Maine Sunday Telegram and WGME cover ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's commencement ceremony

The and ran stories on ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's commencement ceremony, which took place at the Cumberland County Civic Center on May 19, 2012. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree delivered the commencement address, and ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ awarded 1,183 degrees. 

The Telegram story interviewed education graduate Briana Chu's mother, Alison Chu, and Sarah Watras, who came to watch her husband, Christopher Watras, one of 131 physicians receiving degrees from the College of Osteopathic Medicine. The Press Herald also covered ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ President Danielle Ripich's remarks, and both the Press Herald and WGME covered Rep. Pingree's address.

More than 60 online media outlets, including the Boston Globe, Denver Post, and Cincinnati Enquirer also picked up stories on ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's commencement.

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The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ 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 . 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.