2026 Annual Survey Scholars and Alumni, check your email for your login details to get started. Take the Survey The 2026 survey is now live, and we hope you’ll take a few minutes today to complete it. To access your survey, use the link above and enter your login information from your email. You’ll be… Read more »
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Serve With Us: MIAC Community Day on April 11
Mitchell Institute Alumni Council Community Day Serving, reconnecting, and giving back across Maine on April 11 Save My Spot This April, the Mitchell Institute Alumni Council is bringing Scholars and Alumni together across Maine for a day of giving back and reconnecting with your community. Whether you join us in Portland, Bangor, or from wherever… Read more »
63 Scholars. One Day. A Clearer Path Forward.
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes There is a particular kind of confidence that comes not from being told you are capable, but from sitting across from someone who has walked your path and hearing them say: you are going to be fine. That is what MILE II is designed to create. This spring, 63 Mitchell… Read more »
A 2025 Scholar Is Bringing Science to Maine’s Youngest Learners, One Experiment at a Time
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Neja Jayasundara, a 2025 Mitchell Scholar from Presque Isle High School and student at the University of Maine, founded MindBloom Learning to bring interactive science experiences to young students in rural communities. Growing up in Presque Isle, Neja Jayasundara understood something that statistics would later confirm: students in rural Maine… Read more »
Mitchell Institute Announces Board Leadership Updates and New Members
The Mitchell Institute announced updates to its Board of Directors, including new leadership appointments and the election of three new Board members, effective January 2026. Abby Diaz has been elected Chair of the Mitchell Institute Board of Directors, with Tony DiSotto ’99, a Mitchell Scholar Alumnus and Maine Market President at KeyBank, elected Vice Chair…. Read more »