the Saint Joseph’s College grotto on a sunny Thursday, September 13th to attend the annual Junior Education Ceremony. This event honored the nearly twenty students from the Class of 2020 who will soon begin their teaching internships.]]> Janice M. Rey, Ed.D. Lauded Statewide with Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence /janice-rey-lauded-statewide-with-donald-harward-faculty-award-for-service-learning-excellence/highlights/ Tue, 09 May 2017 20:28:52 +0000 https://sjcme.wpengine.com/?p=19744 Professor Janice ReyYear after year, teachers empower their students to learn, to grow, and to reach for success. When that teacher is Janice M. Rey, Ed.D., who, for the past 13 years has taught Saint Joseph’s College’s education students how to become elementary school teachers, the impact one teacher can make becomes enormous. Dr. Rey teaches the teachers. [...]]]> Habit of Giving /autumn-zubricki/magazine/winter-2016-17/ Thu, 01 Dec 2016 01:23:37 +0000 https://sjcme.wpengine.com/?p=20888 A woman with long brown hair, wearing a white sweater and a pendant necklace, stands outdoors with a blurred green background, embodying the Habit of Giving. Saint Joseph's College of MaineAutumn Zubricki ’18, a second-generation Saint Joseph’s College student, plans to be an elementary education teacher. She’s already in the habit of giving back to the College. By Ann Swardlick When you grow up in a Saint Joseph’s household, generosity comes naturally. Autumn Zubricki ’18 credits her parents Brendhan and Jo (Corrao) Zubricki, both class [...]]]> 2016 Junior Education Blessing /2016-junior-education-blessing/highlights/ Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:03:18 +0000 https://sjcme.wpengine.com/?p=19775 A group of people stand outdoors in a semi-circle. A person in a white robe faces them, offering a Junior Education blessing near a microphone. Trees and the clear sky of 2016 serve as the backdrop. Saint Joseph's College of MaineOn Thursday, September 13, education majors from the Class of 2018 gathered inside Saint Joseph’s grotto on the Standish campus for the Junior Blessing Ceremony. This annual event, a longstanding tradition at the College, marks the halfway point in an education major’s degree program and offers teachers and mentors the chance to wish the juniors [...]]]> 2015 Junior Blessing Ceremony /2015-junior-blessing-ceremony/highlights/ Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:56:14 +0000 https://sjcme.wpengine.com/?p=19692 Golden "Saint Joseph's" letters are mounted on a stone wall in the foreground, with a brick building visible in the blurred background. This setting stands as a testament to the achievements of the É«»¢ÊÓÆµ Science Scholars Program, supported by National Science Foundation funding. Saint Joseph's College of MaineOn Thursday, September 10, education majors from the Class of 2017 gathered inside Saint Joseph’s grotto on the Standish campus for the Junior Blessing Ceremony. This annual event, a longstanding tradition at the College, marks the halfway point in an education major’s degree program and offers teachers and mentors the chance to wish the juniors [...]]]>