Industry
Ask a few engineers when their careers really came into focus, and you will hear the same answer more often than you might expect. It was a co-op. Not a class. Not a lecture. A co-op. A stretch of real, paid work in industry that they took on while they were still...
Where Are They Now?
Spenser Steeves didn’t know exactly where engineering would take him when he left his hometown of Skowhegan, Maine. That started to change after attending Consider Engineering, where he first learned about the chemical engineering program at the University of Maine...
General News
Fall is an exciting time at UMaine! A new semester is underway, and it also signals the start of our annual fall interview sessions. Each year, companies from all over the US visit campus to meet with engineering students and hold interviews for co-ops, internships,...
Student Questionnaires
If you’re thinking about attending UMaine or joining the UMaine Pulp and Paper Foundation, you’re probably wondering what it’s really like. How do co-ops work? Is the workload manageable? Is there support when you need it? While we’re always here to answer your...
Get A Real Job, Industry
You’ve probably heard of internships, but have you heard of co-ops? If you’re an engineering student at the University of Maine, or thinking about becoming one, then it’s a term you’ll probably want to become familiar with. First Things First: What Is It? A co-op...
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