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Robert S. Blackwood Jr., a longtime resident of South Portland and

chairman of the University of Southern Maine Board of Visitors,

stands next to Roz Bernstein of Portland, founding chairwoman of the board, as Blackwood unveiled to USM faculty, staff and

students on March 20 “A Southern Maine Imperative II,” an independently funded report that outlines the board’s vision for USM. The USM Board of Visitors is an advisory group of business and community leaders, including alumni. The report issued by Blackwell, an executive with Norway Savings Bank, made eight new recommendations to strengthen USM’s role as a

leading provider of undergraduate and graduate education in Maine’s most populous region. An executive summary and copy of the report is online at www.usm.maine.edu/bov/smi.html.

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USM vision explained