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

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

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

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