Highlights
Riveting progress on our two student-centered buildings
Our new environmentally-conscious Career & Student Success Center and Portland Commons residence hall are quickly taking shape on the Portland campus! Alternating diagonal mass timbers now frame the portico of our three-story student center, shown above on the left. On the right, our new residence hall is nearly at its full five- and eight-story height (in two wings each). We expect to open the doors on both buildings for our summer 2023 term.
Honoring our fallen service members
Just before Memorial Day weekend, about a dozen of our employees and alumni joined in the Husky Ruck, an event created by our Veterans Services staff to honor members of our campus community who died during active military duty. Participants walked four miles together — many while wearing heavy packs, a symbol of the weight of our community loss — and shared stories and biographical sketches about the service members.
Learning how to create change together
275 students from high schools across Maine attended the Maine Model United Nations Conference, hosted on our Gorham campus and led by University of Southern Maine (USM) students. Throughout MeMUNC, participating high school students tackled key global issues such as climate change, nuclear disarmament, education and more, all while striving to find practical solutions.
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Our American Sign Language (ASL)/English Interpreting program is a concentration within the Linguistics major — but it's popular with students both inside and outside the major. ASL is a language that's helpful for anyone to know, and we have excellent faculty teaching it. That's probably why the students who choose to take ASL courses tend to become quite passionate about what they're learning.
Featured News & Events
Jacqueline Edmondson named 14th President of the University of Southern Maine
A first-generation college student and accomplished faculty member, academic administrator, and author at Penn State University became the 14th President of the University of Southern Maine on July 1.
Symposium Aims to Reduce Barriers for Adult Students
The message is simple: When instructors meet the needs of adult students, all students benefit. USM’s annual Summer Academy of Adult Learning and Teaching (SAALT) symposium is geared toward improving teaching for adult students.
Brewery Internships Satisfy a Thirst for Science
The beer didn’t come in cans or bottles for summer interns at area breweries. By the time the beer reached their hands, test tubes and beakers were the likelier containers.
Job Shadow Program opens new opportunities
The search for a dream job is already hard enough, USM is making it easier.
Connect with us: Visits & Online Experiences
While our in-person visits and campus tours are limited, there are still many dynamic opportunities for you to learn about our thriving academic community from home. Attend an informational webinar about our university or a specific academic program, schedule a one-on-one video chat with a current student or an admissions counselor, and more. We’re excited to connect with you!
New Turf Makes Every Game Day a Field Day
Home field advantage is going to be a lot more advantageous for the University of Southern Maine Huskies this year.
Immigrant Experience Enriches Singer’s Anthem Performance at Governors’ Meeting
It only lasted the length of a song, but for those few minutes, some of the nation’s most prominent political leaders gave Alain Igiraneza their full attention.
Experiencing Carnegie Hall from the stage
While surrounded by nearly 50 of his fellow singers from the Dr. Alfred & D. Suzi Osher School of Music, Jonas Rimkunas stood in the spot where Benny Goodman ushered in swing music, where George Gershwin debuted works and where nearly every popular performer since — from Frank Sinatra and The Beatles to Luciano Pavarotti and Lady Gaga — have performed.
Reading Workshop is a Real Page-Turner for Elementary to Grad Students
Tackling your summer book list in a college classroom rather than on a beach probably isn’t the first choice for most kids. Sympathetic teachers are doing their best to make those summer reading lessons as fun as they are educational.
