Calendar of Events

University of Southern Maine Women's Tennis at University of New England
2025-09-18 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Biddeford, 2 Main St, Milbridge, ME, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Tennis at University of New England
Streaming Video: https://athletics.une.edu/wten_watch

USM Employee Art Exhibition - Opening Reception
2025-09-18 16:30 - 18:30 | Glickman Family Library, 314 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Save the Date!
The Library & Learning Exhibition Committee is incredibly excited to announce the 2nd USM Employee Art Exhibition! This exhibition, found on the 5th of the Glickman Library, showcases the variety and breadth of artists found throughout the University of Southern Maine staff and faculty.
Please bring your family, friends, and colleagues to view this work and enjoy a reception with the artists! (No formal programming, please stay as long or as short as you can.) This exhibition will be on display until December 7th, 2025.

"20 Walks" Exhibition Opening Reception
2025-09-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Art Gallery, 5 University Way, Gorham, ME, 04038, United States
The University of Southern Maine Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening reception for 20 Walks, a solo exhibition by Maine-based artist Lin Lisberger.

20 Walks is a meditation on the somatic journeys that keep us grounded. Featuring sculptural contemplations in Lisberger’s primary medium, wood, this exhibition considers how our memory of place is tied to the physical, and what details our minds rely on to recall embodied experiences.

20 Walks is open from September 18th through December 20th. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

Learn more about programming in tandem with the exhibition! Visit the Eventbrite page for the Why We Walk series featuring Lisberger and author Miles Howard on September 20th!

EVENT DETAILS
Parking is available in our University of Southern Maine Gorham campus lots G4, G4, and G6 at a rate of $1.05 per hour. You may reserve your parking ahead of time via the USM Parking Interface. Additionally, the Portland METRO Husky Bus picks up/drops off about a three-minute walk from the University of Southern Maine Art Gallery (Gorhamp campus). An updated bus schedule can be found on the METRO website and bus fair is $2 each way.

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University of Southern Maine Women's Volleyball at Suffolk University
2025-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Boston, MA, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Volleyball at Suffolk University
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Streaming Video: https://gosuffolkrams.com/links/63v3k8

USM Libraries & Academic Research for Graduate Students (Virtual Workshop)
2025-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom meeting
The Office of Graduate Studies, USM Libraries, and Graduate Research Opportunity (GRO) Program are excited to kick off the academic year with a graduate student-focused event about navigating the extensive library services available at USM!

Whether it is accessing databases, maximizing search results, or helping manage citations, USM’s information literacy librarians offer guidance and support for helping students maneuver
electronic and print resources at their fingertips.

Graduate students are invited to join this virtual workshop to learn tips and tricks for getting the most out of all the USM Libraries have to offer, in order to produce thoroughly researched and properly cited academic work. While this session will be recorded for enduring access, students are encouraged to join in real-time and ask questions to help boost their understanding of the full benefits available to them from the USM Libraries.

Please RSVP for this event by Thursday, September 18 to receive the Zoom link ahead of the event on September 19.
If you have questions about disability access or need to request disability accommodations (e.g. sign language interpreters, materials in print format, etc.), please contact the Office of Graduate Studies. Requests should be made as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for the accommodation process.
We hope to see you there!

Journey To A Billion Suns
2025-09-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Southworth Planetarium — Science Building, 70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
Journey to a Billion Suns
A program about mapping the stars. The European Space Agency’s “GAIA” project intends to produce the most comprehensive three dimensional map of our sector of the galaxy. We’ll know the distances, sizes, temperatures, life spans, exo-planet locations and more about a billion stars in our part of the Milky Way.

University of Southern Maine Women's Tennis vs Western Connecticut State
2025-09-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Gorham High School, Morrill Avenue 41, Gorham, Maine, 04038, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Tennis vs Western Connecticut State

University of Southern Maine Men's Cross Country at Maine State Meet
2025-09-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Brunswick, ME, Brunswick, Maine, 04011, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Cross Country at Maine State Meet

Why We Walk: A Conversational Hike on the Frazier Preserve Trail
2025-09-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Frazier Preserve Trailhead, 41-99 Access Rd, Gorham, ME, 04038, United States
Why We Walk brings together artist Lin Lisberger (featured in the University of Southern Maine Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibition, 20 Walks) and author Miles Howard for a conversational hike. Howard and Lisberger will discuss the place of urban trails in our lives as they traverse the Frazier Preserve Trail. Stopping at natural discussion points, Howard and Lisberger will reflect on the trail’s infrastructure, its role in the Gorham community, and on the creativity and divergent thinking that walking engenders.

The walk will take place over the course of one hour on light terrain. Participants should plan to depart from the trail entrance located behind the Gorham High School baseball field and are encouraged to wear close-toed walking shoes, bring water, and a small trail snack if they like. Leave no trace principles will be observed. Please, no pets. In the event of light showers, the walk will still take place; if rain is heavy, it will be postponed to September 21st.

