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BIDDEFORD, Maine

UNE's Alfond Forum named "Top Notable Project for 2012"

The University of New England's Harold Alfond Forum, a $20 million, 105,000 square foot athletics and student life complex, has been named a "Top Notable Project for 2012" by the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), the state's leading organization of commercial real estate owners, developers and related service providers.

MEREDA based its selection on the Harold Alfond Forum's economic impact, environmental sustainability, energy efficiency, social impact and job creation.

The Forum, made possible by a $10 million gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation, includes an ice hockey rink with 900 seats, a basketball court with seating for 1,200, classroom space, a fitness center, and multi-purpose indoor practice courts that can be used for performance and other events, with a combined seating capacity of 3,000.

UNE is one of just four projects to receive the award from MEREDA.
 

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.