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Mitchell Institute Alumni Council New Leadership. New Members.The Same Commitment to Maine. The Mitchell Institute Alumni Council welcomes a new chapter — with incoming leadership and four remarkable new members joining this June. Formed in 2005 by nine former Mitchell Scholars, the Alumni Council — known as MIAC — works to provide resources to Mitchell… Read more »

Alumni Spotlight · Mitchell Institute You Never Know What Moment Is Going to Change the Course of a Life Sarah Holbrook was a first-generation student from Fort Fairfield with a promise she had made to a child she loved. Today she is a rare disease scientist, a patient advocate and a postdoctoral researcher whose work… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »