University of Southern Maine

News Releases 2004-2005

September 1, 2004 to August 31, 2005

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

August 2005

• USM Welcomes Students and New Faculty
• USM Names New Director of Major and Planned Gifts
• Nation's Scientists to Visit USM, Discuss Effects of Chromium on Human Health
• USM to Participate in National Education Conference on Teacher Preparation
• Annette Dragon Photographs of Gay Demonstrations on Display at USM
• USM Area Gallery Exhibit Showcases Recent Percent for Art Purchases at USM
• Gubernatorial Trade Mission to France Kicks-Off with Evening Soirée at USM

July 2005

• National Education Law Conference Held in Portland
• USM Summer Session Programs Highlighted
• NiSource Charitable Foundation Provides Gift for Endowed Scholarships at USM
• Stonecoast Writers'Conference Offers Free Readings

June 2005

• WMPG GarciaFest to Feature Music and Free Barbecue
• Scientific Team to Census Gulf of Maine Marine Life
• USM to Host First Annual ASET Camp
• Institute for Child and Family Policy To Be Named in Honor of Catherine E. Cutler
• Grant Funds to Support Quality in Long-Term Care Northern New England LEADS Institute Selects Sites in Maine
• USM's Susan Campbell Earns National Recognition in Academic Advising
• First Issue of The Southern Maine Review Released
• MEMIC, USM Name First Workplace Safety Internship Winners
• USM, MEMIC Partner for Workplace Safety and Education
• USM Professor Researching Calif. Medical Marijuana Cooperative
• Maine's Family-Owned Businesses of the Year Announced on June 7
• Maine's Family-Owned Businesses of the Year To Be Announced

May 2005

• Weeklong Institute Examines Judaism, Christianity and Islam in America
• USM Marketing Students Win Top Prize in Regional Competition
• USM Business Students Win This Year's Business Plan Competition
• Maine Volunteer Service Symposium Looks at Canadian Model
• Maine's Family-Owned Businesses of the Year To Be Announced
• Call for Submissions:
  Self-Taught Artists Exhibit Coming to USM
• Senator Olympia J. Snowe Addresses USM 125th Commencement
• USM Commencement News Advisory -- 2005
• It's Never too Late for College
• USM Alumni Elect New Leaders
• U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe to Speak at USM's 125th Commencement
• First University-Owned Building in Maine Certified by U.S. Green Building Council
• Annual Maine Model United Nations Conference at USM
  

April 2005

• The Explosions Rock Gorham Middle School
• World Law Day Explores African Justice at University of Maine School of Law
• Rose Marasco, USM Photography Professor, Wins National Teaching Award
• New Online Portal Merges Vast Data on Gulf of Maine Marine Ecosystem
• Thomas Moore to Speak at USM
• Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine announces Portland's 24th Annual Take Back the Night March & Rally
• USM Hosts Program on 20th & 21st Century Genocide
• "Opening Day" at USM Abromson Community Education Center
• USM Celebrates Student Research, Creative Activity During Two-Day Conference Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Catherine Manegold to keynote event
• USM Muskie School Appoints New Chair of Health Policy and Management Graduate Program
• STONEWALL Author to Speak on Gay Rights at USM
• Former Colleague of Sen. Muskie to Speak at USM
• The Condition of K-12 Public Education in Maine 2005
• USM Job Fair Open to the Public for First Time
• Author Discusses the Plight of the Kurds at USM
• Osher Map Library Lecture on Mapping the City
• Author of "Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Worker's Rights at Wal-Mart" Speaking at USM
• Community leaders spearhead University's plan for "Transforming USM"

March 2005

• Panel Discussion and Film on Oil Drilling in Alaska
• Fools No More Parade
• How Cross-Examination Really Won the West
• USM is the Place for Writing this April
• State/USM Release Annual Report On Maine Crime Stats Reveal Overall Decrease in Crime Yet 10-Year High in Domestic Violence
• Congressman Tom Allen Joins Environmental Leaders to Discuss Mercury Pollution in Maine
• USM's Doctoral Program in School Psychology Accepting Applications
• First Lady of Maine Honors Jane Muskie/Skeek Frazee at Women in Public Life Forum
• USM Students Trek to Hawaii for Hands-On Field Experience
• Portland Plastic Pipe and USM Reach Sales Agreement
• Vintage U.S. Road Map Lecture
• Film and Panel Discussion
• 8th Annual Gorham Marketplace
• Charlie Howard Exhibit Comes to USM's Gorham Library

