Calendar of Events

University of Southern Maine Men's Golf at John Queenan Memorial Invitational
2025-09-03 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Casco, ME / Point Sebago Golf Course, Golf Drive 23, Casco, Maine, 04015, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Golf at John Queenan Memorial Invitational

University of Southern Maine Women's Soccer vs University of Maine at Fort Kent
2025-09-03 16:00 - 18:00
University of Southern Maine Women’s Soccer vs University of Maine at Fort Kent
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo

Strengthening Democracy Through Pluralism: A Conversation with Eboo Patel
2025-09-03 17:00 - 18:30 | Hannaford Hall — Abromson Community Education Center, 88 Bedford St, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Civic leader, speaker, and author Eboo Patel.
Join us as we launch our USM Forum on American Democracy with a keynote from Eboo Patel, one of the nation’s most influential voices on interfaith cooperation and civic engagement. Founder of Interfaith America, Patel will explore how pluralism — the respectful engagement of diverse identities — can help revitalize democracy and build more resilient, inclusive communities.
In this timely and thought-provoking talk, Patel will reflect on the role that campuses, communities, and individuals can play in bridging divides and turning diversity into a civic strength. Drawing from decades of leadership in public life, he invites us to reimagine democracy as a space where everyone belongs — and where cooperation across difference is essential to our shared future.
The event will be followed by a book signing from 6:30 to 7:00 PM with Patel for his book We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy.

This event is free and open to the public, and registration is required in advance.
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Meeting friends for the event? Wander over the street to the Husky Brew in the McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success for a drink, coffee, or bite before or after the event!

About Eboo Patel
Author, Speaker, Educator, and Founder and President of Interfaith America
Eboo Patel is a civic leader, speaker, and author advancing the notion that diversity is a treasure and cooperation across our difference is the key for everybody to thrive. Recognized as “one of America’s best leaders” by U.S. News and World Report, he is the Founder and President of Interfaith America, the nation’s leading interfaith organization.
Under Eboo’s leadership, Interfaith America has grown into a $20 million-per-year organization that partners with governments, universities, businesses, and civic organizations to transform faith into a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division.
Eboo’s impact extends to serving on President Obama’s Inaugural Faith Council, delivering hundreds of keynote addresses, and authoring five influential books, including We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy. A Rhodes Scholar and Ashoka Fellow, Eboo earned a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University.

Learn more about Eboo Patel

🎥 Building bridges — religions’ role in our societies, TEDxChicago TEDx Talks
🎥 To narrow toxic divides, students build bridges between faiths, PBS NewsHour
🎥 Eboo Patel at The Obama Foundation’s 2024 Democracy Forum, Interfaith America
🎥 Bridging Identities, Strengthening Pluralism, UW-Madison
🎥 What Inspires Eboo Patel to Bridge Differences, Greater Good Science Center
🎥 2024 University of Utah Commencement Address
🎥 Introduction to Social Change — Eboo Patel, Founder, Interfaith America, Deseret News

About the Forum
The USM Forum on American Democracy is a year-long public series designed to engage the University of Southern Maine (USM) and the broader community in thoughtful conversations on the foundations and future of a democratic society. Hosted by President Edmondson, the Forum invites multiple perspectives on timely civic topics through keynote speakers, panel discussions, and campus-wide engagement.
Check out the full event series

Special Thanks
This event is made possible by the generous support of the Pond Family Foundation.

University of Southern Maine Women's Volleyball at Bates College
2025-09-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Lewiston, ME, Lewiston, Maine, 04240, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Volleyball at Bates College
Streaming Video: https://www.nsnsports.net/colleges/bates/

Dimensions Once Upon Our Reality
2025-09-04 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-05 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Science Building, 70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
Dimensions Once Upon Our Reality
Can a question itself be more powerful than its answer? What is “reality?” Are there other realities, universes, or dimensions? These questions are almost impossible to answer, yet just asking them sparks our imagination.

