Connecting With Our Community
Here is a little story about some great joy. It represents some of the best of USM’s partnerships with and commitment to the wider … Read More
USM alum Joshua Chard named Maine Teacher of the Year
As the 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year, he will spend the next year advocating for students and teachers, as well as speaking to the importance of education in preparing Maine students for the future.
Zombie Run puts the ‘gore’ in Gorham
Kids who showed up to a local walking path looking for a good scare got their wish from zombified student-athletes.
New community engagement project from Muskie
In July 2023, the Muskie School of Public Service launched a new community engagement-focused project to help identify resilience-related workforce skills needed for future-ready … Read More
Edmondson inaugurated as University of Southern Maine’s 14th president
The hour-long event began with a procession of faculty and administrators in Hannaford Hall on the Portland Campus, included remarks from several colleagues and culminated with a presidential address. It was followed by a short speech from award-winning actor and USM alumnus Tony Shalhoub ‘77.
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.