Gifts at Work
The continuing generosity of our alumni and friends will assure that University of New England becomes a national leader in higher education.
With past support over the last decade, UNE has achieved a number of major steps toward this vision, including:
Financial Aid/ Scholarships
The University of New England has the goal of creating a University that all students can afford to attend and, when they graduate, choose to practice their professions unencumbered by financial considerations of exceptionally high debt.
This vision also includes increasing student diversity dramatically by making sure that the University of New England is affordable for bright, hard-working students from all economic levels and every social stratum, whether they come from the inner-city, the suburbs or the country.
Through generous support of the Annual Fund by alumni and friends and through the creation of endowed scholarships, 1,504 students (from all programs) received a total of $4,572,144 from the Annual Fund and endowed scholarships from 1998-99 to 2008-09.
'Big Blue' Synthetic Turf Field
In Fall 2010, UNE inaugurated its new "Big Blue" artificial turf field that is being used mostly for stick sports teams, such as women's field hockey and both the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams.
The turf is short-bladed to accommodate these sports, but it covers a full-sized soccer field that can be used by the soccer and other teams when needed, especially during the inclement weather of early spring and late fall.
Not only is the new field benefiting intercollegiate athletics, the entire student body is benefiting because it is being used for intramural sports, especially in the evenings, utilizing the field’s full lighting.
College of Pharmacy
As a regional leader in healthcare education and research, the University of New England enrolled its first College of Pharmacy class of 100 Pharm. D. students in the fall of 2009, an initiative to help meet the national and regional shortage of pharmacists and to expand the University's biomedical research mission.
The College of Pharmacy is focusing on three major areas: educational excellence, research innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration and clinical applications.
The economic impact of the College of Pharmacy to the community exceeds $100 million. In recognition of the College's contributions to the city of Portland’s economic vitality, UNE was honored with the 2009 Downtown Portland Corporation Economic Achievement Award.
The College of Pharmacy was also cited by the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce when it announced that UNE was the recipient of the 2010 Robert R. Masterton Award for Economic Development.
The creation of the College of Pharmacy was made possible by major gifts from the Hannaford Charitable Foundation, the Libra Foundation, the Betterment Fund, and pharmacist and UNE trustee Brian Dallaire, as well as a $4 million grant from the Maine Technology Asset Fund established with a $50 million research and development bond approved by voters November 2007.
Find out more about the College of Pharmacy.
The Pickus Center for
Biomedical Research
Construction of the Pickus Center for Biomedical Research is the foundation for UNE’s strategic imperative of establishing itself firmly as a major contributor to Maine’s ‘innovation economy’ and a research leader in the region.
The Pickus Center for Biomedical Research (Phase I) is a state-of-the-art biomedical research building that houses research teams of UNE faculty and student researchers.
The $6 million, 22,000 sq. ft. structure enables students to engage in important research as part of their curriculum, builds upon the strong base of research that had already been occurring at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, and creates opportunities for collaborative research. It is also allowing for strategic recruitment to develop a critical mass of research faculty at the University.
The Center includes the six Cécile Morgane Research Laboratories, 12 faculty offices, two conference rooms, a lab tech office suite, and space for a future vivarium.
Find out more about the Pickus Center.
Peter and Cécile
Morgane Hall
Peter and Cécile Morgane Hall, which opened in spring 2009, houses two classrooms, undergraduate teaching laboratory space and offices.
The building has been crucial to the enhancement and expansion of undergraduate teaching as well as faculty and student research on the Biddeford Campus.
Laboratory space in this 25,800-square-foot brick building includes two biology labs, two chemistry labs, two physics labs, one biochemistry lab, one genetics lab, and several small research labs with associated prep rooms. Find out more about Morgane Hall.
George and Barbara
Bush Center
The George and Barbara Bush Center, which opened in October 2008, is a central space on campus that serves as a welcoming center for greeting UNE’s dignitaries, visitors and the campus community.
The Windward Café on the ground floor includes flexible areas for students to study, meet and socialize with informal dining and wireless Internet connectivity, as well as outdoor terraces and stunning water views.
The Center also includes a historical presidential legacy library with a replica of the 41st Presidential desk and other Presidential artifacts.
The University of New England has forged an exciting academic partnership with the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M which may include faculty exchanges, student internships, distance learning, and graduate study
The center also includes administrative offices and meeting space, including the President’s board room, named in honor of UNE President Emeritus Sandra Featherman. Find out more about the Bush Center.