Calendar of Events

Coffee and Crosswords
2025-12-02 09:00 - 09:30, 2025-12-09 09:00 - 09:30, 2025-12-16 09:00 - 09:30, 2025-12-23 09:00 - 09:30, 2025-12-30 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-01-06 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-01-13 09:00 - 09:30, 2026-01-20 09:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | ME
Calling all puzzle fans! Start your Tuesdays off right with the New York Times Mini Crossword (and share your time, if you’re the competitive type) online or on our Portland campus. Sudoku fans also welcome! Coffee, while not provided virtually, is highly encouraged.

Employer On-Campus Visits: Machias Savings Bank
2025-12-02 11:00 - 14:00 | McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success, 35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Network with local employers without having to leave campus! Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on the first floor of the McGoldrick Center on the Portland campus, various employers will be on campus to talk about their work and answer any questions.

Employer On-Campus Visits: Systems Engineering
2025-12-04 11:00 - 14:00 | McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success, 35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States

Graduate Research Summit
2025-12-05 10:00 - 12:00 | McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success, 35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
The Graduate Research Opportunity (GRO) Program is thrilled to host the annual Graduate Research Summit!
Join us for a morning of inspiration, connection, and dialogue, as we delve into the stories and ideas that shape impactful research at USM and beyond. This year’s theme is Unveiling Stories of Research Impact, and will celebrate the unique journeys, discoveries, and contributions of our graduate student researchers, faculty and esteemed speakers.
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Networking & Refreshments: Connect with fellow students, researchers, and faculty in a relaxed atmosphere.
Introductions & Student Mini-Presentations: Hear from graduate student researchers as they share brief insights and stories of their work.
Guest Speaker Presentations: Experience engaging talks from speakers on key research topics and impactful stories.
Group Discussion: Participate in a lively discussion to exchange ideas and perspectives.
Closing Remarks: Wrap up the event with final thoughts and acknowledgments.

This event will be hosted on USM’s Portland campus and online via Zoom. We hope to see you there!

Employer On-Campus Visits: Flynn Group
2025-12-09 11:00 - 14:00 | McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success, 35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Network with local employers without having to leave campus! Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on the first floor of the McGoldrick Center on the Portland campus, various employers will be on campus to talk about their work and answer any questions.

Employer On-Campus Visits: Woodfords Family Services
2025-12-11 11:00 - 14:00 | McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success, 35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States

Employer On-Campus Visits
2025-12-16 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-18 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-23 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-25 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-30 11:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-01 11:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-06 11:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-08 11:00 - 14:00 and 5 more dates | McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success, 35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States

Student Recital Series: Yodsaya Sripaoraya Turner
2025-12-16 19:30 - 20:30 | Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
The Osher School of Music is pleased to present Yodsaya Sripaoraya Turner in her graduate piano recital. Yodsaya is the student of Laura Kargul.
Student recitals are free and open to the public.

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Parking
Due to limited resources, parking is not free on our Portland and Gorham campuses. You must purchase a parking permit or paid parking session to park on campus. We recommend reserving your parking in advance at https://events.parkengage.com/usm.
For easy access to the Crewe Center for the Arts, choose either Parking Garage 1 (attached to the Abromson Community Education Center), Lot P1 (off of Bedford St. by Luther Bonney) or Lot P6 (off of Exeter St. or Deering Ave by the former Maine Law building).
Reserve Your Parking

Disability Access and Accommodations
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 Hanna Flewelling at (207) 780-5256 or hanna.flewelling@maine.edu. Requests should be made as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for the accommodation process.

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School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony
2025-12-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Hannaford Hall — Abromson Community Education Center, 88 Bedford St, Portland, ME, 04101, United States

Online Information Session for New Graduate Students - Spring 2026
2026-01-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom meeting
The Office of Graduate Studies is delighted to welcome our new graduate students to the community at the University of Southern Maine! We are hosting an Online Information Session for New Graduate Students on Friday, January 17, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. via Zoom.
This session will highlight some of the information within the USM Graduate Student Orientation Brightspace (login required), offer new students a chance to hear directly from university staff about available support services, and give the newest members of the community the opportunity to ask questions and deepen their awareness in order to help position themselves for graduate student success. We’ll spend the hour providing:

information about programs and services housed within OGS (including scholarships, fellowships, research, and professional development funds),
tips for navigating student accounts and billing,
methods of accessing university health and counseling services, and
advice and organizational tools from current graduate students.

Please use your maine.edu credentials to RSVP for this event by Wednesday, January 14, so we can be sure to send you the Zoom link prior to the event — and be sure to contact the Office of Graduate Studies at usmgradstudies@maine.edu with any questions or concerns. We hope to see you there!

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 us. Requests should be made as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for the accommodation process.
