Colleges

Bowdoin College

BRUNSWICK – Students from Greater Bangor receiving Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar and Book awards at Bowdoin College are Kimberly Stevens, Bangor; Joshua Kingsbury, Brewer; Joshua Atwood and Camden Ramsay, Hampden; Catherine Del Vecchio and Eric Penley, Holden; Sarah Mountcastle, Orono; and Timothy Mathien and Kathryn Sullivan of Veazie.

Sarah and James Bowdoin scholarships are awarded to the top 20 percent of each class for the previous academic year. Book Award winners are those students who earned a grade point average of 4.0 during the preceding year.

James Bowdoin III was the earliest patron of the college and was instrumental in its founding in 1794.

New England School of Communications

BANGOR – The New England School of Communications, an affiliate of Husson College, will hold its annual open house 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the school’s Communications Center on the Husson campus.

The open house annually attracts more than 100 prospective students and their parents who will participate in campus tours, receive financial aid information and meet with current students at the school. Invitations have been sent to high school seniors in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Registration is 10-11 a.m. at the Communications Center. NESComm students will conduct tours of the communications center, the gymnasium, Peabody Hall and dormitories.

At the Communications Center, prospective students and parents may view the campus radio station, television and sound recording studios, audio and video editing booths, multimedia laboratory, media library and various classrooms.

Lunch is scheduled for 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. at Dickerman

Dining Commons. Admission interviews will be held 1-2 p.m. under the auspices of admissions director Louise Grant and assistant Darrin Stavnesli, and alumni director and radio station manager Rick Nason. Admissions interviews are by appointment only.

The school opened in 1983 with 23 students. Its enrollment is now more than 200. The NESComm Communications Center opened for classes in 2001. For information, call 947-6083.

Northeastern University

BOSTON – Dorian LeBlanc of Glenburn received a master’s degree in business administration in September.

He is a graduate of John Bapst Memorial High School.

Planetarium shows

ORONO – The University of Maine’s Jordan Planetarium at Wingate Hall is offering two public shows throughout November. One is an illustrated look at recent discoveries in astronomy and another explores our nearest neighbor, the moon, from ancient myth to the Apollo missions.

At 7 p.m. every Friday, “Sky Odyssey: New Views of the Universe” offers a portrait of the universe as it appears through recent discoveries and modern technologies. A tour of the dark Maine sky in this season opens the door to distant views through telescopes both old and new.

At 2 p.m. every Sunday, “Moon Shadows: Our Nearest Neighbor Revealed” takes a look at our next-door neighbor, which has inspired a sense of awe and mystery.

The show explores some of the moon’s mysteries as phases, eclipses and legends are portrayed on the planetarium dome.

Admission to the Jordan Planetarium programs is $4, $3 for children and senior citizens. For information of reservations, call 581-1341.

University of Maine

ORONO – One hundred students in the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development were recognized for outstanding academic achievement during the fall Presidential Academic Achievement Award ceremony. The students were honored by faculty, family and friends.

College Dean Robert Cobb congratulated and presented each student with a Presidential Academic Achievement pin. The one-time award is presented to students who have earned a 3.5 or higher grade point average during the most recent semester, and a 3.0 average over the past two semesters.

Pointing out that the high grades were achieved largely in course work outside their major field of study, Cobb told the audience that the award is a special tribute to the students’ ability and work habits.

Four students gave brief presentations about their experiences at UMaine and how they are preparing for future careers.

Representing the four majors within the college, the student speakers were Heather Scott of Vanceboro, kinesiology and physical education; Poonsri Sawangjaeng of Orono, elementary education; Tiffany Messer of Moscow, child development and family relations; and Jennifer Damon of South Paris, secondary education.

Area student receiving the award were:

. Bangor – Kori Ellen Dionne, Kelly Anne Nobles, Miranda Kate Pizinger, Lori-Ann Whitney Stubbs, Kenneth Paul Kelly, Denis Marie Mason, Joseph Edward Merrill, Heidi Rachel Wright.

. Brewer – Dawn Seabury Conary, Jenny-Lin Plummer, Kara R. Pawson.

. Eddington – Harmony Lynn Robinson.

. Frankfort – Robert Lee Howard.

. Glenburn – Crystal Nicole LaPlante.

. Hampden – Jennifer Elisabeth Fraunhofer.

. Hermon – Courtney Jo Reynolds.

. Holden – Rebekah Lynn Simpson.

. Hudson – Eric Tyler Trench.

. Levant – Angel Ann Sands

. Milford – Jamie Lynn Lucas.

. Old Town – Autumn Michele Lake, Jennifer Kate Avery.

. Orono – Poonsri Sawangjaeng, Julie Elizabeth Benoit.

. Winterport – Ryan Thomas Jandreau, Michael Kenneth Bailey.

ORONO – The University of Maine School of Social Work will hold an informational meeting 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at the social work building, Room 104, for those interested in learning more about the master’s in social work program.

Call 581-2389 to RSVP.

Williams College

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Malin Pinksy, who is majoring in biology, was elected vice president of Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society. The society has existed since the 18th century as a nationwide organization honoring students of the highest academic achievement at the college level.

Pinsky is the son of Rob and Margaret Pinsky of Orono and a graduate of Orono High School.