UMS Chancellor brings unified accreditation plan to UMM, Machias Valley News Observer reports

Machias Valley News Observer reported University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy presented a “unified accreditation” plan for the flagship university in Orono and the seven satellite campuses last week to an audience of about 40 faculty, students and administrators. University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, and UMM Head of Campus Daniel Qualls were in attendance, according to the article. Unified accreditation would preserve the geographical and educational integrity of each university campus, but would integrate features such as administration and budget to ensure the viability of all those campuses, according to Malloy.