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Posted May 20, 2013
USM Senior Nick Grady of Whitefield, Maine/Erskine Academy
The USM Huskies will play in the NCAA Division III National Finals in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Posted May 17, 2013
USM Outfielder, Forrest Chadwick
USM rallied late on Thursday to continue their march through the NCAA New England Regional Baseball Tournament. Read more here!
Posted May 15, 2013
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Learn how to lead creative people at this Creative Toolbox Series event that offers free admission to USM students and discounted admission for USM alumni and faculty.
Posted May 14, 2013
USM's baseball team, champions of the Little East Conference, has received the top seed in the NCAA Division III New Regional Tournament that begins Wednesday at Whitehouse Field in Harwich, Mass.
Posted May 14, 2013
The 15th annual Maine Model United Nations Conference (MeMUNC) will take place Tuesday through Thursday, May 14-16, at USM in Gorham.
Posted May 12, 2013
The Wise Family
USM's two 133rd Commencement Ceremonies, were held on the Gorham campus Saturday. Congratulations to all of USM's graduates!
Posted May 10, 2013
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Congratulations to all of USM's graduates, every one of whom has their own unique story!
Posted May 8, 2013
On Friday, May 3, the USM Leadership Development Board and the Division of Student and University Life sponsored the annual Student Involvement Recognition Gala,
Posted May 7, 2013
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At USM's 133rd Commencement on Saturday, May 11, artist Ashley F. Bryan and musician Everett J. "Vic" Firth will receive honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees. Mary G.F. Bitterman will receive a Distinguished Achievement award.
Posted May 3, 2013
USM's Open House for adults, transfers and graduate students
USM is hosting an open house for adults, transfers, and graduate students from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14 in USM’s Abromson Community Education Center at 88 Bedford Street on the USM Portland campus.

Campus Updates

Posted May 23, 2013
Poverty, Homelessness, Foster Care and Learning (EPA 512) This course, for teachers, administrators, and related service personnel, provides an interactive format for developing processes to support teaching and learning for students educationally at-risk due to poverty, homelessness, and foster care. Course participants will learn how to recognize and respond supportively to students in these situations, gain greater awareness of services and supports available in Maine, and learn strategies for integrating differentiated curriculum and instruction.
Posted May 23, 2013
Sheila Boneham
Stonecoast student Sheila Boneham (CNF S '13) will be reading "Chasm Familiaris" at the bi-annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Literature & Environment in Lawrence, KS, May 28-June 1.
Posted May 23, 2013
In the May 20th issue of the Portland Press Herald, Mittal highlights the problems with the current grading system and offers a better alternative: a statistically sound and robust algorithm to rank and grade high schools.
Posted May 22, 2013
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network's Speaking in Maine has aired two health policy colloquia hosted by the USM Muskie School in April.
Posted May 22, 2013
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network's Speaking in Maine has aired two health policy colloquia hosted by the USM Muskie School in April.
Posted May 22, 2013
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Prashant Mittal, statistician in the Muskie School and part-time faculty in the School of Business at USM, examines the math behind Maine's new school grading system.
Posted May 20, 2013
Michael Kimball
Faculty member Michael Kimball gives us insight into what he calls a "water-as-death motif” in his work, this week on the Stonecoast Faculty Blog.
Posted May 19, 2013
Howth, January 2011
Applications are being accepted until 22 May 2013 for the 16th Stonecoast in Ireland residency which will be held in Howth, County Dublin, from 16 to 23 January 2014. Any current student or alumni who is interested should contact Ted Deppe at theodore.deppe@maine.edu.
Posted May 17, 2013
Biology major, Jennifer Ditano, has been selected for a summer research fellowship at Jackson Lab in Bar Harbor, Maine. Jackson Lab is a world leader in molecular genetic analysis of human health.
Posted May 17, 2013
President Kalikow's May article in the Kennebec Journal regarding changes in education.

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