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

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.

Alumni Highlight

Brian Oliver (2008)

Brian Oliver, a 2008 graduate of the BS in CIS, is the Team Leader of the Department of Administrative Financial Services Team for the State of Maine, Office of Information Technology. This team is responsible for the nightly Extraction, Transformation, and Load (ETL) process that collects information from the State’s Accounting and HR systems.

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.