Transfer students unaware of budget crisis
Posted on November 17, 2014 by Emma James in News, Uncategorized
Students visiting USM for an adult, transfer and graduate student open house last week mainly described themselves as being excited to come to the university, but most were completely unaware of any of the program eliminations that have occurred this semester. Josh Grassman, hoping to transfer to USM from Sienna College after a hiatus of […]
Car crash near Hiram kills two teenagers, one a USM student
Posted on November 10, 2014 by Francis Flisiuk in News
Two teenagers died in a car accident last Saturday near Hiram, one of whom was a USM student. Andrew Stanley, a recent graduate of Sacopee Valley High School and a first year nursing student at USM, was riding with three of his friends in a speed zone of 35 mph when the car crashed into […]
Community members show support to Noyes St. victims through fundraising
Posted on November 10, 2014 by Francis Flisiuk in News
From donation based yoga classes, to student run bake sales and concerts, many fundraising efforts have sprung up in Portland to help the affected families of the Noyes St. fire pay for funeral costs and to provide assistance to the two survivors who lost their possessions. While the investigation regarding the exact cause of the […]
“We’re in it for the long haul,” faculty senate meeting filled with complaints
Posted on November 10, 2014 by Sam Hill in News
President David Flanagan tried to convince the faculty senate last week that the administration’s plan was going to put USM on a healthy, sustainable path, but the faculty continued to ask the question: what plan? Faculty are still asking the administration to provide data to back up program eliminations, faculty retrenchments, any detailed teach-out plans […]
Students petition to save faculty members
Posted on November 10, 2014 by Sam Hill in News
Some students in programs affected by recent retrenchments have jumped at the chance to defend their professors’ jobs and are trying to get them rehired. Last week there were numerous petitions circulating on campus that demanded that some faculty members either retain their positions at USM or be rehired. “It’s just horrible, so horrible what’s […]
Managing editor of Time magazine speaks at USM
Posted on November 10, 2014 by USM Free Press in News
By: Alex Huber Bestselling biographer of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson spoke to students and faculty Wednesday evening as part of WEX’s leadership and creativity event series at Hannaford Hall in Portland. This event was hosted by WEX, a firm specializing in corporate payment solutions. Currently Isaacson is the president of the Aspen Institute, an organization […]
Sustainability still a money-saving focus for one campus program
Posted on November 10, 2014 by USM Free Press in News
By: Annie Quandt USM is on a track to sustainability. Tyler Kidder, assistant director for sustainable programs and a member of facilities management is part of a team putting together a plan to set temperatures back during the non-work hours in the largest academic buildings, which will essentially save on heating fuel and put USM […]
Survivors of Noyes St. inferno express grief and shock
Posted on November 10, 2014 by Francis Flisiuk in News
In the wake of a deadly house fire, the cause of which is still a mystery, several fundraising efforts have been started by community members mourning the loss of the six people who perished in the blaze. According to Jerome LaMoria, Portland’s police chief, David Bragdon Jr., Ashley Thomas, Maelisha Jackson, Chris Conlee and Nicole […]
Obama visits Maine to endorse Michaud
Posted on November 03, 2014 by Sam Hill in News
President Barack Obama stirred and energized a crowd of 3,000 people at the Portland Expo on Thursday, endorsing Mike Michaud in Maine’s gubernatorial race just five days before elections. Obama cited Michaud’s roots and dedication to the average Mainer as reasons for voters to check his box in the booth on Tuesday. “He ran for […]
Non-majors vocalize concerns in budget cuts
Posted on November 03, 2014 by Emma James in News
Part of the administration’s rationale behind the elimination of the applied medical sciences program was that the major didn’t benefit other programs in the school. According to official census data taken on Oct. 15, 2014, this is not the case. “In applied medical sciences there are 106 students, total, enrolled in a course in the […]
