Archive for June, 2011

Young attorneys with ties to area replacing graying lawyers

UMaine alumnus Dan Umphrey had offers to work in big cities but chose to stay in Maine. Read his story in the April 25 Bangor Daily News.

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President Botman says USM students shine in and out of the classroom

Read President Botman’s April “Maine Voices” column about USM students in the April 25 Portland Press Herald.

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Author Julia Spencer-Fleming signs books at USM

Author Julia Spencer-Fleming was a guest on WCSH-TV Channel 6’s “207” on April 24. She signed books at USM’s Portland Bookstore on April 26.

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USM Board of Visitors Chair Mike Dubyak profiled

Read the April 25 Portland Press Herald profile of Wright Express CEO and USM Board of Visitors Chair Michael Dubyak.

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Mark Lapping quoted in story about small farmers

Executive Director of the Muskie School Mark Lapping was quoted in a story about small farmers seeking exemptions from federal and state safety regulations that appeared in the April 24 Portland Press Herald and Kennebec Journal.

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Sport Management students host first Mud Run in Gorham

Read April 24 Portland Press Herald coverage about Sport Management students who hosted the inaugural Gorham Mud Run.

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Budget balanced as USM moves on

Read the April 22 Portland Press Herald to learn more about USM’s budget projections.

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Local music students perform in USM Youth Ensembles

Read the April 21 Seacoast Online to learn more about the School of Music’s Youth Ensembles.

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Vashali Mamgain participates in press conference at State House

Listen to April 21 Maine Public Radio coverage of press conference in the State House at which Associate Professor of Economics Vashali Mamgain spoke about contributions by Maine’s Asian community to Maine.

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Maine Center for Economic Policy Shepard Lee Lecture

Read the April 21 Bangor Daily News to learn more about this year’s Lee Lecture.

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