LEWISTON — The University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College will host a photo exhibit featuring Anne Morgan and the 350 American women who helped rebuild France in the wake of World War I. Titled “American Women Rebuilding France, 1917-1924,” the exhibit will run from Aug. 28 to Sept. 22. The display in the Atrium Gallery will […]
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Face Time: Lewiston’s Lauren Lessard and her Paralympic coaching dreams
Lauren Lessard wants to work with paraplegic athletes, maybe even someday at the U.S. Paralympic Games. On Saturday, the Lewiston native graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a degree in exercise science. This fall, she’s headed off to Springfield College to study for a master’s degree in therapeutic recreation. Name: Lauren Lessard Age: 22 Lives: Lewiston What initially […]
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USM receives EPA award for cutting down on food waste
PORTLAND (AP) — The federal Environmental Protection Agency is presenting the University of Southern Maine with an award for its efforts to reduce food waste. The university says it recovered 5.5 more tons of food in 2015 than it did in the previous year. The school says it looks like this year’s numbers will surpass […]
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USM president to staff, students: ‘We need you’
LEWISTON — One day before Dr. Glenn Cummings will be inaugurated the 13th president of the University of Southern Maine, a major university event with academic regalia, Cummings came to Lewiston to talk about the vital role higher education has for workers. A former state legislator and University of Maine at Augusta president, Cummings’ message […]
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Seniors use Zoom to take courses at Senior College
LEWISTON — Students at the Senior College at University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College are part of a pilot program using Zoom, a videoconferencing application similar to Skype, for the Online Memoir Writing Class, sponsored by the Maine Senior College Network in cooperation with USM in Portland. The students are able to see and hear […]
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Field hockey: UMF dismisses USM
FARMINGTON — The only thing louder than the wind Wednesday was the sound of the University of Maine at Farmington’s sticks slapping the ball up and down the field. Whipping winds carried off the muggy heat and the Beavers got carried away and drubbed the University of Southern Maine, 4-0. The Beavers dominated both halves […]
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College softball: Kat McKay is back in the game at USM
Kat McKay — the mother, wife and coach — is still an athlete, and a formidable foe. This week, another notch in the belt of her successful return to playing the game she loves came at the expense of a former player, Kylie Martin. A year ago, when the pair said goodbye after McKay coached […]
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USM student diagnosed with mumps; first case in Maine since 2013
PORTLAND (AP) — Health officials are investigating a case of mumps reported at the University of Southern Maine. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday confirmed that a student has been diagnosed with mumps, the state’s first case since 2013. School spokesman Bob Stein says the student lives off campus and that […]
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George Mitchell to deliver USM graduation address
PORTLAND — Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell will be the keynote speaker at the May commencement ceremony for the University of Southern Maine, the university announced Tuesday. “USM is honored to have one of our country’s most respected statesmen speak at our 2016 commencement,” USM President Glenn Cummings said in a news release. “George Mitchell’s […]