United Technologies Center

We're all very excited that the 2012 - 2013 school year starts this week at UTC.  We're looking forward to a year where the enrollment is high and classrooms have had some TLC over summer vacation.  

This year will surely be another in a long line of successful years at UTC.  Welcome back.

This year continues to yield successes that students could not imagine as they entered the building on the first day of school in August 2011. On Wednesday, May 23rd students, parents, friends, and UTC staff met in Egers Auditorium to honor outstanding accomplishments.

Keynote Speaker, Jack Quirk, Jr., President of Quirk Auto Group

The Maine Air National Guard (MeANG) senior leadership and their Recruiting team recently had anopportunity to dine at United Technologies Center (UTC) in Bangor. UTC offers lunch in their caféon Thursday of most weeks through the school year. Lunch is prepared and served by the CulinaryArts program students in their café in the school. The lunch is an ideal opportunity for the communityto connect with the staff and students. It allows the students to practice their hospitality skills...

The Weatherization Training Center at United Technologies Center (UTC) in Bangor was established by MaineHousing in support of the US Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program to enhance the hands-on training component of weatherization field workers including auditors and weatherization technicians.  Training courses are offered through the UTC Adult Education Program.

Full course descriptions and detailed schedules are available from the adult education office at 947-6474...

Founded in 1928, the Future Farmers of America brought together students, teachers and agribusiness to support agricultural education. Today, the National FFA Organization remains committed to the individual student, providing a path to achievement in premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Now, the organization is expanding the nation's view of "traditional" agriculture and finding new ways to infuse agriculture into the classroom.

UTC's...

The Automotive Suspension Program has been preparing interested students for the Maine State Inspection Exam. The inspection arm of the Maine State Police will be in the Automotive Suspension classroom to test the students for this license. Fourteen (14) participants from the following programs have students who are taking the exam on Thursday, May 12.

Congratulations to UTC's Chef Russ Flewelling!!

Best Sandwich Champion and Best Sandwich Flavor

Sysco of Northern New England held "The Best Sandwich in Eastern Maine Cook-Off" at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor. There were approximately 20 competitiors who were judged on flavor, creativity and presentation. They only had 10 - 15 minutes to prepare their sandwich. Chef Flewelling prepared the following: roasted pork loin, shaved on fresh focaccia bread with a roasted garlic mayonnaise and slaw...

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Twenty-four (24) colleges will be available for questions and documentation. Several programs will be have presentations with a discussion of past student successes. Everyone is encouraged to tour the building. Representatives from MIT, Harvard, and Boston College have visited UTC and commented on the professionalism of our students, the appearance of the building, and our knowledgable staff.

Please visit us so you can see for yourself what the best...

Mock ATV Accident - Kills 1 and Injuries 1 

Traveling at a good rate of speed with a driver and passenger, a small 4-wheeler ATV went off the pavement and hit the only concrete abutment in sight.  Both the rider and passenger were thrown from the vehicle, and both were injured.  One of the youths died at the scene, and the other was stabilized and transported to a local hospital for further treatment. 

That was the scenario this morning at Bangor's United Techologies Center on...

United Technologies Center was chosen as the site for the ACTE (Association for Career and Technical Education) Region I Conference for April 29 - May 1, 2010. ACTE (http://www.acteonline.org/) is the largest national education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers. Please visit the web site for further information.

The theme for the conference was "From Green Energy to Composites. What Does the Future Hold for CTE?

The Keynote...