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Community Engagement Activities in the Curriculum

by Department/Program

2014-15 Academic Year

Compiled by:

Office of Academic Assessment

Summer 2015

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Executive Summary

This report is an overview of the “community engagement activities” currently happening in

each academic program. All academic departments/programs were asked to complete their

Assessment of Student Learning Plans (ASLP form) by the end of the 2014-15 academic year for

the purpose of updating our campus-wide assessment report for the NEASC accreditation (5-

year Interim Report). A community engagement component was added to the ASLP form which

asked each department/program to indicate the types of community-related activities and

courses that were embedded in their degree programs. The information collected was compiled

in this report.

According to the data submitted (from 36 out of 39 academic programs), the community-related

activities that are required for students vary by major; although there appear to be many

options available for students. The overall summary chart (see below) displays the most to least

frequent community engagement activities that were “required” as part of their curriculum.

Over half of the department/programs reported that they require a Capstone (community

engagement) project, and/or a Field Experience (Internship). In addition, approximately one-

quarter of the departments reported that they require Student Leadership Activities (a team

project). There were no departments who require their students to do a community-related

Independent Study, or a Study Abroad experience, but it is considered an optional choice in

some departments.

Overall Summary

Community Engagement Activities Integrated in the Departmental Curriculum

Community Engagement Activity No. of Depts Require Activity in Curriculum

N %

Capstone Course (community-related project) 19 53%

Internship, or a Field Experience 18 50%

Student Leadership Activities (related to a team project) 10 28%

Student Research (related to a community-based problem) 7 19%

Service-Learning (a component of a course) 6 17%

Interdisciplinary Collaborative Project (community related) 4 11%

Student-Faculty Community Research Project 3 8%

Students/Faculty Community Leadership 2 6%

Study Abroad, or an International Program 0 0%

Independent Study (community-related project) 0 0%

*Please see the Table of Contents (next page) and the specific responses from the participating

departments on the subsequent pages.

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Table of Contents

College/Departments Page

College of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences

*Art 4

*Communication/Media Studies 6

*Criminology 10

*English 10

*History 12

*Music 13

*Philosophy 15

*Political Science 15

*Sociology 16

*Theatre 16

College of Science, Technology, Health

*Biology 17

*Chemistry 18

*Computer Science 18

*Engineering 19

*Environmental Science 19

*Exercise, Health, Sport Science 21

*Linguistics 21

*Math-Statistics 22

*Nursing 22

*Psychology 23

*Technology 23

College of Management, Human Service

*Business 24

*Education: Counseling Program 24

*Education: Special Education 25

*Education: Teacher Education (ETEP) 25

*Geography-Anthropology 26

*Public Health 26

*Social Work 27

Lewiston-Auburn College

*Leadership Studies 28

*Leadership and Organizational Studies 29

*Natural and Applied Science 29

*Occupational Therapy 30

*Social and Behavioral Science 30

Other Academic Programs *Honors Program 31

*Russell Scholars Program 31

*Women & Gender Studies 32

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Art Department

Community Engagement Activities/Courses in BA in ART Program

Community Engagement Activity Included Required/Optional

Student Research (related to a community-based problem) Optional

Student-Faculty Community Research Project Optional

Internship, or a Field Experience Optional

Independent Study (community-related project) Optional

Study Abroad, or an International Program Optional

Interdisciplinary Collaborative Project (community related) Optional

Courses that have a “community engagement” activity in your program:

Mid-Level courses: ART 312 – Topics in Studio Art (This is a variable topics course, but it

is often used for courses with a significant community engagement component.)

ARH 312 – Art as Social Action

Upper-level courses: ART 400 – Internship in the Visual Arts

Community Engagement Activities in BFA Program




Internship, or a Field Experience Required






is often used for courses with a significant community engagement component.


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Community Engagement Activities in Art & Entrepreneurial Concentration:










is often used for courses with a significant community engagement component.)



