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First-year students who have a completed USM application by April 1, 2014 will be automatically considered for our merit-based scholarships.

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Graduate Studies Open House 3/10/14

Interested in becoming a graduate student?

Attend our Graduate Studies Open House on the Portland campus for prospective graduate students!

Mar. 10th 4:30 – 6:00pm
Abromson Community Education Center, 2nd Floor

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USM Summer Courses

Make your summer count! Choose from over 500 courses on campus and online. Register Today! Call us at 207-780-5900 or visit 218 Abromson Center, USM Portland Campus.

Session I begins May 12th
Session II begins June 30th

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You could be the next student Commencement Speaker!

The 2014 Student Commencement Speaker could be you!

All graduating students may apply. The Student Speaker is chosen by a committee of faculty, staff & students. Guidelines are available online.

Deadline: Mar. 20, 4:00pm

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Lewiston Auburn Film Festival: Student Competition

USM's Lewiston-Auburn College will host and sponsor the Student Competition for the Lewiston Auburn Film Festival on March 15, 2014 at 6:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public.

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Posted March 7, 2014
Travis Wagner

L.L. Bean/Lee Surace Colloquium Series Continues with “Mining for ‘Gold’ in Landfills”

Ecomaine has become the first American landfill mining operation to profitably recover post-burn metals. Learn more from Associate Professor Travis Wagner, the next speaker in USM's L.L. Bean/Lee Surace Colloquium Series.
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March 12, 2014

Transitions: Juried Art Alumni Exhibition

Transitions: Juried Art Alumni Exhibition

Event Date and Time: 
Monday, January 13, 2014, 7:00 AM to Friday, March 28, 2014, 10:00 PM
Location: 
USM AREA Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland campus
Contact Name: 
Carolyn Eyler
Contact Phone: 
207.780.5008
Contact Email: 
ceyler@maine.edu

Jody_Desjardins_Java InspiredUSM AREA Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland campus
January 13-March 28

 

Opening Reception: Thursday, Jan.16, 5-7 p.m. 
Best of Show award announced at 6 pm. 

 

Snow date will be a Closing Reception, Friday, March 28, 5-7 p.m.

 

Juror Virginia Sassman Rose has selected 23 paintings, drawings and prints by seven USM Art alumni from a call for submissions. Exhibiting alumni include: Nora Tryon, Kathi Smith, Jody Desjardins, Ellen Hodgkin, Michael Connor, Lis Janes and Tyson Jacques. Rose is founder of the Rose Contemporary, a gallery in downtown Portland, and an art history instructor at Southern Maine Community College.  

 
7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
USM AREA Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland campus

Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here

Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here

Event Date and Time: 
Monday, January 27, 2014, 8:00 PM to Thursday, May 1, 2014, 5:00 PM
Location: 
Unum Great Reading Room, 7th floor, Glickman Family Library
Contact Name: 
Rebecca Goodale
Contact Phone: 
(207) 228-8014
Contact Email: 
goodale@maine.edu

Scott McCarney

This is part of a traveling exhibition of more than 100 artists’ books made by international artists from 24 countries. The books and broadsides in this exhibit were made in response to the  March 5, 2007 car bomb that exploded on Al-Mutanabbi Street, the ancient street of booksellers, poets and writers, located at the literary and cultural heart of Baghdad, Iraq. This exhibition, curated by Beau Beausoleil and Sarah Bodman, aims to bear witness to the events on Al-Mutanabbi Street, and to collectively affirm that the right to a free exchange of ideas and culture in public space is never to be taken for granted.

Glickman Family Library hours vary. Click here for regular and holiday hours.

(Image: Meditation on Mending Al-Mutanabbi Street, Scott McCarney)

Exhibition postcard (PDF)
8:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Unum Great Reading Room, 7th floor, Glickman Family Library

A Singularity of Place: Photographs by Jeffery Becton

A Singularity of Place: Photographs by Jeffery Becton

Event Date and Time: 
Friday, April 11, 2014, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 7:45 AM to Thursday, May 29, 2014, 10:00 PM
Location: 
5th floor Glickman Library
Contact Name: 
Library Admin
Contact Phone: 
(207) 780-4276
Contact Email: 
libraryadmin@usm.maine.edu

5th floor Glickman Family Library
February 21, 2014 – May 29, 2014

Conversation with the Artist
Friday, April 11, 2014
423-424 Glickman Family Library
2:00pm-3:30pm

