乐播传媒 in the News: June 28, 2019
Purposeful Work
Five ways to optimize your internship experience 鈥� Forbes
“At least 80 percent of us want purpose in our work,” says Rebecca Fraser-Thill, referencing a recent study by 乐播传媒 College and the polling firm Gallup, “and having an internship during college is the most powerful way to get there.”
A Forbes contributor who is director of faculty engagement and outreach for Purposeful Work, Fraser-Thill also notes that an “internship is only as transformational” as a student makes it.
With that in mind, she offers tips for interns, such as how to make the most of each day, “beyond the office as well as within it.”
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- 鈥�,鈥� Forbes, June 27, 2019听
乐播传媒 College
乐播传媒 College achieves carbon neutral status 鈥� multiple outlets听
Media outlets reported on the announcement that 乐播传媒 achieved carbon neutrality 鈥� bringing the college鈥檚 net carbon emissions to zero 鈥� one year ahead of schedule.
Out of 700 colleges and universities that pledged in 2007 to go carbon neutral, 乐播传媒 is one of seven to have achieved the goal. It did so through a combination of efforts, most notably by reducing energy consumption, strengthening a culture of sustainability, and using wood-derived renewable fuel oil.
鈥淭he one that often gets overlooked, but is closest to my heart, is efficiency,鈥� 乐播传媒鈥� sustainability manager Tom Twist told Mainebiz. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 been our silent strength.鈥�
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- 鈥�,鈥� Mainebiz, May 27, 2019听
- 鈥�,鈥� Sun Journal, May 16, 2019听
- 鈥�,鈥� Bangor Daily News, May 16, 2019听
- 鈥�,鈥� Energy News Network, June 5, 2019
Carrie Diaz Eaton
Misinformation is everywhere. These scientists can teach you to fight BS 鈥� The Washington Post听
Ben Guarino of The Washington Post highlighted efforts by Associate Professor of Digital and Computational Studies Carrie Diaz Eaton to teach her students how to sift through misinformation in the news.
Her winter semester course, 鈥淐alling Bull in a Digital World,” was modeled on a similar course at the University of Washington.听
鈥淭he problem is not new,鈥� Diaz Eaton told Guarino. 鈥淏S has been around forever. But it鈥檚 the way that technology has exploded that has really scaled up the amount of information and the amount of BS and how much we鈥檙e required to filter.鈥�
One of Diaz Eaton鈥檚 students, Carol Harding 鈥�19, learned听 to use statistical methods to make graphs听 showing Lewiston鈥檚 declining crime rate, countering public perceptions of the city.
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- 鈥�,鈥澨� The Washington Post, June 24, 2019听
Louis Scolnik 鈥�45
ACLU of Maine honors Judge Scolnik 鈥� Andover Townsman听
Andover Townsman covered the news that the ACLU of Maine has honored its founding president, Louis Scolnik 鈥�45, with its annual award for 鈥渙utstanding commitment to the protection of civil liberties.鈥�
Scolnik, born in Lewiston and a local resident for many years, is a retired justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Louis Scolnik ’45 is seen in 2013 at the annual luncheon for graduates of the Navy V-12 officer training program stationed at 乐播传媒 during World War II. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)
Scolnik was honored for a number of achievements during his long legal career including, as chair of an advisory committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in the 1960s, efforts to end housing discrimination against African American military personnel stationed at Dow Air Force Base in Bangor.
He also had a hand in an unusual court case involving 乐播传媒 students in 1959.
- 鈥�,鈥� Andover Townsman, June 13, 2019 听
Jennifer Guckel Porter 鈥�88
How to move from self-awareness to self-improvement 鈥� Harvard Business Review听
In Harvard Business Review, regular contributor Jennifer Guckel Porter 鈥�88 took on a prickly topic: changing unproductive behavior and rewiring bad habits in the workplace.
The answer is self-management, 鈥渁 conscious choice to resist a preference or habit, and instead, demonstrate a more productive behavior,鈥� wrote Porter, who is the managing partner of The Boda Group.
