In this issue: Alumna lands Hollywood deal, grads build Navy ships, and more.
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Alumna's debut novel optioned by Clooney
Christine Mangan '06, a University of Southern Maine (USM) Stonecoast MFA alumna, recently published her debut novel, Tangerine. The novel has already been optioned for more than $1 million by George Clooney's Smokehouse Pictures with Scarlett Johansson reportedly as the lead.
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Hector Ortiz
Engineering alumni help build U.S. Navy ships
Hector Ortiz '14 (pictured above) and Ron Peterson '14 laud our fully-accredited engineering program for their success in helping to design and construct the Navy's most advanced ships at Bath Iron Works, Maine's largest manufacturing employer.
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School of Music premieres choral masterwork
School of Music students and alumni joined 250 local singers and the Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra to perform Stephen Edwards' Requiem For My Mother at Merrill Auditorium in Portland — a Maine premiere that first debuted in Vatican City.
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Christian McCue, Alexa Srolovitz, C.J. Moody, and Jhanel Potts
Student-athletes earn LEC academic honors
Congratulations to 23 student-athletes for their recognition by the Little East Conference (LEC) for academic success! Each student, representing 14 different majors, earned a spot on an LEC Winter All-Academic Team for basketball or indoor track and field.
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Ray Stevens and John Ricci
Renowned scientist honors his mentor at USM
Organic chemist and cutting-edge researcher Dr. Ray Stevens '86 recently honored his University mentor, Professor Emeritus John Ricci, for never letting him give up as a student. Dr. Stevens also announced plans to renovate the lecture hall inside the Science Building.
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Preparing students for Maine's workforce
On the latest installment of The USM Update, President Glenn Cummings continues the discussion on how we prepare students for careers here in Maine. This time, we learn about initiatives in the fields of biology, aquaculture, and engineering, and we meet new Employer Relationship Manager Chanel Lewis.
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