University of Southern Maine

WORKING AT USM
A Concise Guide For Employees

2: Our University Community
     
    2.1 About USM
    2.2 Getting Involved
            2.2.1 News and Events
            2.2.2 Staff Senates

2.1 About USM

USM is made up of eight academic units ( Applied Science, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Development, Law, Lewiston-Auburn College, Nursing, and the Muskie School of Public Service). It enrolls over 10,000 students and is the largest of the seven campuses in the University of Maine System.

The University of Southern Maine is the most cosmopolitan and diverse of Maine’s institutions of higher learning. It has major campus locations in Gorham with its small town atmosphere and in Portland, the state’s largest city and center of financial, business, and cultural activities. It also serves students in central Maine at its Lewiston-Auburn College.

As an urban comprehensive institution, USM is a major educational force in the development of southern Maine. It has the advantage of being located in an area of remarkable beauty, with Portland recently named one of America’s ten most livable cities.

More details about USM are available on-line to include the USM Fact Book.

2.2 Getting Involved

    2.2.1 News and Events

    Whether your personal interests involve music, intercollegiate athletics, ski trips, theater, social change, well-known guest lecturers, or something else, the wealth of activities connected to USM make it easy for you to be connected to them. Get an idea of the vibrant things going on and available to you by checking the on-line versions of Currents, Calendar of Events, News Releases, and What’s New .

    2.2.2 Staff Senates

    USM looks to its various Senates for new ideas, for discussion and debate of proposals of importance to the future direction of the University, and to help promote community among all elements of the USM team. You are encouraged to take part. Find out more at the websites for the Professional Staff Senate, Classified Staff Senate, and Faculty Senate