鈥淪tart by recognizing your current actions, considering alternative options, and then putting in the hard work required to resist what may be most familiar or comfortable,鈥� she wrote. 鈥淚nstead, commit to effectively executing what is most productive.鈥澨�
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- 鈥�,鈥� Harvard Business Review, June 19, 2019听
Kevin Lentini 鈥�13
Married teachers win trip to Croatia 鈥� Today听
Using creativity and humor, Kevin Lentini 鈥�13 and his wife, Kristin, won a seven-day vacation to Dubrovnik, Croatia, in a contest sponsored by NBC鈥檚 Today show and Airbnb.
Both teachers, the Lentinis submitted a video showing the pair standing at a marked-up whiteboard delivering a lesson on how to use persuasive rhetoric 鈥� specifically, how to 鈥渦se persuasive rhetoric to persuade AirBnb and Today show to gift us a vacation.鈥�
In the 鈥渓ogos鈥� part of the lesson (an appeal to logic), they calculated that together they had graded 9,000 assignments this year. Conveniently, the distance from their Massachusetts schools to Dubrovnik and back is 鈥� wait for it 鈥� about 9,000 miles.听
鈥淲e know that teaching is hard,鈥� said host Jenna Bush Hager as she congratulated the couple. 鈥淵鈥檃ll could really use a vacation.鈥澨�
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- 鈥�,鈥� Today, May 14, 2019听
Dorothy Foster Kern 鈥�42
Three Auburn natives 鈥� all named Dorothy 鈥� turn 100 this year 鈥� Sun Journal听
The Lewiston Sun Journal reported that Dorothy Foster Kern 鈥�42 is one of three local women named Dorothy celebrating their 100th birthdays in 2019. All three graduated from Edward Little High School and have been friendly with each other for nine decades.听
Kern worked in newspapers in the area before becoming Edward Little鈥檚 school librarian. As a child, she recalls one special treat: doughnuts.
鈥淲e had to be very careful how we spent money, but whenever we could have a doughnut, it was a real treat.鈥�
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- 鈥�,鈥� Sun Journal, May 10, 2019听
Mara Tieken听
Why more teachers should consider working in rural communities 鈥� Ed.
For a dive into the challenges, misconceptions, and promises of rural schools, Elaine McArdle of Ed., the magazine of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, talked to Associate Professor of Education Mara Tieken.
Associate Professor of Education Mara Tieken teaches 鈥淐ommunity Organizing for Social Justice鈥� in May 2018. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College)
Rural schools are often assumed to be white and one-size-fits-all, Tieken said. In fact, they are quite diverse and function as 鈥渘erve centers鈥� of rural communities, bringing people together and tackling issues of sustainability and equity.听
鈥淭here is some really, really good work happening in rural places,鈥� Tieken told McArdle. 鈥淲e should be getting behind those good efforts and listening to people who live in rural areas and seeing their needs and strengths and what鈥檚 going well and how can we support that.鈥�
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- 鈥�,鈥� Ed., Summer 2019听
Benni McComish 鈥�20
What鈥檚 in your recycling bin? Interns will grade the contents this summer in 4 communities 鈥� Portland Press Herald听
Kate Lusignan of the Portland Press Herald covered a new internship program in four southern Maine cities and towns, in which interns peek at residents鈥� recycling to rate how well they鈥檙e sorting their waste. Benni McComish 鈥�20 of Williamstown, Mass., is one of the interns.听
In the program piloted by waste management company ecomaine, interns open recycling bins and study the contents at the top. Then they tag the bins with a sticker 鈥� green for good sorting, yellow for some contaminants, red for so many non-recyclable contents that the city won鈥檛 pick it up.听
鈥淢ost often, the items they see that do not belong include paper towels and plastic bags 鈥� items that are commonly thought to be recyclable,鈥� Lusignan wrote. 鈥淪eeing similar items in every bin implies that residents care about recycling efforts, but are unaware that certain materials are not recyclable.鈥澨�
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- 鈥�,鈥� Portland Press Herald, June 19, 2019听
Joselle Deocampo-Gautam 鈥�01听
