By Lydia Libby Over the course of this summer, I, Lydia Libby, recording officer for the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, at Southern Maine Community College, and Joey Mullins, president of Phi […]

By Beacon Staff Students and faculty alike gathered outside Oceanview Dining Hall on August 31st to celebrate the new semester. Food was provided by Sodexo, with local vendors like Grandy Oats and […]

By Ben Riggleman This fall, with little fanfare, SMCC offered a class in Arabic for the first time: Beginning Arabic I, taught by Professor Younus Alfayyadh at the South Portland Campus. The […]

By Kate Bennett SMCC President Ron Cantor spoke at the Leadership Luncheon on Sept. 1. He spoke about all different aspects of leadership, and asked questions and had conversations with students regarding […]

By Capt. W. Russ Webster, USCG (Ret.) Similar to other careers, culinary arts has standards that are supported with an exam process that establishes credibility. To culinary arts students, the ServSafe safety […]

By  Nathalie Mitchell On Thursday, April 20, the SMCC Business Club traveled to the business capital of the world, New York City, for three days of education, sightseeing and bonding. The next […]

  By The Beacon Staff   Students, resident-life staff, faculty and SMCC President Ronald Cantor were in attendance on Monday, May 1, for the annual CeSIL awards ceremony. CeSIL, the Center for […]

By Ben Riggleman Have you ever wondered who reads this paper besides you? It’s a riddle that has kept us Beacon staff up at night, too: Who reads us? Are students our […]

Behind the scenes on “Leap of Faith,” directed by Chris Motley and production still from “The Windigo,” directed by Vanessa Hutchins By The Beacon Staff Communications and New Media students who are […]