University of Southern Maine

News Releases 2003-2004

September 1, 2003 to August 31, 2004

Below are news releases written and distributed by the Office of Media & Community Relations. For more info, please contact the Office of Media Relations at 780-4200 or e-mail lmooney@usm.maine.edu.

August 2004

• US and Europe: In the Aftermath of Iraq
• USM Therapeutic Recreation Major Wins Scholarship
• USM Students Inducted into Honor Societies
• Pittsfield Law Student Named 1st Recipient of Vafiades Scholarship
• USM Attracting Research Dollars at Record Pace

July 2004

• Young Graduates of USM Program Improve Reading/Writing Skills
• Students Recognized at USM's 2004 Recognition Day Ceremonies
• USM Hosts Group Information Tour for Prospective Students and Families
• USM Professor Hosts "Dementia Day Camp" for Researchers
• Seeds of Peace & USM Council Collaborate on Program
• Cumberland Artist's Books Now at USM
• Sacramento High Schoolers Perform Play on Teen Suicide at Education Law Conference
• USM Hosts Technology Commercialization and Incubation Summer Institute
• University of Southern Maine Cataloger Donates Rare Books Collection
• USM Using Space Age Technologies To Map Geologic History of Maine's Coast
• USM Faculty and Students Bike to Baltimore
• Portland's Betsy Sholl Releases New Book of Poetry

June 2004

• Chautauqua-by-the-Sea Symposium Discusses Jews, Christians and Muslims in Medieval Islamic Spain
• KeyBank Foundation Sponsors Ken Curtis Scholarship at USM Muskie School
• S.C. Schoneberg Exhibit at USM Glickman Family Library
• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine awards USM scholarships
• Free National Youth Sports Program for low income children still has openings
• Open House for USM's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered Collection
• '04 Winners of Gannett Family Business of the Year Awards Announced

May 2004

• Author Lois Lowry to Read at USM Glickman Library Community Day
• Maine District Court Judge Rick E. Lawrence Speaks at University of Maine School of Law Graduation
• Annual Award Presented To Honor Family-Owned Business
• University of Maine School of Law Commencement
• 9th Annual Southern Maine's Water Festival
• Portland Public Schools and USM Sign Partnership for Professional Development
• USM's 124th Commencement
• USM Commencement News Advisory - 2004
• 1957 Deering Grad Composes Processional for 2004 USM
• 76-Year-Old Port Clyde Resident Receives B.F.A. at USM Commencement
• 98 Year-Old Maine Artist Receives USM Distinguished Achievement Award
• LAC Senior to be USM's 2004 Student Commencement Speaker
• Putting Fairness in the Military Draft
• Sagamore Health Center Dedication and Forum for Uninsured Part of Cover the Uninsured Week 2004 at USM
• University System Required to Support Maine's Creative Economy
• USM Marks 124th Commencement
• Nepalese Filmmakers Travel to Maine for Second Annual Maine Deaf Film Festival

April 2004

• USM Announces it's 2004 Summer Session Course Offerings
• Mattson-New York Times Lecture at Osher Map Library
• USM Hosts Public Forum Concerning Marine Bio-Invaders in Maine Waters
• USM Business School Hosts Annual Ethics Symposium
• USM and CMCC Joint Course A Success
• Jewish, Armenian Communities to Explore "Generations of Genocide"
• Scientists and Researchers Creating New Internet Portal to Gulf of Maine
• USM Student Business Plan Competition Winners Develop"Perfect Ice System"
• Anthem VP Helps Present USM Nursing Scholarships
• USM Celebrates Student Research During Two-Day Conference
• USM SIFE Team Honored at Regional Competition
• USM Buses First Fleet in Maine to Run Entirely on Biodiesel Fuel
• USM Child and Family Center Receives Fifth Accreditation
• USM Conference Planners Win Top International Prize
• Completed USM Glickman Family Library Unveiled 4/15-16
• USM Foundation Board Welcomes Three New Members
• USM Holds Management Conference for Women
• USM Lifeline Center Holds Conference on Employee Health Self-Management
• Gov. Baldacci to Award $10,000 to Student Entrepreneurs at USM
• New Continuing Education Courses at USM Serve the Larger Community
• USM Student Club reaches 3,500 Community Service Hours
• USM Hosting Earth Day Events All Month Long
• Family-Owned Business Workshop Led by L.L. Bean Executives
• NYT U.S. Supreme Court Correspondent to Speak at Law School
• April 8 Teach in on Same-Sex Marriage at USM

March 2004

• USM Students Take Free Enterprise to Middle-Schoolers
• WMPG BEGATHON Begins Monday, March 29
• Blunt Youth Radio Presents: DINNER IS SERVED!
• USM Hosts Conference on Sustainable Development for Developers, Community Leaders, and Municipal Officials
• USM Model UN Members to Attend Conference in Egypt
• Senator Collins To Help Mark Start of USM Abromson Center Construction
• USM's Charlie Howard Project Unveiled During April Conference
• Open Forums on "Transforming USM" Held on Each Campus
• Israeli Pioneer in Peace and Women's Movements to Speak During Women's History Month at USM
• Environmentalist to Speak at USM
• Educational Equity Expert Gives Free Public Lecture at USM
• USM Professor Cited For Educational Leadership
• USM President Joins New National Education Commission

