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PORTLAND, Maine

Christina Melvin’s students to welcome President Obama as high school commencement speaker

Master of public health student Christina Melvin BS, CVT, is the Instructor-in-Charge for the Veterinary Assisting Program at Worcester Technical High School in Worcester, Massachusetts.

On June 11 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama will speak at the school's commencement ceremony. Worcester Technical High School’s commencement​ will be the only high school graduation ceremony that the President will speak at this year. 

Of the over 300 students in the graduating class, 13 are students of Melvin's program, one of whom is the class salutatorian.

 

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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.