Community Engagement in the Art History Concentration:








Courses (i.e. EDU 400) that have a “community engagement” activity in your program:

Mid-level courses: ARH 312 – Art as Social Action

Upper-level courses: ARH 400 – Internship in the Visual Arts

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Community Engagement in the Art Education Program:

Community Engagement Activity Included Required-Optional


Independent Study (community-related project) Required

Capstone Course (community-related project) Required

Service-Learning (a component of a course) Required


Other Activities (not mentioned above): 28 weeks of teaching experience in k-12 classrooms or

community based art programs.


Entry-level courses: AED 221, AED 222

Mid-level courses: AED 321

Upper-level courses: AED 421, EDU 324, AED 400

Communication and Media Studies Department

Community engagement” activities integrated in your departmental curriculum










Student Leadership Activities (related to a team project) Required

Students/Faculty Community Leadership Optional

(advisory boards, committees, conference presentations)

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Mid-level courses: CMS 492 Internships in Media Studies, CMS 430 Communication

Internship

Upper-level courses: CMS 450 Service Learning Practicum

Additional Comments: See below

Community Collaboration---Communication Program

The Communication Program faculty is active in collaborating with the Portland area community, departments across the University of Southern Maine Campus, and the University of Maine System. Following is a brief synopsis of the Communication program primary faculty--Dr. Maureen Ebben, Dr. Russ Kivatisky, Dr. Daniel A. Panici, and Dr. Lenny Shedletsky--activities focusing on community collaboration.

Portland Area Community Communication Internship Program.

Dr. Russ Kivatisky has been the coordinator for the Communication Internship program from 2010 - 2014. The Communication program has a long-standing and well-developed internship program. In fact, over the past four years 155 Communication majors have earned 761 internship credit hours. This translates to 22,839 hours of community service provided by communication students. The overall purpose of our internship program is to provide a practical learning experience for students during which they use skills and knowledge learned in the classroom. The internship program also provides students the opportunity to test their interest and aptitude for a particular career before permanent commitments are made. Because the Communication major takes a broad view of the field, interns have served in a variety of settings. A short list includes, the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, the Portland Museum of Art, WCSH6, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Community Counseling Center, Shipyard Brewing, IDEXX, the Maine Center for Creativity, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland Pirates, Portland Sea Dogs, and Maine Red Claws. In several cases, student interns have been hired by their sponsoring organizations (e.g., Communication and Marketing at Big Brothers Big Sisters; Director of Conferences at the University of New England). The value of the Communication Internship Program can be evidenced by representative comments from community organization: “College night at the museum was a huge success thanks to our intern.” (Portland Museum of Art); “Our intern has once again completed all tasks in the Development Office. As I said last semester, her help continues to be invaluable.” (Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital); “Our intern learned how to make the move from student to professional during her internship.” (WCSH6); "She has participated extensively in numerous aspects of special events, as well as done several research projects that have contributed significantly to the agency." (Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine)

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Recent Faculty Community Service

Dr. Maureen Ebben is currently serving as a member of the Baxter Academy for Technology and Science High School Parent Advisory Group. Dr. Ebben serves on the Maine Cyber Security Cluster faculty engaging in outreach and education around communication and information security issues facing medium and small businesses in Maine. She has also been a resource for various Portland area news media about issues related to communication and social media and issues related to communication and cyber security. Dr. Daniel A. Panici has served on the MSAD #51 School Board and Board Member for the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. He has also been a resource for various Portland area news media about issues related to media effects, media ownership, and journalism. Dr. Lenny Shedletsky is working with Camp Susan Curtis on their multimedia presence in the community and collaborators include Maine College of Art, Maine Medical Center, and the State of Maine.

Recent Communication Major Internship Sites

104.7 Radio, AARP, Alzheimer's Association, Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Bottomline Technologies, Broadreach Public Relations, Con-Tech Corporation (Training and Development), Eco-Maine, Fox 25 News – Boston, Fox News 51, Freeport Chamber of Commerce, Girl Scouts of Maine, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, IDEXX, Lewiston Auburn YMCA, Local Thunder (Social Media/Marketing), Maine Chapter Touring Co, Maine Energy Marketing Shipyard Brewing Co., Maine Red Claws, Maine Women's Policy Center, Portland Magazine, Portland Museum of Art, Portland Phoenix, Portland Pirates, Portland Sea Dogs, Portland Visitor's Bureau, SAGA Sports, Senator Susan Collins Office Disney College, Sexual Assault Response Services WCSH6, The Free Press, The Maine Center for Creativity, UNE Conferences and Events, VIA Advertising, WXTK News Radio (Cape Cod).

Community Collaboration---Media Studies Program

Media Studies chiefly and most consistently collaborates with external community organizations through its internship and service learning courses. Majors may elect to complete an internship for credit through CMS 492 Internships in Media Studies. Student interns work closely with a mentor in a sponsoring organization and the Media Studies internship coordinator to develop an internship that both provides opportunities to develop and/or enhance professional skills and requires a reflective engagement with their applied learning experiences. Longstanding, successful relationships with sponsoring organizations include: WCSH-6 (TV news & features), Lone Wolf Documentary, and the Portland Press Herald (for a more complete listing see Appendix G; Media Studies Internships). From 2008-2012, Media Studies students worked approximately 18,000 internship hours.

While many Media Studies majors opt to do an internship all must participate in service learning through one of the two required senior capstones, CMS 450 Service Learning. One distinction with internships is that Service Learning always entails students working with a USM cohort on a collaborative project, whereas most internships do not. The collaborative experience is multi- layered in that students collaborate as a production team internally and with an organization/field supervisor externally.

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Additionally, they are observing the other teams in the Service Learning class and thereby get exposure to the diversity of non-profit mission and clientele. Internships characteristically involve a more explicit commitment to student self-interest and career, whereas service learning introduces them to the complexity of society and to a host of communities that have remained largely invisible to undergraduates attending a university, working one or two jobs, and having a normal early-twenties life. And unlike Internships, Service Learning focuses exclusively on the non-profit sector, something students typically have very little experience with. Through this class alone Media Studies majors have contributed approximately 7,000 hours of community service over eight semesters from 2008-2012.

Service Learning Partners in Media Studies

All The Way Home/Art At Work, Alliance for a Clean & Healthy Maine, American Red Cross, Bicycle Coalition of Maine, Boys & Girls Clubs, Portland English As A Second Language Scholarship Fund, Portland High School Environmental Science Club, Portland Land Bank, Portland Mentoring Alliance, Portland Police Department, Boys To Men, Camp Susan Curtis, Center for Grieving Children Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence, Centre Theatre/Dover-Foxcroft, City of Portland, Dept of Public Works, Community Partners for Protecting Children, Creative Trails/Shoot Media, Community Television Network, Cultivating Community, Cumberland County Soil�& Water Conservation District Environmental Health Strategy Center Fort Williams, Charitable Trust Friends of Casco Bay, Friends of Deering Oaks, Friends of the Kotschmar Organ, Goodwill of Northern New England, Hospice of Southern Maine, Hour Exchange Portland, Maine Multiple Sclerosis Society, Make It Happen,

New England Coalition Against Handgun Violence, Northeast Hearing and Speech, Portland Symphony Orchestra, Portland Trails, Portland Water District, Rippling Waters Organic Farm, Saco River Jazz Ensemble, South Portland Police Department, South Portland Public Schools, State of Maine Animal Resource, Team STRIVE U, Sweetser School, The Iris Network, The Morrison Center, Winterkids, Write2ME, Young Life, and USM offices and programs: i.e. Art Gallery, Athletic Department, USM Cares, Counselor Education Program, Department of Music, USM Libraries, Office of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Student Success, USMentors.

Recent Internship Sites in Media Studies

360 Productions, Audiophile Magazine, Bangor Daily News, BET – DC, BIKE Magazine, BRIDE Magazine, Catama Video, CBS – New York, Center for Grieving Children, CTN5 Portland, Dispatch Magazine, Dress For Success, Fairchild, Foundation Fiore Verde, Garrand, gBritt Marketing, Gitgo Productions, Gum Spirits Video Productions, Jews For Jesus, Lighthouse, Lone Wolf Documentary, Maine Hockey Journal, MPBN�NBC – New York, New Gloucester Middle School, No Umbrella Productions, Portland Magazine, Portland Phoenix, Portland Pirates, Portland Press Herald, Portland Radio Group, Portland Red Claws, Portland Sea Dogs, Professional Mariners Magazine, Ruger Firearms, Saco River Community Television, Shanti Arts, South Portland Community Television, The Café Review, The Free Press, The Studio Portland, The Wolf FM, UNUM, USM Office of Public Affairs, WCSH6 Portland, WGME Portland, WLBZ Bangor, WMPG WMTW Portland, WPXT-TV North Conway Radio.

