Highlights
English professor takes on video gaming
English lecturer Alex Irvine is building off of his personal passions as he helps to craft a new Gaming and Simulation Design program for USM. In his spare time, he works on projects like writing a novelization of Marvel's Doctor Strange movie or a graphic novel history of baseball.
Embracing Japanese culture abroad
History major and archaeology minor Anju Roy is making time for a little fun outside the classroom during her study abroad at the University of Southern Maine's (USM's) partner institution Kanda Gaigo University: She recently entered and became a finalist in the 2017 Tokyo Kimono Queen Contest.
Students tackle puppetry for "Avenue Q"
Students performed the Broadway hit Avenue Q at Corthell Hall on our Gorham Campus. This musical is a humorous story about young adults dealing with issues such as fidelity, friendship, and romantic relationships — and the majority of the characters are puppets.
Student tells history through comics
Student artist Shannon Sockalexis has created a seven-panel comic strip to tell the history of the Penobscot Nation from the colonial era through the present day. By using this light-hearted approach, Sockalexis hopes to bring more understanding to a complex and sometimes uncomfortable topic.
Featured News & Events
Our Parks, Our Future: An Evening with David Shaw & Shawn Gorman
Join us on Tuesday, Jan. 31 when we kick off USM Corporate Partners in 2017. David Shaw, founder of Idexx Laboratories, and Shawn Gorman, L.L. Bean’s board chairman, will discuss how Maine leads the way when it comes to innovation and investment in our national parks.
Program begins at 5 p.m., doors open at 4:30 p.m.
USM Nursing and Tourism students traveled to Cuba first-of-its-kind trip for UMaine System
Students and faculty from both the Nursing and Tourism and Hospitality programs departed on the first-of-its-kind trip on Tuesday, Dec. 27, in hopes of learning more about the communist island nation’s tourism and health care industries.
USM honored with 2016 Environmental Protection Agency award for food recovery
For the fifth time in three years, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has honored USM's efforts to both reduce its food waste and wisely use the waste that remains.
Student Veterans of America awards first-in-Maine grant to USM’s Husky Veterans, announces nominations for USM
A group devoted to helping veterans transition to college -- the Student Veterans of America -- has aimed its nationwide spotlight on efforts by the University of Southern Maine.
USM Art Department and Gallery announce exhibitions and programs for Spring 2017
The USM Art Department and Galleries will present two exhibitions this spring showcasing the work of prolific mixed media artist Clint Fulkerson, as well as the creative work of Maine Art Education Association members, who teach in Maine’s public and private schools and universities.
USM celebrates the installation of Glenn Cummings as 13th president
200-some student scholars marched along with the faculty who nominated them in a highlight of the formal installation on Dec. 2 of Glenn Cummings as the University of Southern Maine’s 13th president.
USM School of Music announces a $600,000 gift at President's 'Coming Home' Scholarship Gala
The transformational gifts, courtesy of the Bob Crewe Foundation and Daniel Crewe, will support scholarships for USM School of Music students.
The Crewe gifts are in addition to the $1.5M raised during USM's recent Day of Giving campaign for student scholarships.
'The USM Update' 12/5/2016
Take a walk down "Avenue Q," head to South Africa to learn about "The Montagu Project" and hear a performance from the USM Chamber Singers on the December episode of "The USM Update."
USM’s first Day of Giving campaign nets close to $1.5 million for scholarships, including $600k gift to the School of Music
USM’s first-ever Day of Giving campaign raised $1,492,383 million from 583 donors, far exceeding their original goal of $1 million and 450 donors for student scholarships!
Included in the scholarship funds raised over the course of the campaign was a gift of $600k to the School of Music from the William Bingham II Trust.
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