President Danielle Ripich elected to the Maine Development Foundation's Board of Directors

University of New England President Danielle N. Ripich, Ph.D. was elected to the Maine Development Foundation's Board of Directors at MDF's 32nd Annual Meeting, held September 24th at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland.  
 
The Maine Development Foundation was created by the Governor and Legislature in 1978 to drive sustainable, long-term economic growth for Maine.  Through programs and research, MDF stimulates new ideas, and provides common ground for solving problems and advancing issues.
 
The MDF Board has 15 members, who each serve a five-year term. 

About the University of New England

The University of New England 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 flexible, accredited online degrees. 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. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.