October 26th, 2008 by Eric
The U Times is UMPI’s journalism lab. It’s a way for people to experience all aspects of journalism. Key to that is that journalism is a business and needs to run like one. So we’re looking for individuals who can help us develop this potential for UMPI’s embryonic business: U Times. We need a broad range of expertise: advertising, marketing, accounting, finance. We can customize the job description to fit the right person’s interests and strengths. We’re looking for everything from developing a business plan to creating a marketing strategy to managing advertising and budgets. This is a position with virtually unlimited potential: the person in it will play a key role in developing the U Times as a business.
This is a way for people to gain tremendous practical experience that will add to a resume, elicit terrific letters of recommendation, set them apart for life after UMPI. And they can do it all while earning credits. People can earn credit as an internship, an independent study. We’re flexible and will work with people to find the best options. We’re looking for people who are entrepreneurial and eager to get in on something that can be truly exciting.
For additional information, please contact Prof. Jacqui Lowman
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October 21st, 2008 by Eric
The woods have come alive at Aroostook State Park in Presque Isle!!! Are you brave enough to walk among the ghosts and goblins?
Join the Presque Isle Area Chamber of Commerce and their friends at Aroostook State Park on October 24th and 25th between the hours of 6 and 9pm to Walk the Haunted Woods. Storytellers will be on site to entertain you by the fire should you decide not to face your fears. Coffee, Hot Chocolate and snacks will be available for purchase should you need a little something to calm your nerves.
Admission to the park is $5. Children under 10 $3 Transportation will be provided from the parking lot to the cook shelter where guides will be lurking about as they wait to escort you through the Haunted Woods. Don’t forget your flashlights as it is COMPLETELY dark in them there woods. Oh yeah, keep your eyes on the lake. Rumor has it that there are pirates looking to come ashore.
Tags: Halloween
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October 20th, 2008 by Eric
When: Wednesday and Thursday, 2-3 pm
Where: South Hall 211
Interested students and faculty are invited to attend one or both weekly seminar meetings to develop analytic thinking and problem solving skills through the study of “real world” problems. One goal of the seminar is to prepare a team of students for the competitions described below, but all students (and faculty) are welcome, regardless of mathematical background or desire to participate in the competitions.
Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), challenges teams of students to clarify, analyze, and propose solutions to open-ended problems. The contest attracts diverse students and faculty advisors from over 500 institutions around the world.
The Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM), an international contest for high school students and college undergraduates. ICM is an extension of the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM). It is designed to develop and advance interdisciplinary problem-solving skills as well as competence in written communication.
Sample problem (2008 MCM): Consider the effects on land from the melting of the north polar ice cap due to the predicted increase in global temperatures. Specifically, model the effects on the coast of Florida every ten years for the next 50 years due to the melting, with particular attention given to large metropolitan areas. Propose appropriate responses to deal with this. A careful discussion of the data used is an important part of the answer.
For past MCM/ICM problems visit
http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/
For more information regarding the seminar contact
Shawn Robinson
shawn.robinson@umpi.edu
Campus ext. 9724
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October 17th, 2008 by Eric
The Aroostook Area Agency on Aging, the UMPI Student Senate and the Dean of Students office are once again sponsoring “Help Your Seniors Day”. Please join us on Saturday, October 25th at 8:30 am.
Volunteers from the UMPI student body as well as faculty, staff and administration will get together and visit selected seniors homes to help with winterization projects. Our spring service project was a great success and we are looking forward to making the fall event even more successful.
If you would like to help out please sign up on the sheet outside the student senate office in the Campus Center. There will be a cookout after the event in the Owls Nest at 1:00 pm. for all the volunteers. For more information you can contact steven.callioras@maine.edu or the Dean of Students at christine.corsello@umpi.edu.
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October 8th, 2008 by Eric
The 12th Annual Employment Law & Human Resource Conference (organized by NESHRM) will take place on October 15, 2008 at the Campus Center, University Of Maine At Presque Isle. For registration and other details see this link.
Note: Students can register and attend the the event for a reduced rate of $20.
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October 8th, 2008 by Eric
Ashley Monroe (majoring in accounting) learned about a job opening at Pines Health Services from this posting. She applied for the job, and got it! Recently she wrote to us about her new job.
“I do the Blue Cross Blue Shield billing for Pines Health Center. I also do the billing for Morehouse Surgery Associates. This includes billing out claims by mail and electronically, putting in payments, explaining bills to customers, and fixing problems to name a few. Everyday there is something new to figure out or fix.” – Ashley.
Tags: current student, job, News
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September 27th, 2008 by Eric
The challenges to successfully choosing, installing, and implementing new accounting software are many. But so are the opportunities – to gain greater control of your organization’s financial affairs, to make better decisions, and to improve cash flow, among others.
http://www.accountingweb.com/item/103372
Tags: accounting, software
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September 27th, 2008 by Eric
The second annual 2008 StartupNation Home-Based 100 will once again rank the best performing home-based businesses across America in ten distinct categories.
See details at Startupnation.com
Tags: home-based business
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September 27th, 2008 by Eric
From AccountingWeb
Job fairs are so last century
Accounting firms that want to recruit college students for internships and post-graduate positions are finding that, in a buyer’s market, the firms that want to sell their positions to students, need to go beyond the traditional campus Accounting Days and job fairs and reach out to students in innovative ways.
http://www.accountingweb.com/item/106083
Accounting firm provides students with one-stop job search Web site
Aronson & Company (A&C), a nationally-ranked top 50 accounting and consulting firm, recently announced the launch of its TeamAronson.com Web site geared toward college accounting and finance majors entering the job market. The site, which was designed in support of the firm’s recruiting efforts, is part of an initiative to help reinforce their employer brand and put a recognizable face on their on-campus recruiting program.
http://www.accountingweb.com/item/105946
Tags: Internships, job search
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