Tag: University of Southern Maine

Recruitment & Retention

University of Southern Maine Unveils new Possible Recruitment Strategy, Changing its Name

Administrators at the University of Southern Maine (USM) are contemplating changing the school’s name in an effort to attract more out-of-state students. University president Dr. Glenn Cummings proposed the idea at a recent news conference referring to the decline in in-state student enrollment and that it has no choice but to focus their recruitment efforts on students outside […]

January 18, 2019

News Roundup

University Pulls Convicted Sex Offender’s Artwork from Show

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A Maine university has removed artwork from a campus gallery upon learning the artist of the three works is a convicted sex offender. The University of Southern Maine removed the works by Bruce Habowski when a relative of one of his victim’s called to complain. The Portland Press Herald reports a […]

May 7, 2018

Students

University of Southern Maine Adds Prayer Room

PORTLAND, Maine — The University of Southern Maine is adding a new prayer room to better accommodate Muslim students and students of other faiths. The Portland Press Herald reports the $100,000 project includes a gender neutral bathroom with a foot-washing station Muslim students can use for ritual washing. University officials say the new prayer room […]

October 16, 2017

Students

Maine Students Headed to Cuba to Learn about Tourism, Health

PORTLAND, Maine — Two groups of University of Southern Maine students are headed for Cuba to learn about the country’s tourism and health care industries. The trip is the first of its kind and involves undergraduate and graduate students in tourism and nursing. The students depart Tuesday. The Portland Press Herald reports the students will […]

December 27, 2016

Students

University of Southern Maine Plans Anti-hate Rally in Support of Muslims

PORTLAND, Maine — The University of Southern Maine’s multicultural affairs office is hosting an anti-hate rally in Portland in response to anti-Muslim sentiment around the country, including an incident at the university. The gathering is scheduled for Wednesday at noon at the university’s Woodbury Campus Center. The university says the purpose of the event is […]

December 6, 2016