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Criminology Department

Community engagement activities integrated in your departmental curriculum





Independent Study (community-related project) 0ptional


Service-Learning (a component of a course) Optional


Interdisciplinary Collaborative Project (community related) 0ptional


Students/Faculty Community Leadership 0ptional



Upper-level courses: CRM 350 Race and Punishment, CRM 395 Internship

English Department



Student Research (related to a community-based problem) Optional Internship, or a Field Experience Optional Service-Learning (a component of a course) Optional Study Abroad, or an International Program Optional

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Entry-level courses:

1. EYE 110 Literature and Medicine

Mid-level courses:

1. ENG 230 Literacy Studies: Students work with a range of community partners:

• Learning Works After School Programs at Reiche Elementary School and East

End Elementary School

• English Language Learning (Adult/Family Literacy)

• Opportunity Alliance

• Parkside Community Center

• Portland Adult Education

• ESOL Informal Conversation Class at USM

• Portland High School Mentoring Club

Upper-level courses:

1. ENG 409 Professional Writing students have interned with the following:

• Bangor Daily News

• TrueLine Publishing

• Living on Earth

• The Free Press

• MaineBiz

• Maine’s Writers’ and Publishing Alliance

• Maine Magazine

• The Bollard

• Switch

• One in Five

• The Windham Independent

• The Portland Phoenix

New Internships developed or being developed in 2014-2015:

• Spectacle Island Consulting (research, document and website creation)

• Alice James Books (editing, writing press releases and advertising copy,

coordinating manuscripts, interviews, editing review quotes)

• Mishmash Content Creation (Freelance Writing and content development)

2. ENG 432 Internship in the Teaching of Writing

• Since 2010, interns have served as research assistants for an ongoing, IRB-

approved research, The Writing Support Project. Interns are certified in

ethical research. They conduct and digitally record interviews with first-year

students at USM. The data is used to investigate the perspectives of

students who struggle in first-year writing, comparing those who do and do

not persist in college.

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3. “Digital Maine”

• This grant in the digital humanities funds CAHS faculty from English, Art,

History, and Economics engaged in interdisciplinary work. The initiative

brings together computer science, information, and geospatial technology

experts from USM and southern Maine companies with faculty and students

in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and the College of

Management and Human Services, whose research, scholarship, and

creative activity focus on Maine history, art, and culture.

History Department












Note: Many of these activities mentioned above, while optional, are encouraged both in class and during

advising sessions. These activities by and large align with one of our learning outcomes.


Entry-level courses: HTY 141 and HTY 142, HTY 122 (Bischof Fall 2015 version)

Mid-level courses: HTY 200 (depends on who teaches—included in Bischof and Eagan’s

HTY 200 courses)

Upper-level courses: HTY 300: History Internship; HTY 346: Civil Rights Movement

(Rowe), HTY 357: Gilded Age (Eagan), HTY 360: History of Maine (Bischof); HTY 364:

History of Women in the United States (Eagan); HTY 394: The Great Depression and New

Deal (Eagan); HTY 398: Independent Study (Varies); HTY 400 (Senior Seminar—

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depending upon who teaches it and the topic). Professor Johnson’s COR 302: Religion

and the Creation of the Human course also has a community engagement component

(service learning), as does Professor Tuchinsky’s COR 301: Thoughtful Giving:

Philanthropy and American Culture (students work with and award grants to local non-

profits). Professor Tuchinsky’s EYE on Thoreau: Nature Society and Self also includes

service learning and community engagement activities, as does Professor Bischof’s

Honors EYE: Outside Lies Magic—Exploring Maine Landscapes. Students in the K-8 and

7-12 education pathways have a great deal of community engagement incorporated in

their education courses, especially during their professional internship year.

