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Samuel Genovese discussing solutions with his team during a malfunction.

From Delegate to Secretary-General: A USM Student’s Eight-Year Journey Through Maine’s Model UN

Samuel Genovese first walked into a Model UN conference as a nervous high school freshman. Eight years later, he stood at a podium inside USM’s Costello Field House and opened one as secretary-general, the student in charge of the entire event. Behind that full-circle moment is a story most of the 450 high schoolers in the room never saw: months of planning, a student-led leadership team, and everything it takes to pull off the Maine Model United Nations Conference. Keep reading to go behind the scenes with the USM student who ran the show.

Illustrated headshot of USM junior Ted Campbell, accented with white line graphics and a decorative arrow gesturing toward a state building graphic.

5 Questions With a USM Junior Interning at the Maine Secretary of State’s Office

Ted Campbell is a USM junior double-majoring in political science and economics, currently interning at the Maine Secretary of State’s Office. Keep reading to learn how he got there — and why he didn’t see it coming.

Northern lights (aurora borealis) glowing above Reykjavik, Iceland, photographed by USM Fulbright scholar Emma

From USM to Iceland: 5 Questions With a Fulbright Scholar

Emma Adler ’24 is living her dream on a Fulbright in Iceland. Keep reading to learn about her path from South Paris, Maine to Reykjavik.