Capacity is limited to 20 participants! Please register via the Eventbrite link to reserve your place.
About the speakers:
Lin Lisberger has been a sculptor and woodcarver since the 1970s. She taught sculpture, drawing, and design at the University of Southern Maine from 1981 until her retirement in 2017. Lisberger has an MFA in sculpture from the University of Pennsylvania (1980) and a BA in Literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz (1973), and she lives and has a studio in Portland. Her exhibition experience is widespread, and she has work in several private and corporate collections. Her attention to form has been consistent, creating a foundation upon which an abstract narrative can be built, using narrative to emphasize her interest in humans and their journeys.
Miles Howard is an author, journalist, and urban trail builder based in Boston. In the summer of 2022, he founded the Walking City Trails; a network of walking trails visiting over 70 Boston parks and green spaces across 23 city neighborhoods. When he’s not in the field scouting new trail routes, he writes about public access to the outdoors. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Mountain Gazette, The New Republic, and The Boston Globe. He’s also the publisher of Mind The Moss, a weekly newsletter about the modern renaissance of walking and how traveling on foot can brighten our lives.
For more about 20 Walks, click here.

PARKING DETAILS
Parking on-site is free on a first-come, first-served basis. Limited parking is available directly outside of the Frazier Preserve Trail entrance located behind the Gorham High School Baseball Field. Once full, parking is available about a five-minute walk away in the Gorham High School Parking lot.

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University of Southern Maine Women's Cross Country at Maine State Meet
2025-09-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Brunswick, ME, Brunswick, Maine, 04011, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Cross Country at Maine State Meet

University of Southern Maine Men's Soccer at Thomas College
2025-09-20 12:00 - 14:00 | Waterville, ME, Waterville, Maine, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Soccer at Thomas College
Streaming Video: https://www.whou.live/thomas-men-s-soccer

University of Southern Maine Women's Volleyball vs Mount Saint Mary College (NY)
2025-09-20 12:00 - 14:00 | Maine
University of Southern Maine Women’s Volleyball vs Mount Saint Mary College (NY)
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo

University of Southern Maine Men's Golf at Colby Invitational
2025-09-20 12:00 - 15:00 | Waterville, ME / Waterville Country Club, Country Club Road 39, Oakland, Maine, 04963, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Golf at Colby Invitational

University of Southern Maine Field Hockey vs Husson University
2025-09-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Maine
University of Southern Maine Field Hockey vs Husson University
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo

University of Southern Maine Women's Volleyball vs Western New England University
2025-09-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Maine
University of Southern Maine Women’s Volleyball vs Western New England University
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo

University of Southern Maine Men's Golf at UMF Invitational
2025-09-21 10:00 - 13:00 | Waterville, ME / Waterville Country Club, Country Club Road 39, Oakland, Maine, 04963, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Golf at UMF Invitational

University of Southern Maine Women's Golf vs USM Invitational
2025-09-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Riverside Golf Course, Riverside Street 1158, Portland, Maine, 04103, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Golf vs USM Invitational

University of Southern Maine Women's Soccer at University of New Hampshire
2025-09-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Durham, NH, Durham, New Hampshire, 03824, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Soccer at University of New Hampshire
Streaming Video: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401805897?gameId=754718&sourceLang=en&om-navmethod=espn:globalsearch:results

Sunstruck
2025-09-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-23 13:00 - 14:00 | Maine
Sunstruck
Take a journey to discover the wonders of our magnificent star and investigate how it has supported life on Earth for millenia. Learn about its mass, gases, temperature, energy, structure, and how it impacts our world, as well as its fate in the far distant future.

University of Southern Maine Men's Golf at Mariners Invitational
2025-09-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Augusta, ME / Augusta Country Club, Hammonds Grove 19, Manchester, Maine, 04351, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Golf at Mariners Invitational

Employer On-Campus Visits: Martin's Point Health Care
2025-09-23 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.

University of Southern Maine Women's Volleyball vs New England College
2025-09-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Maine
University of Southern Maine Women’s Volleyball vs New England College
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo

University of Southern Maine Men's Soccer at Maine Maritime Academy
2025-09-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Castine, ME, Castine, Maine, 04421, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Soccer at Maine Maritime Academy

Coffee & Connections
2025-09-24 07:30 - 09:30 | McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success, 35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Learn more about the Career Exploration Internship Program and get to know both student interns and employer host sites over breakfast!
When: 7:30am-9:30am
Where: McGoldrick Center Events Room, 2nd Floor

University of Southern Maine Women's Soccer at Maine Maritime Academy
2025-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Castine, ME, Castine, Maine, 04421, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Soccer at Maine Maritime Academy

University of Southern Maine Field Hockey vs Endicott College
2025-09-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Maine
University of Southern Maine Field Hockey vs Endicott College
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo

Employer On-Campus Visits: The Iris Network
2025-09-25 11:00 - 14:00 | McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success, 35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
