Facilities

The Harold Alfond Center for Health Sciences
facility1The Harold Alfond Center for Health Sciences provides a significant focus for the University. Located at the center of campus, this three-story building houses numerous laboratories and lecture halls, many used by the College of Osteopathic Medicine. This Center brings the University to the national forefront of health and life sciences education. Its gross anatomy lab is used by medical and health professions students, and its fresh tissue laboratory is one of the most advanced facilities in the world.

Stella Maris Hall
Stella Maris Hall houses faculty research laboratories and classrooms, as well as faculty and administrative offices and conference rooms.

Sanford F. Petts University Health Center
facility3The Sanford F. Petts University Health Center is the base clinical facility for University Health Care. At that location clinical faculty and staff provide expanded health and preventive care services to the University's students, faculty, staff, and their dependents, as well as the community at large. It is a focal point for collaboration among the different health care disciplines at the University, including osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and the physician assistant program.

University of New England Libraries
The Jack S. Ketchum Library on the University Campus in Biddeford and the Josephine S. Abplanalp ’45 Library on the Westbrook College Campus in Portland provide all UNE students, faculty and staff with these services:
  • Libraries homepage: /library
  • Web-access databases
  • e-books, e-journals, e-newspapers, e-forms
  • Public access computers
  • Data jacks and wireless access for individual laptops
  • Remote access to databases
  • Over 150,000 volumes
  • Over 7000 print and electronic full text journal titles
  • Videos, compact discs, CD-ROMs, and audio cassettes
  • Reference, research, and literature search assistance
  • Individual and course-related library research instruction
  • Circulation and reserves
  • Interlibrary loan and intercampus loan
  • Maine InfoNet and WorldCat
  • Photocopiers and microfilm reader/printers
  • Group and individual study space

facility2Wireless network access is available throughout the libraries. Medical students are welcome to utilize either library, and do. The UNE Libraries databases, electronic full-text journals, and electronic full-text medical books are accessible from on-campus and from off-campus, which is of particular benefit to students who are on clinical rotations.

The UNE Libraries are institutional members of the following local, state and national organizations: Greater Portland Alliance of Colleges and Universities, Health Science Libraries & Information Consortium (HSLIC), National Network of Libraries of Medicine/New England Region (NNLM/NER), New England Library Information Network (NELINET), Southern Maine Library District (SMLD), American Library Association (ALA), Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), EDUCAUSE, the Association for managing and using information sources in higher education, Medical Library Association (MLA), and North Atlantic Health Science Libraries (NAHSL).

Information Technology Services
UNE's Computer Services Department serves as the University's information technology leader. It provides resources for both academic and administrative computing, including technical, instructional, and informational support to students, faculty, and staff.

Computer Services monitors computer industry developments and the needs of the UNE community in order to create an effective and exciting environment for teaching, learning, and scholarship. The University computer network ranges through classrooms, offices, and computer labs on the University Campus in Biddeford and is extended to encompass the Westbrook College Campus as well.

At the same time, Information Technology Services is implementing a web-based integrated University-wide information system to handle all administrative functions (registration, financial aid, grades, advising, etc.).

Each campus has a central computing area dedicated to use by students in all disciplines, seven days a week. On the University Campus, Decary Hall houses a state-of-the-art classroom and labs of Windows-based PCs and Macintosh computers; on the Westbrook College Campus, a Windows-based classroom is in Proctor Hall with Windows-based labs located in Blewett Hall and the library. In lab settings, a student-staff provides assistance to users of educational, scientific, graphics, business, and Internet software. Laser printing is available in each computer area; there is no per-page charge. UNE is committed to the goal of preparing its students for the computing and communications challenges of the new century.

Media Services
UNE’s Media Services Department staff advise and assist UNE faculty, students, and staff in the development and presentation of media projects. The Department supports both linear and digital editing systems. The University has video conferencing units to communicate between campuses as well as with other schools and hospitals with such equipment. Department facilities include: live studio production; video, audio, photo, and slide production; as well as layout and graphics.

Campus Center
facility4The Campus Center houses a 25-yard/6-lane handicapped accessible swimming pool; a ten-person hot tub; a fitness center that includes weight machines, free weights, exercise bikes, rowing machines, stair masters and Nordic tracks, a racquetball court, and 12,000 square feet of gymnasium space with a tenth of a mile indoor track. The Campus Bookstore, snack bar and multipurpose rooms are located in the Campus Center as well. Outdoor facilities offer jogging and cross country trails, and an outdoor volleyball court. Aerobics and the Bodywise Center for Health and Fitness program are available to students.

The University Campus Community
Biddeford is a small city with a population of about 23,000. The section of town where the University is located is known as Hills Beach. This area is commercially undeveloped and is primarily a summer resort area. Neighboring towns include Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Wells. Portland, the largest city in Maine, is a 25-minute drive from Biddeford. This growing metropolis is justifiably proud of its fine symphony orchestra, active theater groups, and other arts organizations, as well as numerous quality restaurants and shops. Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a 35-minute drive from campus, affords the curious an opportunity for exposure to a seaport steeped in North American history. In addition, the historical and cultural riches of Boston are a 90-minute drive from the campus. Located off exit 32 of the Maine Turnpike (Route I-95), Biddeford is within easy reach of most major Eastern cities.
    
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