Highlights
Husky Day of Service nets 900 hours
292 students, faculty, staff, and alumni logged nearly 900 hours of community service for the 8th annual Husky Day of Service. Volunteers assisted at 27 local project sites, including the Animal Refuge League, Center for Grieving Children, Maine Veterans Home, and Partners for World Health.
Alum's journey from "The Free Press" to "The New York Times"
USM was proud to welcome The New York Times critic Neil Genzlinger '77 to campus this month. Genzlinger interviewed with President Cummings for The USM Update, held a public discussion at the Glickman Library, and met with students from The Free Press, which he edited in his junior and senior years.
Student artists display "powerful" work
This year's Student Juried Exhibition was a huge success! Portland Press Herald arts critic Daniel Kany hails the work, which was created by USM students across disciplines, as "powerful." Selected works are on display through May 1 at the AREA Gallery on our Portland campus.
Dan Del Gallo wins first wrestling national championship in USM history
Making his third consecutive appearance at the NCAA National Championship, senior Dan Del Gallo established a new all-time win record for University of Southern Maine (USM) wrestling, earned the third All-American honor in program history, and became USM's first wrestling national champion.
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USM celebrates 137th Commencement with address by award-winning journalist David Brancaccio
The University of Southern Maine celebrated its 137th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 13 with more than 900 graduate and undergraduate students marching across the Cross Insurance Arena stage following remarks by award-winning journalist David Brancaccio.
2017 Featured Graduates
While there are so many great stories from the Class of 2017, watch as several graduates share how they have succeeded here at USM by engaging in their classes, their campus and their communities.
USM and SMCC sign agreements to address shortage of engineers in Maine
The "2+2" agreements allow associate degree graduates of SMCC 's engineering program to seamlessly enter USM's programs for mechanical and electrical engineering programs, getting two full years of credit towards a USM baccalaureate degree.
The goal is to add well-educated engineers to a Maine workforce that is currently experiencing a shortage of engineers.
USM Environmental Science students' research and internships made possible by gift from Poland Spring®
The gift will be used to support Environmental Science and Policy students’ educational efforts working on various environmental projects surrounding water, such as monitoring the Presumpscot and Saco River watersheds, and providing much-needed equipment for the program’s research lab.
'The USM Update' 5/1/2017
On the season finale of "The USM Update," learn why "Thinking Matters" at USM, hear about journalism across the generations with alumnus Neil Genzlinger '77 of "The New York Times" and Krysteana Scribner, editor-in-chief of the USM Free Press, and get an update on the master plan process for all three campuses.
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