Pattenaude served as USM’s eighth president from 1991 to 2007, the University’s longest-serving leader since 1960.
The Access to Education Scholarship provides critical financial support to undergraduate students who face financial, social, or systemic barriers to attending college.
Building on a decade of collaboration, this next chapter deepens the connection between academic innovation and real-world business needs.
The audit, which began in January, has focused on the district’s school kitchens, cafeterias and Food Service program. Its recommendations so far have the potential to save about $4,000 per year in trash pickup costs at each school. They can also help save time, energy and the environment.
More than 1,100 students crossed the wide stage to become graduates, following speakers’ advice to keep learning, work hard, and lead a meaningful work life.
The University of Southern Maine will celebrate its 145th Commencement on Saturday, May 10th with more 1,100 graduates scheduled to participate.
The gift is part of a larger contribution that also includes support for the University’s Student Emergency Fund – established by Martin’s Point and the Foundation in 2019 – as well as ongoing funding for the USM Campus Food Pantry.
The gift is part of a larger contribution that also includes support for the University’s Student Emergency Fund – established by Martin’s Point and the Foundation in 2019 – as well as ongoing funding for the USM Campus Food Pantry.
The University of Southern Maine’s commencement ceremony is the culminating event on the academic calendar, giving the opportunity for individual recognition to every graduating student who wishes to participate. In all, about 1,600 students will be eligible to participate.
More than 1,800 schools participated in the latest survey to determine designations with 830 earning special awards for going above the standard.