Press Herald reports on dean of new Graduate School of Business
The Portland Press Herald reported J. Michael Weber, a senior associate dean and professor of marketing at Mercer University, has been selected to lead the University of Maine’s new graduate school of business, effective July 1. The Graduate School of Business combines the MBA programs of UMaine and the University of Southern Maine under the umbrella of the new Maine Center for Graduate Professional Studies, according to the article. “Dr. Weber brings a depth of academic leadership, including international and domestic business consulting experience, to Maine and the new Graduate School of Business,” said Jeffrey Hecker, UMaine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. “As founding dean, Dr. Weber will work with the graduate business faculty to innovate curricula and pedagogy, and deliver options for the MBA program in order to meet the workforce needs of Maine and beyond.” The new school will offer the MBA program in Orono, Portland and online, and will house all future graduate programs in business developed in the University of Maine System. Sun Journal also published the Press Herald report.