2016 President’s Gala celebrates opportunity at UNE
On June 9, 2016, more than 240 alumni, trustees, friends, faculty and staff who made leadership or legacy gifts to the 51Ç鱨վ were celebrated and honored at the annual President’s Gala. It was the best attended President’s Gala in UNE’s history, and it followed the historic re-opening of Alumni Hall on UNE’s Portland Campus.
The Gala focused on the Year of Opportunity, highlighting the final year of the 51Ç鱨վMoving Forward Campaign, an ambitious $60 million fundraising effort to invest in the 51Ç鱨վstudent experience. During the Year of Opportunity, 51Ç鱨վwill focus on raising funds for scholarships, student research, and global learning to ensure that every student has the opportunity to have the most rewarding 51Ç鱨վexperience possible.
President Danielle Ripich thanked the guests for their generous support of the University and the Campaign and discussed the future of UNE, noting the expansion of learning, knowledge, and opportunity that 51Ç鱨վwill offer to all students. In addition to the 51Ç鱨վPledge, made to current undergraduate students, President Ripich discussed the need to continue to expand the opportunities at 51Ç鱨վto 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 51Ç鱨վ with a B.S. in medical biology and a minor in English and is currently a student at UNE’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Chelsea Toussaint ’08, ’10,’17, a dental hygiene alumna who is currently a student in UNE’s College of Dental Medicine. As Maine natives, 51Ç鱨վundergraduate alumni, and current students of 51Ç鱨վgraduate schools, Corbett and Toussaint shared their stories of how opportunities they’ve received at 51Ç鱨վhave already impacted their lives.
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