BDN published commencement roundup

The Bangor Daily News published a roundup of Maine college commencement ceremonies, which included USM on May 9.

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Media comes to Multicultural & International Graduation

On May 10, the Portland Press Herald posted photographs and a video shot at the USM’s Maine Multicultural and International Graduation ceremony that took place in Hannaford Lecture Hall.

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Check out local coverage of USM Commencement

Watch WCSH-TV Channel 6 coverage of USM’s 133rd Commencement on Saturday, May 11. Other May 11 coverage of USM’s commencement included andarticle in the Bangor Daily News, and our inclusion in a Boston.com Maine commencement roundup. WGME-TV Channel 13 was in attendance, too (no link available).

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Student speaker Roya Hejabian tells her story

Read the lovely Portland Press Herald feature story about USM’s afternoon Student Commencement Speaker Roya Hejabian, published on May 11. They also linked to the text of Hejabian’s speech and the text of Senator Collins’ morning commencement address.

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Student speaker Noah Hurowitz profiled

Don’t miss reading “It’s Time to Live” in the May 12 Maine Sunday Telegram, which features information about our morning Student Commencement Speaker Noah Hurowitz. The story was also published in the Morning Sentinel. The Maine Today also posted a short slide show of graduates.

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USM grad Tim Stretton profiled

Read a May 12 Lewiston Sun Journal profile about USM graduate Tim Stretton, a political science major who participated in the Model UN.

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Long-time USM friend and donor, Albert B. Glickman passed away

Read coverage of the passing of USM friend and donor, Albert B. Glickman which included an April 30 editorial in the Portland Press Herald and an article in the Bangor Daily News on April 29.

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Libby Bischof received award

Assistant Professor of History Libby Bischof, who was among the winning authors celebrated at a recent New England Society Book Awards luncheon, was in the Publisher Weekly’s “Picture of the Day” on April 30.  Scroll to the bottom of the page to view. She and her co-author received a New England Society book award for “Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900-1940” (Yale, 2011).

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Reza Jalali spoke at UMA

Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs Reza Jalali spoke at the University of Maine at Augusta to set the record straight about the Boston bombing suspects not being representative of Muslims. To learn more about what Jalali said, read the April 24 Morning Sentinel.

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Molly DeCleene wrote “Off Campus” column

Programs Coordinator at the Office of Community Service Learning Molly DeCleene wrote the “Off Campus” column, “Day of Service Encourages USM to Give Back to Community,” in the April 29 Portland Press Herald.

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