MAY 2008 EVENTS

(1) USM LEWISTON/AUBURN COLLEGE POETRY AND PEACE POTLUCK
11:30 am-2:00 pm Tuesday  May 6th,  In room 170 at the Lewiston/Auburn College.  You are invited to bring your favorite dish and listen to a lunchtime reading of poems speaking to the issues of peace and social justice read by: Gary Lawless, Jonathan Skinner, Lee Sharkey, Pam Burr Smith, Annie Finch, Karin Spitfire, Zoe Armstrong, Terry Grasse, Otto Emersleben, Martin Steingesser, Candice Stover, Peter Felsenthal, Henry Braun, Gil Helmick, Stephen Petroff, Pat Ranzoni, Joshua O’Donnell, Elizabeth Garber, Robert Farnsworth, Kathleen Ellis, Tom Fallon, Pam Perry, Chase Hebert, Betsy Sholl and  Steve Luttrell.  This event is a celebration of peace and literature but also the award of a Doctor of Humane Letters to Gary Lawless at the USM graduation ceremonies on Saturday, May 10th 2008, at the Cumberland County Civic Center.  FMI please contact Dr. Barry H. Rodrigue at 442-7779 or Dr. Gary Lawless at 729-5083, or Vanessa Veilleux at 240-5389 or Vanessa.Veilleux@maine.edu

 (2) USM WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES “KICK LIKE A GIRL, INVEST LIKE A WOMAN”
7:00 pm Tuesday May 6th, at Talbot Lecture Hall, 96 Falmouth St. Portland.
 A film screening followed by a panel discussion that inspires women to take charge of their financial lives. “Kick Like a Girl” is the story of what happens when the Mighty Cheetahs, an undefeated third-grade girls soccer team, competes in the boys division.  With humor and honesty, the film reveals the reality of boy-girl issues and what “kick like a girl” truly means on and off the playing field.  The film is narrated by 8 year old Lizzie a self-described soccer girl who doesn’t let juvenile diabetes, elbow blocks or grass stains interfere with her desire to compete. Refreshing and triumphant, Kick Like a Girl reminds us all of the lessons learned in competitive athletics and how sports has been one of the most effective instruments of social change in our lifetime. 

Following the screening, a panel that includes representatives from local non-profit women’s groups will discuss the lessons demonstrated in the film, which can be used every day to help women realize the skills and power they have to take charge and make financial decisions that can positively affect their lives.  FMI please contact Lauren Webster at 780-4862 or lwebster@usm.maine.edu

(3) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE 128TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES 
 9 a.m., Saturday, May 10, in the Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. It is expected that more than 1,000 graduates will be marching at the ceremony.

(4) CULTURE BEAT LIVE!  THE MAMA AFRICA  and the Multicultural View RADIO SHOW – A MULTICULTURAL VIEW WMPG 90.4/104.1

(5) EAGLE QUETZAL, CONDOR RADIO SHOW! Listen live on WMPG RADIO 90.4/104.1 www.wmpg.org.

(6)BAYSIDE WORLD MARKET AND FAIR
11:00am-7:00pm Saturday, June 21st  presented by Bayside Neighborhood Association  at Portland High School 284 Cumberland Ave, free admission, display or sell  arts and crafts, serve ethnic foods, showcase your organization, sell flea market goods, offer services or participate.  Table Rental fee $30
Reserve tables online at www.baysideworldmarketandfair.com  Performers, please contact Pirun Sen at senp@portlandschools.org

(7) USM RESIDENTIAL LIVE AND RESIDENT EDUCATION IS SEEKING A PROGRAM MANAGER (similar to a Graduate Assistant) for the 2009-2009 academic year.  The position reports to the Coordinator of Co-Curricular Development and works directly with the First Year Integration (FYI) program and the Special Interest Housing Floors (SIH).  The position will assist RA in providing quality programs and activities that fit the theme of the floors.  This is a 9month position (August 18th-May 18th) for approximately 20 hours per week.  Compensation is housing in a campus suite, a meal plan for use when the dining hall is open and your choice of a stipend or tuition waiver in the total of $4,000 for the year.  Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and three references to Jason Saucier Residential Life and Resident Education 100 Upton Hall, Gorham, ME 04038

(8) BATH IRON WORKS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM 2008. BIW anticipate hiring 125 Apprentices in various trades for their Manufacturing area. They are providing information sessions to various high schools, vo-tech schools and community colleges.  They will welcome the opportunity to meet with female and minority groups in Maine.  This is a learn and earn program. The Apprenticeship is an 8,000 hour training opportunity (approximately 4 years) that results in an Associate’s degree from Maine Maritime Academy and certification in the trade by the State of Maine.  Approximately 1,000 hours are spent in related classroom instruction.  Satisfactory completion of all course requirements is required. Tools and texts are provided by BIW at no expense to the Apprentice.  This class will start October 6.
FMI please Call Susan Hurst at 207-442-2620

(9) 2008 MAINE STATE GOVERNMENT SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
A fulltime, 12 week, paid work experience in a State Agency, which begins May 27, and ends August 15, 2008. The Program combines work experience with an educational program designed to provide talented college students (who are either Maine residents or non-Maine residents who attend college in Maine) with an opportunity to participate in and contribute to Maine State Government. To apply, or for more information, please visit: http://www.umaine.edu/mcsc/MeSGIP.htm If you have any questions please contact Eva McLauglin, Program Administrator  (207) 581-1646 or email
Eva.mclaughlin@umit.maine.edu

MULTICULTURAL STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE STAFF:

Reza Jalali, Program Coordinator Lewiston Auburn College
Zorica Andric, Administrative Assistant II
207-780-4006
msca@usm.maine.edu
http://www.usm.maine.edu/eeo/culture