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NEA Member Benefits is giving away three $100 gift cards!

Enter online today to win.

No purchase is necessary.
Giveaway ends at 11:59:59 pm, ET, December 31, 2008.

When you enter this giveaway, you can be assured that
NEA Member Benefits does not sell or share information
about NEA members to any third party--period.

Good luck!

Welcome New Members!

The following students recently joined SEAM:

St. Joseph's College: Anne Becker, Katherine Clements, Allison Hinckley, Corey Huot, Sarah Knights, Michalah Nickerson, Joanna Sinsabaugh, Kayla Soucy

University of Maine at Farmington: Susanna Cooper, Kimberly Courtemanche, Alexandria Paquette

University of Maine at Presque Isle: Shannon Cheviot

University of Maine at Machias: Susan Sexton

Thank you for joining the Student Program! We hope you take full
advantage of all that your membership offers,
and please invite a friend to join, too!

Classroom Management Workshops

The Maine Education Association is providing FREE classroom management workshops for SEAM Members!

Come spend 6 hours with us and learn lots of tips & tools that you'll be able to use during your hours spent at school working with students and during your student teaching. We provide lunch for you and have fun giveaways, activities, and a binder of materials for you to keep. You'll also receive a Certificate of Participation good for 6 hours of professional development activity, which will look great in your portfolio!

Click on the location below to register online:

University of Maine at Machias

Saturday, November 8

Portside Room, Kimball Hall

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 5th

University of Maine at Farmington

Saturday, December 6

Room 114, Education Building

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 20th

Hope to see you there!

Northeast Regional Students Leaders' Conference

On Friday, October 24 & Saturday, October 25, Student Program Officers from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Connecticut gathered together for a Leadership Conference at the Clarion Hotel in Portland, Maine. Maine had 18 participants from UMaine Presque Isle, UMaine Machias, UMaine Farmington, UMaine, and St. Joseph's college, including student officers and advisors. We kicked off the Conference Friday night with a Maine-themed dinner, including lobster tails, bacon-wrapped scallops, and baked-stuffed haddock. Then we boarded a chartered bus to Freeport for a shopping trip to LL Bean. Each Conference attendee received a $25 gift card to spend at the store!
Saturday was very fun and filled with high-energy as everyone went through various workshops and Chapter planning time. The sessions offered were on "Organizing 101", "Marketing Your Student Program on Campus", and "NEA-SP Grant Writing".

Your student leaders worked hard to do some planning for your Chapters this year and beyond. They all appreciated the time together away from campus to brainstorm ideas and to also network and get ideas from Officers from other states. Below the Maine Officers and Advisors gather for an end-of-Conference group photo!All in all the conference received very high marks and those who participated felt it was a very worth-while experience. Look for exciting things to happen with your Chapters this year!


Thanks to all of you who attended the very first Northeast Regional Student Leaders' Conference!

Monthly NEA Member Benefits Contest

WIN AN NEA ID THEFT PROTECTION PLAN!

Register today to win the NEA ID Theft Protection Family Plan.
No purchase is necessary.

Giveaway entry ends at 11:59:59 pm, ET, November 30, 2008.

When you enter this giveaway, you can be assured that
NEA Member Benefits
does not sell or share information about
NEA members to any third party--period.

All SEAM Members are eligible to enter online - good luck!

Welcome New SEAM Members

The following students recently joined SEAM:

St. Joseph's College: Nicole Chapdelaine, Nicole Gagnon, Samantha Hill

University of Maine at Presque Isle: Erin Careless, Chris Clark, Matt Creamer, Claudia Currier, Laurie Fitzherbert, Jill Keniston, Krista Lamont, Laura Mooney, Shauna Moulton, Deanna Tucker

University of Southern Maine: Jennifer Desjardins, Didi Dunham, Anna Englund, Stacia Fowler, Caitlin Gunter, Karen Laverriere, Amy Poulin, Geoffrey Godo

University of Maine at Machias: Heather Alley, Megan Burke, Heidi Hambrecht, Connie Harter-Bagley, Hilary Lisee, Vanessa Maclean, Ashley Morrow, Katelyn Parks, Alicia Quimby, Colleen Templeton, Eilea Wagner

University of Maine: Kathryn Blynn

We welcome you to the Student Program!
Please invite a friend to join, too!

MEA Fall Conference: Leading the Way

There is still time to register for
MEA's Fall Conference: Leading the Way
November 14 & 15
Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland

Attending this Conference for FREE is one of the many benefits for SEAM Membership.

Feel free to check out the full Conference Brochure before registering. The event kicks off Friday night with a fun social with Vendors/cash bar. Be sure to stop in to get lots of goodies! Dinner follows with two very special guest speakers - Senator Libby Mitchell and Representative Hannah Pingree. On Saturday, there are all-day workshops available, or two 1/2 day workshops. You choose what you wish to take!

Registration is open online until November 4, 2008.

Seating in workshops is limited - so be sure to register today!