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USM nursing graduate hugs friend on stage of pinning ceremony

USM honors the next generation of nurses at December pinning & hooding ceremony

[This is the rich text Excerpt field] One by one, 41 nursing graduates stepped onto the stage in Hannaford Lecture Hall on Friday, Dec. 19, each accompanied by those who helped them reach this milestone. Parents, siblings, spouses, mentors and friends stood alongside their graduates – placing academic hoods over master’s students and draping ribbons bearing silver nursing pins around bachelor’s students’ necks. Keep reading about the ceremony

Vernon Tarbell poses outside USM's University Store with sign in the background

Vernon Tarbell: Brightening Campus with Color and Kindness for 25 Years

[This is the rich text Excerpt field] When Vernon Tarbell retires on December 26, whoever follows him will take on the logistics of the role: managing orders, answering calls and helping students and their parents find what they need. What will be difficult to pass along is Tarbell’s approach – greeting students by name, checking in throughout the semester and surprising people with personalized colored pictures. Keep reading about Vernon