Portland, Maine (PRWEB) May 19, 2012
The University of New England granted 1,183 associate?s, bachelor?s, master?s and doctoral degrees, representing the College of Arts and Sciences, Westbrook College of Health Professions, College of Osteopathic Medicine, and College of Graduate Studies. Each college recognized its own student achievements at pinning and hooding ceremonies throughout the week.
Citing the creative and entrepreneurial spirit as ?the DNA of UNE,? President Danielle Ripich reflected on the collective journey of students and the university over the past few years: ?We have been ? are ? explorers, risk takers, innovators. We recognize and honor our strengths by innovating with optimism.?
Ripich said UNE is moving beyond the borders of the United States to embrace an increasingly global society by building a new UNE campus in Morocco (scheduled to open in 2013) and entering into agreements for study abroad and research with two universities in Seville and Granada. She said UNE graduating students ? some of whom traveled to Spain, Morocco, Greece, Ghana, Peru and other countries ? were the pioneers of these programs.
In her keynote speech, Congresswoman Pingree shared how life on the island of North Haven, Maine, has been the source of most of her life lessons and teachings: ?Everything I needed to know about politics, I learned by living on an island,? she said, citing simple lessons such as never passing up the chance for good conversation, and doing your best never to leave conflicts unresolved.
Pingree called the town meeting ?one of the most traditional and purest form of government and still the governing practice of many rural towns in New England.?
She added, ?It can get heated?when people disagree on anything from how well the road commissioner did plowing the snow and ice the past winter to whether the taxes should be raised to replace a wing of the school. When people have a say over their own governing, the debates can be fierce ? but in the end there is a vote, we make a decision and move on to the next item? and we are all reminded that you can?t fight too long with the plumber if you need him to fix your frozen water pipes, or stay angry at the parents of your daughter?s best friends, if she wants to have a play date. In the end, every conflict has to come to an end if we?re all going to see each other every day.?
The UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine graduated 131 physicians at the commencement ceremony, including seven dual DO/Master of Public Health and nine Master of Medical Education Leadership degree recipients. In its afternoon hooding ceremony at Merrill Auditorium, the College of Osteopathic Medicine awarded its Pioneer of Osteopathic Medicine Medal, the college?s highest honor, to UNE President Emeritus Sandra Featherman, Ph.D.
About University of New England
The University of New England is an innovative health sciences university grounded in the liberal arts. UNE has internationally recognized scholars in the liberal arts, sciences, health and medicine; offers more than 40 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs; and is home to Maine?s only medical school. Its two distinctive campuses in Biddeford and Portland, Maine offer student-centered interdisciplinary programs in the Westbrook College of Health Professions, College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Pharmacy, and College of Graduate Studies. The College of Dental Medicine will enroll its inaugural class in 2013. For more information, visit http://www.une.edu.
Acclaimed author Anne Roiphe evokes the sights and sounds of 1880s Alexandria, Egypt, a bustling center of trade and travel. From teeming docks to overflowing market stalls, from grand homes to grimy narrow alleyways, cholera microbes rise and bob in streams of water and tiny droplets, clinging to moisture as man clings to air.With a keen mind and dedication to his work, young Louis Thuillier has impressed his mentor—famed scientist Louis Pasteur—enough to be sent to Alexandria as one-third of the French mission searching for the source of the cholera that is terrorizing the city. Along with the other members of the French mission—scientists Emile Roux and Edmond Nocard and their enterprising servant Marcus—Louis longs to find the cure, bringing glory to himself and to France. Este Malina is the lovely daughter of a respected Jewish doctor, whose family has lived in Alexandria for hundreds of years. A life of comfort has made Este a romantic, and she hopes to marry a man with the heart of a poet. Neither expects to find a soul mate in the other, but when Este begins to assist at the French mission’s lab, a deep bond forms. Este, though, is engaged to another, and Louis is not Jewish—her family would never allow them to marry.In spite of their many differences, the lovers’ desire grows and their fantasies threaten to distract them from their work. In Alexandria, the disease rages on, as mysterious as it was a thousand years before. Political intrigue threatens to separate Este and Louis permanently. Their love, as fragile as the glass slides they use in the lab, is in danger before it has had a chance to thrive.With An Imperfect Lens, rich with the sights and scents of a different era, Anne Roiphe once again demonstrates the storytelling power for which she has long been hailed.From the Hardcover edition.
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