The approach being considered will include funds linked to performance, response to state priorities, and enrollment. Writing Initiative - building on a report prepared last year, we will have extensive discussions this year on how we work together to ensure that our graduates can write and are literate. We will also explore the power of writing to increase the effectiveness of our teaching. I believe it is important that USM be recognized as a university that pays serious attention to the literacy of its students. Writing should be a hallmark of our curriculum and our reputation.
Maine is one of the few states without a community college system.
Each of the campuses, including USM, have informally helped meet this educational need. A change has recently occurred. UMA has now broadened its mission and the Chancellor has indicated that the community college function is part of the mission of each campus. The question before us is this . This is a challenge we must engage.