In this issue: A student-run free clinic, EPA recognition, Unum Scholars, and more.
University of Southern Maine
USM Spotlight
 
Two female students working with a clinic patient
Student-led, student-run free OT clinic on campus
A newly-opened free occupational therapy clinic on the University of Southern Maine (USM) Lewiston campus allows Master in Occupational Therapy (MOT) students to provide specialized therapy to real patients with limited or no health insurance. In a field with a growing workforce need, the clinic will make our students highly competitive.
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A nursing student and professor working with a patient
Nursing students tackle neighborhood health
Each semester, a dozen nursing students get in-the-field experience running two weekly nursing clinics while addressing the health needs of high poverty/highly diverse neighborhoods through the innovative Bayside Community Nursing Partnership.
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Accounting major Bryanna Phillips at Unum
Unum offers students head start on employment
The innovative Unum Scholars program offers up to a dozen USM students part-time work at the Fortune 500 insurance company each year. The students, whose fields of study include everything from risk management to English, are often hired full-time after graduation.
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Julie Doxsey '13
Engineering Maine's workforce
As demand for engineers in Maine continues to rise, our engineering programs grow and thrive. Our new magazine, USM Connects, highlighted recent engineering graduates in a three-part series, starting with Julie Doxsey '13, who works at Tyler Technologies — the largest public sector software company in the U.S.
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Andrew Jones from Facilities Management at USM
Only ME university to earn EPA recognition
For the seventh time in four years, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has honored our efforts to reduce and reuse waste on our three campuses. This year, USM won two awards — a WasteWise Achievement Certificate and a Food Recovery Challenge Award.
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Graduate Programs Open House
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USM Scholarship Opportunities
We offer over $11 million in scholarships to our students. Don't miss out!
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Graduate Programs Information Sessions
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