ProSearch, Inc. Donates $25,000 to the USM Foundation
ProSearch is a Founding Sponsor of the new McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success on USM’s transformed Portland Campu
Norway Savings Bank Donates $50,000 to the USM Foundation
The University of Southern Maine Foundation announced that it has received a $50,000 pledge from Norway Savings Bank, a leading mutual banking and financial services company headquartered in Norway, Maine.
Spinnaker Trust makes $50,000 donation to the USM Foundation
Spinnaker Trust is among the first Founding Sponsors of the new McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success on USM’s Portland Campus
New Scontras Center will help educate workers
posted in: Career & Employment Hub, University news
Named for Dr. Charles Scontras, a noted Maine labor historian, author, and educator who died in March 2021, the Charles Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education will be located in Payson Smith Hall on the Portland Campus.
Job Shadow Program takes one-day-at-a-time approach to career building
posted in: Career & Employment Hub, Office of Admissions, University news
Participants in the Career and Employment Hub’s Job Shadow Program got together to compare notes on their experiences and support each other in their professional goals.
New career options emerge out of the shadows
posted in: Career & Employment Hub, Office of Admissions, University news
Lasting only a single day, the Job Shadow Program opens career options to students that they never considered before.
Casting shadows across the job market
posted in: Career & Employment Hub, Office of Admissions, University news
Like a boxer who spars with a shadow to train for a fight, a new program is also using shadows as training to enter the job market.
Winning attitude serves athletes well in job search
Athletes on the verge of graduation got tips on finding their first jobs from former teammates who recently made the transition into the workforce.
Board of Trustees authorizes new residence hall, career and student success center for USM’s Portland Campus
The project will bring 580 beds of affordable housing to Portland, part of a proposed 1,000-bed university housing initiative that would attract, retain, and … Read More
U.S. News Highlights USM’s Social Mobility and Engineering in New Rankings
US News and World Reports’ just-released college rankings highlight the University of Southern Maine’s place among the top public universities in the Northeast. The … Read More