USM Foundation
The USM Foundation exists to be a catalyst for transformation at the University of Southern Maine. As an independent, nonprofit organization, we work side by side with the University to support the aspirations of our students and the strategic vision of USM. Learn more about USM Foundation.
Highlights
In the face of unprecedented challenges…
We continue to keep our students and their needs at the heart of all we do. If you are in a position to help, please consider a gift to The Student Emergency Fund.
Meeting Critical Student Needs
This global crisis affects our most vulnerable students in profound ways. That’s why we have the Student Emergency Fund. If you're able to help, now is the time.
Carla Harris Delivers Keynote at Hussey Leadership Institute
Morgan Stanley's Carla Harris, seen here with members of the Hussey family, shared her "pearls of wisdom" on Wednesday evening, March 12 – watch her keynote address here.
THE YEAR IN GIVING – Annual Report 2019
This year was the USM Foundation's best fundraising year ever! Thank you for helping us be a catalyst for transformation, today, tomorrow and forever.
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A Message from USM Foundation President Ainsley Wallace
Read Ainsley's message to the community and check for up-to-date COVID-19 information from the USM President's Office. Huskies are meeting this challenge together.
Class of 2020 Campaign Supports the Student Emergency Fund
Join us in supporting this student-led fundraising campaign and "pay it forward" to benefit the next generation of Huskies!
USM Foundation Newsletter
Read about USM's 2020 Commencement Speaker, Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be An Antiracist, plus the enduring legacy of a $1 million gift from L.L. Bean.
2018 – 2019 Donor Roll
Gifts to the USM Foundation are helping to widen access to education for our students and strengthen pathways to academic and career success.
News
Carla Harris Delivers Keynote at Hussey Leadership Institute
$2.5 Million in public and private investment will transform nursing at USM
Earnhardt and Collins' USM conversation featured on Maine Public's "Speaking in Maine"
USM receives $500k “Veterans Day Gift” to establish Boulos Veterans Promise Completion Scholarship
USM hosts symposium on active bystandership and inclusivity featuring Libra Scholar, Dr. Ervin Staub
Maine's Teacher of the Year, a USM alumna, is proud to be a 'Maine-ah'
NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr joins Dr. Michael 'Micky' Collins '91 for USM conversation
USM alumnus wins second Emmy Award for Alaskan photography