February 2004

• Gorham Celebrates Its Small Business Community
• USM Publishes "The Condition of K-12 Public Education in Maine" Annual Report
• Shawn Babine Elected to USM Alumni Association Board of Directors
• School of Law Hosts Minority High School Students
• Dummy Brings New Smarts to USM Nursing Education
• WMPG Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras Special, February 24
• 7th Annual Gorham Marketplace
• USM to Host Annual Northern New England Science Bowl
• WMPG Participates in Homelessness Marathon
• Academic Council Names New Regional & National Board Members

January 2004

• USM Celebrates Black History Month
• Casco Bay Receives Half a Million for Environmental Protection
• "The Vagina Monologues" at USM
• USM School of Business Graduate Programs Host Open House
• Articulation Agreement Clears Path for CMCC Students To Transfer to USM
• Industrial Technology Program Reaccredited
• "Glickman Family Collection on Inter-religious Studies" Established at USM
• USM Parking Garage Scheduled To Open
• Davis Educational Foundation Gives Major Gift to USM
• Economic Forecast for Maine, 2004
• USM Develops Nation's Largest Repository of Marine Cell Lines
• Photographer's Retrospective Brings Two Pulitzer Prize-Winners to USM on Saturday, February 7

December 2003

• Author of "Mystic River" reading in Freeport on New Year's Eve
• USM Holiday Wrapup!
• USM Holiday Wrapup--Holiday Photo Opportunities at USM

November 2003

• USM Soil Scientist Pioneers Lead Contamination Removal By Gardening
• USM Gets NSF Grant to Increase Science, Technology Students Regionally
• "Clintonomics" and the Current Recession
• First USM Dorothy D. and Richard W. Moore Scholarship Awarded
• USM Graduate Programs in Biology and Social Work Host Open Houses on December 8
• Seminar Looks at the Future of Maine's Forests
• USM Center for Prevention of Hate Violence News Conference on 11/13/03
• Greater Portland Neighborhoods Coalition Announces Statewide Conference, "Maine Neighborhoods: Building Strong Communities"
• USM Participates in Global Celebration of GIS Day
• Articulation Agreement Clears the Path for YCCC Students To Transfer to USM
• USM Lifeline and Coalition Work To Improve Health for Maine Seniors

October 2003

• WMPG Series "Whose Democracy Is It?"
• USM Names New Librarian
• USM's Radio Station Wins Maine Association of Broadcasters Awards
• Visiting African Scholars Discuss Impact of African Immigration
• Godfrey Lecture takes place 11/12 at School of Law
• International Stormwater Experts Convene to Face Cold Climate Challenges
• USM Expands Business Plan Competition: SMCC Students Now Eligible
• Environmentalist and Author Bill McKibben Coming to USM
• Puppet Shows Presented by USM Nursing Professor in Nathan Clifford School, Portland
• Somali Elders To Honor USM Center for Workplace Learning
• USM Senior College Students Give Back to the Community
• Executive Forum Brief
• Greater Portland Neighborhoods Coalition Announces Statewide Conference, "Maine Neighborhoods: Building Strong Communities"
• USM, Jewish, and Islamic Groups Bring Religion and Peace Speakers to Portland
• Former Common Cause President gives 2003 Coffin Lecture
• Jonathan Lethem Reading at USM
• SMCC Students Guaranteed Admission to USM
• USM October Story Sheet
• USM Hosts Fire Prevention Program for Pre-Schoolers
• New Doctorate at USM Addresses School Psychologist Shortage in Region
• USM Student Honored by Academic Conferences
• "Empire Falls" Stand-In Gets Valuable Training on the Frontlines
• Educational Equity Expert Gives Free Public Lecture at USM

September 2003

• USM Hosts International Mathematics Conference Examining Statistics
• Mismapping America Subject of USM Osher Map Library Lecture
• WMPG Record Sale
• USM Open House Takes Place on October 19
• Propaganda in Maps
• Maine's 1st Toxicology Center Established at USM
• USM Hosts 2003 NEACAC Annual Fall College Fair
• Homecoming Highlights
• Conference Room Named in Memory of Bill Mortensen
• Angus King Among Panelists at USM Business School Forum on Leadership
• USM Cited in Recent College Guides
• Yale Law Professor Speaks in Portland about Environmental Protection
• German Diplomat to Speak at USM
• WMPG Radio Celebrates 30 Years
• Liz Cutting Benefit Concert Focuses on Teen Suicide
• USM Celebrates 125 Years
• Maine School of Law Launches Largest-Ever Fundraising Effort

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