TRIO College Programs

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/

05/01/2026

Highlighting our very own Lisa Struebing!

Next week, Lisa will walk across the stage at commencement, a two time graduate from USM, to receive her second degree: a B.S. in Physics.

Lisa is a first generation college student who truly embodies what TRIO is all about.

"I believe strongly in leading by example, so if I encourage students to ask questions, seek help, and show up fully, I make sure I’m doing the same myself."

Read the full article written by Vivienne Predock: usm.maine.edu/blog-pack-chat/class-of-26-how-one-adult-student-kept-her-promise-and-earned-two-usm-degrees-along-the-way

04/29/2026

Celebrating our amazing TRIO students 🌟🎊🎓

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual Recognition Celebration last week! We had a wonderful time celebrating our graduating seniors and the success of our hardworking students

Photos by Deklin Fitzgerald