  {"id":41316,"date":"2018-09-01T08:57:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T12:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/?p=41316"},"modified":"2018-12-27T11:54:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T16:54:28","slug":"congratulations-to-scott-delcourt-and-luke-doucette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/2018\/09\/01\/congratulations-to-scott-delcourt-and-luke-doucette\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Scott Delcourt and Luke Doucette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We are pleased to announce the recent promotions of Scott Delcourt and Luke Doucette. Both are serving new roles as of September 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>33 years of service: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to be any other place\u2026\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"40945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40945 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/Delcourt-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Delcourt at the Graduate School\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/Delcourt.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/Delcourt-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/Delcourt-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/Delcourt-105x71.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/Delcourt-317x215.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/Delcourt-423x287.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/Delcourt-634x430.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/Delcourt-846x573.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/Delcourt-951x645.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Delcourt celebrates 33 years of service at 91¸£Àû with a promotion to Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scott Delcourt has been promoted to Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School.<\/p>\n<p>Scott has worked at the University of Maine for 33 years \u2013 22 of which have been with the Graduate School. He oversees the day-to-day operations, from admissions, residential life, meeting with students and other graduate-related issues.<\/p>\n<p>With the recent administrative reorganization of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (GSBSE), Scott will also head the management team responsible for the administrative function of the GSBSE program.<\/p>\n<p>Scott was surprised to receive the phone call from the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Kody Varahramyan, congratulating him on his promotion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was shocked and honored,\u201d said Scott.<\/p>\n<p>Scott says he has an appreciation for all disciplines. He began his 91¸£Àû career as an associate research scientist in the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences but now enjoys working with a diverse population of faculty and students each day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really fun to review graduate faculty appointments, reading abstracts and seeing all the research,\u201d said Scott.<\/p>\n<p>According to Scott, the mission and role of the Graduate School will remain the same. They continually look to optimize the efficiency and responsiveness of the Graduate School and find ways to enhance recruitment efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a really interesting and rewarding job,\u201d said Scott. \u201cI love the people I work with \u2013 I wouldn\u2019t want to be any other place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More information about the Graduate School is <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/graduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Coordinating \u201cbest-kept secrets\u201d with CORE<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"40920\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40920\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/IMG_0745-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Luke Doucette\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/IMG_0745-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/IMG_0745-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/IMG_0745-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/IMG_0745-105x66.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/IMG_0745-317x198.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/IMG_0745-423x264.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/IMG_0745-634x396.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/IMG_0745-846x529.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/IMG_0745-951x594.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/IMG_0745-1268x793.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/08\/IMG_0745.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luke Doucette at the LASST clean room. As of Sept. 1 he is the General Manager for the Coordinated Operating Research Entities (CORE) program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Luke Doucette has been named the General Manager for the Coordinated Operating Research Entities (CORE) program.<\/p>\n<p>Luke is a 91¸£Àû alum and most recently came back to work in the Office of Research Development 3 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>He is eager to begin connecting researchers with equipment, services and facilities on campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have facilities that are some of the state\u2019s best-kept secrets,\u201d said Luke. \u201cI think it\u2019s time to unlock those secrets and offer them to the rest of Maine \u2013 and the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CORE is overseen by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. The goal is to provide a more efficient, convenient and cost-effective resource for researchers and businesses to utilize with a dedicated management system.<\/p>\n<p>According to Luke, CORE will begin by implementing the system with a limited number of entities. After the first year of operation, he hopes to prove the concept works and begin to grow with more entities involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we can build up this program, we\u2019ll build up not only the research base \u2013 but the education capabilities,\u201d said Luke.<\/p>\n<p>More information regarding CORE is <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/core\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce the recent promotions of Scott Delcourt and Luke Doucette. Both are serving new roles as of September 1. 33 years of service: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to be any other place\u2026\u201d Scott Delcourt has been promoted to Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School. 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