University of New England

Our primary goal is to help potential and current students as well as alumni, and that goal is carried out in a number of different ways. The information on this page will give you a "snapshot" of what we do, however, it certainly is not all inclusive. If there is something the staff in our office can do to assist you and it is not on this page, please feel free to contact us at comsa@une.edu or 207-602-2329. We consider our office a "one stop shop". This means that if we don't have an answer for you, we'll get one. It also means that we won't send you all over campus looking for that answer.

We're here to help you succeed!

We Coordinate Events:

• Prospective student receptions and campus visits
• Orientation
• Leadership development lectures, workshops and opportunities
• Commencement
• White Coat Ceremony
• COM Deans' Forum
• Awards Ceremony
• Alumni Reunion Weekend
• Alumni receptions at state and national conferences

We Advocate for Medical Students

• Work to create a comfortable campus environment for medical students
• Maintain regular communication with various offices with which students interact
• Advocate for individual needs and issues as well as for the medical student population
• Work with faculty and administrators to ensure concerns and issues are addressed
• Present and send information to the campus community about needs and issues
• Serve on several University-wide committees
  

We Advise Student Clubs and Organizations

• Representative's Council (of Student Trustee and four distinct student governments)
• COM Student Government Association
• Support more than 30 medical student organizations
• Orientation Committee
• Synapse yearbook
• Admission interviewers and tour guides
• Medical Spanish classes

We Are an Important Communication Link

• Publish The COMmunicator electronic newsletter
• Communication and mailings to potential and incoming students, students on third- and fourth-year clinical rotations, and alumni
• Cultivate productive relationships with pre-med advisors
• Emergency contact for families needing to reach on- and off-campus students
• Referral resource for offices and departments across campus

Other Responsibilities

• Perform excused absences requests
• Assist students with grievances and disciplinary issues
• Encourage and facilitate student involvement in the UNE Community through clubs/organizations, University-wide committees, and student government