A woman of influence works to bring women and minority groups into startup funding 鈥� Silicon Valley Business Journal听
Silicon Valley Business Journal named Joselle Deocampo-Gautam 鈥�01, a new product innovation portfolio lead at Linkedin, one of its 100 Women of Influence.听
Deocampo-Gautam 鈥渄emocratize[s] finance for historically underserved and underbanked communities,鈥� contributor Becky Bergman wrote.听
鈥淒eocampo-Gautam is an immigrant to the U.S., as well as the first in her family to earn a college degree,鈥� she wrote. “Never forgetting her roots, Deocampo-Gautam works to reform global finance in a way that brings more of the hidden market of women and minority groups into startup funding, global growth strategies and values-based entrepreneurship.鈥澨�
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- 鈥�,鈥� Silicon Valley Business Journal, May 14, 2019听
STEM at 乐播传媒
Lots of 鈥榗ool science鈥� at 乐播传媒 spurred by federal program 鈥� Sun Journal听
Steve Collins of the Lewiston Sun Journal covered 乐播传媒 students鈥� and faculty鈥檚 participation in Maine INBRE, a federal- and state-funded program led by MDI Biological Laboratories that promotes biomedical research.听
The program, which helps students do high-level research, includes a wide range of projects, from a Short Term course to MDI Lab to use mouse poop to study gut microbiomes, to developing a high-resolution imaging system, to understanding aspects of nervous system cells.听
INBRE shows students that 鈥渆very student can thrive, not just survive, in an academic discipline,鈥� said Dean of the Faculty Malcolm Hill.听
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- 鈥�,鈥� Sun Journal, June 9, 2019听
Nick Mazuroski 鈥�09
Entrepreneurs on a mission: Three Maine eco-innovators out to conquer the green economy 鈥� Mainebiz
Solar entrepreneur Nick Mazuroski 鈥�09 was one of three 鈥渆co-innovators鈥� Mainebiz featured in order to highlight the green economy.听
Mazuroski is a part-time law student in Portland and vice president at Biomass Power Association. He also co-founded Dirigo Solar LLC, which in partnership with an Irish company is preparing to build solar power plants, employing more than 1,000 Maine residents in the process.听
Any green entrepreneurship has to make business sense, Mazuroski told reporter Renee Cordes. 鈥淲e live in a capitalist society,鈥� he said. 鈥淚f the economics don鈥檛 work, you鈥檝e got to find another way.鈥�
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- 鈥�,鈥� 鈥� Mainebiz
Sophie Claus 鈥�19
Beverly’s Claus reflects on fantastic crew career 鈥� The Salem News
Columnist Jean DePlacido of The Salem News profiled Sophie Claus 鈥�19, whose decision to try rowing for the first time in her first year at 乐播传媒 made her an integral part of a wildly successful team.听
A co-captain in her senior year, Claus helped lead the 乐播传媒 women to their third straight NCAA championship this year.听
鈥淚t鈥檚 been wonderful, and now my teammates are my best friends,鈥� said Claus. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e out there all working hard together and moving faster than you thought you could.鈥�
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- 鈥�,鈥� The Salem News, June 14, 2019听
Sameer Maskey 鈥�02
A Conversation with Sameer Maskey 鈥� Voices in AI听
For analysis firm GigaOm鈥檚 podcast Voices in AI, Byron Reese talked to Sameer Maskey 鈥�02, founder and CEO of fusemachines, a company that recruits artificial intelligence programmers from around the world.听
Maskey said he came to 乐播传媒 with the goal of eventually building a machine that could read a book and then discuss the book with the human, preferably in Nepali, his native language.听
Sameer Maskey 鈥�02 works with Kristyna Alexova 鈥�19, a 2018 Purposeful Work intern at fusemachines. (Nick Romanenko for 乐播传媒 College)
After years of studying artificial intelligence, he learned that such a machine would require artificial generalized intelligence, which means the machine can perform the same tasks as humans.听
But we鈥檙e not there and unlikely to get there soon, he says. 鈥淭here鈥檚 probably some fundamental new ways of exploring things that is required.”听
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- 鈥�,鈥� Voices in AI, May 16, 2019听
