The Power of Choice and Transformation
Adam Foss, a prosecutor with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in Boston believes that we should embrace the opportunity for change by removing wrath from the equation to give way to a better justice system.
Doris Buffet, the sister to billionaire investor Warren Buffet, recognizes the importance of education, well-being, and the choice to pave new life goals. Seventeen inmates serving time at our Maine State Prison who are driven to change their future can now pursue higher education to earn a degree even behind bars thanks to the Sunshine Lady Foundation.
The process getting into the University of Maine at Augusta degree program is a rigorous process and the foundation “recognizes that lives do not change in a short period of time, but validates the concept that education is, over time, a transformative choice…”
“Once a person gets an education, it can never be taken away.” — Sarah Thompson
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Your Power of Choice and Transformation
Why Should This Matter to You?
- It’s expensive to keep people imprisoned without constructive goals set in place. It costs $109,000 to incarcerate one teenager for a year. The Maine State Prison houses roughly 900 inmates at any given time. If we do the math, that sum hovers around $98 million every year.
- It’s time that we look at the justice system differently because it simply isn’t working. We spend $80 billion every year on the prison industry to which 60% of repeat offenders return to the system. The outcome of how we change the system will impact your life, your children, and your community.
- It’s important that you realize that your voice matters and that your vote contributes to the outcome of everyone’s future.
“Reboot your Life by Investing in Yourself”
At University College, pursuing a degree from a University of Maine System Campus doesn’t have to be a balancing act with everything else in your life.
- Let us help you succeed Our advisors are happy to answer questions about financial aid, admission to a degree program, course schedules, and more.
- Over 100 degree and certificate programs The Learn.Maine.Edu program webpage is a one-stop source of information about online and distance degree and certificate programs offered by all seven campuses of the University of Maine System.
- Scholarship and financial assistance Financial aid is available for online, ITV, and other courses available through University College.
- Register now Maine’s public universities use the web, video conference, interactive television (ITV) and other delivery methods to bring classes to you anytime, anywhere. And, you can access student support services online, on campus, or at a University College Center near you.
University College…online, affordable, and in your community.