February 2005

• USM Women's History Month Celebration Held on March 1
• USM Hosts E-Week Exposition during Maine's National Engineers Week 2005
• USM Muskie School and Maine Women's Lobby to Present Forum On Increasing Women Leadership In Maine
• What Happened Before Social Security: Going Back to the Poorhouses of New England
• Report on Violence Against the Homeless Released
• Suppressed Russian Author Subject of Discussion
• USM to Host Annual Northern New England Science Bowl
• USM Department of Theatre Brings Home Regional Awards
• Charlie Howard Exhibit at Lewiston-Auburn College
• Joan Benoit Samuelson to Help Students Launch USM Fitness Club

January 2005

• Business Plan Competition Draws Downeast Teams - University of Maine Now Represented
• USM'S African American Collection of Maine Mounts Exhibit for Black History Month
• USM American and New England Studies Alumni Discuss Their Work
• USM Celebrates the Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
• Economic Forecast for Maine, 2005
• USM Lifeline Leads Initiative to Improve Workplace Health and Contain Rising Health Care Costs
• Alumni Association Holds Annual Meeting

December 2004

• USM Art Gallery Hosts International Basket Exhibit: "Baskets Around The World: Elemental Techniques-Artistic Vision"
• USM Students Make Medical Mission to the Dominican Republic
• Two USM Theatre Productions Chosen for Regional Festival, and a Playwriting Award
• USM to Host Wood Energy Seminar
• Completed USM John Mitchell Center Advanced Technology Wing Unveiled 12/10

November 2004

• USM Set to Unveil Completed John Mitchell Center on 12/10
• USM Muskie School Receives $2M Grant for Rural Health Research Selected as One of Eight Research Centers Nationwide
• National Child Welfare Resource Center Receives $8M for Expanded Role
• USM Partnership Receives National Award for Teacher Education
• Art Students Use Vintage Children's Books for Inspiration
• USM Receives Award for Leadership in Tobacco Control
• Celebrate Global GIS Day in USM's Geographic Information System Lab
• The Greater Portland Neighborhoods Coalition Holds Press Conference
• Law Firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP Contributes $100,000 to USM Muskie School Campaign
• Conference to Address Building Strong Maine Communities
• Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine Scholars Speak
• USM Student Business Plan Competition Expands
• Art, Music, and Poetry Celebrate the Greek Muses
• USM Professor's Collection on Exhibit in Gorham
• Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Hosts Anniversary Lecture Series
• Lee Auto Malls Gift to Strengthen USM Muskie School Outreach
• USM Names New Executive Director of Community and Professional Education
• Did the Internet Influence the Outcome of the Election?

October 2004

• University of Southern Maine, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Sign Degree Delivery Agreement
• USM Libra Scholar Mark Hicks Discusses Effective Cross-Cultural Collaboration
• United Way, USM, Gorham Savings Bank Establish Loaned Executive Internships
• Fifth Annual USM Royal Majesty Drag Show and Competition
• USM's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Named National Center
• USM to Host EAST Professional Development Conference
• USM Muskie School Holds Research Fair & Open Hous
• Negative Campaigns Nothing New in America
• USM Hosts Forum on Islam in America at Temple Beth El
• Business Leaders at USM Business School Forum to Define Success
• American Ballet Theatre Studio Company Performs at Merrill in USM Benefit
• Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Celebrates 10th Anniversary
• USM October Open House Wrap Up
• Bethel Artist's "Language of Hands" Exhibit at USM Library
• Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Carl Dennis Reading at USM

September 2004

• Lecture on Innocent, Death Row Exonerees First in USM Faculty Forum
• South African Justice to Speak in Portland
• University of Southern Maine to Host Global Leadership Event Featuring Giuliani, Covey, Trump, Welch
• Series on Civil Liberties Begins October 4
• USM Muskie School Hosts Public Forum on Maine's Tax Cap Measure - Former State Economist Charles Colgan to Speak
• USM Lab Provides Students Hands-on Experience in Emerging Science
• USM Soil Scientist Uses Spinach to Decontaminate City Soil
• Loan Assistance Funds Enable Maine Law Grads to Enter Public Service
• Homecoming 2004 News Advisory
• Come Home to USM
• Jennifer Boylan Reading and Book Signing at USM
• USM Hosts 2004 NEACAC Annual Fall College Fair
• USM Foundation Names New Officers, Member
• Walk the Portland Labor History Trail on Labor Day

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