Higher education

Landry/French Construction is on schedule to complete the University of Maine at Orono’s 14,000-square-foot Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce and Innovation Center in the next few months.

The University of New England is repurposing an historic church on the Portland campus, to become home to the college bookstore and a grab-and-go food court.

In Maine, personal branding is gaining traction as athletes and schools adapt to new economic realities.

Mike Wisecup, a retired Navy SEAL officer whose parents were career public servants, is a mentor in residence at Northeastern University’s Roux Institute, where he is advising leaders of the new National Security Innovation Hub.

The number is 9.5% higher than last year and marks the highest level since enrollment tracking began two decades ago, the University of Maine System said in a news release. It's also 28.7% more than five years ago.

Unity Environmental University sold the 200-acre property to an unidentified buyer who plans to turn the site into an upscale summer camp with outdoor programming.

Susan Rogers, a vice president at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., will start her new role in Auburn on Aug. 10.

The GEM building will be home to the university’s "Factory of the Future." It will incorporate innovative digital manufacturing technologies and immersive learning spaces for students across the University of Maine System.

New degree programs aim to prepare students for careers in conservation, ecology, natural resource management and related areas. 

The program will also emphasize practical healing approaches, offering training in mindfulness, yoga, movement and arts-based practices that can help individuals regulate emotions and process trauma.