Maine Public, News Center Maine, Centralmaine.com, Mainebiz, the Sun Journal, The Ellsworth American and the Portland Press Herald reported that the University of Maine Graduate & Professional Center received a private donation of $1 million to support interdisciplinary and market-driven graduate and professional education, and has partnered with the University of Maine System in support of a $1 million U.S. Department […]
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A Portland Press Herald op-ed outlining strategies for building a skilled and resilient STEM workforce in Maine cited University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in calling for increased investment in research and development and establishment of new public-private partnerships. Authors Ben Gilman and Rachel Kerestes noted that increased private investment in higher education, such as […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Ken Ralph, University of Maine athletic director, about the inclusion of a 300-meter track in UMaine’s athletic facilities master plan. Significant upgrades to campus athletic facilities will be made with a $90 million gift from the Alfond Foundation and $20 million in privately raised funds. According to Ralph, a […]
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The Associated Press, the Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, the Portland Press Herald, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, The Maine Edge, Maine Public, WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland), WVII (Channel 7), WABI (Channel 5), WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) Q106.5 FM and 92.9 FM The Ticket reported that the University of Maine athletics facilities master […]
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Mainebiz, News Center Maine, the Portland Press Herald, Centralmaine.com, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on a virtual discussion about the University of Maine System’s plan to create a Maine College of Engineering, Computing and Information Science. MCECIS, the development of which is supported by $75 million from an overall $240 million investment from the Harold Alfond Foundation, is expected to […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy participated in a recent “Maine Calling” episode about the $500 million gift to higher education and research institutions in Maine from the Harold Alfond Foundation.
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Forbes highilighted the $240 million allocation from the Harold Alfond Foundation to the University of Maine System in an opinion piece about a new trend in gifts to higher education institutions. The Alfond investment in the University of Maine System is the largest ever to a public institution of higher education in New England and […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy were special guests on the Maine State Chamber of Commerce’s “The Bottom Line” podcast. They joined co-hosts Dana Connors of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and John Williams of Williams Broadcasting to discuss what the recent Harold Alfond Foundation investment […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Seth Woodcock, University of Maine associate athletic director for development, and Ken Ralph, athletic director, about the impact of a $90 million donation from the Harold Alfond Foundation to UMaine athletics. Ralph believes the gift will facilitate recruitment of Maine’s top high school athletes. “We want them growing up with […]
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Greg Powell, chair form the board of directors for the Harold Alfond Foundation, commended University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Athletics Director Ken Ralph, Senior Associate Athletic Director Seth Woodcock and University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy for their leadership in a Bangor Daily News article about the Harold Alfond Foundation’s $90 million gift […]
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