 
7:45 AM to 10:00 PM
5th floor Glickman Library

Climate Solutions

Climate Solutions

Event Date and Time: 
Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: 
Augusta Civic Center, 79 Community Drive, Augusta ME
Contact Phone: 
(207) 622-5330
Contact Email: 
info@climatesolutionsme.org

Exhibits, displays, break-out sessions, talks, and a plenary panel. Includes sessions on renewable energy, energy efficiency, transportation, sustainability, and more. Feel free to drop in at any time. For a listing of sessions, visit http://climatesolutionsme.org/event-program/expo-schedule/.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Augusta Civic Center, 79 Community Drive, Augusta ME

Gorham GIS Clinic

Gorham GIS Clinic

Event Date and Time: 
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, February 5, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: 
302 Bailey Hall
Contact Name: 
Thea Youngs
Contact Phone: 
207-780-5063
Contact Email: 
tyoungs@usm.maine.edu

Open to the public. Bring your GIS questions, problems, or just stop by to chat with the GIS faculty and staff.
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
302 Bailey Hall

USM Juried Student Exhibition

USM Juried Student Exhibition

Event Date and Time: 
Thursday, March 13, 2014, 12:00 PM to Sunday, April 6, 2014, 4:00 PM
Location: 
USM Art Gallery, Gorham campus
Contact Name: 
Carolyn Eyler
Contact Phone: 
207.780.5008
Contact Email: 
ceyler@maine.edu

USM Student Juried ExhibitionThis exhibition showcases approximately 40 works by USM students juried by art critic Dan Kany, master printer Lisa Pixley and ceramicist Shawn O'Connor. 

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 13, 6-8 p.m.
Award ceremony at 6:45 p.m.

Snow date for Opening Reception: Thursday, March 20, 6-8 p.m.

Selected works will be displayed at the AREA Gallery, Portland campus, April 18-May 2.

Sponsored by Bruce Roullard, USM alumnus ’84 and vice president of mortgage lending at Guaranteed Rate; Becky McKinnell, USM Art alumna ’06 and president of iBec Creative; Home Instead Senior Care; Gorham House; USM Dining Services and Gorham House of Pizza.

Call for Submissions

Ready to Hang Guidelines

 
March 13, 2014
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
USM Art Gallery, Gorham campus

Geography/Anthropology Student Association Weekly Meeting

Geography/Anthropology Student Association Weekly Meeting

Event Date and Time: 
Thursday, February 6, 2014, 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Thursday, February 13, 2014, 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Thursday, February 27, 2014, 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Thursday, March 6, 2014, 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Thursday, March 13, 2014, 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Thursday, March 20, 2014, 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Thursday, March 27, 2014, 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Thursday, April 10, 2014, 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Thursday, April 17, 2014, 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Thursday, April 24, 2014, 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Thursday, May 1, 2014, 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: 
300 Bailey Hall, Gorham
Contact Name: 
Ashley Guppy
Contact Email: 
usm.gasa@gmail.com

Meeting every week to discuss Geography/Anthropology.
March 13, 2014
12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
300 Bailey Hall, Gorham

Franco-American Gender Roles

Franco-American Gender Roles

Event Date and Time: 
Thursday, March 13, 2014, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Location: 
Room 170, USM LAC, 51 Westminster Street, Lewiston ME
Contact Name: 
James Myall
Contact Phone: 
(207) 753-6545
Contact Email: 
jmyall@usm.maine.edu

The Franco-American Collection will be hosting a lecture by Professor Rhea Cote Robbins. Anyone with a Franco-American connection will know that women have a special place in that community. Franco-American women have been a vital part of preserving culture, as well as leaving a distinctive mark in a number of areas.
March 13, 2014
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Room 170, USM LAC, 51 Westminster Street, Lewiston ME

Student Led Women's Group

Student Led Women's Group

Event Date and Time: 
Thursday, February 6, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Thursday, February 13, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Thursday, February 27, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Thursday, March 6, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Thursday, March 13, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Thursday, March 20, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Thursday, March 27, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Thursday, April 10, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Thursday, April 17, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Thursday, April 24, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Thursday, May 1, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Location: 
235 Luther Bonney Hall, Portland
Contact Name: 
Jennifer Brewer
Contact Email: 
jennifer.brewer@maine.edu

Student led women's group dedicated to creating a safe and open space for female students on campus.
March 13, 2014
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
235 Luther Bonney Hall, Portland

(Men's Lacrosse) Southern Me. at Saint Joseph's (Me.)
March 13, 2014
4:30 PM to 7:30 PM

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