Award-winning actor, USM alum Tony Shalhoub breaks ground on new Crewe Center for the Arts
The new building on USM’s Portland campus will be named The Crewe Center for the Arts
Police chief’s path to USM runs through Ireland, South Africa, and the Pacific Northwest
posted in: Office of Admissions, Public Safety, University news
Having earned two master’s degrees and a PhD, Gráinne Perkins is just as comfortable on a college campus as a police station.
The past is prologue to Dr. Libby Bischof’s new role as inaugural University Historian
posted in: Department of History, Office of Admissions, University news
Bischof began her new duties over the summer after being appointed by President Jacqueline Edmondson.
THOR Institute Vacationland Conference
The Tourism, Hospitality, and Outdoor Recreation (THOR) Institute of the University of Maine System, a partnership among all of the System’s public universities to create new … Read More
Student who dreamt of Indigenous representation becomes the artist who delivers it
The mural painted by Marissa Joly occupies a prominent wall in the new McGoldrick Center for Career and Student Success.
USM students earn $7,500 prize on entrepreneurship show, ‘Greenlight Maine’
This season, students from 10 schools competed for the top prize of $10,000. In the end, Curtis, Sabirov and Refilla were selected for the final episode and earned the second prize of $7,500.
Fifty years of campus radio began with a record player in a dorm room
WMPG celebrated its 50th anniversary with a picnic buffet, live music, and lots of memories.
First day of college is a watershed moment, made literal by the weather
Students kept a sunny outlook despite the steady rain that greeted them as they arrived on campus to begin the academic year.
University of Southern Maine offers new special education bachelor’s degree
posted in: Office of Admissions, Press releases
Created with current ed techs in mind, the online program seeks to address Maine’s critical need for special education teachers The University of Southern … Read More
University of Southern Maine celebrates opening of Portland Commons residence hall, new parking garage
The projects mark a turning point for the university.