TRIO College Programs

10/06/2026

Exciting News 📢 🏠 We’re moving spaces in Portland!

Our TRIO Student Lounge will be moving to Luther Bonney 115, with our TRIO Staff moving into the attached & nearby offices.

We’re excited to strengthen our community by having our staff, student employees, and a larger study space all in one place.

*The Lounge will be closed Friday October 9 - Tuesday October 13 while we move*

09/25/2026

Fall semester fun 🍂

Thanks to all who joined TRIO Pickleball and our visit to the soccer home game! Check out Campus Groups for more fun

09/16/2026

Sign up on Campus Groups!

08/31/2026

Summer Scholars 2026 recap☀️

Such a great group of new students to welcome to our TRIO community. Happy first day of classes!

08/27/2026

Summer Scholars is in full swing! Our first-year TRIO students have spent the past few days exploring campus, connecting with staff & faculty, and building community ☀️

08/24/2026

Summer Scholars Move-In Day 2026! ☀️

Yesterday we welcomed new TRIO students, families, and friends to USM’s Gorham campus to kick off Immersion Week before the official start of Fall classes.

08/17/2026

Introducing our 2026 Summer Scholars Peer Leaders ☀️

Alyssa, Sander, Lily, Jennah, and Regina will help us welcome our new students to campus next week!

07/30/2026

Counting down the days until TRIO Summer Scholars ☀️

Open to first-year and transfer students who join TRIO, this one-week summer program prepares students for success at USM

05/08/2026

Congratulations to Chloe Longpre for earning the Contribution to Campus Sustainability Award! ⭐️

It's so cool to see TRIO students involved across campus and honored for their success, hard work, and dedication. Go Chloe!👏

We are so proud of Chloe Longpre for her achievement of the Contribution to Campus Sustainability award presented by the Office of Student Engagement & Belonging at USM. Chloe managed our Freestore this year and helped us participate in a record number of events!

05/06/2026

Congratulations to Najmo, this year's USM Student Commencement Speaker!!! 🎓🌟

We are so proud to see one of our own take the stage and share her journey & voice with our school. Najmo is graduating this Saturday with a B.A. in Social & Behavioral Sciences and is currently enrolled in the Public Health master's program through USM’s Muskie School of Public Service.

Najmo, you've earned every moment of this! We can't wait to hear your speech and see what you do next

Meet Najmo Ahmed: USM's student commencement speaker for the Class of 2026. 🎓

She's a Lewiston native finishing her bachelor’s degree in social and behavioral sciences while also interning at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and working towards a master’s in public health....and her mom still doesn't know she's speaking at commencement!🤫

Get to know her before she takes the stage 👉 https://usm.maine.edu/blog-pack-chat/class-of-26-meet-najmo-ahmed-usms-student-commencement-speaker/