Music Department

Community engagement” activities integrated in BA in Music






Capstone Course (community-related project) Optional




Student Leadership Activities (related to a team project) Optional


School of Music ensemble performances, student recitals, musical theatre performance and operas are open to

the public. It is important to view this work of our students as “scholarship” in the same way the creative work of

our faculty is. In addition to performing in our own space in Corthell Hall on the Gorham Campus, our students go

on tours each semester and they perform in off campus venues as well. This is not referencing the unofficial, non-

course based performing our students do, but the official performances of our ensembles at Williston-Immanuel,

Gorham Middle School, Gorham High School, Merrill Auditorium and Hannaford Hall. Our Musical Theatre

productions and Operas are interdisciplinary ventures that heavily involve Theatre faculty and students as well.

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Community engagement” activities integrated in Music Performance Program






School of Music ensemble performances, student recitals, musical theatre performance and operas are open to

the public. It is important to view this work of our students as “scholarship” in the same way the creative work of

our faculty is. In addition to performing in our own space in Corthell Hall on the Gorham Campus, our students go

on tours each semester and they perform in off campus venues as well. This is not referencing the unofficial, non-

course based performing our students do, but the official performances of our ensembles at Williston-Immanuel,

Gorham Middle School, Gorham High School, Merrill Auditorium and Hannaford Hall. Our Musical Theatre

productions and Operas are interdisciplinary ventures that heavily involve Theatre faculty and students as well.

Community engagement” activities integrated in the Music Education Program









All the Professional Seminar Courses have a community engagement piece that is required. MUE 450, the

capstone, is a fully developed internship program where the student is off campus for the whole semester.

Furthermore, School of Music ensemble performances, student recitals, musical theatre performance and operas

are open to the public. It is important to view this work of our students as “scholarship” in the same way the

creative work of our faculty is. In addition to performing in our own space in Corthell Hall on the Gorham Campus,

our students go on tours each semester and they perform in off campus venues as well. This is not referencing the

unofficial, non-course based performing our students do, but the official performances of our ensembles at

Williston-Immanuel, Gorham Middle School, Gorham High School, Merrill Auditorium and Hannaford Hall. Our

Musical Theatre productions and Operas are interdisciplinary ventures that heavily involve Theatre faculty and

students as well.

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Philosophy Department

Community Engagement Activities integrated in departmental curriculum.


Student Research (related to a community-based problem) Required



Other Activities (not mentioned above):

Student leadership in the Philosophy club, the SYMPOSIUM. Occasional participation by students in

THINKING MATTERS

Courses that have a community engagement activity. Capstone course

Political Science Department













Courses that have a community engagement activity.

Upper-level courses: POS 399, POS 445, POS 446, POS 47x-480

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Sociology Department








Upper-level courses: SOC Internship course

Additional Comments: Sociology faculty and students provide significant service to the

State of Maine through our partnerships with community organizations.

Theatre Department










Interdisciplinary Collaborative Project (community related) Required



Entry-level courses: THE 131-134: Musical Theatre Workshop

THE 140-143: Theatre Workshop

THE 195: Rehearsal and Production

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Mid-level courses: THE 271: Creative Drama

THE 295: Advanced Rehearsal and Production

Upper-level courses: THE 490: Independent Study

THE 491: Independent Project

THE 492: Theatre Internship

THE 495: Capstone

Additional Comments:

Please note that nearly all Theatre courses have student research components so we have

omitted a complete listing of all courses. Additionally, more than half of our courses are related

to public performances, a form of community engagement. We have highlighted a few courses

above, but an honest assessment of courses with community engagement components would

include nearly all Theatre courses.

