Special Recognition

Nathaniel LaClaire (2015)

Each year at Commencement, UMA's Distinguished Student Award is given by the University to a student who demonstrates academic excellence, University service, and community engagement. In 2015, Nate LaClaire became the first CIS student to receive this award. Although he has exceptional technical skills, it is not so much WHAT he does, but HOW he does it that is so impressive. His humor, humility, positive attitude, leadership skills, and constant professionalism make him the ideal candidate for this award.

Internship Highlight

Anastasia Salls (2016)

Anastasia Salls designed a Web site for the UMA Dental Assisting Program. According to Amanda Willette, Dental Assisting and EFDA Program Coordinator, “[Anastasia’s] enthusiasm and passion for Web design was evident in the work she produced.” Her project not only provided experience for Anastasia, but produced an excellent promotion and marketing tool for a UMA program.

Alumni Highlight

Venessa Fredette (2011)

Venessa Fredette graduated from the University of Maine at Augusta with a B.S. in Business Administration w/concentration in Computer Information Systems in 2009 and a Post Baccalaureate degree in Computer Information Systems from UMA in 2011. In March of 2012, Venessa became a Certified Scrum Master.
In 2012, Venessa applied to graduate school a

Internship Highlight

Stephanie Tasker (2016)

Summer 2016, Stephanie Tasker redesigned the Computer Information System site for the University of Maine. Stephanie used a Bootstrap framework for a mobile responsive design. Stephanie Tasker's internship was sponsored by the CIS program under the organizational mentorship of CIS coordinator, Diana Kokoska.