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On June 9, 2016, more than 240 alumni, trustees, friends, faculty and staff who made leadership or legacy gifts to the º£½ÇÉçÇø were celebrated and honored at the annual President’s Gala.  It was the best attended President’s Gala in º£½ÇÉçÇø’s history, and it followed the historic re-opening of Alumni Hall on º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Portland Campus.

The Gala focused on the Year of Opportunity, highlighting the final year of the º£½ÇÉçÇø Moving Forward Campaign, an ambitious $60 million fundraising effort to invest in the º£½ÇÉçÇø student experience. During the Year of Opportunity, º£½ÇÉçÇø will focus on raising funds for scholarships, student research, and global learning to ensure that every student has the opportunity to have the most  rewarding º£½ÇÉçÇø experience possible.

President Danielle Ripich thanked the guests for their generous support of the University and the Campaign and discussed the future of º£½ÇÉçÇø, noting the  expansion of learning, knowledge, and opportunity that º£½ÇÉçÇø will offer to all students. In addition to the º£½ÇÉçÇø Pledge, made to current undergraduate students, President Ripich discussed the need to continue to expand the opportunities at º£½ÇÉçÇø to ensure that students are prepared for the futures they will face in the 21st century through global experiences and flexible learning platforms that are in sync with the information age.

President Ripich then introduced the guest speakers, Ian Corbett ’14, ’19, who graduated magna cum laude from the º£½ÇÉçÇø with a B.S. in medical biology and a minor in English and is currently a student at º£½ÇÉçÇø’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Chelsea Toussaint ’08, ’10,’17, a dental hygiene alumna who is currently a student in º£½ÇÉçÇø’s College of Dental Medicine. As Maine natives, º£½ÇÉçÇø undergraduate alumni, and current students of º£½ÇÉçÇø graduate schools, Corbett and Toussaint shared their stories of how opportunities they’ve received at º£½ÇÉçÇø have already impacted their lives.

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