Biology Department





Internship, or a Field Experience Required/Optional





Mid-level courses: BIO 281, 282 (Microbiology); Bio 231 (Botany)

Upper-level courses: BIO 311 (Microbiology), BIO 353 (Vertebrate Zoology),

BIO 415 (Microbial Ecology)

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Chemistry Department












Entry-level courses: CHY 114 and 116

Mid-level courses: CHY 233

Upper-level courses: CHY 461, 462, 463, 464 and 470

Computer Science Department






Upper-level courses: COS 420 Object-Oriented Design -(includes a student team project)

COS 498 Internship Course- (includes a field work experience)

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Engineering Department










Other Activities (not mentioned above):

Conference presentations (Thinking Matters) Required

Courses that have a “community engagement” activity in your program: see below

Mid-level courses: EGN 301, EGN 304

Upper-level courses: EGN 402

Environmental Science & Policy Department











Other Activities: The department sponsors annual Maine Science Bowl, Science Olympiad, Southern

Maine Children’s Water Festival, and several other events that give ample opportunity for community

engagement and that bring hundreds of k-12 students onto campus every year. This also models

department values.

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Courses that have a “community engagement” activity in your program: see below

Representative sample of ESP courses that regularly use service learning Course Summary Sample Projects ENTRY

ESP 101 Fundamentals of Environmental Science

10 to 20% of grade is based on an environmental awareness or action project

Cape Elizabeth beach cleanup. Stormwater design for EPA Rainworks contest

ESP 125/125 Environmental Ecology & lab

Individual assignments allow students to select civic partner “client”

Environmental report. Ecological study. Biodiversity assessment.

MID Level

ESP 203 Environmental Communication

Research on knowledge of environmental issue

Statewide survey on mercury

ESP 200 Environmental Planning 15% grade is an environmental management plan

Piping Plover nesting area management plan

ESP 250 Soil and Land Use Major project Soil assessment for community garden

ESP 260 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Major project Stormwater management plan Erosion control plan

ESP 270 – Solid Waste Planning and Policy

Project on a local solid waste problem

Municipal e-waste management plan

ESP 280 Research & Analytical Methods

Thinking Matters-worthy project Leaf decomposition study in Sebago Lake watershed

UPPER level

ESP 305 Community Planning 90% of grade Community garden plan ESP 308 - Environmental Sustainability and Management

Students must complete a community-based sustainability project

Recycling plan for local school

ESP 400 Internship 120 hour experience for three credits Scarborough Marsh tour guide ESP 401 Environmental Impact Assessment

60% or more of course grade Solar power or wind turbine municipal project site assessment

ESP 411 Forest Ecology Government or NGO or private “client”

Forest Management Plan

ESP 412 Field Ecosystem/Field Ecology

Environmental study for an NGO or municipal entity

environmental management plan

ESP 417 Site Planning and Assessment

Major project is usually a civic project development plan or proposal undertaken as a service to a municipality or NGO

Park design layout Urban brownfield redevelopment plan

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Exercise, Health, Sport Sciences Department





Upper-level courses: SPM 495-Internship

Linguistics Department















Entry-level courses: LIN 185, ASL 101, ASL 102

Mid-level courses: LIN 203, LIN 331, ASL 201, 202

Upper-level courses: LIN 434, 435, ASL 401, 402

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Mathematics-Statistics Department




Students/Faculty Community Leadership : Required for students in the Secondary Math

Education Concentration


Upper-level courses: STA/OPR 575

Nursing Department



NUR 470: Practicum course, seniors complete during their last semester incorporates the philosophy of community engagement. Students are required to complete 154 hours of clinical practice at one of a number of clinical sites throughout Maine to meet the requirements of NUR 470. Their capstone project includes development of recommendations about an aspect of clinical care based on current evidence. These recommendations are shared with their professional colleagues at their clinical site. Nursing students’ community engagement in the final semester of their senior year is just one example of ongoing community engagement in the nursing program. This engagement in most clearly illustrated in students’ participation over two years in Community Partnerships—junior level courses in which students actively engage with communities in activities designed to promote knowledge and action around health-related issues.

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Psychology Department










Upper-level courses: PSY 410: Internship/Field Experience always incorporates community

engagement. PSY 400 (Independent Study) and PSY 401 (Research Assistantship) may involve a

community engagement component, based upon the initiative of the student and interests of the

faculty member in question.

