Campus Partners

Campus Safety Project
Clara Porter, Coordinator, (207) 780-4218
cporter@usm.maine.edu
The USM Campus Safety Project is university-wide effort to promote healthy relationships at USM by providing prevention education and response training on sexual harassment, assault, stalking, and relationship abuse for students, faculty, and staff and coordinating campus and community-based programs and services.

Funded through a three-year grant from the Department of Justice via the Violence Against Women Act, the project incorporates both direct service and programming with a broader focus on university-wide policies and procedures.

If you would like to get involved in the Campus Safety Project, contact Clara Porter, Coordinator at 780-4218 / cporter@usm.maine.edu


Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity
135 Woodbury Campus Center Portland Campus
Sarah Holmes Coordinator, 207-780-5767
sholmes@usm.maine.edu

Education, Support, and Advocacy for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Questioning, Queer, and Allied community at USM.

The University of Southern Maine's Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity seeks to ensure a university environment that is positive, safe and supportive for individuals of all sexual orientations and gender identities. This is done through a series of educational opportunities, support programs, and advocacy work on behalf of GLBTIQA students and employees. The Program works collaboratively with student groups, other University organizations and departments, and the greater community in these endeavors. The Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity also oversees the University Safe Zone Project.

For more information visit:
http://www.usm.maine.edu/glbtqa/

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Sarah at 780-5767 or sholmes@usm.maine.edu
 

Multicultural Student Affairs
135 Woodbury Campus Center
Portland Campus
mcsa@usm.maine.edu

The Multicultural Center is dedicated to providing a supportive and diverse environment for the USM campus community. Through various programming, the Center explores critical issues on campus regarding race, class, ethnicity, nationality and culture. The Center is open to the entire campus community. However, the Center has a unique role with regard to the support of students from marginalized communities and cultures.

For more information visit:
http://www.usm.maine.edu/eeo/culture/

Women's Center
131 Woodbury Campus Center, Portland Campus
Lyndsay Grace-Sanborn Coordinator, 207-780-4996
lyndsays@usm.maine.edu

Established in 1991 the USM Women's Resource Center works to empower and transform women's Lives through a strong commitment to promote gender equity, provide leadership opportunities, honor diversity, address issues of campus safety, and build a community of support and connection. In collaboration with University and community organizations, the WRC works to offer services and educational programming that enrich the personal, professional, and academic experiences of women at USM and beyond. The WRC serves the Portland, Gorham and LAC campuses. The WRC is located on the Portland Campus in the Woodbury Campus Center, 780-4996

Guiding principles:

* Work as a collaborative circle of women and men.
* Empower through engagement
* Promote respectful and honest dialogue
* Honor all of members of the world community
* Encourage activism, leadership and education

The Women’s Resource Center is a tangible expression of USM’s commitment to an inclusive and equitable campus community.

The center located in the Woodbury Campus Center provides a comfortable place to hang out, study, work on projects and connect with students, faculty, and staff.

For more information visit:
http://www.usm.maine.edu/womenctr/index.htm