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04/13/2026
Sometimes the best gatherings are right in your own backyard. Great to see Scholars, faculty, staff, and leadership come together at our spring reception at USM — proud to call the same city home.
04/01/2026
For more than 25 years, we have been asking Mitchell Scholars and Alumni to share their stories — because what you experience shapes how we serve the next generation. The 2026 Annual Survey is now live and takes just 15 minutes to complete. Your responses directly influence the programs and resources we offer, and every completed survey enters you into a drawing to win one of four $50 gift cards to Amazon, L.L. Bean, or a store of your choosing.
Your story helps us write theirs.
🔗connect.mitchellinstitute.org/portal/annualsurvey2026
Reading season is officially underway.
Behind each of these doors, our team is carefully reviewing applications from students across Maine, hoping to join our Scholar community. Every application represents a story, a goal, and a future we take seriously.
We're honored to spend this time getting to know the Class of 2030.
01/22/2026
We’re pleased to welcome Elyse Pratt-Ronco to the Mitchell Institute team as our new Scholarship and Development Research Manager.
Elyse brings deep expertise at the intersection of research, evaluation, and practice, with a career dedicated to expanding educational access for rural, first-generation, and low-income students across Maine.
In her role, Elyse will support a data-driven culture at the Institute by managing organizational data, stewarding our 25-year longitudinal survey, developing reports for donors and grantors, and informing strategic program decisions, while also providing direct support to Mitchell Scholars.
“Elyse is among a very short list of professionals in Maine who possess both a deep bench strength of academic research and professional experience directly supporting rural and first-generation students,” said Jared Cash, president and CEO of the Mitchell Institute.
We’re excited to have Elyse join our community and help advance our mission through thoughtful research, strong relationships, and measurable impact.
🔗 Read the full announcement: https://www.mitchellinstitute.org/news-events/mitchell-institute-names-elyse-pratt-ronco-scholarship-and-development-research-manager/
12/12/2025
There’s something special about bringing Mitchell Alumni together to kick off the holiday season.
With winter weather in the air, MI Headquarters were full of warmth, laughter, and good energy.
We asked Scholars at MILE I a simple question: “What does being a Mitchell Scholar mean to you?”
Again and again, they talked about the same things: community, connection, feeling supported as whole people, and the opportunities that help them grow, stretch, and make memories that will stay with them. Many shared how meaningful it is to be welcomed, seen, and surrounded by people who believe in them.
As we step into this season, we are especially grateful for the community that makes this mission possible.
Grateful for our Scholars. Grateful for those who support this work. Grateful for everyone who is part of this shared story. 🥹💙
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