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New merit-based scholarships
Graduate Studies Open House 3/10/14
You could be the next student Commencement Speaker!
New merit-based scholarships

Don't Wait to Apply!

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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Student Life, Student Success, Residential Life

Capitalism Hits the Fan

Nationally known scholars Richard Wolff and Harriet Fraad will discuss the personal and societal effects of the 2008 recession.

The two-day event will take place on the Portland campus, March 12–13. 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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USM Events

March 8, 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.

(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

Late Night Bus

Late Night Bus

Event Date and Time: 
Friday, March 7, 2014, 6:00 PM to Saturday, March 8, 2014, 12:00 AM
Location: 
Lower Brooks Student Center
Contact Name: 
Daniel Welter
Contact Phone: 
(207)780-5081
Contact Email: 
dwelter@usm.maine.edu

The Late Night Bus is is the best way to get to and from the Old Port! You don't have to worry about parking or paying for gas! For only a $1 fee for a round trip ride, you can go from the Gorham campus to Monument Square in Portland.  There are plenty of times to take advantage of this great event! Grab your friends and head down to the Old Port for some fun!

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6:00pm                                      6:45pm
7:30pm 8:15pm
9:00pm 9:45pm
10:30 12am

                      Shuttle Bus in the old port
6:00 PM to 12:00 AM
Lower Brooks Student Center

(Men's Indoor Track & Field) ECAC Div. III Championships
12:00 AM to 7:00 PM

(Baseball) Southern Me. vs. Old Westbury
March 9, 2014
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

(Baseball) Southern Me. vs. Western New Eng.
March 9, 2014
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

EIGHT PLANETS OMNI DOME SHOW

EIGHT PLANETS OMNI DOME SHOW

Event Date and Time: 
Friday, October 5, 2012, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Friday, October 12, 2012, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday, October 19, 2012, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday, November 2, 2012, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday, November 9, 2012, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday, November 16, 2012, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday, November 30, 2012, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Friday, December 7, 2012, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Friday, December 14, 2012, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Friday, January 4, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Friday, December 21, 2012, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Thursday, December 27, 2012, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Sunday, January 6, 2013, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Friday, January 11, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday, January 18, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday, January 19, 2013, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Friday, January 25, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Friday, February 1, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday, April 5, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Monday, February 18, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, February 22, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, March 1, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 3, 2013, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Friday, March 8, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Friday, March 15, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday, March 22, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Sunday, March 24, 2013, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Friday, April 5, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Monday, April 15, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Thursday, April 18, 2013, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Friday, April 19, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, April 26, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Friday, May 3, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Friday, May 10, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 19, 2013, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Friday, May 24, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday, June 14, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Friday, June 28, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday, June 29, 2013, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Sunday, June 30, 2013, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Monday, July 1, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Monday, July 8, 2013, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Thursday, July 11, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Monday, July 15, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Thursday, July 18, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Thursday, July 25, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Thursday, August 1, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, August 2, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Monday, August 5, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Thursday, August 8, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, August 9, 2013, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Monday, August 12, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Thursday, August 15, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Monday, August 19, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Monday, September 23, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, October 4, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, October 18, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, November 1, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, November 22, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Friday, December 6, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Monday, December 16, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, December 27, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, January 17, 2014, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday, January 24, 2014, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Monday, January 27, 2014, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, January 31, 2014, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Sunday, February 2, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Monday, February 10, 2014, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Thursday, February 20, 2014, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, February 28, 2014, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Monday, March 3, 2014, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, March 7, 2014, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Sunday, March 9, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Monday, March 17, 2014, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Friday, March 21, 2014, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Saturday, March 29, 2014, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: 
Southworth Planetarium
Contact Name: 
Edward Gleason
Contact Phone: 
207-780-4249
Contact Email: 
egleason@usm.maine.edu

Solar System

"EIGHT PLANETS AND COUNTING" OMNI DOME SHOW!

We're offering an updated version of the "Eight Planets and Counting" program!     Humanity's knowledge of the solar system has changed dramatically within the last few years.    As we know the International Astronomical Union has demoted Pluto, but astronomers have also found an array of other bodies, called "Trans-Neptunian Objects."  

The omni-dome "Eight Planets and Counting" program guides you through the solar system: from our parent star, the Sun, out to the realm beyond Neptune.   Along the way, we'll visit each of the eight planets in turn, we'll explore the Moon, and we'll fly through the asteroid belt. 

Join us for this fantastic full dome odyssey through the solar system!
March 9, 2014
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Southworth Planetarium

Maine Citizens for Clean Elections

Maine Citizens for Clean Elections

Event Date and Time: 
Sunday, March 9, 2014, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: 
Abromson Center, 88 Bedford Street, USM Portland

Maine Citizens for Clean Elections

Professor Lessig event

Sunday, March 9th - 3:00 PM 
Hannaford Hall - 88 Bedford Street, Portland, ME 04101

This event is free and open to the public.

Professor Lessig, who is a regular TED Talk presenter, author, and Harvard Law professor, will take us through the issue of money in politics in the most engaging way possible.

Always focused, provocative, and riveting, Lessig will get right to the heart of the matter with his unique presentation style. But don’t take it from us.

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Here’s what others have to say:

  • "Lessig is one of those rare legal scholars with both a clear narrative voice and a fine eye for historical irony."
    — The Washington Post
  • "Mr. Lessig's analysis of the distorting effects of money is . . . dead on."
    —New York Times

For more information, visit mainecleanelections.org 
March 9, 2014
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Abromson Center, 88 Bedford Street, USM Portland

(Men's Tennis) Southern Me. at Southern N.H.
March 9, 2014
4:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Explore Graduate Studies

Join us at our Open House to take your first step toward graduate study on Monday, March 10, 2014, from 4:30pm to 6:00pm in the Abromson Center, Second Floor Mezzanine, on USM's Portland Campus.

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

Returning students can also apply for a variety of scholarships.

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