With good eats and catchy beats, WMPG gets the Mardi Gras party (re)started
For the first time in two years, the “saints came marching in” to the Abromson Center for a traditional Mardi Gras party, hosted by WMPG.
Speakers with ties to Iran spur discussion about protest movement
A Nursing student was so bothered by the treatment of protesters in Iran that he organized a panel discussion to make the campus community more aware of the situation.
Donated children’s books welcome New Mainer families
Thanks to a partnership between the University of Southern Maine and Portland nonprofit I’m Your Neighbor Books, about 100 Saco students will get new books.
Student ‘Cybersecurity Ambassadors’ spreading online safety message with growing podcast
Since the podcast debuted in October, the students have managed detailed, full-length interviews with several people including John Forker, the chief information security officer at University of Maine System, Rob Simopoulos, the cofounder of Portland-based cybersecurity company Defendify, and U.S. Senator Angus King of Maine.
Renovations ensure the Academy Building’s future while respecting its storied past
posted in: Department of Art, Facilities Management, University news
Student artists have learned to paint through the noise of hammers beating against their classroom walls as construction crews work to renovate the historic Academy Building.
Almost 1,400 students earned Fall 2022 Dean’s List honors
The University of Southern Maine would like to congratulate the astonishing number of students named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List. In all, nearly … Read More
University of Southern Maine receives $1.2 Million Gift from the Avangrid Foundation
The generous investment will create the AVANGRID David Flanagan Endowed Professorship and establish the AVANGRID David Flanagan Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Sustainability, both at USM’s Muskie School of Public Service.
Award-winning Actor and USM alum Tony Shalhoub ’77 Named Honorary Chair of the Center for the Arts Campaign
The University of Southern Maine (USM) Foundation announced that actor and USM alum Tony Shalhoub ’77, has been named honorary chair of the USM Center for the Arts campaign.
University of Southern Maine’s Promise Scholarship Builds New Partnership with the Rural Futures Fund’s Aspirations Incubator
A new scholarship resulting from a partnership between the Promise Scholarship program and the Aspirations Incubator will cover 100% of eligible students’ financial needs regarding tuition, fees, and on-campus living expenses.
Q&A with Professor Mehrdaad Ghorashi about mass protests across Iran
posted in: Department of Engineering, University news
As a native Iranian, Professor Mehrdaad Ghorashi shares his personal insights on the crackdown against human rights protesters in his former home country.