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USM Chamber Singers — Selections from "Joyous Sounds for a Festive Season"
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Winter weather information, policy for USM closing and delays
We encourage all members of the USM community to sign up for USM alerts to receive real-time information should USM be closed or delayed due to a winter weather event. Please also review USM's policy for Weather Delays and Cancellations (with links to the METRO bus service) with information on how closings/delays are decided, and what steps to take if they are made.
USM announces Maine North Atlantic Institute, plans further Arctic partnerships
USM has unveiled plans for a new Maine North Atlantic Institute to forge greater business, educational and social connections between Maine and countries throughout the North Atlantic, and to encourage workforce partnerships across the North Atlantic.
USM receives $1 Million gift to launch Center for Digital Science and Innovation
The gift from Michael E. Dubyak, current Chair and former President and CEO of WEX, will address Maine’s critical workforce needs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) starting with a new STEM program next summer.
Replay: 'The USM Update,' December 2018
In the new episode of "The USM Update," the last of 2018, USM President Glenn Cummings thanks voters for their historic passage of Question 4 on the November ballot; speaks with two of the newest leading ladies in the university's renowned School of Music; discusses a new opportunity in aquaculture; and sends his greetings for a happy holiday season. We will return in February 2019!
USM, UMaine System address state-wide nursing workforce crisis
The University of Maine system, and USM, are responding to a state-wide nursing workforce shortage with a plan to double nursing enrollment, expand nursing programs into high-need communities, and provide free nursing education for students with greatest financial need — funded in part by a $12 million investment as part of the University Workforce Bond.
Weekly Event Highlights
A few of this week's event highlights from USM's Portland, Gorham and Lewiston-Auburn campuses.
Open House for Adult, Transfer, and Graduate Students
Join us for an open house on November 13 to explore USM. Whether you're returning to finish your degree, thinking of transferring, or considering graduate school, you'll fit right in at USM.
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Passionate book collector and longtime library employee leaves $500,000 legacy to USM
USM School of Music presents first Distinguished Alumni Award
Provost Jeannine Uzzi pens article on teaching college-level math
Beyond Maine -- global adventures in learning
Finish your holiday shopping at these alumni-owned businesses
USM's Southworth Planetarium featured in the Sun Journal
Portland Press Herald highlights two of USM's Mitchell Scholars
Compassionate intervention needed for veterans, USM's Bernacchio and Reagan wrote in Portland Press Herald
USM School of Music student David Myers Jr. featured for Midcoast performances
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'The USM Update' TV show
A monthly, half-hour program covering all things USM. New episodes of "The USM Update" air at the beginning of each month on community access television stations across Maine.
'USM Connects' magazine
In this issue: How strong community and employer partnerships help fuel the success of our students and cultivate the next generation of talent for Maine's workforce.
'USM Now' Podcast
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