The Portland Press Herald, MPBN, WGAN Radio, WCSH-TV, WGME-TV all interviewed President Botman about recent political unrest in Egypt. She also appeared as a guest on WCSH-TV’s “207.” Please go to Botman’s Media page to read, listen to and view all these interviews.
Muskie Professor Mark Lapping will speak on “Understanding Maine’s Food System: Life at the End of the Pipeline,” from 2:30-4 p.m. on Friday, February 11 in the University Events Room of USM’s Glickman Family Library, Portland. The public is welcome to attend this free presentation at which there will be a reception. (more…)
USM business and marketing students lent a hand to Don and Kate Gooding, executive director of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development and executive director of Lemonade Day Maine, respectively, as they set out to recruit kids to participate in the upcoming Lemonade Day event. Read about it in the January 31 Forecaster.
USM Lewiston-Auburn College Dean Joyce Gibson was quoted in the January 30 Lewiston Sun Journal about Governor Paul LePage’s plans for secondary education.
The January 30 Portland Press Herald covered the completion of a new mural, located in the Osher Map Library, titled “Locus” and painted by contemporary Maine artist Mark Wethli. The mural is funded in part by Maine’s “Percent for Art” program. It is the first of two pieces to be done for USM, the second being a wood sculpture for the Wishcamper Center.
The Portland Police Department held a forum on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus on January 27 where they addressed Portland’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community about creating an open-door policy of communication for reporting crimes and discussing safety concerns. Read about the forum in the January 28 Portland Press Herald.
President Selma Botman’s January column about the work done in response to last year’s oil spill by USM’s Wise Environmental and Genetic Toxicology Laboratory appeared in the January 28 Portland Press Herald.
On January 27, it was announced that USM alumna Ashley Marble replaced Emily Johnson as Miss Maine USA 2011. Read more on Pageant Updates.
Read about the USM Muskie School of Public Service’s involvement in the new South Portland preschool program in the January 27 Portland Press Herald. Muskie director of Child Care and Early Education Career Development Sue Reed is quoted in the article.
The Cuban Five political prisoner Antonio Guerrero’s art exhibit, on display in USM’s Glickman Family Library, was mentioned on January 25 in a People’s World online article.
