University of Southern Maine
Former names | List
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|---|---|
| Motto | "The Joy and Power of Learning (Gaudium Visque Discendi)" |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1878 |
Parent institution | University of Maine System |
Academic affiliations | |
| President | Jacqueline Edmondson |
| Students | 6,257 (fall 2024) |
| Undergraduates | 4,455 (fall 2024) |
| Postgraduates | 1,802 (fall 2024) |
| Location | , Maine , United States 43°39′45″N 70°16′34″W / 43.66250°N 70.27611°W |
| Campus | Urban, Suburban, 142 acres (57 ha) |
| Newspaper | The Free Press |
| School Song | Southern Maine is Coming Home by Heidi Parker |
| Colors | Royal blue and gold |
| Nickname | Huskies |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III |
| Mascot | Champ the Husky |
| Website | usm.maine.edu/ |
The University of Southern Maine (USM) is a public university with campuses in Gorham and Portland, Maine, United States. It is the southernmost university in 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.
The Portland Campus is home to the Edmund Muskie School of Public Service, the Bio Sciences Research Institute, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 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 Osher School of Music.