Attending college at any age can be a rewarding challenge, but when UMA Saco Center student Melissa Meserve started college last year she had no idea she would end up sharing the experience with her family.
![Left to right: Mellissa Meserve, Brenda Plummer, and Carly Meserve. A family photo of three generations taking classes through UMA's Saco Center.](https://www.uma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Meserve-Family-Photo-350x241.jpg)
Melissa, an Education Pathways student, transferred to UMA looking to complete her education closer to home and to obtain the personalized experience that UMA offers. Melissa serves as both a VAWLT (Virtual Academic Writing Lab Tutor) tutor, interacting with students at various UMA locations, and a math tutor assisting students at the UMA Saco Center.
Brenda Plummer, Melissa’s mother, is a newly matriculated student and is excited to be taking classes full-time to gain skills that will help her run a business. While Carly Meserve, Melissa’s daughter, is a recent transfer student to UMA, and will be studying liberal arts. Carly hopes to follow her Mom’s example again and become a math tutor in the near future.
The whole family is looking forward to taking classes at the UMA Saco Center learning and volunteering together as both UMA students and family.