University of Southern Maine

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The University of Southern Maine (USM) is a public university with campuses in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston in the U.S. state of Maine. It is the southernmost of the University of Maine System. It was founded as two separate state universities, Gorham Normal School and Portland University. The two universities, later known as Gorham State College and the University of Maine at Portland, were combined in 1970 to help streamline the public university system in Maine and eventually expanded by adding the Lewiston campus in 1988.

University of Southern Maine
Former names
Gorham Normal School (1878–1945)
Portland University (1921–1933)
Portland Junior College (1933–1957)
Gorham State Teachers College (1945–1964)
University of Maine at Portland (1957–1970)
Gorham State College (1964–1970)
University of Maine at Portland-Gorham (1970–1978)
MottoThe University of Everyone
TypePublic university
Established1878; 146 years ago (1878)
Parent institution
University of Maine System
Academic affiliations
PresidentJacqueline Edmondson[1]
Students7,996 (2021)[2]
Undergraduates5,956 (2021)[2]
Postgraduates1,778 (2021)[2]
Location, ,
United States

43°39′45″N 70°16′34″W / 43.66250°N 70.27611°W / 43.66250; -70.27611
CampusUrban, Suburban, 142 acres (57 ha)
NewspaperThe Free Press
Colors  Royal Blue
  Gold
NicknameHuskies
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III
MascotChamp the Husky
Websiteusm.maine.edu

The Portland Campus is home to the Edmund Muskie School of Public Service, the Bio Sciences Research Institute, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the Osher Map Library, and the USM School of Business. The Gorham campus, much more residential, is home to the School of Education and Human Development and the School of Music.[3] As of 2021, USM had 5,950 undergraduate students and 1,750 graduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 13:3.[2][4]

  1. ^ "Jacqueline Edmondson named 14th President of the University of Southern Maine". usm.maine.edu. May 16, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "University of Southern Maine By the Numbers Academic Year 2021–2022" (PDF). www.usm.maine.edu/aair. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  3. ^ USM's Lewiston-Auburn College provides undergraduate and graduate degrees through its unique interdisciplinary curriculum. "USM History and Mission". University of Southern Maine. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  4. ^ "University of Southern Maine". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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    Public university in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston, Maine, U.S.

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  • Deering Oaks Park

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    Hospital in Maine, United States

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  • Neal Dow House

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