University of New England, Maine

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motto =Great Questions. Great Answers.
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established =1831
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type =Private
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calendar = Semesters
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president =Danielle N. Ripich
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provost =Jacque Carter
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faculty =142
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students =3,167
undergrad =1,606
postgrad =1,068
doctoral =493
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city = Biddeford
state = Maine
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country = United States
address =11 Hills Beach Road (ME-9)
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campus =Rural, 481 acres
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sports =13 varsity teams
colors =Blue and white
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athletics =Commonwealth Coast Conference and ECAC
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website =http://www.une.edu
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The University of New England is an independent, coeducational university with two distinctive campuses in two Maine coastal cities. The University Campus is located in Biddeford. The Westbrook College Campus is located in the Deering section of Portland and is designated a national historic district.

The University has degree programs in health sciences, natural sciences, human services, management, education and the liberal arts. The University includes Maine's only medical school, the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, which emphasizes the education of primary care physicians. Enrollments for the two campuses total 2,364, including 496 medical students. UNE also has several distance learning programs. The online Master of Science Degree has an unusual degree of curricular coherence along with strong student support. UNE also has a satellite nursing program in Israel.

University campus

The University campus is composed of more than 540 acres (2.2 km²), including more than 4,000 feet (1.2 km) of ocean frontage. The 26 buildings of the University campus include the Harold Alfond Center for Health Sciences, a state-of-the-art 80,000 square foot (7,000 m²) science education facility, and the Marine Science Education and Research Center, which houses the Marine Animal Rehabilitation Clinic. The Harold Alfond Center for Health Sciences houses Maine's only medical school, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM). [http://www.une.edu/com/]

A public transit service called the Nor'easter Express provides transportation from the University campus to downtown Biddeford and Saco, as well as the Saco train station and the park & ride lot near the Biddeford turnpike exit. [http://www.shuttlebus-zoom.com/UNE030508.pdf]

Westbrook College campus

The 41 acre (170,000-m²) Westbrook College Campus offers programs for traditional undergraduate and graduate students and for working adults in the Portland area. It is the home of the College of Health Professions, a national leader in integrated, interdisciplinary health and healing education, training, research and practice. The campus is also home to the Art Gallery, the Maine Women Writers Collection, and the Dental Hygiene Clinic.

National media recognition

"U.S. News & World Report" has recognized UNE as one of the best regional universities in the Northeastern United States, has ranked the Physician Assistant Program among the top 25 in the nation, and has recognized the College of Osteopathic Medicine for educational excellence in primary care, geriatrics and rural medicine.Fact|date=August 2007

External links

* [http://www.une.edu/ University of New England]