University of Southern Maine Women's Tennis vs University of Maine at Augusta
2025-09-04 16:00 - 19:00 | Gorham High School, Morrill Avenue 41, Gorham, Maine, 04038, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Tennis vs University of Maine at Augusta

University of Southern Maine Women's Cross Country at Ron Ouellette Invitational
2025-09-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Biddeford, 2 Main St, Milbridge, ME, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Cross Country at Ron Ouellette Invitational

University of Southern Maine Men's Cross Country at Ron Ouellette Invitational
2025-09-06 10:45 - 13:45 | Biddeford, 2 Main St, Milbridge, ME, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Cross Country at Ron Ouellette Invitational

University of Southern Maine Women's Soccer at University of New England - Note time change
2025-09-06 12:00 - 14:00 | Biddeford, 2 Main St, Milbridge, ME, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Soccer at University of New England – Note time change
Streaming Video: https://athletics.une.edu/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary

University of Southern Maine Women's Volleyball vs Salve Regina
2025-09-06 12:00 - 14:00
University of Southern Maine Women’s Volleyball vs Salve Regina
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo

University of Southern Maine Field Hockey at University of Hartford - Note time change
2025-09-06 12:00 - 15:00 | West Hartford, CT, West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
University of Southern Maine Field Hockey at University of Hartford – Note time change
W 4-0
Streaming Video: https://www.cnesportsnet.com/uhhawks/

University of Southern Maine Men's Golf vs USM Cup
2025-09-06 12:00 - 15:00 | Riverside Golf Course, Riverside Street 1158, Portland, Maine, 04103, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Golf vs USM Cup

University of Southern Maine Women's Golf vs USM Cup
2025-09-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Riverside Golf Course, Riverside Street 1158, Portland, Maine, 04103, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Golf vs USM Cup

University of Southern Maine Men's Soccer at University of New England - Note time change
2025-09-06 14:30 - 16:30 | Biddeford, 2 Main St, Milbridge, ME, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Soccer at University of New England – Note time change
Streaming Video: https://athletics.une.edu/sports/2016/9/2/watch-mens-soccer.aspx

University of Southern Maine Women's Volleyball vs Husson University
2025-09-06 16:00 - 18:00
University of Southern Maine Women’s Volleyball vs Husson University
W 3-1
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo

University of Southern Maine Men's Golf at NEC Invitational
2025-09-07 12:00 - 15:00 | Henniker, NH, Henniker, New Hampshire, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Golf at NEC Invitational

University of Southern Maine Men's Golf at Warrior Invitational
2025-09-08 12:30 - 15:30, 2025-09-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Baltic, CT / Mohegan Sun Golf Club, Dows Lane 7, Sprague, Connecticut, 06330, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Golf at Warrior Invitational

Super Massive Black Holes
2025-09-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Science Building, 70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
Super Massive Black Holes
Leading scientists, industrial experts, and professionals in science dissemination come together to combine state-of-the-art observations, simulations and innovative tools to compare theory with observation, and shed light on the physics of black hole formation in the context of galaxy evolution.

One World One Sky
2025-09-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Science Building, 70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
One World, One Sky
Follows Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a muppet from China. Together, they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth.

Employer On-Campus Visits: St. Mary's Health System
2025-09-09 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.

University of Southern Maine Women's Soccer at Colby College
2025-09-09 16:30 - 18:30 | Waterville, ME, Waterville, Maine, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Soccer at Colby College
Streaming Video: https://www.nsnsports.net/colleges/colby

University of Southern Maine Field Hockey vs Bowdoin College
2025-09-09 19:00 - 22:00
University of Southern Maine Field Hockey vs Bowdoin College
L 0-4
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo

University of Southern Maine Men's Soccer at Colby College
2025-09-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Waterville, ME, Waterville, Maine, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Soccer at Colby College
Streaming Video: https://www.nsnsports.net/colleges/colby

University of Southern Maine Women's Volleyball vs Bowdoin College
2025-09-10 19:00 - 21:00
University of Southern Maine Women’s Volleyball vs Bowdoin College
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo
