2020 Goals
The USM Foundation is committed to expanding access to education and strengthening pathways to academic and career success that help build Maine’s future workforce. Our 2020 goals are focused on:
- Scholarships: We raise the critical funds needed for scholarship programs at USM, including the Promise Scholarship and the Access to Education Scholarship, two programs that make college possible for talented and motivated students.
- Alumni Engagement: We expand career opportunities for our students by tapping into USM’s powerful 56,000+ alumni network – 70% live and work in Maine and play a vital role in Maine’s economic well-being.
- Employer Engagement: We forge win-win partnerships with business and community leaders to help cultivate the next generation of skilled talent for Maine’s workforce.
- The USM Master Plan: We encourage philanthropic support for priority projects identified in USM’s master plan, which include improvements on all 3 USM campuses: a new Student Center, a future Center for the Arts, the Michael E. Dubyak Center for Digital Science and Innovation, a new high-fidelity Nursing Simulation Lab and the Center for Teaching Innovation.
Giving Opportunities
There are many meaningful ways for employer partners, alumni, parents and friends to demonstrate their belief in the power of a USM education.
- Major Gifts support capital projects and can include naming opportunities. Gifts also create endowed funds for named scholarships as well as endowed professorships.
- Planned Giving as part of your overall estate plan makes a lasting impact on our programs and future generations of students. Opportunities include bequests, trusts, annuities and other means that may provide income and/or tax benefits.
- Scholarship Giving helps keep USM accessible to all. Giving options include:
- The USM General Scholarship, offering maximum flexibility to provide resources when and where they are most needed.
- Promise Scholarship, partnering with Maine’s youth development organizations to create a path to college for deserving students.
- Access to Education Scholarship, helping USM students who are not eligible for federal financial aid.
- Annual Giving supports every aspect of the university with much-needed resources that can immediately benefit students and faculty. Giving options include:
- The Fund for USM
- Student Emergency Fund and Campus Food Pantry
- USM Athletics
- USM School of Music
- Event Sponsorships are available for high-visibility USM events and programs throughout the year:
- USM Corporate Partners events, this year addressing “The Maine Workforce Challenge: Innovative People Strategies for Success.”
- USM Women in Leadership, networking events that bring alumni, business and community leaders together for professional development opportunities.
- The Timothy B. Hussey Leadership Institute, an annual gathering of emerging leaders focused on the business of doing well by doing good.
