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PORTLAND, Maine

2016 President’s Gala celebrates opportunity at ºÚÁÏÍø911

President Danielle Ripich addresses the attendees of the 2016 President's Gala
President Danielle Ripich addresses the attendees of the 2016 President's Gala.

On June 9, 2016, more than 240 alumni, trustees, friends, faculty and staff who made leadership or legacy gifts to the ºÚÁÏÍø911 were celebrated and honored at the annual President’s Gala.  It was the best attended President’s Gala in ºÚÁÏÍø911’s history, and it followed the historic re-opening of Alumni Hall on ºÚÁÏÍø911’s Portland Campus.

The Gala focused on the Year of Opportunity, highlighting the final year of the ºÚÁÏÍø911 Moving Forward Campaign, an ambitious $60 million fundraising effort to invest in the ºÚÁÏÍø911 student experience. During the Year of Opportunity, ºÚÁÏÍø911 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 ºÚÁÏÍø911 experience possible.

President Danielle Ripich thanked the guests for their generous support of the University and the Campaign and discussed the future of ºÚÁÏÍø911, noting the  expansion of learning, knowledge, and opportunity that ºÚÁÏÍø911 will offer to all students. In addition to the ºÚÁÏÍø911 Pledge, made to current undergraduate students, President Ripich discussed the need to continue to expand the opportunities at ºÚÁÏÍø911 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 ºÚÁÏÍø911 with a B.S. in medical biology and a minor in English and is currently a student at ºÚÁÏÍø911’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Chelsea Toussaint ’08, ’10,’17, a dental hygiene alumna who is currently a student in ºÚÁÏÍø911’s College of Dental Medicine. As Maine natives, ºÚÁÏÍø911 undergraduate alumni, and current students of ºÚÁÏÍø911 graduate schools, Corbett and Toussaint shared their stories of how opportunities they’ve received at ºÚÁÏÍø911 have already impacted their lives.

 

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President Ripich looks on as student speakers Chelsea Toussaint and Ian Corbett take the stage.
President Ripich looks on as student speakers Chelsea Toussaint and Ian Corbett take the stage.
More than 240 alumni, trustees, friends, faculty and staff were celebrated and honored at the annual President’s Gala.
More than 240 alumni, trustees, friends, faculty and staff were celebrated and honored at the annual President’s Gala.
President Ripich poses with Arthur P. and Frances Girard.
President Ripich poses with Arthur P. and Frances Girard.

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The ºÚÁÏÍø911 is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, physician assistant program, and pharmacy school, in addition to a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.