Technology Department













Entry-level courses: EYE 112

Mid-level courses: ITP-343, ITP-350

Upper-level courses: ITP-460, STH-440

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Business Department




Student-Faculty Community Research Project Required

Internship, or a Field Experience Required, Optional

(depends on major)

Capstone Course (community-related project) Required (part of our core)





Upper-level courses: BUS 450; BUS 316; and some of the marketing courses.

Education: Counseling Program







Student/Faculty Community Leadership Optional


Based upon Portfolio document: field-based courses are : HCE 612/HRD 664 Multicultural

Counseling, HCE 686 Internship in Counselor Education, HCE 627 Group Counseling Practicum

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Education: Special Education Program




Internship, or a Field Experience Required (for teacher certification)



Upper-level courses: SED 699 Directed Study, SED 688 Internship in Teaching Students with Mild

to Moderate Disabilities

Education: Teacher Education Program



Internship, or a Field Experience Required (for teacher certification)


Entry-level courses: EDU 100

Upper-level courses: EDU 452, 552….(all of the methods courses, internship, planning and

assessment courses)

*The student (interns) are in a year-long school placement and all of their internship-year

courses (both graduate and undergraduate have a community engagement requirement. All of

the other programs that provide service courses to the ETEP program use similar or the same

assessments.

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Geography-Anthropology Department















Entry-level courses: EYE 102

Mid-level courses: ANT 233, ANT 241

Upper-level courses: ANT 315, ANT 360, GEO 308, GEO 408, GEO 438

GEO 448, GYA 350, GYA 400

Public Health Program














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Other Activities : We have courses taught by area practitioners (ex: MPH 645 Health Care

Financial Management II was co-taught with the help of 7 senior managers (VP-level) from area

health systems and health-related non-profits). Portland Public Health’s Minority Heath Program

hosts a panel discussion with Community Health Outreach Workers from the various New

Mainer communities in Portland and MPH students.


Entry-level courses: American Health Systems- Students research and interview area health

leaders to prepare organizational profiles and issue briefs.

Mid-level courses: Field Experience-students work with area organizations on projects defined

with those organizations.


Capstones – 75 to 80% of students work with area organizations on projects addressing

community needs and interests.

Health Research and Evaluation – Faculty solicit projects for student development from

community partners.

Social Work Department







Capstone Course (community-related project) Required (BSW ONLY)


Study Abroad, or an International Program (Eliminated)*





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*Please note that the two international courses we had offered were discontinued due to

funding issues and resulting low enrollment. However, some BSW students have done study

abroad through other departments (eg, China, Sweden, etc)


Entry-level courses:

BSW (undergrad): SWO 201

MSW (grad): SWO 501, 553, 554, 555

Mid-level courses:

BSW (undergrad): SWO 365, 334, 393


BSW (undergrad): SWO 403, 411, 412

MSW (grad): SWO 605, 604, 652, 654,655

Leadership Studies Program















LOS501, LOS610, LOS611, LOS670, LOS688, LOS689

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Leadership & Organizational Studies















Mid-level courses: LOS270, LOS300, LOS315, LOS329, LOS361

Upper-level courses: LOS430, LOS440, LAC447, LOS470, LCC480

Natural & Applied Sciences Program













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Entry-level courses: SCI 105/106, 107

Mid-level courses: LCC 230

Upper-level courses: SCI 355, SCI 360

Occupational Therapy Program








Upper-level courses: OTH 509, OTH 510, OTH 511, OTH 620, OTH 621, OTH 504, OTH

512, OTH 616

Social & Behavioral Sciences Program


Community engagement activities are required of all SBS students. All SBS matriculated

students are required to take SBS-447 Internship.


