ORONO – The Onward program has scheduled information sessions for students who want to graduate from the University of Maine with a four-year degree from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 17, and from 2 to 4 p.m. or 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15.

The program is open to students who will be the first in their immediate family to attend college, who have been laid off or aspire to a better career, are single parents who want to provide better for their families, who have a physical or learning disability, or who earned a GED.

Participants will tour UM’s East Annex facility, meet staff, and hear from current students about their experiences.

Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 581-2320 or 581-2325 (TTY), or visit the Onward Web site at www.umaine.edu/onward.