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BIDDEFORD, Maine

UNE featured on 'WCSH 6' after attending National Football Foundation Event

University of New England Athletics was mentioned on WCSH 6 and WLBZ 2 for attending the Maine chapter of the National Football Foundation’s annual kick-off luncheon on August 6, 2015. Representatives from UNE, including Director of Athletics Jack McDonald, joined head coaches from several college football programs in the state.

“Head coaches from UMaine, Bates, Colby, Maine Maritime, Husson and Bowdoin were in attendance, along with representatives from the University of New England, which plans to have a football program up and running by the 2017 season” said NEWS CENTER’s Jessica Gagne during the evening sportscast.

Coaches at the event discussed the upcoming season and the future of their football programs, as well as the athletic talent coming from Maine.

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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.