Internationally Trained Professionals Bring Your Talents to Maine

Date: September 19, 2024

Time: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Location: 51 Westminster St., Lewiston, Maine – University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn Campus

Cost: Free

University of Southern Maine Libraries & Learning and the Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Community Impact present a panel of Internationally Trained Professionals at USM who will discuss their experiences as professionals, immigrants, and University students. Following the panel, participants are invited to network and create art together. 

Free and open to the public. September 19, 2024, 5:00-8:00 PM, 51 Westminster St., Lewiston, Maine, University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn Campus. Art supplies, materials, and refreshments will be provided.

A limited number of participant stipends are available to support the transportation needs and work or care responsibilities of first- and second-generation immigrants. Language interpretation is available by request. See registration form for details or email Jill at jill.piekut@maine.edu. Please register at https://forms.gle/LH4TXXGzXtdgSCvB6. 

If you have questions about disability access or need to request disability accommodations (e.g. sign language interpreters, materials in electronic format, etc.), please contact Jill at jill.piekut@maine.edu.

Living and Learning in Maine: New Mainers Creating a Home is a creative workshop series about print culture, history, immigration, and the arts, hosted by University of Southern Maine Libraries & Learning with support from the California Rare Book School, Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, and the Kate Cheney Chappell ’83 Center for Book Arts.