USM surveys strengths at ConvocationAll day event draws 500 people into discussion of university restructuring
Casey Webster, a staff member and post-grad student, takes notes for her group on an easel board during a group breakout session at last Friday's Convocation.
Roughly 500 people attended a day-long convocation at the Sullivan Fitness Complex on the Portland campus last Friday to discuss USM's strengths and assets as administrators and faculty begin drafting a restructuring plan to guide the university toward fiscal sustainability.…
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Student with dark past now serves as mentorBen Skillings and the Phoenix Network provide support for troubled youth and adults
Junior Ben Skillings, once a client of the Phoenix Network, a program for at-risk youth, is now the program's president at USM.
Someone once convinced Ben Skillings to improve his life and enroll at USM. He now repays the favor to anyone who approaches him, looking for help moving their life forward.
Skillings, 28, is a communications major and the President of the Phoenix Network at USM, an organization consisting of a network of mentors and advocates who support those currently or formerly in foster care and anyone homeless, incarcerated, or recently resettled.…
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Spicing up Thursday Nights
On a recent Thursday night, a woman in light-colored jeans and spiky high heels floated across the wooden floor of the Multi-Purpose Room of the Sullivan Gym in Portland. Her agile movements were carefully syncopated with the fast rhythmic beat emanating from the small boombox, and the twenty-four students watching her were struck, clearly amazed.…
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Crushin' it with the Red Claws
USM senior Communication major Matt McLaughlin is interning with the Maine Red Claws for credit through the Communication/Media Studies Dept.
About a year ago when the Maine Red Claws found out they were going to make Portland their home as the NBA Development League affiliate of the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Bobcats, the city began to buzz with excitement and anticipation. The enthusiasm extended beyond the city public and into the area's colleges and universities, including students like Matt McLaughlin.…
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Women and men's Indoor Track place second in USM Co-Ed Invitational
USM senior Abby Kramer (Manchester, N.H.) lands in the pit at the USM Field House while competing in the long jump. Kramer and USM took second place in Saturday's USM Co-Ed Invitational.
The USM women's track team had a good showing and placed third on Saturday's meet at Costello Sports Complex in Gorham. …
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