In this issue: Congratulations Class of 2017 and more.
University of Southern Maine
USM Spotlight
 
Hawo Mohamed
Hats off to the Class of 2017
More than 1600 students graduated from the University of Southern Maine (USM) this month, including student speaker Hawo Mohamed, a health sciences major who worked with a program that delivers dental care to New Mainers. Learn more about her and our other featured graduates, including a champion wrestler, a composer, and a mother of college-aged children.
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Engineering students David Stevens and Ryker Turcott
Seeking to increase Maine's engineering workforce
To boost the number of qualified engineers entering Maine's workforce, USM and Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) have signed a series of agreements that allow SMCC graduates with an Associate Degree in Engineering to seamlessly enter USM's mechanical and electrical engineering programs.
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President Cummings on Bill Green's maine
President Cummings appears on Bill Green's Maine
President Glenn Cummings was featured on WCSH-6's popular local program Bill Green's Maine, discussing his Maine roots and the future he envisions for USM. Check out the interview to learn more about his beginning as a first-generation college graduate and his work with President Obama's administration.
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Student presenting at Thinking Matters
Student research shines at Thinking Matters
More than 200 USM students unveiled a wide variety of research projects this year during Thinking Matters, USM's annual student research symposium. Topics included life in refugee camps, the opioid epidemic, and the use of emoji and other nonverbal forms of communication.
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Katie Letellier
Transfer student shares her journey to USM
Katie Letellier, a junior political science major, transferred to USM last year because of a competitive scholarship offer and invitation into the honors program. "USM has given me opportunities that I never would have expected," Katie says.
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