Entry-level course with CE requirement: LCC-123 College and Community

Upper-level course with CE requirement: SBS-430 Applied Social Policy

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Honors Program



Student Research (related to a community-based problem) Required HON 201

Student-Faculty Community Research Project Optional HON 321

Internship, or a Field Experience Optional HON 359

Independent Study (community-related project) Optional HON 331, 359

Capstone Course (community-related project) Optional (thesis)

Service-Learning (a component of a course) Optional (various courses)

Interdisciplinary Collaborative Project (community related) Optional HON 359

Student Leadership Activities (related to a team project) Optional (in some courses)

Students/Faculty Community Leadership Required for Scholarship students

Optional for Non-scholarship students

Other Activities:

Students are encouraged to participate in the Honors Student Organizations (which engages in service

some years), USM Day of Service, Northeast Regional Honors Conference. The Honors Program has

attempted to form ongoing service partnerships with Parkside Neighborhood Association and the Casco

Bay Estuary Partnership, which has been used to varying degree for service learning in courses and Honors

Student Organization service.


Entry-level courses: HON 103, some sections of HON 101

Mid-level courses: HON 201

Upper-level courses: HON 359, some students in HON 321, 331, HON 311/411/412

Russell Scholars Program





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Entry-level courses: RSP 110, 111

Mid-level courses: RSP 210,211,310, 311

Upper-level courses: RSP 410, 411, and 402 (Capstone course)

Women and Gender Studies Program













There are 14 courses are required for the WGS major. About half of these involve a community-oriented component. These are some examples:

In WGS 101, WGS 201, and WGS 380, students are usually required to attend, or allowed to attend for

extra credit, course-relevant co-curricular programming. In the past 16 months, that programming,

which often directly involved community members, has included the following:

Film: PRIVATE VIOLENCE

Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, 6-9pm

Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St., Portland Campus

Maine Gubernatorial Forum on Economic Security for Women and Their Families

Thursday, October 9, 2014 6-9pm

Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford Street, Portland Campus

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Women Hiring Women

A Career Development Event

Thursday, October 16, 2014 5-6:30pm

Payson Smith Hall Room 42, Portland Campus

In honor of Ada Lovelace Day—an international celebration of the achievements of

women in science, technology, engineering and math—USM Presents:

Pink Hammers?: What do Lady Scientists Really Need?

A Roundtable Community Discussion

Tuesday, October 21, 2014. 3:30-5pm

423/4 Glickman Library, Portland Campus

Film: KATE BORNSTEIN IS A QUEER AND PLEASANT DANGER

Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 7:30pm

SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101

ANITA: Film Viewing

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Reception: 5 PM, Film: 5:45PM

Glickman Family Library, University Event Room, Portland Campus

Girl Rising: Film Viewing

Friday, Feb 20, 6:00-9:00PM

Bailey 10, Bailey Hall, Gorham Campus

Dear White People: Film Viewing

Thursday, March 5, 7:00PM

Talbot Lecture Hall, Luther Bonney Hall, Portland Campus

2015 Justice for Women Lecture by Ruchira Gupta

Thursday, March 19, 7:00PM

Hannaford Lecture Hall, Abromson Community Education Center, Portland Campus

Women’s History Month Keynote Address, ”Building a World Where Black Lives Matter”

By Alicia Garza, Friday, March 27, 6:30- 8:00PM

Talbot Lecture Hall, Luther Bonny Hall, Portland Campus

Women & Gender Studies Student Research Symposium

Monday, April 27, 5:00-6:30

University Events Room, Glickman Library, Portland Campus

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Queer People of Color Movements: Art and Activism

Sunday, June 14, 2015, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Talbot Hall, Luther Bonny Hall, USM Portland Campus

WGS 245/ PHI 221 paired with Space Gallery for showing and discussion of two films: Concerning

Violence and REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG.

WGS 355/ History 364 includes student work on the Portland Women's History Trail

WGS 365/SWO 375/575 allows students to do service learning with the elderly.

WGS 485 Internship features service learning. WGS has over 50 community partners and we are always

adding more. See “WGS Engaged” on our website.

WGS 490, the Capstone Experience in Women and Gender Studies, now includes a career-development

section, in which students develop a resume and cover letter. We also do a mock interview. Although in

the past all students participated in Thinking Matters, this year we developed a community-based event-

-A Celebration of Feminist Creativity and Community Awards Reception—in which students shared with

members of the community highlights from their theses and internship, and members of the community

were acknowledged for supporting social progress.

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